The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
no the citizens of Mason County

ue'utenleh'e-L see ny proclamation OF
the Governor that special election is to
be held on the 9th he Fourth Thursday
of April, 1871. in order to pass upon
what is properly called the Flick Amend,
ment, which is intended to give every
white man in tho State q votc. At this
election every man who wishes to give to
every white man in the State vote, those
who vote tho ticket that has the words on
it "for ratification" either written or prin-
ted will, to tho extent of his vote, contrib
ute to that end. Those who wish to pre-
vent that state Of things, no matter under
shatguis he puts it, will po doubt vote
the ticket thai. hssr -fUi rejection" on IT,
Let those who say they are in favor of.cy-
cry man having. q vote, but yet say that
for. particular reasons they cannot vote for
the Flick Amendment stay away from the
polls, for there is no necessity for them
voting against it if they cannot vote for it.
Let all those who desire to keep their
neighbors from having will go to
the polls aud vote against it, ani if they
will only'lcs it be known that they have
done SO l think that it will be- the last
vote of opposition that they will ever give.
am told that tho Legislature Of last
winter totally repealed oil tho registration
laws of this State, thereby ctfecting ss-
wing Of money to tho amount Of from
$4,000 to $4,000 in that particular,
and that also all test oaths have boon re-
pealed SO that very many that was exclu-
ded from voting who never did give aid or
assistance to the rebellion, but who were
deprived Of their vote unlcss they would
take the test oath. are now entitled to and
no doubt will vote as. no test cath robs
them Of ther right to do so,
| am further told that the election law
passed last winter and which is in force
now, goes upon the presumption that ever!
man in the State has tho right to vote aut
can vote unless their is challenged. Th'
challenger must compose legal voter
The challenge must be in writing. TIL
challenge must specify tho particular &C
or acts Of aid or assistance given to the re
bellion. 1t will not do to challenge ma
that hc aided the rebclliou-how, an
when, and where hc aided it must be SC
forth in the written challenge. Tho writ
ten challenge must DO sworn to and til
oath signed by the challenger, and if b
swcars wropg-that is if be swcars that
man aided the rebellion when he did no
aid it that way, but aided it in another way
the person making such cballcuge may b,
indicted and tried, aud punished for per
. Jury. But after all this ceremony is gon,
8 through with, still the man has d right t
q his,vO'e unless the man making the ohal
0 longe proves thc'vcry thing alleged in tn,
written challenge by the oaths of q leas
two competent aud credible witnesses. :
The law, 1 am told, says that the judgcl
of election shall not swear the man whc
offers to vote, at all in any manner. lie
ieycry man in the county go forward ant
Eoffer his vote to pass tho Flick Amend
) ncntsant see what bittcr-ender has nalic,
/, epough in bis heart to risk tho scorn aut
: SonS:ppt Of every honorable man by chal
longiag Say mans vote, and whether h
w W rlsk wearing to bis challenge, au,
= ~ NC docs see, Mhecau get two men in til
Is county mean CnougSto back him in hi
, oppression by swosriugva what he wan,
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