The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
HONOR.
To Republicans.

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called upon to decide whether the propo-
sition known as the Flick Amendment
shall be adopted into the Constitution OF
the State or not This measure rc-en-
F., franchises those whom the exigencies Of
war and safety of the government and its
friouds required to be temporarily susPeen-
ded from the privilege of voting. The
least conscientious Of that class of citizens
hare been placed upon the election rolls
aud cast their vote last fall. All those
who sympatbized with tho rebellion, and
acting from a sense of justice and
conscientious regard for honor abstained
from voting till restored by action Of tho
governing power, are alone restrained from
casting their ballot. They have III West
Virginia shown themselves as accepting
the situation. and as disposed to fulfil
cheerfully the duties Of fcllow-citizens.
Right and liberal spirit then demands
this class should now be clothed again
With the. elective franchise. Tho Repub.
lican party, anticipating this position of
affairs in the distance, last winter one year
ago put forth the Flick Amendment as
tho sures: and speedicst method to accom-
plish this end and tho one most in &C.
cordance with the design Of the Constitu-
ton, and tho least expensive and lncon'
venicnt to the people Last Winters
Legislature witnessed its approval BY o
maiority-true Republicans and liberal
Democrats the authorized law makers.
The people now are to be directly and
6ually heard upon this important amend
mcut to the fundamental law.
We believe the people instinctivcly true
to their interests when not impeded by
partisan letters, are emphatically in favor
Of the Amendment and opposed to the
Convention, believing tho first proper and
the latter useless and positively unsettling
in its character aud corruptively conceived
for selfish ends But there are Indications
of determined purpose among few fire
eaters Of the Democratic party to push the
voters Of the State into Indifference towards
the former to defeat it, in order that excuse
may then be argued for the latter to pro-
cure its endorsement at the ballot boz.
Upon the Republicans then. aud the
liberal men throughout the State, will
devolve the necessity, aye the duty Of earn
est efforts to carry the Flick Amendment
10. 6nnl trinmph. We havo nos4s bslisvod
the Democracy were sincere friends of the
disfrancbisod, aud every day since tho ad-
jourumont Of the Legislature, is accumula-
ting fresh evidence to sutain our doubts
They dare not openly advocate the voting
down of the Amendment. They would
be- too apparently an injury towards those
they protested to be special protectors Of
and should the repsure be, without their
influence, adopted, would certainly diSaf-
feet the disfranchissd from their hearty
support. But they quietly assert, with an
owlish dir. that "tho Flick Amendment is
is an endorsement Of negro and radcalism;
let tho Republicans take care Of that as
their special protcge." Now it is submit
ted whether every Republican in the State
should uot ut once move under his banner,
and see that no voter suffers himself to DO
absent from the polls on the 18th Thursday
10 April.--R1Mpha Journal
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