The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-04-06
From the Hills.
Hickory CHAPEL, March 90.

/ Ao'hS SoAS'0Hy ASSN JSS' fNt
the last year, have come to the conclu'
sion that you are little over zealods an
advocating the Flick Amendment. Now.
look around you, and if / am not very
much mistaken You will End about nine
out Of ten Of the lisfranchised bitterly OPP.
posed to this Amendment; aud for the
simple reason that they see a chance for
calling Convention to undo aud destroy
all that has been done by the Republicans
| in tho last nine years. know that you
mean right, but lot US step and carefully
consider this matter, and not let our kind
ness Of hcartlead US into such an error as
to bitterly "cran the right Of suffrage
down their throats" whether they want it
or not. five have such deep-seatcd sym
pathy for them, let US defeat the Flick
Amendment, which we con do very easily;
for great many Democrats will vote
against it because they have been told that
there is Niger scented somewhere in it
Then, just for aljoke on these OppOscrs of
their own interests lot US defeat the Con-
veution Bill also, and leave them just
where they "shed their gray jackets. >
You are not the only editor that us RAIDS
of the hill country arc finding fault with
for this unreasonable gush of sympathy
for set Of men that are continually hurl-
ing their abuse at you and your paper =
Understand now, | an not debating but
just giving you my opinion gratis.
Everything was lovely aud tho goose
hung high" until last Saturday morning,
when wo discovered that our chances for q
peach pic next summer, was about as slim
as Republicans chance for Office would
DO after the converting of tho proposed
Convention.
The poddlers are doing dourishing
business out here. They haul around
frst.class variety store, selling everything
from q row Of pins to sack of coffee; and
buy everything that farmer has to sell,
from last years. grasshoppcr to Durham
COW.
Mcssrs. john aud Thomas Lemastcr
have shown themselves to be practical far
mers as we'll as men of tastc, by building
themselves fno large barns, which adds
very much to the appearance Of their
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Mr.. WIN. Mcdaniel has about compile
ted fine large dwelling. Taking alto
gother, this is very good peighbOrhOod.
We heard very grave charge made
against ono of your citizens the other day.
we give it as we heard it, aud ask for the
truth, as We cannot believe it unless We
sec i. in the Register. The charge is that
one Mr.. John Selbe, did maliciously paint
over, rub out. aud destroy the word
"Uuion" on the front of the Union Hotel
and did insert his own name in its stead;
but fortunately for tho public good, he
was caught in the act by gentleman who
is noted for his Glove for the Union" and
his zeal; amounting almost to frenzy, for
the enforcement Of the Registration law,
and that the gentleman who had caught
him. has preferred charges against said
selbe to the Board of Registration. Uncle
Jim thinks it very aggravated case Of
disloyalty. I immediately searched Black
stone from Alpha to Omega to find some
law upon the subject, but found that all
registration used in Blackstone's day was
to register a mans dcath as soon after he
committed treason as the weather would
permit" Yours, &C.,
"PINK OF LOYALTY"
The New Election LAVA Premium for
Perjury.
NJ. Editor
You have doubtless carefully and mi.
nutcly read the election law, which was
published in your last issue. lido not know
what your opinion ofit may be- But to
the question as indicated in the heading of
this article. I look upon the law as bend
ing, if not an open violation of tho Consti-