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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Democracy Of the Third District to supoor.
the nominees Of this Convention. lie A..
gued that the original resolution proposed
to do what this Convention had no rich. n
do. So far as the Convention kept within
its proper sphere Of action be would 60 With
it, but be denied its right to give pledges
for the support Of nominations it did not
make.
After some further discussion, the sub.
stitute Of Colonel Hogeman was reject.
ed.
The question was then taken on The res.
olutivn Of Mr.. Ricketts, and it was adopt.
ed, with bu. one dissenting voice.
A motion to adjourn sine die being
made the Chairman stated that he desired
to take an old mans privilege to say few
words to those who were disposed to mani.
fest Impotence under Disappointment
Under the time honored usages ofthe Dem.
ocratic party. private preferences had al.
ways yielded to the voice Of the majority.
THIS was the FIRST principle Of perfect Or.
ganizatioD. and necessary element Of
success. He bad seen great deal ofpoli.
teal warfare, and the result Of observa.
ton was that boilers never prosper. They
do no good to themselves, and little bsim
to theparty whose custom and traditions
they defy. So ia. as the coming campaign
was concerned. be assured bis audience
that any experiment at boiling would sure.
ly come to grief. Said be, II care not
from what quarter it may come, nor upon
what nomination the split may be attempt.
ed. from Governor down to Constable, the
experiment will come to grief most sadly.
No independent State candidacy can poll
the average vote Of the Republican party.
Mark the prediction. I know the people
Of this District and with perhaps an eScep.
ton or two in Kanawha, | have not met
q Democrat in the District, who will not
ride further. work harder, spend more mon.
ey and sacrifice more time for the defeat
Of boiling candidate in the coming State
canvass than he would for tue defeat Of .
straightou. Radical nominee" Tho true
philosophy of the case was to accept results,
quit growing. support the ticket aud pre-.
pare for other opportunities III the hope Of
better luck the next time.
The motion to adjourn was then put and
carried, and the Convention adjourned sine
die.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

least to he allowed the privilege Of run
ming with the rest Of the ticket upon their
individual merits; aud when we look at
the character of these men, the injustice
seems more g!aring still to think that an
attempt would be made to prejudice any OF
our citizens against them by q totally out
side issue. But. apart from this consider.
alton. to use mild expression (for we
ore inclined to be gentle this time,) we do
not recognize the right Of any one outsi'
der Of our organization. or il in it, any
malcontent or sore.head to vent bis spleen
by trying to raise disturbance in our
family affairs
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
GENERAL LEE
''ST0NEWA GRAVE.

A l4xl6 inch Engraving of the grave OF
"Slonewall" jackson in the Lexington Va,
cemetery The noble Gen Lee stands beside
the flower strewn grave over which hangs a
weeping willow. In the distance is TO be seen
beautiful landscape, hills decked in verdure.
clouds rs natural as real ones, and many other
things which make this picture gem Of art
one which should hang in the paror Of every
Southern home. 1t is without a rival the
sweetest and most touchingly beautiful engraV,,
ing before the public. Sent by mail, noun Tea
on roller and post paid on receipt Of 20 6, nls
or 3 Tor so cents Address j 0. 4 NJ. W. Bur
row, No. 900 Main street, Bris'o l, Tenn.
u'Agpnts wanted everywhere to sell our
popular Pictures, Books, Charts, Photographs
DC. Catalogues free,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
The New Constitution.

We hear tbs. more objections are being
urged against thu proposed new Coustitu.
ton BY those who are secretly wishing its
failure. They tell you that jurors will
have 10 attend court much oftener under
the new than under the old. 1t is true
we will have more courts, but it should be
remembered that with au increase ofcourts
comes decrease Of suits, and other cases
10 court, and as a consequence where jur.
ORR and witnesses have ~ remain in town
six aud eight, and sometimes ten and
twelvedays under the present Constitution.
they will be retained ore or two days only
uude. the new. Which is the most pre-
ferable?
Another objection is raised against the
homestead clause, which, in our judgment
is one Of the best provisions in the whole
instrument. They, the opposition, are
telling. you that the credit Of every man
will be jeoparded. This is not true By
the homestead law a mans credit is not
impaired 10 the least; it cannot be, for the
Constitution ofthe United States itself ex-
pressly prohibits any State cuactiug laws
by which private obligations will become
impaired. The power toregulate the mat
ter is put in the hands Of the Legislature,
and tina. body is bound to regulate the law
BY which the debtor can waive the exemp.
ton; and mau who makes himself liable
for the payment Of debt, aud refuses to
waive the Constitutional exemption, shows
himself unworthy Of credit. and the mer-
chant or business man can govern himself
accordingly.
Thus it will be seen that the frivolous
objections raised against the proposed Con-
stitu,iou are ,groundless 1t is plain to
every intelligent voter in the State that
this new Constitution is much better than
the one now 10 force It's free from IN.
just demands; it gives every county the
right to regulate its own domestic affairs
and, as has been shown will be less expen
sive than tho old oae,-MoomfeM Cou
ser.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
rHE WEEKLYREGISTE

Grant and Fish havegoDe of for recrea-
ton. the former seeking relief to that
bright and shining intellect which has
been so greatly taxed by the labors Of
State among the fast men and horses" al
Long Branch, and the latter among the ap'
proving Kuickerbockers from the Cypress
i've struggle which it cost him to back
down so squarely on the Geneva business
General Gran. is reported to have re.
marked to Oh interviewer at Long Branch
that he chopped Greeley would be endorsed
at Baltimore, as we would then know
whom we are lighting" He might have
pu. in an amendment to the effect that, in
The event Of Grceley's endorsement, after
the 6ght is over, I'VE can tell then who
licked u.s."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
SEALED PRO 'osALs

WILL b. received by the Council of The
w Town Of Point Pleasant. at the Office
OF The Recor'le, ofths IOWA. until July 9Th,
1872. at Z o'clock P. M, for constructing a
Wharf, &c at the foot Of Main Street, on the
Kanawha River, according to plans and ,epeci.
fcatons on file in the Office oil the, Recorder OF
said Town. Bidders to indorse their names
upon the envelopes enclosing their proposals.
Each bid 10 be accompanied by two securities,
The Council reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. By order Of the Council,
JAMES B. Me- AGER,
June 27-2w. Recorder.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

The Philadelphia Post, Republican
paper of influence, has refused to support
Graut aud announced itself in favor Of
Greeley. The suthciency Of its reason as
given in the following. will be generally
conceded by men Of intelligence:
"Iu resolving to support Horace Greeley
for the Presidency, We did 50 for the all
controlling reason that Of the two Repuo-
lican candidates be is PROFESSIONALLY the
best man for the position. lie is the best
man Intellectually; the best man moral
ly."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
Judicial Convention.

Ata meeting Of the delegates from the
several counties composing the Seventh
Judicial Dis!rict.at Parkelsburr, May Both,
it was agreed that the time aud place for
holding the Judicial Convention for said
distr let be 61ed for July 10th, 1872, at
Ravenswood. W. Va.
On motion, the Point Pleasant Register
and Charleston Courier we're requested to
make this announcement.
CuAs HsDRrck, Pres't.
JoHN P. R. B SMITH. Sec'y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
For House Of Delegates.
SAMUEL ". SOMMERVILLE,
5WILLIAM II. GUM.
For Clerk Of Circuit Court.
!, CHARLES 3. WAGGENER.
For Sheriff,
COLUMBUS SEHoN.
For President Of County Court,
JAMES WI KELLY.
For Clerk Of County Court,
ELIJAH KIMBERLING.
~ For Prosecuting Attorney,
G. p. SIMPSON.
For Surveyor.
GEORGE W. PULLIN.
- Assessor list District,
JACOB ROUSH.
Assessor-2l District,
HUGH DAY.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
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Street. Cincinnati, Ohio.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Seward, Chase, Blair, Welles and
Cameron are the surviving members Of
Lincoln's Cabinet as originally constituted;
and all arc against Grant except Cameron;
be is professedly for the great American
gift.taker. Being corrupt man hiusslf
he sticks to Grant Birds Of . feather
flock together.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Way THE AyylErY?-We never knew
the Administration journals so anxious for
the Democrats to nominate straight tick
ct as at present. During the war Den-
ocratic ticket was o horror aud abomina-
ton 10 their sight Now they are 10 love
with it one would suppose, 10 bear them
talk
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

There never was more appropriate
name for the head Of an organization than
that selected for the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. His name is SErrLE-and that is
just what the people Of thiscoun'y propose
to do with the Radical party next Fall.
Il will be busted" all to atoms when that
settlement is over.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
From the Daily Courier, June 81.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

The delegates to the Democratic Con.
vention from the counties composing tue
Third Congressional District, met at the
Opera House yesterday, to nominate can.
didate for Congress, and q Presidential
Elector from the District.
At II O'clock, Col. W. H. Hogeman.
Chairman Of tho District Executive Com.
mittee, called the Convention to order and
nominated Captain George ] Walker. Of
jackson county, for the position Of tenn
poary Chairman. Captain Walker accept
ed the duty assigned in brief aud psrtiu-
eut speech He hoped to see such uomiu.
atious made by the Convention as the peo.
pie would approve. He recognized the
obligation resting upon the delegates to
make such selections as would give satisfac-
ton to the people aud harmony and success
to the party. Let the views Of the masses
Of the people be represented BY the action
Of The Convention, il would then be sure
10 receive their approval He'd sired to
see such nominations made as would be-.
come one Of the largest Districts in the
United States, and be was sure the largest
majority given in any Congressional Dis.
trict 10 the United States, would be given
them at the polls. Let US not be distract.
cd by side issues. While the public miod
is filled With propositions for departures Of
various sorts, let US do the duty for which
we ore assembled, considering nothing be-.
yond this. save the departure Of U. S.
Grant from the Presidential Chair. Ap.
plause.
On motion Mr.. j. NJ. Rowan, Of Mon.
roe and L. G. Ricketts,. Of Cabell county,
we're appointed Temporary Secretaries
The following committees, each con.
sistiug Of one member from each Of the
Senatorial Districts, wholly or in part com.
prisad within the Third Congressional Dis
trict, and one at large tobe appointed BY
the Chair. we're thus appointed: On Gre.
deutals and Basis of Representation; 90
Permanent Organization; on Congressional
Executive Committee
The committees retired. aud, after con.
sultation, submitted their reports, which
were adopted. The Committee on Gre
deutials reported delegates or aternates
present from every county in the district
The Committee on Permanent Organic
alton reported; For Permanent President,
Hon. James II Ferguson. Of Cabell; Vice
Presidents, G. Sehon of Mason. II. Rigg
Of Fayette; John A Warth Of Kanawha,
and B. II Thaxton Of Cabell.
On motion, Messrs. Rowan and ricketts,,
temporary Secretaries, were continued as
permanent Secretaries.
Judge Ferguson, on taking the chair,
remarked that be understood this to be a
working rather than atalking Convention,
and he would therefore proceed q. once
to the business before it
The committee on Executive Committee
reported the names Of an Executive Com.
mi'tee to serve for two years. The full
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

1t is rumored 10 political circles that
President Grant has resolved to make .
new shuttle Of Federal officers 10 West
Virginia, and will deal them out to per.
sons who are capable Of effectively sup
porting the Administration by rallying the
Republicans Of the State into life and Wig
or,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Greeley Republicans are quite numer.
GUS 10 this county, and even reaches into
the ranks of the Mason County Printing
and Publishing Company" The Grant
ties have quit asking for their names. II
makes them feel bad to hear them pro-
nounced. 1g
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Grants beautiful trust that by past ex-
perieucc" he will make no further mis-
takes" is indeed touching A man whose
mistakes have Melted him million can
afford to regret them!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

The election Of Grant would strengthen
every incompetent, reckless, dishonest
audventurer and scallawag who has been
lifted into place aud power by the socia
and political uphcaval incident to recon
struction 10 the South.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

To mistake personal obsiinacy for poll.
teal independence is like confounding wis.
dom with wind on the stomach. 1t pnHs
one up nightly, but after all its only in.
fated emptiness.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Hon. Austin Blair. the faithful Repub-
lican who carried Michigan through the
war, has declared for Greeley.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Ex.Presilent johnson is q non.com.
initial on the Greeley movement. He
says he will abide the decision Of the Ba'.
timore Convention, whatever that may be.
lie proposes to take the stump for the
nomit ces.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

The Washington Patriot says that the
President, the Secretary ofS,atc, the Sec.
rotary of'he Treasury, the Secretary Of
War, the Secretary Of the Navy, the Post.
master General. and the Attorney Genera,
are all now absent from Washington.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Greeley and the preachers monop''izes
the attention of the Newspapers. The
personal eccentricities Of the stuid and
steady furnish taking theme.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

The Republicans Of great many eoun.
ties aretrying to bpsuilc disappointed Dem.
ocrats into attempting independent candi.
dacses. Will the tender hearted tempted
listen to tho voice Of the charmer?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Grants motto, respectfully dedicated to
the hardworkius men aud women Of the
oeuntry-"Pleasure before business"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

Some Of the GRANTEES want . regular
ticket 10 this county; but others prefer to
have Independent Democratic candidates in
the hope that division may be had 10 the
Democratic aud Conservative party, so
that some Radical may steal j. between
and carry off the Office. Webae hint
that this is the way tho Radicals intend to
do. Their candidates are TO be kept Sc.
cret until day or two before the election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
Thursday, 81: $: June u, 1872.
Democratic and Conservative State
TICKET.

Democratic and Conservative State
TICKET.
For Governor,
JOHNSON N. CAMDEN. Of Wood.
For Auditor,
EDWARD A. BENNETT, Of Marion.
For Treasurer,
JOHN s. BURDETT, Of Kanawha.
For Attornoy.Geueral,
H. NJ. MATTHEWS, Of Greenbrier.
For Superintendent Of Free Schools,
BENJAMIN W. BYRNE. Of Kanawha.
For Supreprome Court of Appeals.
A. +. RAYMOND, Of Marion.
JAMES PAUL., Of Ohio.
CHAS. P 7. MOORE, of Mason.
j. s. HOFFMAN, Of Harrison.
For Congress-3d District,
FRANK HEREFORD, Of Monroe.
SENATORIAL TICKET.
For State Senators,
PRESLEY c. EASTMAN, Of Mason.
GEORGE j. WALKER, Of Jackson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27

We hear Of man 10 this county who is
receiving from five to twenty letters every
mail, soliciting him to become 40 indie
pendent candidate for President Of the
County Court. The joke oft is, the gen.
alluded to is a Radical Of the worst type,
and the letters are all from Democrats. so
be says. Why don't be run. y
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
SENATORIAL TICKET.

For State Senator'S,
SLEY c. EASTMAN, Of Mason.
'RGE j. WALKER, Of jackson.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-29
Writing for the PAPERS.

Some folks have queer ideas about
the privileges and immunities granted
to the press, an amusing instance of
which has just come to our knowledge.
A spruce young lady entered Fourth
District store a few days since, and
said to the clerk who came to wait on
her, 4" I've just commenced to write
for the papers,
" Yes-Miss-I am glad to hear it."
eyes," she continued, "Tve just
commenced to write for the papers,
and came to see what you would
like to give me.n
Give you, Miss I" said the sur
prised clerk.
Yes; don'tcare much what it is to
begin with, Il dress, or Il dozen hand
kerchiefs, or"
81 don't exactly understand" inter
rupted the clerk.
why, lam writing for the papers"
she glibly replied; and gentlemen
who write far the papers 60 to the
theaters, hotels, restaurants, furnish
ing stores-everyw where, and get just
what they want, and | know they
never pay anything; now why
shouldn't do the same-you know
this is an era of women's rights" and
she gave a coquettish toss OF her head
aud one of the sweetest smiles imagin-
able.
The gentlemanly clerk informed
her that was one of the stores where
"the free list" had been suspended.
She manifested great surprise at this
information, but soon recovering her
equanimity she inquired if the gentle
man knew of any store where the free
list was still kept open. The clerk
whispered to her the name of Il we'll
known merchant, and the lady de-
parted for the happy haven, but with
what reception she met we have not
learned.-Boston Globe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-29
NUMBER 42.
'Ihe Little End of Nothing. -
[From the New York Tribune.l

The Liberal Republican movement
in one of its aspects may be eOnsid-
cred as a bolt from the tyranny of q
despotic party organization, which
had Outlived its usefulness and aban-
doned the aims of its existence. A
few Free-Traders boited from that
bolt, and, as the out growth of their
movement, called o conference in
New York. Even here the overwhelm-
ing sentiment was still in favor of the
Cincinnati ticket. Thereupon the ir-
recOncilables bolted again and mus
tered yesterday in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel twenty-fOur strong. From
these came presently another bolt.
Gen. Jacob ID. Cox gave formal
notice that he could not permit his
name to be used in any movement the
sole result of which would he to aid
in the reelection of Gen. Grant; and
Mr.. David A. Wells, making no
speech, silently took his hat and de-
parted. The remnants of this minia-
ture bolt from the Free Trade bolt
from the Cincinnati bolt, fell then in
to a drizzle of talk, whence finally
oozed a Presidential ticket! 1t was
supported on the day of its nomina-
ton by precisely twenty-five men in
the United States. To-day it may
have the support of something like
eighteen or nineteen. In a fortnight
or so it will probably sink peacefully
out of sight sit would be an entirely
safe contract, any day, next week, to
undertake to put all the voters in the
United States supporting it into !.
pair of Fifth avenue stages, and give
them ample room.
Yet we are sincerely sorry to see
the name of so good a man as William
S. GrOesbeek thus abused. The flu
ture has doubtless recognition and
for a gentleman so upright and able
always, SO true friend of the cOun-
try during the war, and SO sagacious
since. No friend of Mr.. Fred. Law
Olmsted can fail to regret that his
name too has been made ridiculous in
this preposterous fooling.
The Fifth Avenue Conference was
called to unite the opposition to Gen.
Grant. In large measure it did SO.
1t did more. 1t developed unexpect-
ed strength for the Cincinnati ticket,
brought out ex-Vice President Foster
of Connecticut, dispersed the misrep-
reservations abont Carl Schuz, and
brought several prominent Demo
cratic leaders to the front. But, rs
we have said, there remained nearly
score of irreconcilables- es-few of them
having either public recognition, in
fiuence, or experience. Of these six
or eight will probably vote for Gen.
Grant. The rest are working for him
to the extent of their youthful ability;
but we are gladly give them credit
for having no sort of cOmprehe nsion
of what they are about.