The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-20
POINT PLEASANT, WEST Va,
Thursday, =: /: November 20, 1873

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Thursday, -: November 90, 1878.
We soe by the proceedings Of tbe Leg
islature that a bill has been introduced
granting TO criminals the right 10 testify
in their own behalf. We are also glad
to know that the representatives, from our
county have taken a stand in favor Of this
Just, equitable aud progressive measure.
Wearc fully aware that this will be called
an innovation upon the old laws Of evil
deoCe, but We are a, fully convinced, that
no intelligent man will claim that it is
Justice to lock the mouth Of prisoner
when liberty and lie depends upon bis
speaking and permit him TO speak when
nothing but dollars are at s;ake. The
right to testify in civil suit is also
an innovation, yet, WHO you'd have the
harlihoOl to attempt to take away this
right Let the testimony go to the Jury,
and ike oil other testimony, be weighed
by them, and taken for what it is worth
Lave, Mercy, Right and Justice demand
tie passage Of this bill; advocates of the
relics Of the dark ages TO The contrary not
whhslandiug Well has it been said by
anable jnrist THAT better that ninety
aud nino Chilly 60 UNPUBLISHED. than that
one innocent man should suffer"
The Rplical-Boomeraog the Wheeling
Lo'eRigeacT-bas recently found a f" Mares
nest" through its correspondent at Char
lesion, and has been oularging upon its
ability to stretch the truth, by charging
the Democratic party with bankruping
the State Treasury The facts arc that
there is more money in the State Treasury
nov than at any time under Radical rule
But each fund, is by law protected against
being used for other purposes; and couse,
queutly one of the fund.- run low, aud as
Democrats would not steal from the other
funds like the Radicals, TO keep up appear.
ances, they are laid open to this charge
Tho Republican papers all over the
country are now engaged 10 tho rather
doIeful Puslimo Of explaining away the
result oil the recent elections Its a
cherries occupation ibis dull weather, aud
as We have been over the same road sever
al tines in the last few years we eau bear
witness to the soothing effect of good
reason for defeat after il is found The
trouble is to fud Que better than the hard
fact that the requisite uumber Of votes was
lacking on the Republican side We ad
wise them to accept this as The best way Of
accounting for the late flow Of the tidal
wave aud to grin aud bear their political
drenching as well as they eau.
Matters at the financial centres do not
appear to be mcnding in any respect what.
ever Every tclegraIhic repOrtGriugs the
news Of some unexpected suspension, or
the closing up Of some large mandatory,
whereby public industry is Frustrated and
trade and commerce further stagnated. -
1t needs DO prophetic vision to lOresee that
this sudden paralysis Of the nerves oftradc
so universal in its ramifcations, and SC
disastrous in its results--nuSt carry with
it an untold amount Of human suffering
during the coming winter, especially III the
great cities.
1.-THE Democratic fowls that are making
their appearance 10 the New York papers
arc avery hungry looking set OfcrcRtures,
says Radical exchange This is pFoba
bly, because Of the terribly poor picking
which the outgoing Radicals have left be.
hind them.
The Government loses only one hundred
thousand dollars by the failure of Henry
Cooke. What's a hundred thousand dol
lars? ItOuIy equals the amount signed
away BY Grautfor himself as increased sal,
airy.
1t is coming to be admitted BY RpubIl'
cans generally, that their late defeats
"served them right" and the Democratic
party must continue to serve them the same
way, until Radicalisn bus received its full
and Gnal deserts.