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When candidates present themselves for the
sugmges of the people, two well known and
universally accepted rules by which 20 deter
mine their wortluesS have been adopted
The first u.s. .f they have been IN public life, TO
examine the record they have made IN their
past career: and the second is, should they not
before have enjoyed the public confidence, TO
consider their character, their past political as
sociatiocs. aud pledges, based upon these for
future conduct iu reference % the subjects
which affect the popular interests and Opon
which, ID elected, they will have power to act.
tn this canvass the fitness of one Of the can
diates viii be Judged by the first rule to
which attention bias been called. Mr.. GEORGE
KooNCs has been 10 public life and has, there
fore, q record by which it is proper the voters
of the county should examine bis pretenS'ouS 10
their confidence and support lie was a mem
Der Of the House of Delegates OF West Virgin
H. which assembled at Wheeling on the nth
day Of january, 1865. The Journal Of pro-
ceediugs of that body is DOW before as. The
drS, important measure of that session, with
which hi, name appears % be associated Is re-
corded ou page los Of the Journal, aud It's his
tory is set forth ia these words:
HoUsz BILL 40. %. a Bill to prevent tie
prosecution of suit, aud the suing ont of pro-
cess by persons engaged In rebellion, was read
a third time Mr.. Downey moved 20 lay the
bin on the table. but the motion was not agreed
o.. The bill pSssai-am0ng those voting for
los passage ve ful the name Of GEORGE
HOONCE.
To is needless TO say anything further Of this
H n- B. ArrrH.
Test Oath Acts of 1860, chapter 30. page 66
without tle taking of which no suit could be
prosecuted against Union defendant 10 acou-t
OF West Virginia. 10 denied all the remedies
of The courts Oh those who bad sympathy with
OF gave caunteIaace o. the 'ebe,ii1n.
The next measure with which We find the
same name connected. Is with % proposed Con-
srtutoua' Amendment, which will be found
on page 100 Of the same Journal. Il Is 10
these words:
But 90 person who has given or shall give
voluntary a,j or assistance % the rebellion a
gaiust tie Cuited States or the rebel govern
meut oi any state. shall be citizen of this
state. or De allowed % vote at any election held
therein. unless Ore has volunteered in the mill
tarv service Of the United States prior TO the
-".tl 'l .'I At' A'''r NI.t ""' ''NH Nt N"''''
be houonb.y discharged taere.rom.'
Upon This amendment the yeas and nays are
also recorded and we again end voting Yea
the name of GEORGE E0ONCE.
Iu substance this amendment became part
/ Of the Constitution of West Virginia, by an a.
meuiment which took place tie 9th day q
Mav, 1866.
Nr Hoonce, it viii be rccollectcl, was trans
ferel from the House of Delegates % The Sen
ate of Yves, Virginia. 20 that Brancn Of the
Legislature we see that a bin was pending Osee
page li2 of the Jouruall % amend the Regis
tration Law. the object being % abolish dis
Embellishments of the existing law. when mo-
ton was made 60 indefinitely postpone the
proposed amending Dill. On tbs the yeas and
nays were called ana among those voting io-
I The indefinite postponement, which by parlia-
meutary usage is equivalent % a defeat Of tie
measure. we again liul the name o. GEORGE
hOONCE
A Joint Resolution % change by amend
meut tie Constitution of the State was read IN
the Senate on the 23i Jay Of February, 1870
+ Itproyilcs that the male citizens Of tie stale
shall, De entitled % vote at ala elections, &c.-
/ On PAGE 1853 of the Senate Journal it will u
found that Mr.. Young moved 20 strike outline
word m9's. aud iu favor of this motion Senator
KOONCE Is recorded We give Gim The bca-
eft Of whatever credit attaches 90 the attempt
to introduce woman suffrage ia the state Of
West Virginia.
Welave thus 40 random cu'led few Of the
beauties 90 legislation Co De found. as the law
yers say pEssU-in Zoe statute books and Jour-
nails of legislative proceedings To- the early g.,