The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-21
ARESOLUTION THAT HURTS:

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One thing our Democratic Legis-
allure can boast of and that is that
certain resolutions which have been Of
fered In that body, and which have been
given to the world through the columns
of the REGISTER have scared our Radi-
cal friends almost literally tout of their
boots" II would be pitiiul to see this
fear, did not pity become absorbed by
amusement at the high sounding words the
display of adjcctlves used, and the labor
ed efforts generally to put on bold faces
and conceal trepidation behind u yoiley OF
invectivc.
The resolution which has proven IA
more complete bombshell and which
has .reated more OF u rattling of dry
bones than any other is that of Mr.
WooDDELL, of Pocahontas county, for an
investigation of the amount OF tax pay
er,' money spent in keeping sp the
oftyranny so common in the dark days
when tax payers were disfranchised by
the Radical party. a fear of dig
ging up "the dead remains OF
the past seems to take complete
possession of those same proscriptionlsts'
whenever the idea OF this investigation
crosses their minds; and it is fear SO
mighty that neither characteristic cum
ulng nor billingsgat can be made avail
able to hide it.
Last week we replied to an article
written in one OF our State pa
pers, on this resolution in which We por-
trayed quite wildly certain reasons why
the investigation was a subject of so much
dread. In rodomonmdc of words, Il
certain editor of a certain weekly paper,
published in Parkersburg) who was once,
by the grace of the Radical minority,
and the acceptable working of these
same Boards OF Registration, Governor OF
West Virginia, has attempted to reply
to us.
In his reply he says he passes by "all
the stale twaddle about fraud, peculanon
and corruption registration and all such
stuff position not to be wondered at.
1t was exceedingly convenient to pass by
al! such stuff No doubt be would like
the people to pass it by also, but they
won't. After this passage however, he
ro,s to work to show that West Virginia
under Radical rule, was supremacy hap
py, ana divinely blest. But how docs ne
do it? 1t is really curiosity to read
the plan adopted for carrying out the
design contemplated, for it is not lack
ing in ingenuity. and might deceive the
superficial reader, though 1t falls TO the
ground before even superficial consider
alton. First, it is cited as an instance t"
prove that prosperity ruled the day. that
from the secession of West Virginia from
old Virginia in 1868 up to lS65, the
population OF the State was about
Sl5lsj, and in 1869 this pop
ulation had Increased to 46l, I5S
or at the rate Of 29l43 per year, which
increase il Is claimed was due to Radical
rule. Very strange then that an immi-
grafton which was attracted by Radical
rulc did not retain some affection for its
magnet; passing strange that this lmmi-
grafton should, five years later, have
united with the older inhabitants to rout,
horse. foot and Dragon, its quondam
friends. and consent to return toa House
Of Delegates, composed Of % members,
only the pitiml number of Is Radicals
all told. Evidently if the immigrants
were deceived al first, they very soon re-
covered their senses and had their minds
di,sbused of the beauties of Radicalism.
Then, again, the prosperity of the iron
trade during those dark days, compared
with its dullness at the present time Is
citcl to prove the fostering care exercised
by our ancient rulers How very pecu-
liar it is, that the overthrow of their rule
IN this State has affected iron interests
moi only all over the United States, but
all over the world2 How peculiarly pc
culiar. too, that the discharge from power
in this State, OF the proscriptionists, and
the setting up instead of a party which
can proudly boast that under ITS rule no
man has had his rights interfored with,
NOR has been disturbed in casting his bal
lot or exercising his liberty as citizen
in any particular, should have worked
SO much detriment to every "materiai
and industrial interest" of this and every
other State.
But we have already given this sub
iect more attention than it deserves, The
above are specimens of the h'msy
arguments used, and they, with such
dicnifed and eminently gubernator'sl
expressions rs ''bloviating blsthersste,'
IA term, by the way, our
reople know very well to whom
to apply, form the entire gist
of the article which consumes column.
In the mean time, we hope that dreaded
resolution will lie carried out. 1t may be
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