The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-02-25

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..%dsed in onr Indictment the sub.
ton+;ai c;t;zonS of tbe STATE will snb.
m;t r't,,' 10 INV fair Denomination Of the
nnest;on @ of tbc late elections. or to
aan,.th;n, a" br Which tbev can sccnre
= 1 frm and GOOD aovernment, What
tbar. ~ - sooi, o E no.en and an onnortnni.
-. . e. ssuM $3.50 ,s I =. 70 tb,t anJ tbey
w;,i ~ - pnort any form Of govcrnmcnt
tha+ Iaa. ~ ~iII osorii tbcm INST nrotaction
IN ;r, .bs;r " =, business ,. % and nor ncrsanaI rein.
t;ons In tbn;r distress tbcv have
rot bcvond any mere question of po-
| litical party. They regard them
selves as practically without govern
ment and without The power to form
one"
Thus we sec that this committee
in their report find these people as
well disposed as did General Grant
in his report years before to Presi-
dent johnson. Yet what do we see?
This Legislature composed of q ma
| joritr Of twenty-nine conservatives,
disbanded at the point of the bayon-
ct and those not elected, filling their
places. Oshame where is they blush!
But let us go step further in this
high-handed and despotic attempt on
the part Of President Grant to over
turn free government in this land.
On February s, 1873, the President
sent to tile Senate special message,
as follows:
To the Senate of tie U-aitc,l State.
uorcw;tb T have tbe honor to scnd
:, acoorJnn nnco With tbe resoInt;on If
tho =, ''SS Senotn Of tbc al inst MI tbe in.
for,nat;on @ , in ~ nv nv nosscssion not here
tosnra ~ l'f fm,.n;sbad Il rel,tive 10 affsirs in
tbn State Of Arkansas I will ven.
t,,ro m Toe to exnress NJ tbc oninion that NIL
t%n @ toy.irannr ~ shows that in tbe eIec.
t;or tv # 1S79 .Iosanb Brooks was law.
fnIir olnctod Governor Of tbat STATE.
+Ln: M he bss bocn nnIowfnIlv dcnr;,
~oJ y,,'i' nf lr M tbo nossoss;on Of his Office
s;noo ,H~ - +bot t;mn. that in 1S74 tbc
SanSt;tnt;on o1nSt t,, ~ wos bv r;oIcncc mimi.
do+ior and revoIi;tionary nrocrcd.
;,.'siVt a,.",.I'ra,rr .SII lu anJ = now conSti
tuition adopted and a new govern
mcnt established. These proceed
lngs, If permitted 10 stand. practic-
ally ignore all the rights OF mlnorl-
ties in all the States; Also, what Is
there to prevent cach OF the states
recently readmitted to Federal rela-
tons on Ss certain onnsn4ooa conditions ,Dd from ON
oIati6r fbeir PLEDGES. if this action
in ar: :,nses i ac9nicsced in2 re.
snontfHiIr -, ..l ] snbmit Whether = nrecc.
dpnt sn j,n@nrors to tbe stability Of
State Stat, q goverament. if not the Nation
ii @orernment also sbould be recor-
~ n;xsJ br ConrrSsS 7 earncstlv asl
that Com cross will take definite act
i'm ion in tho natter TO relieve tbe Ey-
ocnt;re @ from octing nnon onestions
wL;nh should bo Joc;Ied bv tbo lao.
;,iat;ro @ hrancb oftbo gorernmcnt
iS'"'t'' 'i"i's-i u w y { GP4ST
NJ TO-.
Executive siansioh' fe'' o 1919
In this message he says that Brooks
was elected governor of that State in
1872, and that he has been unlawful
ly deprived of his office since that
time.
Now, what is the truth?
On the 10Th day of May, 4Stt4 1.-The the
'eco MY t't:l:et