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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Meaning of Interference in The
South,

The n. Y. Herald says: A con-
stantly increasing number of Rcpub-
lican voters in these as well as in
other Southern States, being tired of
the corruption and maladministra-
ton practiced by their local party
leaders, refuse to support their local
ticket.
1t is this split which threatens
Packard in Louisiana and Chamber
lain in South Carolina, with the
overthrow which befel Amcs in Miss
issippi last fall, and as Ames called
for federal troops to help him in his
extremity, so Chamberlain now pre-
pares to follow his example, The
object of thus commanding federal
soldiers into one of these Southern
States is threefold. They are used as
by Packard, to intimidate Democrats;
their presence at the same time helps
to arouse and organize the most ig-
norant part of the negro vote; but
finally, their most important use in
such a state of things as we have de-
scribcd, is to discourage and cripple
the efforts of the opposition Rcpubli-
cans. The mass of colorcd voters in
State like South Carolina have 4
disposition to follow the possessor of
power, They believe in the superior
power and strength of the Federal
Government; if they see that at Mr..
Chambcrlain's request General Grant
sends troops to act under Chamber
lain's orders, argument and appeal
are alike useless to persuade them to
vote against Chamberlain.
Observe, therefore the troops are
used to re.elect Chamberlain; that is
the object. They were used to elect
Kelloggin Louisiana, Packard hopes
to use them to elect himself; Ames
asked for them to re-clcct himself,
and, not getting them, was beaten,
and promptly resigned and removed
from the State, Can the Republican
party hope to succeed if it thus mis-
uses its possession of the Federal
power to keep in their places corrupt
or inefficient State officers to coercc,
not Democratsalone, but Independent
Republicans, and drive them back
into the support of corrupt men, or
cripple their efforts to relieve them
selves and their State of such con-
troll?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
IndInnn sure in Noyember.

The republicans pretend to believe
that Indiana will go for Hayes in
November Notwithstanding the re-
cent democratic victory there, and
cite the fact that it went for Grant
by very large majority in 1872, af-
ter giving Hendricks a small major
ity in October of that year, as a reas-
on for their faith. The case is entire
ly different this year, In 1872 the
October elections settled the cam
paign in favor of the republicans
Then they had control of a large pro
portion of the Southern States and
carrying Ohio'and Pennsylvania in
October rendered Grants election
certain, and there was really no con-
test in November. This year the
early elections have virtually settled
the contest the other way and in
stead of Democratic losses in Novem-
Der there will be heavy gains. In
diana may be set down with safety
for 1900 majority for Tildon and
Hendricks. There isn'tthe slightest
doubt now about that State and the
republican leaders know it. Blaine,
Ingcrsoll and the rest of the 'soiled
doves" who roasted there during the
contest are not going to spend any
more time there. They have left the
Hoosier State and are now roosting
in New York and New Jersey, Even
Morton left the State the next morn
ing after the election and is now in
California. The democrats will have
it their own way there now and they
will roll up a majority that will as
tonish republicans who are simple
enough to take stock in the profess
ions Of the leaders that they have
any expectations of its going repub-
lican.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
From the Albany Argus, Oct. III
Republican Prestige Broken.

The Democratic party has strug-
gledagainst terrible odds in Ohioand
/ Indiana. 1t has had to confront I'M
! limited resources Of men and money.
II has had to meetan uprincipled or
I ganization, ready to sacrifice every
great public interest to carry its own
selfish ends. The spectacle Of a great
| party selling its honor, and entering
into an unholy alliance in defiance
of its own professions, is degrading
and disgusting, and will secure the
contempt Of the people of the entire
Republic.
For the first time since the organi-
zation of the Republican party, the
Democracy pass the critical period of
the October elections without the in
huence of depressing popular cur
rent against them.
The prestige of the Republican
party is at last broken. At last il
must face the people throughout the
entire length and breadth ofthe land.
At last it must give an account of its
stewardship at the general election
in November.
No longer can it enter into the No
vember election with the impetus of
an avalanche, sweeping everything
before it. 1t must now face the sober
Judgment of the country. 1t must
abandon its appeals to passion an pre-
judice. 1t must abandon its hopes
Of winning by personal calumnyand
scurrilous vituperation.
The questions are simple and east.
ly comprchcndcd by every voter,
/. Win this country prosper so
long as sectional bitterness is per-
mitted to load the South with heavy
and oppressive burdens? Shall the
rclcntlcs persecution of the South
continue? Or shall fraternity and
good will between the sections pre-
vail? The Republican party stirs up
the rancor of old-timo hatred; the
Democratic party seeks to heal the
wounds Of the war, and to reconcile
race with race and section with sect
ion. A United North grasps the
profercd hand of n united South
Shall it be?
2, Shall the general administra.
ton of the country be conducted upon
the principles of the fathers, or shall
the Republic be managed by those
who have already brought it to the
verge of ruin?
3, Shall Reform and Retrcnchmcnt
be enforced; or shall the dcstinies of
the nation be left in hands utterly
unable to comprehend its needs?
The result Of yesterdays contests
in demonstrating the great impress
sion made by the Democracy in the
critical States, gives bright promise
of final success in November. The
conservative, liberal, loyal, cultured
States of the Republic will vote solid
for Til&en aud Hendricks, Reconcil-
iation and Reform.
Victory is assured!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Model Republicans.

Some of the strcet-corner orators
of the Republican party in this
place are very loud in their denun-
Citations of Tildcn and the whole
Democratic party. No epithets are
too severe to be employed against
the Democracy, which in their opin-
ion, is nothing but a company of
traitors and rebels. Among the most
frantic and rampant of these fanat-
les are one or two Of the recently de-
featcd Republican county candidates,
and they are extremely busy in tell
ing how the Republican party saved
the Union and the Constitution; and
telling the negroes how, if the Dem
ocratic party is successful, they will
all be put back into slavery; and to
the laboring white men say, "Who
hire the negroes and keep you out of
employment? Aintltthe rich Demo-
cratic farmers?" And then add that
Republicans don't hire negroes. -
The negroes they scare into voting
the Radical ticket, and to the poor
white men they make base appeals
and trie to embitter them against
the negro and Democrats. If the
colored men would just think for
themselves a little, they would soon
learn that their ardent Republican
admirers are their worst enemies
We only call attention to this to
show the meanness and inconsisten.
cies of the strcet-corner politicians.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

No wonder that hard times are up
on the American people, that BUSH
ness is dull and business men are ev-
cry day going into bankruptcy. The
reason for all this is so plain that
any man of sense can see it, if he
will reflect. During the last eleven
years the Republican party has taxed
the people s4,4OO,OOO,OOO, almost
twice the national debt rs it stood at
the close Of our great war. All this
immense taxation since the war end
ed! Never was people so heavily
burdened before. 1t is enough to
paralyze all the industries of the
country, if not to force the country
itself into bankruptcy.
And what have they done with it,
They have only paid SGO0,0O0OO0 Of
it to wipe out the national debt. As
to what become of the rest let Bah,
cock, Bclknap, Robson, Dclano, At,
torney General Williams, Casey, and
the others of that beautiful company
tell.
The books show that in 1860 taxa,
ton for each person in the United
States was S1.9O. To-day it is 1856.
At this rate where will it be ten
years hence?
The Democratic House cut down
expenditures 100000, but could
only get a reduction of SS0,000,00C
through the Republican Senate, be-
cause that party needed the difference
to carry Ohioan Indiana. Rcmem.
Der that Tilden reduced taxation in
New York just one half in less than
two years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Rev. w. w. Harper.

Sometime since the Journal, as
usual with that paper, threw dirt at
Mr. Harper, which caused him TO
send to the Journal, the following
letter. He knows how to take care
of himself:
In your last issue Of the Journal
YOU say that because ofmy actions OF
| late being as was supposed member
of NJ. L. Church you we're requested
to make Il public announcement to
the effect that / am nolonger a mem
Der of the church. That is true, |
asked for my letter because of some
personal difficulties to which need
not refer and because being a minis,
ter of that church | could not accept
and teach some of the leading doc
trims of the church to which also do
not propose to call attention, My
letter was granted by the minister in
charge while in good standing and |
still holdpit. And what my conduct
has been since that to cause such a
request to be made by the persons re-
fcrred to | am not able to say, unless
they have reference to my political
actions, and what are they? | have
no doubt reference is had to my let
term relation to Governor Hayes and
nv subsequent conduct growing out
of it. And what is that? Have |
misrepresented Hayes in relation
to the $500 difficulty? Not a word of
it, you might just as well attempt to
make me believe | never lived, as to
attempt to make me believe | never
gave the money to him. | presume
there never would have been a re.
quest of that kind made or published
if had stultifed my conviction Of
truth, and honesty and lent myself
as tool to cover up corruption.
want tosay to those purified, con-
scientious, heightened individuals,
that | stand above any such contemp-
tiblcsycophancy. What have done,
| have done honestly and in the light
of truth, and am willing it should
90 to the world, and dread not the
consequences. have been SANDER
ed and lied upon by members of what
was once the church of my choice,
both before and since have ceased to
be a member of it, publicly and pri.
vately; but this, the meanest and
damnable Of all human conduct,
which is commcndable and virtuous
in comparison to my conduct which
consists only in giving the facts of a
circumstance that occurred in the war
and my efforts to sustain my position,
simply because it might initiate
against their candidate for President.
| would suggest that these pious souls
call upon the Editor of the Mctgs
e6untg Republican to issue his Bull Of
determination or Punishment. This
perhaps would suit these gentlemen.
They then could glut over the cheer
ing fact that one hereto more has
ceased to disturb the peace and quiet
of the world of Religio Political Dog
matisms.
W. W. HARPER,
Late Chaplain of the 18th W. Va. Inf.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Grants Latest Inrnmr.

Grant has issued n proclamation
under date of Oct. 18th, declaring the
existence of instruction and domes,
tic violence in South Carolina,
ordering the disbandingo rifle clubs,
dispersion of insurrcctionists, &c, &c,
The Secretary Of War has also issued
an order for troops to be sent into
that State for the ostersible purpose
of supprcssing insurrectionists, but
really to try to intimidatc the peo'
pie and try to control the election
and prevent the triumph of Wade
Hampton. 1t is n mon5trous piece
of iniquity and the authors of it will
richly deserve impeachment and
punishment. We hope the House
will promptly proceed to arroign
Grant and his subordinatos as soon
as the next session opens and that
justice will be meted out to them
We do not believe, however, that
this infamous attempt to carry an
election by the use of the bayonot
will be successful The people of the
South understand well the object aud
animus of this move and will Meth
or be intimidatcd from voting or
goadcd into collision and violence.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Wednesday. the 4th Day of OciO.
Der. 1876.

proceed to sell by way OF public auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door OF the
Court House OF Mason county, the follow
ing tracts or parcels OF land, ordered to be
sold by said decree, to-wit: One tract Of
~ acres; one tract OF $50 acres; one tract
OF lJl acres, and one tract OF acres, all Of
which land lies in the county OF Mason on
the waters OF the Kanawha Ten Mile and
Thirteen Mile Creek, and near the Kama
villa river. Said land has been recently
surveyed and laid Off in lots or tracts OF
various dimensions, plot OF which will be
in the hands OF the Commissioners on the
day Of sale for the inspection ofall persons
desiring TO purchase. The land will be
first offered in lots, separately as laid oil by
the Surveyor, and then in tracts us describ-
ed by the decree OF sale and will be sold
in whichever way it will realize The high
est price.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

1t was bad and foolish enough for
a man to be n Know.Nothing twenty
five years ago, when the insanity
was catching; but he who aGiliatcs
with these bigotod enemies of demo.
cratic liberty in this enlightened
Centennial year deserves tho con-
domination of every honest voter in
the land, and should be porpctually
shclycd.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
The canyass in New YOrk WON'T

The canvass in New York won't
be 50 noisy and picturesque as that
of Indiana; the difference in meridi-
an interposes different methods
But nobody need be surprised If 1t
is more interesting and excitidg as a
trial of political strength and stratG'
gy combined. In New York Iild-
ems foot is on his native heath, as 1t
were.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The Republican party managers
established the Freedman's savings
bank. The poor colored man depos-
tied millions of dollars of hard earn
ings in the rotten concern, One day
it went to pieces, and every dollar
was lost, This was another pet, hui
name scheme of the jobbers!
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

DEATH OF A WEST VIRGINIA SOL
DER-Mai, f. A. Gather formerly a
rcsidentof this State and well known
in this vicinity died at his residence
in Wachita Kansas, ON the 9TH inst,
aged thirty-six years. Maj. Gather
was one of the first volunteers in the
% regiment of w, Va, infantry, en-
listing as a private in company B.
He was then engaged in farming at
Pruntytown, Taylor county, He
was gallant soldier, universally
respected and admired by his com
rades. About three years since he
removed to Wachita, where he was
engaged in farming up to the time
of his death. He leaves wife and
family to mourn his loss.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Barber Shop!
COMMISSIONERS SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE!

IN pursuance OF dccrctal order of the
| Circuit Court OF Mason County rendered
on the 18th day Of April, 1876, in Il cause
therein pending on the Chancery side OF
said Court, wherein William Iungcrs Adj
ministrator, was plaintiff and Cornelius
German and others were defendants, the
undersigned, Special Commissioners, who
were thereby appointed for that purpose,
will IN
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The Democrats of Ohio are ire
prcssible, They say they will whip
Hayes in November anyhow and can
doit easily. But for Chambers onor.
omous corruption fund they affirm
they should have had ten thousand
majority on the 10th; and that in
the absence of Hayes money and
with the prestige of national success
to aid them they will beat Hayes in
his own home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The Mountain Herald says the frost
seems to have nippcd the candidates,
as well as the leaves, and many have
fallen.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The 'bloody shirt with money
was thoroughly tried in Indiana. 1t
failed. The people repudiated the
hypocrites and spurned the bribssI
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

All the monopolics with whichour
distressed people are burthencd are
the outgrowth of Republican rule
The Republican party has never
abatcd a monopoly The Democratic
party has never created one, The
Republican party always multiplies
legislation. The Democratic party
persistently removes had laws from
the Statute book,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

No time for laggards now, Every
man has Il duty to perform. A Dem
ocratic Congress must back up u
Democratic administration.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

Don't they look bluc-the RAIDS
for they don't see how they are going
to pull through such shattered
ticket as they are tied to.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The Republican party, according
to John Sherman, has paid over $780,
100000 of "Rebel Claims" since the
close of the war. The Democrats
have not paid one dollar. Rcmem-
Der this when you see Republican
dcmagoguc frothing at the mouth;
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The cruel rapacious war the Re
publican party is waging against the
New South, is as destructive to the
business interests of the country, as
it is inhuman, unmanly and unchris-
tian, The paralysis of business can
never be removed, until fratcrnal re-
lations are established between all
races and all sections, Foreign born
and native born, white and colorcd,
must live amicably and labor with
untiring industry, if they would Sc
cure the relief which they so greatly
need.
If business men and mechanics,
manufacturers and arti2ans, with
the members of the various profess.
ions whose prosperity depends upon
the general prosperity of the country,
do not rebukC the dcsperadocs who,
in season of profound quiet, are
wickedly Haunting the bloody shirt,
then they have not the remote con.
ccption Of the best way in which to
restore the languishing interests Of
the country to their old-timo vigor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26
Start Right.

This Centennial year is n good
time for young men to start right
Vote for Tildcn, Hendricks and Re-
form, and honor yourself and the
year by doing an act that you will
always be proud of.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

If we do our duty from now until
the day of election neither Hayes for
President, nor Redmond for Congress
will carry IL single county of the
twenty-onc in the Third District.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The Republicans boosted that they
were going to sweep West Virginia,
Indiana and Ohio by immense ma.
joritics, Poor fellows They lost
West Virginia, carried Ohio by a
scratch while the Democrats incrcas.
ed their majority in Indiana.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

Redmond, it is said, has no hope of
election, he is only running to keep
up his party organization. His
much circulated address and "Open
Letter" won't save him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

Our gallant standard-bearcr for
Congress, John L. Kenna, will can
vass our county, commencing next
week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

In New York all the betting is 100
to 60 that Tildon will cary that State.
The Tribune admits that with New
York 70. him Tildcn will be Presi-
dent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

1t is estimated that Kcnna's ma
iority for Congress will be over ten
thousand in the Third District
Give him every county in the Dis
trict.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

Whoop EN- up, boys. We've got
en-, Don't let 60 your gripl Or.
ganiac to bring every Tildcn and
Kcnno voter to the polls on the 9TH
of November
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

A nice, economical party the Re
publican party is for hard tines
They increased their estimates for
running the Government, SO, 425,-
SOS over the appropriations oflast year.
They asked for S2O3,O09, or nearly
Il million dollars a day-an eXpendi-
ture nearly on the scale of that Of
war times. The House cut them
down to 120 G1l,S7l, and would have
cut them down to 500, 244,l40 if it
had not been for the obsLinacy of a
wastcful Senate. As it was, in spite
of the resistance Of the Senate, the
Democratic House cut down the Re-
publican estimates 5,3S0,G50. In
other words, the Democratic House
save the taxpayers Of the country
Sl5l,72 day, for year to come;
Sl,065,Ol2 week for a year to come;
SI,Gl5,0j4 month for a year to come;
This is the work of the Democratic
party in one year in Congress. In
two years Of Democratic administra-
ton in New York, the taxes have
been reduced onc-half. The DemOc-
racy is the party for hard times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The two sons of the late Joshua r,
Giddings have declared in favor Of
Tilden and Hendricks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

The back of the Grant-Haycs cam
paign is broken. Yesterdays work
in the great Western stronghold Of
Republicanism determinates the at
titude of the nation in November
What this work is, and what it means,
can only be understood when it is
remembered that Indiana and Ohio
were claimed, less than two months
ago, by the National Republican
Committee; that they have been Re-
publican States from the beginning;
and that the average Republican ma
iority in Presidential years since
1860 has been, in Indiana, 1856, and
in Ohio 24,2S5. 1t is no gust of tran
sient passion that has wrought this
great change in the minds of the
people; it is the strong and steady
flood that will sweep the land before
it subsidies. Now for Massachusetts,!
boston Post, Oct. II.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

A grand and glorious Democratic
and Conservative victory was achiev-
ed in this State on Tuesday Of last
week. Our majority may reach ff-
teen thousand. The official count
will not bring it under ten thousand.
Radical ROSTERS are sorcly troubled
with chicken cholera"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-10-26

Twenty per cent. OF the purchase money
cash in hand and the balance in four equal
installmcnts at six, twelve, eighteen and
twenty-iour months, respectively, requiring
bonds with sufficient security from the
purchaser bearing interest from the day ot
sale, for the deferred installments, and re-
tanning the title till the purchase money is
fully paid,
d. W. POISLEY,
JAS II. COUCH, JR.,
aug, Sl-iw. Special Commissioners.
DGa.The above sale is postponed until
Thursday, the 18th day Of October, 1876
D. W. POI.SLEY,
JAS. II. COUCH, JR.,
oct. 5-2w, Special Commissioners.
ElrThe above sale is postponed until
Tuesday, the DIST day OF November, 1876
d. w. POLSLEY,
JAS. II. COUCH, JR.,
oct. PC I'd. Special Commissioners.