The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-10-18
Warlike complications with Next

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Warlike complications with Mexi-
co are progressing as rapidly as Mr..
Hayes could wish. FL Paso county,
Texas, which still containsalargc por-
ton Of its old Mexican and halfbreed
population, snowman infammatory
condition, the Mexican mob threat
ening the massacre of the Ameri-
cans, The dispatches from San Anto-
niois highly sensational, but there
is no doubt that the Mexican people
are in very excited condition
Those who desire warlike complica-
tions with Mexico are ready with the
statement that the Mexican mob
comes from the other side Of the riy.
er, and that this is an invasion of
American soil, which should be re,
PEELED by an invasion by us of Next
can soil. The thing to our mind,
wears a suspicious look, and should
be coolly investigated, and not made
q pretext for hot-headed movement
against the Mexicans.
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The "stalwarts" accuse Hayes of
"Tylerizing," Did it ever occur to
them as a singular fact that while
no President elected as a Democrat
ever found any difficulty in admin
istering the government in accor-
dance with the principles upon
which he was elected, Hayes is the
fourth one elected in opposition to
that party who has been obliged un-
der his oath of Office and conscien-
tious convictions of duty, to carry
out democratic principles instead of
those upon which he was elected?
Don't this fact indicate something
wrong and rotten, fundamentally,
in the republican organization?
Democratic principles harmonic
with the constitution and principles
of government embodied in it, while
those of the republican party do not
and hence tins difference.
The Moffat bell-punch, in use in
Virginia bar.rooms, is good collec-
tor Of statistics for the temperance
reformers. The Richmond bell
punches registered in seventeen days
255, 900 drinks. What thirsty city!
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Wouldn't it be a good thing to try
in this State. Reduce the License
and put in the "NGoffat punch" The
revenue to the State would be much
larger than it is now.
II is q fact that many machine he
publicans are busily laying wires to
renominate Grant in 1880 with a
view to the reinstatement of the
Grant crowd of thieves in all places
of public trust in the country. We
trust no such calamity can be in
store for this people.
The Republicans of Ohio neglected
to establish Returning Board and
hence their inability toovercome the
popular majority that was against
them.
"a Democratic Governors to IA Re-
publicans. Probably two moro will
be transferred from the Republican
to the Democratic column in Novcm-
Der.
We are keeping our rooster hous-
ed till November when we expect to
bring out the whole brood.
A Democratic Senate Is now assur.
ed and there won't be any more SKI
Commissions to reverse Democratic
majorities.
Afflicted Fcrnandina.
Fernandina, the fever-stricken
Florida city which now calls for as.
sistance from the more fortunate sec.
tons of the country, is a place oil
some 1900 or 1000 inhabitants, a
majority Of whom are colored, accor
ding to a Georgia paper, though we
notice some estimates credit it with
5000 people. The present munici,
pal authorities found its treasury
impoverished, and debt accumulated
to a heavy amount, and in their de-
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