Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-08
Mr.. Sturgiss's Venom!

Spirit Of Jefferson.
Hon. Jacob B. Jackson, Democratic
nominee for Governor OF West VIZ
ginia, in his stump speeches through
out the State, more than intimates that
George C.. Sturgiss, the Republican
nominee for cubernltor:al honors, ~ q
pr%oscriptive Radical, Notwithstanding
the well-knOwn fact that at the begin
ming OF the late war Mr.. Stur-iss was
the editor of Il secession newspaper IN
Morgantown, in this State. Feeling
curious To see how radical q Republican
a mar starting as i scceS>!oH!>t might
become, when i! became maniirst that
his real views were unpopular, We 6e-
termiaed 20 investigate this matter ne
ascertain whether Hon. Jtrnb Il. jack
son did Mr.. Sturgiss any injustice.
Ii will be remembered that the first
Constitution Of West Virginia gavc tic
right OF suffrage 10 al ""iL' maze C.t!-
zens OF TIE State, with certain oXrep.
tons rs to miners, van?"is, r'r,o"s O!
unsound mind. &c. - iuis Claus, an
amendment was aaicl, Which went in
TO effect as late a. May 2i'h, st, aud
which declared not only l!a! 10 che
who chad given vOluH,""r az. or assist
ance to the rebellion" slDu:d ever nave
the right to vote, but I "a uu suc:i per.
son should "be q citizen OF this state.
This amendment not On.g DISTINGUISHED,
but 10 dSct...Ht-yt lupu.IN l. WHO hti
previously been C.,!Z -. Mr.. fncE,
while III IL" J.. L,-!dtCrc IN 1913, pro-
posed 10 amend the constitution By
leaving ont the wort 'wnltc' aHd rr-
eEacting this clause OF Che constitution
rsrbdtjm iD,rR TO the DISTINGUISHING and
decitlZen gin. clause, whica bad been
added to the constitution by amendment
in May. lSuj. Ia" ctlrc, ui .Ir. ttrk =
amendment Was t. 1--WE -" T!Eht 81 SUIT
frage 10 all male citizens, Ear,GCr ThIih
or black, and without rt-arllu whether
they had given "di1 uT assistance To- tn
rebellion But its mv,c beneficial e.
feet was to permit all hose who wcI"
citizens Il the State q tu" uus" e! The
decitiZeEiziu: and Gi5;rancu'- n. &u:-
endment Ci May 1861. 10 ',atI." ~c'i'-'hS,
and 10 allow citizens o all other States
in the Union to become C;,I2 MS ri West
Vir.inia, without any Ie,rrrayr L. |has
part they la taken in the it" unId'HN
war. But Mr. StuIgiss nupgri Il aJHrnt
Mr.. FiiCSs aHiylr.uel. uy I'm "'Ev"i-
ment whose effect VAS q .rlr' the con-
st!tutiOn exactly rs il a.l'Gd" Slppt.
with the single exception jLG' ,hr Npr'I
white" was stricken oT'. " N'ur.
.iss's amendment. Therefore, proposal
70 give the right og sTIsr,cr To the
negroes, Che l5'h ATcu ,w-ut T. Tin"
Constitution Of the t:i:.j States hat
not vet beer .,lrVl,J aud f." lorrc;Eat
the disirauri.l,ir: &"i Il c..L niHI am
erdment oi Nay, 1861.
On the adoption 81 |,r. $,urajss's
amendment 10 w. FIck'S a~n"HImcu;
the yeas were "ft"s-rs. fsE,:, 'ar''n
ter, Chamber. Collins, in. t.oo, !..SHs,
Fisher, Cot, !!..i, i''rrn.",, 'lt',
Rexroad, N1rjls, ANT What IL. III"
navs were 3. = ;ua' ~. ~:' $
amendment To- N.r. G,i..a ..va'n."@l
was lost 10y q vote @: nua..yj"r.r.'"2r.
Mr.. Sturgis>-, IL his Caai2i-n speech,
charges tina; IL" policy '!t..p U1"rrl':
in this STATE las not hg,8 SErj e, 70
encourage emi.ratiun. " char" rlrH Is
Ell, ctual.y cun;rliict-I TO- Ia 'ttr c,"-
SUE, winch SNOW al lHcr.. Ot r'hi.i
tlon III zen E'"'" 90 l'"H - 70 80
But ii Mr.. S~!Ur-t~>a I.I'l~'..ic't 10
Mr.. Flick'5 amr0irc&j had 1s,n"t"Pi-
ed, and -le DcmDsr.c; lad not "o.lrn
into power, thousands ~ Me- Var,
ginia's disrH,,r,i,.1 AMI Gi>.iauchl..l
citizens who were orn on West Eir-'Hi&
soil, and Who hll hr"r.:" U>.'ui AMI
respectable men in their ua,,v" Sat"
before Mr.. Stur.j~s jmu'i=rated from
his home in ONO, wol,t ily" nc"r
driven irom the STATE, ant h's. NIr
ginia instead III ShoWIuG an i"c'"'-' -
10 per cent. in her population. N"u!i
probably have shown q i"rrD" ot ~
per cent. In Wv @. this r.c'ii would
it be safe To cl,r. the Democrat, George
c. Sturg's.. {" the oli'c al 2n~y,r"u: Il
West Virginia?