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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Platform OF Principles Adopted
BY the Mason County DeInOc-

"a y
WHEREAS, The coming election is simp-
Iva contest between tile Democratic and
Republican parties for supremacy in the
country, and
WHEREAS, The Democratic party has ev-
or sought to prcserye tile constitutional
rights and privileges OF the people, and has
legislatcd always Tor the best interests and
substantial prosperity OF all classes, there
fore
Resolrcd, That the Democrats Of Mason
county, in convention assembled, declare
their faith in and adherence TO the princi-
pies Of their party, and believe il to be the
only organization possessing the power and
integrity TO rescue the general government
from fraud and oppression in high places
and to snatch our country from the threat
ening frowns OF Imperialism.
Resotred, That in our opinion there are
principles OF free government involved in
The approaching elections that override
in their importance all questions ofintern-
al policy, and that to insure perpetuity
OF the blessings Of liberty and good gov
eminent, the highest duty devoking upon
American citizens, is the preservation OF
cur republic, by means Of q peaceful and
unawed ballot.
Resolrrd, Alsoin the language oithe Dem
ocratic party OF the eastern Pan Handle Of
this State, 'That VIC are prepared to enter
the contest Of 1880, National and State, in
the full confidence OF victory, with the
principles-free elections; the supremacy
ofthe civil over the military power; integ
rity and ability in our public agents; q
sound hut ample currency; the reserved
rights Of the State, and death to fraud, cor
ruption, subsidies, monopolies and imper-
ialism, proudly elnblazoned upon our ban
ners."
Resoired, That we are in favor OF a thor
ough and efficient law providing for the
State inspection Of mines.
Resolred, That we cordially invite all
those who have been misled in leaving the
Democratic party, and all Republicans who
believe that their party has served its day
OF usefulness, to vote now with the old
and true Democratic party.
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The Platform.

The following is the platform Of
principles adopted by the Democrats
of West Virginia, at their State Con-
vention, held at Martinsburg, July
2Sth, 1880:
1. The Democratic party in con-
vehtion assembled, heartily endorses
and approves the platform and prin-
ciples adopted by the National Dem.
ocratic Convention, and reatIirms its
allegiance TO the time-honored prilci-
pies Of the party.
2. We recognize with pleasure the
fidelity OF the various officials of the
State in the administration of the
duties and trust imposed in them by
the law, and with pride point to the
peace, quiet and general prosperity
Of the State. The promptness with
which the public revenues have been
collected and paid into the treasury,
the economy and efficiency with
which our public institutions have
been managed are some Of the reasons
why Democratic rule should be con.
tinued in West Virginia.
3. Mindful Of the traditions of the
party and the danger to be appre.
hended from the growing power and
influence of monopolies we declare
that the Democratic party is now, as
it has ever been, the friend of the
people and the foe of all monopolies;
that we are opposed to any systems
af legislation that tends to- foster the
powerof such monopolies, and par
ticularly to that species oflegislation
that discriminates in favor Of rail
road corporations and against the
people.
4. We recognize the proposed
amendments to the Constitution as
presenting questions above and out
side of party politics, and therefore
remit them to the embraced judy
ment of the people.
The following additional resolu-
tions were also reported by the COM
mittee:
Resolved, That we regard the prac-
tice ofaccrediting any Democrats WIN
may be present at conventions as del
eg;rtes, as heretofore, as opening the
door to fraud and unfairness, and a
method which is corrupt and corrupt.
ting, and recommend the State Exec
ntive Committee to take steps to pre-.
vent the same in the future.
Pesolced, That in the opinion Of
this convention, the practice so com
mon in the State whereby county
delegates to State and district con.
ventions are instructed TO cast the
votes of the county for particular can.
aidates, is open to many serious OBJ
jections in that it gives rise to fraud
and unfair dealing; to conventions
packed in the interest Of particular
parties; deprives opposing candidates
of the representatives to which they
would be otherwise entitled produces
complaint and dissatisfaction; disor.
ganizes the party and tends to the
defeat of its candidates.. that we con.
denim this practice as being ut wal
with the usages, principles and best
interests of the Democratic party and
should be discontinued by all who
have its success at heart.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Poster Printing.

We prepared to DO jrand.bi1l printing
from a double-slieet poster, down to the
smallest dodger. Programmes printed 10
the best styles known.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
WEEKLY REGISTER
JOE RooMsl
M

The Weekly Register has Tie largest and
best assortment Of job materials tile State
and fast presses, paper and card stock, and
lis prepasedIto do all kinds OF job printing
neatly aad'promptly, at the lowest prices
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
HATS, BoNNETS.

Flowers, Ribbons, Laces, Embroitleries
Braids, Kid Gloves, in large variety, In.
dies underweHp always on hand
G. Particular attention given to Straw work,
Special attention will be given to cutting
patterns OF all the latest styles OF Dresses
PoIoinaise, Gloaks, BasQues and Gentle,
mans shirt patterns.
Our stock was purchased with cash. and
VIII be sold low. We do not intend to be
Mndersold by any Millinery Store in Point
Pleasant, Galhpolis or Pomeroy. Remem.
pc per the PLACE, Sixth St, opposite Court
House. Call aud examine our stock.
nov. l5-lY. ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
JoISr REs6IsIit!iTlai jiSlffoposing an amend.

-.s1fs 80
JorSr REsoli!1r9Y. Proposing an amend.
ment to the Constitution OF this State.
Res0lredsby NE Legislature Of Hest Fiiyipiu,
tmo-tltads Of all the members elected 10 edcli
House agreeing thereto, That the following be
and the same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution OF this
State, to-wit:'
| Thafsection thirteen, Of article three, as
it now,is, be stricken out and the following
be inserted in lieu thereof
"lS. IN suits at common law, where the
value IN controversy exceeds twenty dol
lars, exclusive OF interest and costs, the
right oftriai by jury, if required by either
party, shall be preserved; and in such suit
before d justice, jury may consist Of six
persons. No fact tried by jury shall be
otherwise retexamined in any case than nc
cordingtb the rules OF common law"
july 7Sm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
Commercial priatfng,

We keep in stock fali Iihu'oi Co,Bmer
cial Stationery, which we are prepared to
furnish in any style desired. Envelopes,
Cards, Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bilq
Heads, Checks, Drafts, Notes, Statements,
Bills OF Lading, Dray Books, Shipping
Books and all other variety OF work need
ed by business men furnished on short
notice. Printing for Salt Furnaces and
Coal Companies, a specially
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-11
WEDDING INVITATIONS.

Our Office is especially equipped for this
kind Of work, and parties desiring wedding
invitations printed, are invited to call and
see our samples, A large stock Of We'd
ding papers always on hand.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
THE LAsr soUrHEaU REPORT.


y report from the South is to the effect
that Z systematic arming of the militia is
being carried on throughout those States,
and that the object seems to be the reha-
Utilization OF the Confederate army as it
was, not exactly at the time of Lees eur
render, but before it had been demolished
by Grant and Sherman The news is
rather surprising, chiefly because we have
supposed the Confederate army never to
have disbanded The rifle and saber clubs,
the red shirt aud other leagues, and all
kindred organizations have been generally
regarded as representing the Old regiments
and companies that fought for the stars
and bars. The intelligence that the mill
tia is being armed by the States is not
very alarming. however. since it is impos-
sible that the solid South can be more solid
than it is, and since it is very certainly not
solid enough to venture upon another re-
sort to arms. Such incidents, however.
must tend to produce solid North very
rapidly, and the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the Boys in Blue will be apt to
have something to say about any threaten
ing demonstrations proceeding from the
South.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
TIE DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS,


The Board OF Directors of Drainage Dis
trict No. met yesterday. Full Board pres
ent. The Board ordered that the regular
meetings of the Board be on the first Monday
of each month. The salary of the Resident
Engineer was Fixed at 500 per month for
each month of actual service. The Board
then proceeded to the election of Resident
Engineer Director Knox nominated John
G. Person. Director Searles nominated q
D. Rhodes. On call of the roll G. d. Rhodes
was elected by the votes Of Messrs. Searles
and Park for Rhodes, and Knox for Pierson.
Director Knox reported in regard to the
places near Sacramento where levee work was
considered necessary, and that an examina-
tion was being made of the same by the State
Engineer
The State Engineer submitted plans and
specifications for work, as follows Brush
work, TOR rectifying the channel of American
river in the vicinity of its mouth; for brush
and earth work for restoring and protecting
the west bank of the Sacramento river at
certain points between the towns of Fremont
and Washington for brush and earthwork
for restoring and protecting the west bank of
Feather river at certain points nearly opposite
the town of Nicolaus, and in the vicinity of
Humphreys Landing aud also the east bank
of Feather river mile or more above its
mouth, and also for br,,shwork necessary in
rectifying the channel Of Feather river at
various points.
On motion, it was ordered that said plans
and specifications be adopted, and the Score
tary was instructed to advertise for bids for
work in accordance Herewith in the Sacra-
mento Bee, RECORD UNION, Marysville Ap-
peal and .Sutter Banner.
This being the day appointed for receiving
bids for the work of building dams on the
Yuba and Bear rivers, the following bids,
giving the price in cents per cubic yard, were
received.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
TIE MEXICAN RAID.

A good many absurd stories are being cir
culated about the Mexican filibustering ex-
petition which is progressing in Texas, as,
for instance, that well-known capitalists
like Jay Gould were concerned in it; that
it was the beginning of project to seize
and hold three Mexican States; that it
would be carried forward, no matter what
the Government might do, and so forth.
We have no doubt that Jay Gould has
about as much to do with the raid as the
Man in the Moon, and that other capital
lists who have been named are as little con-
nected with it as he is The idea that men
of substance and reputation would enlist
their capital ia a VIGOROUSLY Illegal under
taking like this, and that they would 20
still further, and undertake to defy TIE
whole power of the United States, could
only have arisen in the brain of some
inventive but reckless Bohemian, in des-
perate want Of sensation. General
Dalrymples "army of occupation will
very soon find its occupation gone, if
it does not dispense. General Ord, in
command of the Department, is watching
the movement closely, and is prepared to
interfere when the right moment arrives.
His instructions in regard to the preserva-
ton of neutrality are said to be very
stringent, and therefore he may be trusted
not to let the affair grow too large for hin
to handle. The probability is that the
raid has been organized by set of sdven-
turers who may have some mining ven
lures in prospect. and who may have
thought it possible to embroil the two
countries in war, and meanwhile to secure
the prizes they had in view. Any "army
"of occupation that tries to invade
Mexico, however, viii find itself between
two fires, and will get no more mercy from
the Federal troops than from the Mexican
forces. General Dalrymple had better
draw of his FalstaGIian army. and abandon
an enterprise which was necessarily hope.
less from its inception.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM

The Republican County Convention
which met yesterday adopted platform
which is sufficiently clear and consistent
1t indorses the platform of the Chicago
Convention, delares for free thought, free
speech, honest administration, and loyalty
to the Union denounces the violation of
the suffrage by the solid South; declares
against Chinese immigration and land mo-
nopoly approves the resumption of specie
payments, believing "that the prosperity
"of the country should not be endangered
"by any violent change or doubtful finan-
cial experiments )" expresses it as the sense
of the Convention "that its nominees,
when elected, should appoint none but
Republicans to office ." and eulogizes
Senator Booth. The platform is good
enough in its way, and it is well that the
Convention had the sense to reject all
temptation to follow the Democratic lead
by pandering to the soft-money craze. 1t
is true that the financial plank might easily
have been more explicit, but it is sufficient
to know that opposition to all doubtful ex-
periments rules out the Greenbacker prop
ositions without further reference. There
is no such inconsistency in the platform as
stultifies the one adopted by the Demo.
Gratis the other day. 1t is short enough for
all to understand thoroughly, and strong
enough for all to stand upon.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
GENERAL GARFIgLD'S PLACE IN THE
CAMPAIGN.

The National Republican Committee
would do wisely and well to arrange for a
free participation in the canvass by Cen
eral Garfield. The objections to such a
course are scarcely worth reluting They
are confined to an irrational reverence for
a precedent which in point OF fact has not
been observed with any approach to uni.
tormity. The only sound rule by which
to be guided in case of this kind is that
OF expediency, and this must depend upon
the actual circumstances. 1t is no doubt
proper and judicious that Presidential
candidate who is no orator, or who has no
tact or discretion, should be kept from
speaking. But no such prudential OBJ
jections apply in the case of General Gar
field. He is one of the first living Repub-
lican orators, and he is as sagacious and
astute as he is eloquent. The short adj
dresses he has already made to gath
erings of army veterans have been
singularly judicious and felieitous.
They have each and all exhibited a
self.control and soundness of judgment
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
A coMMER GAL sRHRIFP.

The Sheriff who has the supposed
Blenders in charge, and who put them on
exhibition in the theater at Kansas City,
charging twenty-five cents admission, is
evidently a genius in his way. He pro-
poses to make his Office pay its own ex-
penses, and when he gets such windfall
as these murderers he has no idea OF hiding
his light under a bushel. We are not sur
prised that the Kansas City officials were
indignant at the Sheriff7s little undertake
ing. 1t must be confessed that the idea is
too novel to be accepted at once. But ii
all Sheriffs act upon the suggestion, and
exhibit their notorious prisoners, it may
be possible for the State Governments to
retrench the item of mileage now allowed
these officers for taking convicts to the
penitentiary. It might have been as well
to wait and ascertain whether these pris-
oners are really the Blenders, but any way
the Sheriff, their namesake, has his gate
money safe.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
COMPLETE RETURNS OF THE STATE
CENSUS.


Complete census returns from the entire
State are now received, and are given in
full in the subjoined table. The following
counties show an increase of 100 per cent
and over: Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt,
Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, MERGED, Mono,
Shasta, Tehama, Tulare. Mono has the
largest increase-1200 per cent-owing to
mining discoveries. Among the agrieult-
ural counties, Alameda and Tehama show
the greatest increase. Since the preceding
census, Klamath has been merged into
Humboldt and Siskiyou. Modoc, San
Benito and Ventura are separately enumer-
ated for the first time, as they have been
organized since 1870. The returns show
that Sacramento is the third county in the
State in population, Alameda being second,
but the latter has fully half her population
from San Francisco, and hence Sacramento
is practically the second county in the
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10

The truth is that the Government Of the
United States is not strong enough to do
justice to the Indians, as against citizens.
The Government has no independent
strength 1t is merely the agency of the
people, and when the latter are bent upon
doing wrong there is no power capable of
stopping them unless they are out OF SYM
pathy with the majority. But in this
case it has never been possible to bring
the matter to an issue. The Government
never has the courage to appeal to the
mass of the people against the border
rufians and land thieves who are response
bic for nine-tenths of our Indian troubles
The popular belief has been carefully trained
to the detestation of Indians generally.
They have been so sedulOusly abused and
denounced as bloodthirsty cut-throats that
it is the easiest thing imaginable to fasten
all responsibility upon them, and the idea
that the fault may sometimes be with white
men occurs to very few people. The
frontier press Of course echoes the talk of
its section. No impartiality can be ey-
pected from it, And the grand result is
that the Indians are credited with being
turbulent notwithstanding savages, when
the truth is that they have been crowded
off one reservation after another, and have
been steadily driven farther west all
the time, while almost every one
Of their so.called outbreaks has been
an attempt to avenge the wrongs heaped
upon them by reckless and brutal popu-
lation, and an infrm and impotent Gov
eminent. II the Government at any time
bad tried to stem the tide of invasion, to
teat back the aggressors, 20 do justice
to the Indians, it cannot be doubted that
Congress, which subsists on the breath OF
popular favor, would have taken the
control Of affairs, and have carried out the
popular programme. There has never
been time when the Government
could have deied popular clamor in
order TO do right in this connection.
No American Government can afford TO
uphold the course of voteless people
against people having votes. This is the
truth of the situation, and whether it is
pleasant or not it ought to be set forth
plainly. 1t is not the Government that
deserves to be made the scapegoat in the
case of the Indians, but it is the people
themselves who have insisted on doing
injustice, in robbing the Indians, and
in slaughtering them for attempting to de-
fend themselves. It is time these facts
were realized, for until they are it will be
quite useless to look for any reform in our
Indian relations.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
PROPOSALS
Work on the Sacramento, Feather
and American Rivers.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
" Drainage District No. ], Sacramento, Cal,

A VI IRE -BOAhD W
~ Drainage District No. ], Sacramento, Cal,
August 9th 1850.
By order Of the Board of Directors OF Drainage
District No. passed at the session held the 9th
day OF August, $780, sealed proposals will be re-
eeived the office OF said Board Room No 10 in
the State Capitol Building, Sacramento, Cal, until
IL O'Clock II. on THURSDAY, September 10th, 1880
for br,ishwork for rectifyng the channel of Ameri-
river al certain points in the vicinity OF its
mouth for brush and earthwork for restoring and
protecting the west bank OF the Sacramento river
at certain points between the towns OF Fremont and
Washington : for brush and eaTthwork for restoring
and protecting the west bank OF Feather river &C
certain points nearly opposite the town of Nicolaus
and in the vicinity OF Humphreys Landing, and
also the east bank OF Feather river mile or more
above Its mouth, and also for bFushWork necessary
in rectiyng the channel of Feather river various
points, in accordance with specifications die in
the office Of the Directors as above.
Each bidder must accompany his bid with certi-
fed check upon some well-kuown aud responsible
banking house for at least FIVE (5) per cent. Of the
amount of his bid, payable to the ord of W III.
Parks, President Of the Board, the condition being
that il any party TO whom contract shall 10
awarded shall foil to give the bend as required by
the Board OF Directors for the faithful performance
Of his contract, the check accompanying said partys
| bid shall b. forfeited to the State
The party to whom the award shall be made will
be required to give a bond, with two or more sure
! ties to the satisfaction Of the Board, and in an
amount equal to fifty t50) per cent. Of the amount
OF the tract conditioned for the faithful per-
formsnce thereof. Seventy five t75) per cent. of
the Engineers estimate of work done will be paid
monthly iR-garrants drawn the State Drainage
Construction Fund.
The work must be completed within sixty days
from the time Of signing the contract and no Chi
nese or MonSolians shall be employed in any ca
pacity whatever on any work to lie done and no
material used in the construction Of the work shall
be purchased from any contractor or manufacturer
who, either directly or indire city, employs any Chi
nese or Monaghan labor
Bids must be directed to Z" The Board of Directors
of rair, niuFr No I
Sacramento, Cal" and Endorsed on envelop " Pro-
posals for Work"
The Board reserves the right TO reject any or all
bids. CHAS NJ. C0GLAN, Secretary.
fauI0-lml
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NJ AETxM PrEUG
SUCCESSOR TO BELL q cob
Auction and Commission House,
NO. 1876 FOURTH STREET,
SEALED PROPOSALS
INDIAN SUBSISTENCE SUPPLIES

v1oR THE NEVADA AGENCY OF NEVADA
II are hereby solicited for the following articles,
- % O00 lbs Cracked Barley; $500 ms Bacon
5000 lbs Beans; 500 BIS Coffee; $4,000 Ms Flour;
70 200 ms oats (white); 100 lbs Dat Meal loo MS
Rice 200 lbs Tea 200 lbs Brown Sugar l 900 lbs
soap: 1000 lbs Salt (coarsel.
Rids to be opened at the Wadsworth Hotel, Wads-
worth New at II o'clock the 10th day OF
AUGUST, 1880 Samples of goods Offered, properly
numbered, must accompany each bid The Agent
rsel YES the right to increase diminish the above
quantities, and to reject any or all bids. All bids
must be accompanied By certified check upon some
United States Depository, pay able to the order OF
the Indian Agent for at least five ~ per cent of the
amount II the proposal. which check shall be for
feite,i to the United States in case any bidder re-
ceiyipg an award shall fail to execute promptly
contract with good and sufficient sureties accord
ing to the te. ms Of this bid; otherwise to be re-
turned to the bidder
All goods to be delivered at wadsworth, New, on
or before the ist day of OCTOBER, 1870, and cub
iect to thorough Inspection delivery before &C
epted Payments will be made by the Indian De-
partment at Washington, on Agents receipts.
JAMES (. SPENCER,
jyl7-2pSw U. s. Indian Agest,