The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-28
WHO WILL TAKE THE RESPON.
SIBILITY!
Hartford City. Aug. %, 1862.


Dr. Editor: In every great and i'm
porlont work that is done or is to be
done, some person o: persons must take
the lead, and consequently upon these
persons must fall the responsibility
All the good OF bad effects--thc success.
ses or fsilures--lhat may be connected
with the undertaking, are set down eth.
er in favor or against the precipitators
thereof. But it don't make any differ
ence whether the enterprise is successful
or not. some one must make tho START
some one like the immortal Winkbereed,
who received in his own person twelve
Austrian spears must make the breech
thereby opening Tie way for those Of q
more 'imid and less daring nature, 10
follow suit. 1t might have been, per.
haps, that il this noble Swiss, who gave
his life for his country and his country's
liberty. had not SO acted lis beloved
country would have been crushed DO.
meath the iron.heel of an Austrian Des.
po!ism, and to day might be heard
the clanking Of the chains of the down.
troddon and oppressed of that noble re.
public. And, asst was in the case Of
Arnold Winkbereed, so it is in every
thing else, and in all time, some bold,
daring. fearless spirit, must strike the
first stroke, for unit that is done, there
is little probability of anything ever be.
ing accomplished And it might be said
ola truth, these are times tina, try mems
souls. There are q great many things
that have 10 be done, that arc caIcula.
ted to try the moral courage Of every
Union man. in every section Of the coun.
try and especially in those sections that
arc more or less infected with The mias.
ma Of secession and treason. We know
that this cursed heresey will never ba
effectually killed and rooted utfrom the
nation until every Union man takes o
decided and incorporating stand
against it; giving it no aid; giving it no
comforl,and showing it no quarters, trea
ting it as thing utterly unclean and in.
admissible. There must be no lodging
Of responsibilities. And permit me to
say here, that the man who fears to take
up his cross and boldly and manfully de.
feud his country in this, the time Of her
peril, is not the man for these tines
We ere dealing in stern realizes. II is
no child's play. It'll not Thing that
is to DO :ri0ed with. The destiny
of this great republican form Of govern.
men! turns upon the firm adherence Of
lis friends, TO its principles, and the un.
compromising manner in which they
treat It's enemies. There can be no eva.
ding the issue. there must be no backing
down, but one and all must give these
traitors to understand that We love our
couury and It's cause, and that its enc.
mics shall quail beneath the power thai,
defends it. There are men, however, in
every community, who pretend to be
friends oil our country and its cause and
and yet have not the courage 10 assume
any Of the responsibility Of aiding to
crush out its enemies. They seem 10
manifest considerable degree Of joy
when traitors are punished for their trea.
son. so long as somebody else does the
work; and SO long as they can stand be.
hind the bush and cry Union, Union,
and down with traitors, without exposing
themselves 10 any danger in the matter
il suits them very well, Their sacred
persons are safe and that is allthey care
for. Permit me further 10 remark that
such con,emptible two faced lovers Of The
Union will be marked by every true 10.
YER Of bis country.
Not long since, We had some men OF.
rested in this place, for thcit treason and
sen, 10 Rsvenswood, and while they we're
gone, this very class Of men seemed to
manifest great amount OF satisfaction
al what had taken place, and exclaimed
that i. was all right and that it should
have been done before. and that there
we're others in the place that ought 10 be
dealt with in the same manner. But
how was it when these arrested persons
returned again? Why, sir, these very
.s,la.e st!tassss a.: ist!ii:9:sstS siG.
first to meet and congratulate them and
bid them hearty welcome back again.
| make these statements as much for the
purpose Of letting these persons that
we're arrested know that some Of those