The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-03-27

whether or not they succeeded; we only
know that the hostages arc at homo en-.
Toying the soriety Of their friends and
comforts OF their own fresidos, while our
dear ones arc langnishing in the prisons Of
crueI enemy Or have persisted, perhaps,
By their wicked hands.
My son induced, partly BY threats
and persnasons, and porly by pre!en.
ded draught, to enlist when Wise was in
Charleston last year butnot being strong
enough to stand the exposure, and acl,
81 anything like decent accommodation.
fell sist and after being n ade worse by
the Uns ,il,ful or corless treatment Of the
Hospital physician obtained furbough
TO como home. where he was still re.
manning, unii for Labor or military duty,
a the time OF Wiscs retreat, and was
not even called upon to Join his com.
pany;--yet We hear by an old man on
Caben Creek, (the only prisoner who
has returned within the two months, ]
that he was one Of the eight victims,
who was handcuITed and sent to Floyd's
Camp to be tried as descrlers, and alas!
lhoy are 80 cruel, end 50 full Of malice
towards him, ior taking the oath Of al
legianco as soon as he had an opportun.
iiyto do so, aud towards my dear Hus.
band, for his fearless and unwaverine 10y
atty, that fear that they will XIII them
both,
Oh! Sir, is not yoWOrm of power long
enough, aud strong enough, to rescue
and project those who are suffering for
their steady adherence to right, at the
hands Of these traitors and robbers? Oh,
ds yon love your Country and your own
dear ones, pray you listen to the cry OF
my anguish and make yet another effort
to restore to me my poor crippled hus
band, nlmy dear and only child ere II
be too late to save their lives from the
power Of their enemies
May hope to receive a line in reply to
knowif have any reason % expect their
present release?
From your loyal friend and wellwish
or, but 4 most distressed wife and moth
er ELIZA A. Leaves.
Gov, Johnson after tbs Rebel News
pap RS,
The Nashville Patriots Of tho 18th
says;
On the 18th instant, one Of the editors
and one Oft the propdators ofthe Patri
OF, in the absence of their associates, re-
sumod the publication Of the paper. We
knew from the experience ofindCpendent
newspapers in other cities under the flag
orthe Union, that we had little hope Of
being permitted to enjoy, unmolestcd,
the liberty oispeGch which was once pre-
sumed to be the constitutional right Of
every American freeman, and were not,
therefore, surprised when on Saturday
last, Governor General johnson inRn in.
teryiaw which he requested win the
newspaper proprietors oiNashvile, I'M
posed upon them conditions more suit
able to the empire Of France, whose i'm
perial dospot banished free press, than
to Tennessee. We need not state what
those conditions were. Unwilling to be
tramplcd by them, we abdicato the power
on earth can repress, and without an
emotion Of regret
In conclusion, it is proper for us 10
state that our newspaper printing estab-
lishmcnt has been leased to the en-.
ployecs in the office, aud they will, SO
long as it be profitable, publish the Patri-
OF upon their own responsibility. Noi-
tier Of the former editors OF propriotors
will have any further connection With its
publication. We wish this point dis.
tinclly and omphatically impressedupon
the minds Of those who have read the
Patriot in days goue by, and regarded it
as an exponent of sound principle