The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-08-28
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done, some person o. persons must take
the lead, and consequently upon these
persons must fall the responsibility
All the good or bad efccts-the success
ses or fdilures--that moy be connected
with the undertaking, are set down eth.
er in favor or against the precipitotors
thereof But it don't make any differ
ence whether the enterprise is successful
or not, some one must make the start
some one like the immortal Winkbereed,
who received in his own person twelve
Austrian spears make the breech
thereby opening the way for those of q
more limd and less daring nature, to
follow suit. It might have been, per,
haps, that il this noble Swiss, who gave
his life for his country and his country 5
liberty, had not SO acted lis beloved
country would have been crushed be-.
meath the iron-heel of an Austrian Des.
potism, and to day might be heard
the clanking of the chains Of the down.
troddOn and oppressed of that noble re-
public. And, as it was in the case Of
Arnold Winkberced, so it is in every
thing else, and in all time, some bold,
-
daring fearless spirit, must strike the
first stroke, for until that is done, there
is little probability of anything ever be,
ing accomplished And il might be said
Of a truth, these are times that try mems
souls. There are a great many things
that have TO be done, that are calcuIa.
ted to try the moral courage Of every
Union man. in every section of the coun.
try and especially in those sections that
are more or less infected with the mias.
ma Of secession and treason We know
that this cursed heresey will never be
effectually killed and rooted outfrom the
nation until every Union man takes q
decided and uncompromising stand
against it; giving it no aid; giving il no
comfort, and showing it no quarters, trea
ting it os 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 aud boldly and manfully de-
fend his country in this, the time Of her
peril, is not the man for these times
We ere dealing in stern realities. 1t is
no child's play. 1t is not thing that
is TO be :riAed with. The destiny
Of this great republican form Of govern.
meni turns upon the firm adherence Of
its friends, TO its principles, and the un,
compromising manner in which they
treat its 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
country and its cause, and that its enc
mics shall quail beneath the power that
defends it. There are men, however, in
every community, who pretend to be
friends OF our country and its cause and
and yet have not the courage to assume
any Of the responsibility Of aiding to
crush out its enemies. They seem 10
manifest a 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 to any danger in the matter
it suits them very well, Their sacred
persons are safe and that is oil they care
for. Permit me further to remark that
such contemptible two faced lovers Of the
Union will be marked by every true 10.
yer Of his country.
Not long since, we had some men ar.
rested in this place, for thcit,reason and
sent TO RavenSwood, and while they were
gone, this very class Of men seemed to
manifest great amount Of satiStat ton
at what had taken place, and exclaimed
that i. was all right anil tina! it should
have been done before, and that there
we're others in the place that ought to be
dealt with in the same manner But
.'JjyHvy wasi&Ghgna;ilsss 1&Stya@d apGrsoaS
returned again? Why, sir, these very
men--somc oIthem at Icast---wcre the
first to meet and congratulate them and
bid them hearty welcome back again.
make these statements as much for the
/. osracqaof SaNiaz tgese garEpns tba,
we're arrested know that some OF those
men who seemed to bid them welcome
home again, acted in quite a different
manner during their absence. Now,
what does this kind of conduct provel
Well, sir, We say that it proves these