The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-05-29
Hartford City. MAY eth. 1862.


Mr.. Editor: We would Ike to call
the attention ofthe loyal people of this
county to some matters of importance
that is certainly worth their cousidera-
ton, and which ifnot attended to may
cause them trouble hereafter
1t is certainly apparent TO every man
who is loyal man to his country, that
there is a certain class of persons yet in
our midst, who are deeply tinetIred
with Secessionism; and there is but little
doubt, that il they had it in their pow
er, would introduce among US boards Of
rebels for the express purpose of hav
ing the loyal men of the county either
put to death or carried to some Ioath,
some Southern prison 10 be fed on Loe
cake and apOiIod beef,-their property
either destroyed OF stolen, carried away
and appropriated lothe benefit Of tho
traitors
1t is well known fact that on tie
day Of the election these Secession sym
palhisers, went to the polls 10 vote, but
refused 10 vote for one single State Off
Ger, Thereby repudiaiing the restored
government of Notwithstanding it with
utter oontempt--aa thing beneath their
notice and unworthy their sanction and
support Now. iftbese men had stayed
away from the polls altogether and not
voted at all, their treason would not
have been so apparent, but having gone
there with the express purpose of voting
and then 10 erase the names on the
State ticket, shows the Secession pro.
clivities and internal workings and wish
es Of their minds Too clearly to be mis-
understood.
These men by thus acting give indu-
bitobe evidence that they do not wish to
acknowledge and sustain dat govern
ment. We suppose that John l4etoher,
Henry A. Wise or some others Of those
Secession traitors that precipitated this
State into the awful vortex OF Secession
would have suited these men better than
those loyal men whose names they erased
from their tickets.
Now, let us look a little further, IN or
der tina: we may see more clearly where
these gents stand, and Of what kind o.
stuff they are, and how the loyal pco-
pie ought to treat them. 1t is well
known to them as well as to every loyal
citizen in the whole country, that knows
anything about it at all, that the Wheel
ing government is tho only loyal gov
eminent 10 this State. There is o1iy
one government in tho State tuati' loy
q 70 The UaitsI States 5gog2rncae en-. .
that il is recognized as such b. .hJ Con-
grsss Of The United States and that is
Tie restored government at Wheeling, at
the head of which is Francis II, Peir.
point, man true 10 his counIry. aEi in
every respect 81 au' quqli6e fir the
responsible positioui1 which 3, is placed
These men also know and are scquain
ted with the dangers and difficulties
through which the men al t'e head Of
thl2 government hau 10 pass Ihey
know that oysry effort in their power
was put forth by the minions ofJef, Do-
Wis, and 10 TO- their apprehension that
shoy might hOvs The unsPeaksble delight
Of dragging them down 10 Richmond to
be tried aud condemned at the bar Of
drunken John and some of his colleagues
these men know all this, And fur.
thermore, they know that the loyal PEG.
pie Of Western Virginia by large ma.
jority endorsed and do to-day endorse
that government as being the only true
and loyal government in the state.--
They know that this government is now
strnining every nervO 10 sustain the cd.
mniSlration in ito efforts to crush out
this cursed rebellion and save tho con.
sGtution and thereby pcrpctuSto tho