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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
MILIrARY 1NspECrIoN.

On last Sabbath morning we witnessed
one Of the most magnificent military dis
plays il was ever our lot to witness. -
The regiments on parade were the 4th
Virginia, 18th Virginia, slb Ohio, and
9lsl Ohio. The inspection took place
in large field on the other side of the
Kanawha river, owned by J g. Hem
derson Esq. The regiments were in
speeted by Col. j. A. J. Ligh!bum. as
sisted by Lieutenant, Colonel Russell, Of
the 4th Virginia; Col. Brown. Of the 18th
Virginia; Col Tolsnd, Of the 3llh Ohio;
and Col Turley, Of theolst Ohio.
We do not wish to make Distinctions
as to the proficiency of drill ia these
Regiments, but must say, in our judg
ment the 4lh Virginia is decidedly
the best drilled Regiment, but the other
three. although they have not had the
advantages Of the 18th. are very well
drilled. We particularly noticed the
9lst. under the command Of Colonel
Turkey; this is new Regiment but
moves OF like an old one Col. 7. is
very popular with his men, and receives
all their plaudits for his kind and cour'
teOus treutmont to them.
In the rear was battery consisting
of four pieces. Taking the display all
and in all, It was beautiful sight,
There were probably three thousand
men, who seemed to be well disciplined
and ready for the contest.
In witnessing this scene, the ques.
lion naturally arose in our mind, why
all this display--why this great upheav,
ing Of the people throughout the coun.
try why the strong arms Of nearly
million Of men, armed with the imple-
ments Of death, were called into requiSi-
ton. The question was soon solved in
our mind-t this mighty rush to arms
was to defend a country bequeathed
to us by our fathers. They poriod
their lives to obtain freedom, and
our patriotic men, young and old, are
willing oporil theirs to sustain it.
While we write we hear the soul stir.
ring martial music, emonating from the
different camps in this vicinity, The
tccsiD is sounding, and soon we expect
to hear of West Virginia. andi,is hoped
the entire State, being snatched from the
grasp of tie internal rebels. who are eat.
ing out our substance and spreading de.
ISOLATION, want and misery wherever
they 60.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.

The Battle of PeuYViIIe, Kentucky.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 18th
mat contains full account Of the great
battle fought at Peryyille. 1t was ir-
deed bloody one, 10 which many Of
our beet and brayest men lost their lives.
Not a days march from Louisville
passed without skimish
The 3eih Brigade had more than one
hundred killed and wounded, while the
second Missouri alone had lost nearly a
hundred. The Cd Michigan Cavalry al.
SO suffered severely, and the batteries
engaged met with slight loss. AT least
three hundred rebels bit the dust, and
our forces became masters of the field.
The Cd Missouri and 18th Missouri,
form part Of the 35th Brigade The
other Regiments Of the Brigade are tho
44lh and 73d Illinois.
The 9th Brigade. under Col. HARRIS,
Of the 81 Ohio, and the 29lh Brigade,
Col. STARKwEATHER oIthe LIST Wiscon-
sin. commanding as well as one Regi.
mcnt of the Sd division participated in
the battle and gloriously maintained
their honor. The 28th Brigade support
ported Capt HARms' 10Th Indiana bat
terry, Several Of these Brigades we're
killed and wounded from the firing of
the rebol connon, but as a general thing
the shot passed hRrmIessly over their
heads. A correspondent of the Cincin.
natl Gazette was near one OF the men
who was killed, his name was RoDD, of
the 10th Ohio, and was Col, LYTLz's
Orderly.
The estimated loss on our side is, five
hundred killed and twelve hundre d
wounded This is the lowest estimate
We have yet seen.
The loss of the enemy is estimated at
double that tours, A few hundred pria.
oners were bagged on both sides Our
Ormy lost seven pieces of cannon, and
captured number of wagons and ambu.
lonccs. Some Of the guns belonging to
the rebels were disabled, and may now
be in our possession.
Col. LYTlr, of the 10th Ohio. who
was wounded and taken prisoner has
since been parOled. Col, 0. F. MOORE,
of the SD Ohio, was wounded, to what
extent is unknown.
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THE WEEKLY REGISTER.

Do the Union people of Mason coun'
tytdesiro TO keep The Weekly Register
from suspendingl Its publication can be
ensured, during our life, by every Union
list in our county subscribing for it, and
then getting their neighbors in adjoining
counties to subscribe. Our subscrip.
ton list should have upon IL the name o
every Unions. in Mason county. be.
sides hundreds in Putnam, Kanawho,
Roane and Jackson, We believe The
Weekly Register is the peer of any 9th.
er weekly newspaper published, and
that We render fair equivalent for the
subscription price, and more, The sub
scription is but one dollar a year.
We appeal to our Union friends to
give us their aid in extending the circu.
lation Of The Weekly Register The
moro subscribers We have the better pa.
per we can publish. We have ever la.
bored for the promotion OF the happi.
ness and prosperity of West Virginia
and the Nation, and the hes interests of
thepaople. Devoted to tho Union our
fathers gave US, wo have endeavorod to
the best of our ability to aid in putting
down the Instruction. That our efforts
have not been altogether in vain is evil
denced by the fact that the insurgents
have marked us,on account ofour oyslty,
as one to be ostracisod and some oltheir
cut.thfoat guerrillas declare they will yet
como here and cut our heart out. That
threat can only be executed by the per.
missive dispcnsation OF HIM who rules
and governs all things. In tie mean
time, as treason is born ofhell, and trai
tors are the sons OF Lucifer--the father of
traitors, as the Devil is tho father of Ii.
ars,-we earnestly desire TO do more scr.
vice to COP and our country, by oppo.
sing them more detominodly than ever.
Therefore, We solicit every Union ma n
in Mason county and everywhere else TO
subscribe for The Weekly Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16

There is class Of men, not very
large, excess in their dFl intellectual
conceit, but very annoying to thorough
ly loyal men, and very pernioious in the
circle to which their influence reaches,
who think that they are comforting an in
eStimable favor on this American Re.
public by cOndescending TO draw their
knightIy swords in its behalf These
fellows are generally drawn from that
stratum which furnishes the elegant in
antics of social life, They are well
dressed and we'll addressed, but empty
headed, and often worse than empty
hearted. The patronizing air that they
assume in civil life and exercise so loft.
lily seems to suit the army, and they car.
ry into TIE service sentiments that would
not be permitted in any loyal communi-
ly, and manners that would not be toler-
atod in drawingroom. The President
has made an example to all such men
by his dismissal Of Maj, Key from Gen,
HalIeck's staff. We trust that he will
continue to deal with the officers of the
army as hO has dealt with Major Key
The Republic wants no one in her ser.
vice who does not feel The conscience of
her cause, and when officers of the army
talk about Aboitionism sympathy,
Southern brethren, and war for the ne.
gro, they should be dropped from the
rolls.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
A Spy in Rebellion.

Aprivoto of the DIST Ohio, was dc.
tailed to so to Charleston, IN this State,
TO ascertain The situation and number Of
the rebel troops in that quarter. He
spent seven days in and near Charleston,
boarding at a private boarding house in
town. He reports that the forces in and
Dear Charleston was about six theusand
that on Thursday last the troops,
save a le cavalry men, under Jenkins,
left Charleston for Gaulcy.
We have no doubt of the truth Of the
statements Of Mr.. DARBY, at least, as
near so MS he could, by observation, ar
rive at the fo,ls. The writer is person
ally acquainted with him, and knows
him to bs man who would not inten.
'ionally mireprosent,
When the rebels missed Mr.. D. they
sen, out cavalry scouts after him, but no
oM,laaked them by taking to the woods
and travelling over the hills.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
virginia House,

1t would do your soul good--no no.
soul, but your stomach and iaaaris, to
sit down ut the table at the yirginir
House Thee YOU got everything the.
isgood, and got up in the very best style
aud ifyou want lodging he will show YOU
up to neat, clean and well ventilated
rooms, with beds as soft US downy pillow
are, And more of it-hos one Of tl5
Smru family and whoever knew Of
SMITH who was not clever fellow?
A Traveller
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B8~A handsome sun Will be realized

n3"A handsome sun Will be realized
to the Government from the tax upon
the salaries upon the members Of tho
House Of Representatives, Elcb nom,
Der is taxed six dollars month, or
seventy two dollars ycaL The Speaker
will be taxed $l4i, The next House
will consist Of 1917 members AMI nine
dcIcgatcs--in all Goa The aggregate
realized will be sll,5ao year,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
Thirloonth Vlrginin Rogimont.

This Regiment, now in camp at this
point, under the command Of Col. BRowN,
has eight companies, raised in this and
adjoining counties Although new Re.
gimcnt the boys" ara rapidly leaning
the drill, and will, when collcl into &C.
ton give good account Of themselves.
The members of the Regiment rCcciv
cd their Government bounty Of twenty.
five dollars, county bounty of thirty dol.
lars, and two dollars premium last week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16

GIVE THEIR NAMES We request the
people OF this county 10 furnish US the
names of those traitors that have gone
off to the South. Iftbcy will furnish us
the nomes we will publish them. The
list would do for future reference. Send
en- their names.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16

RarGEN HALLEcR approves ofthe proc
lamation of tho President, and thinks
that depriving the rebels Of the labors Of
three and half millions of slaves is ne.
ceSsory 10 suppress the rebellion.
On the military question of the neces
lsi:.aae 4lpq2ia;ac. a!iajs gf y|asa !aaos;
he says he has not heSitated since the
rebalIion assumed its formidable proper
lions. The question, what to do with
the freed men, he regards as a problem
difficult o. solution bui one ,fatalpa Gtyi!
authorities exclusively to deal WITH
He speoks in this connection of the i'm
possibility of freeing all the negroes in
the country, adding, that Butler now
gives three Ntions to negroes for one to
soldiers. As for the orders of the Presi,
dent, he says soldiers must obey unless
physically impossible.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
seerelnry Chnsc s,rlcusIr Ill.

A dispatch in the Cincinnati CONNER.
clol says Secretary CnAsE is seriously i'll.
Hosnat transacted any business ut the
Treasury Department for over week.
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A Pleasant Family.

F-A ''S''' 49, ~-'N~- ''''Ni N'''-'h
ter. 1t is really a sidespli!ler, but we
can't be responsible to our readers should
it occasion the loss of buttons. Read it
however, but "savo the pieces" that
might "drap;"
The crrom editor of the Henderson
Times (not arrant, az our typos made it
yesterday in the course of his wander
ngs has picked up some interesting in
religence, showing the "Cnhealthy feel
Ing pervoding hundreds and, he fears,
thousands of families in East TenNes-
see He gives the following interview
between Confederate officer and Lin.
coluilc family on Powe's river
At Powelis river stopped and sugag.
ed more milk, of So old Lincolnite jade,
keen rs brier, and mother of three
land | don't know how many more)
rather nieo looking gals, She complain.
c to me Of having been rudey treated
by North Carolina officer the morning
previous, Arriving ut camp | informed
die officer Of the old lady story, and he
told mo thar knowing their political sta
tus, be had placed guard around the
house, to keep any Of the family from
going to the Gap, while our army WIS
crossing The river, aud tbs in the mean
time tho following consJisGtion took
plac;
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Another Great speech by D. S. DicLin.

son,
Hon. D. s. Dickinson, delivered a
very eloquent and patriotic speech in N.
Y, on the 9Th inst, to an immense crowd
MI D. lisa life long Democrat, and is
now one Of that class of Democrats who
escbews politics, and assumes the posi-
ton that this is no time to discuss poll.
tical issues; that il is worse than idle to
send our sons to the field of blood, and
leave politicians ut homo who are lie.
nouncing government, and are inculca.
ting no matter how steslthily, or covert.
ly, cowardly and fatal propositions Of
peace.
He gives to such politicians and rebel
sympathzers whitening rebukc because
of the aid and comfort they seek to give
the Southern Confederacy. The speech
is reply to some remarks recently m ade
by Horatio Seymour, of which the fol.
loving is one paragraph:
"1f it is true that Slavery must BIZ
abolished to save This Union, then the
people of the South should be allowed to
withdraw themselves from that Govern.
ment, which cannot give them the pro.
lection guaranteed by lis terms"
Mr. Dickinson thus replies to the
above paragraph:
'What place this glorious Union
this heritage Of human hopo-this asy-
lum for the worlds weary pilgrim his
refuge for the oppressed ofearth, in the
scale of being beneath the black and
bloated and bloody-the corrupt and
corrupting--the stnItifed ard stultifying
institution of slavery No Sooner
than see the Union severed, let not only
the institution perish whenever and
wherever il can be found, hut let the
hobitations that have known it perish
win 1t and be known no mots iortyGE'
And yet this returning fugitive from pa
trioism proclaims as his creed, in effect
If MOT in terms, that If either slavery or
the Union must be destroyed, it shoull
be the unioni AID the name OF Ibis
man ii fiora'io Stymodfl Rises Gad
cries Of "shame"
@The editor of the GOlIipols Dis.
patch pitches into q "river exchange"
because of giving Information of the
movement of troops. The editor has on
~ TO refer to the sixth article under his
editorial head, where according to his
own showing, he will fnd 'contrabsnd'
article. George, don't condemn others
for doing what you do yourself; FIRST
cleanse the augean stable n. home before
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
Ohio Politics..

One would suppose that in tines like
these, that old and dead party issues
would not be on the taps; but such is
not the case in our sister State of Ohio.
Tuesday last, was the election day
Two regular State tickets were in the
field; one Of which represented the I'M
conditional Union party--the other pro-
fesses to represent the Democratic party,
when in fact, it is composed Of old bro.
ken down party politicians, bogus Demo
Gratis, who long since have been Topped
of as rotten branches, unfit 10 lead the
honest masses Of the country. In that
State you have your Vallaniigham's Me,
dary's. & Co.. who ore constantly de.
nouncing the Government, and all its eff
forts to suppress the rebellion; who new
cr utter a word against the rebels who
are daily numbering our people and lay
ing waste their possessions. Can such
men be called patriots? Should they
not be denounced as enemies and trai.
tors 10 their country? There are only
two parties in this country, loyal men or
traitors. All politicians who stick TO
party for party sake, should be regarded
as traitors. They are in fact.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16
Second Virginia Cavalry.

This hard working Regiment of Cav
My is now bivouaccl in and near this
place. i has seen a great deal Of hard
service since The commencement OF the
campoign 1t is now under tho com
mand of Col. PAXTON, who is a very cf
icient and competent commander, Com.
pauy B, Of the Regiment, is.commandai
by Capt CHAnLEs H&MBLGT0N, who has
been in the service ever since the com.
moncCmont of the war He is n good
commander and attends promptly to all
his duties, and by his ailable and gentle.
manly department has ondeurod himself
10 his subordinate officers and men,
This Company, together with the balance
Of the Regiment, have done vast
amount Of hard labor.
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l5"Mr SrAulDING, who has been
the lea 0iog editor OF the New York
Wolff has taken the second place on the
New York Times, Raymond coninqing
tile leading editor Tie reason given for
the change is that SPauijiag could not
sustain Seymour Democracy. No one
could unless he had stomach for ol2es
and ipocac.
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HarrOd,burg and Danyillc in our Pos
session.

H0rrOd'bnrg and D0nYiIlc N oar PDs-
session.
Our forces now occupy DluyiIle md
Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
The enemy have crossed the river and
have possession Of Camp Dick Robinson.
Oar forces took one thousand stand Of
arms, A gentleman lrom Harrodsburg
reports that two thousand rebel wounded
left there,
Brig Gen George Money was killed,
Col, Lewis was ais killed.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-10-16

IsQurnrns recently made in certain
Western papers as to the reason why the
gunboats for the Ohio river we're not fn-
ished, arc answered by tho statement
that the contractors we're depending on
certain Kenucky furnaces for portion
Of The iron required for the plating
that the invasion had cut Of this source
Of supply, AMI thot It ha taken some
little time to make arrangements for pro.
curing the iron elsewhere.
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y, AFRAID OF TIE RECORD. -Some scamp
has cheated time ofils revenge by cut
ting out of the Grafton House register
the pages on which Bill ThompsOm's
(rebel) company registered when they
occupied Grafton for a very short Zine
in May, 1861. Perhaps it was that rec
ord would ore day rise in judgment
against them. The gallows has been
worse cheated than time, or the landlord
either, if any of the villains are still
alive Il Wheeling InieIligenceF'
Bdy-The number of our forces at the
Perryville battle on Wednesday,, was
sixteen thousand Taking into consii-
GRAFTON the number engaged i. was the
most holy contested engagement since
the commencement of the war. These
fought the battle, but at the close Of the
day were largely ro-euIorced The az
gregate number of rebels is put down al
thirty thousand,
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-08
1nkliWgs Of Peace.

We have a very strong conviction that the
Confederate leaders will not allow the lst OF
January to approach With very earnest efforts
though they may be underhand, to stop the
desoiating civil war which they SO recklessly
inaugutated under the gravest misconceptions
of the military resources and tenacity OF pur
pose of the loyal States. Hangman Foote'S
recent proposition in the rebel Congress, of au
Embassy to Washington, will probably be
overruled, but the effort which it cOntemplates
will nevertheless be made. The resources of
the Rebels consisting mainly of bOundless
issues of paper promises, backed by no system
OF taxation. are not easily exhausted; but they
have no clothing for Winter campaign, hav-
ing exhausted THAI which they bought on
credit of our Northern merchants in 1S6O, and
9 wndled them out of the pay for, and their
British friends have learned by sad experience
that smuggling valuable cargOes into blockaded
ports ut heavy risk, only to sell them to people
who can't pay for them, is extra hazardous. In
short, the Rebellion don't pay, and it will have
to be given up.
There must, then, be an accommodation, and
that fact established, it seems to US very easy
to settle the terms. The obvious basis OF
an adjustment is the Consultations of the United
Stc:es without note or comment. That il, at the
very lowest estimate, u treaty; but call it COM
pact, alliance, or what you will, it is q valid
and binding contract Our fathers made il
freely and heartily, and it cannot degrade their
sons to reaffirm and abide byi it. If we repudl-
ate that, what assurance can be given or
frosted that any new bargain would be lived
mp tor
Whenever the Rebels really desire peace-as
we think they very soon will, if they do not
alreday-they have but to notify the Govern
ment that they are ready to return to loyalty,
and to that end have abrOgated all ordinances,
acts, and oaths of allegiance inconsistent there
with. President Lincoln would thereupon feel
warranted, We doubt not, in issuing Procla-
nation of Amnesty, inviting the States lately
in rebellion, to elect Members Of Congress, y
if no rebellion had existed. The Rebels would
need no further assurance of immunity; their
friends of the Vallandgham persuasion would
guarantee them q practical ascendency in the
House, if not in the Senate also, aud thus
shield them from all serious harm. And il
they should choose to have o Convention to re-
wise the Federal Constitution, We have no doubt
that this would be easy of attainment, though
We should prefer to have no stpulations on the
subject. They migx have had one without OBJ
lection in 1851; they can can have one without
stipulation in 1858. But the true and sufficient
basis of immediate peace is g The Constitution
- it ia" Man can devise no better.-N Y
TIbwas.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-08
TEN DOI.LARS REWARD-Stolen

Il from the subscriber, on the 18th inst, small
Black and IAN Tarrer Dog about seven months Old and
snswers 70 the nzme Of Dick Whoever VIII return
him q siye information where be be found, VIII
Be pan The above reward. JOHN A. kka6
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-08

Washington, Sept. 2

Washington, Sept. Is.
Pseelamatisn By the President:
Whereas il has become necessary to call int
service, not only volunteers, but also portions o
the militia Of the States BY draft, in order {.
suppress insurrection existing in the Unitet
States. and disoyM persons are not adeluatel!
restrained BY the ordinary process Of hw from
hindsring this measure, and from giving aid ant
comfort in various ways to the insurrectioo, now
therefore, be it ordered:
LIST. During the existing insurrection, and As
necessary measure for expressing the same, a
rebels and insurgents, their aiders and abettors
within The United States, and all persons discour
aging volunteer enlistments, resisting military
drafts, or guilty Of any dsloyal practice offering
aid and comfort to the rebels, against the author
ity Of the United States, shall be subject to mar
tial Aw end liable to trial and punishment BY
Court Martial or Military Commission
I'd. That the writ of habeas corpus is suspend
ed in respect TO all persons arrested, or Who are
nov, OF hereafter during the rebellion shall bs
Imprisoned in any fort, camp. Arsenal, military
prison, Or other place Of confinement, BY any
military authority, or BY the sentence of cour
martial or military commission.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto Get my
hapd, and caused the seal Of the United State.
to be affixed. Done at the city Of Washington
this 24th day Of September, 1864, and Of the in
dependence Of the United States the s7th.
(Signed.) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
VIZ. H. SEwARp, Secretary Of State.