The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-04-17
From the wheeling Press,
The Policy 10 be Demanded.


the organized rebel soldierly, as we'll d
tho news Of lhe desperation to which lhl
sCcosh pre being driven in the southern
and western sections, together with tll
delays which are suffered in the progreS
of our troops, and the prospect Of an in
menso increase Of the deb, and suGorip.
which the war Is likelYsto entail upon lla
loyal people oil the Union, arc last dfi
wing them to the bitter conclusion th6
the timo for measures OF unsparing ic
! ruction Of property and exterminIaiou
the enemies Of the Union, caauot DO vel
long postponed. A few reverses and
litlo morO impudenao upon the part
the secessippisis and those who synlpa
thjsc with them, will eiicctually conSui
matc this conclusion-and then tho VOL
which has only been contemplated IS
possible military necessity viii becola
the popular choice and demsnd.
! Whenever matters reach thgt pass vi
shall be with the people, On ollicaf
both military and civil, are gcuorallf
much too lanient with the active rascal
who openly war against the rightiul aiI
thority Of the Nationaland Stat0 govern
mGnt, and arc griovously in Orrorin Us
noring almost entirely the guilt and mig
chievous capacity Of those semi, passigq
traitors, who are either apparently indit
fercnt to the cause Of the legitimate sat
and National governments, or saek q
disparage them. md express (hOwovc
slight) any sympathy with tho rebollios
or its participants therein.
In common with the means OF the PED
pie they find it difficult to realize tGa
such atrocities and prosecutions rs "
have reported IRON Time To time haF
been commit cd by the orcn secesh 81
their snoaking allies. But we have ~
most indubitable evidence thereof frd9
numerous authorities daily accumilaii1s
None need doubt on this point, after "a,
aiding Mr.. Brownlow'S speeches and ths
1 reliable reports that are to b. found i
the journals of this city and indeedi iu q
the others throughout Western Virgin
The evidence which should couvi
those designated by the moderate tefi
"sympathizers," aud who fancy themscI
YES secure in their wary anil SELFISH
unhuaianity support of this most unha
rcbc!lion-arc palpably apparent toaI
They may be "sccn and known OF
men" daily in opr streets and public II
ccs, Thousands Of men and yGgd
who iN.ysyGusir rs.s ere ,loiiig e5t
rlnra for.,llcl lunicpcluse in SecesS Siasl
these "sympaihiscrs , do for tlc rcbGIison
here, and many of them not even half %
much, aro suffering not only from pro-
scripuop, forced ovies, confscatiou aud
impisonment--as should the few sym
pathzors" here but tho ioulesl ignOmin-
les and even death itsself. II
is high time. therefore, Tor oil ia,
torested to calculate with certainty upon
one Of two things, an carly suppression
of the rebellion or an undeniablo popular
demand for moro vigorous and more
prompt Justice to the enemies oflhe Union
OF every grade and guisc-tho cowardly
and sleek as well as tho bold and rough.
Again there must bo no plans lorconqu-
csts Of States, no projects for resolving
any ofthem into territories. So says the
people already. 1t is their will, to'slana
by the Constitution in this as in all olhct
matters, so long as we have men and
means however few Or small to carry oo
tho war, in support OF "the Union as Il
is" though all tho powers of Earth aud
Hell were engaged against us. They
will support the President, as Comman-
der-in Chief of the Army OF the United
States il establishing and continuing in
any state martial law md military pfp.
visional government untill the Unionciti.
zens can be secured in the administration
Of their state affairs. And when tho in
surreCtion is suppressed, they will glad.
lyweIcome back every one OF the stales
now "secession' under the administration
Of tho good Union men, and will instruct
the President and Congress to give them
every aid in subdning the few refracto.
ry, in carrying out those branches ofro.
tributive justice, which do not come
readily T3lsi@ tbGPzgyiiaaae OK faoiisi ss
of the National Government and i'm
assuming for their respective State thoir
rightful, proud and more than ever loyal
position in the Union.
Moreover: the people have policy
upon the subject Of slavery, They say,
in tho language OF tho tried patriot
BRowNLow, (Virsinian and STAKEHOLDER
by birth and, Tcnnessooan by rosidonCo); J;
'If the issue shall bo made by the South
of Slavery and no Union or Union and
mo slavery, / am for the Union,' If tho
President Gdhoroing to tho Constitution,
is compollodi in suPpre5sing the robell,
lou TO extinguish slavery, they will sup
| nnrI him In ILn n.1.l.LLl -nnnLn.L II Al .