The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-06-19
From The Wheeling lutelligcncer
Necessity Of summary Dealing With
Secession.

Some pcople are fond Of debating tho
question Of Onion ami secession in the
Hight OF . party question Seccssionists
claim Oltbey lalo the same nigh, to
express their opinions that Democrats,
Wings, and Republicans eyor had, and
1 thar my law any ioroo thar reslroiGs
them is simplymuncopsdtuliopa lynn,
ny 'lhisisan argument, or nm appeal
rather that has been made every day
since the war commenced The freedom
oil opinion and OF expression has never
been somaoh lauded or quoted since tho
United States were a nation a. ii has
bceQ sHeo The war for their di,mombcr,
mend has commenced Ia Wheeling
here We have hearl il idst ss we hayc
everywhere else whore horo were soccS
sionists. We propose TO briefly ask At
Ienlion to one OF two points involved in
such a view Of the question Of Liberty of
speech,
This war risuot a p litic,lcampaign,-
Thete are no sides % IT. eXcepl an inside
aud an ouR!e-iu other words, there is
no issuo except tho one Of National cxis-
'vn'o or Na'iohai obstruction ~ % not
q contest between two or lhroe or four
I parties, Ill of rwhom aro endeayoriog 60
do what is best, in their patriotic judge
meo'I 'or tao GooN o' inc Naloh' HS mas
T,oq"eNuy Oeco 'no ga'o ~ .'np p's.,--
~ IS nor q conIeSI "uo'g'h 'ha u6nsV'u
'loo' t0e l9"s an" our lV'm OF VoYerh'
Mea' lS 20 De supreme whoever may WIN
No Sueh 'nnS! II Is SIMPLY contest
on one s''e Tor 'oe preservation oi our
'orhI oil Government aS''Gst ano'hcr
sue VINO are alN'nS oy armed ior'o eve,
ey way IN lhe'r power 70 overthrow anu
whoIly destroy ~ TO wipe II ONT or eS'"'
'ehee--'lS'ue ~ heretofore u"licu' mere
nl'cr d'seofaept and en'aSon''Ne' rms
Is w woa. nus war means,
10 'ne ih'el'geht ana parlo',c mlnd'
them Ihe cant OF sece5slon'sts about llD-
ef'y OF sPpeeen' ana 'n''r quotations
aoou! 'nG't f'BN'a undet 'no constitution
ar' SIMPLY @onsWou' apsuFaues' ara
WheH 'hei c'al'n syniPaVuy TOT mon ar
r9sls anu tmpr'sonfieu's' Ioey o'a'al Just
"has crl,u'ilal conVlc'eu III any OF our
courts oou'a lust Us "e',' ana even oGr
'ef clolm' he l'it VINO 'opS' or s'ea's'
or murders. TO 'ue extent OF any OF these
crimes Ge"es 'he raw o' 'ne lahu' up
foo's ana oaaangerS inc peaee OF society
and Tor 50 doing no ! punished rs or
rested con9nea ana aePr'yea OF iIs
equaHty WIN aw-ao'dlns clizehs. "
IS no excuse 70 any goou mon 'Vr 'ne
crmlga' 10 p'oa, "'s co'V'uuou' OF rsh'
OF wrong aS' inc nature OIL soc'e'y,--c-
Inc 'liSe oGu Jury Scou' "l' Sucn s'uu'
'hey 40 no' ior moment toier"'c 'ne
luoa Oh a"ow'ng sucn PernIclouS peas
70 come oG'wcen 'ne'h ana tnc sIao'hty
OF law ana Eooa ofueT' ana sOe'o' anu
personal security never
us 'ne0; on Sna'l Scn,g' Is 'ne
whoIC ground O' secession: we nave ~
'9o country H9h VINO 'ro III arms against
inc uoVefnmGhV' "'o are moving heaVen
ana eat'i 'oueSroy ~ ~ O"',Sst nI' 1
on'y So,ig onV ''"' '9r "'''" Ur''ii'oa.s
are puhiS"e"' out W uoatroy e'e'} PaPu-
Gle aal 'es''se ol 'ho uC'efpne"' INA.
maue 'ho law Ano we ""'e mere anu
'hore men |ao are !" S'cte' ympa'"y
anu cOnTSo' WIN '9e'e "t''l'u ! 'rll'o's--
wG9 are noPlns ana heiP'oSln every pos
y