The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-06
Ben. II. Smith, Esq,..-The Record.

from, ina Foi,mon, N.,iaa.1. ~
n o"' -'"'""
| NJ oml'h opposed the reor-
Pan'|I''on OF inc government OF VIZ
gina ~ ReaaWg committee oil clIIzens
rom o"S,'S5'Tn s"I procuring an en-
p m, ., '"V'r ulou'Sll rom me
De'eg'e 70 Go"S'gss from 'he f'mefoy
o ,,. VI o"'1 I'I tuen ne' W,'h me
o'"'' - 'y"' ue'ogh'e 70. ueh' Mcolell'
w. WY ~ I'S' "sSuheG pohuand' 10
a ;n," ,po y NV" IVY " svou Union 4oops
m e. 'n' H.. " t. Nu'!ey as me nome
,io u' nL5 '" a osl"g raised %o@S" lY"
Me Oi'to "oPS y Mey crossed Tie r(Ofr.
u, %eC, a,i, u' not SEM Inc troops and
W., WI ,t Isu W T ', '"ai wise came deVaSla'
w" Wv, W ~ y o ''1{ a"u carried inc greater
p",' ~; u.s. Wv, w. nI I uuafdS ana omI'hS
'VH H. ,"' Sa wv 'eoe' nlny'
.uI a.. .., ''"'s" 's"p',neu az uomo qule'
"s, I r H. u'Sl"lereS'eu spectator
Wv '.' r., e Ir wnlch !nauguta'ea
I;Ln, y" 'o W. S S"'o" o"u 'no ~ eS'aV.
h.J haos " "l '"o o'p'' uo'g'"nlen' "H'cH
ni,ta D'o% So'oba'ou oy Lo'cher anu
so., oS s, y: ouIsev!eu III maintaining u
=, II ,'. D",'',O" Us u,''on multi
''E WI NV" p" ,"o' 'ha' no mas away,
W ", po ', '"o 'e'u,"S measures auoPteu
!" sppp'oS9 '"T ieoon''D oHa was 'so'
,s" - gPlioSVI W "e WnOle SVhV'lle 10 |,
,s.v wv; 5 o.! ~'gS '"e '.a'e Government anu
p"o" ,'ot, u y, VIC 9a''' Mf' om'In nev,
~ .,, 'oaC"vu ~ o ,, near 'no restored
Gr Gtt'i" u., u"'', aleI ne wos opPo,u'Gu
~" "' ',;I, y '.1a N,'o'"eJ' "n'e" was hapo
%; I w." ~ w. "T ~. '"o "I'eIy.'n' 10 c0'A
nun W '"y 'e"'V on NC o''o" sue
,r,o, VIZ L,1I,, u:
.an "I WaI,a "',o I 1'u I"la vase 70 '0,s lo''
cmo,J, ~ c "nN r "Doo'Dsu VIZ lynn iiJ,rV
,';.p uo ''i.: o'N eu'o's, the Nu'IeH
"'a""tv eoi'a l I wv W. ""ism OF n's
s"",'' , ! , ", ~, uroYo "iSo oeyo"u .Hc
S,.aL ' ,n : Nv neS' nopF" oi MI MI :
'''''''' wa. MS qla,'e, WIN uen, eo1
ABOUT a~gger wA'cn o'n'In Dr. had Ia
re" WIN MN as servant Inc man
OF Gclor escaped from the rebel army and
on MS way pack entered Ihe lines oil
t uen' GoH VINO acI'ng under an eraef
'to"' 'no WAR department REUSED 10
give nun u as ne hao oeen IN Inc ser
wee 'l " reoGI ouIcer ga Ben; is re,
presented 70 nave sworn lurIously ana
Iop1Dhced 'nc "hoie Union Army as V"
~ SCI OF Niger 'n,eVeS ana threat,
encu 10 sue zen COX Tor the pnce oil
'"e save lne special point
we wish 10 MAKE oy lhls circumstance Is
'nls' mat whiie W. smith readily con
SGn'cu 70 ioos0 MS negro IN The cause oil
Inc reoelS by permitting nm to be taken
OH oY MS son without oilerlng a sing g
ooJecuon or exercising his undoubted
cou'rol ovor MS own property he de-
houneed IN unmeasured terms our Oil
GERS Tor simPy ooeylng an imperative
military order.
Mr; Smith has never prosecuted a
renel i1f treason sln'o no has boon ~
oli G ou. MS grshu oOJee' seems 10 Dc
" ueI =, means loF 'ny'r escape; ne
, mg"o oS'oiI ,, 'no ursna Jury az onafaesi
wa n,n. anu WIN WIN +" p.o,uS'ou VI 'e'IS auu
nus, T, P''eVuS "PPoaIS pte'a'cu Oh 'ne
w W. " NJ" d" indictment III against
M Ms sun 'or feaSon' ms sou nau oecn I"
WW.'Jor !" tno rGoel army, nad oecn III 'nc
nnS'"'a LEGISLATURE ana Is some 30 or
% years Oh aye 80 'no' nus re"SUh'oIo
ac'S were not :, mere youIh'uI 'no'Scfe'
IONS OUT deI'oef''e ana premea''a'ed'
anu Wh'cn a Stern P@'Tiouc lo'her oil ,ne
Ola Roman stamp would Scorn TO pai't'
e'o or excuse ms son through ms
'a'ner l%iiueNce' Is PGrm''ea TO remain
at nome, iiSt"S on DIS iaIher because ne
refuses 10 toke the oalh required oy the
Legislature OF the restored government
IN aol"g "n''h ne m,Sn' support MN
sell oy tne practice OF raw In ms re-