The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-03
From the RichmOndEnquirer, oath
Traitor Farmers...

The fierce indignation poured forth in this
letter of Virginia Soldier, is very natural
aud just Our soldiers wish to remain law
abiding citizens, if possible; and rather than
take the law into their own hands, they do
actually submit to hardsh ps and privations
thai no other troops in modern times are
expected to endure. But there may be q
limit for the Confederate soldiers are not
angels. 1t is, indeed high time that Con-
gress should meet and take new measures
for enabling the Government to keep its ar
mics OH foot
ARMY OF WEST VIRGINIA,
MERCER Z. H., Va, August %, 1868 T.
Some farmers refuse to take Confederate
money when rendered by our wives for
corn and meat for the support of our faini-
lies. learn that there are not a few OF
this class in Greenbrier and Monroe Coun.
ties and, have no doubt, all sections of
the Confederacy are disyraced by the pres
ence of such selfish, unprincipled, god-wor
shipping wretches.
This course on their part not only entails
privation and actual suffering upon our fam
lies while wo are standing as a wall be-
tween the accursed Shylocks and the enc
nv, but creates discomfort and dependency
in camp and unless stop be put to it, the
consequences must be fatal to our CAUSE
But where is the remsdy2 In the strong
arm of the Government. These arc no
times for namby-pamby measures. Such
scoundrel traitors-I say traitors, for they
are meaner than the meanest Yankees
must be throttIed and choked into sense
of duty. What is needed by the wives Of
our soldiers or by the Governor must DO re-
garded as forfeited and they should be dealt
by as public enemies.
| tell you this Internal lust for property,
this helish greed of gold, that has seized
upon many citizens, is eating us up. We
are ruined, subjugated aoD; unless some
thing be done. speedily, to effect a radical
cure. Blind fools they can not, or will
not understand that if We fail every dime
they posess will DO taken from them
Such men would soil the honor of their
wives and daughters for filthy lucre. |
verify believe it, They are the cowardly
cravens who 20 about with hooked beaks,
blue lips and long faces, saying, 1--WE are
lChtppeG. - me COIyeueTCy HuS SoHe up,
and other expressions of reasonable i'm
port. We who fight the battles, are not
discouraged or respondent. We do not
dream of ever giving up. We had rather
die at the martyrs stake. We had rather
take the lives of our wives aud little ones
with our own hands, and thus free them
from tyrant dominion, than yield. And
the army will never dispair, never yield
unless the citizens break US down by their
folly and internal deviltry. Let those who
are athome but emulate us..in our determin-
alton never to yield, but ever to hope, and
ever to fight, and we will succeed.
Publish "bIdck list" Mr.. Editor, and
then let the names of all spectators and
sxtortioners, and men who refuse to take
Confederate money be found. Keep 1t up;
YOU shall be furnished with ample material
We will take the responsibility, and let the
blood suckers call for redress, the soldiers
will give them redresS-such as they de
servs-"tar and feathers"
A VIRGINIA SOL DIERR.