The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-02-26
Tor the Register.
UMoN RIDOE, Mason comfy Va, !
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Mr.. EdHOr:--As The press IS mGdl'
mn by which the outside world may
know, what is going on where there is
but little communication except verbal
and that in somewhat secret manner.
] feel it a duty to keep your readers pos
sd rs regards the secret workings OF
traitors and their coodjutors in trying to
destroy our liberty both religious and
political. Ii is fact that cannot be de
MED, that these lreasonable coDspirator
aaye q direct communication wiki THEN
allies in rebeIGom, that arc trying to de
sroy their own liberty rs well as that o,
their posterity, generation after genera
ton. The question is how ond where is
tllis correspondence kcptup il is this,
we bavc women that are ms deeply dyed
in treason themselves, as the leaders Of
this rebellion, they win travel from 40
to 80 miles in one night, to carry q
message or package of letters to their
reasonable consprators. There is
weekly mail passing from the very town
in which you reside. The rebels are
posted MS to our every movement, even
they keep record OF our conduct, this ia
oil transmitted to the Headquarters Of
deus of treason, by men and women (if
,uo 'eln men eno women IS appropriate,
but think not, for they are nothing Jul
devils in human form,) we suppose 10
W it.enU,y 'o"'rl Us out .ney ore the
VOL !" s"c'Ps cl"'Nlng tms cores
Ponpchce IS connected with different
HheS OF comniun Gallon IRON different
paris oil !he country We have lice OF
communication and regular mail rout
passing through this part OF Mason.
You can trevel few DAYS through our
mountainous coun'r7 and you viii sec
the 6Dy,pnths used by these traitorous
BANDITS they have not the courage to
'aEe open day ood public highway,
Their crimes are too black, their cOun-
ienanefs be'roYs them when looked upon
ny an honest upright, law abiding I'm
ion man OF which we have many in this
part OF the county, they cannot face the
honest ycomanty OF our county when on
Their reasonable Crrgnls. To Illustrate
the evil of tbs secret correspondence, |
will 1--WE you the details as near as posi-
ole one Of the mos heart.reudering trag-
edy's and ouidgbt wilful murders that
has ever disgraced any community. The
particulars are these, on Sunday night
last The 9Th inst, gang Of horse thieves
that iniest our couuirymadc run on the
Big hurricane Creek, Putnom county.
Their plan was to SUNRISE and capture
the Home Guards. but their plans par.
imIiy failed, finding thcy wero discover.
ed, they lun into the house of Calvary
GIBSON, shot seven ballet holes through
Iim, 6ayoneIed him several times and to
make the crime more hileous. they with
ne butts OF their guns broke his skull in
palil the hammer Of the lock was buried
N his brains up to the barrel, all this
was being done whiIe be was begging for
ms lie, and 10 make the crime Of
cooper dye, caught the wife of the mur
d1red man, aud choked her until she
was insensibIe, and to complete the out.
Tasc, they threw small child OF the
t9m'ly' into The fire, (there were no
charges against this mHn, only be was a
!'ooity loving and law abiding, Union
MANI they passed on, captured the
captain and one OF the members of the
Home H1ord' both said to be murdered
afterwards, they aso left the country
destitute OF horses
his Is the effect and the fruit Of this
infamous reasonable, secret cor'cspon.
"e9ee mat IS Kept up in our midst, even
under our own observation. What can
we d0!-We report man, have him ar
rested sent % headquarters and in n
lew days he Is back with fresh supply
OF information Tor the headquarters of
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