The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-05-16

now slumber and sleep after tho same
cou,es. has been transferred to another
fc,d, and alloy their enemies to triumph
at lat2 Will those equally true and
loyal men, who, with unwarering dero'
! ton to their country, bore tho viodlc''se
and malicious epi,hr:s Of their ADVERSE
r;cs, such as aboli.ioni.is, I'"eo'a'
ties" ",rai;ors to the South, and oil
their vile abuse and tyranny; who spent
slcepless nights and days Of watching
for fear dreadful long years, guarding
,,,;rs, ,he stealth and treachery Of these
! v;,r fees. whose demoniac rebellion
AGAINST Ike soycrnmeu Of their fathers
I has laid ras:c OF. farms, burned our
houses. slain our brothers and sons, e1'
iiel from their homes and e:ucily muir
dsrcd many 0: our bravest men, by star
Walton and lsaden bullets, in their hell
>h prison pens oF .Ands7GonTilIc, Rich
morl, ana S4li,ta'y - will they, the
honest Union yeomanry OF the Land
,.umhc. auh sleep, unconscious OF The
,lan.cr? Lc, tie answer !rom every
-,en, valley. aal hi!! in this troal land
come Aacs in thunder tones, from our
trays and free mCun,ainec's, no!
L., our enemies raise their .fn's> 'Ss'"s
if ,hcy desire; .,t them scluce waver;r::
and ua2.:rcip!cd Union mca to their
corru2; cause if ;hey can; let them
pour out their money Ike water i: they
will, to hire No,,nc:n ba,tcrauts and
Southern rebels 70 coa!e into the State
aat; eli; conservative rr;ct newspapers.
none Of whom can vote. Let thcm en-.
lis, as their champions those officers Of
tue Union army who were di:mi>s"! for
li,ioyahy and cowa'licc, and those who'
while the we've in our army, treated
poor Uuion mcn with con'cmp, and
their rebel re;.htors wiki consideration
Traitors to the car;e they were then.
and such tEcT arc yet. lie, them muster
AL thcis riag.s,reaked and specS!sd
politicians AID aGhcrcnts, butternuts,
coppe,Ecals. Constitutional (0 Union
men, conservatives, and stay.at' Lomc
rebels organize them secretly, and let
each oue os them work openly, to dis
parasc thc Union caaS" in West Virginia
by lecei. anu lies, and, where that wont
work, by Intimidation and the threat Of
another war, as some Of thea are now
3oiag. and prepare for the combat. The
truc Union men Of tho State az" mar Pre-.
pr>d t1r M.m. 2iCy, Too, Gre ory""i:'".
Tacy can not again be deceiTcd. 7hc"
threat cf rw dos net alarm hem'
" That, played out" Bu'te:russ never
would fight or either side, and the rebels
don't desire to--th'y h,sc hud tao"gh.
The fourth Thursday in May will find
enough Of true and tried Union meu Of
West Virginia, wLo have never bowed
the knee 20 inc srea; Secession IDOL, to
totally route and drive from the FIELD
this nonsrel horde Of tat,erdemalious.
As q result, traitors will DO disiran'
chiscd FOX me present, until they fully
prove an honest determination to obey
the laws. The STATE Of West Virginia
viii Ge o Erra jac!, rcrsr 70 be removed
from her honorable position on tho gio'
rious flag Of our country. Our free
school oystem will be ;aain;aiocd; the
2u,r Eau', cLili.ca ,hail tc educated,
al we'll as tho rich equal rights and
privileges STALL prc7s:l; oar unsurpassed
resources VII! be Developed, and Wes:
Vi:giai. Become, VIA, she ought now
to be, one Of the foremost States in this
Union for wealth ard prosperity.