The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-27
OUR WEEKLY REGISTER.

We reach large number of readers
through THE WEEKLY REGISTER. To
that portion of our friends, this article is
particularly addressed. This is the sea-
son for renewing old subscriptions and
making new ones. For this reason we de-
sire to say a few words in relation to THE
WEEKLY REGISTER and the importance
of its circulation.
|. The Coming CaRrdSs.-lS65 will be
one of the most important. years in our
political history. The elections soon to
be held and their bearing upon the
country's future render the coming can
vass of vital interest to every friend of
freedom.
During the coming year n President
and Vice President and n new House of
Representatives are to be chosen. Gov
ernors of States, United States Senator'S,
Legislators, Judges, and countless dis
trict aud county officers are also to be
elected. From the highest to the low
est, these selections will be made with
reference to the great political issues
now before the people, and upon the
general result will depend the policy
that will hereafter control the country.
Radical Reconstruction has proved
failure. Utterly failing to reunite the
country, it has embarrassed business,
prostrated commerce, impoverished the
people with Taxes and Tariffs, African
ized ten States, bred bitterness and dis
content throughout the entire country,
saddled Military Government upon the
South, trampled upon the Constitution
and virtually broken up the Union.
The overthrow of Radicalism should
he the purpose of every patriot. The
work has already been begun. The
great reaction of 1867, should become
resistless in lS65. To this end, the peo-
ple must be educated. Shut out for
several years from the privileges of gen
eral discussion, they are comparatively
ignorant of the causes of their many
calamities. When fully informed, their
power will be felt. Law will be
vindicated, Radicalism broken down,
and the Union restored and preserved.
1t will be our aim to open the eyes OF
the blind, convince the doubling, con-
firm the wavering, and incite the bold
to action. For years we have labored
almost without hope. We now know
that the Triumph of Right can be secur-
ed by proper effort. The harvest is ripe,
and it only remains for the people to
gather and garner.
III. The Newspaper the Best Missionary.
In the political field there is no laborer
more constant or more successful than
the newspaper. II ceases not from its
toll. To-day it fails; tomorrow it re-
turns to its task. Fact upon fact, ar
gument upon argument, illustration up
on illustration, are its instruments,
and their constant use leads to final
success. It's fire-side guest; it preach
es TO the homo circle, it is talked OF at
the table, its influence is present in the
field, in the workshop, in the counting
room and everywhere.
No rebuffs repel it, no sneers dis
hearten it, no attacks defeat 1t. The
prejudice that casts it aside one week,
will curse, aud read it the next. With
in q month it is read without curses,
and then by quiet, persistent, resistless
progress it wins its way to conviction.
Let no man doubt the influence of the
press, because he cannot tell exactly
when or where or how it moulds opin-
ion. The laws that govern the plane
tary motions work unseen; neverthe'
less they work revolution.
III. Radiculisna Cannot Withstand III,
Press.-This is fact beyond dispute
Knowing the power of the press, the
Radical party fears it. Hence it wa
that our printing offices were mabbed
editors imprisoned and their papers eA
cluded from the mails, and forbidden
distribution from post-offices. Thos'
days are past. Mob law is over. Th'
press is free; the bastiles are closed
their keepers are cursed.
The enemies Of the nation confessed
their weakness when they muzzled on
journals. Let US be taught by tha
confession, to scatter our newspaper
broadcast throughout the land.
In this State no better weapon
truth can be used than THE WEEKLY
REGISTER. Place it in every farm
house, Drop it in every workshop
Let the laboring men and taxpayers o
West Virginia learn from it how tn
dominant party is running over wit
corruption.