The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-01-09
THURSDAY. JANUARY o, 1858.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GENERAL U. s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
TnE WORK. nEroRE us.

Inc past seven years OF our history as
nation, have boen years of moment.
Gus events and Of paramount Interest. =
The great question of seIf-gogorn menI
has been thoroughly tested, and from
the smoke and carnOgo Of the ba'tlcfolds
of the Rebellion has come forth triumph.
ant, and the manaclea have been stricS-
en- from the lacerateJ limbs oil more thun
four millions of human bsings. But
there is still before US q tremendous ISSUE
that oVershadows those of 1904 We
fight to-day for the pespeIuotion Of tho
great victories achieved in tho struggles
and by the bloodshed Of those eveu,ful
years. This yoar the nation will be
called upon to elect the chief executive
officer Of the government, and ii would
be well for the people 10 bear 10 mind
that il is not nicely 10 elect President
that wC vote, but it is 10 govern coun-
try and 10 determine for succeeding gen,
eradons and for oil timo TO come, the
history and goyerument'of the country
The machinery Of the government no
longer moves in fred grooves. Tho
chief magistrate of the government must
indeed, be our executive officer, and not
merely respectable and presontablo fig,
ure-hsad. II is useless to conceal the
fact, that tho lines arc closing for fierce
conflict. The dragon Of the Democracy
Tho great serpent which reared its gilt,
tering coppercrest and Kissed aud shot
its poisonous fangs throughout ihc long
night Of the war-has not yet been
bound for thousand years and cast into
the soothing pit, as many have supposed.
but With untiring zeal and indomilabIo
energy are they filing up their decima-
ted ranks. And with consumale skill
and judgment, with cautious but restless
vigilance, and with determination ma
tured and reinsPirod by long years of
hunger and disappointment, the Demo.
cratic party is advancing to tho conflict.
No stone is left unturned by them. no
falsehood loo glazing and viIIanous if it
will but contribute 10 the accomplishment
OF lis purposes, every evil and adversely
that has been entailei upon the nation
as the natural and inevitable consequent
ces Of Rebellion, bOgoileu and brought,
forth by this party is painted in glowing
colofs Ond is held up before tbs imqsn-
atoms of the people as the result OF tho
inisrulO Of thS pOTty 10 power-,hO par.
~ that saved the country by crushing
down rebellion. The brains of The Reb.
ell Democracy went of With and worked
for the overthrow of tho goYernm ent.-
To-day the war over, the rebellion
put down, the rebel armies defeated and
disorganized, treason somewhat respect.
able, and traitors uahung, this party has
its brains back again, but without either
heart or soul. Over the border from
Canada. from behind the Notifications Of
Richmond, from of the dcaj.llne OF An.
dersonviIle and Libby. from under tho
skirts and shawl of their captured chieI
-Davis-these renegade Democrats are
returning to the bosom Of their long for.
saken brotherhood. To meet aud con.
quer this formidable forco will require
no ordinary effort. and to thwor and
overcome the false Vaccinations aud
doviish schemes Of this combination Of
treason and semi loyalty, 10 the APP
preaching campaign, cen DO done only
by the Republican party uniting upon
the man for chief magistrate, who sc
com plelcly demolished The cohorts o.
treason on the feld.
The year before Us is now ono Of cor
Aict, 1t behooves US nov to set 10 order
our camps and make ready for Noycm
Der. We enter the field under leadO
whose victorious eagles screamed from
Vicksburg to Richmond, but Leadership
will not avail Without an Amy. W,
must furnish him with Icgions who's
,i.,.,, nnhrnken, whosa ranks are re-