The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-20
FEBRUARY go, 1859.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GENERAL q. s. GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
ORGANIZATION.

nv DOtNCltJ t"'VH ~ 80 4 NitNdl "
ed is to Re fore ,rmel, and in nearly al
the pursuits Of life it's lruthiulue.s holds
good, and especially must it hold so in
these terribly exciting times when mo.
msntuous questions aud fearful ,sdcs
are met. fought and settled almost daily.
In oar own State We should heed this
sdage energetic and we have no doubt
powerful attempts will be made during
The present year by the conservative
Democracy 10 upset And to Snnihila'e
the Republican party in this Sia'e Nay,
even within the past few days we have
heard Copperheads in our own midst
Boosting of their sirslgth, and exultins
ly laugh al the prospect Of once moe
possessing the rens Of Government. Ia
order TO do this, they have met and dei
sed plans, concocLed schemes. and have
ret 10 work upon the public mind with
all sorts of prcjudices, in order 10 gain the
pympahies and consequently The strength
OF public opinion. We feel certain that
everything that human Ingenuity can
devise and human skill execute will be
done BY the leaders Of that party. They
90 before the people in the same manner
now that they worked upon the mass Of
the Southern people before the war by
appealing to their passions and their
prejudices, they preach TO them all SORTS
of suppOsitions and imaginary ideas,
wanting facts, they rcsor! 10 fiction in
order TO manufacture strength. or Ot
least 10 the hopes Of picking up Strugglers
from the Union ranks. Reader, Law
abiding, God fearing citiz'n, listen not
10 their plausible tales, hear mt their
tempting offers, and 10 not Tor all you
bold dear allow yOur prejudice, to warp
or to rule your better judgment, watch
them as you would watch the serpent
who tempted with the forbidden fruit,
one of our FIRST pOrentS, recollecl that if
you beHeye 10 Gods holy word. altman.
kisd dscended from those two Gr,t placed
10 Eden, recollect thalsin. wrong aud
every forbidden thing appeals 10 poor
fnorlals through their passions. and that
these things when once brought Before
the light Of common sense fade and psla
into Significance; such theories as these
put forth by the Conservatives, dlsap-
pear Ike mist berOrs the rising sun
when subjected to an earues, scrutiny
by the clear ligh; Of intelligence add
fsssOn. As we haze already sait ITO Do
forewArned is to BE- lotearmaI," ,hsse
Conservatives have met in cOussnliJn,
and laid their plRosi they have leiermin
ea to orgauiz, AMI fully discipline the
rank and Gle Of their followers, and
have agreed 10 organize even down to
counties, and scool districts. Organizl.
iion must be met by counter Organization,
10 other words, we must do the samo
thing, we must prepare to do ba!lle with
the men who fought Us from 6l So we
must show them thai there is the same
spiril spims,ing US that animated The
loyal cohorts Of the Nation 10 couquering
them by arms. And to do this success
fully, we too must organize down 10
counties and school districts. We ore
pleased 10 know That our executive com.
nitlee in this county, are taking steps
10 secure organization in this county,
and hope that the same will be done ia
Ehe other counties, we nra sorry that
our Stale Executive Committee have de-
cidsd not 10 hold State Convention IN.
Ill after The Chicago Convention; And
here we mast say that we would ike our
State Executive Committee TO be ills
moro ucliyej 10 correspond with tho ET'
seutiye Committees Of the different coun.
deg End infuse NE, energy and activity
GHpugh every branch Of our political
organ sltiop, True, we can beo! our
oppOnepw yithOpt my drill, by letting
sverHhlbE uo slorg OF loose cod' we