The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-27

tnbIish aud that there are thousands Of
good Democrats living who would not
regret 10 sec another Republican Presl
dent taken Off in the same way is pro-
we'd by the concerto attack upon Gen.
Grant,
The last assassination made Andrew
johnson President, AMI it is under his
administration that We have another
boldly advocated ard predicted. There
d no longer any secrecy in the design.
! So duiog vas the spirit mas the spirit
of treason even now become under our
recrcant Presidents ruI9, that the crime
which removed Abraham Lincoln is
arowel as a part Of he D.mocralic pro-
grammo.
10 connection with tho bloody record
Of April IA. 1865, VIC hsvs oely to ooE
at the experience orrcbel rule in Ken.
lucky and Maryland, not 10 speak Of the
Southern Sta OS of South Carolina Onl
Texas, to understand the sincerity Of the
In Crosse DsmoerA in ur5ins another
assassination,
Here is another exroct
lPom the La Crosse Democratic
During the Lincoo niger crusade,
the clanking ron doors Of q political
basile smorherad many of Americas
brightest intelICcts and most devoted
sons.
But God is just, Each dog has onlv
lis day. 50 Lincoln ha only his, for on
that l5ng to be ,rcmembered night, while
the ililor and murderer of American free
men was at a Washington play.houso-in
one OF the dark hours of American Lib
erty, when the life,Iight of the Republic
was about going out-God IN his wisl-
ON anl justice sent n man Of courage
who lid bis mission we'll; and amidst
the ring Of the "sic scmpcr tyranais."
Lincoln went to his account to warmer
realms below, the cries aud groans of his
victims ringing in his ears 10 tho last
This is treason, say you'll If so, make
all you can Of it now, Tor the time is not
Ear distant when Impartial historians
will pronounce the Lincoln despolism OF
America the most infomous and damna.
blc Of any tina, ever yet bloted the rec
ord Of supposed civilized government
anywhere.
In the face Of all this houor-this
murler plumber, rapine, swindling, dc.
struc,ion and oppression; with the bright
sunlight Of heaven falling directly upon
il and bringing il so plainly 10 our Wis.
ion, that il we stick our pen into it and
and turn ii over all may sea.
If il be treason 10 denounce murder
and outrage, whether committed by
Abraham Lincoln or Anton Probst-then
we are traitors.
And il it be treason TO champion the
millions of poor, oppressed and burdcned
people, who have been crushed by the
tyranny of Lincoln md bis infamous
minions-then we are traitors, and we
say TO you again, make the most OF it.
When we look about over this land
once SO beautiful, aud SO productive, and
whose people were SO happy and pros
porous, aud see how barren and desolate,
and dreory are lands and homes; how
many new graves there are; how red the
earth is with human blood, and how
many widows, and orphans, and m aniacs
there are,--arC we wicked or wrong in
assuming and believing that the fend
who brough. this destruction and mise.
| ry is now undergoing deserving torture
in hell!"
Let Union men seriously reflect when
a'bed 10 vote with party that Odvocntes
such doctriOes as the above. Democ'
racy is the same all over the country,
and the La Crosse Democrat fully
speaks the sentiments Of that patty. We
would Ike To have our Democratic
ncghbor down street to tell Us whether
he aud the Democracy of West Virginia
endorse the La Crosse Democrat or do
not, and whether the above extracts
from said paper, ore not The sentiments
of the Democratic party Of this State?
We know that there are few honest
Democrats who will reject this mur'lcr-
Gus counsel with horror, and many more
who will deny tina! there is such a news.
paper as that we have quoted from, or
that any such crime is in serious contem.
1 PlatioD. These citizens can easily sat.
isiy themselves. TIE paper is standard
Democrs,io authority, ;Oheo by thous
sands Of Democrats, who not only op.
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