The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-09-23
A WORD wlrn rnEDiSATFECTED

A WORD WITH THE DISAFFECTED.
When the first qua was fred from
Fort Sumpter upon the rebel loe' 1t
was strictly mere act Of sslt.defense;
snd when the news spread with light
ring rapdity from one end Of the Union
10 the other. IhOt the flag Of our country,
shat dear emblem of our liberties. aud the
admirolion OF oil nations, had been iu-
suited, had been fired upon, not BY Il for.
eign foe, but BY foe organized on our
own sol, By our own Ci'iz4us, the loyal
people rushed to AIMS, not with the fierce
intent Of wipiDg ont the insult by spiIling
the last drop Of rebel blood but with a Gtm
couviclion of the business OF the cause
of the Upion.
They fought to cooqTeria b9nIs, no..
merely for persona hate or private re,
seDgc, but Tor more noble God honora
blo motive, 1t was to srblue und crush
Ghe rebellion in order that the govern
might be preserved and peace and unity
prcysil throughout the land.
The motive Of our government was to
bring back its rsbeIliOus ciizlns to a
proper sense Of the duties and response"
.biliies they owed 10 the government. 1t
is true that civil war is great nation .
Slslamity, aud it cast gloon OF
.lesolaliou aud devastation over th'
length and breadth OF our country, -
But the m5mcnt that General lee
surrendered at APpomnt'ox Court
House, the whole rebeI army laid dow
their arms, peace was proclaimed, an.
the news flew with Geographic spec
TO every quarter Of tue globe. Then i
was that shout OF universal joy anC
heart felt gratituje to Almighty Coo
went up TO heaven, aud reyerb,rAIed T.
the highest done Of the starry firmaueH
.fof The preservation aod restoration o
the Uuiou. and the blessings Of peace
harmony and unity 10 every section o
cur county that had been seourgei witt
IRE add steel The North South, Eas
aud West. rsjoiccd at lais happy consa
mation.
The government did not ry on th
wOr to subjugn!c, oPpress, persecuIe ao
.euslave thOss who had been eng ged il
resisting its ourhoriIy-the rebels, Blu
simply to maintain its national choracte
ind viniicate its honor, as the rePresen
ra,ive Of great. powerful, free, brave
and magnanimou, people. Or soldier
did not leave their homes, their friends
their wives and their children, their faith
ers, mothers, brothers, sisters and a
they held dear AMI -sac"d, merely I
crafty personal hatred No they bel
nc malice against lheir er'ing bTe'hrrr
They,wcnt lo,! to b4l'Ie, in firm IN
wayeGng belief 10 ,nt 'niogFi'y,aod JUS
mes, Of the saorelcl OF We Union a."
their nations honor, they marched 'hoH
der 10 shoulder il a solid. Unbrokon c.,
umn, or phalanx, like mighty host
ready and wiling 10 sacrifice their live
90 the battle field for their country
houor-aol TO keep The government il
the hands of any political parry, bot l.
preserve the Union intact, They Tough
nobly, bpvely. for the restoration 0
peace, harmony aud unity. they SUI
,iorod hardships, privalioos hunger
thirst, poverty, imprisonment, bled ao'
died. and lhoujnnls upon thousands Ior
their bones to bleach on a hundred bat
lie. fields, that our blnuer, the ever Clio
riouS stars and stripes, might again be
unrudcd aud float msiesIieGlIy in the
breeze in every State 0! this Union
without ieI or hindrance,
81 much for the rebellion now let ua
,lfn our attention to the ballot box and
,oe il our motives are as pure ond un;ul,
lied, and unhrnisbed by seIGshnoss as
,Aey we're during the terrible ordeal OIL
.llvgr Saol, We sl2wa Clique .!