The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-03-17
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ne. Editor:
| have, Fot,bs las! twelve nonIbs,
approved the liberal and patriotic course
Of your pSpeG for have bean saIisasd,
for two. or three years past. that The
pto,rriptiys psliey advocated sud car
ried out BY some Of our acliEs Poliii-l
cisn,, has been greatly detrimental To-
The interests Of out asV State. That il
has supednducOd . ipirIt Of party hatred
and has. 30 iiS consequent excitement.
caused many things 10 be do9e which
our people, 10 lheir cooler reflection
woald have left undoDs, and 4 hiss a;
SO lei. uOdoo6 msny thiags that ought ia
have been done.
No Republic il sale when ciiiSsus are
willing TO sacrifice the interests Of the
country 10 the interests Of pTly. Pa
triodsa should DO che rolling motive 10
tbs bre9s. ofovsTy politician. Bat,
alas! Poriizla is TOO often Lis blind
guide. / think il cannot be denied that
Of Iale We nave lad too mdch lsgisls.
lion Of sarty east. admit that in
some cases there bss been Just ground
for The proscripliye, policy Of the Radical
element ia the R-publicsR party; fer ia.
stance, whore was manifested bitter
hatred on the pln o. conisdoFsIeg TO-
ward Union men. But. first, While Ws
admit thaIBome prescription was useful,
yet persecution WaS sadly % deiIiment.
d sS il Wss oppressive, And, secondly,
such bitter aninoaily was not ana ls not
lound among those who really took up
Orms in the late war against tho Union;
for brsys msp are ever ready to treat
with respect their brave enemies with
whom they have even contended hand
to hand in battle. Prescription agaiust
men who have fought gallsntlyia q
cause which they conscieqltOusly
thought was right. does not cbatgc,erizs
hishlonad man, bul!only the groysliing.
Allow me, Ne Editor, TO ask you il
you do not think VIC have patriotic and
conservative citisStS enough in our STATE
10 form great Anti ptoscripliyo party,
strong enough 10 repeal oil our pro.
sctiplivc statutes, aud give to slllour
citizens their equal rights, and thus to
hsrmonize he discoFdanI elements Of
our State governments. Instead Of cul
tiyAting party strife. lot This great party
,endssvOF TO Onhsduo tho property Of
tue State, BY the Developments it's vast
mstetiSl resources, is Agricultural aud
Mineral intereSts, which are, even amid
our present discorJ, attracting The alien.
ton Of capitalists everywhere,
Brave soldiers, let me make an sspec.
ial appeal 10 you, to unite ia this great
peace party. You have fought for Jour
counfy's liberties, and you have been
successful. The God Of battles has let
victory perch upon your bapnsra. Your
eouatry isagain Of psSce 10 all rs eide
boEders. And now Is not this snoughi
Nov your enemy has laid down The
weapons of his rebellion. and faithfully
aud, 4 believe honestly, accepts the eli
uation, and only asks for peace aad pro.
lection. Cannot you grant hin this!
Can you not shake bands with foe
man, who has fought so gallantly? True.
We thought his cause wrong one, but
he thong ht it right, and be showed him.
self to be sincere in bis belief. by peril
ing his lie to defend il. Now, We ore /
all again subjects Of ths same govern
msnt-ws are all in the same boat. end
il she sinks, We will al 60 down togeth.
sn But they will stand By the pumps
as long and as faithfully as any Of Us -,
Let US then not disIrust them. Let US
say to them, peace be unto you
We shall olIoIinSi!e to our great Peace
Psr,y-onr 'Love coast such Ministers
Of the Gospel (iIird,ed there be such)
who have taken pleasure in keeping
above tho bitter feelings eugendersd By |
The war, We would remind them that
their mission iS to preach obedience to
God and peace aud good will among
men, and that vengeance belongeth.
unto the Lord, who iS a God of mercy,
Now, M. Editor, what do you think
Of forming this great Peace-Auli,pro.
seriptve Party, on Such principles as
have set forth above! Let US hear your
views atan early day.
Very Respectfully,
ANTt}PNOscmPTIvE.