The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-12-07
From The Greenbrier Independent.
The Duty OF the Hour.

Aho. DuIy VI Inc dour.
It must be apparent to every observer Of
tho tendency Of political affairs in this
country, that il Grant ID reelected, the
last vestige Of our liberty will be swept
away. aud our government converted into
a despotism. Its idle to soy that the
people would not submit to this IfGrant
should be reelected, aud should determine
to become tho ancestor of line Of Kings
or emperors, he could do it at but little
personal hazard Ifhc bad the pluck, We
believe hc could do it to-day. He certain.
y could. after four years more Of steady
encroachmcnt upon the rights Of the States.
Ono section Of the Union is so completely
absorbed in the getting Of gain, tha. /!
takes but little interest 10 Governmental Of.
lairs. It's language, 10 effect, is, Just
let VS. alone-we arc making money, and
do mol care to bother with politics. The
other section, though keenly alive to
Grants entertainments, has not the ability
to do anything to check them.
We give il, then, as our honest and pain.
fall conviction, that unless peaccable rev.
olu'ion in politics takes place, within the
next twelve months-or. in other words.
unless Grant can be beaten in the next
Presidential race, the liberties Of this peo-
pie will be either hopelcssly lost or, fire.
coverable, only through revolution Of
force that will dcluge the country 10 blood.
Those who would, cannot, and those who
can will not.
Taking this view Of the matter. Grant
must be beaten. We stand ready to sac.
ridce all party predictions and ties, if it
DO necessary, to accomplish this object
We are willing to unite with anybody, and
to be called anything, If, thereby, such a
catastrophe as Grants reelection can be
averted, because wc regard it Of such mag.
uitudc as to swallow up everything else
II, upon comparing notes, the wise and
patriotic leaders Of tho Democratic and
Conservative party shall conclude that the
election ola Democrat or Conservative is
at all problcmatical, then we soy, let the
Conservative Republicans who are willing
that the South shall DO constitutionally
governed, and who desire to perpctuatc the
Government in its original integrity, SC.
lcct some representative man of their class
such as Crate Brown or others that we
migst name, and then lot every Democrat
aud Conservative in the land go for him
with all the desperate energy of men work.
ing for their lives.
This is no time 70 stand on ceremonies
Or idle pecadillos. There is neither sense
nor patriotism 10 making nominations to
BE- beaten. There is neither sense nor pa
riotism in standing up for party names
when we are on the very verge eta horrl'
DO maelstrom, in which all our rights,
privileges aud liberties, and even our very
existence, ore about to be hopelcssly en-
,ulphed. We prefer to stand by our po-
litical organization, Itisdear, very dear
10 us; but, il Grant can only be beaten by
, fusion Of Conservatives, Democrats and
Liberal Republicans, we shall be found
ready to make tho sacrifice. But recently,
Missouri was ground down by the irou.heel
Of ultra Grant Radicalism. Again and
lgaiu the Democrats md Conservative tri.
ed to throw off the yoke and failed. Then
the Liberal Republicans brought out their
ticket aud all Conservatives and Demo-
Gratis who we're allowed to vote, united up.
on it aud the ultra Radicals we're buried
forever, and Missouri is now free. Itmay
become necessary to adopt similar policy
in the approaching Presidential contest. =
If so, we are ready. We reiterate-Graut
must DO beaten, or the country will be ru.
ined.