The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-02-15
W. E. STEVENSON.

w. =. y = GNOON.
This individual, who has been for sever
al weeks past, publishing series Of abu-
sivc and lying articles about US, in at.
tempting to show that we had tried to draw
money from The State Treasury ION pre-.
tended contracts" 10 bis last issue says
that the Register is owned by Henry |.
Fisher. Esq of this town. He has avl.
IDENTIFY been worsied in bis quarrel with us,
and is willing tobnck down. Hc virtually
acknowledges in bis last article that be has
wilfully and purposely lied upon US. As
soon rs we read the article, We addressed
note to Mr.. Fisher, calling bis attention to
it, with request to give bis answer for
publication. Below is Mr. Fishers letter,
and no doubt it will be posilirsand cot
rlusirc evidence to the cowardly knavc,
and villi6er, MS to the ownership Of this
paper. This lettcroi Mr.. Fishers will
no doubt convince the public that Mr..
Stevenson has lied; and as be has lied in
this matter, it is fair to say that he has
lied in all bis charges against us and our
paper;
PoIyr PLEASANT, Mason Co., W. Va.,)
Saturday. Feb. llth, 1872,
Nj. Gro. ". Tppcn:
Sin: Your favor calling my attention to
dirty squib 10 the Parkcrsburg Nats
]Dmnul of the Slh inst, has just been han.
ded nc, aud | confess that | do not see
very well why you should vince under an
article of tina, sort which is published in
paper withouta name either Of editor or
proprietor, But nevertheless, an per-
fectly willing to give you this (ny) certif-
icatc, tina, | have not now, nor never had,
any pecuniary interest in any manner what
ever in the Point Pleasant )NeHy Register
or anything attached to or growing out of
the establishment.
I am only surprised that such adirty,
sneaking article should have logged my
name into squabblc between you and the
rcputed editor Of that paper, biley e. STE
vcnson, aud II could only be done in the
hope Of clawing of and backing out Of the
charges that he published against you.
Your charge. as | understood it, was,
that he owed you ten dollars which he re-
fused to pay That charge, | do not think,
he ever denied, but spoke of "puncturing
in tender place the chill.like individual
who sat up the rebel editorials Of the Reg
istcr," by detecting" you in an attempt
to get money from the State by some false
account trumped up against it. Now,
whether you did, or did not trump up
bogus account against the State, had moth
Ing whatever to do with tho charge
you made against him, personally and in-
dvidually, (not officially. land the attempt
to screen himself behind his official acts,
for refusing to pay what he personally and
individually owed you, is just like some Of
the other sqairmiug Of that rampallian.
l have said this much to you, for | think
that you we're right or nearly SO, when you
stated tina. be had mo more idea Of jour
nalistic proprety than hog has Of holi-
day." for il be had any idea Of that sort,
be would not have logged 10 the name Of
an old man in private life who was not
meldling with him. aud who during the
war had property distracted and destroyed
to the amount Of many thousand dollars
by just such loyalists as him, and who
am told, was au active disseminater Of
Helpers Impending Crisis" a publica-
ton that did more than any other that [
know Of, to urge on Secession, and con'c-
quen'ly bring on the war.
The writer of this has lost some thous.
ands Of dollars Of debts coming to him, BY
the dirty policy and laws advocated BY
him. That man, too, has been, so far as
can learn, the active, ardent and untiriug
and brutal oppressionist Of the Secession
lists ever since the war That man was 10
the Senate of West Virginia in the session
Of 1865, was the President Of that body,
aud as such, voted to pass every unjust and
unconstitutional, and oppressive law that
was passed at that session Of the Legisla-
,urc; and it the oppressed portion (not on
y the Seccssonists) of the people Of West
Virginia do not yet pay him with com.
pound interest for his mean and viudictive
Legislation Of that session, they not only
deserve all the oppression they have uu-
dergone. but all they may hereaf,e. en-.
dura from his maliguity, il he isever trust.
ed with power again in any office however
insignificant.
Yours &c, Respectfully.
HENRY |. FISHER.