The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-10

Albert Neale, Of the Confederate army, in
this place in March, 1863, after he bad
been halted by them. had stopped and sur
rendered, and which deed was denounced
at tho time by the Union citizens Of the
town as an unprovokcd and cold-blocdsd
murder The same company that on the
evening Of the day Of the attack of Gen.
jenkins on this place, and after the battle
was over. and the enemy had retreated and
were miles away. possessed Of a spirit worse
than Satanic deliberately and without
provocalion, fired through Col. Charles B.
Waggeuer's house, where the inmates were
none but defenseless females. The same
that bad offered all manner Of ibdignilles
70 our citizens, and had committed every
nc, Of vandalism Oh, Capt Smith was
not along. Why was he noy lie was
commissioned and pail for that purpose
it was his sworn duty to be with them :
II he shirkcd bis duty as an officer, aud al
loved his men thus uurestralned, to do
and act in this manner, his action ia the
more incvcusablo This is Capt Smith,
whose Company Of Ohio State Guards,
had done all these hings, and more TOO,
whom. reader, you are asked to vote for.
But again TO Mr.. Hcreford's speech.
lie spoke at some length on the propo.
sition made to reduce the tariff on coal;
said that be had voted against reducing
tho tariff on coal, and asked, il he had voted
against the interests of the coal men Of this
District. Said be had voted to retain the
duty on iron; that in every instance
he had given his vote for the protcc.
tioa Of home manufactures. lie said that
he had voted against aud opposed every
measure that was intended to Cypress and
destroy the liberties Of people Of the South.
ern States, and perhaps tho whole nation.
He said that when the bill was up for the
appropriation Of the proceeds from the sale
Of public lands to the States for the bene.
ct ofpublic schools, and providing for a
system of mixed schools throughout the
United States, he opposed it, aud offered
an amendment that "no State should be
deprived of its proportion Of The public
money by reason of mixing a distinction in
its schools between whites and blacks."-
This amendment was passed lie said
he was in favor Of educating the colorcd
people, but was uualtcrably opposed to ne
grocs and whites going to the same school;
aud asked il he bad misreprcscnted the
people in opposing mixed schools He
spoke of many other matters connected
with his stewardship which, for want of
space we are unable to follow.
In closing he gave his reasons for sup
porting Greeley. Mr.. Hereford said
that now We had to deal with isreversible
facts, and we must look them squarely in
the face; it was useless to revive old issues
they we're dead. 1oncw issues We must
address ourselves, and make an effort to
preserve what little of constitutions! liberty
We had left to us. He said Mr.. Greeley
was the representative ofthe principles Of
this cauyass-the reconciliation Of the peo.
pie, the cultivation of fratcrnal feeling
and bro,herly love between the South and
the North, protecting the rights Of thcpe
pie, Of the States, and Of local self.gov-
erument, without Federal interference;
that Mr.. Greeley was the enemy OF Cypress.
ion and that he had always been consist.
ent and honest He supported him be.
cause there was hope of securing these,
by the electi on Of Mr.. Greeley
that be was pledged to this. We might
not get all we desired by bis administration
but it would be the dawning of better days
aud a brighter future for our country; that
it would be the beginning of the breaking
down Of the Infamous rule that was now
impoverishing the Southern States. 1t
vas for this that he supported Greeley,
urged every Democrat, Conservative and
Liberal Republican to give him their sup.
port; that the principles represented by
Greeley aud Grant were as opposite as the
poles. Mr.. Hereford gave a short history
Of the Ku.Klux and Enforcement acts,
the abuses Of them, how the Southern peo-