The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-06-27
FAIR.PLAY.

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There appeared in the last issue OF the
Mason County Journal communication
over tho signature Of Occasional refer
ring to the war record Of some Of our can-
didates, charging them With completely in
the rebellion and showing vindictive.
mss altogether at variance with the spirit
Of the times, as our people are heartily
sick Of hearing the ghosts Of the late war
periodically invoked for the purpose Of 10
auenciug elections.
The writer labors to show that the Dem
ocratic and Conservative party in confer
ring nominations, has Disseminated
against the Union soldier, or cause. "a
conclusion by no means warranted BY the
facts, for the question was not made test
Of preferment. The Convention was prob
ably the largest ever held 10 the county,
it represented all the different shades OF
sentiment, embraced within the party,
upon this question, and il any attempt bad
been made to raise an issue Of the kind, it
would have met with no encouragement
Occasional" must bear iu mind that it
has been seven years since the war closed,
that time has wrought many changes, aud
prominently amongst them we discover the
very friendly relations existing between
the Union and Confederate soldier, the
latter having borne himself as q peaceable
and law.abidiug citizen uLder oil the in-
dgnities that have been hcaped upon him,
aud now that bis disabilities have been re.
moved, We are told that be must be pro-
scribed by public sentiment-the very
worst species Of prescription because the
most deceptive.
Last Fall when the peoples Party"
had two Confederate soldiers on their tick
ct. we said nothing. but now when we
propose to give our Confederate friends
some recognition, it raises great temp.
est in teapot" We never thought from
our Democratic standpoint. that crushing
the rebellion implied the crushing Of rebels
after it had been accomplished.
Without intending auy disparagement
to Lieut.. D. W. Polsley, We must 10 JUS
tice to P. G. Eastman, Esq, say that i'll
bis social aud business relations, his course
has ever been such as to make him many
friends in both parties aud we have no
doubt be has for the first time heard him
self calIeda "bush- whacker." Capt. Walk.
er, Of Jackson, who is associated with hin
on the SeIatorialticket, is not only q Union
man, but was q Captain in the Ninth West
Virginia Regiment, aud 10 his nomination
We have q full recognition Of the Union Ell.
ement, which ought to be satisfactory
to Occasional"
Is it supposed by the writer that Capt.
Daruell, Major McCown. William E. Wet.
eel, G. P. Simpson and Others (wbo we're
either soldiers 10 the Union army, or 10
sympathy With the cause) supported Mr.
Eastman 90 account Of bis "rebel antece.
dents? They simply regarded this quest
ion as q dead issue" and acted according.
".
W. R. Gum, Esq too, is an object Of
attack by Occasional" 1t is true he
was 10 the Confederate army, but bis
course since has been uuezccptiouable.-
He is q gentleman Of Cue abilities and will
make most excellent representative
Tie was never before charged with being q
'bush wbackert." 1t was rumored, not.
vithstaudiug the false charge "Occa-
sional" now makes against him, that
the Republicans were very anxious to
have him run for the House Of Delegates
90 the Peoples Ticket" last Fall, but
be refused to do so, which may account
for this uokindness toward bin.
s. W Sommerville, Esq, bis associate,
has always been gentleman Of inquest
ionable loyalty; man Of 6nc practical
sense, and il elected, will make fine
working member. We are surprised that
his record as Union man has been so
completely ignored BY Occasional"
We know nothing Of Mr. Hugh Dcgh's
uConfcderate notorietv" but rather think