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

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 viudictive.
utss altogether at variance with the spirit
Of the times, as our people ore heartily
sick Of hearing the ghosts Of the late war
periodically invoked for the purpose Of To-
auencipg elections.
The writer labors to show that the Dem.
ocratic and Conservative party 10 confer.
ring nominations, has Disseminated
against the Uuion soldier, or cause. "a
conclusion by no means warranted BY the
facts, for the question was not made a test
Of preferment. The Convention was prob
ably the largest ever held in the county,
it represented all the different shades Of
sentiment. embraced within the party,
upon this question, and if any attempt had
been made to raise on 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, and
prominently amongst them we discover the
very friendly relations existing between
the Union and Confederate soldier, the
latter having borne himself as peaceable
and law.abidiug citizen uLder all the in
diynities that have been heaped upon him,
aud now that his 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 bad been accomplished.
Without intending auy disparagement
to Lieut.. D. W. Polsley, we must 10 jus.
tice to P. G. Eastman, Esq, say that in
bis social aud business relations, bis course
has ever been such as to make him many
friends in both parties and we have no
doubt be has for the first time heard him
self called a "bush- whackcr." Capt. Walk.
er, Of Jackson, who is associated with bin
on the Senatorial ticket, is not only Union
man, but was a Captain in the Ninth West
Virginia Regiment, aud 10 his nomination
we have full recognition Of the Union Ell.
ement, which ought to be satisfactory
to Occasional"
Is it supposed by the writer that Capt.
Daruell, Major McCOwu, 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.
deuts7 They simply regarded this quest.
ion as dead issue" and acted according.
ly.
". R, Gum, Esq too, is an object Of
attack by Occasional" 1t is true he
was in the Confederate army, but bis
course since has been uuezccptiouable.-
He is gentleman Of due abilities and will
make most excellent representative
lie was never before charged with being
blush wbacker." It was rumored, not.
withs,audiug the false charge "Occa-
sional" now m'''cs against him, that
the Republicans were very anxious to
have him run for the House Of Delegates
on the Peoples Ticket" last Fall, but
be refused to do so, which may account
for this uDkindness toward hin.
s. W Sommerville, Esq bis associate,
has always been gentleman Of inquest
iouable loyalty; man Of duo practical
sense, and il elected, will make a fine
working member. We are surprised that
bis record as Union man has been SO
completely ignored BY Occasional"
We know nothing Of Nj. Hugh Dcigh's
Confederate uotoriety," but rather think
be must have played very humble part,
IL ny, Mr.. Dsieh was not in the Con.