The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-06

;Democratic party cax not b stf4sted
with power. Is thats tfhe2 4set us
Esee. Go back With mo. First, 40
with me to the Shenandoah Valley,
and there you will see that brieb
little river flowing down between its
banks, and as the water now fecedes
You will see laying there the bones
and griafiing skulls ofmen who eer
Iished:at the ford there, and &hoinow
|. lie there in mockery.of the promise
that their bones should bs cared for.
How came rhey there? Who are
they? They are yo1r soss and your
brothers some Of them Ohio men.
They were. attacked at that ford BY
a Confederate officer at the head of a a
body of cavalry. That officer had
more dash, more courage, more
of every thing that makes a good
partisan. Office, and did us more
damage than sspy other General
under the grade MajorG General, to
say the least. He raided all our
camps, and cut off our sources Of sup,
ply, and made It dangerous for any
small. SIN plumber Of men 70 leave the
main body Of the army Now, here
was an arch rebel Will, the Dem!
oGratic party put him in Officer II
Hancock is electsd+he fought all he
could against hifn-he.. OF all men
!, would ld seem to be; the last man to put
INTO power The Democratic party
%snl pW MIN Ir ottioe for reason
!nat ms name. is Mosoey and he is
nov hayes Constl IN China.
. Lev Us Try again TO see Whether
thls IS an honest claim. Go back
Win, me seyenteen yearsand look at
fanossher 6eansitul valley, with the
surrounding range OF hills, astween
I,wMchs lay g. g peacefnl, beaudfsl vii
ssdpge;; aad then there opens. out at the
,leiS asiyou sand on "a ridge N the
glfiaaet g ss VICE. ! e2tertied plain. In
July. iSb6, the; battle ragged around
mat 2, y, village Y ana oyes that. plain for
Two Long Gas ;ltswas the determ-
ii.hlng.oattis Ct the war. The morn
lng+el- -tne ;sn!rd'day the sun rose up
.on !! = Two !lnss-orie, the line Of 'blde,
foa one range OF hills to- the. left, and
anobher.tae line OF gray on the 9th
or or nnes e o. mis- separated by this
palrF Soon alter the sun rose three
lines Of confederates marched for
ward alta charge to drive back the
center Of this line Of blue. They
were opened upon with four humid
red pieces OF artillery. II They gave
back. What officer was it on that
large, bay charger, who sat there
Ike statute OF iron and sent his
aides hlther and yon to rally his
broken columns and drive them up
to the charger And again they went
back. What officer was it that the
second time, yea, and the third time,
who drove those men with the force
almost OF q thunderbolt, upon that
line OF ,blueY But still they faltered.
But all that man could do he could
not drive in that line of blue, be-
cause General Meade. the command
er of the armies Of the Union, had
chosen wisely the officer who held
that point. He had appointed Han
cock to command there. Greet APP
plause.J
But what shall be done now
What shall be done with that rebel
othcerJ educated at West Point, sworn
to support the Constitution, who did
those great deeds of daring courage
and drove his men upon our line to
break down the Governmentand de-
stroy the Union2 What shall hap
pen to him? Will the Democratic
party put him in power when they
get the power?. 0lno. Why2 Be:
cause his name is Longstreet and he
is Ministerto Turkey, sent there BY
Hayes, Therefore they have set us
the example to put these men into
power. / do not criticise it at all
! think it is well to do it. l admire
their great and glorious deeds and
bravery because they were Ameri-
cans, but when Hayes and the Re
publican party has put these men
in power, | do not want at all that
that | must not vote for the gallant