The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-06-30

right oltrial byJury, the habeas cor
pus, Che liberty Of the press, the free
dom ofspeech, the natural rights Of
persons and the rights Of property
must be preserved" These are the
words Of n statesman, and no mill
tary garb can hide the man who is
by nature a civilian.
Again: Governor Pease was chief
magistrate Of Texas while General
Hancock was in command of that
military department. An election
for State officers was pending, and
the Governor appealed to the General
to establish military commissions in
that State. The answer Of General
Hancock is triumphant vindica-
ton of the principles upon which
he conducted his administration
There could be no sounder political
principles than are there advanced,
and they show the Grmness and in
dependence Of his character, as well
as the excellency Of his judgment,
his ability and his patriotism. His
letter to Governor Pease aroused the
Republican leaders. President John
son stoodby Hancock. The Congress
overcome this by giving extraordi-
nary powers to General Grant, and
when Governor Hancock saw the
threatened humiliation, he asked to
be relieved, and General Grant re.
moved him from New Orleans to
another quarter Of the Union.
Ofall the Generals placed in au-
thority over the civil governments
Of Southern States, there are two who
stand prominently head and should
ers above the rest as patriots and
lovers of liberty, as well as lovers Of
justice. General Hancock stood up
for civil rights in the South; General
Emory submitted to open insult in
protecting the Legislature Of Lousi-
ana from disgrace by the occupancy
Of the legislative halls by soldiers Of
the Government, and the displacing
of the legal legislature Of Louisiana
at the pointo of the bayonet.
We are proud of General Hancock
as our citizen.soldiers' candidate for
the Presidency. How we feared the
Cincinnati convention would make
a mistake! We longed for his nomi-
nation in 1876. We thank God to-.
day that in his Providence he so di-
rected the Cincinnati convention
that they chose General Winfield
Scott Hancock as the standard bearer
Of the Democracy this campaign
Already we feel like strengthening
up and getting military bearing.
We are proud Of our candidate. We
will elect him. He is honest, brave
and just. When he is elected he
will demand that he be installed and
millions will stand by him and see
that justice prevails.
The statesman-Genera is just what
we want in these times. Victory!
Victoryl is already soughing upon
tho winds, and when the ides Of No
vember shall come there will be one
loud Democratic shout of "Victory''
which shall ring in myriad tones
from the golden sands of the Pacific
tothe boisterous coast Of the Atlantic;
from the moaning pineries Of Maine
and Minnesota to the floral ever.
glades Of Florida and the Delta Of
the mighty waters Of the Mississippi
"Let us have peace" comes now
from the heart of u soldier who
has no pharsaical traits in his
noble andunseltish nature; and when
!; Hancock asks for peace we will have
it. Soon the sunny South will glad
: den with joy, because she will be re
stored in deed and truth to the sister
hood Of States, with all hor rights
restored; with untarnised honor ad
mitted, and with her love for The
: old Union raised to o white heat be
caused Of the fires Of persecution
through which she has passed. Long
live our next President
Gen. Hancock was born in Mont
gomery county, Pa, February IA
1924. Heentcred the Military Acad
: envy at West Point 1910, and gradu
! atcd 1874. He was wounded at Get
tysdurg, where he turned defeat t.
victory, and was taken to his father