The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11

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unsafe public buildings at Wash
ington from the accident fire.
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State Declaration.
Fairmont Index.
The following paragraph ista
ken from the New York Tribune o
January 2lst, 1885;
@Priyate" Dalzell has lust re
ceiyed the following letter from al
old soldier living in West Virginia
"Will,youb be SO kind as to let m,
know what would be the best par
Of the West TO form a colony Of OLE
soldiers2 Many of US hero mus
leave or get out Of the oppression
Of Bourbon rule in West Virginia
We wish 10 go to some Of the Yves
tern States or Territories, and feel
ing that you will interest yourself
in our behalf we come to you foI
information. The old veteran,
here are generally ignorant bul
honest, andthey cannot endure thu
rebel domineering any longer; be
sides, the laws are very oppressive
and soldier has no chance in thu
courts. Thets is no use for then
to go to law against their rebel
neighbors. They have no chance
to get their rights. Republican
soldiers will leave this State il
great numbers; they are panic
stricken, and no wonder. It woulC
he as easy to stop a cyclone in it,
course as to turn these brave mer
from their intention"
What Republicans expect to &C
complish by this kind qf,state de
famation has been q source of won
der to a@great many intelligent
people, Malignant lies like The
above can only serve one purpose
Their constant iteration by The
miserable wretehes who msnuiac.
ture and give them circulation
may have the effect Of preventing
northern capital in a great meas
ure from coming into our State
where it is SO badly needed to bailc
railroads and develop our mines
but such blows struck at our ma
terial and business interests hurt
Republicans just as much as Demo
Gratis.
The lie is now gone broadcast
over the land, aud no doubt many
people in the north who read i
will believe that there is no protec
ton for the life or security for tht
property Of the Union soldier il
this statN that our whole people
are a set Of Rebel miscreants wht
spend most Of their time in deriy
ing a system Of oppressive and out
rageous laws to harrass and perse
cute the Union men who liv,
here; consequently when they looE
around for locations for new home!
for themselves or their friends, OF
some profitable investment fol
their capital, they give West vir
ginia a wide berth.
1t seems to be useless to refutc
one of these lies. Every citizen o.
this State who can read, knows
that there is not a State in thu
Union in which there is less par
tisan bias in the administration q
justice than in West Virginia; thai
there never was any prescription
or persecution here except by tht
Republican party against Demo
Gratis, and that that system o
prescription so offended and out
ragged the natural feeling of justice
which is lodged in the minds of our
honest mountaineers, that they
arose in their might and hurried
that party from power in order
that our young Slate might have
perfect freedom and equality befor,
the law for every citizen within
her boundaries. Yet notwith
standing these facts, the same oil
lies are reiterated now and ther
for the single purpose, it would
seem, Of lettering men Of mean
from becoming interested in til,
development Of our immense re
sources.
Itisto be sincerely hoped tina
yPrivate DalzcllH will find a suita
bic location somewhere for lhes,
miserable liars, and that they viii
all gather themselves and their Of
feCts together aud'emtgratei 10 IL
They are no benefit to any bod,
here, and Republicans as we'll al
Democrats can we'll spare them anC
their dirty work.
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