Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-04
LussBrnronr. Harrison Co., Va,
January 10Th, 1859.

DEAR SrR:-If it shall meet your ap-
probation, please give the following COM
munication a place in your very valuable
paper saw with pleasure short com
munication in one of your last papers, IN
reference TO the Judgeship, which doubt
not expresses the views of a large portion
of our entire community;
Idesire that the Hon. George Ill. Lee,
the present very much esteemed Judge OF
the Circuit Court, should become can
didate for Judge of the Court of Appeals
in our good old commonwealth.
also desire, with that of many, very
many, of our best citizens, that my much
esteemed, and highly respected friend,
Col. Gideon Draper Camden should be
candidate for the Office of Circuit Judge,
now held by Hon. Geo. ii. Lee.
And, sir, as poor writer as am, and
limited as my influence may be, / cannot
forbear, like the poor widow Ct oldeu
time, casting in my mite toward the fur
therance of an object, which l think sc
vastly important and so richly fraught
with the public veal.
Very strong and sound reasons have
been already given by the writer alluded
to, which it is unnecessary to repeat, yet
others may be added, and justice to the
worthy gentlemen, as well as the interests
of the public, seem to me to call for full,
clear, united and untiring effort on the
part of the friends of our common coun'
try. l therefore feel disposed to offer q
few, out of the many reasons that can be
offered in favor of the elevation of those
gentlemen to those very responsible OH
ces for which they are recommended.
First.-I offer as a reason, that they arc
both Western men, with Western man
ners, Western interests, Western customs,
and full knowledge of Western rights
and Western difficulties, which will, and
does enable them upon all occasions to
impart Justice in their decisions, upon all
Western interests, and penetrate deeply
into all difficulties growing out of Western
controversies.
Second.-They are both men of natur-
ally strong and vigorous intellects, the
gift of God.
Third.-They are men of unusual legal
attainments, obtained measurably by their
midnight labor. know that Col. Gideon
Draper Camden, like myself, received the
rudiments of his education in the Western
log cabin School house, and know Judge
Geo. III. Lee came amonng us very
young man, and whatever may have been
his attainments, or his opportunities be-
fore he came amongst us, one thing is We
ry certain, that he must have, and has
acquired much of his rich store of knowl-
edge since he has been one of our citizens,
and Justly may we be proud of him rs a
FourtK-They are both practical men,
that is they have learned what they
know, by labor as well as theory, which
is admitted by all men to be the best
modeo of obtaining knowledge in the world,
and they by their practical, as we'll as
theoretical knowledge have placed them
selves at the head of their profession, at
any Bar, East or West.
Fifth.-They are fully and clearly
acquainted with all the difficulties in the
Western land titles, matter that the
West is as deeply interested in, as per-
haPs any other ono thing, and with one
Of those gentlemen as Circuit Judge at
home, and the other in the Court of APP
peals, we should feel, and have a right to
feel safe.
Sixth.-They are kind, open, frank, APP
proachable and companionable men, ca
silly approached by all, from the most
wealthy and affluent. down to the poor
Lazarus at the gate, and rich and poor
alike would be in safety in their hands.
SEVENTH have consulted with many |
If my fellow citizens in reference to the
election of those gentlemen to those Off |
;es, and have yet the first one to find
who has not fully concurred with me in
he opinion that they should be elected to
hose offices.
Now, Mr. Editor, am, and have al
ways been, since 1 held to any political
3aith, and always expect to remain, a
Democrat, uncompromising upon all sub
ects that involves the great principles of
Democracy. But, sir, cannot see how
hat subject can, or ought to be brought
% bear upon the election of Judge, (he
S not law maker, but only to Judge of I
avs made by wings and Democrats to-
gether, in our law'making bodies, there
ore, It does seem to me that none should
stand aloof from either of the gentlemen.
upon party grounds.
trust sir that our wing friends will
not PPoseJudge Lee, upon party grounds,
nor my Democratic friends with whom l
navi actd for thirty years at least, OPP
poss Co. Camden, upon party grounds
put apa-t from all political considerations,
akdinP view their perfect fitness for the
offices, and rally as family of brothers
around heir standard as candidates, and
.riump fantly elect them our Judges. 1,
jor one will use all honorable means to
effect t.eir election.
Finely, citizens, l have known
Judge Lee and Col. Camden, and known
.hemsvell from their youth to grey hairs,
and know that their life has been one of {
'obrier, honesty and good moral habits,
;uch Is are rarely found amonn nnhlic ]