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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13


held in CIarks burg. on th 18th of TIN
same month, to select two suitable per
sons to be run by the Democratic party
as candidates at the ensuing spring cleo
ton. for the House of Delegates; and
whereas, unity of action and sentiment
are the only sure harbingers of success,
tits therefore Resoiped, unanimously. thai
this meeting does most heartily concur
with their Democratic friends of Clarks-
burg, as to the propriety of holding said
county convention at the time and place
aforesaid.
RESOLVED, That the following named
gentlemen be and are hereby appointed
delegates to represent this district in said
convention, viz: L. ID. Swisher, Josiah
Dawson, James Boring. solomon Ward,
j. b. West, E. w. Patton, Jacob Pritch-
ard. Lemuel Clemens. Joseph Gusman,
Abraham Coffendoffer, Elias Burton. Mo-
ses ID. Vanhorn, James Maddox, Ehud
Williams. VIM. Price, James K. Lowther,
and A. ID. West. 81 i n
Gu motion of Thomas J. West. the re-
port of the committee was unanimously
adopted.
On motion of A. S. Holden, it was
Resolped, That the delegates OF this
precinct use all laudable means TO procure
the nomination ofthe most available per-
sons to be run by the Democratic party at
the ensuing election. and they are also
hereby instructed not to cast the vote of
this district for any candidate who may
use any illegal means to procure his own
nomination, or for any one who will not
agree to abide by the decision of the con-
vention.
On motion of James Boring.
Resolped, That the proceedings of this
meeting be signed by its officers and pub
lished in ''Cooper's Register"
On motion of Jacob Pritchard, the
meeting adjourned.
SOLOMON WARD Chairman.
2. w. Parton. sse.vs.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13
The Late Railroad Accident---Correc,
List of Killed aud Wounded.

CUMBERLAND, April 1.
The Miners Journal of this morning
says the train had crossed the great tres.
tie work on section II, and was descen-
ding the high embankment on 76, about
one mile from the Cheat river bridge
The two cars that were thrown over the
embankment, they fell OH the upper side
towards the mountain, and not on the ri.
yer side, as heretofore stated, containing
about so passengers. AS soon as thew
had reached the bottom, and the dead
and wounded could be extricated from
the confused mass of ruins, it was ascer-
tanned that eight persons were dead or ia.
tally injured, and all the rest in the two
cars more or less scratched and bruised.
The following is correct list Of those
who were killed instantly, or died soon af-
ter the accident.
Daniel Holt. of the firm of Holt &
Maltby, Baltimore.
Cornelius Sallie, from Holly Springs,
Mississippi.
Lewis Define, native of France.
Richard Clayton. of Wellsburg, Va.
- Murray, son mot step-son Of Ro
bert Murray, Supervisor of the road.
@@'SS ASonSS Va enc WAS
instantly, and seems TO have received Sc
verer injuries than any of the other un
fortunates.
A little daughter of Mr.. Guise. Thi
interesting child. aged about six years
was one of four travelling with their pa
rents from Louisville to New York, ant
the only one that was killed.
Flavel S. Wooton, a native of Montpo
merry county. Md. and had settled a
Green Bay. Wisconsin, in the practice @
the law. He was on his return TO yisi
his friends.
This ends the melancholy record @
the dead. The following is list of til
wounded:
B. R. Vaughan. slightly-Miss Wiley
do--Mrs. Matthias and SON. badly
Andrew Bray, badly, of yicksburg.
Octave Abat. slightly-A. F. Tren
chart. doll. Henry. do, of Louisville
Kentucky.
5. Reiner. slightly. Morgan CO.. o.
3. b. Kemper. slightly. Warren. Va
David Alabsugh. do.-Miss Mary Rady
badly-Robert Brown, slightly. III. Nc
Cleliand, do. Miss Short. do. KY. ara
/ j. N. Lowry. slightly-H. Murphy, d.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

IMPORTANT FROM MExlco.-The Daily
Delta has dates from the city of Mexico
to the 18th of March.
President Lombardina with his Secre-
tary, and Generals Uraga and Martin
Carrara. assembled on the 18th and open
ed the ballot boxes of the recent election
for President of the Republic. Each
State cast but one vote. and the result
WAS 10 States voted for Santa Anna, and
for the other candidates.
General Santa Anna was then formal
Iy declared, by Lombardina. Presiden
Of the Republic of Mexico. amid the great
est manifestations OF enthusiasm. H,
will beimmediately inaugurated on reach
ing the capital, for which the creates
preparations were making.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

A BARREN PARrY.-Who can name one
great measure which the great wing par
" has impressed upon the history Of the
country ? Here il has been struggling
and writhing for tho last twenty years,
we say nothing of its open federal career
before 1t stole the name of wing, and yet
ITS impress does not stamp single feature
OF the history of the country. II has mri- 4
thed and agonized, broken the hearts of
its noblest men, got up all sorts Of politi- {
cal swindles from hard cider 70 fuss and
feathers. but it has not left the record of
any one great measures on the page OF 6
history, II gave up national bank long
age. The bankrupt law. which il passed ]
in the hey-day ofthe Tppecanoe triumph
was SO infamous that it died within year
from its birth, of the very stencil which it
created. High-tariff notions have follow
ed the bankrupt law to its ignoble grave.
Talk about " the veto power" and % one
term for the presidency" has long ago
ceased from wing lips. The Mig party
has died and made no sign ? With allits
Expenditures Of money. with all the noble
intellects who have held its banners. with
all its phrensied attempts to oonvulse the
Union. and grasp power and place at aay
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13
For the REGISTER.
Col. Kinchaloe at Doddridge Count,

Mr.. EDITOR 1t was my good fortune
TO be present at the last term of the coun-
ty court OF this county. when Col. Kincha-
loe addressed the people. He announ-
ced himself as candidate for a seat in
the next Senate Of Virginia. and spoke
fully upon the political issues now presen-
ted 20 the people he dwelt al eonside-
rable length upon the internal improve
ment systems of the commonwealth, and
of the care that should be taken in the
Legislative halls of the State to prevent
injurious and detrimental Legislation up
on the subject. Upon this subject the
Colonel spoke in such strainsof eloquence
that have never heard from any man.
have not the language to convey a lust
description OF his speech. and will not at
tempt it. l will. however, in Justice to
him say, that its effects were such as to
cause the large audience that were then
present to tender him unanimous vote
Of thanks. Juenoa.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13
For the Register.

MR.>EDlroR:-In looking over your
paper, find the name of Lemuel d.
Shinn announced candidate to repre-
sent this county in the next Legislature.
This. am happy to see. as MIR. Shnn is
one of our most competent and reliable
men. He is practical man, and is fully
converSant with the wishes and necessi-
ties of the people. and is, perhaps. fully
conversant with the political economy and
history of the State as any citizen we
have. He has seen the manifest inius-
tice and oppression of the present obi
Gus tax-system. upon our people. and
can do as much to remedy the evil and
remove the burden. 1t will be recollec-
ted that Clarksburg has monopolized the
representation of the county in the Lee
gislature for several years past, and with
few exceptions, for many years. This
do not like to see, as the people of the
county have to defray their full share Of
the public expense. and perform an equa
amount of public duties, and according
TO all the rules of fairness. should at leasI
have an equal share of the representa-.
ton.
This expression is intended through nc
unkindness towards the citizens o.
Clarksburg, and l believe if the question
was put to them they would readily &C
cede the fact.
The people of the count5 have but tc
say the word, and their requests viii
doubtless be granted-in the election o.
their candidate HARRISON.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

The LEG1sLAruRE.-The Legislature is
still dragging its slow length along. The
tax-bill is not yet completed. and the Sc
nate has rejected the House apportion-
ment bill, thus throwing everything into
eaotic mass, and indefinitely postponing
the hour of adjournment. All the mem
bers that are candidates for ELECTION or
have any other business. have returned
home to attend to it and see the "dear
people" The present is likely to be the
most unpopular Legislature ever convened
in this State. The long parliament was a
fool to it.
LArER-Later News has been receiv
ed that the apportionment bill had pas
sed. and the Legislature was expected to
adjourn on Monday last
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

HEALTH OF VicE PREsiDENr KlNe.-
Hon. z. Pratt. of New York, who has
Just returned from Havana. coutradicts
the statement that Mr.. King had taken
the oath of Office. His health was quite
desperate. and he did not weigh over 100
lbs. 1t was thought that he would not
probably live to return, even if he left as
he proposed to on the LIST of April. His
principal food was milk and hommony
and he was daily borne by his men into
the sugar house. rarely being able to walk
over part of the way.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

: GE The Western yirginian. the De-
mocratic paper published in Kanawha.
has been discontinued for want of support.
We are surprised that the Democracy of
that region should let so good paper die
for want of proper nourishment. Yet the
case is no novel one. Newspapers are
generally supposed to have kind of ca
mellon existence, that can live upon no.
thing and lay up half. They are expec
ted to do all the drudgery of the party
manufacture great men out of the smallest
material. and serve every body's interest.
to the exclusion of every body else and
at the sacrifice of the reputation and pc
cuniary interests of their publishers. And
yet every body takes too many other
papers to subscribe" for them; and if
they are induced to subscribe. they do it
"only to patronize the printer" and ne
yer think of paying for them. But still,
this. like all other general rules has its
exceptions. There are some decent fell
lows, God bless them, that are true pa
irons of the press-who know its influence
and its responsibilities, and treat its con-
ductors like living. thinking and response
BILE beings. When horses can be worked
without being fed, it is possible that
newspapers can be published without mo-
ney.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

ME-. Giese and family. badly. St. Louis.
A. g. Stabler. mail agent. head badly
eut-Col. Saunders. Shelbyville, KY, bad.
ly.
G. A. Tavenner, slightly. Alexandriu,
George Calvert, slightly. Uppersille,
F, NJ. Sanger. Arkansas, slightly.
Abner Floweree. Salem, Va. slightly.
H. N. Roberts, KY, slightly.
s. B. Clark, N. Y. slightly.
Adam Zoll, Rockingham county. Va
slightly. 8 St--s Esf
Mr.. A. H. Turner. wife and four chill
dren. late of Steubenyille. o.. badly.
Mr., Stribbling. Cumberland, Nd,
slightly. yss.s. s. .sl-
Eli Gardner, Frederick. dangerously.
John German. badly. slusi lssSa ~
Mr.. @. f. Slice, Wisconsin, dangerous
ly. -. ,ss =. - s. ~. '..'s
DIR. Cadwallader, New Albany, Ind,
had his leg broken in three places, his
hip dislocated, and his chest badly crush
ed. iss s. fa75 lsaf
Mr.. Gardner. one of the brakesmen. Sc
yerely wounded. -, .2i.s,, s. -
All the sufferers are rapidly recovering
and will soon leave for their yarions Ma.
ces of destination. ~. 81 -,
There were but one or two persons in
the cars who did not sustain some injury.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

fore m !. could play the part of alder.
man very well, and sentence JACK after
dinner. Starve me. keep me from books
and honest people. educate me to love
dice, gin, and pleasure. and put me on
Hounslow heath. with purse before me,
and will take it. And shall be deser-
redly hanged. say you, wishing to put an
end to this pressing. don't say no l
can't but accept the world as find it, in
GLIDING rope as long as it is in fashion, -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

| SENAToRlAL.-Ourc candidate for the Sc
nate seems to have incurred the particu-
lar displeasure of all the old broken down
party hacks in the district. and because
he is an untried colt. they are pitting their
own spawned and ringboned shanks
against his clean limbs. hoping that some
thing may turn up to enable them to win
the race. Delusive hope, that beguiles
only to deceive
Besides Colonel Kinchaloe, upon whom
correspondent in to-day's paper is I'M
necessarily severe in ironical praise.
whose gray hairs should secure for him
that leniency to which his conduct is
not entitled. Dr.. L. R. Charter. of
Doddridge county. has announced HIM
self as a candidate. Of the Doctors
personal character and reputation we
know little or nothing. though rumor tells
tales not much in his favor. but his poll
teal antecedents are anything but envia-
able. While making professions of De-
mocracy. he opposed B. w. Jackson for
Delegate. with great bitterness and ener-
gy, and was defeated by large MAORI
ty actuated by the same selfish motives,
he now attempts the field for Senate. and
we are no prophet if he don't come out
of the contest even worse battered than
before.
The only complaint we have yet heard
against the regular Democratic candidate,
MIR. Spencer, is, that he is a young man.
as if gray hairs. rheumatic bones.
and a decrepid body were qualifications
for the Senate. For our part we prefer
a young philosopher" to AN "old fool" -
not that we consider Mr.. Spencer phi
losopher. though the latter appellation
might apply to some Of his opponents
We have candidate for the Senate. fair
ly and justly selected by the Democra-
tic party of this District. He possesses
qualifications at least equal to his recent
predecessors or his opponent before the
Convention, (this We believe is admitted
by all acquainted with him, and far SUI
perior to any who have yet come out
against him and we can, therefore, see
no excuse for any to run after strange
gods, in the person of independent candi-
dates. that make loud professions but whose
greatest qualifications for Office is the lack
of proper modesty.
P. S.-Since writing the above, we
have been requested to announce U. NJ.
Turner. Esq, of this place as candidate
for the Senate. Mr.. Turner is young
man of moderate ability. and rather Gle
yer fellow. although considerably tinctured
with eastern aristocracy. He. too. might
save himself the trouble and expense Of
the canvass.
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Democrats! DON'T Forget

That Friday, the 18th inst, is the day
appointed to hold primary elections for de-
legates to the county convention to be
held at this place on the 18;h. (Court-
day. to nominate candidates for the Lee
gislature. Let there be general atten-
dance.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

H- The proceedings of the meeting
held in Barbour county. on the 9th inst.
recommending Waldo P. Golf. Esq. as a
candidate for Congress. came to hand too
late for insertion in to-day's paper. 1t
shall appear next week.
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re- We observe that A F Harmo

~ We observe that A. F. Raymond.
Esq, is announced a candidate for the
House of Delegates for Marion. Mr. Hay
mond is a gentleman and man of ability.
and were it not for his political infidelity.
we would be pleased to see him elected.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

CORRECTIONAL number OF our exchan-
ges contain the announcement that John
S. Garlic, Esq, is an independent candi-
date for Congress. This is mistake,
Mr. Garlic is not, and will not, be Can
didate for any office.
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- III were attribute my success in business 90
any one cause, t'ian another, would be ton
JUL iOns stem OF ady ertisng by which infOrn-
ed the whole community whnt was nianufact urine
and what had for sale.''--AbbOt Lawrence.
ssAs n general rule. those who ndyertize, sell
lowe than those who do not. Their increased bu-
siness enabling them o sell a smaller per cent.
profit, and make n much greater aggregate profit"
WEALTH OF NATIONS.
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John Bruce. Esq. of Winchester
is announced in to-day's paper as caa-
didate for the Board of Public Works.
subject to the decision OF the Democratic
Ccnvent;ca.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

@ After failing to arrive for several
weeks, We last week received. instead OF
the :. Central Standard" the :" Prunty
town Weekly Gazette" w. D. Siegfried.
editor and publisher. The Gazette is got
up with taste. and edited with ability, we
presume. for the copy sent US cannot be
read sufficiently to speak positive. We
hope Mr.. S. may be able to exhibit more
brains and dollars than his predecessor.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13

~ George Mccall has Withdrawn
from the canvass for Congress. leaving
A. NJ. S:erret. the editor Of the Parkers-
burg Gazette. as the only Wing candi-
date in that Office. Mr.. Sterrett is a Gle
yer fellow, young man of considerable
ability. and in the present distracted State
of the Democratic party, stands chance
to come in. If our party is determined
that u Wing shall be elected. we are glad
that friend Sterrett is likely to be the man.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-13
To the Voters of the Thirteenth Com
gressional District.

GENTLEMEN LIN appearing before you
as candidate for your suffrage. deem
1t in both proper and respectful in me to
address you few words as to my past
action. and something as to the course
propose to pursue if it should be your
pleasure to honor me with your conf
dence regard this course the more es-
aential, because new counties has been
added TO my district. and consequently
many of the voters in that part of it are
personal unknow to me.
Ny course, fellow citizens, has been
governed by those well know principles OF
democracy which have constituted the po-
lar star of my whole political life. adopt
ed my creed from honest COW ction at an
early period of my life. and have struck
to the faith without deviation or hesita-
ton, through good and through evil re-
port from first to last. There has no.
been, SO far as l am aware, a single act
of my political life at war with any of the
cardinal doctrines of democracy. l am
cheered i'll the belief, and strengthened in
the conviction that these principles are
founded in truth. honesty, and Justice,
from the unprecedented and overwh.lm-
ing majority by which the American peo-
pie rendered their verdict in favor of them
1T the resent Presidential election. And
/ will in the case of my election, give him
my hearty support in whatever is in my
judment conductive to the public well
fare.
have. fellow citizens, ever since en-
tered public life, observed. that the hon
ors of the State and Federal government
have been dispensed in Virginia in such
= manner as to do great injustice to the
people of the west of the mountains, and
yet the offices of dignity, trust and profit
are nearly all conferred upon the citizenS
OF lower observation-disclosures we hold
amongst our numbers in the west a large
number OF men who would d. honor to
any civil station within the range of the
governments State or federal. l look up
on this as grossly unjust to Western Vir-
GINA. and an evil which ought to be re-
medied. With this view, we drew up a
paper which l insert in this circular, APP
proved its Just principles fully-and who
in a modified form gave 1t their qualified
support. Those who refused to sign, had,
I presume reasons sufficient to Justify
their action in their own opinion. For
myself. boldly avow that l intend to
make the principles contained in this pa
per tenet of faith in my political creed.
will fearlessly advocate equality of rights
between Eastern and Western Virginia so
long as am in public life. The West
ern democracy will find that they ONLY
deserve the respect of others, when they
learn 10 respect themselves.
There are several important subjects
which l will discuss at my appointments.
which l cannot present in the limits of a
circular.
In conclusion. fellow citizens. can on
ly say, that should it be your pleasure to
choose me your representative l will to
the utmost OF my ability attempt to serve
you faithfully.
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Correspondence.
MouNpsvILLR MARSHAL Co,


DIR. z. KIDwELL-Dear Sir At con-
vention of the democratic party of this
congressional district, held at this place
on the 18th instant, to nominate candi-
date to represent us in Congress. the un-
dersigned were appointed committee for
the purpose of announcing TO you, that the
result (of our proceedings was your
nomination to the high and responsible Of
fee in question. and 10 solicit your accep-
tance thereof. @913 a3i-s-
The committe. in performing the duty
assigned them, cannot forego the opportu-
rity it affords to express their unaffected
pleasure in being made the instruments
through which this great mark of conf
dencc, by our party, in your character is
communicated TO express their own con-
viclions, that you are cminentiy worthy
of the confidence refosed in You !; and
should be elected, ofwhich the committee
cannot permit themselves to entertain a.
doubt, the position assigned you will.
whilstit confers also receivs additional hon.
or from its incumbent.
The committee indulging in the conf
dant expectation that you will receive the
entire support of your party in the APP
preaching contest, which they most hear
lily desire. take great pleasure in subscri.
bling themselves your friends and humble
servants,
G. TARR, in.
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Eg The only alteration made by the
new superintendent bill in this district, is
the addition of the county of Cabell.
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Your fellow-citizen.
FAYETTE McMULLEN.

The undersigned. members of the Vir-
nigia delegation in the Congress OF the
United States. respectfully represent that
the Federal Patronage has been unequal
ly and partially distributed in our State,
to the dissatisfaction of large majority of
the Democratic party they insist that
this inequality should be prevented in flu
ture, and that the patronage should be SO
distributed as to do equal justice to all
sections OF the State; that portion of the
State lying West OF the Blue Ridge has
generally been overlooked. and when it is
recollected that it is the strong Democrat
ic portion. the injustice will be manifest.
Let every part of the State have a fair
share Of the honOrs and offices. which the
Federal Government has TO bestow and
We shall be content.