Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-12
Conversational.
or the Weston Sentinel.

Mr.. EprroR 1t is desired on the par
lof many with whom have conversed
that Charles S. LEWIS, Esq, should bs
presented by the Democracy of this dis
ltrict as candidate for seatin the mex
Congress. !,
/ am not accustomed to write for the
public press. but for some time past
have not been an inattentiye observer O
the public acts of our public men, and IN
this instance in common with many othel
persons, I am not indisposed to award
the meet of praise to one so eminently de.
lserying.nIs it not due to Mr.. Lewis, and
to the people of the district in which he
resides. that he should be nominated and
elected to this honorable. office :? He IS
not unknown to the people of this section Of
the State. His faithfulness, zeal and
ability in the discharge of his duties as .
member of the State Legislature, have
given him prominent position among
the public men of the State, and have
won from him such an unexampled pop
ularity with his present constituents, that
as often as twice he has been reelected
.oitiout opposition-a compliment never
before paid TO any man by the voters OF
Harrison county. Every act OF his pub
lie life. his recorded votes and speeches,
whether delivered in the House of Dele
gates. or from the rostrum in his own OF
other counties, show him TO be an I'M
Welding Democrat of the States Right
Republican school. whose principles. were
first taught by Virginia and have recent
Ily been sanctioned and adopted by al
most every State in the Union. But
while we admire his political consistency
and his signal devotion to the principles
of Jeffersonian Republicanism, which give
assurance that politically he will repre-
sent the people of our district, there is
another ground on which his claims
might be regarded with peculiar force,
and here even his political enemies will
award to him. the need of his praise
He has ever been the bold and fearless
champion of Western Rights, and the ar
dent and eloquent advocate of Western
interests. Those who will review hi.
Legislative career, cannot fail 10 observe
that he has been at all times among the
to the imperial claims of the East, by
which it was sought to continue the West
in the political condition of the colonial
dependence on Eastern Legislative boun-
ty. His published speeches, among
which might be mentioned his speech on
the "BH loroviding for the call Of a State
| Contention in the winter of '49-'5o, and
in opposition to tie iniguitous Tar Bill OF
last Ninter-are mastery efforts, exhibit
ting on his part firm resolution to re-
sist by every possible legitimate means
the passage Of laws infringing on the
rights, or oppressive TO the interests of
Western Virginia. In point of scholastic
acquirements, depth of thought, argu.
ment, research and literary polish, those
speeches are not only honorable to the
constituency he represents, but creditabls
TO the section of the State whose interest
he defends. and whose rights he upheld
and will compare favorably with the early
efforts of the most distinguished inen oil
our day. Remember the obstacles he
has so honorably surmounted in obtaining
classical education and then observe
his successful and brilliant public career.
and the position he now occupies in pub
lie esteem, We are bound TO conclude that
he is in the possession of talents of a high
order. and eminently deserving the en-
enlargement and support of all who are
disposed to reward merit, and encourage
industry and individual enterprise. 1t is
with pleasure that we present his name &c
the Democracy of this Congressional dis.
trict, and hope that he will at once an.
nounce himself as candidate for the of,
fee. E.