Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-31
JEFFERSON ELECTION.

We have just gone through in Jefferson, one ofthc
most triangular contests connected with any cleo
ton in which party differences could have been pos
sibly considered that has occurred within its
borders. Many of the Democrats to their Congress
sionAl nominee, were luke-warm and Indifferent
whilst others remained from the polls altogether and
some few voted for the Wing candidate. The Wing
party on the other hand, outside of Harpers-Ferry,
not only united but most bitter and vindictve
in their hostility to Mr. Faulkner. They seemed to
revel in luxury of delight at the bitterest persccu-
ton which ever fell upon the head of any man in
Congressional contest There no charge too mon
strous and no efforts oogrcat could it effect his
throw and enure to the advantage of their cand
date Both parties went into the contest hoping ex-
pecting and laboring to triumph The result is be-
fore you, and Mr. Faulkners majority is four! Never
before did the friends of candidate get such back
set as the announcement of the result gave to the
friends of Mr. Boteler To talk of his carrying the
county by less than one hundred regarded as
simply absurd. Thegreaest effort that could be made
was made to give him the county and as to the
terrified" doubt whether they are done voting for
BOteler there yet. But, in the significant language
of venerable President of of the former associa-
tions of our county, that is among the things
that WERE in introducing the precincts of the county
he said had not only the 'unerrifed" but another
equally worthy reconsideration, which he should de-
signate as the { Lions Den" And when these men.
as fearless the monarch of the forest shook from
them the mere trammels of party and stood up like
men to Tindcate him who had stood by the rights of
eemen in the hour of their greatest danger we could
but think that the Representative who was true to
the rights of the people, had his surcs and his best
reward in receiving their appreciation, and his own
convictions of having at least done something to
merit their good opinion The majority of Mr. Faulk-
ner at HarpersFerry is unprccedcntedly large being
1913, and we therefore give notice that the Unterr
fed" is nowhere when the " Lions Den" is about.
As to the County Canvass the Editor of this paper
having been presented as of the candidates for
the Legislature, have said nothing heretofore to
commend him to the people, and simply desire to say
but word in explanation as to his defeat. Were it
true, we might say he was only beaten because he
didn't getYotes enough, but his great misfortune was
in having got too many and in doing that his friends
unfortunately paid the whistle Hcrcccived
with but here and there exception the united Dc
mocratic vote that came out, and fully, fnot moro
than one hundred Wing votes making an aggregate
of some 81 Mr. Faulkner, who carried the coun-
ty, and sixty-odd SIR Eoteler and yet was de-
feGted This result has been a matter of surprise to
some, and almost unintelligible to others But, as
he was in the unfortunate condition, of having fire
in the front and the rear, examination of the poll
will easily demonstrate that he has many reasons to
be thankful that the result worse. lie bows
with great Difference to the will of the people, and
upon calm reflection is very much inclined to think,
what they have just expressed that his services
too important at home, to be possibly spared for
visit to Richmond. He therefore enters anew upon
the discharge of his accustomed labors with the ex-
preston of his most appreciation for the bc-
rat support that was given him, and to each and
does he feel under many Obligations though he
had been elected.
On behalf of our worthy and respected colleague
Mr.. SEWERS, we must be permitted to saw he by no
means received that support which he had the right
to expect, and his party under every obligation
to have given him. Every vote he lost was blank
vote to his colleague and matter what the motivcas
the result has proved, this of procedure was
most detrimental to the interests of the party, and
has given to the Wing party two representatives from
Jefferson. Mr. SEWERS, however, has borne his dis
comtiture like man, and doubt not the day will
soon come when his many Csmable virtues will be
properly appreciated and suitably rewarded.