Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-05
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Col. KinchelOe and the Fairmont Con.
VentiOn.

Col. KinchelOe ana the Fairmont Con
VentiOn.
The enemies OF this truly great man. i
seems. never sleep. It is said that envy
AMI detraction never lose their venom
that their poisoned arrows are ever barb
ed. but thank Heaven. their pirmy ef
forts, like futile waves against the ocean
rock. may lash and foam; but whilst CT
cerOni4n elO4uenc: yet fingers on earth
whilst "wolds that burn, and thou rht,
that breathe" are still permitted as tn,
heritage OF Genius. the speech of this De
mo stht mes OF the west-Lhis man before
whom the splendid efforts of Calhoun
and a Clay must pale their Intellectual
fires" must ever live in story AMI in
song. AMI be re garLed as the b,iyhtes
Landmark Of oar country's gent U.s.
of this miserable liLtIe village, thi,
for moment forget its Obje t, and allow
this boosted son of Virginia to wreathe a
laurel. that woul cast It's mighty shadow.
not on y over the place where it was en-
twineL, but over the whole country I'm
happy Fairmon: !! unworthy editor Do
you wish the sad repro CHI to be laid a.
your door. that yours is the cline where
Genius sickens. and where Fancy dies?''
We trust not. yet you have said that
'MR. Kincheloe made short speech, d.,
&C." Sir. that speech Shall yet be pub,
lished, AMI you. who have even cut short
his military title, you, who have 80 I'M
wOrLhily wished, by calling him Mister. to
hide from the country the front OF NJ IRIS.
nun self, aud m Ike this people unmin / full
of the fact that the tented field has
been his dwellin place" You, sir,
snail suffer. For many time, aud oft
he was ready to lead s4uadrons in the
field. to fight the battles Of his country,
and in his own beautiful language. to
die in defence Of these grasshopper poll,
ticians." In our boyhoOI days. we do
we'll remember when the "plumed troops
and the big wars that make ambition
virtue" were rife in the land-h0w our
little heart thrObbed 10 see this Napoleon
OF the militia, with FURNISHED epluletts.
and gIistcnin5 buttoGs, ami "prancin ;
steed that paved The air." led out by his
faithful boly guard. whom he called Mo.
SEES how with swell inE chest anil sll I'll
Sutiusons of modest blush. like some coy
ma den being led to the al ar,-hc VITA
Juve-Iike look, shooi his "anbro<ilI
locks, AMI cri Il in slentori N voice, AN |
somewhat re Idenin5 face. "Tenshun the
Rid 5emint!' All. yes, we do well re-
II amber. how enthusiasm, SLch aS-wOull
have re- k ndled the fires { the II .volu
ton, would have re-enacted the Genes OF
Monmouth and Charleston. of S tratur
and of Yorktown, $, read through the
ye"mAnry OF the country, and nov with
him they were ready to sink or swim,
with him to ii sht and die. The :, shame,
that your envy cou not even give him
his military coynOmen.
But, with regard to the speech at Fair.
mont, Col. KIncheloe there INN JrtalIz Il
himself; it is true that his reputation for
elOluence. was like the CAevaier BLy.
ard. "without fear and without reproash''
but were it possible, he there surpls-
Sed himself. He re-painted the violet.
he le-gll led the refined gold. he planted
new color in the Keystone Of the rain
bow. He WAS called for by the multi
tule-the jewellers Of the mOuntains-the
denizens Of WestmOreI4nI they from
the broad limi's Of Pennsylvania were
there-the Hu Oh CampbeIs and the An.
dy Stewards, men Of learning AMI of elo
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shout Of that multitude, when Colone
Kincheloe spoke. 1t was mighty cf
fort. and yet the piebald upstairs Of Fair
mont. set on foot by little clique o.
disappointed public speakers about Garks
: burg" would utterly turn into riIicu!e thi
great mans greatest production. II,
spoke OF the prospects of the railroad il
glowing terms. and showed. moreover
: that he was the father of tile N. w. Turn
Plke-as also Of several null pikeS-tha
he had graciously carried through. H,
spoke ofh:s great powers of elOqrunce If
most eloquent terms, and then, moreover
to show what he could do, lie demolstra
ted clearly that hes views were the best
AMI wlsest and that he aOas as we hav,
always known, as sage in the council a
he Is brave in the field. The men of tn,
MOnon gahela. "Lhe river without an is
: land :; the men of the Jnountains-the,
who sleep by the cataract and who wax,
at the scream Of the eagle" IN thpi
voice of reclamation because. they appre
Grated his genius. and saw then what W.
Know now. that plaudits must ever ar;sa
when Col: kincheloe chooses to put fortl
MS graceful oratory. and viniicate an,
cause. We trust he will be candidate fo
:. Congress to supply the vacancy in hi
district; let US appreciate him while i,
our midst. and award to him the mer;
that his great talents deserve, while it !
yet time. for in the language of Hamlet
we may De obliged to say, "AlasI mo-
1orIck knew him, Horatio. a fellow
!. OF Infinite jest, of most excellent fancy
VINO was wont to set the table in a roar
Reg Nail.
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