Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-02-22
The foregoing is, believe, a correct
story Of the whole subject
Respect fully yours.
. M. MASON.


Tess 10 quote MIR, Mason shall see what
!. he says on the subject, what subterTnra
will they hatch up next. We have often
here heard in the streets, around the FIRE
lsides, andsinFthe pulpit, that Messrs. Ma.
Mason and Hpnter, our Senators in Con.
Egress were opposed to the fugitive slave
5llaw, because that law refused tothe fnrt-
tive the right to 81 trial by iprY. MIR.
Hunters position as to that law is we'll
i known hers. he having oceGpi d the same
position as thatsof Mr.. Mason.
u send'you this for the purp of cors.,-
rectinS efror and to place. our Senators
in their true character he originallet-ia
tero Mr. Mason, sI haye. for the inspec-st
ton of all who wish to see it. y s7..92 b 20. va
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RIoAMoNp. Wednesday,, Feb. 8, Il 854.. sai
HousE.-On Mr.. Holden's motion chez
vote rejecing the bill appropriatinp %
l00O.00O TO the Coyingipn9 ana i ob;o,s
Railroad was, reconsidered. and the bin
replaced on the calendar. esat.
On Mr.. Haymond's motion the Rules
we're suspended, andAasbill changing Their
times of3hoidmg Courts In, tliee2Ist Cifset
cult taken up for consideration. sat
On Mr. III. $ motion, the bill was amen
ded and then orderedotos beengrossed for
a third reading. a elaao. 81
THURSDAY. Feb 9. teq.
Il HousE.-A btllswas reported for the re-
lief OF Thomas A, H6rnOrg Sheriff Of Har-
rison county. a,za lss% s.fEl isssl'7
A petition was presented by Mr. SUM
.mers,of sundry citizens of u pshur county,
I,praying the passage ofgRlldw refundihgti
certain taxes imposedMpon5 and paid by5o
citizens of the Common wealth, for affixaa
ing the county seals ofnthe several coun..i
ties thereof. to county land warrants &c. ~.
| Anumber OF, officers wersloelected byos
ljotnt balloty che Observation-Disclosures pubs9
lished last.weel1.liiU Upon a resolution to
postpone the election of Superintendent
ofthe Penitentiary, the following debate
Mr.. Garnett2stated that he had verge
good authority for the charge that Gol.so
Morgan hadsought to procure fromlthe Co.,
vernon thepardon ofS.tLA. Smith, better
knownas /" Red Boot Smith - who was5 II
convicted Of abducting slaves and sanallas
ing them to the North andif the charge
were true he could not vote for. COL NJ
He thought that SO serious acharge should
be disproved before the Legislature was
called upon.to re-clcct Col. NJ. al IL was
due to the Legislature, it was due To, the.
State and to the Democratic party. ~
Mr.. Mayo made statement of what
took place at meetings ofithe senmmitteGr
on the Pententiary, at which the physi,
cal condition of several convicts, whose
health and the probable short time thew
had to live rendered tQues.ioaGble wheth-a
er they ought to kept longer III coa6ne.{
ment. Among them was g Red Boot asd
he was called. Dol. Morgan, in reply to
questions concerning him. Represented
that his health wasb bad, anil that his con.
duct had been good; but did not sayaa
word about his being pardoned Ji iBaH
Mr.. Martz declared he could not
vote for the reelection Of Col.q M. i
he was guilty OF the charge Preferred
but he did not believe it. He knew COL
Morgan to be decided pro-sIavery man.
i Mr.. Garnctt contended chat Mr.(Mnyo's
statement did not she'd any light on the
subject, rs the charge related to efforts
made with the Goveanof. 1t was fur
Their charged that he exhibited marked
i clemency towards - Red BoOt.!t--
putting him over other nconvicts, and
dressing him in cisizen's dress and
not tho uniform prescribed bylawfo con.
! victs. a lfa
Mr.. Wallace, borne testimony to tho
decided pro.slavery opinions Of Col. NJ.
| and expressed tho opinion that eVenllif
the charges brought against him were
, true, there were circumstances involved
!, in the case that would protect Col.
!, M. from the charge Of abolitionism. -
The convict known as n Red Boot"
= had been. instrumental in saving Col.
? Morgan's life, and displayed such fidel-
ity to him and some of the officers oflthc
instruction, as to command their gratitude.
He had been nchrly killed by one of then
conviets, being severely stabbed, and was
in very bad health. He, for one, would
not consider Col. Morgan an abolitiouist,
= for desiring his pardon under the oircum-
notwithstanding the crime for
which he was confined. Ia
Mr.. Garrett could conceive Of mo- ex-
cusU' whatever for thepardon of Smith
i would not consider any. reason, however
. strong, asjustifying the interference Of Col.
:. M. to procure it. .a
!. Mr.. Garrett moveda resolution post
i poning the election. and appointinga com.
= mitteee to ascertain If Col. Morgan had
: used his influence with the Governor'to
procure the pardon of Smith tito report
on Monday to the House /; andae
On motion of Mr.. Raymond, the reso-
= luton was SO amended as to instruct the
= committee to ascertain the reasons which
were urged in behalf Of the pardon.
Mr. Raymond took occasion, ID moving
his amendment, to bear testimony 10 the
/ soundness of Col. Morgan on Che peculiar
: institutions of the South, and his LOYALTY 10
- his native State Vir0inia a0q ~