Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-02-04
CIRCULAR.
Ftllov. Citizens Of Monongclia County,

Ftllou. Citizens Of Monongclia County:
AZ the approaching Democratic Primary
Election is drawing nigh, and it devolves
upon you, fellow.democra,ic voters, to select
a man from amongst the many candidates 10,
fill the impor!an. Office Of Sheriff Of Monon.
gala county, at the close Of the term Of the
pIesen. incumbent,-an as um one among
the candidates before you, TO ask your suf..
itugc at the Primary Election. which takes
place on Saturday the 18th day Of February,
1864; and owing 10 my feeble state Of health
at this time--haying just been raised from
long confinement, Of Typhoid fever. is i'm.
possible 10 see you in person a, your rrspec-
tive homes | therefore address you by cir.
cular and announcement in the journals of
Morganiown.
And now, felow.citizens OF Monunsalia
county, as ! have seen a circular Of one of
my competitors, who tells you who he is,
where he was born, where he was raised,
wha. his occupation is, and where he in.
tends 10 be buried ,-and as this manner Of
addressing the yeomanry Of Mononsalia has
become fashionable, will il be DEPRESSION
for me to do the same. am n democrat,
was born in Brooke county, Va, raised
farmer until 16 years OF age, then served an
apprenticeship Of five years 10 tho house.car-
penter business, carried on that business in
Wheeling and Morgantown 5 years, then
commenced the mercantile business in Nor.
gan,own, and continued in that business %
years, served as a magistrate in the county
court Of Monongalia Several years under the
old constitution, superintendent the building
Of your courthouse in connection with W.
7. Wiley, and done many other services in
the county, all Of which has been done with
out compensation. Now, fellow.citizens of
Monongalia, you can judge from my history,
whether am one Of those college gentry Of
Morsantown, as spoken Of in the circular of
one OF my competitors. viii you cast your
suffrage for man who has never done ono
single days service for you in preference to
one who has served years for you7 Always
keep before your mind tina, maxim recorded
in that good bock which stands penned BY
inspiration, that "the laborer is worthy ofhs
hire or "muzzle not the OK that treadeth
out the corn
| leave you to judge Of my capacity to do
the business connected with the office OF
Sheriff. Yon should selec, the man for your
nominee who you believe can carry the
strongest democratic vote in May next, for
he will have wing to contend with, who
SAYS he is popular in the democratic party,
AMI eau carry in his election $50 democratic
votess &e,, fellow.democrats should keep,
thiSalways before your minds.
Now, Democratic friends Of Old Mononga.
liza, come before you as freeman, who is
proud that the Constitution Of Virginia has
extended the right Of suffrage to every free.
man Of sane mind, and who has not been
guilty Of any crime contrary 10 said constitli.
ton, without fear or affection; and noperson
has any RICH, 10 say sught against them for
so doing,
| now, in conclusion, ask your suffrage at
the Primary Election; and il ! should be SO
fortunate as TO be your Democratic nominee,
and elected at the senelul election on the
4th Thursday in May next, pledge myself
as an honest man worthy Of your confidence,
to execute and do the labor Of said office my
self, on one or the other sides Of the river.
now leavs the matter with you, fellow
citizens, TO decide who shall be your nomi-
nee, and | submit to the resolutions passed,
to govern said Democratic Primary Election.
MARTIN CALLENDINE.
Feb. ., 1854.
P. 81 have now sold out my stock OF
goods to Messrs. Phillip Rogers and Evans
D. Foele. | appear as a candidate before
YOU, unirammeled from business.