Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-06
this meeting. and it is eertaiply entitledto
some consideration. The proceedings will
be found in another column.
The GubernatorIaL Convention.


"to caution Democratic politicians. all
over the Commonwealth of Virginia.
against being in too great a hurry with
their arrangements for the nomination of
"a Democratic candidate for the office of
Governor" we extract the following:
every warm meetings have recently
been held in Norfolk, Elizabeth City, and
probably Accomac, the weather in that re-
gion being intence enough to germinate
plans looking to as cold day of maturity
AS Januarys 1t, 1856. Warm meetings in
southeast counties were to be expected at
this season of the year; but we thought,
in Harrison county-the county of our
present Governor, situated in the noun
tains. in the coolest quarter of the state.
where the thermometer behaves itself
properly throughout the summer-that
the enthusiasm of politicians would have
some moderation also. Yet the last
CIarksburg Register brings US the pro-
ceedings Of another boiling heat meeting
which appointed delegates to an October
convention, named Stanton as the place,
and
RHsolDed, That in the person of Hon. Henry
A. Wise, recognize n distinguished statesman,
a Southern man. and the fearless advocate of
equal rights. And that we confidently and cor
dinllv recommend him to the Democracy of the
Strte gentIHmrn deserving our highest con-
fidence and admiration, and eminently worthy
the nomination for Governor
"AS Harrison county at present enjoys
the honor Of the guhernatorial office it
strikes us. that as matter of courtesy.
generosity and taste. we say nothing Of
abstract right. it is her most becoming
part to simply ratifv and support the choice
of n state convention, and not tn be fore
most in declaring who that choice shall be.
Indeed, the remark might apply to the
whole Northeast.
We like cnndor and plain, straight
forward speech and for that reason are
very fond Of the Clarkshrrg Register but
not some things which had better be left
unsaid in the approaching canvass; and
wethcr such paragraphs and appeals as
the following, in its editorial article of the
10Th instant. do not tend to wound the
feelings OF Eastern Democracy:
His Mr.. Henry Wfsa'S1 course in the con-
slitutiOnal Convention is living, tangible evil
dence of his uns'lfshness. He there, when the
West was struggling agninst the influence and
mighty inteIl"cs of the East. for rights helongfng
to them equal ciiiz"us of tn" commonwealth,
calamity threw himself in the defence Of what
he believed to be correct principles, and contribu-
ted probably, more than any other man i'll over
throwing the odious "'mXed basis - and il is
hut due to him from those for whom he sacri-
ffcrd every selfish consideration and risk ed his
political fortune in his own section Of the state,
to show that they are not unmimdful Of his
vices, but will ever hold them in grateful remem-
brancr.
Now. we have all along understood it
to be greed. between the Eastern and
Western Democracy, that the former
should have the candidate for the next Go
vernorship, and not that the West should
thrust one upon us.-that that man should
be an Eastern man. hot merely in his hs
bitation, but in his politics and sentiments
upon State questions. Ii is mockery
upon fairness and good faith for the West
to take the choice out of our hands, and
TO urge the claims of that choice on the
ground that he is an eastern man with
western principles. The East does not
want to be precipitated into choice |:
is possible that the man whom she will
select is some gentleman of sterling cha
racter, quiet habits and inacxiblc princi-
pes-whose name has not yet been
brought before the public. Pray let oul
people have few of the seventeen months
remaining due to Gov. johnson TO think
up successor"
1nasmuch as the editor Of the Examiner
is kind of political Ishmaelite whose
hand is against every man. we are moi
surprised that he should take decided
grounds in opposition to the most of others
who have written or said anything on the
subject of the State Convention. 1t APP
pears to be a matter of principle with him
to say nothing in favor Of any person OF
thing. We believe that his remarks IL
regard TO the Register are the most com.
PIlmentary we ever saw in his paper, and
feel greatly f1attered by them. If we have
pleased him. we have no fears for the ba,
lance of our readers.
We regret exceedingly that the hor
weather, Of which he SO much complains
should have so fevered the brain and heat.
ed the Imagination Of our friend of the
Examiner, that he cannot look compla.
Gently upon the honest expression of the
wishes of county g situated in the noun.
tains." Our people did think that as they
were expected to vote for the candidate
and give him a majority, too. that there
would be no IMPROPERLY in saying who
they preferred and appointing delegate.
10 the Convention, even though ours wa.
1.-The county of the present Governor
We suspect, however. that the unusua
occurrence Of western county daring tc
entertain, much less cypress an opinion or
this subject, has contributed no little tc
disturb the equanimity Of those who have