Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07
w. G. BARCLAY,
w. II. MARTtS, Committee
G.. W. CALDWELL

LuGlA SufPO'S
w G. BARCLAY,
w. II. MARTLS, Committee.
e. W. CALDWELL
The other circulars addressed from |
Cuncil No. 7, At "MoundsvilIe, Marshal
county, Va betrays not only "!struS'
of III. Intelligence of The voters of this Dis
tric!, bat maniIeats total disregard ioF
the moral sentiment Of the whole commu'
nitv. However reluctant to perform such
IL task. we feel bound as public journalists
to hold up its authors to that public scorn
which their conduct SO justly merits III
must be borne in mind that this Know
Nothing party claim, as its peculiar mis-
sion, the publication of popular elections
They argue that the government has tall
en- into the hands OF politicians and un'
worthy men. They are TO cleanse the
Augean stables-to drive out bad men and
put in good They claim to make no dis
tinction as to former political PrcludIceS'
Their pretended object is the disposal OF
the offices to the best and Purcst men.
Now. this is one Of their boosted and
much Wanted objects. We call PArtlcu-
( lar attention to thus circular from M"nndS-
/ Vile, $50 true Americans, greeting, to
show how badly the action OF THIS organ
rzation COMFORTS with its ProteSsIonS-
, FINS Council recommends. us a man best
! fitted to represent this District i'll the next
! Con ness OF the United States, one of the
most abandoned political hacks III the
S ate. man whose very name Is the
! SYNONYM Of vice--;l man whose lite has
been one reckless disregard for G"d and
man. He was formerly Methodist prrA
Ichcr-then an intIel-thcn Il travelling
! lecturer UP III MeSmcrism IA spiritual rap
pcr-noS a psiIar OF politics IN "tEe des-
tl.utc districts' Ol this State. AS further
evidence Of the character OF tins man, We
will state that we understand, ut the last
election, be had poll opened at Wheel
iny for the Devil, and voted for him. He
could find no one degraded enough fer his
suffrage, and he must disgrace the poll.
book OF Virginia precinct by the c ro
ment Of a vote for the DepH. But we are
yraveIy nfo, med b. Know Nothing C""m-
Gil NJ. 7, at Mounelsvile, that tits M" is
tie rery Daun-the best fitted to represent the
line ,icu11 i3ea Of Il man
In our salutatory, we stated our strong
objection to secret political societies; that
oY their secrcSY they woull become pow
erIu instruments in the hands of wicked
and al 'nd0ncd men. lhey are seized
upon immediately by broken down P": ~
II 'ck> as sale vehicles to ride themselves
rtc office. Here now is OF C ol the hrst
frn OF this purifying machlnc. Ii John
B. Wolfe Is its first o t>prlnI, To What sink
OF degradation will not this system reduce
VI when it reaches lis full maturity? We
rr1vn the S,.riOuS aItrDiiuN of jiI COnSpr-
vatlve and cona'derate men to inns subject.
While some men may consider II very
nice instrument to break down 'ht Demo-
cratic party they should mA"re'y d'I'O>
crate rs TO what elect II Is To nave upon
the hopes and fortunes OF our beloved
Commonwealth. we say, lhen' we appeal
t" n'"n OF all parties 10 pause and reflect
II seems that IN the estimation OF ines"
gentlemen at MoundS'lie IN i''rlIn5'
me people OF TINS mountain region are
d' Su'utc OF the Information necessary |"
exercise the elective franchise properly
YOU c'"%rhs oil M"n"hG ''"'' NJ 'Fi'" 'h"
Preston. Accord'"5 ~ Ineir VIEWS are
heHthen>' S"'"5re ana OAFo"!l"m~' !hey
una IL n'c"'sitF 10 sen" hiIt!'"5 p' mp
who receives lis political "'PhN"rt from il
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then ''o"s yo" IN your Destitute" ana
dvPr"v'Iy' TO 'H''lAte vow 'h'o me myS'e-
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