Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-28
The Know-Nothiug Nominations.

will be good.
The KnOw-NothinE Nomin atoms.
We last week announced the nominees
Of the Know Nothing Convention held in
Winchester. 1t is now reduced to a Ger.
tainty that the contest is to be between
the Democratic and Know Nothing par
ties, the Wings having entirely abar don,
ed the Geld TO their insiduous substitute.
OF their candidate for Governor, the
Richmond Enquirer says: "Mr. Flour
noy is respectable mediOcrity. Of good per:
sonal character, and moderate abilities,
with some distinction rs County Court
lawyer, but of no special rcpute
in the State. In consequence of some
dispute among the Democracy Of his dis
! trct, lie once contrived to secure return
TO Congress by a very small majority
He was in Congress but single session
and his term was altogether undistin-
gnishcd by the display Of any talent for
public business. lie made Two attempts
to get back into Congress, but WAS beaten
by the Hon. I. II. Averette, the seconI
Time by very decisive maj ri,y. |: is
said his POLITICAL career has been conSis-
tent; he is now as staunch AMI vindictivc
Wing as ever did homage TO Henry
Clay. The Democracy will not fail to
! observe that the Office of power and pa
tronage is proposed to be conferred on a
man thus thoroughly imbued with all the
passions, prejndices and principles Of the
old Federal Wing party"
The candidate for Lieut.. Governor, Hon.
J. NJ. II. Bea1e. is one Of the most tho.
roughly broken down political hacks in
the country. There ia tradition tina. he
was once elected a member Of Congress
from the Tenth Legion. He was elected
to that Office from this district in 1910
In 1851, when Ill. political feeling was alb
sorberl in the question of the New ConsFi
tuition and Guhernatorial canvass, he
was again elected over Gen Daniel Smith
Of Knnawhn. man less noted for his
weight Of mind than matter He an
, nounccd himself candidate early in the
canvass, but such was the feeling of apa-
thy in the Democratic party. on account
of his votes and principles. that very
small vote was pollcd, and he was cleo
| ted more on account Of the weakness Of
his opponent than his own popularity
Before the expiration of his term, having
been unequvoca!ly given to understand
| chat the Democracy Of this Congressional
distr ct would no longer favor his prctcn.
sions, he commenced setting the triggers
for an election rs Commissioner Of the
Board of Public Works for the Northern
District. In his effort for that office his
! failure was most signal. He then turn
ed his attention towards a Federal ap-
pointment, and sought, all over the coun-
try. recommendations for his appoint
mrnt as U. S. Marshal for the western
district of Virginia. This effort was. also,
3 complete failure, and he retired
to the shades Of private life. as it
wus thought. forever. though still " lon
ging for the tlesh-pots Of Egypt" His
thirst for public pap becoming unsuppor,
table. and seeing no other chance. he this
spring announced himself a candidate for
Congress upon the Know Nothing plat
form-published long letter defining his
position, and that letter has probably SCI
cured him the nomination Of that party
for Lieut.. Governor. Overiurcs had
been made to every Democrat Of promi-
nence in the State, which being indig-
nantly rejected, the Know N"thinSs were
finally compelled to fal! back upon such
bogus coin as Beale and Patton. to propiIi-
ate the Democrats whom they had gulled
into the order, and as an Offset to giving
the principal and only important Office on
the State ticket to An uncompromis ing
Wing. His political principles are even
more Objectionable than his public career.
In Congress. he voted for the abolition Of sla-
very in the District Of Columbia. See Con.
Globe, SEES. 1880. p. 1897 He VOted
against the Bounty Land bill. giving our
brave soldiers the slight pit.ance of u few
acres of wild land, as bounty for risking
their Nvet in the defence Of their country.