American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-08-04

matters are to be published of general in
terest to the people, do not say, ye honora.
bic Justices, by actions whose language is
unmis,akeable, tina, the Telegraph is the pa
per, its publisher the pet, and its readers the
exclusively favored of the County Court Of
Mononsaiia Such petty prescription and
lavoriteism does not accord with what should
distinguish the magnanimty Of the Judicial
Bench
We do not writo this article because we
are cut Off from All advertising fee but in
view of other and more important consider.
atoms. The fee, while it would be accept
able, Of course, would not make us rich /:
neither would its being withheld render us
dependent. But we have penned this arti.
Gle TO protest, in the name Of thousand
readers of our paper in Monongalia county,
against the petty favoriteism which denies
US the advertisements in whose publication
the people all have an interest. We protest
III their name, as mostly members of the
American party, against being hoodwinked
in the affairs of the county by a Democratic
Court. We protest in their name aeains,
being deprived Of the knowledge of so inn
portant matter as the return of Delinquent
Lands and their sale by the Sheriff. We
protest in their name against the selection of
one paper as medium of advertising mat
tiers OF Importance TO the whole people, who
pay the taxes, when that paper does not cir
cula,e among the whole people, not ye, half
the people. We protes, in their name a.
gains, departing from the established prece-
dents, altering the fair customs, and abridg-
ing the just rights respected by our officers
until very recently, and which looked to the
benefi, and interests Of the people, a0ithout
regard TO party. IL for reasons appearing
10 the Court" it was necessary that the list
be published for the information and benefit
of the people, why did they not authorize its
publication in both the papers Of the coun-
~ that all might be benefited by its publica-
tion-that is what our officers have hereto.
fore done in our county; and the publishers
Of the Telegraph, had they asked them,
could have told the Court (undcr oath if ne
cessary y that that paper had not circula-
ton in the county and out Of it equal to the
majority for Wise, much less reach The tax
payers OF the county as a mass. If the ad.
verlIsement was Of sufficient importance to
be published at all, it should have taken the
course which custom has established in such
cases IN this county and elsewhere.
Why was tho Telegraph selected as the
paper in which TO advertise those lands .
Because OF its subServiency to the party IN
power at the Courthouse. Why were WE
denied the advertisement Because we adj
vocate the American party, and oppose the
party i'll power at the Court House How do
we know that the Telegraph was selected
because Of lis subservency to the party in
power? In The fact that Of five Justices on
the bench, four, viz: James Davis, William
Fletcher, Isaac Powell, Purnel Simpson were
Democrats, and that heretofore the County
advertising has been given to both the Coun-
ty paPers-as exempllied in The case of the
Mirror and Republican, In the fact that
the Mirror received it's share Of the county
advertising may DO found additional reason
why our paper, IA an,agonisic to the De-
mocracy, is prescribed in the matter of al.
vertislng, and our readers denied the local
information contained in those advertise
mcn,s. The Mirror because it was indie
pendent in politics, could be tolerated, but
the Union being american in politics, can
not advertise for the county. though the par.
ty it represents pays as much tax Us any
body, and as willingly.
Now if the county was too poor, and the
advantages Of our circulation would not meet
the ends to be attained by advertising, the
Court might plead economy 10 excluding u.s.
but we doubt whether that would be sub
stanial plea nowadays. And it will be
scarcely pleaded in extenua,ion of denying
MS an advertisement Of interest TO every tax
payer hat the rush Of business was so great
that they overlooked us and our readers, be.
cause under the old Constitution when one
or two days sufEiced for the business of the
County, the Court was not uumindful of the
public interest; aud now, when three dol.
lars day and a whole week is allowed for
Court business, it would not have taken
much time or labor 10 have inserted 'Amer-
lean Union Tor Morgantown Union if they
did not like the term 'AmeriCan') in the
order for publication.
The American party, with all lis faults,
has rights Of citizenship in common with
those who style themselves Democrats. We
take as lively An interest in the affairs Of
the county as the dominant party and feel
as much interest in the taxes and how they
are appropriated as those by whose mandate
the treasury bag opens and shuts. All we
ask OF the powers tina, be is fair play and no
gousing-equal rights and equal privileges.
the same rule to govern in The publication OF