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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-02

put 10 Mr. Garlic, they would have pro:
we'd him to be the contemplate traitor to
his party, which he would have is believe
Mr.. Lewis was. We thought Mr.. Garlic
an honorable man but how sadly were
We disappointed. We thought those let
tiers were written in good faith. and ex-
pressed the honest convictions of an hon
est man. We now know them to be false
and treaoherous beyond our farshest con-
eeptions. Is iteany wonder We, could not
believe Mr. Garlic so base as thus to have
acted? Deceit and fa1Sehood are always
rvprehensible. To deceive even on enc
my is wrong. But to deceive ones friends.
those who had never been otherwise. and
who would have done any thing in reason
for him, is worst of all. Let the public
decide whether Mr. Garlic has not done
this. -.
As Mr.. Carlile's correspondence has
been quite voluminous, we may possibly
show up his consistency and honesty still
farther at some future time. ..' b..
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The PHILADELPHIA NJ. E. CONFERENCE
AND THE SLAVERY QUEsT1oN.-On the ninth
day of the late session Of the Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal Conference, FelI at
Lancaster, Bishop Waugh presented the
resolutions of the Wisconsin Conference
and those also Of the North Ohio Confer.
ence, asking the concurrence of this body
in recommending to the next General Con
ference resolutions touching a change OF
the disciplinary rule on slavery. The
resolution Of the Wisconsin Conference
reads MS follows:
Resolped. That we request the next
General Conference so to alter the gene
raj rules in our discipline on Slavery as TO
read, the buying, selling, or holding a
human being as n Stare
This resolution was not concurrc1 in by
vote of l34-and none for concurrence.
The resolution OF the North Ohio Confer.
ence reads as follows:
The buying or selling Of any human
being, with an intention to enslave such
person, or holding any person in slavery
when emancipation can be effected with
ut injury TO the slave
On this resolution the following was the
vote of the Concurrence, II; non
concurrence. 1874.
The present rule Of the discipline on
this subject against slavery reads:
The buying or selling Of men, women,
or children, with an intention to enslave
them.' so
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Letter from Bishop Hughes.

An Albany paper having charged Bish-
op Hughes with being political partizan
and friend of Gov. Seward, he has writ
ten letter in reply. in which he states
that on being made q Bishop he prescrib-
ed, as rule Of conduct for the Catholic
clergy in his diocese, to abstain from all
interference in politics, leaving them to
vote as other citizens. If they thought
proper. He believes few, if any Of them
have exercised the right of suffrage. He
has not, himself, as he believes. that the
most appropriate position for Clergyman,
whether Catholic or Protestant, to occupy
ID the midst efSpoHtical struggles, is one,
ii not Of absolute neutrality, at least of alb
stinance fromaRH partizanship. He de-
tends his courseon the public school ques~
ton, and says~his FIRST movement in this
matter was opposed even by Catholics,
but that it finally resulted in the passage
Of aaaw which, although not such one
as he desired. has vastly increased the ia
clllties for education on every side; and
that now neither Protestants nor Catho-
lies could be indu ed to return to the old
system. AS to Governor Seward, he says
he is in no manner whatever his political
friend nor his supporter IN the exercise OF
political power, but, he adds:
s. Il AN proud to call him my friend in
The only relation that ever existed between
us, which has been one of mere social, and
to me. pleasant Intercourse. If the peo-
pie of the United States should think prop
er TO confer on him the highest honor in
their gift, l shall not heave sigh or shed
tear at their choice. But no vote OF
mine shall aid him"
The Bishop further states that he never
voted but once in his life. and in all his
lilo he never advised, publicly or private
y, any one as to how he should vote. ex-
cept once, and that was when the original
movement was made in New York against
what he deemed the injurious public school
system, and which was subsequently al>
tered.
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PARxpssBuao, Va. Feb'y. 18th, 1855.

PARKREsBURG, Va. Feb'y. 18th, 1855.
JNo. s. CARL1LE. ESQ My Dear Sir
Since 1 wrote TO you two days ago.
am informed that Col. Beale has Rnnoun-
csd himself in paper published in West
Columbia, Mason county, as a candidate
to represent this District in Congress-
The Colonel is no favorite Of mine, and
do hope that you and other prominent
men Of the Democratic party will confer
With each,other, and determine 10 have
but one Democrat on the track. If we
run more than one candidate, a Whigs
or that damned incubus on,the Democrat
ic party, (Mr. O. S. Lewis will certain
" be elected.
Have the goodness to Jet me hear from
you as soon as practicable. What are
the Democrats of Harrison doing in the
Gubernatorial election? If the old Flag
Ship of Democracy shall strike her eOlors
to this subterranean association of Know.
NotAings at this peculiar crisis, farewell
Democracy, and farewell the Union. y Ia
haste, Yours sincerely,
" WIIAMa
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Gen. LafaYette.

Things have gotten to such pitch, that
a Native American cannot utter a com
plant against the fearful strides Of foreign
Catholicism. without having Lafayette OF
DeKaIb, or some body else from foreign
land. who happened to help fight our bat
ties, thrown in his teeth. Were the Mar
quis Lafayette here to-day. he would be 4
Know-Nothing. Hear what he said
"If the liberties Of tho american people
are ever destroyed. it eOiU be By the Ron1lsh
Priests. "-Richmond Penny Post.
Who could believe that the above quo.
tation is taken from the following passage
in a letter written by Lafayette to gen.
tleman of New York soon after his return
to France in 1895?
II cannot but admire your noble sen,
timents Of devotion and attachment tc
your country and its institutions. But !
must be permitted to assure you that the
fears which. in your patriotic zeal, YOU
seem to entertain, that if ever the liberty o
the United States is destroyed it will be by
Romish Priests, are certainly Without an,
sdGdoU Of foundation tphatevsr."
Really, things have gotten to a" pref
ty pitch" when mems words are SO ha
bitually misquoted as is the Know Moth
ing custom. Here. Gen. Lafayette is rep
resented to have said directly the revers,
of what he did say.
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wealth, and broke down the monopo Iizing
efforts Of the friend ofth leading lines
Forttis he was threatened With the dis
pleasure Of his constituents, BY the very
persons. who sought to do US injustice.
Il remains TO be seen whether our people
will sustain him, or carry out the wishes
ofthese who oppose our interests. The
other candidates have, also, occupied offs
ces of trust similar to the one now sought.
With how muchsatisfaction tothsir con-
stituentsis shown by the fact that they.
were! both defeated for reselectien.
While one is good lawyer and the other
la good farmer. it cannot be claimed for
them that they possess any particular le-
gisIative talents. The only part oftheir
previous legislative Isbors which is now
.recollected. is the desertion of his party
and misrepresentation of his constituents.
.by,one. and the delivery OF a speech which
became aby-wOrd and standing joke, by
the other.
They are offered COW. by party that
has declared no measures of State policy,
and which has disgraced the States of
New York, ,MaSsaehusetts and Peunsylva-
mia. In-each of these States. Kuow-No
thing Legislatures have been elected, and
in each of them have committees been ap-
pointed. to examine into the corruption
and improper conduct Of its memhvrs.-
In Pennsylvania itw was charged that many
of the Know-Nothing members Of the Lee
gis!ature had received brides to support
Hon. Simon Cameron for U. s. Senator.
In New York they we're charged with vi-
olating their oath and partial legislation
which has caused movement to be male
for division Of the State. The Massa-
chusetts Legislature has become laugh,
ing-stOck and reproach throughout The
whole country. In each of these States,
even Know Nothing papers have censured
and denounced their Legislatures as be-
ing composed of set ofgraceless scamps,
who have cast blasting stigma upon the
fair names of their States.
Does any one desire to see the State Of
Virginia placed in this unenviable posi-
ton? We imagine not. We do not pre-
tend to say that the candidates of that
party in this county would, of themselves,
do any thing to disgrace the State; but in
connection with their more Jealous col
leagues, urged on by the proscriptive prin-
cipes ofthe order, they may do that which
thOy will afterwards regret, and we wish
to avoid the most remote chance Of such >
result.
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onsthe publication 81 this a6eclSte at
Washington, the females Of a seminary
IN that city, presented the brave and
humane Indian with a handsome silver
medal, on which wasiengraVsd an appro-
pirate inscription. accompanied by an adj
dress of which the following is the close :
g Brother, accept this token ofesteem,
and when you again have the power to
save a poor woman from death and tor.
ture, think ofsthis, and Of us. and fy to
her rescue
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PARKARsDURq, Va, Feb. II, 1855.

PARKRRsDURG, Va, Feb. II. 1855.
JNo. S. CARL1LE, ESQ: Ny Dear Sir
Yours Of the 7th inst, came to hand few
days ago, and as you require an early re-
ply, l hasten, to give you such informa-
ton, which regret to say is but little, J
as have been able to collect.
have shown your letters to several
confidential friends in this place, in addi-
ton to DR.. Clarke, with all Of whom you
are decided favorite, and l have no
doubt you will receive warm support,
and faLtering vote in this county, if you
will authorize yourself to be announced us
q candidate. With the ad joining coun-
ties have no communication, but l do
not doubt but that you will be warmly
supported throughout the district, as you
are very generally and favorably known
over it. set my face against Conven-
ton Of the District at this time, as worse
than useless; for it will be as certainly
packed, as the last one was, and the pre-.
Ceeding one was attempted to be. have
not time to write fully to you at this time,
but hope to hear from you soon and often.
see our very particular friend Charley
has had himself announced in the Weston
Herald as candidate for reelection
" Let him WENT"
You'll have seen, presume, By the Par.
kersburg papers, that Major Call has
announced himself as the Wing candidate
to-, represent this District. The Major
will be in nobody's way, Pm thinking e
l understand also that Col. Beals and
John Hall both of Mason county, and Col
HAYS Of Gilmer intend to run. Broun Of
Kanawha has also been spoken Of as 2
candidate,
Unacquainted as l am over this Con
Rressional District, could not presume
to advise you, in regard to the prOpriety
Of you, at once announcing yourself as a
candidate; but nearly. every one with
whom I haYeeeonVersed iprrslaeii 10 the
matter, tkinkpst had beta hoe
yourself AM IL Ium psWiit hout delay
You have man admiters and supports in
this place but none more ardent than
Your Humble Servant.
A. N. WILLIAMS.
Let me hear from you at your earliest
convenience, and l will endeaYOr to keep
you inIurmed of what is going on in this
section OF the district.
,gi4 In haste, A. N. W,
100 CLARKsBuRG. Val Is Feb. 1855 2
DEAR Door - Your very kind favor
4 fth inst. reached me this morning, and
add the letters written in reply to those
n
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-02

Eg At a political festival in Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, Mr.. Burlingame
distinguished Know. Nothing Of Massa-
chusetts, Il member elect ofthe next Con-
gress, after denOuncinE slavery and slave
holders in the strongest terms, concluded
his speech with the following sentiment.
" Sam and SomGo- May love for the one
not cause US t" d" I'M Justice TO the Other."
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McRE W1r,,nRAwAls-A

More WlTuDRAwALs.-A few nights
since fourteen MEMBERS wi, hdrsw from the
Know. Nothing lodge in this place. ST.
from the lodge in BucEhannon. and we SEE
many more Withdrawals in various parts Of
the State, in ourexcbanges.- Weston Her.
aid
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More s.yYiies q fIfheT Enemy. Q,


more ssY51I es.a the Enemy s
The ashington srisan bryan
says:
The Boston CORES Pondent o. me So = Z,
York svsning 2 ost comm anieat es thss lei
lowing Interesting int ence
Letters have been reserved N tlfi'
state By 5liiieal gentlemen of standing
ffoa Afr. Ises III 81 hieh that 1sdlp lomai
tist admits thai he has no chance y aetes'
er OF becoming Governor of VIrgt q: 81
Although this admission was not sedsd
to assure us of what Is to be the tate OF
the Aocomac gentleman, il i neyert1 less
interesting tosaavs con1fruaa alton ontIrnisd
from such source.
Now We do not believe word of the
above .statementto be. trues We have re-
Gently seen a letter from Mr.. Wise, in
which he speaks in the most sanguine
manner of the probable success of the
Democratic State ticket b. from s. ooo.tp'
&C, 600 majority. What viii be the mex,
lie tina, the zeal and desperation ofour oP
poncnts will. drive them to.
The same game is practised in regard
to our candidate for Congress. The re-
port has been industriously circulated in
this county that Mr. Lewis has become
discouraged. and intends Withdrawing
from the canv IS. Tue fact is. that for
the last three weeks he has been in the
other end of the district. FIRM which we
have the most encouraging accounts, and
that in the only letter received from him,
he speaks confidently of his success. His
prospects are much brighter now than
when he accepted the nomination. Then,
his election might have been considered
doubsful-now, it is certain.
A story is also circulated. that Mr.. Lew
is has spid that he wanted the votes o.!
none of the Eastern Virginians who are
residents among US. This story is SO RI
diculous that its denial would almost in
suit those whom it is intended to affect
We know that Mr.. Lewis holds no opinions
that would prompt such remark.
And again, it is circulated in an ad.
joining county, that Mr. Lewis, previous
to delivering his address in tits place on
the 9Th ult., consulted one of our p!omi-
nent Democrats citizens in regard to
which side of the Know Nothing question
he should take. We have no hesitation
10 declaring this assertion fellow Of the
other electioneeriug ISLANDERS which have
been circulated to affect the minds Of the
people against our candidate.4 His posi-
ton on this question, though not publicly
made known until his return from Wa, h.
ington. has been known to us for months.
He has ALWAYS been unQualiiedly oppo-
sed to the Order, though entertain ny
kind feelings for many OF its mcmbers.-
Previous to the time above alluded TO, he
had made several public speeches. in all
of which he had taken decided grounds
against the Know Nothing organization,
and no person, with the most limited
amount of common sense, can suppose that
he for one moment could entertain the
most distant idea Of changing front upon
that question.
To what mora! degradation and despe-
rate shifts must party be driven, to use
such vile means to aid its success.
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From the PAD efab 81 iYsl0s.
JOIN s. .QllRLlLE.

j .
The Known hug eahdi date for Con.
gress for this Congressional District,
whose name heads this article, saw st, ia
aspeech made by him, in this place, on
Friday last, to make vatious assertions,
which, however unpleasant it may be, we
feel bound to notice, even though in do.
my so we expose duplicity and baseness
unworthy of any man who pEetendste the
name Of gentleman.
In our issue of the 9th iRst., an edito-
rial article appeared, the subject Of which
was the nomination Of Mr.. Garlic by the
Know Nothing Convention, containing the
the following paragraph:
'a'"In reference to his Know. Nothingism
we are. compelled TO say we had not look
eduPon him as base enough to desert his
party for the sake Of office. Even during
the past month, letters had been written
by him to various friends throughout the
district. pressing his claims in preference
to those of others who were spoken Of for
the office, and endeavoring to fix upon
them the Gtigma of Know -Nothingisn.
But now, we find him the nominee of a
Know-Nothing convention. We Oongta
tulate the party on the consistency of their
nominee" no -
This paragraph Mr.. Garlic chose upon
Friday night last, to take for subject
upon which to exercise his powers Of de-
nunciation. He openly announced that
he had never sought to be candidate for
Congress that his course had been con-
sistent and that he was still GOOD De-
mocrat. In referring to the letters men,
toned in the above extract, written by
himself to various persons throughout the
district the intent Of which was to bring
about his own nomination, he challenged
and deied their publication, il, at the
same time, letters written to him should
be published with them. In accordance
with that challenge, and to silence the in
timations Of himself and assertions Of 9TH
ers, that they dare not publish them, the
accompanying letters have been handed
to US for insertion, while at the the same
time he has permission to publish the
ether side of the correspondence. Neither
he or any other person can find aught in
them dishonorable or base, or any other
spirit than real and hearty desire for the
success of the Democratic organization.-
Personal feelings may have been uttered
therein, but nothing more, or anything
which the writer haSitated to announce
everywhere
The correspondence was commenced by
Mr., Garlic. by the following letter:
CLARKsDuRG, Va, Feb, 1855.
GENTS The subject of my being n
candidate for Congress this spring, has
been brought to my attention by friends
here to whom have said would wait
until my friends in other portions of the
district could be heard from. Will you up
on receipt of this so soon as you can sound
public sentiment, write me and give me
candidly and frankly your views as to the
probabilities of my success? If you have
AcquaiDtances in Putnam, Mason, C8beIl
and Kanawha, would you do me favor
10 write to them and see what may be
their views? Let me hear from you as
soon as you car.
II l..
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Mr.. Carlile's Political Consistency.

mr. Carllle's Political Consistency.
The present canvass for Congress has
developed an instance Of political duplici-
~ rarely to be met with. 1t was geuer-
ally understood here early last fall. that
John S. Garlic, Esq, had joined the
Ow~Nolhing organization, and expected
to be its candidate for Congress. in this
district. By the correspondence which
we publish in to-day's paper, it will be
seen that early in February last, he open
ed q correspondence with a prominent
member Of the Democratic party in Par
kcrsburg, expressing desire to run as a
Democratic candidate for that Office. He
i'timlates that he is good Democrat. I"
and opposed to acknowledgement. while
at the same time he was member OF the
Know Nothing party, About the time
this correspondence was in progress. he
was announced as candidate for Cons
gress. in Beverly. by a young gentleman
from this place. whom it is fair to pre-
sumo, would not have doue so without
FIRST consulting with him. On the 10th
Of March. Mr.. Garlic published card in
this paper in which he said ho sOas not Il
cu'd,dute for any office. And at about the
same time. in conversation with two Dem
ocrats from neighboring county, he said
that lie Das "nder obligations, not only To
vote for Mr.. Wise, bit do all in his powsr far
him. That he intended to take tie stump far
Mr.. WISE in the odjoi"ing Congressional
District. And that he 1Ooula do so in this
district were it not that he might be 1ccu'
sed Of elsaiOneering for himself for GOn
gress.
In all our political experience. we never
before saw such Systematic doubIe>draIin. !;
practiced. This Parkersburg correspop-
dence proves itself, and if any person
doubts his expr ssiDg determination to
take the stump for Mr.. Wise. the certit
Gates Of the gentlemen can be had to prov,
the fact. We do not desire to say any
thing about. Mr.. CarIile's previous polii-
cal changes or private trans actions. al.
though a portion might, probably, be le-
gitimate in a canvass; his political course
and public acts are enough, in all con
science, to defeat any man for Office. He
accuses Mr.. Lewis with an attempt to "run
with the hare and hold with the hound, .
while "sankeying up" to the Know-Noth-
ings on one side and "honey >fugling' the
Democrats on the other. crying out at the
same time, this Is tie tuay to purify party
politics
Mr.. Garlic addressed his letters to a
gentleman whom it was we'll known was
unfavorAble to Mr.. Lewis: DR.. Williams
letter proves this. But his devotion to the
principles of the Democratic party was
greater than his feelings for OF against
any member of that party. and be at once
made Mr.. Cables duplieiiy public, AID
entered warmly into the canvass for ME.
Lewis. A largl< number Of Democrats
in Parkersburg. wh6-llaye heretofore been
unfriendly to Mr. Lewis. are now his
w"rmestsupportsrs. This is.aiso.tl,e case
With number Of gentlemen in tbisssoiin-
ty, and Mr.. Lewis prospect lor al dec
lion nov stand very fair
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More Kaow-Nothiug Dupliclty.

Birds ola feather flock together, is
q saw no lass old than true The du.
pIicity Of Mr.. Garlic in Ggaring for The
Democratic nomination for Congress
while member of the Know Nothing
order, and his willingness to take either
side OF the question in opposition to tie
position which might be assumed by Mr.
Lewis. as shown in his letter to Dr.. Will
Iiams, which we publish to-day. does not
exceed the double.dcaIing OF Col. Beale.
the RnOw Nothing candidate for Lieut..
Governor, who while Know Nothing
Candidate for Congress, probe sod to be
IN favor of the D en- pcratc candidate for
Governor. The Valley S.ar says he
announced him telf AS u can IiI4te 70 .
Congress, AMI visited Glyan i0t,e about
he last Of February last He was then
running As IL Democrat, but stated that
he had FOR twenty years. been in favor Of
some of Tie Know Nothing principles.
The following letter from Owen Moore,
Of GuyHnlotte, a gentleman Of high re.
sPectability. proves that BcaIc was, at that
ine, in favor of Wise for Governor.
Verify, verify. does j. not seem that l. {
k1ow.Nothings were hard up for mate
'i"Is to make lieket. when they selected
Beale for the second highest office He
Is, however. marveIousIy proper man To
be the candidate Of such party"
GUrAxDorTE. March 26sh. 1855.
Mr.. JAMES B. DORIAN:
Dear Sir: Mr.. Paxton wrote me a let.
ter, requesting to kno v if Mr.. Beale, while
canyassing the county Of Cabeli. stated
chat he should vote for Henry A. Visa,
and request me to inform you By letter Il
such was the case. can only say,ein
answer, that Mr.. Beale told me he should
vote for Henry A. WISE before two OF
three Witnesses. Yours truly,
An exact copy. o. MOORE.
We are we'll acquainthd with Mr..
Owen Moore, and know him to be gen.
tleman Of high responsibility. on Yhose
statement implicit reliance may be placed.
JAMES B. DORMAN,
JAMES G. PAXTON.
Messrs, Dorman and Paxton We know
to be Of as high standing as any men in
Roekbridge.
Far m RIAoysv1ttK - The EYhssl5n5,