Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-16

81 Clarksburg are well tuned 70 the mea-
sure: Fellow Democrats, we have here
tofofe listened to it.. Let us do SO no
more. CA man may smile and smile and
be a william" and a Know N othing,
sworn 10 secrecy and untruth. may preach
one doctrine on the stump and in the
Stores and Tailor Shops of Clarksburg,
and preach another in the midnight
,culyerts.. One. OF THE People.
ga ss1a@ fsz 8aaisgF For, tic Register
The FederaI Court. a{i deE3,
Almost every day, at5least ut every OPP
portunity, we receive new proofs of the
unsoundness OF some Of our Democratic
Office holders. The last but not least, is
the appointment of Mr.. Thos. L. Moore Of
Clarksburg. Clerk of the United States
District Court for the Western Judicial
District of Virginia. by Judge Broken
brough. There is something remarkable
in the course of the officers of this court.
and with your permission, 1 will give q
very brief statement of some of the pro-
ceedings of Judge Brockenbrough. The
Judge makes great pretensions of Demo
cracy, and I first propose to show the
genuineness of his professions, as eviden-
ced by The appointment of his CLERKS. as
we'll as his gratitude to those who have
sustained and supported him.
Judge Brockcnbrough received his "P>
pointment upon the recommendation Of
the Democratic party, and from Demo
cratic President. His Commission was
scarcely dry before he removed the then
Clerk, Maj. r. w. Moore, a wing but
instead Of filling his place with Demo
crot, as WAS expected, he appointed a
Wing far more Objectionable than Maj.
Moore. And how was this removal eff
fected In manner totally unknown to
gentlemen occupying such stations
Without consulting Maj. Moore, or giving
any reason whatever, he was turned out
and Mr.. Arasmus Stribliug appointed in
his place. Neither the removal nor the
appointment was made on political &C.
count, but as some say, for pecuniary ad-
vantage to Judge Brockenbrough.
When Maj. Moore received information
Of his removal, being man of the high
est sense Of honor and propriety, he was
SO affected that a paralytic stroke was
produced, which terminated in his death
l have often heard Maj. Moore say,
that had Democrat been appointed in
his place, he would not havo thought SO
strange, he not being conscious of any
derlicton of duty He did not complain
Of the removal itself, but the manner in
which it was done. Mr.. Strbbling, after
holding the Office some years, has been
compelled to resign in consequence of IN
trinity. Now had not the Democratic
party, from whom Judge Brockenbrough
received his appointment, a right to eX~
Pect a Democrat in place of Mr.. Strib>
ling ? Can there be any apology for
Judge Brockenbrough's appointing Thos,
L. Moore, who has always been a Wing,
and is now an avowed Know Nothing,
and Judge 3. kno,ving that fact
Mr.. Moore is a gentleman. and good
| Clerk; yet there are more than Mou-
sand Democrats in the district, just as
we'll qualified to perform The duties Of the
Office as he is. ..
This Judge B. also knowns. Is it not
an outrage committed on the feelings of
he members of the Democratic party, to
whom Judge B. is indebted for all he is,
for him to embrace the very first opportu-
nifty to hcstow Office upon Know Moth
ing? It being leading feature in that
organization to prescribe ALL Democrats
its members being sworn on the {" BIZ
bic and Gross" to do So .#
From professions lately made by Judge
B. it was expected hat he would have
been the lost man to have made such an
appointment. But, Mr.. Editor, it only
establishes the prevailing opinion, that
this Federal Court has been used AS
supple instrument in the hands Of profes,
sing Democrats, for the propagation Of
know-Nothingism.
l had hoped that the unsoundnesg only
consisted in the Marshal and his deputies,
but now we have proof positive that there
is no sOundneSs in it, from Judge 10 Crier
The officers of this court have done
more injury to the Democratic party than
all The means used by our open enemies.
The Marshal. however, has to some ex,