Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-23
Know-Nothing state Convention.

Know-Nothing state Convention.
The Know Nothing State Convention
which met At staunton. recently. made
the following appointment of electors for
this section Of tbs State
1 FouRrEEsrn DfsrRrcr BENJAMIN H..
Smith, of Kanawha. Eiector. A. J.Bore-
man. of Wood, assistant.
County Electors. Richie, j. B. Blair !;
Mason, q. B. Thomas Lewis, j. Spaul-
ding; Braxton, b. w, Byrnes Wood, y.
]; iJackson Fay cite, VIM. Tyree, and r.
o. Morgan; Nicholas, Robert Dunlap j;
Doddridge. g. W Lprty GiImer, 9. 3 !
Conrad. The following counties to app
point. viz Kanawha, Cabell, Wayne,
Reane. and Calhoun Oh as a. 30
9FIFrEEATHs6 D1sTRrcr. Mortimer H.
johnson. iof ylor. Elector. Alfred
Cald vel, ,of Ohio. assistant. ss ie0i is b.s
Senatorial Electors. Harrison, q. NJ.
Turner ) Randolph. David Golf tNetzel,
R. w. Laucki; Monongalia. S. Siegfried;'
Jr.si 10 sifsal a5ei %iis dii@ b5sli
County Electors Harrison, w. "a. Har-s
rison !: p leasants and Wood 4 Ash. sBores
man, and III, aHrttizell, iJr.s; BARBOUR o.
B. Hall /; Lewis. JaG 9Spaulding. and iBy
C.. jackson. Gilnser, Gol.fC. EB - Conrad !;
Randolph. j. N. Hughesaand RI 7. Bar
ton; We.zel. 3. Cox IL ler,cJ.a N. 'Hor>
nor. Marion, Barnes; Prestons Maj.
WI B. Zinn. and Cold > Scott. 1ss osdsa
CanvassarS otLarge.- Thomas s.. Flours
noy, OF Halifax; j ohntM. Bolts. lof the
city of Richmoult;- AlexanderiH.s III. Stu
art. of Augusta John SiiGarlile, OF, Hars
rison. @ ta s4aT gltioa DaH viglsG'
Some Of the above named gentlemen
have always asserted that they were not
mcmbyrs Of the order, while others de-
clare that their connection had ceased.-
How their statements can be reconciled
to their appointments, we leave the gem
tlemen themselves as best qualified for
the task. e.s4 ll.
Five resolutions we're adopted by the
Convention: The irst ratifying the nom.
nation of Mr.. Fillmore the second that
Of Mr.. Donelson-and the third express
ing Interpretation of the Kansas Nebras-
ka bill. The fourth and fifth are as fol-
lows: ea4 H ;ata f3f rfo4i Ta'
9th. That in the opinion Of this Con-
vention, the ruthless spirit of prescription
ana the harsh invectiyes which have been
pracucel and employed'by the Democrat
ic party towards the members of the Arn>
erican party are not only unjustl6able,
but unpatriotic. and merit the severe con.
domination Of all good citizens.
9th. That the Democratic. party are
Justly responsible for the embarrassed
condition the finances Of. Virginia. and
the onerous burden Of taxation under
which our citizens now groan.''
These are the coolest specimens of par>
lisan demagogueism we have seen for a
long while. The members of the Con,
venion evidently forgot 1.-the ruthless
spirit Of prescription" which forms the
leading feature Of the order, and "the
harsh invectiyes which have been prac.
ticed and employed''against the Demo.
cratic party by themselyes-and that il
the Democratic party has been less com.
promising with them than with their pre-
vious opponents. it is because they were
forced iuto it by their own exclusiveness
the Democratic party never Swore its
members not to vote for an American-it:
adherents never denied their membership
for the purpose OF deceiving their oppo
nents, and they never charged them will
being the allies of foreign power.
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g The embarrassed condition of the fnan
ces OF Virginia. is the result other extern.
sive system OF internal improvements now
in progress of construction, and which
was adopted by all parties. If there was
any difference between them. the insmedi
ate construction of the various lines was
least rigidly insisted upon by the Demo-
cratic party.
These facts are all too we'll known by
the people Of Virginia for them to be de.
ceived by any such demagogueistn /; and
we are surprised that it should be attempt
ed. We suppose that the want of conf
dence in the integrity and intelligence OF
the people, upon which the whole ma,
chinery of the Know Nothing party is
based. has been the cause of this attempt
to play upon the understanding of the
public. But as the party is in the las,
throes of dissolution. we mustlmake some
allowances for the contortions Of dying
man.
LINDA Or, The Young Pilot Of The
Belle Creole. This is new novel. which
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