Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-03

last rotten prop Of Know Nothingism.
Who is Johns. Garlic !? The used up
Know Nothing champion. s. u,
q OH how tell show,
Docs his infamous Land Bill take B"
ID don't take al all. The unknown boy
lof Gabel county. took il and It's willy orr
ginator on last "Wednesday, and here in
Weston. inthe presence of a.large meet.
ing of our citizens tfamn,sd them both
completely. The Democracy of this dis.
trict could not have, a better standard
bearer than Mr. jenkins. He will reflect
honor uponsthem as their representative.
Let themrally around himIin Welcoming
contest, secure his election by an over.
whelming majority and fix the i,ttle "loue
star" in its proper zenith over the Harrl-
son county homestead.
rive are informed that after Mr.. Jsn-
kins concluded, Mr.. Garlic spoke an hour
and a half and was again followed by Mr..
Jenkins for half an hour-making an equal
division Of the time.
Mr., jenkins opened the canvass in This
county. in atew remarks to small au
dence in Milford. on Friday last. On
Saturday. he addressed the people at Ro.
mines Mill. on Monday at Bridgeport.
and on Tuesday at Shinnston. AT each
Of these places, excepting Milford. where
the notice Of his speaking was imperfectly
circulated. he had very respectable audi
ences-the general curiosity to see aud
hear our new candidate. bringing togeth-
er larger number of persons than usual
larger even than was expected.
In his efforts in this county. Mr.. Jen.
kins has more than fulfilled the e1pecsa>
lions OF his most sanguine friends. He
has proved himself a powerfuland cogent
reasoner. Invested OF the special pleading.
and superhuities Of demagoguism. His
style Of oratory is plain and unassuming.
yet forcible and conclusive and he pos
sesses the happy faculty of interesting
while he instructs his hearers. We never
saw speaker more effectuaIly command
the attention Of his audience.
With the land question he appears per-
fectly acquainted, and handles i. with as
much familiarity as boy does his mar
bles. This boasted bumbug Of Know
Nothingism disappears before the force oil
his facts and arguments. like fog before
the sun. Those who have been disposed
to favor the distribution measure. after
hearing Mr. jenkins. are convinced not
only OF the entire futility, but of the cri
nainality OF the project. We have heard
of none who did not admit his happy pre-.
senta,ion Of the nconslitutionality and
deleterious effects Of that measure.
In the language of the Weston Herald
used above: \" The Democracy of this
district could not have better standard,
bearer than Mr.. Jenkins particularly al
this time. lie is fresh from the people
never having held or sought an Office
AltL ough he has done good service 70,
the cause Of Democratic principles. he has
preferred the quietude Of bis farm al
Green Bottom, to the turmoil of political
life. and only left it at the complimentary
call Of the last Democratic Congressional
| Convention. Those who have been dis,
posed 10 jeer him on account of his lack
Of grey hairs. will find in him fine spe
cimen OF an old head on young shoulders
His election is beyond doubt.
The ArroRsEY GENERA1eH1p.-The re.
signation Of Attorney General Bocock
has created no little fluttering among The
distinguished disciples of LiLtleton and
Coke in this State. We see announced
rs candidates. James Lyons. OF Rich,
mond. J. Ran. Tucker. Of Winchester
and VIM. H. Harmon. of Augusta. Our
own talented young townsmau. Col. B.
Wilson, is also spoken ofby his friends.
The Wheeling Argus suggests tina. a
Convention 10 nominate candidate 70,
this Office be held at Staunton, on Thurs.
day, the 7lh day Of May next. AS we
are always for conventions. we approve
the proposition. A months time is gi.
ven in which TO appoint delegates to tie
convention, and there is three weeks from
the 7th of May, ill The day of election,
for the canvass.
Ma. CARLrLE's AccEprAscE-We neg
lected to state. last week. that Hon. j. S.
Cerlile had formally accepted the nomi.
nation given him by the nameless con-
rentinn cid in PneLorshnsa -. L. IL