Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-02-06

OF Gne boaro Oh IuOILc oENs-suO-
ject to the action of Democratic Convention
should one be held for tho district Fl .if o
The Richmond Enquirer and Col.
.r.'a be "a Forney.
We have been no little surprised at find
ing in the Richmond Enquirer, on two
or three occasions, little filings at Col.
John w. Forney. We say surprised, be-
cause we have seen number of articles
in that paper, written with the manliness
and ability which usually marks its edi-
torials, complimenting, and calling upon
the South to sustain the national men Of
the North who have nobly withstood the
Entertainments of sbolitionism, and gal
lantly fought for the equality of the States
and the compromises of the Constitution.
These articles met q hearty response from
the whole country. They were links in
the chain that binds our whole party to-
gether, North and South, and which has
preserved it the only mationaI party now
in existence. And we regret that our
friends at Richmond should now feel call
ed upon to make an invidious distinction.
The Enquirer of the goth ult., contains
an article placing the recent action Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature upon the
grounds of personal controversy be-
tween Col. Forney and Cameron. and
says that the matter should remain
where it is" although it also says: 1.-The
election of Cameron must bring the blush
Of shame and Indignation to the cheek of
every patriot throughout the country"
and seems to endeavor to prejudice CO...
Forney's prospects of an appointment by
the President elect. In this same article
is again said The fate of this Union
of thirty millions of freemen turned on the
Pennsylvania State Election of October
last"
Now, we have the highest respect for
the editors Of the Enquirer Intellectually,
honorably and morally, but we would
dispassionately ask" call you this back
ing your friend ?" john w. Forney, as
chairman of the State Central Committee
contributed more to the success Of the
Democratic party in Pennsylvania, in
October last, than any other man, 1--WE
think this will not be denied, and conse-
quently, according to the Enquirer, he
did moro than any other man to settle
the fate of this Union of thirty millions
of freemen." The rejection of this man
for one whose election must bring the
blush OF shame and indignation to the
cheek of every patriot throughout the
country" we should think would be
hardly considered by those DESTROYS of
seeing the tried and true national men OF
the North supported and sustained, a
purely personal contest. with which the
country at large has nothing to do. and
should not be made subject for consid-
GRAFTON by the National Democratic par>
ty," as that paper seems to think.
For our own part, we must be permit
ted TO differ with our contemporary, and
we do SO with full consciousness of its
power and ability. aud our DUN weakness
and in.igni6cance. We think this is " a
subject for consideration by the National
Democratic party" and while OK
pressing deep regret at the defeat of Col.
Forney, and the deprivation of his vau-
able services in the U. S. Senate, by the
incoming administration, we sincerely
hope that Mr.. Buchanan will appoint him
to the most honorable and lucrative office
in his gift.