Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-01-02
From ths Fairmen, vlrgInian.
BOARD of Public works---Conyentio

From the \ alrfn0nt ftrginlhn.
Board. of Public works---conyention.
After quoting our remarks in regard to
Iholding the next Convention to nominate
candidate for the Board OF Public
Works. the Republican of that place says;
/" WeSlike the suggestion of our friend
of the Yirginian. We think that the con-
yention should be held at the most access
sible point and with her facilities. Mar
tinsburg certainly, is that point, As TO
the reception, and a comfortable hall TO
meet in, we have only to say, try us. and
FOUR town, with your presence. We hope
our friend, Col. Cooper. of the ClaIks.
burg Register. win second this move OF
Mr.: Drinkafd, and that the convention
will be held in Martinsburg. and nowhere
else." ..,. -
No more than we expected Of the hos
pitable Democrats of Martinsburg. The
place, we are sure, will suit all of the
delegates from the Northwest. The 9th
of March, too, the day after the insugu-
ration of Mr.. Buchanan. will, We. are
equally sure. he popular day for the
meeting of the convention. Many Of the
delegates will thus have chance to ''kill
two birds with one one'-that is to
witness the Inauguration ceremonies and
to attend the convention and some will
be thus induced to go to the convention
who would otherwise remain at home
especially if. as we expect it to do. the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
shall issue round tickets to persons desi-
ring to go TO the inauguration.
The Winchester Virginian is not SO GER
tain that the place of meeting ought to be
changed. 1t says:
| "Our friend of the Fairmont True Yir-
Yirginian recommends Martinsburg as the
seat of the next democratic convention to
nominate for the Board of Public Works.
Turn about is fair play, and Winchester
has no right to object, if majority Of
the counties say SO, but We doubt if they
do"
We will wager button that we can
remove your doubts. friend Bruce. and
convince you, against your will. that our
idea is the correct one. There are in this
district forty counties. The delegates
from nearly two>thirds of these counties
that is, Randolph. Barbour. Upshur.
Harrison, Preston. Monongalia. Marion.
Taylor. >Braxton, Lewis, Doddridge, Ty.
Ter. Wetzel. Marshall. Ohio. Brooke. Han.
cock, Richie, Gilmer. Writ, Wood, Ma
son, Jackson. and Pleasants.-would have
to pass through Martinsburg in going to
Winchester. Those from Berkeley county
would of course prefer Martinsburg.-
Those from Hampshire. Morgan. Hardy,
Pendleton. and Jefferson, would probably
as soon go 10 one place as the other. So
that of the forty counties. not more than
ten can reasonably be supposed to prefer
Winchester and if Clarke and Warren
be left out, as for some reasons they
might be, only eight-to wit. Frederick.
Page, Shenandoah. Fauquirer, Loudoun,
Alexandria, Fairfax, aad Prince William
What say you now. notye ami Are you
convinced? Or will you conteud that the
attractions of Winchester are so much
more numerous and so much more poten.
tial than those Of Martinsburg that they
must be weighed If this be your der
nier resort, we shall turn you over TO the
tender mercies of Major Robinson. who
will fight for Martinsburg as long as there
shot in his locker.
While writing upon this subject, we
would say. to prevent misapprehension
that there is no public man in Virginia
in whom we have more confidence than
in Edward ]. Armstrong, our present
| Commissioner Of the Board of Public
Works. He is as firm as Jackson. as in.
corruptible as Cato, and as candid as any
man ought to be-that is, as much so as
he can be consistently with politeness-
For him. We have the highest respect
At the time we first alluded TO this sub
ject. we thought that he would under no
circumstances consent to be candidate
for reelection. We may have been
wrong in this respect. But whether we
were or not. we deem it entirely proper
that a nominating convention should be
held. He will agree with us on this point;
for no one knows better than he that his
conduct in Office has estrsnged from him
some Of his former friends, and no doubt
made for him new ones.
MEN AND Provisions FOR GEN. WALKER.
The ship Tennessee which sailed from
New York on Wednesday for San Juan
de Nicaragua, took out men and provis.
ions in aid of General Walker The su-
thorities made no effort to prevent the
sailing Of the steamer. The Journal of
Commerce says:
The pier was thronged by friends of
the cause" who exhibited their attach.
ment thereto by an inordinate amount of
cheering. Rumor had stated that two
hundred and fifty men had arrived here
from Philadelphia to take the steamer,
anI hok 81 h.