Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-06-12

ute 10 the talented young man who has
Just been elected to represent this district
in Congress, from the Kanawha Valley
Star. The very large vote he received
in his ownend of5they district is the high
est compliment that could have been paid
him:
MIR. Jenkins.
ByIg selectiony FIRST by his party, and
afterwards by the people. Mr.. jenkins is
called to,represent- this District in Con-
gress, under circumstances of the most
'hattering character. The selection of the
Convention, thatFnominatedih him was wise,
and has been emphatically confirmed by
the Judgment of popular appreciation.
The position of MIR. jenkins was not at
first an easy one. The combat was with
man servile'to the enthusiasm of popu-
lar avaricegiand advocating a . measure
that most plausibly seemed iabouttograt-
ify the sordid passion which 5theYpublic
necessity and his own arts combined in
exciting. The principle and the truth
were the other way; but desire and ava
rice were setat war with principle. and
the difficult task Of defending the latter
against such an attack was devolyed on
Mr.. jenkins. Besides, his adversary had
the prestige of recent success. with all
the influence OF acquaintance, position
and patronage. Unscrupulous in the
measure he advocated, it was not to be
expected that he would be fastidious
about the means gifts accomplishment
He had a ready -made storm of indigna-
ton against State taxation. The scheme
of alienation by confscating the public
domain was also ready-made to his hand ;
and he soon grew notorious wherever
public grumbIing could be propitiated by
public plumber. The occasion, the means,
and the public fanaticism seemed to chime
in well with his own purposes; and with
some skill and tact he rode the current
that Mr.. Jenkins had to stem. The pc.
sition was delicate one, especially for so
young man as our candidate
He had no guide but in principle, and
this ran counter to the public ayarice, if
not the public interest If there was one
thing more than another that qualified
Mr.. jenkins for the position. it was his
intellectual intrepidity. More men would
have been able to uncover the sophistry
of distribution, than would at FIRST have
dared to attempt it. The sincere convic-
ton and the bold denunciation Of its false
hood at the very first. attracted to him
the public heart. His treatment of his
subject confirmed in the judgment the
first favorable impressions Of the feelings.
If the position had dangers in the way
he met and managed it, there were ad-
vantages also.
There was another qualifying talent
eminently possessed by Mr.. jenkins: that
is the power efpopularizing abstract prin.
ciple. The faculty of mastering difficult
truths. high as it is, is inferior to the fa-
Guilty of communicating them. MIR. Jen-
kins has the rare combination of both ia
culties. Whatever is within the compass
of his own intellectual vision. he has the
versatile talent to adopt to the range of
vision Of other minds. He perfected de-
monstration by giving it universal power
to impress. Both passion and interest
were repugnant to the principles he ad-
vocated. The process OF easy reasoning
from which was drawn the conclusion of
advantage to the State from taking what
ever she could get from any hand, recon-
mended the project of distribution by les
easiness Of comprehension and morals
Opposed to an apparent obvious advan-
tage was only an ultimate one-the fu-
ture to the present, the difficult to the ca
sy, stern political morals to the capitiva-
ting offers Of high price for the surren-
der of public virtue. The public conduct
is always influenced by the truths which
the public mind is made to comprehend F;
and the fact that our candidate Influenced
the public inclination and wants. is de-
monstration that he possesses the highest
powers of communicating and populari>
zing abstract truth. principle and morals.
Without the arts Of the demagogugs or
the aid of interest to concilate public IA
vor, Mr.. jenkins has widely enlightened,
impressed and influenced the popular
mind in his district. No man has failed
to comprehended him. No man who has
heard him has become pervert from De-
mocracy. and many men have been made
converts. Next to the congratulation
which wefeel at the success of the prin.
ciples of our party. is that which we feel
in contemplation Of the ability of our man.
The Surrender of General Walker.
Gen. Henningsen and Col. Titus. of
Walkers late army, have arrived in New
York: The following statement was OBJ.
tanned by the Tribune from Gen. Hen.
ningsen
Since the last advices received here
from Gen. Walker. the allies made an at
tack on;the intrenchments at Rivas with
force Of $500 men. The assault lasted
six hours. and was holly contested
throughout. AS near as could be ascer.
tanned the enemy lost 400 killed and
wounded, including 80 prisoners taken by
Gen. Walker; one cannon belonging to
the allies also fell into the hands Of the