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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-05-07
Fo,. the REGISTER.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:
In examining the columns OF your last
paper, I saw card of Mr.. Samuel Rob-
inson in reference TO my position in le-
gard to the meetings held on the 22d Of
last month to make nominations OF DEM
ocratic candidates for this county, which
requires some notice at my hands. On
Saturday the Gath, in a conversation with
Mr. Robinson. he stated that he was crier
and clerk of the primary election held at
Lumberport, and that it was not made a
party vote, but all were admitted to vote
that would, without any obligation to sup
port the nominees of the party, from the
fact that he considered that there was but
one party now in existence. remarked
that it was not my understanding OF the
matter, and that it appeared strange to
me that party should organize against
itself, and said that if that was the under
standing wanted the polls re opened
that had friends in the upper district
that would have come and voted for me
that were Of the opposition party. but
declined voting from the fact that it was
a democratic organization and they
were advised not to attend the meeting
on that account. also proposed to him
to restrict the vote to a legal democratic
vote, and that each commissioner of the
several precinct elections might take
their books and reduce them to a legal
democratic vote, such as they would be
qualified to, and would abide the con-
sequences. or that they take the vote of G..
w. Smith in 1856 or A. G.. jenkins in
1857, as criterion of democratic votes,
and if that would give Mr.. Mccain or
any other gentleman the nomination, l
was no longer candidate but would sup
port them with all my heart. But that
if not, I was in tue ring until the setting
of the sun on the fourth Thursday in
May. In reference TO Mr.. McCann's
card I have but one word to say, and
that is he has written as directed by
his counsel. for he and I had no CONVEX
satiou either directly or indirectly in res
ference to purging the polls. until after it
was announced that had majority,
when meeting him on the pavement in
front of the courthouse, 1 told him that
l was willing to reduce the polls to a
strict democratic vote. AS he passed
away understood him to say that he
was beaten, and did not ask it. I think
no honorably man would.
Respectfully,
May 9Th. 1858.
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united her for that, and, after preperas
tion, she made her debain London as a
dansease with Mr.. sLumley. After ap>
pearing when Carl Formes and 5Lisfz
were the lions. she met with marked
success in Berlin. The King offered TO
make "a match for her: suitable to her sta>
ton. She refused. Several incidents of
her success here were received with
marked effect. II was here she met the
Prince Alexander, to whom it was rumor-'
ed she was some months since engaged
to be married. But while she was away
at the South selegraphing kisses on the
Morse line. he was travelling tncognita
with celebrated a,rizna donna, taking
her name and booking her, and herself
as Mr.. and Mrs. So and So. This had
produced rumpus. After Berlin fol-
lowed Warsaw. When Louis first
commenced politics Prince Paskievitch
fell in love with her. Old men are never
wise in love. He offered her diamonds,
and in his ardent professions OF attach
ment opened his mouth so wide as to ex-
pose the gold roof of his mouth. It was
deaths head making love to lady, and
he was rejected in consequences. She
was Kissed in the theatre. and was
forced in self defence to tell the whole
matter on the stage. The crowd ap-
plauded her, and she was accompanied
home by concourse that made the well
kin ring with shouts. Polish gentlemen
stood up to see one spark of liberty where
it had been dead for years. This froced
her from Poland. At St. Petersburg
she found safety. and then closed the
calm portion of Lola's life. The history
of her stormy career was then commence
ed. She would meet it calmly; she had
nothing to lose. In the words of Byron
she said, "Whats'er betldes, know
the worst"
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May 18th, 1853.
Death of Col. namtramck..

II is with deep regret that we are cal
led upon to record the death of Col. JOHN
F. HAMrRAMcK. He died at his resi-
dence in Shepherdstown; on Wednesday
evening last and was followed to the grave
on yesterday evening by one OF the lar:
gest funeral professions that has ever been
witnessed in this region of the country.
Col. II. entered the army, having been
a graduate of West Point, as Lieuten-
ant at an early age. and was for several
years stationed on the western frontier
during which time he seen some hard
service. and established for himself the
character of an accomplished officer and
brave soldier. Having resigned his
commission in the regular army he set.
tied in Shepherdstown where he has resi-.
ded up to the time of his death, enjoying
in high degree, the confidence and res.
pect of the entire community.
During the Mexican war he was ap-
pointed by Governor Smith, to command.
the Virginia Regiment of volunteers,
which service he performed with high
degree Of credit. He leaves large FAM
lily to mourn his sudden demise .-Mar-
tinsburg Rep.
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at the various precincts throughout the
county. / considered allsthe candidates.
before the people as friends. and sought |
to iiniure the claims of none, believing in
the honesty and discretion of the people
in selecting from among those announced
the most suitable to serve them. IL
seemed, however, from the poll books,
and other demonstrations, that MIR. Me-
Cam was great fayorite with the PEG.
pie for Sheriff, in that part of the county,
(Which Twas glad to see,) and that, re-
gardless of party. they were stepping
beyond bounds to secure his nomination,
This was contrary TO principle. fairness.
and the intention of primary elections,
and unjust 70 any man placing himself
fairly upon Democratic precedents. am
very creditably informed that such was
Mr.. Holden's position. that he desired the
returns from each precinct to be reduced
to strict Democratic vote, and that he
would have been satisfied to abide the
decision in the event that Mr.. MCCAIN
was nominated, knowing it to be Dem
ocratic decision.
In conversation with Mr.. Holden, not
long after the election. land while twas
believed that Mr.. Mccain had received
the nomination. he asked me if all the
votes cast at Shinston were by Democrats.
told him they were not. He then asked
me what course would be pursued in re-
gard to the matter. and thought it hard
that he should be defeated in Demo-
cratic caucus by Know Nothing votes. l
assured him that it was wrong. and that
steps should be taken by Democrats to
avert it, and give to the man who had
the most Democratic votes. the nomina>
ton. During the conversation. he never
iutimated to me that he would continue to
be candidate in the event of the noms
ination Of Nc Cam, and then it was gen.
orally believed that Mccain was the
nominee, that is, by counting the. whole
Shiuston vote; but it seems. however,
that the returns from Swisher's Mill was
greater than had been expected, and
sufficiently increased Holden's vote as to
secure his nomination over all Of the votes
cast for Nc Cam. and he is now the de-
cared nominee of the Democratic party
for the Sheriffalty Of Harrison county.
Respectfully,
MARIS TAYLOR.
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Native Wines.

A committee of the British Parliament
has advocated. in report, the reduction
of duties on foreign wines, as means of
ameliorating the inner roads of intemper-
ance, and they point to America as the
source from whence an abundant future
supply may be obtained. 1t will sur
prise Americans who know so little of the
progress Of the wine business in this
country, to know that the sparkling Ca
tawba is already favorite wine on the
tables of the aristocracy Of Europe. and
has attained such celebrity that in the
best vine regions the Catawba has been
introduced into the vineyards. Cozzen's
Wine Press asserts that the value of the
home production of wine already exceeds
that Of the consumption of foreign wines
as two TO one. We think this must be
larger estimate. unless Mr.. Cozzen in
cludes that branch of the manufacture in
which the juice of the grape is not essen>
tial. That sort Of American wine doubt
less exceeds all that is expressed from A
merican grapes or imported from abroad.
We can believe, however, that the
production of genuine native wine is much
greater than IS generally supposed. 1t
New Mexico. is equal to one fifth of all
the wines imported into the United States.
A single house at Los Angeles. Califor-
MIA, put up last year one hundred and
thirty thousand bottles of sparkling native
wine, and an acre of vineyard in that vi
entity is said to produce one thousand
gallons OF wine per year. The whole a.
mount made at Los Angeles last year is
estimated at three hundred and fifty
thousand gallons. In Ohio and Missou-
ri the vine culture is already one of the
greatest interests, and is rapidly extern
ding. The rich. rolling prairie Of Kansas
is admirably adapted to the vine, and it
is said that some wild grapes. which
grow in great abundance there, are of a
very excellent quality. Even Connect
cut talks about becoming a wine produ>
cling State.
Cooper's prophecy that in fifty years.
or sooner. We shall export our poetry and
wine, is already beginning to be fulfilled.
and present facts clearly warrant the ex-
pectation that the United States will be-
come wine producing country. A We
ry agreeable wine is said to have been
made from tomatoes, and at late po-
biological meeting in London. gentle
man handed around some wine manufac.
tured from mangel wurtzel. which was
pronounced excellent, and which the
manufacturer said could be produced for
sixpence quart. A chemist who ana.
lyzed it said that it only needed an as
tringent, such as mi ht be supplied from
the hop root, to render it a wholesome
| beverage With wine from beets. and
whiskey from the sorghum, exhilarating
drinks are not likely to become scarce.
Springfield Republican.
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May 9Th, 1858.

PASSAGE OF THE CONFERENCE KANSAS
B1LL.--Our readers will be glad enough
to learn that the conference Kansas bill
has FINALLY passed both House of Con-
gress. This bill submits the question Of
the admission Of Kansas into the Union,
upon the acceptance by vote Of the
people, of the modified land ordinance,
blended with the Lecompton constitu.
ton. The question. therefore, is now
exclusively with the people Of Kansas,
and access to the Union is at once avail
able to them. with liberal grant of land
and sound republican constitution.
The present aspect of the matter is one
to congratulate the whole country upon.
The subject is now removed from the
halls OF national legislation, where il has
encountered official service and hindered
the public business for FIVE months
And we sincerity hope that Kansas is not
to come back to Washington except to
receive the ratification of President
Buchanan as State of the Union.-
The bill passed by majority of nine 10
each House. Thus the administration.
after a long and patriotic effort, has
succeeded in achieving an end consis-
tent with it's principles and purpose in
respect to Kansas. and it only remains
with the people of that "bleeding"
Territory to apply the stpytic thus pro-
vided for them, and to come into the
Union whole and in good condition.
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Election of Militia omcer..

Election oil Militia ohcers.
Gen. Fairfax has addressed the fo,I.
;no latter In the editor If tho
10 MI :ssss-.:. =. ''f"ont
sng'n'An' nc 'u'0' na''On 1t contains
is important, and We give our readers the
benefit Oft.
K1sawoop. Apr. 90. taso
Ma. DHrsKARp: S1R: The larsos.,
last session of the Legislature Of y;rr;a sas
requiring the organization. of the m Sia'
and providing for the public defencs :,
the Commonwealth, passed the "a al :,
9Th Of March. 85s, came to hand Al -
late a day that I conceived it imprsct;hIIss
to carry out all the provisions thersS,
with other lawstnow in force In relat;on
to the election OF company officersl u;.h
in the times prescribed thereby, espes;alls
that provision which requires the tra;n;ngg
oftbe officers within the month az Mo-,
from the fact that the brigade unasr, ~,
command. being composed Of the rss,;.
n,ants within the Eve counties Of Mones
oalia. Marion. TAYLOR, Harrisons and prss:
ton. / believe that all the officers COMA
not he elected and commissioned Il t;ms
10 authorize me to give the several oras,s
for the trainings, DC. .sszss j 81 4 rs n
Entertaining that opinion. / add,es..s
a letter 70 the adiutant general, sro sssa
tine the difiiculties that would arise sS All
esI;n- his oninionS thereon. to wbieb ~
seni;sa nm the 18th Of April as .follows.SS
s.sIs. Yours Of the. 1sth,is al hand III.
rm,ornin. Thelaw requires the 'oon is,s
eonft TO appoint The, persons for each res.
49,. ~, .n,d,,ot tbe alact;on az hfEs.ssi
ans . dDa ap;,.;o aornsy s g.".ra
t y ,bs so0suatogs Of eiestons ei.Sss 9
assan,hIa ,hs ,so;n,e,t IN mass. or Ia As.
asn,hls the d;tfsrs. comnanies oo INNS
,Sa rsn;ment =. some nlaees WITHIN 1 IN
s .as can,nsny d;str;ces and ths,s
make the election Of eonapanv Offers
Bnt those officers must be eommissiopea
by the governor. and qualify. before thew sS
can eleet field Officers When mat =
done the conductors Of election must a..
san,h,o Tho cold con nony' M cers and Ma
an election Of f;eld off;seysNtbat il , ~.
G a. ona I,;antenant. coInnsi orS Nd ~, NV
To;n.s s -1s >,S. ;. 2 SAN IVY
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For the Register.
To the Public.

the
MEssRs. EDITORS
There seems to exist a wrong impress
sion in different parts of the county. in re-
gard to the proceedings at Shinston, dur>
ing the primary election, and at the re-
quest of friends, will give true and
impartial report of the facts in connection
with the vote of that precinct. On the
morning of the 22d ult., the day fixed for
holding the primary election. l went to
Shinston to take part in the affairs, and
try to have the proceedings conducted
according to Democ1 attic usage. and see
that none but Democratic votes be taken.
l assured my friends that the system Of
caucuses, when held in the respective dis
tricts of the voters, and properly con-
Quoted, could not be otherwise than fair,
as they were the best means of carrying
out the chief aim and intention Of the
party, viz: of selecting from among our
Democratic candidates the most suitable
and popular men to defeat our political
opponents. l knew that if we trusted to
their professed neutrality in political mat
tiers, and were not awake to their insidious
promises, that at the eve of the final cleo
ton, we might hear Kissing about our
ears, sufficiently convincing to every Dem
ocrat, of the great Importance Of organi
zation. Upon this impulse acted. l
had not been there but a few minutes,
however, when l was informed by some
Democratic friends, that number Of
Know Nothing votes had been polled,
and was asked what would be our best
course in regard to the matter. My first
suggestion was to erase them, stating at
the time, that it would not do to let the
opposition control our primary elections,
and if the poll were returned to
Clarksburg with Know Nothing votes re.
corded, it would cause great dissatisfac-
ton. and perhaps throw the whole Shin.
ston vote out of the Convention. To
this my Democratic friends agreed, and
several of them glanced over the pages
and pointed out the names of those who
were in bad faith, in order that their
should be no misunderstanding at the
closing up of tie books. This created con-
siderable excitement on the part of some
of the best hearted men in the world, and
it was with difficulty that they were paci-
fed. They thought that we sought to
deprive them Of their constitutional rights
l told them they were much mistaken,
that We only sought to protect the Demo-
crazy from their SLY innovations. and that
as they had protested an adherence to
Democratic customs. they should respect
their professions more BY keeping away
from our caucus meetings.
1t has been the custom heretofore, at
all primary elections, to contine their ac-
ton to strict Democratic vote, and as |
have Reen man of tho ofhar 0orfu r,,la 4 |
from voting in obedience to the custom,
l have learned to consider it the only de-
fensiye and correct course. and with this
belief. l endeavored with my friends, to
confipe the voting at shinston to strict
Democratic vote. at the same time sup
posing that like policy would be pursued,
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The SLAVE TRADE.-Importan CORES.
pondeace. 1t is stated that important
diplomatic correspondence. lately carried
on between the British Minister, Lord
Napier, and Gen. Cass, relative to the
slave-trade, has reached the climacteric
in long, able and oonvicting note from
the venerable Secretary. addressed to
Lord Napier, reviewing the whole subject
and furnishing a complete answer to the
demands and pretensions of the British
government. A correspondence of the
New York Times says:
Several notes had previously passed
Lord Napier complaining, on the part of
his government, that the American flag
is used on the African coast as cover
to slavers Of all nations. and maintaining
tina the United States is bound to in.
crease the African squadron from three
the present number of vessels, to four,
dc.
Gen. Cass communicates to Lord Ma
pier the views of our government at
length, and in manner which must 81.
lence. fnot satisfy, Lord Napier and his
government. Gen. Cass, however, stud.
iously avoids giving offence to England,
though he comments with great and de-
served severity upon the Coolie trade,
and the laws of England relating thereto
and animadyerts with equal justice upon
the African apprentice system of Louis
Nspolean.
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TURNED ouF.-The correspondent of
the New York Courier has recently been
deprived of his ,ssat'in the reporters oaI-
lery of the House Of Representatives. bv
order of Speaker Orr, for applaudinS
when the Kansas bill was passed and , ne.
newing the demonstration after tbs isnse.
ker had commanded silence, and subss-
qasntly refusing TO give an explanation.
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Ew Helmbold's Universally APP, owed
Remedy-Compound Extract Of Buchu
cures diseases of the bladder, Kidneys.
Gravel Dropsy. weakness, &c. Read
the advertisement in another column.
headed " Helmbold's Genuine Prepara-
ton"
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THE ALLEGED FoRGERIEs IN BEDRoRb
County. Va.-We have heretofore stated
that forgeries and frauds to a large
amount had been perpetrated in Bedford
county, Va. The amount. II. is now said,
will reach 100000. The alleged 81.
fender, whose name is said TO be Gish,
sailed from New York, about the 6rsgcf
March, it is supposed. for either Califcs.
MIA or Cuba. The editor Of the Rich.
mond Examiner. WEe h&s been on 3 visit
to Bedford, writes % es'
We can bear testimony 10 the truth Of
all that has been said as TO the excite>
ment produced in Bedford by the disclo.
sures of the past few weeks. The pre-.
sent Gish Panic far exceeds any money
panic ever known in that region. The
failure Of all the banks in the State would
not been half so severely felt ID that
county. Scores Of persons are seriously
injured, and some OF them irretrieSably
ruined .pecuniarily. There are new deyel.
opments almost daily, and no one cantel
what may be hereafter disclosed. There
is much sympathy for such sutferers y
became involved from motives Of friend
ship to Gish; but very little for those
who. as it is understood, abandoned ~
other business FOR the lucrative employ;
ment Of shaving Gish TO the tune Of from
FIVE to fifteen per cent month. Nor i
the excitement confined 70 Bedford counS
ty; Roanoake, Botetourt, and FrankiitJ
and perhaps other counties are presY
largely in Gish stock: Some Of the sig;
natures upon which Gish obtained money
are admitted to be genuine. z satsa sso
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Revival IN R1P1Er.-We are gratifed
to, learn. by letter from Rev. w.
Briscoe, to the Rsyenswood Chronicle,
that quite revival is in progress in
Ripley. jackson 90. Va, and that fifty.
four persons have joined the NJ. E.
Church. South. During the past few
weeks some two or three hundred con-
yerts are said to have joined this Church
alone, in Jackson county. 81
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FA1RMoNr BAsk - NEw CASHIER.

FAIRMoNT BANK ~ NEw CASHIER. =
George 81. sprigg. Esq. who had been
cashier of the Fairmont Bank from the
time OF It's establishment. resigned his
office on Tuesday last, and ThomassF.
Conway, Esq, was elected byth Board
OF Directors to fill his place. Il is sur
missed that Mr.. Spr g has his eye on .
better place than that Of cashier.
sls e Hs. Fiairmona Hrginian.
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Anpofntments of the Western nlrgih
ia Con ference of the M. E. Cnurss
held at Char1estons Virginia. on snS
18th of April, 1885,
MoRaAsrows DIsTRIcr, 1t MARTIN,
Morpa ntown station. ames Drummond,
G. j. Nixon, Sup.
Morgantown circuit ~. >. Dolliyer, q.
ID. Rice.
Mononpalia-R. M. Wallace. e. Ford.
Broadyille- Ball, j. Sharp.
Sslbysport.-W. r.. Carol.
;Kingwood. s. King e. s. Wilkinson.
oakland.-D. o. Stewart; one to be
supplied.
,Westernford.-H. Stevens.
Blacksville.-D. II. K. Dix.
Barbour.-W. L. Hindmani; one to be
supplied. 81
Fetterman.-T. Trainer.
White Day.-Levi Parker.
w. Hunter. Professor of Hebrew, IN
Allegheny College. :,
WHEsL1sa D1srRIor-M. Ticheneils' =.
E.
Fourth street.-J. E. Wilson, j. Hare.
North Street.-A. A. Roger.
Chapline Street.-T. n. Monroe.
South Wheeling.-J.S s. Hall.
Triadelphia.- A. Arthur.
Short Greek and Liberty.-A. Stevens.
Elizabeth.-S. K. Griffith.
Grave Creek.-J. L. Irwin; w. Il.
Howe, Supernumerary.
Marshall-S. R. Dawson.
New Martinsyille-W w. E. Williamson.
Fish Creek-W. II. Wiley.
Salem Y Roads-G. w. Richmond.
CLARksBuRG D1sTR1or-G. Battelle, r.
E.
Clarksburg station-J. T. Phelps.
West Milford-B. Ison, w. @. Wilson.
Weston Station-H. O. Sanford.
Weston Cirouit-J. w. Snodgrass one
10 be supplied.
Philippi-A. II. Hall; one. to be sup-
piled. 5
ebster-To be supplied.
Buckhannon-J. B. Blakeney.
Burnersyille-R L. Brooks. T. IL. King
Fairmont and Palatine-G. w. Arnold.
Marion-C. Conner, H. @. Rohrbough.
Lumberport-J. Knots.
Mannington-M. Allen.
Beverly Bower.
A. Martin, Professor Of Greek in Ale
gheny College.
]. A. Williams. Tract Agent.
PARKERsBuRG D1srR1or.-A. J. LYDIA,
P. E.
Parkersburg Station-W. Smith.
Elizabeth-J. M. Powell.
Murraysyile-J. w. Bolton.
Ripley and Mill Creek. Temple.
California-S. E. Steel.
Williamsport-D. O.. Carmack.
Harrisyile-S. Steel. 7 Hughes.
West Union-C King; one to be suppl
! ed.
Middlebourne-R Brooks.
Sistersyille-R L woodward.
Glenyille-John Branch.
CHARLESTON D1srR1cr.-J l. Clarke
P. E.
Charleston Station Patterson.
Maiden /" " Stanford.
Mountain Coves-W H Shaw.
Summersville-S Jones.
Fork Lick-D Coole.
Sutton @ Coburn.
Elk River-J Pinchon.
Charleston Cirouit-L II Dorsey.
Buffaio-P Green.
1 Point Pleasant NJ Phelps, U. Prebble
Calhoun-To be supplied.
Gu1AsDoTrE DrsTRror-J W Roger. T
Guyandotte--J B Feather.
Wayne-R Northcraft. E O Wayman.
Il Sandy--T G Hatfield.
d Goal RiverA -.1s- be supplied.
Fayette-A w Gregg.
Raleigh-P Yandervort.
Hamline-H R Crislip.
Putnam Garner.
Monticello,-To be supplied.
Wyoming--R Hagar.
}. The next Session Of the Conference I
be held at Parkersburg. Va. April. 1858