Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-20
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.grt vi. Erir Aug. 18th, 1853. ~
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Immediately upon my Withdrawal from
the canvass for The Clerkship. last spring. s
AN, Infamous dcharge was put in circuls'
iun. that bad been. bought off by Col.
"copper" Those who were said to be jim
strumental in giving birth, to the sqharge.t
assured melt wasiall in tended as a joke; :.
and the many and horrible shapes i'm
which it was set on foot. seemed. to be-
&C, perfectly ridiculous that | gave myself
no further concern about it,. Hid H.
But to my surprise and modification, L
learn that the base charge is being made
use ofrin, the present canvass With most
malignant and deadly intentipnslof effect
against Col Cooper, and that many Of
my friends are induced to belieye.it true,
and. more thsn.all, that Imyselfwouldn not
denytit. Neither Col. Cooper aner, any
other man ever bought me off the track.
The cause Of N.Y. withdrawal was from
other, and 1 hope more honorable eonsid>
eraLions, a short account of,Whieh here
proceed to give :: ~ tn -Htai- zriE
80 1t was suggested to me by. some of the
American friends that the great probable
ity was Mr.. Moore would Withdraw. and
that would give me the election. without
doubt. over Mr.. Cooper; and till within
twelve or fifteen days prior thereto, my
prospects OF success seemed to me most
f1attering. But fromythat time forward.
in certain localities, and where my strong
est hopes of support from the American
party lay, and without whose support l
knew l could not succeed. an unfsvorable
tone Of voice kept constantly springing up.
My Democratic friends began to despond,
and became restless and expressed their
belief that the Americans in their respec.
tive neighbour pods would go for Mr..
Moore. Immediately advised with ma
| ny of the strongest friends | had, and
such as had baLlled hard for me during
the canvass. and such as l knew had the
best opportunities, from observation. OF
forming an opinion. and they gave it as
their firm conviction that state ofthings
did exist, calculated to deceive and de-
feat me, and that was to be made sa-
crifice for the benefit Of others. This de-
cided my course. To be defeated was
not SO much, but to be deceived and sa.
crihoed, l could not stand. On Friday
preceding he election. met with MIR.
Moore at West Milford, and had short
conference with him ON tho subject Of
Withdrawing from the,canyass.- He gave
me but little satisfaction in relation to it.
but promised he would be in Clarksburg
on the following Monday morning, where
something on the subject might be said.
Early on Monday morning Ipprepared
my card Of withdrawal. and sought again,
through friends. the intentions of Mr.
Moore. and received. for an answer. that
he would not withdraw. | forthwith
handed Mr.. Cooper my card for publica-
ton. which was no sooner done than
found that it produced in the minds Of
many of my most devoted friends, of all
parties, the deepest regret. disappoint.
ment. modification, and even indignation
towards me, because they had been san
guine Of nv success. This state of things
was instantanGously seized upon, by my
opponents. who we're MIR. Moore's friends,
and who to aggravate my disappointed
friends the more. and promote their own
candidates election over his competitor,
joined in the loud clamor, " Orr would
have been elected Orr would have been
elected |" till it seems as though L would
have lost but few votes in Harrison couu
ty. And uponrthe top OF all came the
charge of bargain andpsale alluded to as
above. u- r7 -5 !4r
How far myself and friends have. been
deceived in our spprehensions, of secret
designs to sacrifice me, is not for US now
TO know; but do know that ON the day
of the election an enemy of mine told me
that it was the ntehtion. and that he him
self was strongly instrunsntslsin quitting
the plan into operation; and since then /
have been told by reliable friend that
he bad it from one Whose.yeracity be was
bound to respect. that it was the plan OF
the Americans to hold out inducements
to keep me onlthe track till the election,
and then vote for Mr.gMoore. sesssg -
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h., At a meeting Of the Harrison county
bar, at, the Court House. on the 9lst Of
July. 1858. at which were present Wm.
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