Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-13
1mportance of the Present Canvass.

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for an Office. in which others have no par
ticular interest, are mistaken. It's con
test for the ascendency Of principles and
parties, in which all have an interest
The people Of the adjoining counties feel
an interest in the election as affecting the
standing Of the Congressional district,
and 1.-THE Democratic papers of the district
are taking. part for the Democracy in a
manner very usual in a local canvass in,
another county. :isa oqis liri 4s sSsgsss
The, last Weston. Herald has the follow
ing ssia3y lsa ssfz s.soIys shi 4 gin bsa
b CONTESTED ELE6f1oN. The contested
election in Harrison county, for CLERK Of
the County Court, has been referred back
to people and "a new election is ordered to
be heldlin September next. The action
Of the Court in this case Is certainty a
very strangeJone. The law in, regard to
contested elections for county offices. If
we mistake not, requires the County
Court to INVESTIGATES and settle them, we
give below an extract from the Act of
Assembly in reference to the above :'ish'
- "And the said Court shall, in jud ging
ofsaid elections, proceed upon the merits
thereof, and shall determine finally cons
corning the same, according to the con-
stitution and laws of this Commons
wealth." DO. 4atf'H HIaatIR II gao es'e
5r'Not one Word guaranteeing the right
Of referring It back 10 the people. Blu.
We have already said enough. indeed
more than We had Intended. upon this
point. but the fact isa.. our county courts
are. becoming too fond Of screening their
popularity by referring questions back to
the people which the law requires then,
to decide2. hf,+ i,!SaiH .1s+eT 1920 ,
''T6 the Democrats 81 Harrison we We
wish to pfopoundi, one question !: Are
you wiling to stand By and see one 81
your party, ali the very first too that
raised his voice. and exsrted bis every eff
fort to save the party when Know Moth,
ingism threatened il, and their leaders in
your own county, urged. them to make
"a0 county elections a party lest, saying, at
the same time that by securing the county
the State :" defeated; that too. after he
has proven that but for the illegal votes
pelled' by theopposition he had decided
majority We, cannot think you will
then, come out in your might on the
day Of election and show the enemy as
in other days. chat you don't intend to
be defeated, for if you are beaten. it will
be your own fault. You have the power
and its nothing more than right for you to
use it. Mr.. Cooper is certainly entitled
to the office. and should have it."
The last Barbour letters onian has the
following: s7' a7s'
"SrEc1AL ELECTION IN HARRISON. I'm
our last weeks issue we made some re-
marks in regard to the special election
for Clerk of tie County Court of Harri>
son county. In doing SO. We did not
view the contest as being entirely OF a
local character. Nor have our views
changed since then. The contest is one
in which the Know Nothing party, en-
Filtered almost to phrenzy by the recoi~
lection of the many hard battles they
have fought with the Democracy, and
the many defeats they have endured, by
their tricks, and schemes concocted in
midnight darkness, 10 some coal bank or
stable, being exposed to the light of day,
stripped of the folly and wickedness
which demagogues and 'fanaticism had
clothed them, and laid naked to the view
of discerning people by the watchful-
ness of Cooper, the contest, We say is
one of principle, in which Know Moth
iugism, with its usual hypocrisy and sub.
terfuge, is seeking to SOW dissensions in
the Democratic ranks, and more espec
tally, to strike down Democratic cham
pion because he has fearlessly done his
duty to his party. and his country, and
exposed their foul tricks and absurdities.
And, indeed, SO great is their animosity
towards the Democratic party, but more
particularly towards Mr.. Cooper, that
they have left nothing untried in order to
secure their success. They have invaded
the privacy Of the home circle, and sought
to attain victory by means not justified
by political warfare. They have. by ev-
cry stratagem that cunning imaginations
can devise, sought to lull the Democracy
Of Harrison into security, while they ele,
waited to office one Of their leaders, who
openly ayowed sentiments ofproscription,
that were worthy of the party to which
he belongs. They have put forth every
effort, and united their entire strength. in
order to defeat Democrat because he
has stood by Democratic principles, and
repealed every effort they made to crush
them.
eve cannot believe that the Demo.
craoy OF Harrison will suffer Mr. Cooper
to be defeated, and become victim to
Know Nothing hatred, simply because he
has done his duty, and frustrated the
malicious designs Of imposing upon the
people set Of principles that would have
brought about a state of affairs equal to
Paraguay under the dictatorship of DR..
Francia. The Democracy of Barbour