Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-05-07
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sss on. that mine Enemy ,coulld acrite bookn'
This, in olden times, was considered
punishment enough for common offences,
both political and religious. In looking
over the last Register. 1t seems as. the
disorganizers and enemies of the Demos
cratic party were seized with a desperate
l.propensity-tosw write and, il what i hear
| is true, with much greater propensity
to lie. and SANDER some of those that
took part in the last primary election.
Now, as was one of the men that
took part in conducting said election, and
think i know as much as any other man
| aboutthe position that Mr.. O. Holden
occupied, tits but fair play for me to
make plain and honest statement OF
what 1 then saw and heard. On Satur>
day morning, after the election, Mr.. Hol>
den came to me and told me that. from
present appearances, Mr.. McCann had
got the nomination, and said he was will
ling TO submit to anything that was fair,
and told me he had heard that at Lum-
| berport and Shinnston the bars were
thrown down. and all had yoted-Know.
| Nothings. Wings and all; and that said
election had been conducted by the
American party almost entirely, and re-
auested me to ascertain. impossible, to
what extent they had practiced this fraud
upon him. l went out into the street in
company with some others. and had q
conversation with Mr.. L. D. Dolbeare.
1 told him he would have to raze his polls
books down to a strict Democratic vote.
He out with an oath and told nae that II
he had allowed none but Democrats to
vote they could not have had an election.
The .Nothings crowed over me
and said their party had made our nomi-
nations for us. then went to Mr.. Hol-
den and told him that believed he had
been defrauded and cheated out of the
nomination and thought the Demo-
cratic party would sustain him in putting
his veto on such swindling-and 1 think
so yet. Fair play is a jewel. and, by all
means. let US have it At any and every
cost. What was the object of the meet
ings? In the first place, was it not to Sc
lect from the Democratic party our
strongest man to run against the champ,
on Of the American party and would
it not be inconsistent to let the American
party vote in the nominating meeting FOL
/ the weaker vessel, and select the man
that would be most easily beaten. There
is no doubt. bu. that what Mr.. Horne,
| said at West Milford was true-that, !" il
Mr.. Holden got the nomination, he would
j not be candidate-if Mr.. McCann go
! it he would" for he thought he coulc
! beat Mr.. Mccain, but he could not bea
r Mr.. Holden.
t Why all this dodging with the poll
|
. man pursueth. but the righteous are al
bold as a lion" If those polls could have
3 been seen, there is no doubt that, every
t thing laid to their charge. could there
l have been seen.
3 Now, as to the reports that the would
0 be>great Mr.. Lewises are circulating
t through the streets about my business
: with Mr.. John G. Campbell. stayed
: all night with Mr.. Campbell on the 24tt
t Of April, and they charge me with hav
e ing been employed by .. w. Smith, &
t go and hire him to bee nme candidate sc
s as to take the American vote from Mr.
= Lewis, and that was to pay Mr.. Camp
9 bell one hundred and fifty dollars out o
o Mr.. Smiths money. given to me for tha
c purpose. Now to allthis l would say
e it is lie. am afraid of one o
e those documents that he scnt to Mr.
i Crane that run them both out of the Leg
g islature. as am holding an Office ii
! which l am oath bound not to give no
]. accept one. but my term of Office expire
n on the first day of July, and if he SHOULD
}, send me one of them Critters" woul,
r be bound to aeceptit, to take effect Of
I the 4th Of July. Under the Code of hon
! or would have choice of distance an,
It weapons, and as seek no advantage
g will here state them. Place. Courteous
n yard distance. four paces-weapons
S patent Office reports and other public doc
d ments, as 1 see he has plenty of sail
y weapons by him, he shall divide them in
: to two equal parts, four PAGES apart.
= will stand by the one. and he by the 9th
it er, until we use them all up, as 1 know
;, of no better distribution that could b.
q made of them than to distribute then
t over his head. as he has not distributed
q them over this Congressional District a
d the law contemplated he should do, and a
e gentleman he ought to have done year
< ago. instead of piling them up TO buy
votes with. as they are now doing will
them, if reports be true.
"The OK knoweth his owner, and thu
ass his masters crib" but Old Charley
does not know that Young Charley vii
9 not consider.
l May 18th, 1853.