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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27

The bard Of Avon has said & .rh
stance g BE who steals my nurse xtsS,.
trash; but be who takes away NV y.N,'
tation, filches that which does hin, -.
good, but makes me poor indeed,
IS These les Thoughts were suggested by the
lats arrest of John Cation. on charge of
robbery ofaa safe at the Depot SNSg ss
to the young mans character, pefs6naIly
have no means ofljudging, as nm, nm.
with him though lahe fact
that he has labored hard Shfs spring. not
only IN thehemploy Of others. in this
neighborhood, but also on a little farm.
east Of this place, In, CLEANING out a lot
and planting It in corn these facts are in
his favor, TO say the least-as h6FiWo,k.
ing men are not usually the ones, to en-.
gage ia robbery. But',whatb We're the
grounds OF, the ehargsf Why, simply
what might pfoye the cause for any, Door
mans arrest-Ethe fact that,h had, a few
dollars in his pocket. The money, i.
seems, was the proceeds OF The sale of a
bullock, which he had disposed Of a few
And-his family etate-that he
was at home early on the eyeniug Of the
taking Of the, money, 1t is enough to
say that the officers who nSadp. the aness
took on: n search warraat. and, after sat-
isfying themselves that the, money was
neither on the person nor in tho residence
of the young man, set him ut liberty.
But, now. ! ask, is there no injury
done? The officers would say. forsoo,6,
g no harm done" "ltiw was best that an
examination should be made, that he
might be freed from suspicion" But, |
ask !, who are the sufferers A widowed
mother-two young ladies. his sisters
arrived at womanhood. and other young.
err members of the family. Now. perm;t
me. Mr. E litor. TO say, that hIeel sym.
pathy for the elder portion Of this family
especially. 1tistrue they are poor-bm
is that crime? if so many are involved
as criminals that thought thoy were hon.
est persons. And let me say that / have
known at least fo1r me mbers of this fam.
lily personally. and in the relations Of lie
| have every reason to believe them above
suspicion. Now, what desire and de-
sign in this article is simply to record my
name publicly 10 favor OF the injured fam.
ily-apd, as Tho injury has been publicly
done, to ask the public at large to sym.
pathise with the injured persons.
Q. G. KNOWLrON.
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Election-dnv Stnries.

The people will recollect the many lies
that were told by our opponents on the
day of the last election. AS they are
using greater exertions to carry this elec~
ton. there is no doubt but that they will
put in circulation MORE and GREATER LIES
on next Thursday than they did before.
Anything that is true and can be pro-
ven, will be used BEFORE the day of cleo
ton, and what is not true. ought not to
be believed. Let the people be on their
guard.
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Another iIIectioneering Lie.

We recolIect Of reading, once, story
of a notorious liar. who being asked one
day how he could tell such enormous sto-
ries without being caught sometimes, re-
piled. that lie did it by jumping from one
lie to another SO fast that they could not
catch him. The friends of the Know
Nothing candidate for Clerk, seem to
have adopted the plan Of this old offender
they go from one lie to another with the
facility Of well.practised adopts No
sooner is one lie exposed than another is
started.
It is now said that there is bargain
between B. II. Lurty and w. P. Cooper,
to the effect that if the latter is elected
Clerk. the former is to have a position in
the office; and the fact that Mr.. Lurty
has expressed preference for the DEM
ocratic party over the Know Nothing
party. is given as an evidence Of the truth
of the assertion.
We pronounce the whole story an un-
qualified lie. There is no sucA bargain
6etsceen those t,Oo Gentlemen. nor any other.
They do not even speak to each other
when they meet upon the street, though
it is understood that Mr.. Lurty deems
that his duty to the Democratic party re-
quires him to support its candidate in the
present contest
This falsehood is now being circulated
by those who call themselves respectable
gentlemen, living in Clarksburg. and the
shad. Hursts and John Gains given
as authority. TOwhat depths of degrada-
ton and iniquit ycan men sink when they
give loose rein TO their passions and
prejudices. It would really seem as if
the father OF liars himself was superin-,
tending this election on the part of Moore
and his friends.
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Democratic Congressional Committee

Democratic Congressional Committee.
Pursuant TO previous notice, the above
Committee met at Clarksburg. on Thurs.
day, the 26lh inst, for the purpose Of fix.
ing a time and place of holding the next
Congressional Convention, for the lib
Congressional District.
The meeting was called 10 order by its
chairman, A. N. Williams. Esq. and on
motion of G. W, Smith, Esq, L. A.
Phelps, of Rtchie, was appointed Srcre-
tary.
On motion Of A. G. Roger. Esq,
Thompson Surghnor, of Barbour, was ap.
pointed assistant secretary.
The roll being called. the following
members of said Committee were found
present.:
A. N. Williams of Wood; A. G. he.
ger, Of Barbour G. w. Smith. Of Hsrri-
son i. A.. Phelps, of Rilohis Pelcf
Suurburn,. oG Calhoun +; @. j. Stewart. Of
DoddriLge; Jas. Bennett, Of Lewis; Geo.
w. Duvall. Of Roane which said DELI
gates representa- majority Of the Demo,
cratic votes cast in the last PresilonliHF
election.
oa motion OF A. G.. Roger. Esd, Il
was resolved
That any county in this District. whose
representatives were not present, should
be represented by any Democrat present.
from said counties.
Wbereupon. P. Cox, Geo. II. Bea'l.
Geo, E. Ball, VIM. E Lively, and 8. n.
Radclif. Of Gilmer, appeared and were
received by said Committee, as represen.
tativcs. 81.
Robert. Blaiu. of Rauawha A. NJ
BastabIe, Of Upshur j. c. RAthburn. OF
Writ. we're also received.
On motion the Committee then pro-
ceeded 10 ballot for place Of holding
said Convention. and the names Of GIrn.
vile. Parkersburg. Weston. and Ri'chio
G. II. were suggested as suitable places.
After several balloungs, the contes:
came between Parkersburg and Glen
vile, and the vote stood as follows:
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SUDDEN sDEArH,-We learn that Mr..
Daniel Underwood, ofTyler county. was
killed by the falling of a tree. on the 18th
inst. The tree struck him on the right
side OF the head, MASKING his skull. The
accident occurred about 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon. and he was not found till nine
in the evening. He was then insensible,
and never spoke afterwards. He leaves
a wife and one child.
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Ono of the Beauties.

To show our friends and the world,
more particularly how the present can
,ysss being conducted against the Dem
oSratic candidate for Clerk. we publish
the following letter. addressed % Mr.
Cooper, by one Of Tie most respectable
gentlemen gofsthis county we dnaks all
due apologies for admitting the profane
and indecent language into ourcolumns {;
New Salem, ' a. Aug. 26, So.
k1 MRs7W. P. GoePER :zrA tSloire3E stgl
Dear Sir-Mr. @. Mer>
Ger said last evening that you was per-
,jare9 maaAdi $6n:0 Ia bio Cd &Stiai., aud
he could prove it-and any man that
would vote for hint COOPER would swal
low a bitter pitl;z2and any man that
would do It would swallow eov s**tA
He said you was q q rascal, &c.
You can refer4to by-standers. such as
Oliver Bowers, Samuel T, Flowers and
Others. Yours Yours, with respect i,
Is. ID .rajyas!o fsli Il J6ff[05 3, =
This 10 the same 9. -Mereer who dis
charged Festus Kings as he told Micro
CHAN and others, for'Voting the Democratic
ticket, and who afterwards, as we are in.
formed, gave King another situation to
deny it-and who is prostituting his Off
cial position as supervisor on the N. w.
Va. Railroad to political purposes. and
who said "he'd be d ID if the Irish la.
6orers on the road, should vote, unless
they voted for Moore" Isn't be pretty
pimp to do .he dirty work Of others. who
are afraid or ashamed to do it themselves,
and to dictate to the respectable gentle
men of Harrison county how they shall
vote It, ill becomes this man. who is
but lisk-spittEe to the strong and
whipper-in of the weslSseftfe creature Of
mopopolizing cofpofatfon, who has no
interest here bat to do the bidding of his
masters, to ArrEMPrto control our eIec>
tions !rra. XII
Will the people of this county permit
themselves TO be influenced by the means
adopted in this canvass ? or tolerate men
who will stoop to such ignoble means to
effect their purposes Do the friends of
the Democratic candidate admit them.
selves forced to the disgusting position
indicated by Mr.. Mercer ?
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The sPR1GG House" AT WHEELING.
This popular hotel has fallen into the
hands of Mr.. stockbridge. formerly of
Baltimore, who has reftted it in fue style,
and is now keeping there a first class
house. From representations made to
us we have no hesitation in recommend
ing our friends who visit Wheeling. TO go
to the sprigg House.
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More Coming!

We are informed that MORE ELECTION
EEEtNG LIES are now being Matched out
by our opponents. to be publicly circula,
ted on the day or just previous to. :he cleo
ton i! One of these. as we are informed
by a friend living on Ten Mile. is a FALSE
cERr1FIoATE procured by G. Mercer from
some of.the tools under his control !! :.
It is also currently rumored that Mr..
Moore Mos is coming out 10 another circular
wheF5is shall bettoo late to reply,to it.
Look. out for t6e8siioq ms ! .hsza
Since the above was in type. Mercer's
card has appsred, which we. publish
What, the next slectioneering lie viii be-,
ct time show, a4ss 1
oslo a1t - tnro29s so
-.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-27

The President AT THE RELAY HOUSE.
-FamiIinr as orr people are generally
with the unostenta,ious habits OF the chief
ness them, with the knowledge of the
pomP' Of show OF royaltytO invite the con
trsst. without invoIuntarily indulging it.
On Saturday last. President Buchanan
arrived at the Relay House, or Washing.
ton JuSction as it is more properly called.
en- route for Washington city. There was
rumor abroad that he was to arrive, and
the visitors had consequently grouped
about the. house when the train came
along! I'VE soon perceivedlhe President
coming from the cars to the platform,
looking hearty. but thoroughly travel
soiIed, smiling am! cheerful. BY his side;
aud evidently Offering with geptlemanly
Difference the courtesy Of attention. was
rather rough 'loukfn3 individual. whom
weIooG. fer conductor or brakeman
the Observation-Disclosures our laundering
in such a matter-hut upon inquiry we
were informed-was- Sir--William Gore
Ousely. 'l2r-3 G 4 5.s5J a&L a.
0n.pasSing7into the bar. room the Pres
idcnt threw off his coat snd5llis white neck
cloth. caretessly, pitching them over Il
chair. opened ms Sliift cola and tucked
up his Sslee9esc for a wash, conveniences
for Lii purpose e6efag ia the apartment.
At he7 tlae. 6owever.y both basins were
occupied by two young men, neither az
when seemedto be aware;that the Pres
idept vas about. He waited patiently,
-.s.gr - -7-s----7-----s 80. f'r.f4sa ris.-
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GLENvILuE.

On motion Of g. ". DdvaIl The meet
ing then proceeded to appoint time for
holding said Convention-whereppon q
was resolved unanimously ~
That the 4th day Of March. 1889. be
the time of'helding said Convention.
On motion, IL was resolved fhat tho
Democratic papers Of this distfietsbe re:
quested to publish the proceedings o.
this Convention s' sffusf
foods A. n. WILLIAMS. Chairman:
r b. A: PHEtR'. I sss.s -,
3THoMpsoS SURonxoa. S''S' -
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then swear him TO summon ten :, ,ka -
est, best and staunchest Democrats "a ,,i S,u.
I lame are on that poll book and 1I -.
Camden then call those men into eon &c.
and wear them to answer questions "nS
ask them II their votes was chat lensed H ~.
Moore, That FIVE out Of that number v ~
answer that they were. And in the f s.,l
of all this the Know Nothings cry i . .aSe
the cost ] the cost II : u
WIN. n. BLAIR
The Bloody old coloael
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;ssEqualzI.aws aad-rqaaIsRIgEtss i'f'-=.-->=
5FftI6AY, AUGUST ~ 1853:
pEafocR1Tie CANDIDATE FoF CLERK COUNTY COURT
WTLLTAM9P. COOPER.
sPECIAL ELECTION, =
On Thursday, september 2.
$500 mother Die out.

= cs@aasaA mother lie Out. '22 ~,
10 The following card procured By, Mr..
Mercer from some. Of his tools on the rail-
road, was put in eiresTaeion on Monday
morning. after having beeng printed on
c0n@0y' 80 Sc, ~ az sd
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: TaE KABsAss ELEcrtoMATb board Of
lection commissioners. constituted BY
the English bill. have issued procIsma'
ton. declaring the proposition rejected ~
nine thonsaHd Eve bundled and twelve
majority. The. whole vote was thirteen
and eighty eight. No. frsudu'
lent votes were received, but q few pre-
ciDcts we're rejected on ACCOUNT Of tntor'
malities. @ 80 e -
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Keep it before the peop1c,

That Lloyd Moore is now a Know
Nothing candidate for the clerkship of
Harrison court County.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE!
That he claims to have been elected to
that office last Spring. and yet he holds
the fat Office Of clerk Of the Federal court
for Western Virginia.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That he told w. E. Garrett that he was
Democrat and had alegays been one.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE -.
That he told Henry 7. Morris that he
never acas a Know Nothing.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That he did join that party. and that
several ofthe members have publicly GER
tilted the fact. 't
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That he tOithdreU from that order to re-
tain the clerkship of the Federal court.
-- KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That when he withdrew from the
know-NOthing Party. that he told them
his heart ,cas sOth them, and that he could
do the, party more good than If he re-
'-''' 80 rs 2sifT's at rii I1l 49,. can
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MEssRs. Ep1ToRs:

rover than that he can wrap himself IN it,
[Hoiy Wra.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:
In my last communication said some
thing about the falsehoods and SANDERS
heaped ON w. p. Cooper by the dark Ian
tern gentry; my object now is TO take a
peep at some OF those falschoods that the
great Sam party is yeiping all over
this county for political effect. The big
oues, that use Lord Ross's telescope, say
they can see two thousand dollars plain.
~ written on the bowels of this beast.
that we. the taxpayers. will have to pay.
on account of Cooper's contes!ing this
election; whilst the poor ones. that have
to use DIR. Herschel's telescope, say they
can see plainly written on the same dark
lantern beast, four hundred dollars and
not one red cent less than that, will they
admit it will cost us.
Now as we are already taxed high
enough. everybody knows it is but fair
play to state what the cost Of said elec>
ton will be. There are ten places of vo
ting in the county. and the different off.
GERS get the following pay for their sefVi-
ces:
10 Conductors. at Sd per day, $40 90
30 Clerks. at rs cents per daY, Is 90
30 Commissioners, at ST. per day, 30 90
S85 90
Now if any one will undertake to make
it cost one cent more than S85 they will
narrow. AS allthe Commissioners never
swear in. it may even fall short of that.
Alb, say they. there was the County
Court sitting one whole week on said con
tested election. Now. let us see what is
the fact in that case There were three
of the Justices of said Court whose rcgu>
lar term it was to sit and hold Court that
week. Did not Mr.. Moore and his law.
yers spend half of the FIRST day of Court
in trying to get two additional Justices on
the bench. who were friends Of Mr..
Moore, and which they did do, thus adj
ding SIG dollars per day ADDITIONAL COST
-and friends you would think they were
if you would only look at the manner off
their appointing thezconduetors and com
missioners in their respective districts-l
thus making their bed5too short and the
cover too narrow. Oh. say they, that
was the business of che Court. Al. that
is it? Well. we will just say. to be
brief that Mr.. Cooper did challeuRe fiGty
of MIR. Moore's votes. and he sustained
himself and made good go out of thar
numberto be bad yotes.bai al q Van |
Mr. Moore did challenge over one hum
dred of NJ. GoOpsrs votes, aud
he Observation-Disclosures, and EtIi ey made "a
out of that number 70 be bad yutes. Thus
shelving oOnelpsixely # atdwhiIe Cooper
occupied one third Of the time, Moore
tvo,thiriis of the time of the
COURT and any one that will look at the
thing through right glasses, and try to
make out any other result. will only End
his bed is too short aud his cover too mars
row Now for the meniwhose votes were
thus challenged II will bet any KNOW.
Nothing ten dollars, toilet Judge Cam.
den call the High Sheriff into court and
hand him the sNishsr's poll book, and /
~ .I ~
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DENT1sTRr.-Wea call attention to- the
card Of Dr.. vonbouRSrst in another COLI
umn. The doctor is FIRST class dentist
and it is to be hoped that he will7reeeiye
sufficient ENCOURAGEMENT to induce him
to+locate here. Our citizens all will re-
collectthe general Disappointment tina.
was VIZ :S felt when he left 5pa last summer
We We now have the opportunity of securing
o fine dentist in our midst and let us en-
brace it. q x tza isi- .
-d aaa H ht ana sgsi ~ aa
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-7Qaa-It ais stated that Governor Wise.
of Rifginias c0ntsmpla.es purchasing
land and removing % Tazswell county.
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Gen. J ackSon's1Birth. PIace--South-
I'D. Carolina VS.. Virginia. rt-- | O

n Gen. J ackSon'SJ Birth -PIace--South- ,
~ -,t-, Carolina VS.. Virginia.. ft-r loi
IN The claim Of Major Davenport that
Gen. Jackson was born in Virginia, is re.
futed by the Lancaster Is, o. Ledger.
which shows that he was native Of that
districto We quote: "--..l@ tg. H..
The family OF Jackson was Scotch. and
emigrated,7 at an early period, to the
north of Ireland. Andrew Jackson, the
father OF General Jackson. with his sons
Hugh and Robert. eftlreland and landed
in Charleston in 1865. and removed 10
the Waxhaws, Lancaster district, S. c..
there to reside. Major Robert Crawford,
with others of the Crawford family. came
over with him, and like wise settled in
the Waxhaws. Andrew jackson died
shortly after his arrival in this country,
and just before the birth of his son An
drew. The latter was born on the 18th
day OF March, 1867. 1853.
The Jacksons were in rather INDECENT
circums tances; but Major Crawford, a
of one of his brothers with the sister Of
Andrew Jackson's {Sr } wife, some what
family connection, and was the firm and
Underwriting friend of the Jacksons.-
From the best information we can gather
the mother of General jackson had left
the place where her husband irst settled
and was, at the time of the birth Of her
son Andrew. living on place belonging
to Major Crawford, and very near to his
place of residence. In a very short time
after that event-the birth of Andrew
Major Crawford took her to his own house
and it was her home until her death.
Ma or Crawford took good care of his
protege; and was repaid by a flial affec.
ton that died only when the old hero
himself ceased to exist. The descendants
Of Major Crawford are numerous. and
the tradition of the family as to the birth
place Jackson is rs we have above sta
ted. There are numerous relations Of
Gen. Jackson now living in this district
some of them second cousins-and the
tradition among them is that Gen. Jack
son was born in the Waxhaws. The ira
ditio1 is not vague and uncertain;. it is
positive. direct: and is founded upon in
formation handed down from parents to
their children. There are men and wo>
men now here, and many of them. who
have convcrsed with persons fundoubtei
veracity, who were present at the birth
of Gen. Jackson. Some Of those who
were present were near relatives. and
gave some wears ago their testimony to
the fact that their distinguished kinsman
was born in the Waxhaws. All the
above can be verified. if necessary, by
by men and women among us, OF I'M
questioned character. . go = r-S
The Ledger further states that Martin
P. Crawford, Esq, the grandson of Maj.
Robert Crawford, is now the owner OF
m negro woman who was playmate of
Jackson's in early childhood. Phillis is
upwards of ninety years old, and can
pointto the exact spot on which stood the
house in which Gen. Jackson was born.
A
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TIE FEDBRAI CoURr.-The o. s. Court
for the Western District of Virginia has
been in session in this place during the
past week. We are not informed as 10
the amount and characterof business done,
but learn that Judge BrOckenbrough de-
liyered very learned and able, opinion on
the conhiction of the State and Federal
laws in regard to postmasters. We would
be pleased to be furnished with a copy of
itifor publication for the information Of the
,,,I,I;oE ASA -EcT % rSBs1.i5esT e 81
PuooiIio.- - = - - -. :, -,
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For the Rcyistcr
RED Eye, Aug. %, 1853.

&c For the bed is shorter than that IL man
can stretch himself OH IL, and the covering mar
rover than that he can wrap himself in it,
[LIoiy Wrl.
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MoaR Know NorHtses Rbsa5}1As1.n.-
We informed BY the gentleman him
self, that Lem. Clemens. a KnowsNotf-
ing. drove Jesse Miller, Esq, out of his
store, the other day. because he had one
Of Col. eCoopefs circulars with him
Vvl,stf 81 - eaig bE Is elgs35G ssl5sa 80
~ -1 a. 80 &; I'm 3 al 6f
ag- Go to the election.
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ERoI UrxH--The Utah mail, with
dates to July 5Ist.. one week later, has
arrived The news is uninteresttng,-
The, army continues to be occupied with
making prep aratfons for the coming. wins
ter All was Squiet at Salt Lake city
Surgeon Watt. ! ofith ' army. frsived with
'l'5 tihHh,H %. IalEshnE'egi Riaozla aas lies
H2a aaa7s bga fonsIegu cIFi seiT
iaGi 5se ,5Eii91 a7yd Sic spe
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helped to initiate him.
JOS. E. MAHANEY.

1 have sat with Thos. L. Moore in
Council, and was present on the night
that his friends asked permission for him
to withdraw from the order because he
had received the appointment of Clerk of
the Federal Court under Democratic
administration. and they were fearful that
he would be removed if he remainded in
the order. opposed his being permitted
to- withdraw for that purpose. l heard
his friends say that has heart aOas Wth the
order and that 6y withdrawing AMI holding
that office lie could do tile party more good
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