Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-03-10

month, 10 bring OUT candidates for the va
Irious Stale officers. What the noun /
tain, after its 'laGor'' will bring forth yet
remains TO be seen. They are pretty san
.guin of carrying The Stale. upon the old
! Whig principle Of Nationality, which
was utterly ignored by the two late ses-
slons lol The Democratic Legislature, by
mot granting State aid 10 complete the IN
finished rail roads Oft Stale. Another
texlra session is called and will convene
soon, for the express purpose OF consider
/ ing the question and To grant the required
aid, and should the Legis Stature again re.
fuse TO grant aid, farewell TO the Democra-
tcy of Nllssouri-il will "go under" and
be remembered onl y as thing that was.
/ !. The Democrats will hold their conven-
ton, also. at Jefferson City in April. And
as usual there Is no lack Of aspirants for
office. A DOZEN men are already painting
ilor the Governer's seat, ...- .-esa
Whilst on this subject. will jus, insert
the following extract, which | clip iron.
ihe Western Democrat" an interesting
National Democratic paper, Published at
iIamiona;t, Cass Cos, Mo. 1t speaks
for itself: . s...a
1--WE publish to-day speech delivered
in The House of Representatives, lew
weeks since by Hon, 4. r. Boteler, OF
Virginia. who is a member Of the Amerl-
can party and represents the HarpeF's
f Ferry district. Rad all the South Ameri-
cans in Congress been as patriotic and
E Iowa! TO the institutions of the South as
Mr.. B. Southern man would now filled
the Speakers Chair.n 20
Tha, is an endorsement that friend Bote.
{ Ter should feel proud o(,coming as it does,
, from Border Rufiandom," the land OF
! many Of old Browns "irrepressibIe con-
! ficts, - land, too, that knows and feels
, The sad effect of northern aggression.
= The Democrat endorsed Mr.. Boeler' S
n whole. course, including his las. vote for
+. Smith, instead Of voting far an ant.le'
l. compton locofoco McClernand. If the
Democrats on tue border of Missouri can
endorse Mr.. BIS course, what should his
y own nsiluen,s think Of him | think
{ they will consider him the right man in
o the right place, ,and continue him at pos
q he fills with such ability. ..,..I ...s-.,
). The weather this winter has never been
o nicer in this State. Very liltle snow OF
. rain of any consequence has fallen. En-
igrants have had a splendid time for camp
Ing out. Bur, whilst the weather was
. beneficial for some purposes il was dsas'
p trous 70 others. The wheat crop has suf
!. fered materially for The want of rain and
. snow. There will not be more than b all
: crop gathered. This is 10 be deeply re.
:, greted as the farmers Of This county have
turned their attention 10 The culture of thai
grain, and large crop was seeded down
Since last wrote, our thriving lilIle
/, city has improved wonderfully. The. on
o ward march Of improvements is vlsable a
). every point. The Relor Ders or Camp
= beLlites have erected a fine. large brick
: church, and there are two or three more
!. church projects on docket. We are 2
= civilizing, christianizing people. As fol
n morality there is not place in the Union
q lha, can compare with Us onthai score
!. but the IrHperdnce question has fzzlet
! out. The advocates, like Methods
= preachers, oUerdone the thing aud Tempe.
. rance with us is a dead letter. This
speak in sorrow.
!, At late Democratic meeting held in
4 this place, the usual amount of patriotism
. was exhibited in the shape of Resolutions
). and prominen, among Them las is the lat
o ler-day eusiom)a is one relative to The re.
cent unexpected visit Of parcel Of nor
n thern rebels, in your county; and as the
4 meeting failed TO deputize messenger to
bear to you these iilmgs of ''hear.fel
y sympathy" by No. take'i upon myself
F(ihough,an oulsider) TO transmi, the same
to you.i So here il is:
= "RsSoiUed, That we extend to on. sis.
! Ter State, Virginia, the Mother Of States
: men, Our most profound and heartfelt sy IN
. tpathy for The REASONABLE Invasion oi
. her territory aud soveieignty-Aie fearful
Inauguration on her soil, Of Seward ire
Epressib!e conflict, by which the lives ol
! spme of her most honoredb and respected
-. .EcitIzeps were sacrificed, and the repose ol
ihe en,ire State disturbed-and further
that Tie reasonable and murderous raid OF
John Brown, was the legitimate fruit Of
Nv. H, SewaTd's Bloody manifest. enunci-
i aIed a t. Roche sier, N, Y.,--snd the leach
, ings of The Black Republican leaders gen.
orally, and that we. therefore. unite with
: orr Southern brethren. in holding them
guilty of treason. and accountable 10 high
Il Heaven. and 10 US, for the blood spilled at
Harper's Ferry Oh EH)OHdQ
sincerely hope that Virginia. especl-
ally Jefferson County, viii accept this ex-
lnression Of The "leelinks" OF The J0hnsOp