The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-30
COMM MUNlCATIONS.


through the mail, marked refused, and was
sorry to find that they we're from persons who
had signed the prospectus which | had for
the SsKingwood Enquirer, paper proposed
to be published at kingwood some twelve
months since but which fell through for want
Of sufficient subscribers In soliciting sub
scriptions represented to the parties chat it
was not to that particular paper that wished
them to subscribe, but to A COUNTY PAPER,
and with that understanding they appended
their names. / write this, not that / think
you would wish to force your paper upon any
one but no man likes his labor to prove fu-
tile, and noticing the return Of papers as
stated, thought / would recall the circunl-
stances. | look upon your establishing a
county paper and printing Office in our midst
as confcring favor upon us, by affording ia
cilities not heretofore available Formerly our
advertisements were published in some one
Of the neighborlng counties, and tor job print
ing we had to send to Morgantown or Cum
berland, or else resort to the tedious alterna-
tive Of the pen But now we can get such
work done at home, and Judging from the
specimens saw when at kingwood, equal in
execution to anything Of the kind from the
cities | have always thought that it was
discredit to our county, with population Of
$4,000, not to be able to support county pa
per-
a county paper, properly conducted, tends
to advance the interests Of the county in va
rious ways Through it welearn the transac-
tions Of the Courts, the results Of elections,
political nominations, local affairs happening
in our midst, and many other matters Of vi
tai importance, which have heretofore been
"a sealed book to us, or came through such
uncertain channels as not to be Of much ben
eft. Ii some Of your correspondents would
curtail their laudatory notices Of political as
pirants, and give us in their stead papers re-
lating to the mineral and agricultural capa-
bilities Of their different localties-the differ
ent political questions which would advance
the interests Of Western Virginia in general,
and Preston county in particular, such as the
dd ralorem system Of taxation, white repre-
sentation. and other matters Of like import
with statistics, it would afford Us information
Of which We are greatly in need and which
must tend to advance our county.
close with the hope that no more papers
will come to you marked refused, and that
you will meet with that encouragement which
the management and mechanical execution Of
your paper merits TANNERY.
EDIToRs OF THE CHRONICLE"
Gentlemen IT see III your issue Of the
10th an article over the signature Of 'Rowles
burg, Jr- which purports to be reply, Or
rather refutation Of 'Rowlesburg' who
spoke Of Col Charles Hooton as being the
choice Of the people Of this ssction to repre-
sent Us in our next State Legislature Mr.
r. il. asserts boldly and without fear OF con
tradiction that the Col is not the choice Of
the voters of our town, but that majority
are opposed to him. Now, let Us see how
much truth there IS in this We have in our
corporate limits about thirty-fvc voters, TWEEN
ty-two Of whom have declared in favor Of Col
Hooton; thus showing that Mr. r. jr. is not
acquainted with our citizens, or, that he at
tempted to mislead the public mind And /
have heard gentlemen from different neigh
borhoods, IN speaking Of the approaching
election. declare their preference for Col.
Hooton.
At Is evident from careful observation that
the whole communication Of r. jr is the of
spring OF personal animosity toward the Col,
and does not reflect the sentiments Of onr cit
izens. As to the Col. S qualifications he
would say nothing, because he can say no
thing without doing him justice which Ne
does not seem disposed to do, for it is admit
ted on all hands that he is abundantly quail
fed to I'LL that high position: and if the peo-
pie are left to make their own unbiased Sc
lections at the coming election, from among
50 many good men, [ doubt not that Col.
Il. will be one Of their choice Again. Mr..
r. jr. says that if he should be nominated
Ne will be defeated before the people L
suppose r. jr, would be pleased to see pack
ed Convention this spring, for the purpose Of
defeating good men and securing the election
of his own favorites. This, unfortunately,
has been our course too long already Why
not awake to our interests and select such
men as know our rights, and have the indie
pendence to do their duty towards their con-
stituents And / venture the assertion that
there is not man in the county who is better
qualified Or more willing to do this than Col.
Hooton; gentleman well known in every
part Of the county, and who has filed many
places of trust with honor to himself and sat
isfactitn to the public at large.
Rowlesburgh, Va. CLAUD.