The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-07-18
THE FAIRMONT NATIONAL.

THE FAIRMONT NATIONAL.
Two Mysterious Editorials setting forth
the claims of Candidates for the U. 5.
Senate.-Where they came FROM
It is not our purpose, nor are we
SO presumptuous as to arrogate to
ourselves the right to either an ad-
yisory or dictatorial intermeddling
with the affairs Of our Legislature !;
and especially upon the subject in
question selection of two U. S.
Senators-a duty which they (the
Legislature) are about to perform,
we desire to show our sense of pro-
priety,,' BY holding our peace. The
Legislature is composed of a body of
men who were chosen by the people
to discharge this among other duties,
and as we aud few other country
editors were cleft out, it is fair
supposition that our advice was not
needed upon this subject, and that
those who have been chosen are fully
able to discharge the duty. Not only
this-but in view Of the relationship
sustained to at least one of the indi-
riduals held up as candidate for
this position, it would ill-become the
MONITOR to interfere in the matter.
Modesty would at least deter us.
However, as we said above; it is
not our purpose to dictate, advise,
suggest, or interfere in the least in
this matter, so far as the Legislature
is concerned : yet, inasmuch as one
of our cotemporaries-the F'alrmont
National-which is likewise a coun-
try paper, has essayed to discuss this
question in two brilliant editorials
or rather we would say, given place
in its editorial columns to two bril-
liant articles on this subject, we think
it much in place that another coun-
try paper should reply to them. We
would certainly feel culpable did we
not, with our present knowledge in
the matter. expose the duplicity with
which this affair is being conducted.
The articles to which we refer oc-
Cured in the two last numbers of
the above journal. Their object was
to discuss the merits, and urge the
claims of Mr.. Campbell, of the
wheeling htel7igence1' to a seat in
the U. S. Senate. We were struck
at once, on reading these articles
with their smoothness-the nicely
rounded periods, the choiceness Of
the language, and the superior style
in which they were written, differing
so strikingly from the previous style
of editorial matter in that paper
We examined the head of the pa
per, and found the same editors
name there. We again examined
the articles and found them not cred
tied, and occupying the editorial col
umn. So we concluded that the ed
itor had dreamed night or two over
them, or that his muse had especial
ly favored his invocations on this oc-
casion.
- Only few days, however, had
elapsed after the appearance of these
editorials (?) before we accidentally
gain. a clue to the mystery, and the
scales fall from our eyes. Not a
Fslittle bird" but a more reliable
source, yea, an unmistakable source
informs us that those brilliant artl-
cles originated in Wheeling. A.
though occupying the editorial column
of this journal, aoithout credit, these
t1vo brilliant articles acre 1critten an
Wheeling! This fact we will not
suffer Mr.. National to deny, as we
have the papers for it, and FROM an
indisputable source, which we will
give to the public when it becomes
necessary.
We feel justified in giving publ