Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1865-11-07

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Of Virginia, as forming BART of that slAte.
We had fully acquiesecd in the propriety 81
foregoing judicial aud Police organizsI ZION.
until the question of Jurisdiction conld be
settled, as this might have possibly led 10 u
eolhssion aud a dist6fbanCs of the peacc-
Bur as'to an election, Conducted as promised.
We ID nor then, nor dosNie now belive. ther6
Vas the ghtest danger of its leading to asT
saen result Illoss faSCring the movenicnt
Would have Isl aotivs in maxim. a d;..
turnances ara ait may tle assured the s,n:,lf
minority hero sho we doubt,not. are Mt the
bottom of the who'll "a alicr. are I,r too liscrest
to have interfered. Tississr5ls oi'action lies
IN another direction. :. ~
1t was, and is, to say the leasf. tlrceflSin
winch State we belong TO, or bow IN ,nfst.a,
ION Oh jurisdiction will be ultimately seelcd.
1t then bcearIe our interest, and M think
our right to hare voice III determiniS,. ~
whom the eottuty should be represented IN the
respective legislatures of each of the StntSss..
In that of old Virginia, that we might
IT. that our venerated old Commonwealth s,,.l
not by losing sight of MS, tfllSc enyase,ls.;,,
her own great work of restSeitation, absndo,,
us to the unequal contest With a sovrrr;,.
State (Fardon the word Sovereignty Tn 49,
of West Virginia, that VIC might have so,,,.,
hand iii remedyirg the abominablc am, anI;-
republican disabilities aud other wropos l.,
which NC are now subjected, it pe-adveptnls
it should become our fate to fall under NJ
jurisdiction of that State; wrongs of the mos
veNatiOus character, and which, every o,,o
here secs, have resulted mainly from tho
nranner in which the Governor has exerc;s,J 4
his appointing power in tais quarter. IL was
understood, therefore, that as far as psrmif
ted, We would vote ut both elections, and se-
cure the best men to be had in both le.-isls.
lures.
Pho exposition of the committee which
shall be sent you us soon rs published. Will
present the subject i'll this view moro fully;
therefore, pass on to say, that IN truth:
General, the Governor has been most eyre.
giously sold deceived by those who have
other ends to subsertc, besides that of pre-
serving the public peace (They have their
own axes to grind.) Unless, indeed it be as
believed by many hers, that this whole affair
ofthc terrible proclamation, aud tho march,
ing of troops here, was but an clcctioneering
-deTice, to intimidate our people, and other
wise promote the radical cause in the contest:
which we are gratiticd to SIZE is now being so
manfully carried on by the conservatives of
West Virginia.
am not SO unchatitnblE rs to believe, at
least willingly, that the Governor, by his
terrible fulnIinatiOhs against the evil dispo-
sed "seditous," and ''wickcd people" in
this quarters really meant 10 bully us out Of
orr rights. II he did; beg you, General,
to assure him that he will fail in his purpose.
We shall oppose the magnanimous and states:
n1an-like policy of President Johnson to his
own unworthy and ignoblc purposes; and al
though he succeeded once by secrecy, and us
we are assured, BY gross misrepresentation.
in moving the military authorities against us,
We will see whether he can do it agan, now
that they are informed On the subject
We lave examined the laws of West Wiz.
ginia carefully. They not only disfranchise
US politically but absolutely out Law larsc
majority of the good people of this county.
Our former slaves have more rights than we.
This, superadded to our pardcnablc attach
ment to the State which gave Us birth, and
for which we have suffered and sacrificed so
much, renders us very avcrse to the new
connections: and consequently, having taken
our position, VIC will continue our efforts with
more determination than ever, by all lawful
and honorable means, to avoid it, no matter
how many of his high-sOunding procIamations
tho Governor may lie pleased to thunder
against US. But If, on,4hs- othap-lsaaa,-s,,e
has really been so fly deceived as to believe
that we are the turSulcnt and faith. breaking
people he has, peyhaps unwittiryIy, proclaim
Cd us, then be gOpd enough to say to him,
that the next tin e he becomes alarmed about
US, VIC humbly Big he will not send either n
proclamation so, we'll calculated to disturb our
nerves; nor invSigle the military into an idle
display of force against phantom; but that
he will come bi3isslfin proper person, assured
that his reception and treatment will be such
l. 10, ~.
on the spot will cause him to regret heartily
that he ever sighed such Il document. Or If
this arrangement will not suit the conyc-
nience Of his Excciency, then, General, ask
him to send yOU:- 4 Federal officer remark
ed here the other day aGter discovering the.
true state otthiugs, THAT for trife he would
undertake single handsd; to keep this people
in order for next sig months And 80 ho
could. But you, Geuetaf, could manage it
FAR better. You have been among us before,
and no one would be more Welcome. So, in
conclusion, l respectfully move the Governor,
in case OF any future difficulties in this out.
lying province of his Empire to send you on
this friendly mission, ra1irer than. another
truculent proclamation, backed By Horse,
Foot and Dragons. 1t will ut least look far
better, as the G:her mode Of proceeding has
too much the appearance a. kick at the dead.
Zion, or Fals!uff stabbing tic fallen Percy.
Very truly yours,
ASbREw HUNTER.