The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-16
F.RNswoRru EFT PoRK.-Many are the

FARNSWORrH Ell fORk--nany axe TIC
trials of public men. They are conspicu'
GUS marks for the filings of enemies
Henry Clay, James Buchanan, Andrew
Johnson and others have undergone these
trials, and now it appears that the Hon
d. d. T. Farnsworth, of Upshur county
has not been allowed to escape. The
difficulty is concerning the right of prop
erty in hog, which was found in the pen
of the aforesaid Senator, but which some
body else claimed, and, upon appealing
to the law, obtained A couple OF weeks
ago as faithful historians, we made the
statement that the "hog question was
finally settled in Upshur." Ii seems we
were mistaken. The Senator-with that
disregard of law which seems to belong
to his party-appealed to. some OF his con
stitnents, and the result appears In the
shane of an Indignation meeting for
our having noticed the doings, saying"
and meditations in the said hog case.
A committee OH resolutions having
been appointed, we see by the published
report that during their absence the
meeting twas addressed by the Hon. ID.
D. T. Farnsworth, who explained the
matter in a clear and decisive manner,
and Gin eloquent terms appealed to those
present to answer the slanderous and de-
grading article published in the REGIS
TER of the 1st inst"
1t would have been a great satisfaction
TO the numerous admirers of the Senator
if there had been faithtulreporter kind
enough to give to the public his "elo-
ouent" and thrilling speech on the right
of property in the hog aforesaid but all
who have heard the Senator can imagine
how he wound up the feelings Of his aud
itors. Those who have never heard his
sonorous voice can Judge how etfectnal
his speech was, when they are told that
the meeting" unanimously adopted reso-
lutions setting forth that the ''ailega-
tons and tacts,' as set forth IN our artl-
Gle are false and unwaTranted In every
particular;" that 1.-The Senator was hon
est in his intention when claiming the
hog in question" 1--WE do not remember
any one saying he was not honest in his
intention when claiming the hog), that
he had just and iudisputable right to
claim the said hog as his rightful proper
ty;" (nobody said he hadn't, that we
know of); and "the people feel more indig-
nant at the baseness of the allegation
imputing to the Hon. D. ID. L. Farns-
worth the alteration of the lawful marks
upon said hog" Git appears thensthat
somebody has had the effrOnteryto charge
a State Senator with altering lawful
marks" upon hog)
We have seen some ridiculous meet
ings, we have heard of Others, and we
have read of others still, but tins "Coun-
ty Convention" in Upshur, to indignate
against the REGISTER, to determine who
was the rightful owner of hog, and
whether the marks" have been erased
by a representative. of the people, beats
ANYTHING we have either seen, or heard
of, or read about. Dickens should be
furnished with an account of the persons,
the doings, the sayings, and the resoln'
tons of this meeting and Barnnm should
secure either the hog or the Senator, who
have thus become immortalized. Up
shur has ceased to mourn" but is ''in'
dignant."