The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-10-25
MUn-sILI,s UNFIT FOR OFFICE.

"The motive to ;hiS unjust, unwisc, ami I'M
patriptic course Of action is. apparent to all
acquainted with the history and character Of
these men. 1t is official sclf.prescryat;on.
Thrown, by the conyulsion Of the times, from
the depths Of ohscuri,y to which their c!Iarac-
ter consigned them, to the surface Of soci-
ety., spols Of Office lying scattered around
amid the ruins Of disurganizcd government
soon caught their eye aud stimulated their
foul greed. and like the providers for plumber
Sna prev among the dead and dying on a hat
tic field, they soon possessed themselves oEnIl
the vnluablcs Of official position; and now
that peace is restored and the organism OF 20.
cic,y again beginning TO perform its tunc-
! tions, they arc rendered desperate, lest IN the
natural aljns:mcn, Of the relations of the so.
cial state they shall be found to yield up their
! dishonored positions, aul again sink to their
.s:ur..l iusiguihcancc AMI obscuriy. Their
; ,remhlin.s are not groWnd!ess. Their doom
! is written up0n the wall, and what even tenn
porary success their iniGnity may achieve,
! the indignation Of Nh insIlted and Injured
community will ere long consisn ,hcm to their
! ewn place:
We were perfectly aware Of the pur'
pose and spirit of,he party calling them
selves Conservatives in this commu-
nifty befurc the publication OF this arti
Gle. but had not expected so frank and
full an avowai Of it. as is contained in
this extract Lrt"rr ihr ri'cti"n. But here
| it is in good time and in all its naked
lcformi,y.
(! 1t is a matter of history. known to every
! intelligent man in Berkeley County,
that the officers OF the County have prior
! to the late rebellion, been in the hands
and under the control OF close corpor.
alton composed Of the g Eir>; families
and wealthy farmers and capitalists Of
the County, ;or generations past. The
small farmers and mechanics who have
developed the resourcca aud created the
wealth Of the County have been eSclu.
ded from all participa'ions in public af'
fairs.
/ To rcrpctuatc this state Of thinSe VIC
: have been deprived Of public schools, OF
the freedom Of speech and liberty Of the
! press and the ordinary means of dissent
mating intelligence amongst the mass o.
the people. The sons of the rich have
! bccu educated at college. at an expense
which excluded the children Of men in
moderate circumstances from the same
facilities iur acquiring an education.
: They haze woaopo!izcd official posi-.
,ioas aod :hc experience resulting from
i it. ia the administration Of public affairs.
! And i, is to their rule that the loyal
people Of Berkeley County owe the
couu,!es< ca.au.i:ics with which they
have been afflicted for the last four years.
All il power Of this uristocracy aide
! By thv;. ,'.i.> from tho rebel Contedera
~ have b.ca cxcrted to the utmost. to
iris" the l"y,! v",manrv Of the County
; in:" rehcl:i"n ay inst the Government
! Ut the tn'sc.! States. and to tastcn upon
,hcm s:lls :uore ie.rt Tn. II deSpotic
rule. To ;his emil they a.;.. hasrassed
them with oouSsc,.ionS, impres:msnts,
subscriptions, ssl murders; su:a as