Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-21
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Editor of shcpherdstown Register -

Editor Of Shcpherdsiown Register -
Dear Sir A lille eight by ten shee, Gale.
the Virginia Free Press was handed Inc yes.
Ierday by friend who thinks that al east one
PORTION of the Gailaher family have gone mad
(not from much learning however) The Ed
ltors Of the l;tle penny sheet know quite well
that have denied IN two papers the charge
made by the Mill Creek correspondent to that
| j. A =" .heet the New Era. now blink that
common decency requires that should emphal
ically say TO The Pnb'i, that the Mill Creek
Correspondent. together with the Editor. Of the
81 A" sheet and the eigh! by ten sheet
ale Infamous liatS.
! In veply TO the article headed "DiscusSion at
Martiusf uTg' will say that while MIR. Dow
nry's sons were lighting in the Federal Army
that was engaged in the noble work Of pla-
cling Jefferson County into West Virginia, and
il has been 50 firmly cemen,ed to the last NAM
ed Slate that all the G4llah-r's in Christeudom
can never sever it. Union of Jetie son
County, do you not believe that | was doing
more for your County than if ! had been Pro-
vost Marshall at some Railroad station, hating
citizens aud Ieprimanding them for travelling
on the Public Road ; The penny sheet goes
further and ellis me "Nigger Head." II my
relation towards the African race had been OF
the same character as that Of present senior
Editor OF the above named sheet. would mover
me nuon the name OF negro. The Penny Edi-
tor as well as many ciuzens Of the county know
what | refer to. Be careful lest your Sins at
last find you out.
The penny sheet calls me a repudiator but
seems unwilling TO inform the Public Whist il
means by it. If he means that Without GuthOri-
ty be published card with my name connected
vi lh it the Coults are open for redress. Fifty
or Sixty Dollars for a card Published in your
Old Paper (Which was then respectfully Tor
two or three years, was rather high. never
/ pay money out of my pocket tha. do not owe
10 support such sheet as is now published IN
! ChaIestown. Charles II. McCurdy was a
! membeT Of the convention from Jefferson coun-
| ~ that nominated me Tor Senator. Jefferson
county sac me unanimous vote. MY lilends
and myself will vote for Charles H. McCurdy
Tor the House OF Delegates. He was too SEN
side TO answer inieuogatories that were pro-
; pounded by The penny sheet edited by notorious
y dsloyai par es. Mr. McC. is entirely too
.ha'p TO be hunburged by small fry penny Ii.
ILers
Nelson, were your sons and relatives fighting
side by side win COL Downey for the "Stars
and Stripes :" II not, why do you symPathlze
with o. d. Downey who SEM his sons to the
! Federal Arm
| notice that the G's are very favorably IN
clined towards ]. w. Kennedy (who perhaps
writes The Squibs) that are called by the fenny
sheet Editorials. Kennedy says that nc reSPec-
table Rebel in Chareslown viii notice him ON
account OF his loyalty. Nellon are you barking
! for man whose afIstocroiic propensItes Will
not allow him when on the stand to recognize
you as being decent? Old fellow holt on TO
The coat tail of arstocracy, II is the nearest you
have ever approached 1t, though you have
struggled to reach the highest pinnacle known
TO That chosen race by INDUCING In all lie
wickedness without ever Initiating any OF It's "Ir-
tues. | do not know tia. Ii is necessary at
this time 10 sey anything more IN reply TO the
black guGrdism and Scur7ility of the G.s. hiisl
the Register Is not my 'mVuIh-piece" desire
| 10 say 10 Il. n. Galaher that 1t he attempts
any moe OF his Slang that viii be necessary
called upon 10 publish by Handful or o'her"lse
his private character, 30 that the Public may
know the reputation Of my detamer. warn
: you 10 be careful, you knox yoGr own record
! morally and parties throughout the County
viii give i, when necessary. "Glass House
be very carsluh.
JOSEPH A. CHArLINE.
October 90, 1895. (S5,OOj Ii