The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-11
Maguanimous Marion

EDITORS OF THE REGISTER
Iobserveda notice in the "Inteligence'"
few days ago, of the nomination of our
old countyman and fellow citizen, Z. B.
Hall, Esq, for the Judgeship, in the Mar
tinsburg District This nomination,
though complimentary to Mr. H., is very
detrimental to the interests o. the people
of Marion, to whom Mr. f. has been
known so long and so well. The people
of Marion have such high appreciation
of his private worth, and social qualities,
that. they are DESTROYS of retaining him in
the walks of private life; and, corse-
quently, he could not be elected Consta-
ble'in any district in said county. As an
evidence of the high appreciation of Mr..
II. by thegood people of the. judicial
District, and the county in which he re-
sides, before whom he was candidate
for Judge, at the last Judicial election,
in opposition to the Hon Thos. w. Har-
rison; he was beaten by an approXima-
ton to a thousand majority And if
further evidence is required it will he
found by reference to the vote at the last
election for State officers Mr. III was a
candidate for Attorney General, and III
the aggregate vote OF the State was the
hindmost man on the ticket and fell
some SOC votes behind the ticket in his
o,pn county; the voters striking his name
therefrom, and substituting that of tho
Hon. w. L Wiley, The people of Marion,
outside of mObocrdcy, regret very much,
that they have not vote iii the ensuing
election in the Martinsburg district as
they would again show their high appre-
citation of Mr. H., and their reluctance to
deprive their social circle of so brilliant
an ornament; and the private walks of
life of such pacific cORseyrdt0r of the
peace and harmony Of society. .-...
1t is said that there is u tide in the
affairs of men, which, if taken at its flood
leads on to fortune" Perhaps this is the
fortunate tide in the life of Mr. Fl ., as all
the appliances of Plug Uglysm" having
failed to prevent the return aud location
of, at least, one of the most distinguished
lawyers of the State, at Farmont, Mr.. III
may find, the bench in the Martinsburg
district, very safe asylum from profess
slonal retirement, and the modification of
lack of clients We hope that MIR II may
live long to adoln the Bench, with
his splendid legal attainments and
this Office with his lofty, chiv-
alrous bearing, that his pride of
place" may never be disturbed by the
humiliating thought that he had to leave
the people who knew him best, to obtain
it. and we equally hope that the pride of
the good people of the Martinsburg dis
trict; section of the State hitherto so
productive of great men, and recently the
theatrelOf ssuch brilliant achievements,
and so replete with historic events, will
experience no modification of having
judicial temple, a stone rejected by all
other builders In this utilitarian age it
is the pride of people to be useful, and
as our friends in the Martinsburg district
seem to be scarce of material. we would
like to furnish them with few mere
candidates, of the. same sort" and we
would gladly agree to furnish score,
were we not afraid that our company of
knock down and drag outs" would
thereby be too greatly diminished. But
as we are very reluctant to part With.
Mr.. ii. and at the same time are eyery de-
sirous Of supplying the wants of the good
people of. the said district, or rather,
those of the nominating committee, for
these things are usually managed by
nominating committees without any ref
erence to the wishes of the people, and l
have been informed that this was man
aged by committee sent from Marion.
we would suggest to them the name of
Billy Jordan, the notorious grave digger
of Fsirmont, believing that the aforesaid
Jordan can make himself usefnl BY devot.
ing the time not occupied in the discharrs
Of the duties of the Bench, to digQing
graves for such defunct and played ont
politicians as Mr.. a.
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