The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-11
Letter eom Greenbricr County.
FAILING sp.,xoih axrrsp.,E. Co..
- -. fnlx ID. 1906.

July "a Aooo' u
Ed. Jo.rna, The Circuit Court of Nieho-
Las county adjourned on the 24!h ul', having,
disposed Of q number Of criminal cases. 1n'
murdsrers Of c.pt. Jsmc, B. Ram'syl son
wore acquitted. Young Ramsey was bush
vhneked In July, 1851, BY party OF rsoe'''
who plead Legitimate warfare" o. nm excuse
for the hellish crime. = Tho State was repro.
scented BY Capt, 7. @. Putnam, the able anc
most accomplished Prosecuting Attorney Q!
the county, und Capt. Smith OF your town ap'
peared for the defense.
The Grand Jury found number OF lndlSt-
mep,s for periury against rebels who took the
test oath in order 10 vote against the Consn-
tutional. Amendment. Several orch traitors
who had derived As rebel magistrates, voting
men, money and subsistence 10 the govern
ment qt Richmond, took the oath;
The "radicals" are coming down on the
sympash,crs harder and harder every Day
Dir. kader is the acknowledged leader OF tho
said and eoujort' party, and Dr.. Rucker leads
the Spartan band Of unconditional Wost Vir-
giniaus. The warfare is wagcd with great
zeal and bitterness. Dr.. Rndcr swcHrs lie
will r,ply to tho 8, raJlcaw resolutions adopt.
cd by the County CouVcution, any DR.: hnckcr
hope, he will attempt 10 do 30, knowing mat
tho proof Of Raiders duplioity aud corruption
is overwhelming.
| presume YOU have received two clubs for
the JOURNAL from Nicholas ere this. When
| left, other clubs we're being raised, and you
may count on not less than one hundred SUD-
| II. A. GutS ~
Since my Inst political workers have
wrought some charges respecting candidates
for the fall election. A. ". kesler IS now
proclaimed as the choice Of the unconditional
for the House Of Delegates, and either Cnpt.
T. G. Putnam or Hon. G. Slack for the Senate,
but many arc strongly opposed to the re'elec'
ton Of Slack, because it is reported he con.
dennis their resolutions against 4. RAIDER. II
Mr. Slack weld know how trcachcrously
RAIDER has actcl towards the loyal people OF
that county, ard TO the Governor and Legisla.
,urc, he could obtain the facts upon npp!Ica-
ton 10 your correspondent on his return TO
Charleston.
The Union new Of this county arc in better
spirits ,hnu they have been since the beginning
Of the rebclioa. Underline guidance Of Judge
Harrison, and the protective laws Of the Lrg.
isln,urc, they begin 10 hope for "hct'cr thing'
politically. The judge i, is snid, would like
TO be elected to Congress, but the Union men
say they cannot spare him just now from his
judicial position.
Our old friends Abbot G: Williams, Of this
county, and the I;allards Of Monroe, arc doing
noble service in their respective counties for
the Union and West Virginia cause. There
is strong sentiment here in faror OF Dr.
Rucker ~ the Union candidate for Congress,
and the same may be said Of all the border
counties.
forge, to tell you that the Amendment was
defeated in Nicholas by seven votes, owing to
the Implicitly, i, is said, Of \. RAIDER the
Delegate. aud the corruption Of his e1.rcbe!
tools, NJ. l.. Raider and Geo. y: Stephenson,
as members Of tie Board. The Supervisors
set the entire election Of May inside, on the
grounds Of il!rgn.ity, fraud, corruption, etc
: More anon. Sinai.