The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-08
IoHN mORRIsaEPs CARD.
a Wen Conceived and wen EXPIRES
ed Appeal 70 Popular sympathy.

A Well Conceived and Well Express
ed Appeal to Popular sympathy. !,
Since Raymohd's letter, declining to
be a candidate for reelection to Com
gress, and renewing his relations with
the Union party, we have not seen a
document better calculated to blind
the public by creating q morbid SYM
-pathy for the writer than the following
letter from John Morrissey: =
ANsoN HOUSE, SPRING STRRET,l +.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 1866. &
70 the Edtt0T. Of the NetO York Herald:
SIR: My attention has been called to
an editorial article in the Herald of this
day, in which, it is stated that 1 have
been indicted for burglary and other
offences" J" 80 n
b. It'll a duty not only to myself, but to
the people of the Fifth Congressional
District, for whose support I am q cam
dldate, that Ishould state the facts.
When was boy but 16 years of age,
and a few friends were engaged in an
alteration with a party of young men,
and In that alteration the door Of a
house was kicked open.
1t was charged that I was one of those
who Kicked open the door and struck
one OF the opposing party. an
An affidavit was made by one of the
men engaged in the quarrel, that I had
broken open the door and struck him;
was indicted for burglary, and assault
and battery. 1slgs :
The indictment for burglary was new
er tried: The district attorney regartl-
ed the charge as too frivolous to bepros-
ecuted, and summarily dismissed It.
was tried for the assault and bate.
~ and found guilty. q
BEFORE entering upon my canvass for
tne position to which / aspire, I Feferr-
ed to my past life, which, until within.
the last eight years, was one of adyen.
ture, In consequence of the poverty of
my parents and the few advantages /
had in my early youth.
commenced to labor for my own
livelihood and to assist in the support
OF my father and mother at the early
age OF ten years. AT that time most
boys are under the influences of do.
mest1c discipline, and have the adyan-
tage or regular educational training.
Is IT therefore, strange that should
nave committed errors In my early lifeY
Ihere are few boys that have not been
guilty OF trtdtng assault and battery.
had had influential parents and
friends, / would have been permitted.
proba6lys to have escaped with a rep
Eimsndi Ili but. having no one to say, one
working in a foundry-I suffered the
slight penalty due to my boyish folly,
During my whole life no man can say
that have yerwronged him, defraud-
ed him of a dollar, or ever broken my
given word. have had, during the
last eight years, business relations and
connections with many, of the best men
OF the city, and not one of them will
say am other than man of my word
and Of strict integrity.
have endeavored by my conduct to
atone Tor the mistakes of my youth.
Although successful in accommodating
q competence, have never forgotten
that was once poor.
l have never turned poor man from
my door or deserted friend in his
need.
There has been much criticism in the
newspapers in reference to my being a
candidate for Congress. 81 4
1t Is natural that I should meet with
great opposition. A man who has pass-
ed through such varied and strange
scenes OF life as I have, must expect to
make bitter enemies and warm friends.
ana 1ealoustes and hoStilities are insep.
arabic from political contests. But,
Mr.. Editor, will state to you my mo-
tlyes In being q candidate for Congress.
- have one boy, who is now twelve
years of age, who will have the benefit
OF the best education this country can
afford, and will have better opportunf-I
ties than 1 had, at his age, to start upon
an honorable career. II i-r,,g-. = -.
feel 1t duty that I owe to him, nv
only child, to make my record as clear
and honorable as possible, that NV
manhood may atone for the follies and
errors of my youth, and leave behind
me memories of which my son, in after
years, may be proud, and that will cast
no shadow upon his path through life,
respectfully solicit, as an act Of ius-
tice, that this reply should be published
IN yourpaper. JOHN MoRR1ssEY.