The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-03-21
Reply to DR.. Thompson.
PUTNAM County, W. Var |
hIurch IL, 1866. I

opposite the Mouth Of Poca This modern
Esculapius recently published IN address t
his subjugated fcllow.citizens in the form o.
letter TO the Editor of the Point pleasant
Nep Era, the express object Of which WAS &c
rebut certain truths stated in our brief review
of.his Wheeling address. This last speech o.
tho Doctors shows him TO be o wholesale
dealer in billingsgate, aud is conclusive ties
timony that he was much irritated when j;
penncd this remarkable exhibition Of crudi
ton which he aud his friends have been cir
culating throughout the county.
His first effort is to deceive, by asserting
that we are not citizens Of the State, that We
arc not gentlemen, and that we have assumed
tho responsibility TO represent plurality Of
the citizens, SC. For the information Of oul
redoubtablc adversary, we would sny that We
first saw The light upon the sacred soil OF the
Old dominion, were reared within its limits
und were recognized as citizens Of the grca
Commonwealth until her secession from Wes
Virginia and the Union, since which period
VIC havo had the honor OF being humble sub
jccts Of u more loyal and respectable State
government. This fact preclude. the .dca o!
his approPriating to himself nj the glory .;
claiming oM Pa3indw as the place OF his nntiv'
ity. AS to being gentlemen, VIC regard his
declnration as being recommendation rather
than m opprobrium, and should regret the
unfortunate circumstance that would make i!
necessary for rs 10 apply TO this rare drts FOL
recommendation into respectable society
That he may not be miSled as 10 whether We
are q plurality Of persons, or Otherwise, VIC
propose ('as the times demand 0utSpo%en
truth, regardless Of danger or dirt, TO use TIC
, polished language Of Old.ias!!oHed Patriotism
rs lie terms kimseirj ifhe desire, tc furnish him
our names. Dat he also attempts 10 petsonate
some one as The author Of Loyal Citizens" by
description. Judging from the spirit Of hls
communication We affirm our belicl III regard
20 the long and labo-cl effort to slanr.er soMe
one, az being tru:h!uily expressed III the
quotation: " Lord Angus, thou has! lied!
| .'ie avc,s that all his neigh6Ors know that
| lie did not seek TO be nominated, and that
after his nomination he did no, say enc word,
electionecr one minute, or take single
step to effect his election. What = strange
inconsistency! Was not the act Of accepting
the nomination one step taken to secure his
election? lie must have forgotten that one
minute is 4 very short while. We SAW him on
the day OF the election, nj the POca precinct:
i!ling tickets for Z great many minutes, ana
also Offering Il wager tina. his opponent would
not receive one hundred votes in the county.
| This declaration il in harmony with rTevi.
ous one, viz -" Tha. during the troublesome
times Of tho past, he lad been the consistent
supporter OF the Government
We do no, intend that his &riful attempt TO
cvndc facts and dodge the real issue, by dem
onstrat;ne The i"ct thH' H. a""resE, "''e' ~
Wheeling, MAS prepared prior ~ VIC "HSe"'
bllnG CT Inc Legislature ''"" "''''2 Wv" '''"''
shall be ELECTIVE, MI" ~ We arc ''"''""F' We
shall conhnc Inn 10 lEe 'rN'' nv F'0''S' y!
! reference 10 TWO reSHohsto'e "e"'''''V'' ''.''
such was the fact, wI;:cH, Il i"cy Co::o''o:a'r'
We believe II, ahd nave lie H!"''"cS4' 49,
though ret gentlemen, 10 SIAN" c"Frc",s"i "".
what does the Decor ga" ~ MS 'o'.eSs,"' :
Simply tia; nc Ehc" before gong 10 Ia" l'';''
'Siat"rr that II" r"":" no. ""' ""''!" NO.: 49,"
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when he "c;rE;c" ;"e E''''''''H"i ''t'r' Wv
conclusion 10 that he was "n3 81 ~" ia:'t"S ~
whom the Governor ",'n,'"', ~ ''is ',t
sag, Whe" 'i''"'": % VIZ %''' .''' ~ -,
and 'hcr SF"l'!n'I',s, """' r'"''":i
they were '!SI'!"!i"tu ID! P!"n'H''0'y t''",I
81 n.,. :, ,.I;,l ,,,, ,..,,urJ :, H., y, L.ru
nc once 10 "n'si wv, I $500 .,nd;';,,., for
~, $3.50 - I,rcs,;nr III, rcrrrr, ny.
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were m.S'nh'" !" i'.''4 !" '"' NV a."
Wn!ch HIS hee!'"; :''"''." w. "'v':'
existence, 'ha' 'hrLr 20 II" ""," 10 ."I
as urged against Nun ''"l'"?"'"S MS IVY -.
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military hero VIC "uthor'''reIy e0h'hahu'
Doctor. Halt! Front! until we read 'e"
charges that we propose TO prove 10 your SAT
isluction in our next, II 80" desire: ,.,.,
LIST. That he, the SAID Honest "uS''c'ty' "'1
say publicly, at different periods anu PAGES
during the late war, that hid sy'nm'hics were
with the South.
ri. Tia, the sail God o: r!'ysc did remark
-. different tines and places during the last
Presidential contest, that oar only hope
(u:eaninS the rehcis) Was III the c.ec''on OF