Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-08-28


pamo, buswe hope not the person, Of 4. W.
( Potterfeld. BE is an amiable fellow, and
although VIC once spoke of him as brick,
and hard one at that better acquaintance
with him has satisfied us that he has many
of the instincts, aud some of the qualities of
a gentleman. We are sorry to see such a
man placed before the people with the ems
lorsement of Balch and Ghapline, but if he
throws himself into their afFectionate en-
braces, we trust that the people-or that por-
tiOn-of them who have the ordinary privileges
of white men-will choose some one else to
serve them as Sheriff.
The candidate for Prosecuting Attorney is
Mr.. G. E.. Stubs. Who Stubs is, or what
Stubs is, or where Stubs came from, we
know not. He certainly isunknown to fame,
for ofaN the illustrious names that have
adorned the pages of our nations history, we
have no recollection of that of Stubs. Even
in the brief, but brilliant career of West Vir-
ginia, and her accomplished and versatile poll
iticians and lawyers he seems to have had no
conspicuous position. Whilst the names of
those illustrious luminaries of legal lore,
Ba!ch, Chapliue, Hoke and others have looms
ed up in ineffuble grandeur and transcendant
glory, Stubbs has been in obscurity. We pre-
sumo, however, that biographical sketch of
Stubs, and the other candidates will be put
forth at an early day, when We shall be con-
WINGED that Stubs is no fiction, but living,
moving reality.
/
The Convention threw bono to the Chap
line family, in the shape of the nomination of
one of its members for the ClerEship of tho
| Circuit Court. VIM. A, we believe, is
brother of Joe. "my bully Joe J" as Bill Arp
expresses it, and has occupied the position of
Clerk since the removal of the county seat to
Shepherdstown. What his qualifications are
for the position, We do not know, but we no.
tice that he has very favorable endorsement
from little, of the Shepherdstown Register
The following are the other nominations
made, viz:-Recorder, s. V. B. strider;
County Treasurer, George Byers; ASSESSOR
Warner y. Thomson. All these, of course
are men whose loyalty has been fully tested,
if not in the battles front, at least in the field
of politics, where they have traded the birth
right of Eirginians for less than mess of
pottage, and are in full communion and fell
lowship with the Radical Congress, which
seeks the elevation Of the unbleached Ameri-
can and the Acknowledgement of the white man.
In confusion, we suggest to the learned
Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions,
the propriety of favoring the people of the
county with a pedigree of his candidates.
For instance, let him issue an illustrated work,
complete in one volume, with wood.cut
portrait of each candidate, the coat of arms
| of West Virginia underneath it, and a steal
engraving to represent the manner of robbing
Virginia of the counties of Jefferson and
Berkeley. Let him state where each candi>
date was born, when he was born, what he
was born for, how old he will be at his next
birthday, the color of his eyes and lair, the
size boots he wears, and give detailed ac-
count of his gallant exploits in rescuing the
Union from the perils of secession. A brief
-statistically compiled-of the a
mount made by each2one in selling blockade
goods to rebels and rebel sympathsers, would
add to the interest of the work. TO insure
its success, we would recommend that each
copy of the work be accompanied with a
photograph of George Anderson, late regis
trar Of this township.