Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-04-23

| having furnished local habitatiou for three
revolutionary officers. But it was the will of
Providence that additional lustre should be
shed upon this historic and romantic spot,
and Leetown became again the glory of her
former self. LeaDis Penn WaAerspoon Be,lcA
NOT then judge or ex judgc-like Lee and
Gates, and Stephen, sought home and found
it here. In the lapse Of years another revo-
luton burst upon the country, and during its
progress the subject of our sketch cautiously
watched both ends of the road-first spread
ing his table for CoaFederates and then for
their enemies, bnt all the time identifying
himself with what he was pleased to term tho
cause OF his country. Near the blowing of
the last horn in the contest, his patriotism was
rewarded by seat upon tie beuch-he was
made judge. His judicial career was brief,
brilliant and bully, and such an impression did
it make upon his admiriug countrymcn, that
se was allowed to retire at the end of a short
term, aud requisltion had to be made upon
q remote county outside of his district to fur.
n'sh u successor. Strong efforts were subse-
quently made to induce him to stand Il poll
for prosecuting attorney, so that the criminal
docket of the county might undergo his legal
supervision. but the regard which he enter
! tuned for moro youthful practitioner-al-
ready in the field caused peremptory de-
/ clension of the houor sought to be imposed
The labOrs Of the bench, and his advancing
years, called for rest-refreshing rest from
the agitation and stirring Of the political
waters. This rest he is now enjoying, and
will doubtless continue to enjoy, until no shall
be called to a more fitting repose, when his
epitaphist shall write,
Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful III the grave SO low"
CHAPLINE, JOSEPH A.-During the last
century an eccentric genius, indulglng the eu-
! ph9nius signature of ''Junius" wrote series
Of letters which surpassed anything of the
kind that had ever before appeared in the
English literature. Subsequently, our own
country, Gen. Lewis Cass penned u document
which enjoyed wide celebrity as the Nich>
olson letter aud his competitor for the
! Presidency, Gen Zachary Taylor, wrote the
! no less celebrated Allison letter. In imitation
OF these distinguished men, the Senator from
this district has written and published letter
not Of national importance-but upon the
interesting question Of he most suitable point
for the location Of the county seat of JetFer-
son. Since the publication of the "X" letter,
its author has been "breezng' in Judge
Halls court, where he enjoys large, lucra-
tive and lingering practice. The Nicholson
! letter failed to make Gen. Cass President, and
we are inclined to think the tx" communi>
cation will have the same effect upon Joseph
1t may be possible, however, that lie will be-
come the successor of Judge Balch's success.
| sor, and in that event, 'rebs stand from
under"
| STuGGS OR STUBBs, C. E.-During his
candidacy for prosecuting attorney we pub
lished biography of this lumnary, which
/ related rather to his history than his geneal>
| ogy. We have since learned that he is u
! lineal descendant OF the man who, on u men,
orable occasion, climbed the sycamore tree,
because the press was great and he was small
OF stature and further that he is Il grand
nephew of Gen. Tom Thumb, who stood lust
twenty seven inches in his stocking feet -
/ The strong resemblance Of the prosecutor to
his lIIustrIous uncle, it is said, only extends
to the physical, and does not reach the in
teil"ctual developmcnt-thc latter in the gen
erals case predominating, whilst with the
prosecutor 1t is not more than equally bal
anccd. lie is now in the performance of the
functions Of his Office, and in his addresses
is said to initiate closely the Atheniun style
OF Charlie. Sumner.
MCkEVIT, j. T-Ths individual. who
was born somewhere or he wouldn't have been
here, is stereotyped appointce of Gov Bore
man as head devil on the Board of Ro"istra
tiou for Jefferson. This year he has two able
assistants, Spang!er and Turner. We have
no means Of finding out his history, but his
character is marked in his dyspcptic physi~
oSnUmy, and his conduct is written in his acts
as u member of the Board of Registration
Although he has the Ne we cannot think he
is of Irish descent, for we have never known
au lrishmau entirely destitute of generous
impulses.
NooNCE, G. W.-Since the adjournment
OF the Legislature, the determined has worm
ed himself into another position. During the
court at 6hcpherdstown he has been acting as
Deputy Sheriff, and is winning the hearts of
the people by his engaging manners If he
is Il regular appontce of the High Sheriff,
we hope the county will never select another
Potter 's.ficlJ
LINDSEY, SAM'L KIN our last notice
of this important character to the radical body
polite, we said that Young kept the poor
| house and Sam Lindsey ought to be there
with nm. " e understand that he is nhnnt