Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-07-16
IFSOa de TVAseling Rsgisssr.l
Hoke-us Pocus,


man named J. T. Hoke, an imported West vir-
GINA Senator, edits paper in Martinsburg which
he calls the Berkeley Union. Some two or three
weeks ago he attempted, by staggering threats, to
the Spirit Of JefsTsOa into abandoning its
POsures OF gang Of rascally Radicals in Jefferson
county. We presented specimen Of those threats
to readers the time. and called attention to
the infany cOuched proposition to publicly at
tack the regulations Of defenceess women in order
to PrOteeta lot Of worthless knAves from
the consequences of their villiaay. We very freely
expressed our opinion Of the man who made such
villainOus and oOwardIy proposition, and this week
we are favored with MIR. Hoke's reply. 1t Is as
follows:
TAG WHEELING REorsTER,-We read an account
a few days ago in the BOOnsbOro' Odd FslLOlc, of
thrilling adventure that certain professor had with
a den OF black snakes. He got Sne under his heel
and crushed the life out of il, and then they came
Mt him from all quarters raising their black slimy
30 many fends ineaTnate Well, two weeks ago,
we saw fit to administer a sound blow upon cop
per.head IN Jefferson county land 10 like the afOre
said den OF black snakes, ts brothers Kissing
and beIching out their vile, Sinking slime, think
the nasty, dirty things in Gods world we know of
nothing 30 vile the Wheeling Rfgi,teT. The par.
ties who run II mustat some time other have b
IoaIers around some fish MARKET where they picked
up all the dirty slang with which they daily ami
weekly regale theirrcaders We have often noticed
its editorials during the sessions Of the legislature
about female character, fc:-all have to cay ia
that II any rebel woman stOOps so low read
that paper, che is no lady, and a class, de-
scended even lower in the yawnirg abyss Of trea-
son and crime than we thought they had and for
heavy boots, why just try that with your chvalry
Examining the above Article critically, we would
say, fret that its author has perfect mania on the
subject of snakes. This is not uncommon with men
OF his habits. He was exposed by Eame through
the press Of his vicinity, few months ago, for
drunken and beastIy behavior in a balI-roOm-be-
haviOr which We only hint at when we assert, that
it is said to have included every thing in rudeness
and indecency that could offend the cars, the eyes,
or the nOstriIs of a respectable assembIag& With
out going into details, will state that the result
as given by the local press, was his immediate ex-
pulsiOn from tho hall and his thorough and ire
trievablc social disgrace.
We have, in this little reminiscencc, clue to the
mental condition in which the above article was
written The editor has evidently been attending
another ball. The decisions of de!irium are upon
him; snakes spring up in his path, and his imagi-
nation breeds worms and vipers. Like 80 ParsUn
Bullin," when beset by Sut LovengoOd's lizards,
''the hell.sarpents hev got him.
The deplOrable state Of the loyal" editor disin-
clines US to pursue the subject much further, but
Is sometimes well to fool according his
folly, lest nc be wise in his own conceit." He is
pleased to affirm that of all the nasty dirty things
in Gods world, he knows Cf nothing go vile and
low the Wheeling Regisfcr.'' We would mod.
CsIly suggest the ancient aphorism-t' Man know
myself"
If the Register has become :" low it is because
it went to his level to notice him, and it is in any
way " vile - it has become from contact with the
muclE.rake of the Berkeley Union. The elegant
gable about oafers - comes with little force from
a man whose fortune would have been made years
since had lOafing been remunera tive; the fresh
and original aIlusion to the " fish market" falls
very Nat from the providing shark of the police
courts, and the veteran dead beat sucker of Tester
gut whiskey. Let hear no more of IS Ioaler"
and "tish-markct" from this vngabond rum. guz-
cling representative of eeI-skinning Yankeedom,
who would have starved long ago, had he eaten no
loaf but what he earned, and who derives his
only nourshment from the reeking oflaI of party
that rots in prostitution whose wages are Iouues
and fshes.'
The reason the editorials of the Register were
thought " unworthy OF comment - was that the
Berkeley Union boar and hu,nbug was a member of
that Legislature and didn't care about inviting the
Registers lash TO visit his Senatorial cutcIe He
acted the skulking coward then, as he did when he
replied to our article and failed publish any por-
ton Of It. So far the lady leaders OF the hEgisr
are concerned, they need defence against the
assaults of worthless, InterIoping and hummer
unless it be from those g heavy boots,'' which f
properly used would compel the soft cushionina Of
one seat in the West Virginia Senate nd OF another
IL tue editorial SktktUNI OF the Berkeley Union,