The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-12
rHURsDAY, SEPTEMBER ls, 1877.
BIOGRAPHICAL.

hAOH'AA lIlCA IL.
AS in duty bound we gave last week
a brief sketch of the life and character
military and political of the Democratic
conservative candidate for tho Hous
of Delegates. 1t was, as we under
stand, thankfully received and duly ap
Precia!od byI,i' friends as a just tribute
10 his namoand fame.
1t is our pIonsure, as we'll as public
duty to furnish a similar sketch OF the
life and oharactor-poIi.ical military
and literary Of H. R. Howard, Esq, ed.
tor of the Mason C5uny Journal and
coaserrrt'Oe.d3mo;rattc candidate for
County Superintendent of Free School,
Ho is, We suppose, indebted to US for his
nomination. The Free School System is
one Of tho pr0gres1'yl liberal institutions
Of the State inaugurated by the Repub.
!ican party, as radical innovation on
the old INDECENT or pauper system. The
subject Of our sketch, being editor Of u
conservative Journal, and'with his party
opposed 10 all ptogess-aud especially
radical progress whether ia the right
or wrong direction, never had a. word
to say in his Journal, in favor of "tho
system" or by way Of encouragement to
Its friends when they were laboring
against strong arstocratic consorva.
i've influence, to introduce and establish
the now popular institution, until artor
We began to admonish and preach to him
on tho subject. Our first lecture was
unhecde4, the second seemed to al
tract his attention, and after the third
he became anxious. and showed symp
toms ofconcie'ioo; and in his journal de.
cIa'Od that he was not opposed to 80
W'Se and 5aateIoasf free school system."-
Not having The paper before us We
quote from memory, but @e think accu.
raleIy Aftefh next lecture which
(thoush we say it ourseIves) was
searching and instructive lesson, he do
'laFod in the Jownql that, ITO say the
Conservative party is opposed to Free
Schools, is, simply to tell what is not
rue" This was considerable sd.
'onco and justified the uicipstion Of bis
inaI conversion to the radical institution,
md we had hoped TO have, and enjoy |
he qualification of accomplishing the !
tood work By our own unaided and
trustworthy efforts, bat like many other
minont men who have thought, and la,
'ored for years to achieve some great
beet, that selfgraulaion and enjoy.
1en' was snatchrd from US just as we
'cre about to reach the climax. by the
nIimeIy meeting and rcgo'Uc of the Ma
On county democra,ic-consorvalivo con-
en'ion. That resolution 80 fatal to our
nbIicus hopes, ronds as follows:
THAT we recognize the Importance
I'd necessity or-a-syslem Of Tree
'oooI', and We hereby pIodgo ourselves
give them our earnest support
This was the crowning argument, and
lr hero surrendered. He had boon al,
lost persuaded by our convincing lee.
lros and when no heard this resolution
'ad was prepared to make an open con
ssioo, and did accordingly, in the very
ex. issue Oftis journal, publicly de.
are "tbat he is a firm and uowayorug
lend ot-tho-Freo Schools"
Tho resolution in guarded manner
.ys -ays'cm,--Our hero says "Ms
free schools" A bypcrcriic might .
ok with suspicion upon ,Iloso nice and =
gefl'iy wordod distinctions, but We /
oppose tho only object was to preserve c
dccon! conservative consistency, in !
ojding direct commiDta in favor of y
II Prc'cat sais!ing radical free school =