Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-10-18
Who is Responsible.

4 The following statement was addressed to
! Governor Stevenson, by the Weston Democrat,
/; more than a month ago. 1t has been widely
copied throughout the State, and has undoubt-
I eddy been brought to his notice, but has not
! been denied either bS the Governor or by any
sof his friends. 1t serves to show who in
I spired and ,cho is responsible for the out-rages
/. that are being committed:
3 To Wm. E. Stevenson, GoUernor, DC:
y 1t is said that on the 18th day of July last,
: Moses Cunningham, of Bra1ton, did address
{ to YOU letter, stating that he Expected to
:register the voters of his (Clay) township"
{ and asking you for instructions as to the per-
Torrance of his duties. You, supposiug him
! 70 be Elias Cunningham, did reply to that
: letter, and told him substantially that he must
Erefuse to register all he couFd-and help to
strike off as many as possible-as spch a
course was absolutely necessary to his success
4 of the Republican party. You further told
Shim not to get into trouble if he could help
zit, but that in case he did there was plenty Of
s money ready to help him out.
B We ask you to deny these charges. It
should not be said that the Governor of this
Z State, because he is candidate for reelection
Ssdrel Let this matter be cleared up. IF the
Ex-Governor did not write the letter above refer
Cred to. let him say so in any one or more of
q the public prints of the State.
q The Weston Democrat, of the Sd instant.
9 contains further information upon the subject
s in the shape of the following letter from Moses
s. cunningham, to whom the Governor had sent
3 his secret instructions to Registrars:
q BULLTowN, September %, 1870
a To the Editor of the Democrat:
q l saw an article in your paper some time
gago, addressed to one William E. Stevenson,
4 Governor of West Virginia, requesting him to
gdeny or own that he had written a certain
SSletter to Moses Cunningham. 1t seems that
s he does not wish to say anything about the
matter-but since his pets and puppets have
Z gone so far as to try to indict me, feel my
s self at some liberty to forfeit part of my pledge
sto the Governor, although 1 should not have
= done so but for the damnable treatment re-
gceiyed at the hands of the dirty pack who
Swere recently sitting as Grand Jurors in this
Ecouuty. And why was the attempt made to
gindict me? Simply because I exposed the
sirascality of the vile wretch who is now the
& Radical candidate for reelection to the Office
gof Governor of the State?
81 The Governors letter to me ia still In my
& possession-let him deny it if he dare. In
letter he told me that if 1 got into any
gtrouble by reason of striking men off the reg.
istrars books, refusing to register them, or any
! other dirty work that 1 might do for the
= Radical party he would furnish money aud
scounsel to the full extent of the power of the
/ State to take me ont of it-regardless of the
CLAW of Congress. He also intimated that un-
s less the registrars could do something, the
Swhole loyal State ticket would be defeated
q Let this man Stevenson deny this if he can
sThe document is still in my possession and
8 shall be forthcoming whenever necessary.
81 Yours, &C.,
q MOSES CUNNINGHAM