The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-17

will recall the bitter opposition he re-
ceived from the proscriptive wing of
the Republican party, how they houn-
ded him with a personal vindictiveness
which no honorable man would or could
forget. He will remember the congrat
ulations OF the libsral men of both par
ties on his success, and the renewal OF
his promises to be faithful to the prin'
ciples he was chosen to represent. He
will also recollect that from the first
day of his attendance upon the Legis.
lature he presented the appearance of a
man who was solemuly pledged to duty
aud naturally bent upon treachery.
From the very organization of the
House he did the bidding of the men
who hunted him with their hate as o
candidate, and cannot hide their con-
tempt for him as their tool. He surren-
dered to them before the first day of the
session, and when he set his own honor
at naught by voting to indefinitely
postpone the whole subject of registra-
tion reform, he proclaimed their owner
ship of him so plainly that they divided
their wonder between the cheapness of
the purchase aud the genuineness of the
title.
1t seems singular that having doomed
himself among the Radicals by his can
didacy, he should damn himself among
the Democrats by his treachery. 1t
cannot be doubted that he knew he had
nothing to hope for in returning to his
vomit of Radicalism, The "let up"
movement to which he attached him.
self, was started along with the politi-
cal revolution that is rapidly and GER
tainly bringing Radical ascendency in
this State to close. For participa-
tion in that movement every liberal in
the Legislature has had his political
death decreed, so far as the "bitter
enders" can compass it. FARNSwoRTH
knew this, as well as he could know
anything, and yet risked his future
upon a base betrayal of the liberal
principles and liberal men that
backed him in his canvass. His
reliance must have been upon a
supposed want of manhood among those
who elected him. Did he presume
that he could break faith and not be de-
uouucedf Let him read in the red-hot
curses of his constituents, that in be-
trayiug them he has taken upon his
shoulders u burden of infamy which
will make him marked man through
life.
We do not forget the advisers of this
man, while ref scting upon his course
We know that he has had
Il st Of political bummers continually
droning in his car, like green tlies buz-
zing around carcass. Some of this
city whose leading characteristic, a viii.
liugness to sacrifice anything aud any
body in their well-nigh.finished race for
position, is notorious, have given him
the benefit of their attention. Indeed
nearly all the Radical dead beats" Of
the State, recognizing the registration
law as their only defense against being
compelled to earn their living like hon
es5 men by honest labor, have bad a
hand .iu the manipulation of this plant,
wax faced charlatan. Probably that
ancient shadow of death, Granny IRVINE,
has had as much to do as any other man
with FARNswoRTH's perfidy. Not con-
tent with administering to the people
of bis circuit hell ia broken doses and
calling it justice, he has hung round
this Legislature from its commence
ment to the present, using his infer
nal hobgoblin presence and influence
against every measure proposed which
has not squared with the ideas of ven-
geance and persecution he so fitly rep
resents. The venerable fury would
do well to return to his den and strive
in his retirement to divest himself of
those pcstiferous prejudices which are
out of place in q judicial parsonage in
any age, and especially in such day of
progress and liberalization as the pres
ent.
But no matter to what influence sub
jected, or by whom advised, THOMAS
G. FARNswoRTH has basely broken
faith with the men who trusted him, and
disgracefully distinguished himself
as a sort of SIMON GIRTY in
the politics of West Virginia.
For this reason we think the
Weston Democrat did nothing but its
duty when it determined "to give the
matter publicity, and to brand his ac-
tion as disgraceful, dishonorable, dis.
honest, and worthy only of the con-
tempt of all honest men,"