The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-28
Reply 10 Hon. Thomas C. Farnswsrth

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Reply 10 Hon. Thomas C. Farnswsrfi
BUCKHANNoN, UPsHUR Co., w. VA,
February 22d, 1870.
Editors of the Register:
After the production of Mr.. Thomas q
Farnsworth's "a member of the House o
Delegates from this county, Upshur
card in the IntelligeEcer of the 18th inst.
had at first decided not to take an!
nstice of his willful aud malicious false
hoods therein set forth, but after som'
reflection have thought it fit to give
history of the letter of which Mr.. Farms
worth so bitterly complains. The fact'
are these: On the 18th day of October
1869, / prepared letter (Which yor
have published) embodying certain lib
eral Republican principles, advocating
an unequivocal repeal of the Suitor's
Lawyers, Schoolmaster's and Registry
Oaths. After had written the letter
obtained the signatures of the severa
gentlemen whose names appear there
to. William C. Carper, Esq, the last
named gentleman who signed the letter
was requested by me to present The
same to Mr.. Thomas G.. FarnswOTtt
for his pcruSal and approval OF
Idisapproval. Mr.. Carper consent
ed to do so and Immediately left
his office for that purpose. did moi
see Mr.. Carper until the next day, wher
he handed me the letter, remarklng
that Mr.. Farnsworth had signed it, and
upon opening the letter found the fol
lowing appendage:
| "Geptlrmen-I endorse and approve
the sentiments set forth in the above
letter. -,
| TSignedl "THos. G.. FARNswORTH."
/ then requested Mr.. Carper to write
near this endorsement the day OF Tue
month on which Mr.. Farnsworth had
written the endorsation and affixed hi
signature, he having failed to date it
Mr. Carper did so, it being the 18th day
of October, 1869. l will state further
that Mr.. Carper informed me that when
he presented and submitted the letter
to Mr.. Farnsworth he suggested the
propriety of reading the letter ovel
more than once, aud after Mr.. Farms
worth doing so, he remarked that thos'
,rere his sentiments. So much for the
origin of the letter and the approval o.
principles therein contained, and the
signing of it by Mr.. Thomas G. Farms
worth.
The fact of Mr.. Farnsworth's accept
apce Gn his own haHdwritiug) of oul
platform as set forth in the letter wal
communicated as a matter of course t'
the friends of the cause, and l, as th'
then editor of the Upshur County Inde
pendent, used all honorable means aut
did all in my power to promote tn,
claims of this Thomas G. Farnsworti
and secure his election. As au exam
pie: On Saturday, the 23d day, the fol
lowing notice appeared IN the Inde
pendent. The manuscript was submitted
TO Mr.. FarnswOrth previously for hi
Iapproval; it is needless to say that i
met with his unqualified appreciation
ave are authorized to announce Ihos
G. Farnsworth, Esq, as an independen
candidate, as a delegate to the House
of Delegates of West Virginia. Mr.
Farnsworth is we'll known Throughout
the country, it being his place of nativ
ity. He has all the elements and quail
tiles SO necessary to constitute a first
class legislator, and we feel sure, shoulC
it please the good people of Upshu
county to elect him as their represent
ative to the next Legislature that the.
i will have no cause to regret it,, or T.
complain of his sagacity, energy an'
efficiency in this body.
"Mr. Farnsworth has peculiar claim
for the suffrages of the people; he ha
ALWAYS lent his time and means 20 ad
vance the interests of this county, ant
his many noble acts that he has s.
beneficently extended to his numerou
acquaiptances and friends, entitle hlu
to very great consideration and onl.
portrsys what he would 20 if elected I,
a seat in che Legislature. Upshur coun
ty has not within her border o NOR
enthusiastic friend to all interests
capital or railroad, or any other bene
fitting improvement, than in Thoma
lG. Farnsworth. We therefore hop
that the good men of oil parties viii
may be triumphantly elected"
To have done more than this woul'
have been work of fsupererogation, ant
again on the 9th of November nine day
after the election of this very disting
uished and honorable gentleman, Thorn
as G. Farnsworth, the following articl
prepared aud it appeared in the col
umus of the Independent on that day:
"The election which took place in thi
county on the 25th ultimo for Stat
Senator and Delegate for our next Leg
: islature, and which resulted in the elec
tion of Spencer Dayton, ESQ.,, as Senator
and Thomas G. Farnsworth, ESQ, a
, Delegate, is reflective and suggestive O
more consideration than many are viii
ling to give or suppose. In this coun
ty, and we may say throughout tn
entire State, there has been a morbi,
: disposition on the part of the leaders O
radicalism to keep in full force and ei
feet the laws of disfrauchisement whic
, disgrace our constitution and sratutel
, 1t is a we'll known fact that at leas
$4,000 voters hrve been deprived {
their rights as American citizens by th
operation of those infamous laws
disfrar chisement, and we will ask, wha
has been the effect of these lsws2 Hav
| they been of any beneftting adyantag
{ to the Statei Or have they retarde
, land prevented immigration, enterpris
j and capital from coming into !, tb
| State, in which event West Virgini
| to-day would have been thriving an
I industrious people, whereas she is br
; ANYTHING else. Without saying muc
, more upon this subject, and from viii
has occurred by the recent election. v