South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-04-21
For the South Branch Inielligencer.
MINERAL Co, w. "a,
March 09th. 1871

We cautiously approached the Old Fields
in Hardy Co., on tue evening Of the 23rd
just as we had done time and again during
the late uDplcasantness; enquiring now
and again, OF friend, if any Yankee pick
cts had been seen, aud learned when we
reached Old Fields to our surprise and re-
greet that only small agent of little Billy
G. Browns had gone to Moorefel1, who,
upon learning the premises declined to
bid at the sale. You can't imagine how
deeply we regretted the absence Of our friend.
Our fears for the little mans safety led us
to imagine almost every possible ca!smity
to have befallen him
We bad so kindly invited him to come,
and given him such assurances Of safety,
that we felt sure be would be there, unless
extreme illness should prevent; and then
we expected to receive at least his regret
by mail that he was not able TO come. But
not even regret came
This unsettled state Of our mind, intensi.
fed by our anxiety for the little mans safe
~ led to all sorts of conjectures We once
came to the conclusion that when he wrote
that letter to ID. l.. Wilson, Sheriff, that he
was asleep, and, dreaming that be was dead
and an inbabitant of some place Of unrest,
where U. S. soldiers were largely in the
majority and could be had to 90 on a raid
any where and dy any body, at moments
warming
Oh, how we longed to have the privilege
of waking him up and telling him he was
only socially and politically dead That
physically be was slill alive, and could see
and hear aud travel around, even TO Moore
field just as he did when he called upon the
Democrats Of Hardy for three cheers for
Old Va, (was that "A compliment to seces.
sion y and three cheers for w. Va, and
when many present would just as heartily
have responded TO n call for three groans
for Billy G Brown.
How we loDged to arouse him from thi,
trance into which we feared he had fallen
and tell him that he still Inhabited a coun-
try in which the devil would not always
reign, and in which designing Politicians
would not always be permitted to do as they
please and as the devil pleaaeth, and hen
come forward with the effrontery of the devil
himself and attempt to appease the wrath
Of the people By saying: I'm a Democrat;
l congratulate you that Democracy has
precoilcd. We remember only few
years since when the Court House ut King
wood was burned the cry was "HeJels hare
money and they hare their emiSSaries too. ="
Aud now again VI imagined he might be
dead and had left no friend sufficiently
true to his interest TO endeavour 10 keep
his memory alive By writing Us how much
he regretted having to go without accepting
our kind invitation how much he regret
ed to leave country in which he imagined
that Greeubacks could he extorted from
the pockets of the people by threatening to
send a few u. s. soldiers among them
Oh, how the remembrance of his el,-
queuce when expoundng the law to the
learned Judiciary Of w. Va, stood out in
bold relief and fired our souls IN the deter
mnation to cherish his memory whilst time
with Us shall last
We here attempted to divert our mind
from the sad scene before us, by the peru
sal Of your excellent paper We looked
over column after column withou. any in
terest until We finally came to notice Of
the appointment by Governor Jacob Of the
Board of Regents Of the Institute for the
Deaf Dumb aud Blind At R,mncy. We
read, 2nd District, Hon w. @ Brown, of
Preston.
In our Utmost soul we inyoIuntariy ex-
claimed Not dead but slccpeth And then
in charity to the Governor we are bound TO
believe his sleep bad been so tranquil that
he had not 50 much as heard that he was
| asleep.
How instantly We began to study economy
for him in the collection Of these judgments
and think how nicely be can arrange to
have the sale of VIM. G. Vaumeter's pro-
/ perty take place at some time when he is
visiting these dear afflicted children, over
whom he exercises the fostering care Of q
Ruler.
But We have idenough. We shall new.
er be able TO express cur delight at know
ing he still lives So mote it ever be.
April 9th. just AZ this stage Of my
musings, Mr. Editor, received through
/ you n copy Of the Preston Co. Journal,
containing a communication from Hon w
c.. Brown, which, although it furnishes ev.
idenco of his being again awake, yet not
sufficiently so to- enable him 10 have a com
I prehensiyc view Of the situation.
By way Of reply In the first place, adj
NIT that ! took the four eases to which al
lusion has been made 70 the Supreme Court
+ It the State, where the judgments Of the
/ Court below were affirmed out fail even
ON this TO see any evidence Of my having
had either very bad cases or very bad
luck, from the fact that ! have failed
in six long years 20 hear q single in
tellgcut gentleman express any respect
whatever for the Courts Of West Virginia
much less for their infamous political do.
csions 10 all these eases growing out Of the
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