Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-08-13
Camden on Jacob,

We make the following extract from
speech recently delivered by johnson N. Cam
den, our candidate for Governor, in the West
ern section of the State. Mr.. Camden said
'When l received tho nomination upon
your State ticket, without opposition, at Par>
kersburg, 1 looked around in vain for the
faces of my ancient adversaries. I expected
to behold, faco to face, with the fire of oppo-
siton in his countenance, Stevenson or
Boreman, or some other of those whose busi.
ness it has been to oppose the success of Dem>
ocratic principles. Those gentlemen have
opposed us in the political arena. They have
opposed US before with the child of their ma
ture-the Registration system. They have
opposed us before with the application of the
invidious test-oaths. They have opposed us
before by every system of persecution and op-
position that gave promise of success to them
and humiliation and degradation to us. But
not until all these had proved of no avail and
their requiem had been sung from the valleys
and the hilltops of our redeemed State, did
they oppose us with John ]. Jacob.
81 expected their opposition now. but not
through such a means. I expected to receive
their bitterest abuses and their vilest slauders.
but not through such a source. I expected
to have hurled at me the venom and the hate
and the opposition of the Radical party. but
not the candidacy and the broken faith and
the ingratitude of so-called Democrat But
| fought them as best I could in the days of
Democratic defeat. 1 can fight them now in
the happy days of Democratic success. I
fought them bitterly when twenty thousand
rebels lay groaning in bondage at their feet
l can tight them now when twenty thousand
voices will be raised in my behalf.
81 fnuohk than, Fnr 1r;,o;o1o
1 am fighting them now, and in the battle for
principle fear not the result! But these
veterans in the ranks of our former foes have
vanished: Stevenson is gone; Boreman is
gone-all gone, and in their stead recruit
from our own ranks confronts us. He NAV
not be deserter, but the soldier who leaves
his ranks, and demands tribute from his
country's enemies has never been known by
any other name. He may not be Republi>
can, but 'by their conduct shall We know
them,' and his conduct and their conduct are
one and the same. Two years ago labored
Tor the success of Mr. r-1Jacob, sought the
promotion of his success as the representative
OF the great party of freedom in this State.
and L rejoiced with that party at his inaugu>
ration. When in Office, knew where to find
him. When the recipient of honors aud
emoluments at the hands of the Democracy
knew his whereabouts.
81 knew that he was with them. But
when another was given the nomination for
the Office of Governor Mr.. Jacob was looked
for and aoas not. He had detected abuses in
the Democratic party which he generously
offers to correct, and charges reelection and
two thousand dollars year for his pains. He
has seen fraud in the ranks of his party. and
would walk with the rank and file of Radi-
cal'sm to correct it. Those who labored for
MS success he now is laboriug to defeat; and
for the purpose of giving dignity and char
acter and force to his lessons of honor to the
Democracy he drills in the ranks with Steven
son and Boreman and Farnsworth and Swami"
'sTheir voices give back the echo of his
battle song, and their consciences, and their
labors, and their contributions give response
to his calls for help. Verify has be kissed
the hands that have smitten us, and laid him
self fawning at the feet of our foes. A year
ago, and he cried; .tLet the mother forget
her nursing babe. ere forget thee, on Je-
rusalem J" To-day his back is turned upon
the object of his pretended gratitude. and he
Is arrayed against us. His success is the
triumph of Radicalism, and his success is the
defeat of the Democracy He has made his
bed, let him lie on it and grumble not if in
the end it be hard.'i