Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
Governor John jacob.

Governor Jacob knuws that If the nominees
of the P.rkersburg Cdnveution are not ops
Spsed by any of the former party. associates,
the result Of the CANVASS will be 60 greatly in
crease aud consolidate the strength of thst
party Go which he has heretofore sprofessee to-
belong. and in whose success he seemed 70 teel
40 interestj he knows. by ex perience. as we'll.
rs BY observation. that man of very
eminent ability is not needed to discharge
the duties of Governor with credit to himself
and safety stosthe State; he knows, too. that
Mr.. Camden. though not possessing, perhaps,
that peculiar fitness aud adaptation for the
Gnberna,orial chair, which he arroga.es t,
himself. is;still quite com petent 70 discharge
all the duties that will devolve upon hin, as
nur chief executive officer; he kaors that it
is not a matter of the slightest moment to the
party or the State. as an original question,
whether he, Garden, or some one else, of two
thousand Democrats, perhaps, in the State,
had been selected as our nominee, aud standard
bearer he .kao1x that Mr.. Camden can only
be defeated by. Radicslsvotes that his defeat
will be d Radical triumph, aud wilt 20 far
towards reuiitt,ng us TO the rule of that party,
whose enormities he has denounced and whose
members he has avoided. until their services
became in his, eyes valuable, for The purpose
this as he does, Governor Jacob had he been
inspired bv aispark of pa riotism; had he felt
the least dew tinn to principle had he had
the interest either the State or the Demo
cratic. party at heart. he could not have been
hribed. no mater what right he might have
had to claim he office or with what inyrat-
tude he felt ;himselftre.ted, by the offer OF all
the Offices in the gift of the people. to ,pur-
sue The course which he has adopted 1t is
unpleasant. fornus, to speak. as We are con-
strained +. do, about his 'Exceilency. 1t is
always painful t., find that,w have been de-
ceived and our confidence misplaced for, as
We hayel said herefofor.i Governor .Jac"b was
with us an especial favorite, and had we been
AT Parkersburg we should most cheerfully
haveenrged his nnminatsOn, and nothing but
his own conduct, since the close of TINT Com
vention could SO fully have vindicated the
wisdom. 0fsthat hody in Overlooking his Claims,
hy the selection of another candidate. We
prefer one who has always heen an open and
avowed enemy 10 a former friend who seeks to
betray Us and take over our forces to the foe.
and We couli at least as willingly vote for
and support AL BoremanIor w. E. Steven
son as John j. jacob: We.can fnd no ex-
cuses no apology for his conduct. He shows
himself ready, fr the qualification of his
selfish and inordinate ambition to sacrifice
those friends to whom he s indebted for
everything thar he is, to imperl the pros
ner'ty Of the State. and hand US over bound
hand and foot, to our enemy. whdm We have
only overcome af'er a, seven years struggle
In his candidacy we have m inst ,nce of pc
litcal per6ly and personal inyrstitude. such
az we have never known and such as, we trust,
We may never know again. %, far pTef
Greenbrier Independent.