The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-01
CHARLESTON.
The Slack and Ciarkson Shooting
ARRAY Some Further Remarks
About the Governors Message
The veracify OF Correspondents.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Jan. 2

In my report Of the shooting affray
last night, 1 find that l was mistaken
in some minor points. Mr.. Clarkson
was not being sworn, but "Old Bill
Campbell" one of his witnesses, was
on the witness stand. When the ARRAY
commenced, the first shot by Slack
knocked ClarIson down, and the others
were fired at him, while he was down,
by Hedgman and John Slack. In other
particulars the account sent you is cor
rect, so far as I have been able to learn.
Both the Stacks were arrested last
night, and this morning were brought
before Justice Brodt, Of this township,
and Mr.. Clarkson being unable to ap
pear, the examination was adjourned
for ten days, and they were released on
their own recognizance. The wounded
man is much better this morning, and
is in fair way to recover.
The astute editor OF the IntelHgsneer
is certainly gifted with an imagination
that will be the death Of him, one oil
these days. Because your correspond
ent chose to criticise the Governor
Message, as he had a perfect right to
do, the IntelAgsner man jumped to
the conclusion that the aforesaid cor
respondent was Senator Baker. He
bases this upon the ground that nc
one else could have seen the message
because it was not get printed at the
date Of the letter. Now mark how
plain a tale shall put him down. The
facts are: That while the Governor
Message was not printed for distribution
at that date, it being in the hands Of the
binder, yet your humble servant wa:
furnished with copy as was all the
correspondents then here, and any
other gentleman who made application
So that in fact, could name dozen OF
more members of the Legislature and
others, who had equal opportunity tc
see the message and consequently &c
criticise it as had Mr.. Baker. But thi;
is the true issue, if the message wal
deserving criticism, aud think it was
it was and is the privilege of any gentle
man to express his views on the sub
ject. The fact is that the milk and
cider policy and want OF StatesmanshiE
displayed by the Executive in the dis
charge of his duties, has surprised and
discouraged his best friends, and it j:
not singular that this feeling should
find expression in comparisons, which
not being favorable, must, by necessity
be odious.
see that the correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, in his letter from
this place, has been drawing the "lons
bow" very extensively. In his descrip
ton of I'VE Permanent Seat" he says i
is pleasantly situated on the Kanawhs
river, one hundred and fifty miles from
its mouth; but l suppose so small .
matter as ninety miles is not worth
ouarrelling about,-the true distanc,
being sixty miles. Naughty" Nevins
however, does worse than this. He ,ha'
the impudence to assert that while
Charleston is beautifully situsted, it
inhabitants open-hearted, frank anc
hospitable, and all the young ladies
handsome, yet it is not equal to Eden il
its palmy days. Such hardihood is I'm
heard OF, and 1 venture to predict tina
so soon as it becomes known that hi
has committed this grave sacrilese, hi
will not be proneto change his opinions
as TO the hospitality Of our people. Anc
then, what business has he to know
whether our young ladies are handsome
or not? If be goes on in this strain
when he gets home l predict ne vii
not part his hair in the middle; n
won't have any to part.
No business of importance was trans
acted in either House to-day, nor in TIT
Convention, nothing but routine busl-
ness being done.
In the Senate, the resolution ap
pointing E. W. S. Moore, Radical, al
assistant clerk, was taken from
the table, and, BY unauimou'
leave, Withdrawn. This cooks Ed
wins goose, and the Intelligence
must get another correspondent o
plank up, for however able be is to liv
on air, "spplejack il expensive.
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