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Radical Audacity.

II is bv no means satisfactorily settled that
the fourth Thursday of October is the proper
time for the election Of Congressmen-the
Wheeling Reqisier, Mr. Faulkner, Mr.. Martin,
Mr. Latham. aud other Democratic authority
to the contrary notwithstanding There are
already three Congressman elected-having
each received majority In their respective
Districts in August. Either these gentlemen
will be admitted, or West Virginia will remain
unrepresen;cd until another election Is held.
Aud this, by the way, is another to add to the
list Of hluuderS made by the assembled Dem
ocrstic Constitutional wisdom at Charleston,
last winter. We think it probable that Mr..
Latham and Mr.. Martin, and Mr.. Boteler, and
the other greedy a$pirantS now seeking the po-
sition, would do as well to save the time and
money expended in this canvas; the effort Is
more than likely to prove " labor in vain, and
vanity aud yexation Of spirit.
Faumom He5t I'UgiRian.
Hon. Geo. Il. Latham, of Upshur county,
has announced himself as a candidate for Con-
gress on the Greeley platform in this District.
lie is too late The Congressman for this Dis
trict has been elected.-IreStoR Journal
The above extracts from leading radical pa
pers in this State clearly prove that an auda-
cous attempt will he made to claim the cleo
ton Of Congressman made on August 22nd as
the regular and legal election. Well knowing
that the radicals of this State like their fellows
everywhere else) have never hesitated to use
force or fraud to accomplish thor purposes, we
had predicted as much, and advised such &C
ton upon our part as would meet aud thwart
this impudent attempt. The form Of an cleo
ton we believe was gone through with in only
one district by regular canvas, between Col.
Wilson, nominee, and Davis, independent De-
mocrat. In another district we understand the
Democrats voted for Hereford, their candidate,
simply to head off this radical trick. In our
own district alone, no other candidate was vo-
ted for except Mr.. Hagans, radical, who re-
ceiyed some votes upon the other side of the
mountain, but how many and where we have
never vet learned. As Democrats were elected
in both the other districts it is evident that the
above claim can refer only and chiefly to this
district in which the radicals will claim the
election of Hssans upon the few votes cast for
him, and endeavor to seat him in Congress,
trusting that if be can once get admission, the
radical majority there-sbould there be a radi-
cal majority in the next Congress,-will not
hesitate to declare him entitled to the seat
Now this is a piece Of deliberate villainy, a
fraud upon the people, which can only be per-
petrated with the active cooperation Of Gov.
Jacob, and we do not believe for one moment
that he will lend himself to such conspiracy
II in defiance of all law, justice and truth he
does gre certificates 20 the parties voted for at
the Angus. election, the sole design of which
would be to seat Hagsns, as both Wilson and
Hereford are running the race over, he will
more than justify the worst things said about
him in the heat Of the late canvas. But we
do not suppose for one moment that he will
do any such thing, and in that event the can
didstes elected next month holding the regu-
lar certificates. will be first seated, when not
even radical lawlessnesS would venture to UNI
seat them upon contest such as that fore
Swallowed in the above extracts. We quote
them as well to shew the attempted fraud and
conspiracy, as the certainty of its defeat, I'M
less Gov. Jacob becomes party to it.