The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-29
LETTER PROM CHARLESTON.
The Congressional Question-Mr.
Hedrtck's Opinion-A Bombsheii
in the Jacobin Camp-Matters and
Things at the Permanent Seat

Hedrfck's Opfnion-A Bombshei
in the JacobIn Camp-Matters ane
Things at the Permanent Seat
Special Correspondence Of the Regieter.
CHARLESTON, November "a. '73
I presume ere this you have received
the decision of Mr.. Hedrick upon th'
Congressional question. l don't know
how your Jacob men will receive 1t
but hereabouts it was perfect bomb
shell in their csmp. 1t is true that
under the law no other opinion can be
held; but it had been supposed thai
the Hypothetical Governor" would
continue to control the ideas OF his
friends. In this, be is once more dis
appointed. Sense aud nonsense are
two different matters, and while Mr..
Hedrick may have a strong personal
liking for the executive, his reputation
as lawyer and as a candid gentleman
were at stake in this matter, and he
honestly performed his duty, giving
substantial and unanswerable reasons
for his course.
Certificates of election have been for
warJed to Benz. Wilson, Benz. T. Martin
and Frank Hereford; and it is admit
ted here on all sides that they will be
recognized by Congress as the legal
representatives OF this State. So, by
this prompt action on the part OF the
Legislature, we shall have the benefit
of the representation in Congress, o.
which Mr.. Jacob sodgbt to deprive
us. What his ideas were for this &C.
ton, it is impossible to determine, mas,
much as he protessed to know the vita
importance to this State Of immediate
re presentation in Congress, on account
of the James River and Kanawha Ca
al scheme, which will come before
Con gress upon the reassembl bling Of that
body. Mr.. Hedricks' course is the
most crushing rebuke that the Cover
%or has yet experienced; and coming
does from one OF his own household
1t 'orever stamps him as stubborn
seli- willed man, willing to sacrifice the
best Interests OF the people in order
10 crafty his own selfish pques.
Both Houses are working steadily
and earnestly. Buncombe speeches
are not allowed, and Campbell, of Ha9'
cock, "the greatest gas-bsg OF them all,
groans under this rule. He must
speak or "bust" and therefore you need
not be surprised il at no distant day
am compelledsto chronicle the demise
OF this talented friend o: the African
race.
have noticed that you have hereto
fore written editorially upon the subject
OF radical meanness in endeavoring to
prolong the session, to retard Legislation
and to annoy the members whose de-
sire it i, to faithfully perform their du-
ties. Such is the fact, however, and it
is noticeable in both Houses that
the Republicans work for but one
solitary purpose, and that is the man.
ufacture OF party capital. | could not
have believed this to be true OF men
who had sworn solemnly to do other
wise, unless l had seen it; and repest
it with surprise, that persons claiming
to be honorable gentlemen should re-
sort to such dshonoraOle means for
even party purposes. However, all
these things appear upon the record,
and it is only necessary that the impair
tisl citizen should read the journals OF
the Legislature to discover who is re-
sponsible for this outrageous waste OF
time and the peoples money.
Among the bills ofinterest that have
lately become laws, I notice one intro
duced by Senator Summers, as the
medical member Of the Finance Com
mittee, regulating the sales oi posons
by druggists 1t is regarded here as a
good law, and | notice that similar laws
are now in force in nearly all the States
while the laws in California and Ne"
York, contain the same provisions as
are incorporated in the law intro
duced by the Senator from Ksnawhs
During the session to-day, the Senate
passed bill providing for homesteads
and exemptions from forced sales OF
personal property in certain cases.
A most useful act, and one that will
be appreciated by the working men OF
the State.
A bill also passed fixing the times
of holding courts in the Sixth Judicial
Circuit. No changes are made except
as to the counties Of Tucker, Randolph
and Barbour, and they are as follows:
For the county OF Randolph, on the
23d OF April and 23i Of October; Tor
the county of Tucker, on the2i OF May
and % OF November; for the county
OF Barbour, on the 9th day OF May and
9th day Of November.
On morton OF Mr.. Camden it was Or
dered that hereafter the Senate convene
at 9 o'clock a. m.
lue puDiIC pIiuthS COH'IaSE 6
awarded to-day to Mr.. Gentry OF this
city, He is not the owner ofa printing
office at this time; but as he offers
abundant security, and is the lowest
bidder. l presume our Hypothetical
Governor" will approve the contract
The Governors organ, the Chronicle,
was q bidder, at prices unheard OF 10
the history OF printing, and OF course
was thrown out OF court"
notice among the visitors here,
Senator Davis, Hon. Frank Hereford,
DR.. T. B. Csmben, and other distin-
guished gentlemen.
Your delegates are hard at work
with the exception OF Mr.. Davenport,
who lett as q day or two ago to attend
TO important legal business al home
Charleston is improving. The old
fogy element It'll prevails 10 some ex-
tent, but few more fret class funerals
will make the capital city thing Of
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