The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-16
LETTER FROM HANCOCK.
An Absurdly Foolish Report Contra.
dictedA Our Free SehOOls-The Cir.
cult Court, &c.

F. - So SEPTEMBER IA, 1874.
Editors of the Register.
An absurdly false report, invented fer
electioneering purposes, has been set
afloat in this county, which should be ar
rested at once. 1t is to the effect that the
free school system of the State is in I'M
mlnent danger of being overthrown in
the next Legislature, unless the Radicals
can elect sufficient members to control
that BODY, and efectually resist the re-
peal. The friends of John A. Campbell,
the Radical minority candidate of tins
county have been and are industrIOuSly
circulating this ridiculous story, IN the
hope of saving him from threatened de-
feat. 1t ought to be entirely unneceS-
sarv to say that the whole thing is a mis-
cradle, dirty, contemplate piece of dem
asoguical clap-trap, the inventor or dis
seminator of which would make filter
patron of gambling den than friend OF
the free school system.
The Constitution of West Virginia IS
a practically indefcasible imminent and
guaranty Of the free system to the peo-
pie of this State, and that Constitution
was the work of the Democratic party.
The first and only legislature assembled
under that constitution gave the most IN
dubitable experimental evidence OF de-
votion to that system by framing ana
passing, by all immense majority, the
law by which the system is brought into
practice. That Legislature was but the
4 a
acts. And hazard no risk of untruth
when | affirm that the Democratic party
in the legislature to be elected in October,
(which will be as largely in the majority
rs last years is just about ms likely to
abolish the entire Constitution OF the
State and the citizens right to liberty, ms
the free school system.
Besides, as between the two candidates
in the country, Mr.. Lee and Mr. Camp
bell, the former is decidedly the more re-
liable free school man, because he Is well
known MS Il long-tried, devoted friend Of
the system, who has all his life time, been
its active supporter, and who would
regard suggestion in opposition
to free schools rs evidence of unwashcd
barbarism. Moreover, it must be pain
fully evident to Mr.. Campbells most
prciudiced admirers that Mr.. Lee cannot
be otherwise than easily more efficient
friend of free schools, Tor, friend Of any
other measure in which his constituents
take an intercst), in the Legislature than
Mr.. Campbell could be-. For it cannot
but be well known to observers, that Mr..
Campbells influence therein is not to b"
mechanically represented as higher
than O. With gentleman OF Mr..
Lees respectable good sense and stand
inc it would be different.
/ have heard the origin of the report
referred to attributed to the Principal OF
fine West Liberty Normal School, with
the addition, that Prof. Morrow had per
sonallv used his influence in this county
in favor of Mr.. Campbell, upon the
grounds of the report in question being
we'll founded. l cannot believe this.
Prof. Morrow's name, / believe, has been
unauthorizedly and fraudulcntly used;
for from what l know of him, his high
sense of honor would forbid INN
from meddlesome interference IN the IL"
cal politics of county CT
which he is not citizen, and against
the party to which he owes his own
official position, as would his truthful
ness restrain him from reporting 50 con-
temptable falsehood.
The Circuit Court concluded It's labor>
on "Wednesday evening Of last week. \
good deal of civil business, for the time
occupied, was disposed of, but none Of it
was Of much public Importance. Bills
were found by the grand jury against
three ladies named Rolston for assault
and battery upon John Morrow. These
with the other indictments for INSIDE
mrunors found, were certified by Judge
Melvin into the County Court for triad.
Since the court Judge Melvin, has, we are
informed awarded sup"rscdeas to the
order of the Circuit Court, lcvylnS tax
license OF - on dogs.
| observe this year what | never 81"
before: In lot adjoining this town "
second crop of oats has been cut TINS sea-
son, and it is pretty fair crop, too AS
good AS the average, this season. 1t was
a volunteer crop, the seeding beng the
grain cut from the standing first crop oy
the graSshopperS. NAMlLL'''