Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-11-03
Hon. Charles j. Faulkner.

We congratulate this distinguished gentle-
man upon his return to the o. s. House of
Representatives, from the second District of
West Virginia, by the decisive and over
whelming majority Of near 5000 votes over
his old and eloquent opponent, Hon. Alex
ander r Boteler, of Jefferson, who was the
Independent Conservative, Independent Rad
ical, Old Wing candidate. The fight ON 1.-THE
stumps," Gas the classical Grant said in his
speech at the Lincoln monumental ceremo.
nies,) was very severe, and the fur few upon
more than one occasion The .sinexpreesibly
happy" Boteler fixed up some of the incest
bouquets that the dahlia and chrysantheuin
season afforded, but the cold veteran" scat
tered their petals like chaff before the wind.
Mr.. Boteler is handsome speaker. and when
he has time to fix up always makes good
and taking speech. These two gentlemen
have been several times opposed as candi.
dates, and the last time before the war Mr..
Boteler defeated him by small majority. owing
more to the fact that the restless aspirants
in the district wanted him out of their vay.
as he had held the position for several. terms.
in succession. But he was defeated only to
translate him to another prominent service,
Minister to France, in which he was engaged
when the Lincoln administration came into
power. He resigned, came home, and was
arrested and made state prisoner at Fort
Warren, from which he was released in ex-
change for Hon Mr.. Ely, of New Hampshire.
captured at Bull Run, and imprisoned in
Libby prison at Richmond
Mr.. Faulkner came South, and was q Col
oDel on "Stonewall" Jackson's staff till his
death. He wrote out and prepared his Of.
neal reports, which received the immortal
Jackson's highest encomiums He resigned
from the army on the march of the troops to
Gettysburg, at Winchester, ON the 18th of
June 1868, if we are not mistaken. After the
close OF the war, he returned to his home in
Berkeley, and has been actively engaged in the
practice of the law the greater part of his time
since. He has rendered great service to the
Southerners in his region. in the numberless
suits brought against them under the vindic>
tive Legislation of the first years of'West Vir
glnla existence, by the carpet baggers and
scalawags who controlled legislation. held the
judicial Offices, &c. He was leading mem>
Der of the late Constitutional Convention
which has given that State most excellent
form of government.
The 'told veteran" or the cold war horse"
as he is called. IS as active in mind and body
as he was twenty years ago. He is an able
and distinguished lawyer, and as a statesman
OF learning, experience, intellectual qualifica.
ton, and high personal standing will rank
among the first men of the country in Con.
gress. He is now about 81 years of age, we'll
preserved, and feeds and keeps fat On intel>
lectual efforts. He is man of wonderful
endurance, industry. skill and tact, and has
always been distinguished when in public
service. We wish him still further good
fortune on his return to Congress He was
for several years the Representative of the
Page district, and his old democratic constit>
uepts here are pleased at his return to Con-
gress.-Paye Courier.