Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-09-05
Tur CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.

The following letter appears IN the
Wheeling Mteiligsneer under date OF
the 26th Of August, written by gentle
man from Hampshire county, which we
have been requested to publish
I have Just returned from the Con-
rressional Convention at Piedmont; and,
although before you can receive this,
Won will have seen the full official re-
port, 1 will add some few items which
do not usually appear in such reports.
The convention, on its surface, was
generally very smooth The only per-
turbing subject was an amendment to
the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials, g., but this was soon settled by a
compromise, in which Mr.. Martin very
magnanimously conceded to his oppo-
n.ni the entire vote of Webster county;
which was unrepresented, on the decla
ration OF some member that Webster
had instructed her delegates to vote for
Mr.. Faulkner. Yet there was an under
current of deep feeling. Many OF Mr..
Ms friends over here have such deadly
and determined opposition to Mr. f.;
that not even the generous influence OF
Mr. NJ himself can get them to vote ior
the nominee; aud fully believe that no
power can induce many to do so, except
the appearance in the field Of 4 Repub-
lican candidate. This will drive them
to it, If the nominee and Mr.. BOteler
are left to canvass the Second District
alone, | doubt not Mr. Boteler will DO
elected. There is no little opposition
and jealousy towards the convention
and their nominees, and it is now re-
ported and known here that large part
of the members Of that Convention from
the county who voted for the nomina-
ton were induced to 90 there by having
their expenses paid. AS to ether coun-
ties | am not informed. / know from
the parties themselves to whom the
affair WAS made known, that at Romney
and Springfield in this county, offers
were made to pay their expenses ifthey
would go and vote for Mr.. F., and / am
not singular in the opinion, that if the
Convention had been gotten up with
fairness the nominee would not have
been Mr. +. There don't seem to be
much doubt where the money came
from. There are some so bold as even
to apologize for and defend this use of
money as right, and will say all means
are fair in politics. 90, tempora O,
mores!" | know that in war as between
enemies it has been asserted that means
(stratsgemsliare fair, but that is greatly
modified by the laws Of Nations and it
is frowned on in all civilized countries.
But it has been left to this country and
these days to apply this maxim to affairs
of civil life. To what end are we drift
ing,
Mr.. Boteler is already in the field and
it would be of no use for me to speak of
his character as high toned gentleman
of his scholarship, his talents, and lis
moderation in politics. These are al
ready well known. And | make bold
to suggest to the honest Republicans of
the District TO keep pasty candidate
out of the field, and to join with us for
the sake Of our country, to defeat and
reform the iniquitieS that are grow
ing up and have grown up in party
tactics-a contamination more impor-
tant to the present juncture than the
success ofauy party. Let us defeat this
fearful nomination in the only practical
BILE mode. DELEGATE.