South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-05-14
Communication from Hardy,

enough to give me space enough in your
paper to say few words TO yourself and
our old Wing friends, will be very much
obliged and shall endeavor to be re-
spectful to all. 1 will then introduce
myself TO you as one Of the patrons OF
the fnfetigeacer and one OF the sovereiyns
OF Hardy county, living in very rural.
retired part of it, perhaps almost as much
so as whore the unfortunate murdered
Tilghman III. Wilburn was found. AL
though my Postofiice is Mt Moorefield.
the county-seat, l have no public road to
travel, by which can reach that town.
This county has but few public roads.
and they have but the title, and don't
deserve even that. 1t therefore becomes
necessary for me i'm order to get my pa
per to strike out through the woods and
nelds, climbing over hill and dale. fen
ces. rocks and every obstruction to loco.
motion. The only relief we have for all
these evils are that we are free from the
obtrusiops Of sheriffs, constables and
duns generally on account of our segre,
CATION. And then again. if i'm our arti-
Gle we should be so unfortunate as 10
say some foolish thing, that some fool.
ish fellow should take exception to. we
are clearly out Of harms way, shall
then make bold to pitch i'm, and rs said
before, | am reader of the H,teiiigencer.
1t may not be out of place to say
that before the war / then took the In.
tettigencer, and Mooreield paper too.
they were both simon pure Wing papers
then, and both done good service in hon.
estly exposing the corruptions of the
spoils party. then in power, rs it was
termed. from Wing stand point, and
their voice never failed to be heard i'm
opposition to the tide of unconstitution-
nj proceedings that were then being e.
nacted by a Democratic Congress, a
Democratic Senate, a Democratic Presi-
dent, and the Democratic party rs n par
ty, You doubtless will remember the
many grahbers then, tho Swartwouts, the
Gold Spoon story, and so many others
of the same kind. that we were shocked
ut and alarmed Mt the portending danger
that hung over the Nation rs a pail on
account of the misdecds and sins com.
United by the tyrannical party then i'm
power. then was as ardent Wing as
yourself, and having been unable to see
anything that The Democratic party has
done since they have ended their lease
of power, to invite an old Wing to unite
with them in opposition to any party,
that could be worse. They have been
out of power, it is true, so far rs the
General Government is concerned ever
since the inception of the late civil war.
but they are now running some of the
State Governments, even this State has
been unfortunate enough to fall into
their hands, and what have they done to
their credit? Echo might answer what
In order to get into power they Iromis-
ed to reduce taxes-did they do that?
They promised to reduce public expen-
ditures, and 10 give us wholesome and
cheap laws-have they done it? Have
they corrected abuses of corruption i'm
its various phases that they charged up
on the Republican party while in power
IN this State? IL is true that some Of
them claim that they made every man I'm
the State freeman and voter, by re-
moving disabilities, &C.. but you will
remember, had this been left 20 the De-
mocratic party, they would not be i'm
power to-day in this State even in this
county they voted against the Flick A.
mendment, and but for the vote of the
Republican party Of the State they would
remain out in the cold yet.
i am very much of the opinion that
any improvement of the Democratic par
" from where it was before the war, is
entirely hopeless, and the sad accounts
that the Hteliigencer and the Moorefeld
Adcertiser give Of the Republican party
and Grants Administration in particu-
lar, as taken from the New York Sun
and other sources of like character. of
usurpation, corruption and public plum.
der Just think of one of G rants clerks
getting $4,000, IAN error, il should have
been $4,000 n year. There must be some
thing in him wish you would get his
name for mel feel like looking him up.
But / must conclude, ] should like
to condole with you and your Democrat
&c readers If you are compelled to be.
lieve hll the hard things you say in your
paper against the Republican party and
old Grant and his administration. I
think it horrible, and can't see how YOU
bear up so periodically. Yours. very
truly, 4 REPunLIcAx.
A STEAMBOAT TO COMPETE WITH
RAILROAD TRArN.-Clark Smith, ofCorn-
wall, has just had issued TO him letters
patent for an endless chain water wheel
for prOpelling steamboats, through the
water. Mr.. Smith claims that boat fur
nished with a wheel such as he has i'm.
vented will be driven through the wa
ter at much greater speed with the
same power. BY the wheel now i'm use
but few paddles take hold Of the water
ut the same time With the endless
chain arrangement nearly one-half OF
the paddles take hold upon the water
IL would be impossible for us TO give
minute description Of this invention
Should it accomplish the half that the
inventor claims. it must revolutionize
steam navigation. lie claims chat boats
furnished with his invention can com.
pete with the speed Of a railroad train.
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