Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-02-06
MARTINsBURG INDEPENDENT

our reportorial head the maledIc-
tions of that distinguished gentle
man who SO ably naisrepresents the
populous and prosperous county of
Jefferson. He has informed us
that he will not in future recognize
us. 1t is sad. To be thus ostra-
cised and shut out from repsecta5le
and heightened society by this roy-
al scion of the purple" is almost
q calamity. But this is not ALL
His punctured homer demands
other redress, and he is cunning
after US. If this correspondence
suddenly ceases, you may conclude
that the writer thereof is no longer
lin the flesh, but has been SCOOP.
cd up" by this irate scion of blue
blood viii IN runs back to the Po-
cahontas strain. He is on the war
path, and in all probability will
act the feol more completely than
on the occasion of his recent milk
and whiskey' speech. It would be
q charitable act to put him in D..
"littie bed anu Keep him there
during the remainder of the aes-
sion. One serious cause of his
trouble is that he imaglnes him.
self q smart politician and a risi 40
man. His time is largely dew otea
to bartering for self-adyanc, 4ment
and his operations are low con,
Quoted on the promisec, somehodv
that no shall be pr.s an the NEXT
State 3 ticket for Acknowledgement.
IL W0uio DC :. heavy load.
Jenefs "a county ia in fact repre-
SEMI III In this Legislature by but
.ne delegate, when she should
have two. Mason is q mere cy-
pher. Upon DR.. Tanner devolves
the entire duty of looking after the
interests Of the people of Jefferson
during this legislative session. He
is applying himself to the work
with zeal and energy, and if he
fails in the accomplishment of any
thing desired by his constituents,
it will not be through lack of hard
work and persistent effort.
Idesire to say that my allusion
to Mason's maudlin butter-milk
and whiskey effort in the House,
was not an Overdrawn picture. The
most vivid imagination would fail
to overdraw it. It is characterized
on every hand as a disgrace to the
county which he misrepresentation
fails to represent at all. / presume
he will appear in vituperative
and abusive newspaper article in
reply to my statement of facts. I
shall pay no attention to it what
ever. He is too silly to deserve
further notice. What / have "a
ready said has been more in pity
than with desire to wound.
Berkeley county is well and ably
represented here, Immediately by
her delegates, Messrs. Grantham
and Small, and generally 10y Sem
ator Grantham. These gentlemen
are clear-headed and practical, and
are watching the interests of their
constituents with commendable
zeal and faithfulness Mr.. Gettin-
ger has made several speeches on
| the floor of the House, and before
committees, in support of Bills in
which his constituency are direct
ly interested and in every i'm 'tance
his remarks were concise, fO:cible
and pointer. The interests of Ber-
kelley county are not likely to suf-
fer in their hands.
I am informed this mOrning,that
an amendment to the constitution,
changing the County Court Sys-
tenn, increasing the judicial circuits
to fourteen or fifteen, and making
provision for q bette; system OF
county government, will be Offer
ed in the Senate in a few days,an
that it will pass both houses by a
decided majority. 1t will provide
for being submitted to vote of
the people at the next general
election, and there can be little
doubt of its almost unar imous rat
ification If the outspoken opposi-
ton i'm all parts of the State to the
present county court system, may
be taken as an indication of popu-
lar disapproval of this fungus of
delegated stupidity. If this legis-
lature should accomplish nothing
else except the complete wiping
out of the detested county court
system, it will have rendered the
State an invaluable service and
lasting benefit, for which they will
receive the earnest and united
plaudits Of a relieved and lhankf full
people. l..
FROM CHARLESTON.