Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-01-23

during its duration an accident
made him President of the late
Constitutional Convention of this
State. where he did little else than
originate propositions for his fell
low members to work up and make
capital Of. He knows little of pol
itics and less of its intrigues. His
sphere is the court room, the so.
cial circle, and as a representative
of good substantial worth, rather
than In the Senate of the United
States.
Hon. Allen r. Caperton repre-
sents about the strength of Gov.
Price. He has a few personal
friends who would feel like COM
plimenting him with their votes,
but | do not believe that any one
seriously speaks of him as candi-
date. He Is lawyer by profession,
of fair ability, but is represented
as being a man whose ideas reach
little further than the limits Of
his own county. His political
ideas have not increased In liber-
atty or intelligence since he be-
came of age. lie is rather the rep
resentative of ideas Which died
with the war and are not likely
ever again to be resurrected.
Following in this train of candi-
dates comes Okey Johnson, of
Wood, and Judge G. ID. Cam
den, OF Harrison Neither of them
have much strength at home. and
less here. Judge Camden Is the
man who indicted Horace Gree
ley before the war for circulating
the Tribune" in Harrison county,
and the most / can say Of johnson
is that be is brother of the Presi-
dent of the Senate. Neither of
them are fitted by education or in
terest for any position other than
that which belongs to good aud
useful citizens in ordinary life.
Judges Raymond aud Brannon
are gentlemen of standing and ed
ucation, who, 1t Is said, are sur
rounded with an atmosphere Of
strength in case the contest finally
results in taking up compromise
man. They are not actively ia
the field, but either would FIJI the
position with great credibility.
If another State in this Union
can present Il more formidable ar
ray of patriotic martyrs, / should
like to see them. 1t has been sug-
gested that they be gathered in q
group and photoa ~ shed, that
future generations may BEE the di-
versity of interests and education
represented In Senatorial aspirants
in the nineteenth century. 1t will
be useful picture, giving every
grade of political sentiment and
political life, from the sternest
Bourbon, whose honor Is all he
has left, down to the man of mod
ern mould and information, whose
political sentiments hang loosely
about him; and who makes poll
tics venture and trade, and its
enjoyment and exercise a festal
season.
To-day, i presume, an opportu-
nifty will be afforded the members
Of the legislature to air their rhet-
Oric on the Louisiana resolutions,
and q large number will doubtless
embrace the offer. The average
legislator Is fully impressed with
the idea that unless he makes O
speech of some kid during his
term, his mission here would be a
failure. Hence, on every possible
occasion the legislative halls will
be made to resound with back
woods eloquence, poured forth by
the rising Patrick Henry's Of our
young and growing State. / close
this hastily written letter, and has
ten to the State House, that / may
not miss a single strain of the bot
tied eloquence that will be uncork-
ed whenlthe hour for speaking ar
rives. l..