Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-05-20
Editorial Jottings.

We fnd in the Baltimore Amrican the fol-
lowing paragraph:
The United States has decided to become a
bidder Tor the Harper Ferry property, which
is advertised for sale on Thursday, Goth of
July next, a. HarpeS's Ferry.
A correspondent in our paper to-day calls
public attention to Rev. John Johnson as a
proper selection for Superintendent Of Public
Schools. We concur with our correspondent
thar no moro suitable or satisfactory nominal
tion could be made by our State Convention.
Speaker Kerr recently visited S,auuton, and
appeared delighted with the climate We are
quite sure, now, that Mchaels head is level,
since be takes 50 kicdly TO our beautiful valley
The Centennial year will be the liyelicst era
10 American history. IL takes a great people
20 run the largest Worlds Fair and PreSiden-
tiaI campaign at the same time Fash. Chr.
Yes, for its age, the American blntling has
lots Of ir'ePressib,ecnergy, and no end Of brass
The Republican Stats Convention which re-
Gently assembled at Clarksbu-g, seems to have
been rather tame affair. 1t appointed dele
gates 90 the National Convention at Cincinnati,
passed few unmeaning and iasincere resolu-
,ions, aud Adjourned wi,hou; making any nom
nations for Office. As usual, our distinguish
Cd faIlow-counyma0, Col Schley, figured
prominently in the c5anse's Of the faithful.
The Post Oai,o Appropriation Bill is now
undergoing discussion in AZ House of Repre-
sentatives Il is to be hoped tia, the knife Of
retrcnchmcut win not be applied to this de-
partment as 20 impair its efficiency. The
Post Office is one Of the grand educators Of the
nation, and may most emphaticaly be styled
the Peoples Department; for it is brought
more directly 10 contact with tbccomforts aud
business Of the masses than any other depart
meut Of the Government.
The Hawaiian treaty has been ratified by
the House Of Representatives after hard fight,
by the meagrs majority Of fifteen. It cstab-
fishes absolute free trade between those islands
and the United States. Il thus admits their
sugar, rice, &c, free Of duty, while the same
Imports from all other countries are charged
with duties. 1t gives to some twenty sugar
growers in those islands a bounty equal 10 una
ny hundred thousand dollars. I, Is danger
Gus aad iuleensible precedent which we hope
never 90 see hereafter repeated
D5orkceper Fitshugb, whose blatant and III
diculous published letter has made him the
Augliug-stock Of the United States, is likely
to have hard road to travel through the
House Of Representatives But for the iadis-
Greet course Of Mr.. White, a republican mem
Der from Kentucky, in bringing forward a.
saiasl the jo5rSeeper the exploded charges Of
arson, larceny, aud perjury, Of which Fi,zhugh
had been acquitted by the courts Of Kentucky,
ths;e would probably not have bcea a dissent
log voice 90 his immediate expulsion from Of
fee, that letter alone being sufficient to show
bis uuf,ness Tor the position. Bu; when such
grave charges Of criminaH,y were repeated,
Justice required a reference Of the subject 10 a
committee. Bat poor Fitzhugh Your days
Of oG-al glory are numbered
Congressman Morey, Of Louisiana, who will
be remembered by many Of our citizens as a
soi3urnor 10 this county, near town, last Sum
mes, is accused before a Congressional iuyesti-
gaGsg committee Of some ugly transactions
among oshe'3 that when a promjnan, constitu-
cat. who held the New Orleans Post Ofi;o. de-
hgl,ed for SCS.OOc, be cut the GJriian knot
by telling him to steal his official bond be-
sides, lie is charged with having. for political
ends, bad numerous persons incarceratei in the
jlils o. bis district. and 90 one occasion dis
posed of a Troublesome witness By telling the
Marshal to take him into the woods ana kill
him The Marshal dil not Kill the man as
but lef, Mercy under the impression
that he bad done so. Ifthcse things be true,
,Ir Morcy is unit for his present position aud
lalcs.aJ.eas Summer b9arler.