South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-05-26
Our Washingtoa Letter.


.staY. over the defeat Oh 1a@u7o3n,jn u
hio. yesterday, because It hastaken3 him
osY the list Of p,ssihie Presidential can-
didates. Ii Mr. Thurman hail carried
bis own State, he would have gone be-
foro the convention with strength that
might have resulted In his nomination.
The democratic party does not possess
"a man better calculates "a INSPIRE en-
thusiasm in his own party. ar To com.
mand the respect Of his opponents. than
Ms. rhnrnNn. Aud tho Democratic
party wila nos willingly see its best u,on
slielre he u ISoal conhics. when on tho
eve or q Natioall contest 81 Vital in its
results IA this will be. We want th.
vote OF Ohio in the comisg Presi leutial
election. IL NC can get II. II We carry
New York. New Jersey and Connect.
cnt, We can cleo; a Democratic President
without OHIO AMI Indiana but those
States belong to the Democracy, and
we ought TO have their Aid. No man
was better calculated to insure il tlran
Thurman. No Western man could com.
mand greater strength IN the East, and
1t should be remembered thatif wa ear.
~ Ohio AMI Indiana. AMI loose New
York. New Jersey aad Connections, va
shall he defeated. even though wa carry
every Southern State. This is the line
of argument one hears on every side to.
day; and particulnrely among Southern
men. who say: Eve ask nothing ex.
cept that the North shalt give us can
didasc we can elect, and wo believe that
Administrative Reform is the Issue mp.
on which tie campaign must be fought."
ANOTHER RADICAL HOWE 5ass
IS raised because q number or white cit.
liens in Louisiana pursue and shoot
down a gang of murderous negroes who
riddle an nnotfendiug man with bullets.
IL seems utterly impossible for the Re.
publicans OF the North TO see more than
one side In the cases OF disorder between
the whites and blacks in the Sonth.-
Killed over rs tho whites arc in some
sections of the South by funprincipled
cnrpetbag adventures and ignorant.
brutal negroes, it is easy FOR a right
thinking man, OF either party. to sec how
natural IT is for the intelligent and re.
spectacle people the South 10 I've occa-
sionally goadoi into state Of despcra.
ton by their vicious opprc ssors, and To
endeayor 10 shake Off their CALLING set-
tiers. As an instanc, Of Radical yillainv
IN the S,ath, take the testimony of
Major Saelye (Rsi,caD. exhibited
States Marshal in Louisiana, given be-.
fore u House Committee. the other day.
in regard to Congressman Morey (Ra,i
ieal) from the State named AT the LA
stance of Morey. Nhe, tile witness. had
arrested citizens on blank warrants,
simply because they were Democrats. -
tie was requested by Morey TO steal the
bond OF the defaalting postmaster Low.
ell, st New Orleans ; and, on one occa.
Zion, was urged by Morey to take one
Isaac Newton Glover out into The woods.
aud murder him, because he was col.
ored Democrat. Seeylc mud documen.
tary evidence against Morcy. lie sold
Morcy the original Tor $3.50. hut kept
copies. Morey failed topaz $500 of the
amount due, and, consequently. be con
Guided to expose him. Of course, both
OF these fellows are grand rasculs; but
there is no room To doubt the correct.
ness Of Seelye's story; "a he holds doe
u'nentary evidence sufficient to damn
Morcy III the eye OF Congress anil the
country. This is q fair sample or the
hSiili:.nded character OF Radical rule in
the South. % - e sy.
SENATOR CoNKLINo 'vIgpIcATEp'
The funniest thing out il the state.
ment that Commissioner Ddell, OF the
Patent Office. has written letter exon.
Grating Senator Conkling from charges
against him IN connection with the
ch?onoineier lock interference case
The gauzy character of this 'vindica.
ton ~ readily understood when il is
explained that Comnissioncr Duell ia
the oppointec and Irotege of Mr.. Conk.
ling, and that, although unfit 20 properly
discharge the duties Of the office, he
has been kept there rs the influence OF
said Conkfng. But this is rot the only
charge against Conkling. It's motto.
rious fact that Conkling has acted "a at.
torney in IL number OF cases before the
Patent and other government Offices in
which the United States was n party.
in direct and fragrant violation of n spe.
ciiic act o. Congress. And yet lie fails
TO arise in his scat. aud explain Why nc
has violated the laws or the land A
Republican Senator, some time since.
made u personal explahai hon, when
Mr.. Conkling followed him With few
characteristic remarks regarding the
storm OF caiumny which was raging
throughout the country. No man. how.
ever pure he might be. could escape. and
he, for one. has male II rule, in his
senatorial career 10 take no notice Of
tho libels upon him by reckless press.
Life WAS too short TO chase down these
wretched falsclloods, &C.. &C. II Isto
be inferred from this that the granAilo.
quent New Yorker will not cOndescend
To explain any of the serious charges
which certainly mar his chances for TIC
Presidency; and. therefore. the impres.
sion must remain with the public that
he is unable 10 do SO. 'Fis well.
MORE PRESIDENTIAL cASoiDATYs.
In view OF tho possibility that none
OF the candidates most frequently spo.
ken offor the ~ Louis nomination will
get the two thirds vote Of the Conven.
tinf. Frt. r