Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-01-22
Render unto Cesar" &c.


The Essaiag S'ag3l-i, a neutral and iudepeu-
dent journal published at Wheeling and ore Of
the sblsst papers in our State contains q very
amusing and sarcastic article, based upon an ar
ticlc ia The Rsgis'e-, 10 which this latter paper
claims for Senator Davis the merit Of having OBJ
,ained revocation of the order Of appeal taken by
ne Attorney General from a recent decision Of
Judge Jackson touching The Harper's Ferry pro-
pcrty. The Standard, which, unlike the Register,
seems 20 have paid some attention 20 tbe facts of
tais case, very Justly laughs this Treteusion 90
scoru. We make ,be following quotation from
is article:
owe thought %, repeal o, the order Of appeal
IN the Harper's Ferry case, at least, would re
main with Mr. "a ulkner. but alas. the Register
this morning placSS this feather from the cap OF
- j. and Ia an art.ul aud coy manner, like a
maiden presenting her lover with q big suuA1wer,
70 sticks 10 iu the stuvepIpe ot IT, O.. After this,
what may we not expect. Already we hear init
nations that /, was Mr.. Davis, and not Mr. Faux
uer who wrote Stcnewal Jacks0us official re-
ports that Mr. Davis &c was, asd not Mr.. Faux
uer, Who represented our nation IN France, and
shafmed even Ihe frogs OF that country with his
courtesy, aud finally th't t1e man who smotc
WiIlaus Patterson tba. d.sngtci but destructive
bios. hailed from Dccr Paya aud not from Mar
tinsburg.'
We sincerely hope it may turn out that Mr..
Davis himseifhAs BAD 90 agency in setting mp
this unf0ua3ed pref nsiou. We who are so init
Iultely interested I'm ,he r5s.or alton Of Hsrpers
Ferry % its former cJajiti on of life and prosper
icy, are perfectly familiar with ell the Gctwhi
have t-auspirei ia regard @, tia, property for the
last ten years. and especially for the last nine
months, We know who &c was that early in April
last rcsurrcc,cd from dad slice p upon the Wheel
ins docket the case th5! involved the interests OF
Harpers Ferry, 5ad By his energetic interPosi
s.oa, though declining 90 take any part in it as
counsel brought 70 90 successful gcsu.. carly in
November hsL W. further know WHO il was,
by his personal interviews sai energetic letters
90 the Attorney General, brought Cd Is matter ola
dismis,ion OF the appeal o. a su, cessful issue ou
the 50th oC December. Now during an this peri
"a Qf nine months from th, revival of the suit ia
wh,sGu. in April, 1870 o. the 30.h %; December
last, when "a, Attorney General, by an official
letter % our representative, announced his pur
pose o. 1rdsra sale OF tas property, thus virtual
lv abandoning aa appeal we have not heard OF %,
sli-htcs. connection which Mr. Davis has hac
with any question touching the interests Of Iar
psr's Ferry. Doubtless be is fricaily 20 that
place, and 90 an los interests. I,is no; 90 De ques
toned tbathc win DO Lis da,y, If any bin touch
i7r th,t property shall s7c- reach the body OF
which hc IS a member; b1c neither the Wheeling
Register, nor any other paper In this state can a.
him any s.ryis, bv uai1-t.y transferring % bin
credit 1Jr public action ;hl, honestly belongs 90
another Tho day has gone by when the peopl.
Of West Virginia form their estimates OF public