The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-03
OUR EDITORIAL CORREsPOND'
ENCE.
WHITE SULPUR SPRINGS, July 30.


DEATH OF HON. ALLEN T. CAPERToN.
The remains of Senator Caperton
reached this place on Thursday night,
accompanied by the Congressional COM
mittes. The funeral will take place to-
day at Union, the home of the late Sens.
tor. News of his death carried grief to
thousands who knew him, and loved him
for his many excellent qualities. He was
an honorable and useful public servant,
and his memory will be cherished with
the highest esteem wherever he was
known. AS . politician, Mr.. Carerton
belonged to that class known in the
purer and better days of the Republic
now rapidly passing away-who made
politics q science, and not a trade. A
few of them are found here and there,
left As monuments of the time when
purity in pablic and private life were
essential qualifications to office holding.
His patriotism was as unbounded as it
was unselfsh, subordinating self and
every selfish interest to what lie
conceived to be the good of his country.
His conduct in the private walk Of
life was blameless; man in whom there
was no guile, but by the gentleness OF
his nature, the natural refinement of his
manners, his thorough education, fine
attainments, extensive information, ex-
cellont social qualities, and above all the
purity and dignity of the mans charac-
ter attracted all who were privileged to
know him, and fastened tie ties of friend.
ship with cords stronger than hooks Of
steel. His noble traits did not alone ex-
cite admiration from the circle in
which no moved, but his was nature
that aroused sentiment Of affection in
the breast of the humblest. The night
after Mr.. Caperton's death visitor at
these springs was walking down the
path from his cottage to the hotel, when
no found an old negro woman sitting on
the wsyside weeping very bitterly. He
stopped and inquired the cause of her
sorrow, when the poor old woman told
her touching story in broken sobs. "Old
master is dead. belonged to Mr..
Csperton, and just heard that he died
to day IN Washington. Mars Allen was
always so good to us colored folks"
and here the old negro buried
her face in her hands and cried
as though her heart would break. Find.
ing her griet too sacred to be intruded
upon, the visitor passed on without
further questioning.
Your correspondent as one Of dele
CATION of gentlemen from the Springs,
went up to the depot at twelve o'clock at
night, to receive the Congressional dele.
CATION escorting the remains. On our
reaching the depot We found three
negroes, former slaves of Senator Csper-
ton, now in the employ Of the Springs
Company, awaiting the arrival Of the
train, anxious to show respect to the
memory of their "old MASTER" and get
Last look at his face. Such incidents are
more eloquent tributes to the goodness OF
the man than all the golden words Of the
orator could possibly be. His work is
done, and to-day he is laid to rest beneath
the shades of his ancestral home, "Elm-
wood" so that "after lites fitful fever he
sleeps we'll"
THE CUSTER MONUMENT MOVEMENT
The young people at the Springs are
looking forward anxiousiy and impa.
,isptly for what will be regarded as the
great event Of the sesson-the Custer
memorial ball-but to those of
us who have fallen in the "sear
and yellow leaf of life and who care
nothing for the frivolities of youth, the
event has q significance beyond that Of
mere pleasure. There is a kindling OF
patriotism in the effort for great GEN.
tonnial Handwriting, as the late Southern
soldier contributes his mite toward erect
ing a monument TO the Flower of the
Northern army" the Chevalier Bsysrd
of the Federal forces.
THE HAMBURG MAssAC L.
l have recently conversed with
gentleman from South Carolina. who
lives in tho neighborhood of the Ham
burg massacre, and from his statements
Gov. Chamberlain was correct in the as
sertion, as quoted by the REGIsTsR, that
athere is no political significance to be
attached to it." The massacre WAS
cruel and unprovoked outrage, so de-
nounced and condemned by every re-
spectacle man, whether white or black,
in South Carolina. 1t was the work
of a few drunken boys melted and urged
on by mob Of city roughs from Angus
ts and il the Radical authorities of