South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-07-21


MR.. HARrEas-.A Voter" is good
enough to infor1o itS1eAdeRs IN your last
issue, that herais . ,icnbt about
Judge john Hair 0ogo. az Berkeley
County, being n>coa 1Idate fer TIE xoai-
nation for Con ress hon thissD istriet.,''
Surprising 4 Voter 10 be underwriting
Judge John Blair Iloge in this instance,
by authority; the people OF this District
are Informed,
That one of the Judges now sitting on
the Bench Of West Virginia. in the pre-.
sent. dischargeof Jnttfciui duties, recciv.
ing n sslaEys foy.ths same |; holding that
Office by choice Of the voters in one OF
her Circuits with his own acceptance
and consent. is more tatus ,eiliiay To cx.
change the .unspottesl- ermine Of the
Judgment seat for n Congressional 10
ii.icod fsokilsr's Puck! If. tho Eighth
Article of the Constitution which The
JUDGE helped TO frame has cNy meaning.
it's design surely is TO prevent the poll.
teal advancement OF Judge John Blair
Hoge.
hut IL :he Constitution. in It's pecu-
liarly bungling phraseology, admits OF
even doubtful construction, on this point,
there is reason why Judge Jolu. Blair
Ho9e would prove a very undesirable
selection as the Democratic candidate
for Congress, at this time. which greatly
affects the sober second Thought OF ma.
ny people in Hampshire at least which
is simply this:-T
The patience and long suffering of
nine Countiesin this Congressional Dis
trict, lying West of the Alleghanies, Mt
the continued and arrogant sclf.assertion
exhibited by the Eight Counties on this
side, claiming every Federal or State
Office Of distinction or trust, is or ought
TO be we'll nigh worn out.
Look ut it:
Jefferson, Court Of Appeals Judge
Berkeley, Representative in Congress
Hampshire, Governor, Attorney Gene.
raj, in expectancy; Hardy, Attorney
General; Mineral, United States Sena.
tor-and what have those other nine
Counties ever had since the States OK.
istence9 hg
Now Is the time for proper & grace
full concession to the feelings and rights
Of these Trans-Alleghany Counties If
we do not make it in Convention, may
we not lose thousand votes to our
State and National Tickets in this Falls
Elections? :.
correspondent of the Wheeling lie
giste-, from MooreGeld, Hardy county, |
lately informed that journal that flamp.
shire was very decided in her choice of
lloGE for Congress. Her own citizens
unfortunately do not know this; but
when the time comes she will show no
little dissent to the perpetuation oil the
East OF the mountains bourbon Dynas- |
ty. Her future safety depends on this |
for she has hul or 4. about 10 rcceire her |
FIJI share Of Stti~hUnors! She ia not
asking or expecting any thing further
now, except the State Senatorship, which |
she Of all the Counties in the Senatorial !
District has never yet had. This the
other Counties Of the District will, OF
course, conccdc to her. In the elections
she will do her voting, as usually for the
State and National Democratic Tickets. |
On the whole, may we not postpone TO |
crafty thcdpolitical palm itching Of !
sitting Judge TO the rightful claims OF
those Westcrn counties, apprehcnsivc, |
otherwise, that tho great cause We in |
common have ut heart may suffer isno
miny or defeat? Our Eight Counties
must not continue this practice Of the
Divine Right Of Kings, the right Of mis-
rule and oppression. or they will certain
ly in future have to pay fearful reck-
oniDg ANTI-BOU RBON.