Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-09-19
PUBLIC MEETING,

A public meeting was held in Charlestown
on Wednesday night last, the proceedings of
which we copy from the Free Press, as follows:
At a meeting of the citizens of Jefferson
county, held in Charlestown, Wednesday
nized by calling WM. BEALL to the Chair.
and LEWIS G. Lucas aud s.. V. YANTIs. JR,
Secretaries.
On motion, the following Committee on
resolutions was appointed : G. W. Gutshaw,
Harper's Ferry Logan Osburn, Jr.. Osburn;
Geo. L Light. Charlestowu; w. S Mason,
Dufields Cyrus Weller aud A. f. Kennedy,
Charlestowu. They reported the following
resolutions which were adopted
WHEREAS, We believe we have been fraud
ulently deprived Of our rights, by the Domi>
nation lately made for the Sherifalty of this
county =; and in order to bring out the true
sense of the voters, therefore it is
ReSoi0ed, That we invite the voters of the
county to assemble in Mass Meeting, on Mon
day, the first day of September Court, at the
Court-House, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, to express
their dissatisfaction in regard to the nonina>
ton for the Sherifalty as made By the Con
vention lately held at CharlestoWn, and to take
such further steps in regard thereto 90 may
be deemed advisable.
On motion, the following Committee was
appointed on publication and address:
Logan Osburn, ST., Chairman, Os5urn A..
B. Yates. Shepherd james Rightstine, Po>
tomac Benz. Lucas, Middleway j. j. Gil
bert, Harper's Ferry WIN. Phillips, Charles
town a. Sponceller and John Keller, Boil
ivar.
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet
Monday, September IS, 1876, at 1:55 O'Clock.
p. NJ.
Having been fa7orably inclined toward the
nomination of Mr.. Sublette, and ready and
willing to have given him the most cordial
and unfaItering support had he received the
nomination, we have no objection whatever to
the meeting called for in the above reso!u-
tions. If som of the members of the Dem-
ocratic>C onservatiVe party of Jefferson county
choose to assemble .in mass meeting and con-
denim the individual action of certain rcpre>
seuta:ives whom they charge with having
''fraudulently deprived them of their rights"
all well and good but, here, we entreat them,
let their action end. West Virginia is
couuted upon by the Republican party else
where as a Republican State. Thirty Mou-
sand dollars, as stated in the daily papers of
Thursday, have been sent into the State to
manipulate its vote for Hayes and Wheeler.
(And a gentleman from Washington informed
US on Wednesday evening, before this an
nouncement was received, that seremty.fre
thousand dollars had been sent here, and gave
US the name of the party in whose hands it
had been placed.) In view of this, we say,
let your action go no farther than q simple
condemnation. No other Democrat can be
elected over the Dominee of the party, save
by a fusion with Republicans, and in view of
the above facts We cannot believe that DEM
ocrsts will sacrifice their party interests to
such an end. Oar brethren in the North ore
coming to our aid. A gentleman from Mich
igau Informed US the other day that such a
revolution in favor of reform has taken place
in that State that the Democratic candidate
for Governor in that hitherto strong Repub-
licau commonwealth is even confident of car
ryiDg the State. With such a revolution in
the North, will West Virgiuia-Jeferson
county-Democrats use their influence to turn
its tide from US? We hope and believe they
will not.