The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-27
PRICE AND M0FFETT.
THE PUBLIC DEBT QUESTION
Lost sight OF, and the Controversy
Taking ON Lille of the
Spice OF Personalities.
WHEELING, March %.

Correspondence OF the Register.
A correspondent OF the Rockingham
Rcq,ster says: We were only amused
nothing more-st the news given lew
DAYS since through the Wheeling REGIS
TER by one MoGett, of the Allegheny
mountains, that the Hon. John Letcher,
Ex-Governor of Virginia, mad to call to
his aid IN emergencies, Col W. d. Ter
rill, of the Warm Springs. Sucn stuff ex-
cites but the ridicule o! every Intelligent
msn who was familiar with the standing
and ability of Hon. John Letcher, the
"watch dog OF the treasury" in anti
bellum days.
Mr.. Mofiett seems TO have taken 'hy-
drophoba" and gone stark mad. Pos
sessing more egotism and presumption
than discretion, with nothing better to do
he spends his time, under guiso OF fer
reting out corruption" Of phich Others
kno,c nothing; in writing long drawn out
sensational stories about Simon Girty,
the Indians, Hydrophobia, &c, and a.
lacking suck gentlemen IS Gov. Letch-
er, Gov. Price, Senator Wiley, JuSdo
Raymond, AID tn ls:a General Wheat,
who had lived LLioAg Us almost lnrec
score years and ten, unscathed anG with
out tarnish on their escutcheon. Your
correspondent q. Il. NJ. marvel OF
splendid attainments, sees them ss only
corrupt demsgogues.
"Fools tread where angels dare not ven.
ture."
This bold knight Of the pen throws
his lance, charged with poison, b. the re-
putation of this distinguished gentleman.
Gov. Price seems TO be spread target
of this redoubtsble hero. IT'S true thst
&c. Ii. M" received from Gov. Price al
the instruction in law he ever had-used
his Office, his law and miscellaneous libra
ries-tOr 1Chich he neceT pqld one cent
loas neuer charged, but was regarded more
in the light of son than any
thing else, and possessing so
mucn friendship and accepting
the hospitality of tho Governors hous',
Was trusted and treated Gccordlnly. We
could name over twenty gentlemen who
studied law with Governor Price, and
they will all testify that he never charged
them for his Instruction, his office or his
libraries. Certain mem bers OF the last
two Legislatures know whether there
was any treschery in the way Mr.. Mot
felt acted or not. They know whether
he, unsolicited, promised ore thing snd
did another. But sc. Ii NJ" is 30 i'm.
msculate. What wonld be high treason
in one less learned, perhaps, is only WIS.
dom in him. He of course could never
have stopped to
"Wear the mask OF friendsh p
For purposes o!spite;
Fawn in the day,
And stab in the night"
Who ever thought Pocahontas county
would produce suCh faithful watch dog
to guard the interests of the young STATE?
He has sprung up like mushroom, and
electrified the people With his gifted ar
ticles. But a..s! the mighty must some
times fall. Having been repeatedly
proven by the testimony OF WITNESSES o:
uuquestionsblc verac!ty and probity,
gnd feeling that no reasonable man can
have the slightest doubt o! his hsv-
ing willingly and deliberately sought
by misrepresentation to injUre the rep
utatlon of distinguished gentlemen, tn"
very latchet OF whose shoes he is not
worthy 10 unloose In the language OF
the legal profession, he puts in the plea
of confession and avoidance" He de.
ivered an address, So-csled, boore
Teachers Institute IN Pocshontss county,
and presented to the audience his mis-
education" and the decentralization OF
the times" rs an excuse for his want OF
veracity." Fslststl lets him out Of this d..
lemms when he says to Prince Henry,
"Dost thou hear, Hal? Thou Knowest i'll
the sS4te o. innocence Adam fell; AID
what should poor Jack Falststf do in the
days OF viIlsiny2" j. Q. A.