The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-11-01
Cethie House, and 40

regard TO the barhHrianism OF
Greenbrier county, West Virginia."
"icS ;and it Is i gross libel upon |
the people Of that county. There
is not county in DIR own State Of
PENNSYLVANIA where life. liberty
and property arc better protected
than in Grccnhricr county, West
Virginia. and that. too, without re.
gard 10 race. color or previous
residence. The prosecuting attOr-
ncy Of the county and the Circuit
Judge are earnest and able men,
AMI will compare flyorahly with
similar officials in any district |
know Of in the nation. Few crimes
are committed in the county, and
those few are promptly punished.
Some two wears ago Il house Of 4
friend Of minc from the North was
broken into 10y thieves, who were
shortly aftcrward arrested, and l
think never saw criminals any
where punished so promptly and
severely us they were. ! know Of
no community in which the public
morals are better than in Green
bricr county. Whisky is not sold
except in one or two places in the
county, There ae three flourish.
ing scminarics of tearing nov in
operation. 1t is dotted all over
with churches and school.houscs,
and everything indicates a sound
state Of moral sentiment"
WHAT do you know, Colonel,
about this man Taylor, and the
destruction Of his property"
Il have always understood him
to be 4 queer kind ola hair-pir.
lie made a large amount of money
in Philadelphia in the beef and
pork business, and having become
infatuated with another mans
rather gooi.looking wife, went to
Virginia Wnd purchased large
tract in one Of the back townships
where land was poor but cheap !;
then having brought this woman
ont there, lie expended II very large
sum in very foolish improvements
building n large gristmill where
there was no grain to grind, and a
saw-mill where there was 10 one to
buy his lumber, and made equally
iinprudcnt ventures, his peculiar
domestic relations doubtless i'm.
PEELED him to settle in this remote
place. | was in Grccnbrier county
after these fires occurred, and no
one, either Northern man or native,
seemed to have any idea that any
Nirginian had anything to do with
it. One theory was that the former
husband of his wife had followed
them out from Philadelphia to take
Vengeance on the man who had
broken up his domestic peace
and happiness. Another was tina,
member Of Taylor's own family,
tired OF this enforced seclusion,
hal done it in order TO get him out
Of the county, and prevent him
from squandcring the balance Of
his fortune in his mania for useless
improvements. To say that poll
tics or soCtarianism had anything
to do with the affair is an utter ab.
surdity.n
Besides the above, the Colonel
stated that there were some other
matters of Il domestic and private
nature that would accoun, for the
most Of Taylor's troubles, and that
hO thought it was u small business
for the Tribune to Try to make
political capital out of u matter
that had another and entirely diff.
lcrcnt foundation. When the term
barbarian" is used it should he
applied 10 those whose disregard of
propriety and deccncy merits it,
and not TO 4 moral and law.abiding
community.
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