Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-20
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ure and business tour through several
adjacent counties. His pictures aud
facts are well-drawn and correctly sta
ted. MIR. Lucas is brilliant poet, and
necessarily imaginative; his practice in
the courts extensive, and doubtless very
lucrative; it would be asking too much
of him to sacrifice such practice to 60
10 Congress, Notwithstanding it would
be fiattering to his ambition, but his
true friends should counsel him differ
emily; besides, If there is bad faith upon
the part of Mr.. Martin, who is certainly
in the field again, backed 10y bis eHPe1
rience and pure record, 1t also may ieau
10 a feud between friends which should
be avoided. We cannot conceive now
oyer rbv or by what authority one
convention or set OF men assembled iour
Xoors ooo should undertake to pledge
~ hind the action OF the people as TO
tbeir choice in selecting their re?resen-
,stiycs hereafter Such action Is very
,enrehcnsible and should be indignant
~ rebuked by ignoring all parties I'M
phcated in such action. l.
CUMBERLAND, Mp, Sept. 6.
Business had taken me TO the three
counties of West Virginia known as the
Eastern Panhandle" Berkeley, Jetfer-
son and Morgan, during the piping days
of July, and the indulgence OF my love
for high mountains, fertile valleys, ana
the rush of crystal streams in conneXlon
with a fancy that | am a worthy discl-
ple of Isaac Walton have given my Au-
gust wanderings the charm of leisurtIy
Journey through the great valley OF the
south Branch.
NY Journey at an end, my holiday
over, recall my promise to give to the
Register the result of my observations.
TO tell the truth have been rather a
fisher of men, than of the tinny tnbe,
and if industrious fishermen and skill
fully handled lines, should make scar
CITY of game fish in the Potomac no one
can say did it. My opportunities for
getting at the true sentiment OF the PEG
ole and for forming an estimate of pub
lie opinion, outside 0! politicians, have
been excellent, and feeling very much
as did the woman who, in the tight be-
tween her husband and the bear was
indifferent as to which whipped, | can
state impartially what heard. have
kicked my heels against the counters OF
sundry country stores, have attended
half dozen sales, been at one school
election and drank hultermilk at scores
OF hospitable farmers tables.
Necessarily / heard something Of pol
tiles, and as | smoked my pipe | listen
cd. There is such reality as an "ott
wear" in politics and the second District
was enjoying lis rcpose and quiet when
the enterprise Of the Register in inter
viewing certain gentlemen disturbed the
tranquility proper to the season, and
made hmiy-burly which would be tx,
actly IN order in 1850
1t may be yr,y pleasant thing Tor
vour readers TO have personal Sketches
OF public men, aud writing 'iom'"'s I'm
IRA might crafty them il only knew
personally he gentlemen named in CON
ucXion with the congressional candida
lure. bat not knowing them | must
speak a. they have been presented to
me bv the criticisms of friends and enc
mics. Mr.. Lucas is a lawyer OF Jeitrr-
son county, who seems to prefer the
heights of Parnassus to the courts OF
Thrmsi, he can write poetry aud the
Spirit of jefferson says he has thrown
the other lawyers quite III the shade and
is uuqestionauly now the top rail, but
the spirit" is Mr.. Lucas own paper
aud think it very unwlSc, Tor "lle WI"
bloweth his own trumpet the same Is
not blown the quaint old adage says,
and his paper has erred kindly, but not
wisely in commencing him as the 0'%
LAWYER. with more business in all the
courts than anybody else and the best
stump speaker i'll West Virginia. The
LAWYERS laugh over this, but 1t has not
increased their appreciation or drveI-
"ped their warmcSt support OF his Con
sreSsioral aspirations.
Mr.. Martin has had the benefit OF a
Congressional career OF now two terms,
and claims a re election on the score OF
merit. experience and distinguished
Congressional services. Whether 1t Is
really distinguished | do not know, the
Record will show that; let 1t speak Tor
him. His friends also urge that he
ought to be kept in his seat, because,
having now lost his home practice IN
public service. it would be ungratetul 10
cas-, him adrift. The friends of Mir. Lu-
cas- and of other candidates deny any
sacrifice on bis part; those of Mr. Lucas
are particularly bitter, denounce his
candidacy as breach Of faith, (are pol
i,icians ever faithfully If it is true that
Mr. Martin has suffered financially by
going to Congress, isn't 1t odd that Mr..
lucas, with more business in all the
courts than anybody else, should be so
eager TO offer himself as a sacrifice, but
then Mr. Lucas is a poet, and poets are
fancitul fellows, rarely taking prac'i-
cal view of matters. An excellent fan
cy, is hostile 10 good sound common
sense.
OF the merits of these gentlemen
know but little, and from what | hear
among the people, they are not much
disturbed about the chances OF either or
any OF the candidates. Other gentle
men are in the field, but the contest is
most likely to be exceedingly bitter be-
tween these two gentlemen.
They are the politicians candidates
already are heard the growlings about
had faiths and broken understandings.
Mr. Lucas claims that for now two
terms he has stood outside and smiled
and smiled while Mir. Martin walked
-, II o,1 pov that Mr. Mor,i-