Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-08-26
THos. a. HENDRICKS FOR PRES
IDENT.

Recent events 10 New York seem to point
to . probable elimination of Mr. Tildeu from
the list of the more prominen. aspirants for
presidential honors. His brilliant aud orig.
inai idea Of losing New York this fall. with
view to carrying it year hence. docs not
seem to have struck his Western friends as a
particularly promising piece of po'itica'
strategy. Ga the contrary. they have waited
upon him, and informed him in very positive
terms that the loss Of New York this fail
auuld amount TO Q moderately clear indisa-
ton that the electoral vote of that State could
not be depended upon for the Democracy in
1880. This warning, conveyed as it is said
through Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. seems to
have induced Mr.. Tilden TO aba ndon his
unique programme. and to inaugurste steps
calculated and intended to unite the party in
his own State. Should he succeed in this.
the outlook will be better for tho Democracy.
nut worse for himself, because united New
York would probably be in favor of some
other aspiraut.
In looking over tho whole Geld, We believe
that the Democratic preference will gradually
graritate toward, and foally ccnser upon. a
Western man. For four successive quad
rennial contests, the Democracy have fol-
10 wed Eastern leaders to disaster and defeat
The fatal policy of such leadership needs no
clearer demonstration than was afforded by
the election Of 1876. The electoral college
Of q single Western State. added to TiIden's
vote, would have placed his election beyond
the reach Of Radical fraud. Any Western
candidate prominently named could have
carried New York and New jersey easily
as he did, and hardly any such could have
failed to carry an additional Western State
Now, why should the Democracy repeat will,
blind and irrational faulty, the disastrous
experiment Of former years? Why no, give
US 3 Western man ? If it be said that the
pr;ciple of free and fair Federal election,
outraged in the person of Mr.. Tilden, is to
be INDICATED by his reelection, We reply
that By the nomination of Thomas A. Hen.
bricks, the same issue will be made, and by
his triumphant election, the same rebuke will
be administered to the conspirators of 1876.
Moreover, no shadow Of suspicion rests upon
bis connection with the late contest; no
bribery mo inordina.e methods of clectionccr-
ing, no cypher-dispatching. was ever at
tributed or imputed to him, even by his bits
terest opponents. His standard uufurled,
would assure to Us Indiana and give greater
promise of Illinois and Ohio, than that Of
any other leader. The South would support
him with more than usual solidity. while in
New York the same organization which gave
her electoral vote to Tilden. would give
more cordial support, and larger majority
to Hendricks.
CouRT OF AppEALs.-The following cases
have been before the Court, snd acted upon
as designated, since our last report:
John Brown rs Robert Bickerton, from
City of Wheeling. Continued.
Margaret Wilson Us. City of Wheeling,
from Ohio county. Continued.
Ao5 Cassanavo Us. Peter Kreusch, from
City Of Wheeling. Submitted.
A. c. McMechen ct. 81. rs }. II. Nc
Mechen, ct. al, from Marshall county. Sub.
mitted.
Thomas Hughes g. Co, Us. s r. IIamil-
ton. from City of Wheeling. Submitted.
Flaharty Us Beatty, Marion county. Dis.
missed for failure to print record.
Lvesay's ex'r vs. Beard. Greenbrier
county. Rc>argumcnt ordered.
Tompkins rs Tho Kanawha Board, Kama
whs county. Submitted ON motion to dis
miss.
B. &OR r. Co ps Henry Bitner, JEFF.
ferson county. Affirmed
d. & 0. r. r. Co. Us. G. Bitner ct. al.
Jefferson county. Reversed and rcmandcd.
Buehler Bonbrighs & Co Us. Cheuvront
& Co. Doddridge county. Dismissed az pre-
maturely allowed.
Pierce's ex'r rs Beckett ct. al. Green
brier county. Reversed and dismissed.
Grantham vs. Lucas, trustee, Jefferson
county. Affirmed.
Knapp vs. Snyder Grcenbricr county -
affirmed.
Hurst's admir- u.s. Hits. Jefferson county.
Ccrtiorar and re-argument ordered.
Rollins us Fisher. jackson county. Ger
tiorari aud re.argument ordered.
Beard Us. Arbuckle, Greenbrier county
Motion to dismiss submitted.
Appeals were allowed in Nicholas rs.
Nicholas. from Greenhrier county: Critic
Us. McCluoc. from Grcenhrier county; Rose
&; Co. Us. Brown, from Jefferson county; Ste
phens rs. Brown, from Jefferson county.
Appeals wero refused in Minor Hnrst'a
admir-. Us. Burkhart ct. al from Jefferson
county; and Robson Us. Ball, from Ohio
county.
Special term ordered 60 be held in Wheel
ing. commencing on Wednesday, October
Regular term adjourned.
The Fifteenth Amendment was celebrated
here by the colored people on Thursday last.
About ten o'clock procession was formed
headed by Toliver's Brass Band. of Shep>
herdstowp, and Offered by Jasper Thomp.
son, Chief Marshal Lee Talbot, President;
&c. Harris Vice President; Frank Thomas.
Chaplain; Peter johnson, Captain; G. II