Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-07-25
HARPER'S FERRY LETTER.

perquisites.
HARPER'S FERRY LETTER.
Editor Of ats Spirit:-w were grstifcd TO seoin
your issue OF :ae 18th inst commu icaton from
"E. j. Knott for the Legislature. Having known
this gentleman personally for many years,
endorse oil that wRs written in reference to him.
both as to his qualifications for this trust
and the reputation he has always borne for hon
esty of purpose and strict integrity. We venture
the opinion that more reliable and Trustworthy
citizen cannot be found 60 represer in tho Leg
have It's due influence with the delegates tha, will
compose our county nomin sting CONVEX ton to the
end that he may receive at their the no1nine
ton. We feel confident he viIi receive the hearty
support of all the best citizens of this place and
Vicinity, 1t is also generally conceded by those
with whom we have consulted upon The subject
that the county of Jefferson is this time titled TO
q State Senator. IA the time is now drawing near
we will not be considered premature in giving tbe
expressed We've snd- sentiments CT The people Of
this 0ection upon the subject.
As all OF your readers may not be fully CONVEX.
SAINT with the inner working of tho machinery OF
the present day as directed and managed BY Pot
house Politicians and scheming tricksters" it
may be in pace here TO mention come OF the rneans
used, and Influences brought to bsar, in order to
control the votes OF our Legislators to advance the
interest and ambition of for higher poIi
ical honors. For instance, an Rspirant-we say,
for argument sake only for seat in tho U. s.
Senate, will select such persona. and send 10 cur
Legis!at ures, ara willing to commit themsoi7e
to support him when they get to The State ca o;tal
In order to effect this arrangement il offtn han.
peas that money ia freely used in enlietlpe in the
cause nscrupulors ''wire pullera, and smart mn
ripuletors. who arc mon generally wide our JET
fersOn county tools! who pa xes and hnya
no interestin the material prosperity the county
and ho willing to do thin g to further their
ends-aad what is the result? why our best eli.
iEsns, mon of morSl character and nice sense OF
this sefrespect, by pledgiag in GGccncs 1hi. .vp-
port to one ha is not probably the choice CT ma.
jority of their fellow cizens. HeEco gro tic poo
pie freque ntly nisseprcsentcd by those un wofthv
Of tho position of high trust and hCaor imDoEe1
upon them, and the standard OF liability in cur Leg
islative bodies is thus reduced to nodiocrity. Am
j not indul ging in facts? Ia this not tho uuva,-
nished truth stripped o: ell ite garnisurs Of false
promises and broken faith !? This picture ia true
to nature Assuming this to DO go, ia +, net time
for the people, the only sovereigns in this land of
Tree speech and religious liberation, to rise Gin
their majesty aud drag down from the e1ninences
of honor and emolumenT: all those unworthy SER
vsnts who are proving recreaat 10 their trust p
Awake, fellow citzens, to full realization of tho
situation. Tho country (aleo the towns) arc full
of candidates. yea almost thick Rs 1eas in = ho~
housc-every man of them rendy to sacrifice their
time and ability ~ in the service of their country
-p'or;d.d they are we'll Peid for it. The old order
of things has been reversed tho now seeks
the office. refer of course to those suffering from
a chronic 'Itch." Let them etand back-Iaka
back scnt for O while an how, and in the tne,n-
timo use a good article OF mcrcuria ointment
(patience) and it is moro than likely they will be-
benefited future day-when their mast
incoanistonces will have bees erEsed by the lapse
of time.
Several gentlemen arc spoken of as candidates
for the State Senate, all men of moro than the
average intelligence but tho trouble is to m he
seat in tho Senate accommodate tn m all. Sew
eTai OF Thorn nave already received at the hands
she Democracy. EcvorGl positions of truet and
emolument. or the recollection to thu same Office
The gentlemen Inost highly spoken of. as far as we
can learn is Capt. J. g. H1ELvlS. DON'T YOU thir
Il would be doing but n act ofjustco TO this gen
tlemso to give him the nonipa tion He WA
trcked out of il at the last ccnvcn ton hv n unfair
combination. 1t is Il notorious fact, that through
tbs fundamentally OF sharp practice. ;,.t;g.+.J
by one of our most accomplished 'swire- puiieTg';
gentleman, good aad worthy citizen of tho
northern section OF the county was induced 80 al
~ ia ha iHpGp IA liz. Io;.
Capt. III in his section only for the purDcse
of subEerving Mr.. Grantham's in terests D.. Tan
ncr was perfectly innocent of iatertiona wrong
and had no ccgnizance of the game that was being
played and was only used the cat's. paw to null
out the chestnuts from tho fro, for anothcrs be.>
eht. But for this un!ortunste circumssRpce Mrs.
would have received the nomn alton lDiIhsut doubt;
blr GEantham, notwithstanding tho fact of his
lHoopenccnt race agStnSt the regular nominee o!
tas Democratic party, aad whose defeat wss &c
complished by the aid of fow disEen ter, ind sore
heada aud the JHI! Republican vote, hiss since re-
ceived at tie hands OF this Same party (vbose mr.
ganization he aimed to overthrow) a responsible
office of trust. II we nre rightly Informed, he is
again aspirsnt for tho State Senate, Are the
people going 20 take him up again nnd leave out
now. MIR. Editor to draw reru plainIy tho fioc ~
demarkaton, rEd rewe I'd those only who arc iuSt-
y entitled to the condiments aecruipg from
Offices of their own party. Mr.. Grantham haa
made as very respectable representative, but not
more go than many others would have done who
were left out. and who had better claims upon the
otmocratc party. We gro now paying re-
spects only to the public record of The gentleman
anu cIelul II as our right w . assert this
atiTe Whenever occasion offers. aud have to refer
the gentleman TO tho axioms of Wstts to this Of.
feet. ''Let not the proof of any POSITION depend
ON the positions that follow, but aI,pays those
which preceie.''
With tho exception of tho doleful wall OF
= few sore heads. confined exclusively to tho
friends of Judge IIogc, the action of tho
Democratic Executive Committee of this county
has given general Subtraction, and has put quite
e dnmPor upon some OF our ''smRrt email fry pri-
mary nesting po!itcians.' The mass meeting
hiss broken two frat tsiI' files ehort of the vent
of those crest "Krupp" guuO Drill out the flea
gentlemen, aad plant your batteries in Charles
town on next Friday. SStb. and the rssult will we
think, be more disastrous to you than was that OF
tho bombsrdmcnt of poor persecuted tax ridden
Egypt. by the powerful navy of one of the greatest
aud most arrogant and grA'pirg nations of Eu-
rope!
The farmers coming into the Ferry are in fine
spirits over the fin crop o. wheat generally. The
health OF our town good. With best wishes for
the prosperity of the Spirit, and indulginz the
hope. Mr.. Editer, that "your shadow may never
grow less,'' and thanking you for tho of your
columns in the interest aud behNlf of Justice and
rig hit, ia ke the liberty of subscrihin my self now
ss heretofore. and as ex2ect always to be, gen
uine old school Jeflersouian DEMocRAT
Harper's Ferry, July %, 1852.
In our next number We will give ell the
facts of this Fairmont arrangement on the
part of Mr.. Payne, the friend of Mr.. Lucas
and judge HOne So that the vnters oF this