Year: 1874

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proper she Is regarded as simply the "a


end Of Yankeedom. They look upon h


as an alien and an outcast from the TIT


Virginia faith, and as no longer worth


to be called by that sacred name. The


Is onep part Of the State, however, 10 whiC


this general reputation does injustic


We have nothing to say in defence Of Il


upper part Of our domain, except pei


haps Wetzel county, but we do prote


against the Capital Of West Virginia bt


ing put in the Un.VirginiAn and Ant


Southern category. In proof tht


the Capital Is still reliable on th
defunct but nevertheless sacred gooa
question, we may mention the. fac
that a few days ago q young mar
formerly OF Kentucky, but now Of Ind
ana, who had been engaged as q teache
in one Of the leading schools Of Charles
ton, received, much to his astonishment
a letter from the principal informing hin
that he must cancelithe engagement witt
him. The young man was also treateC
at the same time TO the following inform
alton in regard to the social and politica
status existing at the metropolis Of tn
KanaWha Vulley:


"You doubtless know that in this, and
all our border towns, there are two dis.
tinctly marked circles in society-differ'
ing both in political and religious opin
ions; hence there must be o lack Of unani
nifty and concerted action In all public
enterprises. Each party is alive 10 itG
own interest; each has Its church, and
wherever It Is possible, It's school. In this
school. one party isUery tcedk-only three
representatives, so far as | know, and the
other party, in connection with the South
ern branch Of the church, will control the
school for years to come.


Not having any cause to inquire into this
matter until the last day or two, was IL
norant Of the true feeling Of my patrons;
otherwise l would have informed you OF
1t. 1t is almost useless TO add, can not
go contrary 10 the wishes oil great ma
iOrity oil my patrons. And l withdraw
my proposition 10 employ you as an assist.
ant, from the fact that you or any man
from the North would not be acceptable
to a gerry large proportion Of the supporters
Of the school. They would withdraw
their pupils at once. have stated 10 you
fully and frankly the reasons upon which
this withdrawal Of my proposition Is
based, and hope you may not be incon.
venienced by my change oE mind.


Very respectfully,


A. 8. MoFFETT.


1t seems that the young man to whom
this letter was addressed promptly en-.
closed it to some friends at Charleston
and they took care that the fact Of its ex.
istence should become generally known
in the community. The Courier in
speaking Of it observes that n,


ITO say that it has created q decided
is to state the case very mildly.
It has been the theme of general conver.
sation on the streets and we are bound in
candor TO state, has not been iavorably
commented upon"


The Courier "regrets exceedingly" the
writing Of such letter, and especially
regrets that "it should claim to represent
the views Of any considerable portion" OF
the people there towards men Of the
North"


ut is because we believe 1t calculated
10 do mischief, and to produce erroneous
Impressions oil the prevailing sentiment
here, that we publish and disavow it. We
cannot and will not do our people the in.
Justice to suppose that they approve any
system Of ostraclsm. With The political
views Of the majority o: Northern people,
we have nothing in common. But we do
admire their enterprise, their thrift, their
intelligence and their progressive spirit.
Our State needs their presence and their
means to develope her resources, and help
her on to material prosperity. We have
no sympathy with any preiudices that
would build Chinese wall around our
State, and exclude everybody who don't
vote our ticket. Sentiments such as are
in this letter, are constantly
quoted TO the injury Of the people Of the
South. We know that they are not shared
by the great mass Of our people, and 1t Is
our duty as o journalist to say 80.


Whether the sentiments expressed in
Mr. Mofett's letter represent many or few
persons at Charleston, 1t is q wholesome
Sign to see the Courier making haste to
dlsavow them. We presume that there
are still a number Of such fossililerous
Bourbons down there, and will
be until death kindly intervenes
for their removal, but they are q
doomed political and social element
In this and every other State, and
can never prescribe men in the future as
they have in the past for opinions in re.
gard to an institution that the Christian
world has condemned as a relic Of barbar.
ism. The Courier sees what q dead weight
the known existence Of such class
at this late day would be upon the pros.
poets OF Charleston, and therefore loses
no time in assigning them a back seat in
that community.


The Contest Over the Currency Bill.


The struggle in tho House at Wash
iugton over the currency question closed
as indecisively on Saturday as on the day
before. An adjournment was carried be.
fore the sense Of the body could be ascer.
tanned on the Senate bill. That bill Is now
attached to the regular House bill, in the
shape of an amendment by Gen. BUTIRR,