The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-30
. FROM PLEAsANTs COUNTY.
Union TIP, PEASANTS Co.. W. VA,
August goth, 1866.

Editors of the Register: go ia ,H..
II 80 seldom happens that we see q
communication from this part of the
country that T thought I would scribble
few lines for your valuable paper, and
rive you few items and ideas from our
sectien of country. The crops here are
generally good oats yielded well; corn
never looked better and promises worry
heavy yield; fruit is not very plenty,
People are preparing to SOW good deal
of wheat this fall Potatoes look splen'
did. Politics are beginning to assume
shape again, and considerable excite
ment is seen at public places through
the country in consequence. a great
many who have been acting With Inc
RAIDS all along are beginning to have
their eyes opened. Reason is beginnln g
to assert her rights and manifest herself
in the talk and actions of the people.
The assembling of the great Philadelphia
Convention is having it sgood effects, as
the people get to know and understand
more about it. The revolutionary, mar
row minded and selfish policy of Con.
Dress has thoroughly Disguised great
many of those who have been acting
with the radical party heretofore. Espe.
ciallv ia this seen among the soldiers no
begin to see by whom they have been led
When Congress estimates their services
at hundred dollars. q
Was ever such scoundrelism seen be.
fore2 When the services OF those VINO
periled life, limb and fortune, all, LOT
country, is estimated at the rate OF one
hundred dollars, while the services OF
those Iawless, fanatical revolutionists
and stay.at-home patriots who style
themselves the Congress of the United
States, are estim ated at S., cooper session,
il ia to be hoped for the benefit of the
people and the honor of the American
nation that another such set ofpolitical
wire pullers and avaricious demagogues
NAV never be assembled at Washington
again; and it is to be devoutly prayed
for that the peopleof West Virginia may
never again witness the Illuminating
spectacle of the assembling OF the coun-
terpart of Congress, as was presented TO
us in Wheeling the last session OF our
legislature.
The nomination of Col. D. D. johnson
for Congress gives general satisfaction,
especially to the members of the old LAT
regiment, and the old Second Brigade,
who have seen him tried on so many
of the bloody battle fields of Virginia.
His manly bearing and gallant conduct
| in the memorable campaign OF "a endear
| him to the hearts of those noble patriots
who stood by him in that period of peril
The people generally sympathize with
Hubbard, and are anxious that he should
not be returned to Congress, to have his
conscience subjected to another such a
trial as he experienced last session. We
commiserate him as we do the
NJ an that fell among thieves, aud we con
graduate him on his fortunate escape
Peasants county will give a handsome
majority for the National Union party
ticket Col. Dan will be elected by a
rousing majority this fall, and radicallsm
will be buried 50 deep that all the devo
tees of niggerness and the hungry horde
of greedy radical Office seekers will never
be able to exhume its putrid remains.
Very respectfully yours,
BLUE JACKET.