The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-24
MUsCoE GARNET.
JAMES PATTERSON.
. THOMAS HALL KRnLAM,
aoYERNoR PTERPo1NT.

s5. THOMAS HALL 3KRnLAM.
GOvERNoR RPIERPoINT. a
His UnenYiabIe situation at Rich.
mOnd..-The Newspaper Articles Com
,cernIng Him.-.The Attempt OF Pol.
lard 10 Force Him to oResiEn. Is
Article Number One, mplImentary,) from
the Repubttc-only Union paper in Rich
mond.l tjs,t s-J,,i...i ll.Iii=lsll ciif
Our readers can attest with what con-
sistent devotion we have sustained Gov
ernor Pierpoint in his liberal and gem
erous administration of this govern
ment. But it has not succeeded as it
ought to have done. The failure rests
not with Governor Pierpoint. 1t results
from the thwarting of his avowed poll
generosity, he had helped to fortune
and power, have no sooner gotten, by
his agency, their 4" free pdpe1s" from
Washington, than they req ute him by
expelling from Office his appointees,
and choosing others to control and
checkmate him in his most important
executive functions. Hl-I
impracticable, Its overthrow is de-
creed, and that, we surmise, speedily
10y LlIUsO-r,rlIO, 1tfNe Speaker baldwin,
"hope to see General Lee GOUeT3ioT-." II
IL. De superseded IN tLnlS Way Iileus VIII
poor old Virginia be the hot-bed to
force into existence rank and poison
Gus crop bearing the fruits of treason
and disfoyalty. There can, then, be no
peace, no repose, no stability. No hope,
then, but in a war with France or Mex
leo, to allow these sons of chivalry TO
try their coveted chances of new re-
volt, while the United States are engaged
with n foreign foe, and to expel or hang
the UnionisLs who will not join, them
| in their nefarious designs. .-,...
laiiWilI the President and Congress al
low them this sway {? -.
| (Article Number Two-( -(defnmatory) from
Pollard's ferocious rebel paper-the Exami-
Jf&5& Is there a man in the
| Capitol so silly as not to know that
Peirpoint is already in the plans of the
Radicals. Timid, nerveless, he lodges
along under the wall while they are
fighting out in the road, but he keeps in
| call. He fires away wherever he can
iuhict wound on a true man without
showing the colors under which he is
arrayed. He, and the more dangerous
I men who employ him, dare not yet
ayow their real designs. But any close
observer of his movements must see
THAT he is under the control of the Radi-
calls. The recent action of the Virginia
Legislature in stripping the State Gov
eminent of the influences which he
/ was spreading around 1t is highly ap.
4 prcciated by the friends of Mr.. John
! sons administration In the Northern
States as well as ut Richmond. Indeed
4 Peirpoint is so reduced in power and
consequence, by this sort of action
that, he may be discarded by the Radi'
Gals as no longer worth their attention
4 Personally, he never could be of value
to any one, but recognition of him. as
aGoyernorp for the time being, gave
the poor man capital enough to get him
Into business larger than he ever ex.
l horseback has already spurred himself
to!ruin. roy -
1 We again and again urge the Virgin
i ia Legislature not to shrink from 6
i manly supporter Mr.. Johnson's admin
istration, and abandontto the Radicals
the Executive power of this Common
j wealth. Peirpoint is, in no fair sense
Il the GU bernatorial chair in this State.-
Then why permit him TO hold q place
where he can do Virginia and tbs
4 friends of Virginia so much injury
i After the Legislature is sgone, the power
of Virginia is exercised by her Cover
nor. The moral influence OF Yirginig
4 may be cast where, Peirpoint is led, anc
wesp and blush to see the power of this
4 State cast, We warn the men who art
in our Legislature to-day. When tht
State suffers, with our warning unheed
4 ed, we shall apply the lash with ar
lunftinehing hand 70 the very men wht
A misiead others. Let the people OF VII; 4.
i Hinia elect a Governor, and then we VII
4 Be safe from this form of danger. Nc
man who has character enough TO ge
i the place of Governor from the people
Il of the State could betray them to INT
Il Radicals of the North. This person
II with his precinct vote for a great Stat'
office, is Just ofthe sort of small oharao
ters who are dangerous when put II
places ofmuch influence. The State Is en-
i Titled to a Governor of her own, and un
der every obligation, she ought % nay ~
one free from the control of the Radica
opponents of Andrew Johnson. III N
is to be beaten in his plans, at least set
'tthat the voice of Virginia Is not heart
tmingling with the war shouts oi ne
worst enemies. s.rid1 E.1ni
Imagine the sorry figure these gentle
men will make in the presence OF tnel
Econstituents year or 50 hence whei
they are asked how many votes e!eotet
as HGoVernour'' of Virginia the ctlzel
: of Morgantown, in West Virginia, Wh,
: is now sometimes called "Goyernour.
: BY their acquiescence alone IS ne en-
n couraged to continue this assumptlon
When he first came here from Ale1an
tdria he was so ashamed OF the pretene
that he was a "Goyernour" that h
) layowed his purpose TO give. way 500
| for another election. Since he has see
the Legislature going back from VIVA .ih
!, he then Thought was the high positio
of Virginians, he has advanced ror
, his place, and struts about as If he WeE
} really a 9Goyernour.n The poor tel
J bow wns under a scare then. he begin
! to thinkhe Is safe. Let him ana tnos
4 ne Vir0inia are neither dead nor blind