The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-22
Letters from the People.
RrTcHIE COUNTY, West VA,
I gATsg April l8, 1867.
Editor Of the Register:

sHjsaqeys April ls, 1867.
Editor Of the Register X
Feeling so rejoiced over the glad
tidings from way down East in the land
of wooden nutmegs and clocks, and
seeing the CONSERVATION among the
mongrels over the just fate that is sure
ly but slowly overtaking them, felt as
though could not avoid writing you Q
few lines of congratulation from this
section of mongrel rule and oppression.
The Connecticut election having been
fair stand up fight between the Demo-
cratic Conservative White Mans Gov
ernment party on the one side, and the
Mongrel Disunion Destructive Central
izing Negro Worshippers on the other,
the issue proved glorious victory, full
ly and clearly redeeming the State from
the clutches of the Mongrelites, show
ing that majority of the people of that
State still adheres to the golden rule
and giving terrible CONSERVATION to
her Radical members of the rump Con-
gress who voted to infict negro suf-
frage on the Southern people, and the
signs of'ths time indicate that this is
only beginning of what is to happen
in the coming elections in New York,
Pennsylvania, and in the municipal
elections that have taken place and are
taking place every day.in the Western
State. And while ! every day hear men
preaching 9hat we will never get back
to the spirit of Government as founded
by our fathers, I still have hope and
faith that our Government is too young,
too vigorous and possessed of too much
life and virtue to so tamely yield to op-
preston and wrong for any length of
time. The Mongrel leaders in our own
state move with caution; they are
afraid of that political tello de se SPOKEN
of by our funny little Governor in the
Mongrel Convention held last summer
at Philadelphia. Hairy Tom lacks the
discretion Of Arthur, the shrewdness of
Jimmy Carpet-sack and Overcoat, Dan
iel POrker, &c, and boldly comes out
in tho Ritchie Press In favor of negro
equality, but these other French gen
tlemen know full we'll that if the issue
was made fairly and squarely here, as
it was in Connecticut, that notwith-
standing their constitutional amend
ments, test oaths, and other cowardly
expedients to prevent and hamper fair
expression Of public opinion, they would
be hurled from power and condemned
to that insignificance from whence they
came, and where their merit or want Of
merit says they should GO. The tight
reins and the vigorous lash that the re-
naming ours have been subjected to for
the last few years is becoming too op-
pressive, and they begin to whine and
sauirm like o monkey under the lash OF
his master. Some of our best citizens
of the Radical persuasion a few days
since, being possessed of more manhood
and liberality than the great majority
of their brethren, recommended young
man of irreproachable character to the
over loyal County Superintendent OF
Free Schools of this county, to be ex-
amined preparatory to teaching school,
and because he had not been braylng,
bullying, vaunting Mongrel, the hue
and cry was raised that he and those
who recommended him. were rebels,
which has created no small feeling In
the county and will drive many good
man out of the Mongrel ranks. In May,
1866, the Mongrels beat us four hun
dred and seven votes, and last fall the
majority fell short of three hundred, so
you see that it is only question of time
when we will be able to defeat them,
notwithstanding the three political sat
elites and toads that little Arthur l. has
appointed in this town to do his dirty
work. We are gaining strength every
day slowly but surely, whilst they are
losing and growing weaker. Our peo-
pie seem remarkably cheerful, and few
Of them seem to realize the true state OF
affairs.
We have had delightful April, the
weather being warm and dry. Peach
trees are in full bloom, and the prospect
for an abundant fruit crop was never
better in this county than it is now.
Wheat is looking excellent, but there is
q very small quantity sown. Game is
plenty in the wooks, and fishingis glo-
rious. You cannot turn a corner any
where in the evening without meeting
some one with fine string OF bass, sun
fish, &c. Yours, &c, BLANCo.