The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-04-29
The "Loyaln Edifors' Convention
Their Claims to "LeyaIty" md their
Personnel.
.. I'd. PARKERsBURG, w. Va,
April 90, 1867.
Editor of the Register

Editor of the Register:
The "loyal" Editors Convention i,
now numbered among the things that
were. They came, they saw, they eat
they drank, Cat the peoples expense.
and they departed. The privilege OF
the city" was extended to them, to such
an extent as to pay their board bills
and they were feted, boated, driven
and made much of-all of which OuI
heavily taxed people must pay for.
One of our favorits poets has wisely
said, "the proper study Of mankind is
man. and l amused myself during
their stay here, by studying the phys
iogn and learning what could of the
antecedents of our "loyal" visitors.
First comes Gen. T. NJ. Harris, whose
worship of Mars has rendered him so
UNANIMOUSLY famous. He is very large
man to be editor of so small Q paper,
which paper, however, is in keeping
With his intellectual calibre. The char
acter of this individual has been ven
tilated through your columns, and his
claims to "loyalty" so we'll established
that it is hardly necessary for me tc
sneak of him. / believe his first at,
tempt at "saving the country" consist
ed in endeavoring to raise men for the
rebel army, and failing in this he Joined
the Federal forces, and fnally succeeded
in bringing peace and happiness to ouI
distracted land by numbering an lnno'
cent woman. His last achievement was
to be severely whipped by his opponent
for legislative honors for the misrepre-
sentations he made during the canvass
aud to ask the Legislature to expel
fellow member, who is infinitely his SUI
erior in point of brains as well as NOR
ais, although said member was a con-
yicted thief. leave him alone in his
glory! .,
Convention may not be separated,
NEXT speak of the acting editor of the
Teleqrdph, and confess do so with
feeling of delicacy, both on account OF
his wears, and, notwithstanding his
present company, his respectability
General Northcott, if remember cor
rectly, was the second editor i'll the
State who came out boldly and opposed
the amendment to the Constitution OF
this State. honored him then for III:
manly course, read with interest his
able articles on this subject, and re-
pretted his change of views in this re-
9ard. His "loyalty' is OF better
Character than that of his associates
having been soldier, and suffered fol
his country. He was captured by rebe
pnerrillas during the war, and Is a pris'
on survivor.
Next comes the immortal Boyd, who
puffed up with vanity, and swelled out
of proportion by--good living, OF
course, frowns down upon the lesser
lights among the "negroPhilists.' H,
is q fitting example of the fact that
Nothing exceeds in ridicule, no doubt
A fool n fashion, but fool that's out
His passiop for absurditys 80 strong,
he cannot brook rival in The trrong.'
OF his character, simply refer ths
reader to the editorial columns of CO.
temporary, who openly accused him o.
theft and all manner of dishonesty. Hi'
"loyalty" is made up entirely of loud
brayado and fierce onslaughts on the
constitutional rights Of his fellow citi
zens, "whose shoe-latchets he Is unwor
thy to unloose."
We next refer to the gentlemen from
Berkeley. The junior editor of the pa.
per we do not know, and consequently
pass him by as unworthy of notice. Mr..
Hoke, the senior, who rules his coun.
ty as though he carried its destinies in
his breeches' pocket, is small, spright
y-looking man, whom we shoald judge
was addicted to wine and =. Hi:
contemporary of the Sep Era denounces
him as being guilty of gross drunken.
ness, and conduct unbecOming gentle
man, at ball held in Martinsbure
sometime since. His c.aims to "loyaltys
consist in having staid at home ard
held "fat' offices during the war, II
can truly be said of.him, that ! - .
This fellsw is wise enough toplay the fool:
And to do that well. Graves kind Of wit"
/ now como to speak Of the illustri-
ons Alexander, who presides over the
deatiuies of the IRteliisencer. What
shall be said of himi His appearance
nuts me in mind of Shakespeare
fsmoo,h faced gentleman-trickling
eommodity.n Always iundecided, he
waits TO ses which wsy tho winds polit-
ical blow, and then follows mp, assum-
ing the dignity and pompousness OF the
great path finder. Discretion, he