The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-21
THE USITED STATES SENATORS
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Review or Candidates and
Isl NIheIr Merits. Is

s1tClt0faN4 HtcttiyCHceT : p
am glad TO learn that you propose
10 publish communications in relation
to the Rspirants for the office of United
States Senator. 1 regard this as very
'fair offer, and through tho medium OF
your paper (Which Circulates through
out our STATED the Representatives of
the people In The Legislature may ar
rive at a knowledge OF the choice of the
people. s''----'s'7-1z l@'7l'.''' 80
Awaiting myself of your liberality, /
have concluded 10 tell, the people
through your columns, the kind of man
wo ought TO hRve to represent us i'll the
United States Senate ~" l''i'
In tho first place, VIC want man who
viii work In tho Radical harness with
outEicking in the ptruces, us Mr.. Van
Wrinkle has, occasionally done.
We want an orthodox Radical United
States Senatorial true representative
OF West Virginia politics; and we want
more than This. We want a man thar
will keep up the status OF West Virginia
In the sisterhood of States, ono who
Will SEQ that in the distribution of pub.
lie offices. West Virginia has her share,
aud that will guard ali the various inte-
rests of our people. 49,"
These things candor compels me TO
say have not been sufficiently attended
TO by our present Senators. They have
permitted West Virginia TO be kept in
the back ground. Go to the different
departments in Washington and you
will Ortho thousands employed there,
find only, here and there Il West Nir.
gilman. a.H sa..H ~ .4
Examine tho diplomatic list and you
will find one or Two West Yirginiaus
i'll subordinate POSITIONS This must
DO i'll II great degree owing 10 the mat.
tentiun OF our Senators and representa-
lives i'll Congress. BY way OF paren-
thesis will here shy that Hon. g. D.
| Hubbard has been an hOnored excep-
ton 10 this charge or carelessuess for
he has labored faithfully for his people.
| We still want something more in our
| Senator, We want man who will
| take special intereStin our soldiers. The
men W no defended the lives and proper
tyfD our citizens during the late war
| Virginia soldiers have been; these
soldiers must have more showing than
they have had. "-
1 now propose to notice briefly each
| gentleman whose name has been men
toned in connection with the United
States SenatOrshiP. l will mention
| Gov. Foreman first, as he has been The
longest in the field and most spoken of.
| What are his qualifications? What per-
sonal sacrifices has he undergone that
| the people of West Virginia owe him
| this position as q debt of gratitude? He
Is man OF respectable ability, orlhuoX
| in his politics, and az ambitious as men
usually get 10 be. Is he the man we
| waui? l should say, without hesitH-
ton, he is not. He is personally gen
tLeman Of high integrity and moral hon
| cSty, but lie does not beStOw thought
and care enough upon his people. This
fact was sufficiently developed dutiuB
the late rebellion. While other loyal
| Governors were visiting their soldiers
] inf Iva nj al a
at home, and never gave any personal
| supervision 10 the brave boys who were
sickening in hospitals and riskipg their
| lives iu defence of their country.
And although we had as Draws
| officers, and as effiuiant rs any
i'll the volunteer army, not one ofthem
| ever attained to a Brigaliefship through
the interpretation of the Governor OF the
State. General Duval obtained his
| Stars upon tho recommendation Ot Gen.
Sheridan, and Gen. Harris received his
pI OmUtiun through Gen. Grant. Nine
| tenths OF the Soldiers OF West Virginia
are opposed TO Governor BoremRn, and
they have voted for him as the nominee
| for Governor only because they would
rather do that than permit rebel TO he
| elected.
A. w. Campbell, Esq, is Il young
gentleman who probably possesses
more ability than any other mau spo-
|
hetwesn him and Governor BOrenauS
Tine latter has more prestige than he
deserves; while the former has not half
as muSh., Campbell has done more for
| West Virginia than any. other man, but
has never received. credit for halr lac
did, while Roteman hnS received fully
ms much credit ms he deserves.
Hon. Daniel POlsley is II good man
and true man, but he has not That
energy and activity that should be
possessed Ivy the man whom we elect
as United States Senator.
| EX-GOvcrnOr PierpOint is spoken of
by few, but without having any
particular objections TO him, will
only say That he has no chance. lie and
Governor BoremRn have both been oc
| cupying easy positions since the war
commenced, aud they should let modes
ty have fair play, and retire 10 private
| lite.
Iknow something OF the preferences
of the soldiers OF West Virginia. and
also Of many OF its citizens, and the SOL
diers want n representative OF their own
body, ;if they can get tho proper one;
but il they cannot get soldier into the
Senate, they want the Hon. G. ID. HnO'
bard as the Soldiers best friend among
the prominent citizens now spoken OF.
lie has SO far proved himself the friend
of the soldier and the friend of West
Virginia. He is known 10 the promi.
nent men OF the nation, aud is a man
who commands respect in Washington,
and would probably do moro for us
than any of the gentlemen named
/ am, however, for IL soldier. If we
can get the right one. Tho Of
flee is due to the soldiers of
OF West Virginia. The soldiers con-
stitute more than ono half OF tho legal
votes ofthe State, therefore their claims
to this office should be heard and prop
erly respected.
Before closing this communication
would respectfully ask II 1t would not
be we'll enough for some other portion
OF West Virginia 10 have tho Senator
than Wood county. Within the last
five years they have had one Repregen.
tative In Congress one Senator and two
Governors of the State. 1 repeat, IL sol
der or Hubbard.
HARRISON COUNTY,
December ~, 1868.
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