The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-12
Letters from the People.
FROM RITCHIE COUNTY.
Family Disseusions-The Discord OF
the Radical Household.
- MAY 7th, lS6S.

Editor OF the Register
have been somewhat amused by the
beautiful broil between the IntelHgeacer
and the Richie Press, Us to whether the
Radical politicians shall have all the
officers, or divide With the soldiers.
For the assertions of the Press you
not only Have the authority of that
paper, but you have the article of VIM.
H. Douglass, a rich bond holder, aud
Clerk of the Circuit Court; Noah Rex
road. Commissioner of the State, to re-
assess lands throughout the State-also,
"A merchant and farmer; Il. M. Pier
point, same occupation of Rexroad,
with the advantage of being brother
of the"late lamented" Governor of Nir-
ginia; E. G. Day, a prominent lawyer.
late Postmaster, and editor OF
the Press, and general sign
painter for his city; DR.. VIM. NJ.
Reimer, medical adviser of the Rad
ical camp in his county; who keeps
their systsms in order by proper and
and abundant supplies Ofpills, paragoric
and bad whisky, and who is sometimes
indicted for giving ont the whisky, but
not the pills or paragoric.
These prominent spirits IL the Radl-
cal party have the temerity to publicly
declare that the "IRtelligenGer is con-
ducted in the interest of clique, and
beyond the smoke environed bounds OF
Wheeling nothing eau be found worthy
of honor in the Republican party In the
State"
At the commencement of the war
| Harris was said to be secessionist.
This has frequently been charged but
not denied. After that he turned 10y
al" fiourished his sword, oppressed the
helpless. hung old Mrs. Snrratt, and
came home.
The only real battle he is said to have
participated in was with General Core,
after the war was over. For some in
Insult to Core the latter slapped his
face, knocked him down, kicked his
posteriors, picked him up and let him
90. Why will the IntelligeHcer say Har-
Fis is not a great aud good mani and
WHY will the Press insinuate that the
Mtelliqencer is conducted by our Con
gressional bond holder Hubbard and the
Wiley, artful Archy Campbell
They are certainly the clique re-
ferred to, both looking up
to high positions. Archv for Governor
and Hubbard for Congress- rich feast
in prospect for the good people OF this
State this fall.
The mistake with Archy has been that
he first overshot the mark and then
again he aimed tso low. Preferring to
act as his own engineer be ran the IN
telHqenoer machine in his own interest
and again and again aimed at seat IN
the Senate of the United States. But
unfortunately, the grade was too steep
the track was too rough and the
engine hadn't power enough, sc
poor Arohy hadn't the pleasure OF
reaching that much coveted high
position where he could have helped
Charles Sumner hold Andy johnson
whilst Ben. Butler took his scalp of
Not to be put off in this way, Archy oil
ed mp his engine and again on the track
starts out for seat in the Senate OF
the State, but in tins he fails. A bro
ken rail jumps his engine off an EN-,
bankment, general smash up follows
and Archy, resigning his position of en-
gineer, has Gas we may infer from the
mention of his name in the public prints)
started out on his own hook and on
foot in search of Gnbernatorial hoaors;,
For Congress Mr.. Hubbard has the
inside track. on the Radical side. He
can buy up friends with official patron
age, and then he may have money assis'
tanee from the New England States az
| it was said he had two years ago, and
then again he is a bond'holder, in favor
of all the oppressive measures upon the
people by that lordly class who set eacE
in their easy counting house chairs and
crack the masters whip over the heads
of our over-taxed people.
And withal, according to the. idea OF
the Ritchie Press, he resides within the
limits of the ''smoke environed City oi
Wheeling"