The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-21
Political situation In west Virginia
Death OF Hon. Henry s. walker,
Ex-Congressman.
Editors Intellfoencer:


We take great pleasure in informing
the editor and would be Congressm m
of the Fret District of West Virginia,
that he made a slight mistake, under
the heading, "Ths Faithful Wounds of
Friendship" in the issue of November
10Th, 1868. 1t was not "Nat. HARRISON
nor Bolivar Young, boss pistol par
son." whose elections were defeated; as
"Nat." the .'superb, !" is elected by more
than eleven 'ingloriousn majority, and
the Theological Thug'sn majority over
"Captain O. A. SperFy," democrat to
the State Senate) is sufficient to secure
another vote to His Excellency, the
dog, for the United States Senate, cor
some other knave or fool" Dear ex-
Congressman and superanuated inhab-
itants of military prison, your rooster
is in the habit of growing rather soon.
You had better extract 1.-THE teaspoon
full OF brain and salt it, administering
a little quiuineto settle the nerves, SO
that he will not rise SO early. The tele-
gram you received from the Union Reg
lister, you will find to be about as reliR-
BILE as The Wheeling Register ON the
"3, 600 Democratic majority in West Va.
You Wilktlearn by and by that It was
Mcpherson, Sperry, Camden, Seymour,
Walker, and the whole rebel crew who
were not only defeated and disappoiDt-
ed in the Seventh Judicial and Ninth
Senatorial Districts, but throughput
the State of West Virginia and the
Union. Dear trio of Bakers and
Walker, we congratulate you on the
destruction of the Atheneums the at
sence of General Hunter, and soldiers
no nearer than Paramount. We know
you tremble in your boots when you
hear or Yankee soldiers in the State,
although they be a miles distant. You
need not fear the enchanted ground
near the Postofiice, as fire has rendered
your cage untenable.
We would bid you an affectionate
farewell, as you take on your donioH
exit from the land of AtKilkenny CATS
wishing you a happy voyage up t'Salt
river" where there are no Congression-
al halls, trump Congress-" 'lllegiti-
mate State or POBtothCes TO derHnge
the ..teaspoonfuI OF BRAIN" or disturb
the quiet OF your retreat and where
you may engage in your former legtti-
mate business of selling stTichnine
whIskey. in partnership with your pas
tor, p. ". Nasty, in the grocery bust
ness, until HBrick Pomeroy" gives you
q place in his cabinet SO richly earned,
or until he sends you collector of GUS
toms at the Five Points," New York;
or minister extraordinary to billings.
gate" England, from which eminence
of fame you may easily soar onward
RndidOWnWaTd to the prime ministry
OF blaggards in the region of fallen
angels and men, and finally become
the prince OF the ancient inhabitants of
SodOm and GOmOrrah.
Hon. Henry s. Walker, poor fellow !
he died the 23d of last October, in the
first year of his reign. He fell on the
field OF battle, all covered with blisters,
by the ruthless ballots of Radicals,
led on by General Duval, 9s5 naioEity.
Dead; 'IoUeTp oigeTed, but not conquered
Alas poor Henryl The well known
tread OF his short leg, will be heard 20
more forever, on the pavements lead
ing up to the Capitol and the Congress
siOnal Hall. His melodious voice no
longer echoes in the House of Repre-
sentHIives. No longer will he write
sweet morsels for the Wheeling Regis.
ter, and the La Crosse Democrat, as
special Correspondent at Washington, ID.
@. His mortal remains are being con-
veyed up tiSalt River, p where they will
be embalmed in spiTituous liquors,
where they will finally be consigned TO
Salt and Birthstone Lake.
.tIet us have peace, !" to his memory;
ethis-desk be draped in mourning, let
the capital at Washington be shrouded
in blackness, les'the members OF Con-
gress clolhe themselves in mourning
for two years to come: let the Nation
aye let people sit down in sack cloth
and ashes. let the sun refuse 10 shine
and tbs moon veil her face, Let the earth
be covered in the sable shades OF Egyp-
tian night, for great man has fallen, q
mighty. Democrat is dead. All the
trio are crashed. they who held up the
defnnct monarchy OF Democracy. The
chief pillars are broken Oil ye ICON
serVatiVe" Democrats constitutional
Rebels, stand from under, for the
mighty weight of Free Negroes and
Radicals have ruined ms and ground
the whole Democratic party TO POWDER
60 Lueifef, son OF the morning, how
thou art fallen" Gone to where the
ssWhangsa doodle mourneth her FIRST
born.n Grant and Bormanite.
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