The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1868-12-28
VAN 1RUMP'S LETTERS.
Written for TIE Democrat.
NUMBER THkIu.
Our Next United states sena tor-The
Probable and Improbable Results.

Our Next united states Senator-INe
Probable and Improbable Results.
We stopped very suddenly last week
not because we hadn't sny:!sing to say.
but because We didn't know how to say it.
We've got over that now. and our ideas
aow like the thousand barrel well at
Burniug Springs-rhat is, on Il grow
wing subject of the claims Of the different
f"'lcrs who w,n the situation Of United
Sr,tes Senator f'm West Virginia
There's lIutbari-Che.ter D--he wants
to be United States Senator. He's got
,lnims.-h"'s been claimip' to represent
the lst District in Congress for the last
four years. But That's mistake lie
claims to be opposed to Niger snfIrage-
but he helped to make sufrages Of the
nigs in the District Of Columbia. lie
lik wise went for bigger sufferin' in the
South-thats ours, too. And then,
/ thestcr'sS sweet-scented cpss, anyhoW
Tie amt NJ relation to the Chester white
boar what them Conservative fellcrs have
.ot-not any. He amt broad on the
back and wide between the eyes. No
sir. ils hriSilcs sticks out rs strui ght as
;hr qaiIs on the frelfnl porkipinc. Aui
then his voice-it amt exactly as meSlif-
lous as sounding brass and tinkliug Gym
halls. neither is it like unto the musical
grunt Of the Chester white aforesaid. hu,
kinder brt1ixt and between like--espc-
cially between. He suggested that re-
trenclmcnt plank in the Chicago platform,
by returning his extra pay to the con-
ciencc fund. but then, Chester amt go,
no chance. anyway. Hes been sucking
the public teat ever since Pierpoiut start
ID his gov'mcnt at Wheeling, and We
think he ought to be a pretty healthy old
,utau, by this tilne-old enough to be
weaned, anyhow.
There's "Gov'uer' Pierpoint. Of Vir-
ginia-he wants to be United States Sen.
ator. Now VI know Frauk-aud Frank 5
gu.hrr. He's been gusbin' heap
since carpct-hpg Wells kicked him out u:
his .itntiun ut Richmond And then.
Frank would he fearful Teller on the re-.
construct. Him and John, and Archy.
reconstructed g'',erument in 1851. aid
Frank ouannkrd Arci'y, and got si'ua.
fiun a. G"v'ncr--and John ou'hankei
Frank, and got situation in the Umtci
States Senate. leaving Archy at home t"
pull the hnd tcat--and he pulled it
.rnd hos kept pulIn'lt ever since. Well,
Frank went over to Alexandra and s"t
up his go,'ment-and he kept itsot tier.
until 1863. Then he carpet Jagged up
To liichmoud II" had SAT- thing OF II
there. lie had bully house to live ill
and the rent didn', cnst him nary red
nor his furniture nor his fir, wood. nor
his lamp oil. n,r anything Of tina, kind.
tie had gay time playin Gov'ner-and
he used to pardon the niger, and sich--
especially the sicll-so TO speak--Shai
had been sent to the peni,en'iary for do.
my vha, they hadn't or,er. Yes, Frank
had a mighty good time, there's 10 doubt
about that. Bu, onr day his old friend
rhad. Stevens forgot u take his morun'
iir,rrs, aud consequently he was cr"ss-
and he discovered that Frank wasn't run.
min the machine exactly acrordin 10
gnnrcr. and he turned in and passed II
little bill which called Franks gown
Military District No. L. and he sent
down Mr. Carpci-l'ag General Wclls-
from Mirhipau-snd Mr. Carpet Bag
General Wells incUn in"ntiy Kicked Frank
ont If his fat situation AZ Gov'ner An
this is the story Of Frank II. pirrEoint,
deceased, late Of Richmond, Va Re.
Y"iesch in I~rs.
Thus. briefly have we redeemed our
plrdge-magnanin,ously and impartially
have We discussed the claims and merits
Of the SEVERAL candidates for Senatorial
honors 80 far as they ha'" been presenter
TO -ur notice. If we have been partial
to any. W. take il all hack--we never
said it-nei,hrr do We intend to say it.
At The present .ritil.' the list Of as..pi-