The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-24

sinia, but became q Rebel cavalry col.
onel. Yarmouth says he went into the
war q Christian and came out of It Q
sinner and a blackguard. He never
killed anybody and never got killed
himself. At the close Of the war he
went to Texas. He was chock full Of
rebel sentiments then. Suddenly be
left Texas aud came here He became
Radical last year, and was elected
Speaker when Mortimer was kicked out
for bribery. He is smart and intelligent,
but his normal condition is dead drunk.
He is eternally scratching himself.
f. L. Weber, another OF the crowd. is
Dutch Frenchman from Alsace. One
wouldn't care about meeting him On
lonely road on dark night Some
time ago he was indicted for assassinst.
ing Mr.. William G. Winter, one of the
best citizens of West Louisiana. He is
Just the man to endear himself to the
Grant party. Possibly he is the being
who drew the pistol on Gov. Yarmouth
when driven out OF the Convention by
the soldiers.
J. J. Laurent is mulstto employed
in Joubert's office He began his polit
ical operations as page in the first re-
construction convention. lie can eat
another mans dinner quicker than any
other colored man in New Orleans.
J. s. Harris is an ex-United States
Senator, out Of a job, and looking Tor
office. He is a lively carpet.bsgger.
and you can bet your life he will get an
office il blacking Caseys boots and
blowing Grants bugle will fetch one,
J. Henry Burch, another OF Grants
lovely crew, is an attache OF Chapmans
office. He is onequarter white man
and threequarters negro. lie works
ten minutes in year, and that is when
he draws his salary.
George NJ Wicklfie is another OF the
beauties. lie was in the Confederate
army, cutting the throats Of non COM
batants and burning all the cotton he
could find. He turned Republican
after the war, and got into office. The
first thing he did was to steal $500, 200
He was hauled up by the Legislature,
impeached, tried and pitched out OF
office. He is in his place with the
Grant party.
James F. Casey is the brotherin-law
OF the President and Collector OF the
port Of New Orleans. He is the prince
beat Of Grants relatives Old Jesse Ia
not pattern for him. lie has q keen
scent. He gets on the track Of all those
who are opposed to Grants renomina.
ton. He is just the man to use bayo'
nets TO keep his brother in.law in power.
John A. Walsh is one OF the healthy
hollyhocks OF the Grant party. lie is
the editor OF the New Orleans Patriot
Packard sent him TO Governor War
mouth TO offer the Governor $50, 600 in
greenbacks il he would sign Nicolson
pavement job. The Governor refused,
and ever since then Walsh has been
one OF the most rabid Grant men in
Louisiana.
The last OF this beautiful crowd IL j.
II. q. Pitkin. Governor Yarmouth
saws that Pitkin joined the Confederate
army, deserted from its ranks, joined
the Union army, became frightened,
and, by the dexterous use OF a piece OF
soap, under his tongue, threw himself
into fits and irothed himself into q dis.
charge. As long ago as 1864 he de.
nounced the war as unconstitutional
and wrong. Grants relatives could not
find n better man to DO their bidding.
He is looking for fat Office, and he
will get il IL Grant is reelected.
Such are the delegates who, by the
aid Of Grants bayonets, drove the War
mouth men from the Louisiana Conveu.
ton. There is not one honest man
among them