The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-27
CHARLESTON.
The Patriotic Scramble for once

The Patriotic Scramble for once.
Correspondence .aae!Ert:l C0n=s!sIGl
CTAgLZsTOT, nor. %, 1872
Tle f:s: sesziUg u the West TFaIoia
Legislature, uDder the new constitution,
assembled On yes!e:cay. Some days ago
The IHh0L bryan, Upt was confined 70! q
time % ;Lo.e who had a.hes - nv, a2es
" gru3, o! Oihe: little. ope!.,iJns Of
equal GniHtGes's1Dees 70 perform. Some
TsnId % be Pre:icep! u the Senate,
sone ielt tbst Speaker Of the House would
cit pslats5ly upon their distinguished
EEn.ss. and even those were 10 be found
who believed ii would add 10 the pleasgr
able rsnOwn Of their worthy names TO
have coupled herewith the Teyereutisl
title Of Sergeant, DD0rkecpcr or the ike.
!! seGns that the Office u DOOEkeeper, Of
al in tho States gift, is Of least import
Snce, since the stable Old doom are more
apt 70 Keep themselves than any other
objects d the states gOlicrUde For oil
these GlIars OF patriotic sacrifice there
were offered willing victims Of the cOGia.
gio1s emotion. Saturday night, SUNDAY,
and all tine long anxious, tedious. weary
hondsy, I'LL II p. N. were devoted u
tho, :: stem OF yielding 70 the irnportu-
nllIea q bO!iCitOus friends" which hes
become prOmincn! feature 10 the poll
tics d the country. No man wanna an
Office nowadays, and but Tor demands
upon his conscience which his Lecse Of
duty TO his country az one Of its patriots
prohibits his dmregarding, no man, Tor any
consideration, would be induced to enter
public life. Each man, however, happens TO
haze 1tiscreet friends, and through these
friends many guilelcsS heart 10 begu!led
into devotion 10 the false gods Of polit.
teal ambition. And many man Iacri.
fees himself and takes the risk Of Gacri.
iictng the Interests Of his country through
iear u dong injustice 10 friends" whose
only existence, lie and origin Is found in
the iyPc.setters department Of some
country printing Office. seven common
letters 1I the Alphdbe! used logcniouSIy
have made friends enough on many an
occasion 10 bring u man "unw!liinyly"
before the public, and to send him "un.
Willingly" buck again where he cane
from. Several d these unwilling" &C.
currcDccs have taken place in tie Organi.
ziiI0n Of the present Legislature, which
was perfected IN approved style aud upon
peTnsucnt basis yesterday. D. D.
johnson, u Tyler, was elected President
0. the SenSie--a very excellent selection.
w. W Miller, Of Ohio county, was made
Speaker Of the IlOuSe Of Delegates
Tbs was also d very sensible decision.
Both gentlemen arc up" 10 parliament.
AIRY Law, and both are well qusl!Ged by
manner. habit and intelligence for the
performance Of tho duties OF their re-
SpecIive stations. Mr.. Nat. Clark, gen.
tIemHn OF large appetite and a cor.
respondlngIy poudeT0us belly, was elected
SeigeAnt.AtArms Of the Senate. His
good nature is as large as his bEeeches
belt, than which no greater compliment
eau he conScienIiously beloved. In
the House the office Of Sergeant al. Arms
was filled by Mr. Horror, who never
sat In the corner" and whose letter Of
acceptance. delivered personally, Is said
10 have been something In this wise:
"0eNtEsmsH Of hs Hous Of DekgGteI:-
You do yourselves honor Ia the selection
you have made Of q Sergeant. With q
condeicenslon becoming tho occasion,
accept the situation, and have no doub,
lu duties will DO discharged In manner
worthy Of your distinguished and obedi-
cnt servant"
Mr.. Homer served last year, and is a
good Sergeant, making more fuss than all
the House besides, thereby preserving q
wonderful appreciation Of the object Of
bis ollce.
For Clerk Of the Senate, Dir. joseph
Miller was chosen. lie Is Obligipg, cour.
tcouS and gcnteCl In his department, and
never developed to greater perfection
these excellent qualities than oil the even.
log Of the day preceding his election. lie
has not let down 10 u greater extent than
might reasonably have been expected
when the pressure was of.
For Clerk Of the House Of Delegates,
tho sonorous voice OF Mr.. ]. B. Pey ton an :
sWGS. He Ia an excellent Clerk, and
reads funeral dIrges and John Gilpin'S ad.
ventures In the same delectable tone.
When he gets hold Of q list Of the eupho-
niouS names Of the members 70 read for