The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-07
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twelve war Governors, and where they
have driited. In the list he includes ct.
X. PlERPoINT, dead, West Virgins"
Now IT. K. PIRRPoINT" is new man
to West Virginia Gath" has the repu-
tation of being we'll informed corre-
spondent, aud when writing history, and
particularly such recent history as that
of the war Governors, he ought to have
revised his list more carefully. We sup
pose be had reference to Gov. PIERPoINT
whose nameis isis well it has been so
long since we heard of him we have
about forgotten 1t ourselves. On, yes II
is FRANK-FRANCIs II. PIERPoINT-st
least that is the name Of al individual
for whose benefit the Legislature In 1860
passed a bill making some indemnity
spproprIation for the costs OF SUIT IN
which "F. Ii. PIERPoINT" had Deen
mulcted tor damages, for doing some
thing "ss Governor But in looking
hack over the history of the State We
find that West Virginia never had any
such Governor. So "Gsth" Is wrong
again. West Virginia had no war Gov
ernor. 1t is contrary to the genius OF the
State to have warriors at the head OF the
executive department. BoREMAE Is the
only man who can lay claim to such
distinction, and he wouldn't dare do II.
All through the years of bloody strife he
stood with one loot lightly resting on his
own State and the other firmly planted
on the soil of Ohio, ready at the hrst
alarm of rebel invasion to wing ms ever
lasting flight to the dreary regions OF the
lakes. No sir, you must take 1t all back
Mr.. Gath" West Virginia has rePu-
tstien for peace, but none for war. Bat
then maybe PIERPoINT was the
WAT Governor OF Virginia. No,
that won't do either. JOHN LETCHER
has gone down into history as
having occupied that position, and 1t Will
never do to reverse history for the pur-
pose of locating PIERPONT. So, what
was PIERPoINT governor OF, anyway!
We see that "Gsth' found that ne was
lost and purposely shut out further lnqul-
ry by suddenly inteIjecting the word
dead" into the paragraph lie hoped 10
! stop the investigator by that means. de
had succeeded in making war governor
out of PIERPoINT, and it suddenly oc-
curing to him that he had done violence
to the truth of history by locating him
in West Virginia, he summsrily closed
the whole discussion by announcing thst
! he is dead" That rIISe won't answer.
The truth OF history must be vindicated.
FRANCIS II. PIERPorNT is not dead, but
sieepeth.
Passengers on the Baltimore and
| ONO road may frequently see standing
about the depot at Falrmont an indlvld,
usl of rotund corporosity, with his hands
deeply EN- beddet in his breeches pockets
who at first glance might be mistaken
TOR the proprietor Of Dutch beer saloon
But he isn't he is the boss of q coal
bank. His name is FRANCIS II. PIER
POINT, and the people thereabouts call
him "Governor." BY strong chain OF
circumstantial evidence it is conclusively
shown that this is the same Individual
that Gath" had in his mind, when he
undertook to tell the tate Of those twelve
war Governors. We are sure 1t must be
the same, and feel confident that not even
the ingenuity of DovENER and DAYEN-
PORT could establish an abb in this case
! Come forth, governor; burst the grave
cerements in which GEORGE ALFRED
TOWNSEND has clothed you. Shine forth
inIyour gubernstorial brIghtncss and by
the appearance OF your living self vim
dicate the dignity of the nation, State,
territory, district, or jungle, whichever
it may be, of which you was once the
brave executive chief 1t was cruel in
"Gsth" to hustle you away with ToDD,
and ANDREW, and MORTON. There is no
telling where they have gone, and you
NAV not have an "o'er weening anxiety
to 90 and meet them. 1t will be soon
enough when you have lived out the
allotted span to have
"Honor come pilgrim gray
| To bless the turf which apsyour clay