Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-11
R1cuMoNp. JanuarY al. 1850.

Editors Of lMielLtyencer:-l again set my
self to dot down for you the doingS about
the State Capitol. Though l fear that
"fOrty days and forty nights" may shine
and cloud upon the world before these
lines may reach you; for the Telegraphic
wire is now the only mode of cOmmunica-
ting the news, to and from this Capital,
and the National Capital, Washington City.
The mail runs to and from h"r". to ti'a.
place, only by the AcQui;l Greek route,
which for the last week has become inn
poesiblc, on account Of the PotOmic having
frozen up. II is true, that there is COM
munication twice day between here and
Washington. hy means of the Orange and
Alexandria and the Central Virginia Rail-
road. But what is that to the Postmaster
GcncraI-he has selected the Potomac
route, and if that stream freezes up IT is
not his fluIt,-like the Gas Companies in
some cities, if the clouds obscure the light
of the moon, when it ought to shine, it is
not the Companys fault, and therefore ii
ought not to be expected to furnish gas to
remedy the defects and defaults of the
moon. that does not shine of cloudy nights.
Governor Letchcr, on to-day, cOmmuni-
Gated to the Legislature q message upOn
Federal relations. 1t was read aloud by
the Clerk at his desk, and will be printed
in few days. and spread before the world,
and my word for it, will create "A sensation
1t is full of DisuniOn, and washes sail his
sins away" about the endorsement of the
Rutfner pamphlet,-for no one after read
ing it will dare TO say that he would not
now pass muster. as sound even in the
atmosphere of South Carolina. Governor
Wise was cOnSerCGtire compared to him
let the HOtspurs who claim no man can be
Il gentleman that works with his hands,
and that mechanic is no better than II
negro, look TO their laurcls! From the
hasty reading of the message, ! cannot
undertake to give yOu synopsis of 1t; but
| was struck with one part of it, which
charges that the North is about to dissolve
the Union, whilst every sentence almost
shows that he himself is ready ''tO let 1t
slide" The way he makes it out that the
North will dissolve the Union, is that it Will
elect a Republican President, and that then
the South will sccedc; and that therefore
the act of elccting such President will
be disSOlving the UnOn; and as the North
will be the actor in the case, ii will he the
party that dissOlvcs the Union, and not the
South Very much like the wife saying
to the husband, if you let me wear the
brecchcs will live with you, but If yCW
wear them will leave you: so remember
IL you put them on. it will he gen divOrcing
Yourself from me. and not me from you.
These threats, of dissoIving this glorious
hIOod-buught heritage from our revoln-
tionary sires, is only another unprinciPlcd
device of black Democracy to retain the
Offices, and can no longer alarm any one
but weak children and nervous old women
observe am article i'll the Richmond
Uhig of this morning, noticing the appoint
ment of Mr.. y. c. Arthur by Republican
meeting in your city, as delegate to the
4 a. l., 4 },s.r NV
month. 1t says that ..hc had better stay
at home and save his money-GHd his 6o-
con- If this paper had its own way it
would make Virginia rs Dcspotic as AUS
tria, and as into!crant as the Catholic
Church used to be in the days of Philip
OF Spain. 1t has now, any how, become
nearly so, under the reign of Black DEM
ocracy.
Most of the absentces have now return
ed from their homes, and the Legislature,
the last two days seems to be going to
work in earnest. maturing and passing
bills.
In regard to your local affairs, observe
that the Senate to-day passed two bills
One, an amendment to the charter Of :he
town of South Wheeling, changing the
time of its holding its election for town
officers, 10 tie fourth -uoHdGy Of January,
and allowing it to acquire land outside of
its limits, not exceeding thirty acres in
extent, for the purpose of cemetery, and
exempting the same from taxation
The other is an amendment to the
school law, dividing the school districts Of
the city of Wheeling into six in number,
one for each Ward; providing at the COM
ing election for the choice of three school
trustees i'll the Sixth Ward and one COM
missioner. Both of these bills are now
laws, they having previously passed the
House of Delegates. The Senate on yes
terday amended the House bill for the es-
tablishmcnt of board to audit and pay
all bills against the State arising ont of
the Harpers Ferry invasion, by providing
that the Board should not pay such bills,
but should forthwith proceed to advertise
for the same, and audit them, and report
them to the Legislature, which would then,
by an appropriation bill, provide for their
payment. Ii the House shall concur in
this amendment, the bill will be audited at
once. and the soldiers and Others will be
paid by IL law to he passed before the end
of this month. The Legislature and the
people will, also, in this mode, be able TO
see how much all that ''foOlish fanfarrade"'
will cost the tax PAYERS.