Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-26
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Correspondence of the 1ntellgencer.l
Particulars of the passage Of TIE Armory
BHl-TRe VcdS and nays Tie tares thot
ii aciY impoSe-Dts-uajo gssolus;ons--O OLD
bachelors noi to be tared-Thc four nations
subscription to the Coringfos roaG-Re-
port onths condition Of The yoads il, tAis part
cftde 'Statc.
RICHMOND, Jan. 90, 1860.
Eds. LntclAgeuccr:-The whole of the
past week, except Thursday, given to the
Southern confederacy advocate, Mr.. Mem
niger, was consumed by the Senate, in
considering the House hill appropriating
Sl8O,o00, to purchase arms, and S32O,Ooo
for the establishment of an Armory, az
the City of Richmond. for the mnnufac-
turc Of mere arms for herself, and the
other Southern States. The opponents OF
the bill fought it bravcly, and with 81 GAL
lantry, which at least, deserved success,
until late in the afternoon of Saturday,
when it was passed, by vote of ayes &c,
noes .. Those who voted against The bill
were Messrs. Armstrong, Caldwell, Carter,
Massic Newton, Riycs, Stuart, Thomas
aud Wickham. Mr.. Newton is a Demo-
crnt, and represents the district composed
g: the counties of ofNonongalia, Preston and
Taylor. Many others, besides these nine
Senators, spoke against the bill, and voted
for amendments to it, which it carried,
would hnvc made the measure less oE,jeG-
tiOmnbie; but when itcome To the final veto
all but these nine, were compelled TO sue
comb to the almighty pressure of the
Ill VVFNt,F ~
..thc peculiar institution and OF its twin.
sister s-Union. Upon motion to
cn,ascul;ttc the bill Of its Armory feature,
the vote, after a very hot debate, was aye;
IJ. noes %. Its friends were determined,
that the Senate should pass il as it come
from the House, without the dot an i, or
the cross OF t,--and in thcir determine
ton they succeeded, and the biil is now .
Law. the opponents OF the measure did
nn5 object to the appropriation OF $ls0.-
eco to buy arms for the State, although
she has now one hundred thousand
muskctS. in good order, which Col. Lee,
OF the Z. S. Army, testified before the
.'LcgislHturcs military committees. could
at the expense oC one dollar and City
cents each he rifeI, and altered into per-
cnssion locks" ut II distance Of six hnn-
drcd yards, they would be effective md
reliable weapons; bat they did object
strenuously to the State becoming vul-
can. for tho manufacture OF other arms for
herself and the balance Of the Southern
States. To commence such 81 manuiiic-
tory. involves primary outlay for build
ing aud machinery OF $500, ,0OO-fur ii is
not TO be done on Il small scalr-aDd then
10 be thereafter, conductedatnnnnnuai icost
OF $500. 900 cr$S00, 900. Think of this, Oh
my Democratic tax payers You have
gvoaEed when the sheriff, in times past,
has annually called upon you to contribute
10 the assessments made Tor the support Of
the ordinary expenses of the State; hut
what now Will you, Oh, my Union-loving
Democratic farmers of North Western Viz
eiliia, say when, by the vote of the party
which YOU have deemed immacuiate you
arc compeIled to contribute to :, measure
Intended to pull down the Union, consc-
Grated by the blood of your Revolutionary
sirus Perhaps you will ugrcc with me
now, that this is no longer the Democratic
party-but is base counLcz.fc.A. IHai Il -
he bIack secession parry. ard that it seeks
under the assumed name OF Democracy, to-
leiude YOU, as the serpent beguiled Eve
Verify, if Your eyes are not being opened,
you deserve no longer to live hencatii these
glorious stars and stripes, which were hap-
tizcd in Tie name Of Freedom. hut should
he permitted to make yourself. the objects
and icbaScd subjects of ttc projected
Southern Confederacy.
In the early history OF this Republic, we
GlI know that Aaron Burr was indicted and
tried for his liEe-thc charge being treason,
and the specification being for attempting
to establish Southern C0nfederacy ont OF