Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-26
THE NATiONAL cXPfTAL,

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tFrOm1ths \! ~. C0huietrlai Advertiser
The Telegraph reports lie urrivala at Har-.
risbgFg, PSnnsXl Yani9, Of la5Se numbers of
troops from Ohio and other Western States.
While We rejoice at this early manifesta-
tl9n Of Loyalty on their, PRFfF7T777pn outbnrst
I,hfiSeh We have all along eypeeted-it
strikes US that their services will moi be re-,
quired on this side of the AlIeghantes.
AS we write, Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, and CONNECTICUT are moving gallant.
ly forward, In company with MnssacFu-
rsetts, Rhode Island, (tAat gem ot u State,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
TINS State, it's annQunced, viii increase,
her contingent ser enteea thousand; even.
then It will 'be difficntt to restrain The ar
dor of her sous. Maine comes forward
with ten thousand, instead of The single
regiment asked from her. Il will not be
an over-estlmate 10 say that fifty t6ohsand
excellent troops will be Ia, or nenr.tlie ,ll-
tional capital BY the first. Of MaiyE and
that as many more will be available Within
Que week after, for Whatever service they
may be aesIIg1ated. es
Thinking cordially our Western friends,
We maintain tliat the East Gan and will see,
to the profession of Washington. No,
Southern force; with Ben Mccullough.
BeNpregartl, or even Jeff, Davis himself,
vii venture TO, approach that place while
, General Scott holds it with fifty itHOusapd-
men, But there is much and importapt
work to be done all along the WESTERN
byrder. SuccOr should be furnished,
promptly into every loyal county: of Vest
tern YirginiHLof; course, in concert with
the minority Of its own citizcnsi The
Baltimore aud Ohio rail road, from Whee-
ling sud P6rkersIurg to 1larper's. Ferry
must be taken, out of tic hands of the in
snrgents, and placed, wittits line of Iele-i
graph, in those of the federal autGofi ties.
The time, perhaps, has not yet come for
mn expedition down tile Shenandonh val
ley, SO us to dissevcr Eusttrn from Western
Yirginihi but 1t will probably form part of
the, programme at an early day. 1t hap
pens, fortunately, that in the mountain re-
gioq. of that stale, North Cerolina, Ken.
tucky, Tennessee, and even in GeorGih aud
Alabama. the slave population is sparse,
and the Union sentiment is comparatively.
strong. h.
But tue Northwestern States have a still
more urgent duty to fulfll-rthe shutting
UP VI Tug SAlhslSslPpls srlSerl at Cairo apr all
vessels bound toyoli from the ievolted States
or nll conveying arms or other military
stores to the infected districts. Cairo is
the national quarantine ground. i Eyen'the
shipment Of,proYtsi0ls 70 such dgps Of ih.-
sqrrortioa as ,,AIissisFtpRi and LouisiHnaa
should not ,beItoleFated, The former sent
her agents TO Illinois toiipnss, Eolnd tile
hAt and collect corr, ,,troFn The charitable,
whileshe ,wAs hNtchi ing GpnspiT and seiz..
tpg the pFepsFty the aoEcFntne ent t4sdi OF
cttizsns. StaryF sncli ipgrates Into subniis-
sion. 1t is impossible to overcome rattle-
snakes or alligators BY Kindness. Pattingor
strQktng them onlyrenders them moro fe-
rocious but an empty stomach will make
them as gentle MS ltmbs. He would he a,
fool, who, having the opportunity, failed
to apply this eIfeetuaI remedy For this,
purpose let all snpplies, from tho, gram
growing StRtes be cut of forthwt[G:-
Pittsburgh aud Cincinnati. have vessels
sufficient for this purpose.,annd the people.
.Df Illinois, Indiann, SC, finding an e exten-
stTe market in tho East: will, no doubt
heartily cooperate in tue. good work.
People of the great Westl let tue East
t9kef care pf the seat of goYernmentS but,
do yon look to your own great national
highway and see that. il shall mot be made
the Avenue by Which rebellion shall be
snouFished and cherished. astiss.,r, j