Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-08
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The folloEing letter from Vieksbnrq.
Miss. was dddrested to o prominent ciii-
zen Of whssit1g, and al his Fequestiwe re- re-.
publish it from the Alsxgudria Guststs: ~
a}ia YIrEsBuRo, Miss March lb. $50.
Dear Sir:-YDu will pardon me for in
uuding upon you, when sou are so much
eugAgedI bat3I am anxious that yot sbotIIds
know the true state. dE affairs down here.
and you cAunot gain. the truth frorii the se
eessioR papers of the South, The5. in Or
qer 70 Keep up the excitement, aud TO de-
ceiye the oteet slaVebo!itng States which
still remain fnlthe Union, are coHtynua1lv
mtsstating and ihisrepresentinR facts. ,gi'is
he people OF the cotton States elected
conventions Tor the purpose. Of tlissolying.
the connection hstWeen those States and,
the Union. This the Conventions did,
ana 1;they ldid more. than. this, Usurp-j
ing powers that we're not delegated
70 mem pyl the people, they elect
ed delegates to n Congress at Mont
gomeEy, and this Congress has deprived
the people Of their entire sovereirnty.-
Now, that Congress has formed aperna1ent
neT Government thus
Illegally formed and hRs submitted it TO.
the State Conventions for rratifcations.-
Two of these Conventions have refused to-
submit this Constitution ,tO the people.-..
The action OffIlie Confederate States has
not given nqtSEfSal satisfaction among the
people. a large portion of them are dis
appointed and dissatisfied. They see they
have been cheated anditrampled upon, and
IT the Constitution oonld be Submitted to,
them, they-WOuld against il. sFhis=is.
why the SopYentipnlwfl ,notsubmIt their
action to them. They are afraid they will
FnfnRAsfn Fnf haE .
source of complaint. "A heavy additional
tax has been laid upon slnves; heavy
export tax has been laid upon cotton, and
the planters in this State say that after
paying their taxes, they cannot pay their
debts. The new tariff, as matter of
course, has put up the price of everything.
ton. 'z = - ~ -
In the Northern portion of this State.
the people are forced to go to Illinois for
corn, to keep them alive. They tried TO
get itsin this State, but failed. In Louisi.
ana and in North Alabama, the people are
almost ready TO rise up inrebelIion against
those who have made themselves their
masters. Every one here can plainly see
that reaction is gradually, but surely
coming on. 1t 10 clearly seen at Mont
gomery, where it is feured and dreaded.
The policy of the Confederate States is to
provoke quarrel with the United States,
v the hope of dragging in the Border
States. The affair will !bo skilfnlIy man
aged. so as to make tIe people believe that
the United States Goyerhment is attempt-
ing coeFeiOu.ga ALI that Ctie leaders of The
Secession movement ant with tie Border
States istO get money and soldiers from
them. le you are Wtset youiWilT beware
g. this Oontedaracy. bu will only he
drawn out of the Union to suffer tue evils
of the counter revolution which must
come here, delayit md avert it as the
Secessionists may try. The people are
reused, and It is Onlyrin the hope OF avert.
ing, for "a time, their just wrath, that the
Secession leaders wish 10 bring on n fight.
Ii you are true 10 yourselves, YOU will
not ruin your fortunes aud interests by
linking them with this new Confedcracv.
IT you cannot stay-in the Union, do, not
come with the Cotton States. You will
only subject yourselves TO tile dangers and
inCOnvenieuccs of anolher revolution. and
you will find that you have been sold by
parcel of base and designing traitors.-
Missouri, by her ordinance of 1920, uniting
the State with the Union, forever render.
cd the Uct irrevocable, save by the consent
of the United States. Thus yon see she
cannot secede without violating her plight
cd honor She is'a Border State. will
Virginia desert her, after she has nnnoun-
ccd her determination to stand by heri
The secession feeling is rapidly declining
in the South. The refusal of Arkansas TO
secede, is conclusive proof Of this
Every one. was certain that Arkansas would
refuse 10 remain in the Union, aud her ac-
ton has created u powerful sensation in
the South. !. Secessiouists, L know, will
contradict my statements; but no one who
has been doWu here, aud has seen for him.,
self, will do SO. ID. =aa,31 b.
i know you TO be friend. to tho Union.
aud want to give you true statement Of
affairs, in order that you may contradict
secessionist5,w when they tell You of united
people / the Cotton States. Keep Virginia
firm, and allwilt 60 well. Is it possible
that the people Of Virginia are so dead to
all State pride, that they hare lifted the
I'GiiHr1o over thslglnrious old .Sie Seauper
Iyr0HHis2' Very respectfully,
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