Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-30
WILLIAM H. RuxGE.
Co. X, 9th Regiment o. ".
From the NY. Times of Yesterday.l
Western vIrgIntn-TheR Rebels Abnn-

dOning the Contest.
The appointment of General Lee, of the
Confederate army, to supercede General
Zollicolfer, who Is heading the invasion of
Eastern Kentucky, indicates the entire
abandonment for the season, of the rebel
campaign in Western Virginin. There was
abundant reason for rebel encouragement
in this deserted theatre of war. Governor
Wise made complete wreck Of his repu-
tHtion, not only as an upright man, bur as
an efficient leader, in bis brief campaign
iu the Valley of the KInnwhh. He went
forth from Richmond on his errand west
OF the mountains literally rs Saul did,
'brenthing threatenings and Slaughter
against those he was to oppose. But he
found more human nature than heroism
among Western virginians. The Seces-
sionists did not volunteer rs he expected
they did not rush enthusiastically 10 his
stamdnrd-they did net bring their guns
aud their ammunition, their meal and their
flour, their horses aud their herds, and
offer all to Gov. Wise, Il free gift from Nir-
ginians on the altar of tlcir seeded State
On the contrary, Wise's recruits were few.
They were mostly loafers and vagabOnds,
! "lcwd fellows of the baser sort" cowardly
and addicted to stealing The men OF
property preferred staying ut home to
campaigning under Wise. And rs for
their meat aul flour, their cattle and prov
cndcr, they held such alticles only for sale
at round prices, aud did not receive Con-
federnte scrip, even from the late Governor
of Virginia, and the lnureled cUnQueror of
John Brown, in payment for their farm
| produced .......
Wise was disNppointed-th mortified
then cxasperated. Before he had been
long soldering in Western Virginia lie lost
all control of his naturally unbalanced
temper, and was raging like madman,
cursing and damning the population indis-
Crimindtely, scizing nnd confscating what
ever his ragged rebels needed; nnd he
finally left the banks of the KNnawha, pur-
sued by Gen. Cox, with the flames of a
burning steamboat, destroyed by him in
mere wautonncss and vandalism, lighting
his ignominious retreat. oi Zrtazia
After Wise came Floyd, the telou patron
of the Confederate rebellion. he mWrched
| fifty miles-from Lewisbnrg, the county
town of Gretnbrier, to the Gtuley river
| ON his way to vanquish the enemy that had
driven Wise out of the Kannwha region
His essay was IL reflection on Wise's cour-
age, or generalship, and angered the
doughty ex- Governor. But Floyd achiey-
ed nothing but n retreat from Corntfex
Ferry, before the rifles of Gen. Rosecrans.
The two Defeated rebels were sent sick,
sorrowful, fighting, and in disgrace to
Richmond to- end their quarrel, and Gen,
Lee superseded them both.
I1 But the cold winds and rains of the
mountains have put an end to the cam
paign on the Gauley. Both armies have
fallen back. The Confederates are now at
Lewisburg, where they were two months
ago; and Gen. Rosecrans holds the noun
tain gate OF the Kanawha Valley. Fifty
miles separate the late eombatants. There
is no further need Of Lee. in the noun
tnins, aud he is sent to tosKentucky,.to help
subjugate a State that refused to seGede.
This is ominous of hard work in Ken
tucky. If Lee quits Virginia, he will not
leave his regiments behind. He will try