Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17
Further from JcG Dayls's DOmIniOus.

The Washington Republican has received |
Richmond papers Of the 10th and llth, from |
which it complies an interesting summary. |
From it we take the subjoined extracts;
QUARREL BETWEEN FLOYD AND THE oFFIoERs
OF THE WISE LEGION.
1t appears that the officers of the Wise Le-
gion have disapproved of Floyd's conduct,
and published their opinions in the Rich
mond Enquirer at which Floyd is greatly
grieved and sends letter to the n ,gmrer, Of
which the following is an extract;
"HEAD. QUARTERS ARMY OF KANAwHA, |
"CAMP ON SEwELL, Sunday, Oct. G. 1861. J
"In the Enquirer of October l, you have
published certain letters, dated in Camp De-
fiance, purportipg to be written by officers
in the Wise Legion, under my command,
These persons pretend to nerrate my con-
duct in this campaign, particularly in the
late actions on the Gauley and retreat to
Meadow Bluff. Their statements are calum-
niatory falsehoods, having no shadow of
truth for their foundation; but their intention
and not less, their malignity, is too obvious
to permit me to believe that they can be in
furious, either TO my own reputation or that
of the army which then commanded"
He then proposes to leave his reputation to
history, and to his "living countrymen who
love Justice" In conclusion, he demands the
names of the officers who invented and pub
lished the libels against their General, that
they may be tried by the military tribunals,
and punished according to the laws of the
army"
To this letter the proprietors and editors OF
the Enquirer thus reply:
"ENQUIRER OFF1oE, October 10, 1861.
"JoHN B. FLOYD, Eso.-Sir. Your letter
of October is before US. Not recognizing
any authority in yourself, either individually
or as commander of the Army of KaDawha,
to demand the names of our correspondents,
we decline to comply with your request.
"TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.
"We declined to furnish the names of our
correspondents to General Floyd, because of
his purpose to seek his vindication through
q court martial, instead of the usual mode
among gentlemen. Whenever General Floyd
proposes q personal vindication, the names
of our correspondents shall be furnished.
ave shall dismiss this letter with the
statement that the characters of our CORE
spoadents have neper been stained by the suS-
picion of crime, and that the charge of
falsehood against them is much easier made
than proved. They are gentlemen, the equals
of General Floyd in every respect, and
what they have averred in their communi-
cations we believe to be true in letter and
spirit"
Considering all that Floyd has done for the
South, we think this very unkind treatment.
But he appeals to history. No doubt "his-
tory" as well as Ibis countrymen who love
Justice" will do him justice
Wise appears to have fallen from his high
estate, and TO have failed in acquiring high
reputation as a military man. There are
many rumors aAoat as to his disparsgement,
| but the Jacksonville (Va) Democrat vsl-
iantly comes to his rescue thus:
"We will, however, venture the assertion
| that, had the Government reinforced Wise at
the proper time his triumph over the Yam
kee forces and Union traitors in Kanawha
Valley, would have been as complete and
brilliant as was his Waterloo victory over
Known othingism in Virginia in 1885,"
| We are extremely sorry to learn that last
evening the health of General Wise had not
| exhibited any improvement, and that his con-
dition excited very 'grave" apprehensions,-
Richmond Enquirer, October"
sEQUEsTRAT1oN.
A petition has been filed for the sequestra-
ton of Monticello" the former home oi
jefferson, now owned by Uriah P. Levy, 8
Captain in the Lincoln navy, and occupied
by his brother, who is alleged to be disaf
| fected toward the Confederate Government
The estate comprises three hundred and sixty
acres OF land in Albemarle County, assessed
at 500 per acre, together with improvements
valued at $2,860; besides this there is another
tract of nine hundred and sixty acres, with
sheep, niggers, hogs and lot of household
and kitchen furniture.
NEW DIVORCE REGULATION.
The Richmond Dispatch OF October 10 has
the following:
PROCLAMATION ExTRAoRDIEARY.-Itis is ru.
mored that Lincoln is about to issue a pro-
camation declaring all matrimonial rela-
tions existing between his loyal subjects
male or female, and secession enemies, male
OF female, to be null, void, anu thencefortl
dissolved, the parties divorced being at lib
erty to contract new marriage relations a!
shall please them to do 80, SO that their new
spouses be good and loyal persons.
On this subject, the Enquirer says that Mr.
Lincoln will induce the next Congress tC
pass divorce act, to divorce wives residing
within the jurisdiction of Abraham, where
husbands have left them with the intention
of aiding the fortunes of the South.
THE SUFFERING SOLDIERS.
In such weather as that now prevailing il
Richmond, while the brave defenders OF oul
country are shivering in their summer cloth
ing, we hear, almost every hour, of large ac-
cumulations of warm winter clothing, pre-
pared carefully by our patriotic women, de-
fdinsd at Wilmington, N. O, Chattanooga
Petersburg, &c. Why is this? Are the good;
of extortionate spectators thus delayed? We
are not aware of it. But we know that fOul
prices are asked and obtained for garments
similar to those which the wives and sisters
OF our soldiers are endeavoring to give tht
army Let the proper authorities, and thu
people too, look into this matter in time
Let them think of the consequences of sucl
state of things.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The bad surgery in the rebel army ha
called forth an order to have the Surgeon
examined by competent board before they
receive an appointment. This has excited
the indignation of the Surgeons, wht
threaten to secede from the army, unless thi
implied suspicion of their ability is retTacted
A correspondent writing from Winchester
Tenn, says that he has sent eighteen pack
ages of vegetables and other comforts to th
First Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, il
Virginia, and they have not been received
He says "the papers TEEN with similar com
plants, and also of delicacies, wines, cor
dials, brandies, etc., shipped to sick soldiers
being consumed by dissipAted Surgeons, as
sistants and their hangers on" He thinks tn
new Government is already as corrupt as tn
old one.
Colonel Matthew Ward, formerly membe
of Congress from Texas, is dead. He died i
Raleigh, N. O. and was buried there o.
Sunday last. rr.f. ...-e.
James H. Pearce, Adjutant in the Wis
Legion, supposed to have been killed in
skiTmish, ''still lives" and writes that he ha
just visited the evacuated camp of Rosecran