Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-25


We have not seen single comme91,-
tory notice of Gen, Phelps proclamation.
Every one is astontshed that0u officer who
has IL good military reputation, should bsve
written SO extraordinary a paper.
The Boston Post says oft;
The officers of the Government, both
civil and lntlitHry-prO slavery and 9nti-
slavery, Democrat and Republicans--,le
dounce Gen. Phelps proclamation as the
most unwise and foolish act that has yet
been proclaimed by any military officer
The Cincinnati Commercial says of il:
Perhaps it is well enough that General
Phelps has promulgated. A large portion
of our populations Intelligent on @ost
subjects, have indulged in prOpOsitiOnsr re
garding the slavery question, that IRE fte
suggestions Of passion and not the result
of reasoning. They have contented that
there was magic in a few strongly anti-
slavery words, and believed that the SosE
Jericho of Slavery would crumbie at tbe
-blast.of rams horn, il the psoper tl9e
we're played. Those gentlemen have rhefe-
tofore ,evaded all endenvorS to make them
accountable on practical ground. II 1sh.
ed how the negroes are to be informed OF
the freedom that they would tender them.
and how they are to avail themselVse of
their information, while their masteTsyAud
white interiors are marshuled in armies tn
cut off communication between them, aud
those who would liberate them, the gen
tlemen who have faith in anti slavery III
crature, have said the negroes would sOon
find out all that would be necessary for
them 10 know. If only one negro knew it,
they would all know it presently. The
millions of slaves were like n great sd
MI iOfnllinnOrn circnlAtnI
through the mass like electricity. Aud so
on for quantity. Now, Gen. Phelps, occu-
pying an island within sight of the Gulf
coast of the State of Mississippi, and hav-
ing in charge two regiments OfNew EHgland
troops aud about thirty prisoners, has is
sued proclamation which reads like a Sc
rics of resolutions adopted Ivy the crowd
that hangs upon Garrison ana Phillips,
Therefore, according to our high-tlavored
abolition brethren, the essential Thing hAs
been done. The axe has been laid at tue
root and the grHbbing-hoe to the tap. root
of the tree. Phelps mas kicked tue bruise
A blow has been aimed ut the heart u
the rebellion. Aud all that sort of thing.
Let us prepare to behold the consequence.
AS for the circulation Of the proGlama-
ton, the rebels will take care of that.-
They will never hear of it until they re-
celVe IL LuS NOILuNAh hCHSt''HSSSs
but when they get it, 1t will be scattered
broadcast fnst enough. Thee it will appear
whether the greatquestion is solved. There
is Ship Island, with the American flag.
and there is the State of Mississippi; and
there is the proclamation In the mighty
chelnistry of war, we shall not have long
TO wait, 10 note the effects of this porteu-
tous combination. True, the General hns
written himselfdown au Ass, with Eve hun
dred Dosberry power, aud has shown him.
self nideously ignorant of the history of
bis country, as we'll us misreprese9Sssssa. his
Government in s6clIa InaGner ttratlf ttcl+-
ly deserves hanging. A full grown gorii-
la, or promising pupil inNn idiot asylum,
could not distinguish himself hy IL perfur-
nance more wanting in ordinary hnm"n
sagacity, but still he may hav. ''done the
state some service" Hrs sudden exaltn-
tiou us the premium fool, in a time prolific
of folly, may serve to point Il moral, and
Illustrate phrenzy. if not to ''adOrn t
sale" But the General mty have the 90 in
him tor all that; il be getsinto action,
we trust he will show the superiority of tue
sword to the pen.