Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-16
The U. s. Marshal for Western y1r-
RtnIh and iDIsloyRI NeWspapefs.
UxITEp STATES MABsHL's OFFICE,
DlsTRIcr OF WESTERN Va,
Hy,,..5,,,1 ". Dec a. I6i
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Asssrs. a. s. A6ls & Co., Baltimore Sun.
GExrLsMEx-on my return from Charles.
ton and clarksburg, / found your letter of
the 7th Of October, in which you notice
that the Postmaster at Morgantown, inlthe
county of Mouougalia, had referred cor
respondent of the Wheeling Intslligenesr to
me for the reasons why the Baltimore Sun
is not distributed at that Office, and urging
that an explanation be furnished yon,
also stating in connection that the mat
ter is entirely unnccountable to yon'
and that if you can be furnished win
a true knowledge of the cause, that no
doubt, such measures might be taken as
wnnld lead TO its removal. Ihaye no hest.
tatiou 10 saying TO you, that yours ana
other newspapers were suppressed at tue
same time, because they were regarded as
being in sympathy with this aristocratIc
and unhoiy rebellion. The people OF
Western Virginia have seen and suffered
consequences, from which you of Maryland
have been saved By the power and good
ness of the Government. Our hearth
stones have been desolated by traitors,
whilst those who instigated treason have
been saved from its horrors. In looking
around us for5the causes which produce
such bitter results, we recognize none
more potent than the circulation (Ott-umes
grntuitoualy) Of insiduous journals, which
under garb Of love and reverence for the
Union, embrace every opportunity TO bring
the Government and It's free institutions
into disrepute, by making 1t and those VINO
support II responsible for the reRetlion.--
As loyal men, whether as officers OF the
Government or private citizens, we OF
Western Virginia are determined that,
while we spend our means like water, and
send out our children To spill their blood
in defence Of our inheritance, audiwhtlst
upon US falls suchN diretul consequences,
that we will hinder by every means IN our
power all instrumentalities calculated to
raise up or encourage traitors in our midst
We could be regarded butas tools, cruel
and inhuman, TO kill traitors in the day
time and breed them over night,
Our course is positive and decided. We
are for the Government of our fathers,
the Union, the Constitution and the en-
forcenent of the laws, and against the re-
belliou and all who symPathize with II,
A. all costs and hazards, we mean 70 as
sert and cement nationality embracing
all the States aud their legitimate rights.
When your journal advocates those ideas
plainly and unequivocally, and acts with
our Government, which can alone accom-
pllSua nv $50
Court, under whose orders stopped the
circulation of your paper in all the Dis
trict of Western Virginia, willtake OF The
prohibition.
In the meantime, your leader of the 2lst
ult., under the head of Thanksgiving, is
not OF character that loyal men care to
read. You say that you care less abont
the matter than your readers. have to
say that have never heard q Union man
complain of the act, but on tia contrary
all such approve it. Concealed traitors
NAV and have, but we do not now live 10
accord to their tastes in politics and
literature. We have an earnest work to per-
form and earnestly will we perform 1t. Nc
man can Feelsa keener sorrow for the con
ditton, which traitors to free institutions
have forced the nation for self.preserya-
ton than the writer. am positive how
ever, that so soon as the cause shall be re-
moved that the largest freedom of discus.
sion and of The press, will be again enjoyed
When the ballot box shall again become
the arbiter of our Affairs instead Rebel can
non audIbayonets. Then, and not till then
can we expect to enjoy our old and cher
iished modes. Yours Truly,
H. EN-. NoRFoS,
United States Marshal Of the Western
District of Virginia.