Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-23
A DlGersnt Nsr.lon stllI.


Ed,. Eaitliigsner: Having noticed In
your daily Issues three erroneous siate,
tuenis about the shooting and killing OF
Of VIM. Bake, r VI, Arnold md George
Blair in mud nrar jacksonville, Lewis co ,
4 Va, now desire TO make a short nd con.
cise statement Of fact, through your col
un,ns 10 relation to this Hihltrr Ia order to
-ct the public miUd right, as am citizen
IN the same Viriulty where the deed was
done, aud where the parties implicated re.
side. ma ntain that il I. the duty Of rV-
ery loyal citizen to aid 10 proper manner
TO rllt down the rebellion which pervadrs
0hr Once happy land, But in rendering
such aid, be must c sure that br is right
before he tCt5-aul pick up his mnsket o.
rife and 90 out aud kill or murder men
Unfortunately, as fear WAS done in the
case before ne. Aud then II there happens
to 6e more secession mcn kiIlrdihan CniOn
! men, the public mnSl wink and cOnni.e 1t
1t, us there Is nnjurity Of Unou men in
such society, md that too in neignbOr-
I hood aud county where civil war Il main
taEcd. This rmpbalicaiy -ny is wrong;
land why? II secession mcn disregard thi
civil law, mud all the caurtcsiCy that ne-
long to decent society md civilization, it
is no reason that we the loyal portion Of
community, shnll follow in their wake Of
crime nnl guilt--tvcn down to midnght
assassination Soi On the contrary, We
should show TO the world that we are men
worthy OF our hign cailing-the restora-
ti0n OF the Union on constitutional buSiS
--ns our forefathrrs we're Again, us cit
isens, Il 4 our highest duty 10 obey aud
curry out the commands and instructions
OF General Roseenns also the legal advice
nf Gov. Peirpoint, understand that the
\ ioFmtr Of these men is to let the latter ex.
erG the civil law of thislaud, as w use
70 81 q aid, without molestatiOhs by the
tniE'fry authority. Now, has this nren
done ID the ease before Us. tr0w not,
slgtpd wbyl Because Misrepresentation
liss hsen the rule Of The day one oK The
,EparIisI i4hIieAtstl yitbs,be shootlpg and
hkilhag q NE tiishs5 VIM G. Piers
been arrested and brought To- tSill ~ The
civil authorities; and when tho tridl-cotn-
mcnced he was called for bY the military
Eauthufilies, because he had been repre-
sented to them as soldier 10 the United
States service, which is false. lie is ouly
ii citizen. ln all the foregoing rcpresenta-
tons which have appeared in the Daily
Eafsliigacer, this mau PteFson has. been
coupled witt military soldiers. Aud the
reasons Of this to me, are appTcnt.
Some persons suppose that the whole
thing was set on foot By PierSon, to get
personal revenge Of the parties who were
killed and tried to be killed. This, most
likely, is true, 70 judge from the antece.
dents OF all parties | think that he
ought to have trial before civil tribu-
nal, either to relieve him from an unjust
imputa;ion ot guilt, or else fnd him gull
" Of the blood of these men.
The frst account Of this affair stated
that three seCCssiouists had killed three
Union men at Jacksonville, in Lewis coun,
ty:- This is not true. Wm. Brake had
voted for the UuiOn. and talked in favor OF
It's restoration before Union men, but his
acts were rather OF secession character,
SO he might properly be termed milk aud
water Union mnu. P. ". ArnOId WAS u
rampant seeessionist. Oven 7. Frances.
who escaped getting killed, after being
4 marched out with Brake and Arnold, was
u brother in principle TO the Union Of
Benedicts. Geo. Blair voted for secession.
had taken the oath Of allegiance, las had
Arnold was u warm friend Of secession,
but was not known TO be guilty OF any
overt acts Of guilt 10 favor OF sereSh since
or before he had taken the oath Of al.
legianre.
Now here is the nice point. Did these
men deserve being called up Al the hOlr OF
midnight, and btipg mtrched awiy from
lhvir homes aud shot down, or did they
not! II is for you, Gen. RpsecrHus, and
you, Gov, PeirpOiut, to deteenlNe. The
men implicated 10 the deed hers among ns
are Wm, g. PlersUn Il ncIizenl. Capt Tom
iuson, (now said to be- in Gen KtlIsy's
comaandl, wm. ]. Smith, Christian Sim
on, r, .. Curry, EnOrh G. CunniuGha@,
and rather straggler from the tho 9th,
who happened to he in lhe camp Of the
camp OF Tie Hume Guards, nj that time
IN Ter cOmmand Of Ctpl Hill Tumlinstt
II Is proper to mention that some Of the
tmcu VITO did the shooting we're disguisrtl
t-falsc Uoustehcs, Sc, and that it Is
generally believed among the ci'zenshere,
thar Curry, CauninghAmUni SlmOa done
no shooting, and consequently no guilt q
blnme can be attached 10 Ii VI, niakr
mention Of this that IL theSe is any guilt
let tirest whsre u justly Gciang..
Nc. PiCrsou, in his letter OF the 81 inst,
says that the government is getting gu t.
liberal to offer n reward of $500 tur thr =
Union iaSa. ltaink that it is sonrwhtI
drawing in lis horns OF tberaiIy For,
sums time prior TO said rew.rd, Gen. Rose,
Grams gave said Peirson four hOrses aud
EuurWagons, all government properly, VAL
ued by said wm G Peirson Al from six ii
seven hundred dollars. The ~ authoFi.
ty | have for saying that Gen fl9sterlus
made the gin j. Mr Pcirson himself hr
andithe Gtnetalio iorit.
wi now take passing notice of-N
EG,F Taylor's letter Of the 6lh inst. in ref
crente 70 This ,ir. aud The exhonotation
of Nj. Pierson. He tTaylorl says thAt
piersOu received a Shot from sumo aupriu,
ciple,I Secessjonist, before this happenelA al
jacksonville. Mr. Taylor is the tirst man
toreyeal lhSt secret to the woFld-and
think VIII be- the last one. for ills not true,
AgSini hs says that be- Pletsoal is, apd