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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

TaEIfOltOwing rules arc, laid down Tor
the direction of ladies Wishing to knit
socks for the soldiers: Get n large
needles audia.roarse yarn. Cast on sew
epty-eight stitches, aud knit the leg ten
inches before setting the heel. The heel
should be three and a half inches, long,
and kpitof double yarn, one ipe and one
coarse, tOreztra strength. The OOtshould
be eleven Or twelve inches long
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
Brooke County News.
LProm tho WrlIsburE IIeraId.I
rae BANKS.

Why the Wheeling Banks do not resume
specie payments, is tie topic of great
deal of enquiry that cannot be sntisfactor-
ly answered. The trouble appears TO be
with the parent Banks rather than with the
branches. We understand that the branch
Bank here Is prepared and willing TO re-
hume any day. IlIli II
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

kShml. MptroWA tnsugetedioy DAu WINS
key, behaved himself most Tremendously
bad III town on Wednesday evening, was
,htuek up filmed ten dollars by Mayor
Langftt, and committed to jail until he
could behave himself better.
ET1I = { 7 EscGfEb JAIL 7
: George Fowler, ithe thiei who robbed
the shop of Wm-PlAte OF this town. some
time ago, and was arrested in Hancock
county, escaped jail lat New Manchester and
Is now at large.
-AuDfron CRANE TO sPEAY AT yELLsBURa.
The Hon. Saaaei Craze win adde's the
citizens Of wellsburg on the division qnes-
ton aud the state OF the country on, Sat
urtlay evening, Oct. 10th, tue meeting to
Eeb6sehe M 90 O'Clock At the,Coart House.
An opportunity will thus be offered the
acitizens OF our town aud vicinity, 70 hear
Que Of the finest speakers IN, Western Yir-
GINA. There was perhaps no member Of
the Wheeling Convention who exercised a
greater influence over the deliberations oil
thnt body than Mr., Crane, andfWhateVer
the lsantimhhts antertaihsd BY our citizens
in reference to the question of division, we
trust thNt:the speaker WILDE greeted by IA
large audience ON the day on which he
Sliall leltyeelhis address. II - ~
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

IA Az fhmensS numb Of IA bk6yedf a+tas
Of al kinds have bees puFehhsod IN Eu.
3 fepe, and EllI BE due here 10 about ten
u dAYas rs ls ergee.4f - l1i.st L. i.l5ai iIf
tltf ~ .a-i.f - -siIiff r.. 81
-. - ,-..-astI ~ aNAllL .-l-l--..
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
2 COURT IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

The session Of the quarterly Court for
Hancock County commences on next Tues
day, the 18th, being the second Tuesday af-
after the first Monday. y
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
MARRIEI

a. - ssiss MARRIED. &"
At Marietta, Ohio, Wednesday,, Oct. 0, by Rev
ThOs. wiekes, Mr. RonERI PHILIPS, OF this city, to
Miss ELEaA BAEER, Of PaEkersburg.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

The Distressing Condition OF the
Union Men out In Tucker County,
Letter from DR. Parsons, Member of
the Late wheeling Convention.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
AnbI0typesl &c,
PARTRIDGE,
Leather, OIL and Shoe Findings.

. ad1J.l M. WHEAT & SONS,
No. 81 Main Street; wheeling, Va.
HAYE constantly on hand good assortment Of
can Calf and Kip Skins, Upper Bride, Harness and
Stirling Leather, rQppings, Innings, &c:
! Particular attention paid to op1efs.i 8if
and Skins.
Cash advances made on:Lsather consigned to them
to be sold on commission. RpE3O
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
warrington county (Pa.) news.

WashIDgton county (Pa.) news.
1t is greatly annoying to the Washing
ton pa EzamiAsr, and correspondent,
that sermons ADD payers bearipg or the
var, and in fay5rlof Il, are made ia the
churches in that town. They say the
blessed gospsl is uou ignored. = eiti-
zen" Correspondent says sit Is tiHic the
adroit performances should cease" SIT
will be so before long" he says.
We presume he anticipates the speedy
.arrfvai Or Leeiin thai vicinity.
8. N. Reed, the agent for the national
Iesu. up. At Wsshipgton, hasalFsady reeeiy-
ed ia he few days OF his agency thus far
tbe sum of S22, 900. and the Examiner
learns Of numbers of persons who are
drawing in their funds from present in
yestments 70 invest in the great popular
WITH. Walker died, At Camp KalOrarna,
near Washington City, member OF Captain
Templeton's company.
THE wAsHIHsToE GUAKDs.
Capt. PurviAnce's new company, the
Washington Guards, is daily receiving re-
eruits from the flower OF the young men OF
the country. When filled it win be one OF
the most splendid and reliable companies
that has vet been sent from this county
II will be emphaticallya Washington coun-
" company, as its members Represents near
Ii every section Of The county. The COM
pany will probably be fnll and ready to
march BY Tuesday .nsxt. lesPorter.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

VNIMOTHY 1SEEDfTOF SUPERIOR
il 3 QuALITY$-2O0. bnsll Prime New Timothy
Seed for sale Mt tho lowest prices. Also, Orchard
6Fltss Bloc Grass and Herd Grass Seed, for sale by
- =, 4s-4=ts ftIE LEONARD @. RROST,
scpt0 Successor to johnson Prust.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12

j 5.gis,a as l.ia 81 ) p FAhS0As
lle1 81 AsVA ft-ntt acl
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
Now is the Time for Bargains!

AVltf 10 bAAO ~ Univ IVA DeS- 0,.-,,,,
FTTIDb PAPER, BOOKS AND sfATIOHE.Es1d'
wv lower than etseWhete "a the city, fOis 49,
WIN zen anything IN the above line At snon
eedSnbedly low pri6ea thhtft win be 70 ne gr
Of all who desire to buy give = cat etl9iJ
chasing 81 any other es4AbhsAmsnt ~ -, m.
mined 10 reduce my stock n low As Possioe ~ ''
Rags TAKEN in ezchaass a. tAe highest I 1I5nv
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-12
BaItImoro ana Onto road.

The New York q5tRes hesia somewhat
bitter article on the baltimore road Il
believes that it ought to be rs-Openei, bug
with the least possible aid from the Cow
eminent, aud under no circumstances any
pecuniary aid-nothing but protection.-
As We understand It, the road only wants
protection, and Baltimore, the road, and
other interested parties are relied upon to
do the rest Says the Tfmes-.
, 1861-12-30

conducted, to put his finger on the spot where
the cause Of The Union has progressed
IN ncn, EITHER m EUROPE OR AMER
1c4. On the contrary, our pueri1c
md pro-slaTcry = policy has brought
upon Us the contempt Of our cnemies, aud the
deep, burning indlgn3tion Of our friends.
Practically, 1t has cmbrolled Us with England.
Tor Il nc had fought our battlc against slavery,
the cause Of the rebellion, it would have been
impossible for any ministry, any court party.
any aristoc1ncy, any manufacturing class, to
drive the English people into a war with us.
FOR every unkind utteraucc Of Earl Russell
and the British press, declaring that ours is i
"ar tor power on the one side, aud dominion
on the other, we find an apology and 4
warrant IN Mr.. Stewards dispatches to
ihr. Adams. Let tho skcptic examine
page sixty, in the papers rezatiaq 10
1ofe'gss affairs, and he shall find Mr. Adame
1ore1aden to draw into debate before the
British Government any opposing moral 4orin-
etptes which may be supposed to lie at the
foundation Of the controversy between those
[d1scontentcd1 States and the Federal Union,n
The word "discontented'' is here used he.
cause Mr. Seward employs it in tic very next
paragraph to characterize the rebellion. It re-
minds one Of Psnc6's caricaturc Of the Goy..
:: ctnof-aenern Of India, during the great rebel
llon' where that functionary is holding, be.
tween his Knees, 4 little bloodthlrsty wretch
OF mutineer, with dripping sword in one
dnnd and lock Of long, curling, female hair
III another, and saying, "No, they sh'an't take
away bis p1agthings, but he nsust be gsd little
6epoM
, 1861-12-30

sunk across and blockading an import,nt
channel, leading to what Was once fbrifFv
city, but what Is now the seat Of rebellinn'
and an object Of just revenge, the dismasting
Of the hulks, within sight Of rebel flags ana
rebel guns, Is really al unauoyed pleasure.
been closed, and one avenue Of supplies cut
off BY the bulks, and anything that adds to
the efficiency Of the work affords additional
pleasure. Most Of the ships in sinking had
listed to one side, md the masts, Of course,
stood at an angle over their sides.
The braces and shroEd8 on the weather side
we're cut BY the sharp axe Of the whaleman,
and the tall masts, Bwaying for an instant, tell
together with loud crash, the sticks snap
ping like brittle pfpestems close to the deck,
and striking the water like an avalanche, best
ing it into 4 foam and throwing the spray big
into the air. For an hour or tWo, this smash
ing, crashing sound was heard on every side,
and one after another ship became mere hulk
upon the waters. Ali we're dIsmasted save
the Robin Hood, which was spared for ranother
purpose.
The sccne presented In the farbor when the
work Was done was novel and interesting,
Here were fifteen dismasted hulks. in every
possible position, lying across the channel
some on their port, others on their starboard
sides Some were under water forward, others
at The sea swept oTer some Of them;
others stood on upright keels, and spouted
water from their sides, as the heavy swells
1sised them and dropped them heavily down
upon the sand again and proudly, among
them all, was the East India1nan, brave Robin
hood, Eith her graceful tapering mast5 tower
lDE aloft, and apparently still adoat.
IN ne background were Morris Island, the
nfoEnish red wallis of Sumter, and the low
FAILS OF Moultric, over which few rebel en-
sign, large enough to wrap q ship in. One
poor, miserable tugboat, constituting the rebel
navy IN these waters, and enau schooner,
Of the panorama.
At sig O'clock this evening, fire WIS applied
to he Robin Hood, and she began to burn
brightly, but not briskly, and it was not until
eight O'Clock that the mizenmast fau. The
sink.
During yesterday and to-day Forts Sumter
and AoultT1e have been firing heavy guns at
Intervals, for what purpose or object is not
known. Our work being accomplished, NE
leave for Port Royal tonight.
, 1861-12-30
AN UNJUST CHARGE.

a correspondent Of the Chicago Times
OF Saturday makes an unjust and purely
malicious charge against AdjutantG General
Fuller, who recently visited this city in his
official capacity, to consolidate the skelc-
ton regiments at Camp Douglas. The as-
sertion that he
put the Goyernment to the expense Of spec;a1
train. which remained over ut Chicago DURING the
six or eight days he sas here
is purely false, and the writer, who signs
himself "A Republican Taxpayer" must
have known it. To give the refata-
ton in most unmistakable terms, nc
need only give the telegram received on
Saturday afternoon from Judge Fuller, at
Springfield. He says:
The charge In the Tines yesterday. against
ne aooqt special trains, is an unqualified hlee-
during my absence.' Df~s1'eA >A"sa
, 1861-12-30
altefed bills and countcrfeiting will be next
10 impossible.

altered bills and countcrEeiting will be next
10 impossible.
Congress, by inaugurating the proposed
system, will assume a very grave RESPONSE
bliity, and every possible safeguard should
be thrown around it that their united Wis
dom and the history and the experience of
the world can furnish It is wonderful how
small defect will destroy the safety and
the efficiency Of any banking law. Knaves
and sharpers will take advantage of it to
swindlc the people without mercy. With
us, confidence" in any banking system lis
plant Of slow growth and until we get
a copy Of the bill and have time carefully
to examine all its provisions, VIC cannotin-
dorsc it. It Will be we'll for our readers as
tar ss possible to adopt the same policy.
, 1861-12-30

and maintaina it's existence. Under that
regime was no place or time to Judge candIdly
ofany system Of labor, for there Seems to have
been everything to condemn and nothing to
praise. Probably we shall learn in due time to
set up for ourselves, cease copyine the insti-
tutions Of England and care little for her
praise or censu1e Of anything.
But in Italy the metayer culture Is IN entire
success. OF the valley of the Arno, in its
whole extent, both above and below Florence,
Chateauyieux, thus speaks:
Forests Of olive Etreea covered the lower parts
~ tx fn13t ana by their iolsEe eoneealed
these paste Of The cestnt t9ees ria
e,nra eh ne higher slopes their healthy
trees and spreading brightness over Ills I smpbt
ensa.Te e sTe;nst w..
horse, which eoes in smal1 awhaaad Me lGoaan ear4
tSa maae q ~ Rsi1ted scd they se5vs for all
rey The farmers daughter to mass and IT to 81 bafia
IN dhus, On holidays; hundreds Of these little carts
women- decorated Wiz fioWers eaa Tjhso's M
f to whomWe IRE Indebted for thesesxtracts
ture of poverty a 20 far ss a1cnt1e r. 1gs T. ple
eerned It iteiiectaal1y redeems metayer cultivation
A1n. ,ae lepfoAeaes oi snshsh writer's"
c,d;, 1;t-a +hea ' ~ .1 "s 60, ~ s,eate al 1l,
1eaxt verr snadar1,-. e. Ia ,sa,.e ~. o, ~
tovar avsto,, on;.e. w.. ~ e..'e 1..o ni1-
ton and r,ca an1.sa - u -, .l. go. ~ lns Iot-
f,uit md srno1,a. a,,1...a ~ ~ 49, D 90 w 'ne
-thc cn,n1cir,..e;s 49,. .,.ss - 4s 4 n'elo
Of canito1 thet Ia c1ear - ~ .us ~
nothing but ha 7,onas to orl 49, .na,- "isn
him beppar a. a hr;oona w. 49, -. ~
Government enanc,,sta an. Sank 1oSo,,-1 ~
yaeate all titles and ,,nder +ho snnoW;r;a. -
competent aoen+a Il, a.o1, d;str:at -. -aea ~
the same shall be In nosscss,on NJ on- +~oonz
assume the landlord md oat,b1;ah +ba nao.eaa
as metayers,
VIII they work. VIII they maintain thcn,.
selves? Certainly they win They have 5ana
TINT under the slave culture. and hare main
tanned their idle. .dissolute u1aaters- with nse-
less and extra7asant families into the bargnin.
They are not the worthless drones they are
taken to be, Give them means and encourage
ment and they produce under the metayer,
infinitely mere than they hare ever produced
under slave culture, and they will Day hand
some profit to themselves and the Govern
ment.
Ut course there are many details to be con-
sidered, as to the proper division of the pro-
duce, who Of the negroes, and how much Of a
family, should occupy a farm Or plantation,
how large the plantation should be, and how
many laborers should be employed upon 1t
, 1861-12-30

What to do with the negroes? is the anxious
inquiry Of all thinkers in reference to the con
duct or close Of the present war. It seems to
us there is very natural and proper course to
be pursued With them, pointed ont By the
progress of civilization, hitherto, in Europe.
that we do not see mentioned anywhere in the
discussion Of this question It is to advance
the slave to the metayer, and thus awaken his
ambition to earn and possess property. Adam
Smith says:
The pride Of man makes him love to domineer,
and nothing nortii1ea him SO much as to be ohIipci
he law SLOWS It, and the nature Of The worI csn
atord It therefore, be viii generally prefer the Is
DOR OF slaves to that Of frecmen.''
.n NO the slsse ealtiyators Of ancient times grad
present In France By the name Of Metayers. Ther a.
are called in Latin co1on5 Pdrtiayii. They :hsgs
been 20 long Ia disuse in England that at presenf
lknow no English name for them Tie PROPRIETOR
furnished the seed, cattle. and instruments Of ps-
oandry-the whole stock, In ehort, ueccssary fn-
enltiyatIng the farm. The produce was difided
ter setting aside what was judged ueceseary for
Keeping up the stock. which was restored 10 The
proprietor. when the Farmer either quilted OF WAS
'*' Such tenants being frceuep are cspal,e NJ A..
curing property: and having certain proportion
OF the produce Of the land, they have plain in
t<iCet eAAt VIC hutl6 qIuuuCt EH&H 06 AH great
possible in order that their OWL proportion nav
be 60. a slave. on the contrary, who can acquire
nothing but his maintenance, consuIts his own
ease By making the land produce as little aa possi
bic over and above that maintenance"
Obviously the metayer culture closely re-
semb1es the joint account practice somewhat
known in this country Of taking farm on
shares." But where the metayer system ex-
lists it is usually very general, and custom set
ties everything in regard to it. ChateauYieux,
speaking Of the Metayers Of Piedmont, says:
"They consider the farm as patrimony, md
never think Of renewing the lease, bnt go on
from generation to generation, on the same
terms, without writings or registry"
leEng1ish authorities generally show no favor
10 the metayer system, because they derive
their opinion, Of It from France before the
revolution, when tho exemption Of the no.
b1essc from direct taxation threw theimmensa
fiscal exaction, Of the government upon the
occupiels Of land Tuigot described tho ex-
treme wretchedness Of the French to these ex-
actions. The fact is, the atrocity Of French
.:polity under the old regime was such as to
render necessary The horrors: Of the reyola:
ion to purify the Institutions Of the nation
, 1861-12-30

rrac ai1,n+ ovoa,+ +ba r,r At ho.1:,. ~ 81,
v,1r +ha+ eo.r,,ad =. ,aa,t -n,., a.. a,-o,,.e.
nv t1e harnna+ t1ot ua ta,3 tao,, n.o,a.:n6, 5
foxhin, Tha haH.. W. si,' s,o,,,.. % f
~ 1eno+b +ba noor1,nr 15a,,t 49,, - s..as,.
o1oro .t,a nosto,r, - :a1r;~t7 aN.,,11
o1;aeta ~.osaa,e;.,- -. s 1.Ea-al,N41 ,to
= 49,, 49,. 49, - ' -4,.:-nD,S ss' 5 ~ y Aae4q
thonaht - a,-so ~ 49,. ~ - - ~
oornss 80 - a~aas.. s ~. Nv : 49, 49,: y. .nI sne5
49, - 49,, 49,. 49, a., .0.'a.o Aoano
farv nr;,.ntcs = no s;,ent .Ss 49,. :. 80 =
coIne rnors raht , haa~s !. @ 10 ~ 1e-
+,.a'sas-H3 - - 80 ~ oa4n uest'neo-
ana Ira,. that ~ -,-aa ''>'@1N'1A@1 ~ A1@'
or- a,n,n,.a,no. u
Reat;ne fo- ha1n tha ra,oma
I was about tn desert INV most :, m +,,h,-
assistance ebeo r dssoo-.-aa 49, "a % -..
the guard auuroach7no With +zo mon waon
listener, n tle aonnd 49, ,ra"o % an.;.eo,t4 80
it was Edav,a arnm .s,sa aa1.n,sasa. sl lnes ~
90 to his assistance Tha oeacas I haa,.s.as' ~
saving that The orders xerr, ~ 1,a-,,, - +na,,t,,
minutes. I Iprou;sed to he hacE ~ t1,,t t;,no
when he con.ented fnmad;,ta1w z+o,ta5
down the hill tbrouet the thfct 1,n;7crt,ro7,t,
and upon reaching The val1er fn11os.ed +hs
sound Of the drum: and eoon fnnn5 him seet.
ed upon the ground, his back 1e,n,ne oo,1nat
the trunk Of q fallen tree. while bis drum hnny
upon bush In front Of him reachfne, roar,7
to the ground. As soon as he discovered ,ra
be dropped his drunsticks and cvc1air,od
so, corporal, am SO glad to see von. Give
me drink reaching out his hand for z,r
oo,too,. ,vhs,1 ...
, 1861-12-30
One Hundred and Forty Thounand
Dollars Gone.

1t is stated that Alexander Cummings has
withdrawn from the New York World, and
contemp1ates making a trip to Europe to re-
cuperate his health, BY travel on the continent.
The Investigating Committee state in their
report, that in addition to the loose, irregular,
if not fraudulent manner in which this worthy
disbursed public money during the time he was
acting in the capacity Of Quarter Master, that
they have traced one hundred and forty thou
sand dollars Of Uncle Sam coin into his hands,
but have been unablc to trace It out. They
cannot find what he has done with It. No
Vouchers we're presented. No account was
gwen by him Of what he had done with the
money. He Is now off for Europe Peopls
WILL nave their suspicious excited, and some
Fll DC SO uneharitable as to believe that he
has htched Inc s1a0, 900, and is now going to
Europe to enjoy his Ill gotten plunder.
, 1861-12-30

II is known that the British Government has
long coveted the possession of Portland with
its deep and capacions .harbor, on account of
the St. Lawrence River being closed By Ice in
winter. Access to the Canadas from the,sca
is cut off for several months OF each year, and
possession Of the State Of Maine with Dor
tions of New Hampshire and Vermont wonld
add greatly to the value and accessibility Of
her North American possessions. But in the
event Of wat with this country; commenced
for the purpose Of acquiring that territory,
#he chances would be as ten to one that Caua-
daeEould be annexed to the United States,
rathsx than any portione sf 17faa England
:. 1Eoul& toesnnnexed e to Canada; John Bulls
boasted money ;wouId avail him but little in a
was waged with That object In view. -:
, 1861-12-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
History Of the Expedition to the
Eastern Shore or VirE{nfa. \

United 6tates soldiers compelled to Fog and Return
FMg3tins 62dves-- es--ohatT achievements Of Rrig.
doson their A.zus-Kow Mev did not faEa IT,
0atA Of Alegiance- -Ge.,. Loel4roods st,ecc1
at Drun.nondto.c.l- -Mutiay among our ST.
dieTs-Esndneiaz CuTsosities Kouai-ITe II.
lzged Progress ef the Union Ga,se-.AT. Ss1o-
dItFs Instructions to ~. 4daMs on Ie S1n
srrn Question, ~"
, 1861-12-30

HEs1oNsD.-An'ong the designations of of: ::
GERS In Western regiments is that. Of Captain
Freeman, Of Company Z, 8th III. Csyalry-
Col Faznsworth's regiment.
, 1861-12-30
than rifle cannon for field business.

!. 81 4 Connecticut soldier writes home that
the Commissary at Annapolis has given the
boys SO much mule meat that the cars Of the
whole regiment have grown three and half
Inches since their arrival at the Maryland
capital.
, 1861-12-30

H A letter from Washington, giving an
account Of the recent fight at Drainesville,
eays:
"Our good fortune must have resulted 1arge-
y from the formidable nature and position Of
Easton's Battery. These howitzers, Of the
largest e1ass, have bore as large as 4 mans
hat, and throw grape and canister, at short
range, With frightfu1 tunnuit and effect. They
are undoubtedly superior to all other guns for
close action"
: Those big howitzers aro great deal better
than rifle cannon for field business
, 1861-12-30

u
lustrations Of real war, If they had not been
kept under rigid peace discipline By their COM
Hlander. Still, one or two good results were
obtained by the expedition. It Was to ali
intents and purposes 4 piece Of a1rant toni
foolery, but 1t converted all the soldiers into
practical and tanatical Abolitionists, and 1t fur
nished an asylum for Brigadier General Lock
wood. This mighty warrior remains in North
ampton, with his Maryland and Delaware re-
eruits, governing the province as a sort Of
Siceroy, catching. negroes, and probably re-
building the ruined bridges, roads, dams and
piers at Government expense. 1 do not assert
that be Is actually doing this last kindness to
the rebels; he was merely talking about It when
our soldiers captured the fngitive-s1ave steam-
CT and bade adieu to the 'loyal'' county Of
northampton, on the eastern shore Of Virginia.
Our D. F.'s doctors of fnance) in
both honscs Of Congress might learn
lesson from the people Of Accomac and
northampton counties When our troops
went there they found an enormous food Of
paper currency, consisting Of bank-notes, con-
federate Treasury notes, Virginia. Treasury
notes, county and town shinplasteEs, and mer-
chants tickets for small change. Prices were
up to about the figures which ruled in Viz
gin!a at the close Of the revolutionary war.
One of our captains went into store at
Drummondtown to makca purchase, and, up
on taking a handful Of change ont Of his
pocket, the merchant remarked that tsthat
was mora specie than he had seen in the course
s6asesatt anonths trade" =.
Nos, is not this expedition saarommcn-
tary Oh the Presidents announcement to Con
gress and the country that "thcse things
prove that the cause Of the Union is gradually
but steadily progressing" The President, in-
stancing Gen. Loekwood's expedition with
other things, honestly and: firmly believed
what he said. Henever says anything that he
does not honestly and firmly believe. But he
Was deceived by those In whom he had right
to place confidence. The fact Is, tho causs of
Tie linton has not p,ogessad oae inch any,ahe7t,
but hos eossstanty loa ground eveTyaohere. It is
not III the power Of III. Seward, in accordance
With whose ideas the WAT has been thus far