Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-01

John Minor Bolts In Warrington
He Is n Member OF COngress--A CIR
euiar by Beauregard--TheR Rebel
lion Desperate.
We have received letter from Hon.
John Minor Bolts, dated Washington City'
June oath, 1861, which heopens by saying;
"You will be surprised to hear from me,
and especially frsm this place. 1t was with
great danger reached here, and only I'M
der cover Of Disguise That such dis
tinEuished citizen of Virginia could only
thus reach the capital ofhis country, pains
us even more than it surprises US The
fact Is one of those striking comments up
on the character OF the Southern Insult
recti which does not need to be enlarged
upon.
even more surprising than the circumstan-
ces under which it is written. He IS ia
Washington as a member of Congress, and
is there. we presume, to take his seat in
the House on the 4th of July next. This
important fact has been suppressed by the
Richmond papers, bat We have the author
ity of Mr.. Bolts himself for the statement
in these precise terms: al announced my
self as candidate in the Richmond district,
aud received I73 votes, which, there being
no opposition, elects me-"
But the letter brings us other and even
more important intelligence. We learn
from il that the Southern Instruction of
white men e already at its last gasp, while
iusurrections of Southern black men
threaten the destruction of Slavery. And
these facts we have not only on the testt-
mouy of John Minor Bolts, who might be
regarded as u partial witness, but on the
authority of Gen. BeauregaTd himself, who
is certainly more competent to speak upon
the subject than any other man in the
country. Beauregard, says Mr.. Bolts, has
sent q circular South, from which tue fol-
lowing is quotation.
"IP THE COTToS STATES DO SoT RAISE
AND RQuIp OSE HuSBRED THOUSAND MEN IN
SIX WEEKS, WE ARE RUINED"
So much for the white instruction. On
the blacks, he says.
Our troops in this State (yirginia) to
great extent, are busy in suppressiug in
surrections among the blacks. they are
breaking out in every direction" But this
has q significance to US, at the North, which
puts a new face upon this question. Gen.
Brauregnrd's Circular adds: "But for thus
your desire to zee Washington in ruins irOHid
long since hare been grdtifeI.'
There is another bit of news in Mr..
Bolts letter more interesting than impor-
tant. We have more confidence in Extra
Billy" Smiths disposition than his power
to do mischief He, says Mr.. Bolts. ais
now in this city"-Washington The object
of his visit is to correspond with Maryland
traitors. The Legislature OF that State,
Mr. Bolts assures US, has been advised by
jeff Davis to continue in session, adjourn
| ing only for short inteyHls. Smith" he
adds, ''was in the War Department day
disguised as beggar-"
Il is proper to add that we have the per-
mission of Mr. Bolts to give to the public,
this morning, the principal and most in
teresting facts in his letter. Our readers
no less than ourselves will be greatly in
debted to him for this permission.
P. s.-since the above::was put in type,
we have seen letter from New York, con-
tradicting it, saying that Mr.. Bolts was
not in Washington. Whether the letter
or the article is true we cannot say. We
hope Mr.. Bolts is in Washington or some
other satr place.