Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-10
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From coInln biand 5iity, Ohio.
455s-5 *. NE lgt9 abox, s3Rto
EaG. Ggsaesr.r5-FT 5as been so long.
since have had a tyfPit sm my old friend
the Ttfllige1eer that hefJily know now 10
attempt q renewal of nj acquoin lance
But tnthei iubsepce Of S6pething better, /
have concluded to inyok 1.-THE interpositiou
Of the Almighty DollnF,y nothing doubt
ing What the result will ibs. really have.
missed my old rompaniphimqch; but while
bave neglected it, II have not forgotten Il.
now wish n return Of itreguIarly.
see yoH folks are like to TO have
'sPeek of war at home. We are all gIory-
Ing in the position the Panhandle is assn.
ming. -
Our community, like iaIl Others in the
loyal North, has been the theatre Of some
exciting scenes recently Up Lill the time
of the dastardIy attacR1pon Sumter sen ,s
timentlwns cOusidetfbiy divided as to the
Propriety Ofthe course likely to be pursu-
ed by tho Administration toward the nj
rates but when Sumter fell 30 did all DO
lltIcal differences, aud sNs became as one
man. lneVer SAW such excitement-such.
ln9ounded unanimity. The lion and the
lamb lay down tugEther. a meeting of
onrcitizens was called, and first among
those 10 respond 10 the call were the
veterans in the Democracy. And we
bad emPhatically n trGr, meeting.
Among the prominent speakers was T.
). Woods, late Editor nf the Patriot, our
Democratic paper, and who was also the
delegate from, this disltlet in hoth National
EonventiOns. lie madesa glorious speech
WIS for whipping the rebels out of their
.hOnke Vritt.k, ,n,Su 4.
is whole team on. The stump. aud II
mighty good fellow wtfiial. Several old
soldiers Of lsl2 were present, and tender
cd their Services in ANY capacity. A COM
pnny WAS Immediately organized. Some
100 men. soon volunteered, '.gaod aud
tTue. ana aFsluow oRAfor tue war. De-
pend upon iit, the i'SeW Lisbon Graysu
viii. help any hundred men they NAV
chance TO meet, TO trail the old .sStars and,
Stripes iu the dust. $50 ,sf.
y Woods islPuI ting forth herculeau5
tHotte siEt- ms the-I ITniOn----
tom6ls now buaiiy enghged in organizing
new c0tnPany. His roll is almost tulI.
lie will take command himself
Our town is now free from all sympa-
thiSers With the snake den. A few aights
since, some OF onreiiizeus concluded they
would visit case or two, who had been
regarded rs little doubtful .,on the
goose" One would he prominent indi-
vidual was called upon to show his colors.
lie replied that he had none. He WIS or
dered TO appear at the door forthwith,
when he was pretty severely cross oues-
toned. lie again declared he had no flag.
Then shake your ''hng of truce was tile
command, which lie OGeyed, waving it Fsup
to nature, "ns his toilet, in his hasty obedi.
encesto the summons to appear, had been
very materially neglected. | believe he
has been good Union man ever since,
and we intend he shall remain so, or hang
him with au old rnttlcsnakc to the [irst
Palmetto tree we can find. ! never heard
OF s1cll nnbounded liberality as is mani
Tested Toward the soldiers all around US.
All our little towns have responded nobIy.
oa!cm III our county gives $4,000; Wells
vile $4,000; Lisbon $4,000; Garfield near
the edge of our county, small place
S3,OOOi aud so on. How can we with
such muuifcent donations, and rigLE on our
side, fail to bruiso the seEpent's head ?
We IRE all looking anxiously to see what
Norlh Western Virginia will do. We will
watcheyOu with almost painful! snlfcitude,
Knowing that your section of the State
contains 4lnany-Very many-who will
nsrer show the knee to BaaI,n and who
don't yet regard themselves as Eshccp in
the shanibles.' God spare the right-and
he With and prosper Northern Virginia in
her noble efforts to extriCale herself from
the Iron heel of dcspotism-wbich n
hell-"egotteu set of Williams are endeavor-
ing to put on her neck. Your 18Th of MAY
Convention in your city, excites great in
lerest also, presume you=Will have n
goodly representation from Columbiana
county on TINT occasion; ! expect to be
one OF the number. ButI have strung this
intended note out to m unwarrantahle
length. Excuse haste. 1 thought hint
as toour movements initliis valley might
interest you. j. M. n
fFropi the Spirit OF Democraey, woodsasld.I
Union Mass Meeting In BaresvIlle,o,