Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-26

4 Ky, correspondent Of the Cincinnati
conusraisi warns tie Union nen and sol
di.rs Of hat State against adopting the
mistakeu policy that has prevailed il IVES
tern virgins towards traitors caught in
arms. He says:
The great misery Of this business IS the
danger that the military authorities, as
they did 10 Western Virginia and Missouri
will pFotraet the war in Kentucky By inAn-
RuFating Inild policy swear him and
let.hfu-eo system. Experience has shown
the folly Of this. Nothing like an iron
hand 10 the outstaTt will answer. These
reneEades, who have gone Out Of their
houses oaly TO bring back seven devils
worse than the drst, who have discharged
their paths, their fealty 70 the State, their
obligations 70 their n-ighbOFs, their duty
70 those Who have shared the same table
and been sheltered by the same roof tFeei
who invoke war and Fapins % make desc
late their own homes and deVastate their
own Gelds-WhAt does humanity dictate
10 their cases but stern, and, If neeessa-
y, e1teTUinating, policy, that viii pat
them down At once, And so end the busi-
nessf While the armies go forward to
drive back the Invaders, the people OF every
military police, arrest every man who at
temps 70 escape 10 the invading army Of
Buekner and ZOlIieOfer, and Wfestall arms
from the men whose loyalty IS not above
suspicion. They should do il Instantly,
aud thus save The shedding Of blood and
. great deal Of misery and rnin. Ken.
lucky must conquer peace, and should
Get about Il in earnest and a. once
We believe IN this suggestion, and from
the veTy 6rst advocated it. But just As
this correspondent iays, the idea Of peace
policy eOsla not be gOt out Of the heads Of
those who have had the say in matters in
Westsfa EirgIaia. Things, however, hr6
ehanging hero and elsewhere. The SueAr-i
apd-Iet-gO policy Is being abandoned for
the more rigorous but more more mereiful
one Of shooting, as n the case Of Zach.
Coehran. We said the other morning that
hanging iS fast becoming n military neees-
sity. And it Is. Gen. Kelly gave notice
at meeting In Marion that be was eOu-
vert 70 IL, and We hope that he and all the
rest who have the say, will make their
words good, and ever amer this let
hanging and shooting be the rule
and GWearink the exception. War Is
war and not peace Powder aud lead
mean something. aud certain it is their
msaaipg has not up 70 this time been APP
preeiated by the guerrilla assassins who
hang aroand the skirts Of oar posts In
Western Virginia Men who viii murder
win swear anything jon wait them to-
once they are caught, and the very next
moment, as IN the case Of The villain who
stabbed Walker, viii kuite their guards
and escape. We all know what a Secs
sioutsgs oath amounts To- The indiet-
msnts for perjury Al the late session Of the
Federal Court show their exact value
How much. more Of the came stnF-how
many more murdcrs-hoW many more
bridge and house burniugs, &e., will it
take to wake up a realizing sense Of the
necessity that exists that We should show
meteS 10 tbemany byretasihg II 70 the Tow |
We zee people 1.-THE streets every dag
GOA people, TIE. best nat 6bS city Saa
boast, turn sick AZ the items Of news Re.
cording the capture aud swearing Of rebels
here aud there, by squads Of our army
The thing has become utterly disgusting
and heaEtsiekeniug to patriotic people. II
Is 70 then hnt thoweaEisQne, yunneauiug
unayaiIinS labor q sisyphus-Wbis6 ha.
20 be done over and over again, and Ii
nster done, and never amounts to anything
eibittsr and witty sa,ire Of the sOldtel
In one Of our camps who advised The
swearing and rSlessipg Of the Sattlesnake
comes % every ones tongue Cor quotation
WhSn be hears the same old news Of 50
many rebels eanght In the bushes-so macy
SVEN sga 4, gOy Gov. PsiEpOiutis repa-
ted e having said "a excellent lhing 70
soms Of he Troops As they started OF fsr
Nsrisa county the other night, and that
vas 10 NJ a. NH esDtiPiag q, possible. 80