Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-30
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AesSrs Editorl:-T wish 70 give you
some facts In regard to the state Of things
In the neighboring counties South, South.
east aud Southwest Of this. Though there
ID mo regularly organized rebelRrny in the
counties referred to, there are more rebels,
or rather inarauders, in the following
counties, viz /: Webster, Braxton, Gilmer,
Calhoun, Roane, Jackson and Writ, than
there ever has been since the difficulty
commenced, unless II was while some Of
those counties were oyerrun by Wise's
army, while he was on the KRnawha.--
Fonr Of these counties gave large secession
majorities last Spring, and the others gave
large number Of secession votes aud il
would not be far from the truth to say that
there are rs many armed marauders there
rs there was secession voters last Spring.
For besides the secesh citizens, their
number has been augmented by renegades
from Marion, Harrison and Taylorand 9th.
err counties, who have fed to these obscure
counties for plumber and protection
Braxton, however, Is now struggling to re-
gain her loyalty. Il is true that hundreds,
perhaps might say thousands, of soldiers
have been sent into those counties 1T diff.
ferent times. But what have they done
Just about enough to exasperate the reb.
els, aud make them more like the children
Of the devil than they were before. There
has been more Union men killed, aud more
property stolen and destroyed within the
last six weeks than at any previous time.
Some rebels have been killed, and a few
more have been taken prisoners and sent
OF; others have been required TO take the
oath, and Others have voluntarily taken il
when an armed force was in their midst
but With few exceptions they might as we'll
have sworn them on an almanac, TO be-
iteye the "conjectures Of the weather. as
to have sworn them on the Bible TO be true
to theircountry. More stringent and more
active means must be Hsed. The Rich.
mond Convention taught them that oaths
were not to be regarded, and that doctrine
Is still preached 70 them by theis leaders,
who, by the way, are men that never did
regard an oath They understand the
movements OF our troops perfectly, and
all they have 10 do on their approach TO
certain place where they will rendezvous,
Is to withdraw for few miles and hide in
some obscure place, aud they are safe.
Our troops search the country within i
radius Of half dozen miles Of their en-
caupment, and report the enemy dispersed
and all quiet, and are called away. Not 4
rebel has been killed or taken prisoner
They have Only,to come ont Of their hiding
place and 20 on with their work Of death.
This they do for some time, when another
force is sent FOR by. Union men for their
protection, They come, and the same
farce is playedov over again. This game has
been played all this season, aud think It
ought to be played out BY this time. There
Is force Of about one hundred aud fifly
now at Webb's Mills, in this county, and
have been there nearly y month, and they
might as well have been in Halifax. We
ask no protection, We can take care OF
ourselves. Let them 60 twenty miles far.
ther where there ls something for them 70
do; aud webbs Mill will not then need
watching, But they say they were ordered
there and they eannotleavp without orders,
Il Is folly 70 suppose that the unlon men
Ia lhsse eouatiet can protect themselves.
They hove never had The numerical itrsnsth
end that if lesbensd By many OF them com.
log away aud enllsilns Ia The regular
Service. Bslldes thelf guns have All been
taken nom them By The nsteesh,N
There 10 good reason 10 believe that
there are At least one thousand rebels Ia
The screen counties mvnuonea divided IN
squads fsem one aelen, 70 eha hundred,
thanRh thew ara EAfBeilHlas IA iAPgAp haAIsi