Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-10


hIe the Provisional Government of V r,in-
it 10 C. -pI'cr tie with the Frdrrd tonps.
moi only by seiZimg Ihr cUmmunirn,ions
hut also in threatening The rear of the ret.
el army.
Tue distance from the Ohio river 10 the
N"l!'y "f Virginia, hy either of these
routes, is 81 lIIlle uvrr 200 miles. The
r"dS are excellent. tie riImAte uu-nrpass-
ed for hrh4Ihfu.nrss, and The ntsses Of ,l,.
pr"pIr loyal
f't. t" grarl against any forsui ,hlc
gathering "f srrrssIuuisi$ nn either line.
the m"Ncment might wIl be Suppnrrci by
IL regiment or lwU OF Ohio troops on rncI
rnnte-'Hre heiug tnkea always. tn rrrUl-
Itrt tl"t The post ut nUnur-lne ;tlvunre
Emurti-in these co umhS. intended for the
rescue IF Virginia ir,m dpspotir md
bloody revolution. should be reserved rx-
vlusively for Virgiuians-
We do not oil ject 10 the policy of an
early udvanrC south Of Washington; hut
we cannot withhold the expr ssivn ot our
E"nNlru"n that Eastern IIryiHiu South OF
james Rirer SHOULD br occupied by str ,mx
A"I well-HpT0inted armies, aud al the
southern nnri souIh.wtstvru SOmmuuic.,.
lioss completely curnnlan led, before u de.
Sisivs 6lnw i struck this sid.uf Richmond.
The rOnieS Indicated Icy the tupUy.npnv
OF the country. aud the geographical dls.
tr1bn'iUn Uf The rebellion, hy which, vIL
the least military huE rd, that regtVn-
south OF james rlver-chm be rcurLrd fur
military ocrupatiOn. are, first, that Of
winch Gen. ll'er' rOrnuiud INV has con-
!r"!' next j" ar'ier tbs 'm es we have Just
laid d"wm aud. inulIy, the va ley. or Ptv.i-
mont route, which may lie taken hy a de-
h"cti"m To the s,ulh@hr If The ru.unn
now advancing from Gtaitum upon Cu..-
hrrlnnd.
II sh 'uld be the aim. not merely 10 dis
PRISE. but to exihp"'e utterly Tia dnmnn-
tile conspiracy, 10y whtrh the uynl people
OF Nirgina drc Subjected tnthe unrestr.iu-
cd ""ntr"l "f 1t military llictatOrsIip.
II is now well undrrstOOd that the trlitnr
Government is to be established. with al
its Phr"Phrrnaiia Of disllon"r at Il c.,uopI
tie "ctdH! seat OF the present rrv,ll-
;l"nnTy State Government, its officers uud
archives.
By throwing a force so rth of james
River, east "fN Richmord, und bringing
1""'licr in tram the ohio, 10 c'rt "ff this
s"n'hwes'rrR communications with Lynch.
hurgl, and c0-"prrttr. with dctucnment
"i the mrImy, uui,r Gen. Mcdowell. which
might cross James River at CIrtrr,ville ur
S'"'tSviI'c. Grt''re general acton is
brought "n-this dUulEe nrst of traitors
may tie surrounded. aud then, pressed in
ON all sides, yfa0iiy clpi9ryd
II Is III the pUwrriOt the Administra-
unn. supported as il happily is Ly the
r'ng'l OF the loyal nml gallant men of
Western Virginia wltcre, it seems, the
iite air Of the Allegheny Muuu;ums ie.
fuses to n"urish lrrnsm-ei1rctuLIly to cut
oil The retreat pt the rrbsl,.
Thus, Ia chptnr.' simultaneously the re-
bel G"vrrnm"ut of the 5 NTH aud the rev.
"lu i"mnry State Officers "f Yirginin, and
I" "PlAceIHr Pr'vis'"n,I Gnvermn,rmt, yvhIel
we hope I" see organized next week, safely
aud lirmiy in its seat Vr power at the State
C"pih'--tl'eEs u Dispense, proper ,,,t,,is,i,-
ment t" theirowu tnesIic nsnr ,crs. while
the Fed raj army dc,l appropriately with
the naIl"n"l tr.tiIurs-Me regard IT'S the
trst arent duty uf the Administration.