Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-26

CEAio CoCaTT, Va. June Il, 1861
nae 20 ,nserview to-day with Methodist min
ls'er, , ~ho nsss N 40 adjoining county aud who
recently passed up the Kanawha vaIley an 20 ,hss
point. lie Informs me thar the neoDIs II -.
to the standard Of Virginia IN IL .,s
West. The people were subscri5ir,- - - w
to carry on tns war. widow Lady in KaDavha
whom | well knew has ofereu her Ia 1a,
its entire increase, if necessary TO thu anu
of the war One man il the same esnn,,. 49,
ready donated ten thousand bushels of corr a et
hundred fine beeves several others had t-l Ons
one thousand bushels Of wheat each and mar ~
ers had subscribed large amounts notwithstanS;sD,
the Union procliEIties of ma jority of the ueons
The ministers Of the Western Virginia Conference
NJ E. Church South, 70 the number of some eight or
ten had enlisted for the war against Lincoln
In Parkersbnrg, it is stated that the Rev. Samuel
Kelly an able minister of that denomination was
compelled TO leave that city because of his seees>
sion proclivities The Methodist Itinerant we
learn has been stopped by the interference Of the
ADolitionIsts-
The Rev. Hazel S. Williams, of the n. e. Church
South from this circuit has gone into the service
of the State in the Western part, determined to
unite the sword with the Bible in defence of his
country The Rev. Staunton Field, of the same
church, and presiding Elder Of this district tor
merly of the Virginia Conference,) has been elect
ed frat Lieutenant in company at Covington, Va,
to join the Wise Brigade, and will leave with his
company for the Northwest this week. DIR. Ham
Inoud IS the captain
Gen. Henry A. Wise spoke in Covington, Va, one
night last week to an immense crowd; two eOmpa-
MES were organized for his brigrade at once, and
his speeches arousing the people 70 high state Of
excitement, and rallying them to his standard by
hundreds. BE had two hundred men with at Gov
iuCton some 1000 stand of aGms besides artillery
ammunition, &c. The Richmond Light Infantry
Blues, commanded by o Jennings Wise, seeompa-
MED him. His rendezvous will be at Lewisburg,
Va where he will remain for some two or three
weeks. to muster into service and drill. The i'm
mense number of men that We hear have enlisted
under his banner are armed with mountain rifles
and aay weapons they may be able to procure. Gen.
Wise is the man for the expedition-hIs presence
will strike terror into the enemies of the South on
the Western border, and
"one blast upon his hugle horn
Is Worth atboasand mel"
The Rev II. S. Williams who lett this circuit as
mentioned above for the army west had the flag
of our Confederacy flying on a staff over his buggy
when he left here. At Gauly Bridge, in Kanawha,
he was ordered by party of men to haul down
his Southern flag. He told them he would not; they
threatened to take 1t down; he defed them to lay
hands upon it; the party started towards the bug
gy; Williams sprung from it, drawing at the same
time splendid five shooter; they retreated and let
him pass unmolested victorious single handed over
a band of traitors and uphOl ers of the Lincoln
policy. Rev. Mr.. Williams is well known by many
in the East and all who know him feel assured that
a truer more determined and more fearless adVo-
cate Of the South and her rights is not to be found
anyw here
was in Placksburg last week. and saw q fine
volunteer company drilling, Just organized, under
the command Of Captain Newly, late of the Mexl
can service and a capital officer. Montgomery is
doing well, nobly, IN the msrshaling OF her forces
to repel the invaders.
The people of this county say they viii furnish
their owR companies now in the service at Manas-
sas function, with the provisions necessary for