Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-24


During the last ten days Ue have irav-
eled over \ great portion of SsrthWeStern
Virginia, and have converted freely upon
the exciting topics of tie day. and ne are
uaAbie 70 learn that the late policy of the
administration Is making any more dis
1nionists in the country than we hal be-
fore. While many disapprOve Of the poll
cy of the administration, they cal see in
it no eause for Yirgiuia to secede. They
think the government should be preserved,
and believe the rebels of the Cotton States
are at fault for pseeipitatiuR the conflict
And since The traitors are determined to
be satisfied with nothing less than var,
ne say. hands %. even though they should
reap 4 harvest of thOrns from the tree they
have planted. Ous motto still is, = The
Uuion, the Constitution, and tke tgforee-
assaf cf tie Lqnrs.
To the. last namei paper, John S. Bar
diit, the representative Ia tine Convention
from Tyler eoauty, writes from Riehmoud-
under dale of April 18th, "a follows:
It Was boldly asserted on the 8oor of tie
COnEeRtioo, day or two siace, By au
Eastern member. that the East could and
Wonid seeede, and that the West eoulh not
and should not hold her IN the Union.-
Carlile'S boarding -houSe vas HurrOunded
last night By mob who bad With them a
rope, with which 70 hang him. They
called for him and were loud in their
threats of Vengeance.
We suppose here that on or before the
18th OF the month, we are 70 be driven out
of the Capitol, bat We intend 70 stand
irm If death IS the result, and most Of the
members are arutng for the occasion, An
this series only to stiffeu the Union mea,
aud will result 10 Strengthening the party.
II had never been Uaion man before,
would be after what have witnessed
here.
The Kfrgiasaa in commenting in this let
ter remarks:
What sc wish especially 10 cali the al
tentiou Of our readers to. is the indigni.
ties. the iusnits and OutEages offered to our
representatives by the East. These men
stand in the Convention as the proxies of
their Constituents and an insult offered 10
them, Is offered through them to those
who sent them there. Aud We appeal to
Western Virgins, If this Is the manuer in
! which they aFe 10 he treated, bV those with
whom they claim eqnality? Are YOUR
representatives TO be murdered for
representing yOnr interests and licnand-
ing yonr rights in the legislative halls
OF the State
Marion COunty-The Sentiment There
a dispatch has been received this morn
/ ing that the Convention has pssSed an
ordinance of seCession. The accession
i leaders are highly delighted and full Of
life Idesire a0w tn call the sttention of
the public particularly TO the conduct of
/ these men, apd compare it with their
acts and declarations three months ago.
/ They were then for the Union. Not can.
! didate before the people NJ the Last elec-
tiou hut declared himself for the e uiOn; and
( great eonplaipts we're made aEajnat the
! CaiOO mea foraeegsing them Of being favor.
aide 70 secession. Last simmer The Union
sod pOBKlas men changed on the Breekia-
| Fldge leS5erS tbat the object Of their uarty
has aeeessiOn. They denied Il, and IL thei-
aPeeeAss, read from The speeches ofBreek-
tHEidse to prove ihnt be vas q good Uniou
man. They still denied il last winter n
the eiecti1n. and called themselves Unio1
mea- But noW. wheR Ihey think the pro-
per time has arTIEed, ttey boldly prreiafu1
tor secession By are they foE seeessios;
| 40 they Prowise anything better L. tl.F.
have seeded 80. Ba, RasS1irG Vir1iS.
u, which has 4 large uambeF Of siaTes.
! wants % seeese, 70 protect TIE slave inter
est Bat 5freGSiQu viii largely increase-
! the taxes TINE; AMI ia Eastern YiVinio
willing % tax her sIayts eqnally viii cur
| pt0PeEtY 20 desnay e1pen5es. BIZ 40 means
They eomPlain when that qseslinn Is
mooie3, that he cosysntiou mas not called
for that PREpose5 and abase tie West fer
nnootinE IL a1a say We are going 10 segis-
le1s qutrie1dly % 5laveEy. Then The sim
pie laEtsiss etk-mOpths agp lhese leaders
| were for seressin1 thFes alonIts aEo they
we're foE seeeas;ou bas Ties knelz he go
/ Pc o. the country were opposed d Seres-
s19n and loFed 3heir -soEernment. Nov
/ tssga nnuaAsk themselTes aud come 0ut
boldly for seeesSsoa, and apDeSl i,oldlT 10
them on the grOaBd Of old paFty Iies Il
! yoa seeede noE. Hhen do You expesr 20 Tet
/ yolr rights redFessed II SoatbeIn Con-
/ fedeFney, formed expressly % project sISE-
PEgG A UUEittS tbS wise 6 q leIenI.