, 1861-09-03
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
What Secession In DoInu..Ma1 or Stem.
mef.

4 correspondent Of the Cincinuati CONNER
cia1, writing from C.arksburg, Aug. 2s.h, says,
The people Of Roare AID Calhoun counties.
southeast Of Parke1sburg, are enjoying to the
utmoet the beauties of secessionism. as devel-
oped In Western Virginia Months ago II was
predicted in this correspondence that, il the
QbtCn nen remained as inert Is thew then
were, a1d if prominent public leaders con:;u
ued to encourage secessionism, the rsiult
would be maraudi1g bands Of deperadoes,
securing the country, hesitating at no cut
ruges, respecting no persons, aad rendering
property and Life alike insecure beyond The
limits Of our army lines. Precisely this state
OF affairs now Exists in the counties above
Justify for help. A delegation Of them arrived
here this morning. They represent their
counties as oTe11n by organized bands of
horse thieves, ToWdies, and all the lawless and
reckless elements of their communities
These villains steal horses, rob, burn, maltreas
at pleasure, and f~henever any questions are
asked, reply that all tbs id Enion men are
10 be driven out, and they may be thankful If
they escape with their lives.
Two Of these men assured me that numbers
Of their neighbors had not slept in their
houses for weeks, and men who had reported
the marauders to the Federal officers had been
threatened with death. But the other day one
Union man III Roane comfy Was shot as he
was riding along the read, near nlghtfaIl, and
the assassins, finding that the bullets had but
half done their work, came ont Of the woods
and beat out the brains Of their wounded vic.
lin with the butts Of their muskets. A couple
Of the Union men, who have been brought
here to give evidence in the Federal Court
concerning these ontrages tell NE that for a
week or more their families have been living
in hatbeat On the Little KanaWha, which at
night they anchor ont in the middle Of the
stream, one Keeping watch with his rifle while
the others sleep. The lives Of both have been
threatened By the desperadoes, and they are
to protect them.
The Federal Court is making inquiries with
reference to these outEages, and it will soon be
seen whether the civil power will be able to
assert its authority aud vindicate its lawz. It
will at least be hampered by none OF the yex-
ere1&s which interfere 90 sadly with military
decision. Meanwhile Gen. Rosecraug propo-
ees to make summary sci gaming OUT of the
guer1las in that region.
Escorted by batch Of young West Point
er6, who are 10 strive as drillmasters in the
army Of this Division for a time (and who viii
tEd an excellent opening fer such service
beEe, the late commandant at Fort Pickens,
MaJGr slemmer, arrived here last evening. to
enter upon his duties as Brigade Inspector
I'LL his regiment shall have been filed 10
The Major bears his honors, as he cid lis
IAeAeAs LAataLeniDSs, uEgHIl} anu 1eW WAC
fcok upon the slight figure and youthful eE
presEicn CT the late Lieutenant, wouid sus-
peet that this man fer weeks occupied posi-
non as responsible End Ferilous IS that which
Hads Anderson s hero, and-more substantial
"A Brgadier General. But there is one draw
back that prevents Major Slemmer from be
1fg What the ladies would call "a handsome
young man.n What can be more Iudicrous
than the idea Of a warrior in gold spectac1es !:
uEder the Iltc1e72bie abuse Of eenseless
teaEisters, anG Of militia officers, VINO fancied
that q horse was like a locomotive and never
got tired, the fret lot Of army horses are used
up ard well righ worthless. Thera is sale
OF such as are unfit for service, at Webster,
to DAY, and Plumbers Of persons OF specu,s-
tive turn, haye gone over to huy, for trifle,
anlmaA which, after few months rest and
decsEt treatment, they viii be ready to sell
back to The Government again, at the round
Government prices. BIZ the same system of
management We have now here over q hun
d1ed and fifty valuable hosaes, rendered
worthless, Ter the time at least, by the dis
It mper.
Southern newspapers to the contrary, not
Withs:anding, Gen. Rosecrans is not yet &ssur-
rounded" Do yor remember the feat Of the
solitary 1risEman, who, unaided, surrounded
Whole company of Wide Awakes?