Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-11

mottos were suddenly Withdrawn from
pnhlic exhibition. The "Confedernte
States dag aud badges were conspicuous
| Is dtsplaye and Baltimore was apparent.
! y as asintolerapt Of loyalty as Richmond.
6udsr the PFsssure of these Influences, real
and tastitiops, BRIDGES upon the Northern
roads were 1estloyedI eSport0tions Of pro-
| visions tptsfdieted, aud the Governor CON
strained 70 forlIa the passage of Govern
tInent troops over MatyIlnd soil. For the
tune being, Ut Was assumed thnt the MOB
was the tekSfIE, "A demand was made for
acall Of the Legislature, Belieying that
the supposed revolution ia public Sentiment
JlsttHsd lt, The, Governor objected no lon-
ger and they were called for Friday the 29thi
81 april. An election was ordered for
l,wedaesdS dSy the 24th, to supply vacancies,
In the city delegation. A "Southern
Rights ticket was nominated. The Union
men did notdare come into the field open-'
y. Under ordinary circumstances, rs
there WIS 40 apphtent contest, the result.
bipg vote wo0Id have been &c, fair exhi6Ifof
ilstEsRgth. Bot In this case, as the Bqltfs
lippre 4FhefiS&n; Of The day sntceeEihR
sa y, * twss Pretty generally rumoSs1s
~ d. q pdsitlon ii eket n aS -bcfn4 3e.s
6ted t6FF3s and it is known Fh6t,
pfr9 veFe GnAde, and probably pretty
gehetEll5 j. ! 70 compel Tnfo6 me6Ito vote the
llSsSessinn hnder the alternative ofsbeihg+
fii,sPPIte4 they refused. NotwithstSud-
ljpG ail s.tliis and the fact of the election.
being held while the city was still hot with
nsIs az t5tole tote cast lpuS Jit ,s49,
t9lRttt3tls {1te at the IreSideHfi1l elec!ion III
stSortmskr last amounted 10 sO,l4sle1 ats
n ThissR'aS surprise to both parties. It
accounts, not for the 'treaction'' spoken of
hy the heysPaPcrsi for there has been none,
but for tie Tsassertion Of!the Union pTinci=
Plas, which Rthvc 4heeh lheld by the great
maj ofathegeitizens of Baltimore du-
ring y ne whole controversy. IL also ac-
SQu1ttstor the subdued tone at Frederick
OF tHs secessionists, who were sent to the.
LeEi Iture for the express purpose ofpte-
cipita5ng Maryland out of the Union.
VIII such a review, is It not lust that
BaltiYote should have credit for herreal
sentiTeats rather than charge her with a.
snmta Union principles from fear2
Auequal misconception as to tue poll y
and acts of the Baltimore and Ohio iRni :
rosd Company has tHken possession of the
public prints in tlds excited time. Tie
President, Mr. Garrett, has been designa-
ted a." "Secessiontst," and charged with
having been guilty of constructive treason,-
IN desltning to.transport the Government
troops. IL -
AnS spSSuhhTlS. embarrassing position OF
that Company in contest like the pres
ent one, should be fairly yconsidele before
Judgment iis' passed upon its policy. II.
owes its corporate existence to the tDo
States of Maryland aud Virginta, and in
times of revolution, affecting those States,
tlt lslPractically dependent on those anti.
oritits for its continued use and life. The
company recently intimation from
Nirenin authorities that no Federal troops
would esullUwed to pass oyer the road
on her territory: aud to back up that init
tnatl9n, 2 800 Virginia troops were sent to.
q qndshold Harpsr'ss Ferry and prevent
tho. passage of Government soldiery. 80
failure to carry troops overtH5 Main Stem
after this stepgwa taken by Virginia, Is
of n want of luvaiity
IN the managers Of the company. Snbse-
quehtly they Furnished means of trans
pOrtNtton most CheerfGlly and glatlly--ns a
business matter, il, for no other considern-
tiqns-fOr troops from Baltimore to the
city-of Washington. Even .nfter the at
tack upon the Massachusetts regiment,
president Garrett riskcd his life in per-
so9al efforts to get the troops safely
through the. .citytHnd started on their wuv
to9 the Capital. This wins done in tile
midst ofgthe elamor of tue infnriatrd mob.5
who. threatened TO hang him 10 the lnmp
p1sIsit ne persisted IN Ills Efforts. Does
tAts look like Secessiunism or t'c0nstruc-
iye' trehson3H" l Afterwards, when the
.4overnorand Mayor demonstrated ngainst
the transportation of any more troops, lie
conlh not do less sithau yield while by SO
doing he would mid in trnnquiizing the
public mind iand also, whom lie welt
knew that if the Government needed, his
road they lad tile right to appropriate
&c, as they subsequently did appropriate,
and are still using, the Washington Branch.
When, tooI'thlS appropriation was made,
instead OF throwing obstacles in tile way
of It's snfe and sncccssful Sc, he instructed
tile employees working the Government
trains to keeP;the machinery and road in
good order. - s.
Not Afraid Of Praying soldisrs.
a letter from lady in Washington, tells
tho blowing Gnecdote of.tl,c New En0lond