Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-17
From writ Comfy.
HEADQUAaFGRS CANp NpDoAALp, /
Anil I. 1861.

HEADQuAlTGRG CANP MCDONALD,
April I, lsS7.
Editors IAtsligmer'
Away oct here toward the land Of Dix
10, Ws don't get any Of our could freDS,"
the InisiligsAtSr. We can put up with 81.
most any bereavement but that. We are
ealOylng the Splondld weather Of Spring.
up here among the spine clad
mouutaIus", Bat putting Ia Ill extra time
il dFlllInG Officers, extra hours for bAyonet
and sword exercise, and thsy get Il TOO, q
a few sore WFISlS and some tired arms can
testify. The bATonet drill b q new thing
on some Of them, but lnon they ought TO
know thsSS things, II they never do have
any OCCASION TO make uJs Of the knoWl.
edge. They are also Prtetleed In the
quick and d6uble.qulek steps. the manual
81 arms, the loading and fTiug, EnsOling
aud lyiugj the son green sod, pretty and
level, aEOEdIag good facilities for grtta
horns 70 60 through the rudimentS,
The OlOetlon for the rStl6eAtion OF re-
lection Of the proposed CohSutution went
on quiet without any disturbance Of any
kind on the part 81 dISugeeted residents
81 OalhOan c0ahty. Major Trlmble Of the
lIIh Virginia, took the thing lnShand and
put II through. The poll books were OBJ
IaIusd q Spencer, sad forwarded by The
Major 70 the different precincts Of the
county. DstaehmentS were seat 70 pre-.
cluetS where the most diIs8ecled persons
WeFv expected 70 make their appearance
for the purpose Of polling thSiT yOtsS.--
Every Que vas peEmlttod to vote IS they
thought best no one being lptimidAtsd the
troops, treating all the ViitOrs with uni-
form kihddOsS and made good mlny
itisnds who were rot SLOW In expressing
their appreciation Of Tho many aelS 81
klhdaeSS shown them By the troops
The poll 1t thlS point, "CAmp Melon
aid" received al the votes OF the legal
votsrs Of The llth Va. Regiment,
During the VolIpg, Major IFtmble caused
70 DO circulated A'Call 'fotthe Mass Meeting
OF the Calhoun county residents 70 b. held
RG ArnoldSbuTg on the 10th day Of the
present month, for the purpose OF agaiu
establishing civil law ADD mail routes
throuhont The couoty, There Gro no civil
otieerS 10 the colnly, ulGrFigel occur Of
times based upon llsenSe1 furnished By 4
Mrs, Silket(, whose husband left hiO owe
county for breaking the law, and took BIZ
stand IL DlxIOs land, 10 SSit tillthe South.
era chlVAlry lambaltsd the Yankee mad
SlllS Opt.n ibis h.yerd tggins! NOneotthl
butteF.nut Turks out here, were permitted
10 vote without taking The oath Of Eltg-
RIAuce, This was pOlltiVe order from
the Major and strictly adhered 70 on I'll
sides. At this 6Fst precinct two Votel
were pOlled against the Constitution, =
in the second thtF6Wtre four votes pollOd
against, third precinct, meme were pollad
against the ConOtituti0n, The vote Wai
unanimous. Up 10 thlS.WFltlpg no report
from the lower precincts has 6eenrsGsiVsd
bat the people are heartily sick and
tired Of the war, and Goundly curse A0ld
Wise, " for iuOlinR them from their devo.
ton to the "good old Government. Dam
'em, they say, Old Ilakuu orter TO b Etisd
alofe they kick up hell about him. And
they arO Ill very careful 70 pile al the re-
OpouSibilIsy Of the thing 90 the Calhoun
"HOg Catshers," Is they term the woFSl
class Of persons In the county. It iS very
amusing 10 see some Of them huntilg az
the "ohfeer Ofths Day, OF "PaJS Master
as they call him. There are a few ofth
worst characters associated together for I
summers campaign AEaipSt the loIalFtSl,
dents Of the county; they have tried their
hand Ut hoFaS.stsSliag, house plnndstibg,
and rape; to say nothing atall Of shooting d
loyal men, who were QuIatly atRoFkiIu
their fields. Scouting parties are ont con-
StGntly and-Wsll1 tiS ohly matter oftims,
thty'liget Yaukea yet Il they play At 4
long enough. And woe to them, Il Maj,
TrlmblO ever getO haads on them they'll
be treated 70, 8 RattltsRdA ~, dance 70
the tune Of
/ In DixlOl lAAd
| We take our JtAhd.
III send you a "guertilla whip snake, I"
tie 6Est chance that OaeurS. We have
SeVeralhsFo that Il no use 70 rs whatever,
and Il will do for . collection Of Quer.oGt.
ties for you. You can uSSit % make your
devil stand around, Nov I want you TO
send me the daily paper 70 Elizabeth, Va,
and It will DO called for there; send It regu.
lar Ailsr Il iSread the people here will