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West Virginia..

The people of West yirginia--we
mean so much Of old Virginia as lies on
the Ohio slope of the A Ileghanles--w want
to be set Oh and form new State, to be
known as WEST VIRGINIA. They have
long desired this aud now is their oppor.
tuniIy, A Legislature representing the
Uniouists Of the old StOte--pol few
picked up hora and there from the wreck
made by treason; but forty odd counties
which never did nor pretended to couu
tenance tho JEFF, Davis Coniederacy--
has given its formal assent to the lorna;
ton OF thonew State, The counties pro.
posed to be included in the new State
have chosen delegates to n convention,
which has framed a Constitution, which
the people of these counties have emphat-
icalIY ratified, Everything is ripe and
ready Tor the ralifying action Of Con
gress, which we trust will not be with
held,
The House Committee has decided to
change the boundaries of t. g proposed
State, by extending it southwark SO as TO
include the Valley of the Shenandoah
and It's odjunnls, swelling the population
Of the State by some 100000, and Civ.
ing It Eve instead Of ;hreo members OF
Congrasa. We are not convinced of the
proprety oI this change. The people Of
the Valley have not evinced desfre to
be incudedin the new State. 1t may
really be doubted that they feel any such
desire. They are generally Pro Slavery,
so far as wo have indications, and would
be more likely 10 swamp than strengthen
the liberal, progressive element which
ought to control the new State, On the
whole, it seems tp US decidedly best to
leave the boundaries as the Convention
of the new State placed thcm and as tho
Loyalisls Of the old State have assented
to them. This is no time iot trying
doubtful experiments,
AS to slavery in the new State, we
wish her convention had seen ii to blot
it out at once, in accordance with the
terms of the Presidents generous and
wise proposition, We are not clear, how
ever, that Congress can do better than
assent to the CONSTITUENCIES 1t stands
The recent vote Of the people IN favor of
gradual emancipation renders the present
collapse and speedy exlerpalion Of the
evil morally certain. When matters are
going very nearly right, it is not always
wise t o insst thai they shall go q LITTLE
better-[Ncw York Tribune,
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NUMBER is.


The writer, it will be seen, anticipated
the sentiments of the whole American
peopla respecting the military ability Of.
Gen. Mcclellan
Mcclellan is slow but sure, 1 think
his mode of warfare more humane and
civilized tlian that of any other commaul
der which the world has seeu. He could
have taken Manassas by force, with the
loss of half his army, hut he chose to
compel the retirement of the enemy with!
out battle, He could hnye takOn York
town with terrible slaughter on both
sides, but he prefers TO wait for a complied
investment which shall neCessitate an
evacuation or q surrender. All th,a is
offensive 10 impatient civilians, to anblJ
tious politicians, and to selfgloying he.
roesi but it is acceptable to the peace
loving, the humane, and the Christian
patriots of the land, who honor and ad
mire Mcclellan for his patience, bis
wisdom, his clear headineSs, his cauj
ton, his ooolness, and his Christiapis
ty - s''''6-
Whom hear man railing at McClcl.
lan,I put him down citheras an ignorant
US as to military affairs, or rapid politi.
cal partisan, or blood ibhstY Oslrant
after military glory. YOU willIseo if
this generation and the succeeding ono
will not honor and approve, in the light
OF historic truth and Christian teachings
the really pattiolic and civilized pan OF
McClellans campaign, which is sure 10
end successfully ia the peaceful unity
and prosperity Of the nation. TheHsuF!
est proof of his greatness aa General is
the fact that unmiitary or ordinary minds
fall to comprehend his plans, thes0 being
too deep for them. He p independent.
sclfrclinnt and confident wheh hc ha9
planned and perfected his work. his
purpose is not to flash and blaze for The
hour with apyrotechuic display Of the
semblancc Of war or with a momcnssry
moteorio fame, but 10 burn with q strong
and steady flame, which shall drive tet
fore It. his foes and leave him as Beacon
light strong and begutilul and lasting on
mountain top Of pure glory. All del
famers then will bo sloncpd, and will
hide their heads with shome and bluahbj
al their mistaken revilings against him.-..4
Tell every one this, and let them pu. NO
down as a true prophet { i''
q
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Among several measures destined TO
engage the attention Of the Thirty-sev.
enth Congress at its second session, is the
bill providing for the admission of Yves.
tern Virginia into the Uuion. The sub
jecI has not been neglected at the present
session. In the House, the Territorial
Committee reported a bill deanding the
Blue Ridge as the eastern boundary, and
requiring the immediate abolition Of Sla-
very The Senate Committee recon.
mended and atquescence in the bound.
aries ed'hy the Wheeling convention
namely, the Alleghanies on the east, and
the New River at the South; and instead
Of immediate, proposed gradual emanci-
pstiaa. Way Shs.tIona' btH siiould De
unpllajablc we can very well understand.
While convinced of the necessity Of
ahrogating Slavery, tho Western Virgin
ans ale wise enough to recognize the
policy Of making the change very slow
" and with every possible security ,o
the interests Of both blacks and whites,
and they are not at all ndisposcd 10 ac.
cept that splendid dOuceur which Con.
gress has promised to any slave State in
itiOting a system of gradual omoncipa-
ton. Nor is the eastern boundary Sc
lected to the liking of the State. it
takes in the Valley ofVrglnia, separated
geographically as well as by every in.
terests and institution. transAlloghOuy
region; the people having no community
OF feeling or sentiment, and cherishinI
old jealousios, and bestowing upon each
other opprObious nick names as tho 'ox
preston of inyctorate dislike. The so.
cal anlagonism which prevent any mar
riOgc Of tho Yalloyrogioq with the West,
are too well appreciated by the repre-
sentutiyes of Western Virginia to oncoUr'
ago support of the House measure,
which we are not NJ all surprised to learn
has been dismissed as impolitlc by the
Senate Committee upor Territories
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West Virginia
IFrom lho Utica IN. Y. Herald 4


From The Utica IN. Y Herald
,fheslogal people west Of the Allegha.
nies who wish 10 insugurote a govern
ment of their own, may be sure that
whatever opposition arises 10 their
scheme does not spring from desire to
chain them longer TO the chariot wheels
Of the cid tide,water dynasty. They
have suffered injustice and oppression AZ
the hands Of that ariStocracy amply suf-
fcient TO account for their desire to set
up for themselves. Their mountain coun.
try has not been favorable to the growth
Of slavery, and its cxistance thoro. al
ways feeble, ane been dwindligg away
for years. Their interests have not been
those OF the eastern section, and the leg
islatioG Of the State has been constantly
directey against lhem. The taxation of
the State has been mainly diverted from
negro property in which the wealth of
Eastern Virginia largely consists, thus
throwing disproportionate burden upon
the small farmers ofthe West OF the
money raised by these taxes a scanty
million expended on her wretched turn
pixies sums up the benefit received by the
West, while liberal amounts have been
devoted to railroads and canals 10 the
East. Politically, the West has been
outlawed. The East has had Executives
and Judicial officers in profusion, the
West none. This state Of affairs has
made the people of Western Virginia
anxious to seper9te from tho Old Domin
ion, and set up IA State in which they
might enjoy some of the booefts and
powers, rs well as all the burdens OF
sovereignty. But the Shareholders Of the
Eastrecognized the advantage at which
they held the free loborers Of the West,
and refused TO rolinquish it.
The secession movement preciptoted by
the East, did not lessen the desire for sep.
aration. The opportunity was seized as
favorable. The delegates, sypatria'ed
!rOrn the Richmond Legislature ami Com
vention for their loyalty were backed by
their constituents, 0nd soon set in mo
ton a form Of government which the
National authorities recognized as that
Of the whole State Of Virginia Bat the
pecpieG u tae baiawha and the ponhan,
die 'wero not satisfied with this They
feared that Oh the return Of the State to
the Union the slave breeding majority Of
the East would again grasp the Ireins Of
power, and again drive over tho Western
section recklessiy aud unjnstly. They
have given their desire for separate oxis
tance q legal expression Illegally cal,
led Convention has decided il its fbvor /;
the people hive ratified their decision !;
both offer to assume their just proportion
Of the State debt So far, there seems no
objections TO the scheme.
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Hartford City, July a 1862

iA"' ''S'N C''l ou'l iOV-
Mr.. ElHor-Thero is perhaps no bet
ter way, by which to know where an in.
liyidpal stands Oh any question or what
interest he may have felt in it, either
pro or con than to observe the results
produced in his mind. when sail Qles.
ton is either assailed By It's enemies or
yindicated By its friends. There isnoth-
ing moro natural than for us to manifest
our sympatbies and feelings in favor of
what we believe,ir and admire, aal es
pecisIly is this true, when it's attacked
l,bYsbessSShos 'tar it6 q
lSt9fai al tsissfor us to breath, and
more perhaps; buC those who have never
given the subject any thought will deny
it. Hence we cannot but conclude tb5t
there is a greater amount Of Secession
in certain sections in the county aud in
certain individuals in those sections than
@as ever suspected II mhn become
wrathy and rampant because some loyal
citizens has moral courage tp assail and
expose its horrd deformormity, AMI tie
deep criminality of treason: what other
and better evidence can we ask for 10
connect those persons vita completely
in the crime. Not long since there op-
peared an article or two In your paper
with regard 10 some of laese individuals
and the course they toG'I at the time OF
our late election, with regard 10 our
State officers In that communication
it was stated that, that act was tinltured
With treason, or if it v as not treason, it
certainly manifested spirit of disloyalty
to the restored government of Virginia.
1t was stated furthermore that those men
we're acquainted wit h all the crcumstan-
ces that brought tllat government into
existence. They knew that it was re-
cognizcd by the g ongress of the United
States, and that the men who were in
strumental in bringing it into being were
denounced by til c haunts of treason at
Richmond, and everywhere throughout
rebeldom os tsitors, and threatened
with the rope. And yet in the face of
all these facts they refused to support ii.
4 Thst msre would Atf Davis, OF Letch.
er, or Yanccy, or Rhctt, OF Toombs
have done than thig? Would they not
upon consultation hive suggested just
such a course as this? Do you not sup
/ pose that OPPOSITION 10 the Wheeling GOV.
ernment comedies fully with their feel
ings and views? Antl yet when this
conduct SHIELD up to the gaze ofthe pub
lie, and denounced as disloyality TO the
Government, it is loo kod upon by some
as grand insult, and as interfering
with their rights as American cidzens
when you point them to their disloyaly;
but we must say that it does not pre-
sent itself in this ligl,t to US.
We love our cOun try we love the
great foundation prin ciplcs on which our
government rests. We hate treason or
anything that looks Il kc it. we want the
last vestigo oft sunk so deep in the
black ocean Of iursny, that no plumit
will cvorbo able to reach it or no hublc
ever find it'passsgc through its aluggish
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PoETIoAL,
From the Wavcrley Magazine. |
AFTER THE BATTLE.

The drums are loudly beating,
The cannOR's voice is done,
The foe are now retreating,
The battle it is won.
A cheer, boys, for our colors,
A tear fo- those who'Ye fell
One more for those who love US,
And then sad farewell.
Upon the field, all CORY,
Proud Fame has dropped her wreath,
And bright the tints Of glory
That binds the brOws of death,
Though some afar are weeping,
Some joy we still shall tiEd,
When comes the happy meeting
With these we left behind.
Come let US qm9otAe each pillow,
With our bayonets .lrn the sod,
Fit place for love and glory,
Alone with earth AID God.
Quick quick we need 10 coffin
Lay the turf above each breast
4 tesr-'tis all we give them,
'Tis Fame must do the rest.
When peace again returning.
Shall smile upon this scene,
And springs bright flowers are blooming
Within the meadows green,
Some stranger here may wander,
By thought of fancy led,
Nor know the turf he is pressing
In silence holds the dead.
And years shall bloom and wither
Aboye this lonely spot,
And all its tears and sorrow
Shall pass and be forgot.
And the plough and harrow
May fprrow up their bed,
And golden grain grow sweeter
Above our noble dead,
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waters to the lopto tell where it weu
down. Are we cursed and denounce
for thisl By whom! By the Loyal ms
of the county or by traitors and thsi
sympathizers. Reader, we leave u Wit
you and the true patriots of the copnu.
to decide. W. W. u.
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The Murcury Maxim Ready.

For the present says The 'oharieston
Mercury Of the 7th, this newspaper will
be printed on half sheet. While with
rluctance, wo have adopted It in view
ofthe existing facts in this neigh boyhsoi
as a measure of justice, no less 10 Our
readers than TO ourselves We hsv6
purchased an extra press from which tho
Mercury is now issued in order to 70.
move our fast Hoes Press beyond tho
danger of bombardmont. Its placo
could not be supplied within the Con.
fclerscy, and we are determined to coh4
tiue'th publication Of tho Mercury at
Columbia, evoh lf Charleston ia dostroyE
cd. Our small press hasnot the oapacis
ty to issue our large edition on doublo
sheets. We intend that the Mercury
shall not fail to bo published in any
evsut ID issuing a half sheet only, we
but initiate the example Of the leading
daily papers Of Richmond, New 0,leansi;
Petersburg, Memphis and Mobile, '',,
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FROM THE ELEVENTH OHIO
NEw RIVER, MERcER CouSTY,l
June 18th, 1869.

uuHo AStht tNN%'t N Z
Dear Register,-A few lines from q
soldier who has becn for the last throe
weeks laboriug under a great many dil
6cplties, may do no harm. On the Goth
of May, Companies G and X were or
dered from Raleigh to clear the obstrues
liOns out Of The road and to build ferry
where Mr. Rufus Pack, in days gone BY
kept one, which the feet footed Floyd
in his retreat destroyed, The obstruc'
tons were placed in tho road by COloRel
Beber, who was ordered to cover
Floyd's retreat, The neighboga GROUND
here say that great many owls ascsm-
bled short way from his camp one
night, and set their vocal abilities 70
work. That glorious officer ordered out
bis force and swqro that the Yankees
were advancing in force, and they were
ordered to retreat and obsruct the road,
which was done with trees small and
large for over three miles. Report says
that three or four companies of the 2Sl
Ohio was ordered down to clear it and
build the required boats which they did
not 90, they were down, but whether to
do the work can say, all | know Isl
that there are three companies here. 3
They are great fellows for scouting after
chickens and corn bread. 1 nust now
return 10 companies G and X, We ae-
coraplished cur work The eleventh
were never known to fab yet in anything
they were oElcred TO do. When a whole
brigade failed 10 cross the New river and
look after Floyd on Cotton Hill, the
lllh did it, when Wise advanced on them
with three thousand men Lieut.. Col.
Frazel WIS ordered by General Cox to
hold his position at all hazards, and the
1llh dit notfail to carry out his orders
to the letter, We did not only hold him
in check, but compelled him ip.rsiIes
COX wishes to have anything
dohe lot him call on the llth and they
will d 0 it, although the officers are all
resigning, and these in authority keep
us on half rations. The regulations al
lows working party l! rations per day.
We get one third Of that and less as We
have been here 26 days, and have been
ten or twelve days without meat and three
or four with crackers not tit lor hogs Ia
eat and very little OF that. Had Capt
Lane not sent messenger to meet the
teams last night, with orders for them tc
drive into Camp without stopping, we
would have been without crackers and
sugar for breakfast. This sort Of work
arises from the neglect Of some officer OF
other at Raleigh, Capt Lane wrote to
the Colonel, complaining Of the short
allowance sent him for the men, and he
received an apology with promises tha,
he would pay more attention 10 our sup
plies, but the case has not improved
proving rather worse, General Coz
and Staff were here to-day, and returned
10 their headquarters after looking ar.
ound. Yours, &C., G. G.
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IT has been often asked since tho war
began whothora single traitor would
really be hanged in this war and iha
question has often been answered in tho
negative. But Gen. Butler hos settled
the question byaoting in accordance with
the spirit of Gen. Dizs hmouo order 70
shoot any man who bauls down tho dag,
He has hanged the man who pulled thd
flag down from the mint at New Or
leans. W
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WAsHISoToSs OplMox. There yas .
man who lived some lime ago, and ThN
had finger in the pie q. lhe time sas
UUic. was otganiscd, 10 iiGriietI's
"History OF America" this gentl6,ASs
says, in speaking Of govefnme'nt iteA
tractors: ~ would 10 God," said -,
"that some of the more atrocioGs III
each Steto were brng upon a gaIIo$s fy i
lines MS high as thot prepared for Hal
man. No punishment, in my opinion,
is too severe fox tho man who cGn build
his greatness on his country's ruin. "ir
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UNION HOUSE,

MAN oVOCt
POINT PLEASANT, VA,
HUTCH. MCDANIEL, Proprietor.
TNHTS Hotel is in the business portion Of the
town, convenient TO the steamboat landing
and the proprietor pledges himself 10 spare no
pains to give entire satisfaction to all who may
be pleased 10 call upon him.
march 90-ly.
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A Chaplaiu's Estimate Of Gen. lIcClel'
Ian,

Tho following is an extract froma phi.
vato letter received recently in New York
from the Chaplain of a New York rcgi.
mcni, which was then encampod before
Yorktown, but which is now, no doubt,
well advanced on tho road to Richmond,
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ADVERTISING.

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800. E.ch subsequent insertion, 25 cents
Professional cards of lines or less year 50
Quarter Colum months $40 one wear $l5
Half Column, months SIS, year 500
One Column, 6 months S25 l year S35
A liberal discount made to those who adver.
tise by the year.
Advertisements must have the number Ct IN
sertions marked on the copy, or they will be
Kept in till forbid. and char red accordingly
All casual or transient advertisements must
be paid for in advance, to insure their insertion
GPAffdayit will not be made to orders OF
Publication or other legal advertisements I'M
less they are paid for.
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We are indebted to Gen. George G..
Bowyer, for the following proclamo
ton by Gen, H. Heth
PROCLAMATION.
TO all tohQm ii may concern;
This is to give notice to all in the
counties of Greenbrier, Monroe, Allegha.
ny, Craig, Botetourt, Roanoke, Mont
gomery, Mercer, Giles, Pulosk, and
Bland, between the age of eighteen and
thirt2 fge,aE5saSjeust9 10 military duty
under the conscript law, who may have
deserted, or who have never reported for
military duty, that, unless you report 10
these Head Quarters within - after
receipt Of this Proclamation, you will be
sbol as. s.desar!ers wherever you may bo
found
All men in the above named counties,
subject to military duty uuder the said
law;who may have been exempted | y
Boards of Magistrates, or Medical ET.
amining Boards in accordance with tho
bill passed by the General Assembly of
Virginia February 10th, 1862, are re.
quirod to repoit for duty, and il necessa.
ry, be examined by the Surgeons in the
Confederate States Army the bill by
which you were exempted boiOg abrogd-
ted by the Conscript Law, This docs
not include such men rs have been OK.
empted by Certificates of Exemption from
Surgeons or other officers of the Army
Confederate States,
BY order Of
Brig. Gen, H, HETu, Com'dg.
R. II. Finney, A. A. G.
Head Quarters near New River,
Salt Sulphur Springs June 10th, s6s,
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AN Irish Judge tried Two most notorious
fellows for highway robbery. TO ftlis
nstonishment Of tho court, as we'll 40 tbs
prisoners themselves, they were Todhd
not guilty. As they were being removed
from the bar, the judge, addressing th5
jaller, said, Mr.. Murphy, you would
greatly ease my mind il you would keep
those two respectable gentlemen Until
seven, or hall past seven o',lock, foT !
mean to set out for Dublin at FIVE, and
Js&Sa'&3H&G 10 6es'3.. II lSsS., Lwo a4ug5
star! Of thcm, fr't &" "a Z a5itf
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Commissioner Holloway has decided
that on applicant Tor patoot curnot bb
defeated by the ca Pqth statement, eVSd
if accompanied by an affidavit, oil any
perSoo interested in the refusal ofa pstt
ent: This decision viii have the ofets
Of checking The subtle and irregdlst
practice occasionally rcsorted 10 By yain.
terested parties of sending to the Pat5nt
Office private letters, accompanied by
drawings, &C., with the view Of pre-.
venting the grant Of particular patents;
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CHE ll)ecltln Rtpistcr.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY by
GEORGE w. TIPPETT,

MAN olTeeli
POINT PLEASANT, VA.
TERMS. Lone dollar per annum strictly in
advance.
The New York herald., 1862-05-29
SALES AT AUCTION.

HENRY ii. LEEDS, AUCToNEER-sPECiAL AND
perenpory sale Liquors So &c.
HENkY III LEEDS Co. will sell ut auction. Tnurs-
day May 20 ii O'Clock salesoom, Nassau street,
Special and sale OF strictly hrst class Wnes
Ii ulrs srs to close the affairs Of an insoyent I'M
porting and jobbng house consisting Of vizPale Gordon,
Golden Brown Sherries IN dem johns and Ports
Maderas Pale aud Dark B.auies, Rum, Gin, Whiskcys,
do each Of of the oldest establishments In London,
and sold PACKAGES also Holland Gu, original
es; Cogna, do Turtle Soup Chanpagnes, Hook, de-;
very choce rived stock including about 30 mag
old Regina Port. dozens Old white Port Old pale 5hrr
ry 1856 old conac 81 asr octave DO, vintage 1926
Bgandies and Rum ia bond, all of which warranted
strictly and represented Also importation OF line
grades OF Havana girs consisting Regais Britannica,
Conchn Londres Miar Comiaunes Flor de Pnsados Opc
Trabucas Media, Regaa Yerzuelas kc, ia Gayioa.
Cervantes I'll QGero, For dc Orty Aniquidad Rio Sea.
aud other favorite brands in tenth boxes.