Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-13

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La sBuoKHANSoN, Va, Dec, 9, 1882
Marie Taylor, Ed. Telegraph, ClqrkI5urg, Pa
iST:-Yonr insulting epistle is received. In
reply, I.would say that Sir, Grove and every,
body else. always get their mail When call
ed for, which / can prove by both my de-
plties, Grove has not been at the Office
for two mouths, SO far. as l know. 4 often
take the pains to send his mail ont by the
mail carrier and his neighbors. If he don't
get them it is not my fault he sent in 70.
day by some one. coming to town, aud l
sent all his mail to him. He don't even come
to pay his postage. i have the right to
retain his papers until his postage is paid,
but l did not require even that, but
sent them wi bout him paying me the post
age. You say such conduct don't become
a gentleman. 1 am like the fellow that
was kicked by the ass, l consider the source
il comes from. Also, you will report me 70,
the Department, Report when You please
think j am as competeut to take charge Of
a pOstof1ice as you are to edit John s. Car
lile's.paper. However what kind of a pa
per, do you editl Do yOu retain the same
sentiments you did when you tried 70 make.
that secession speech at the Court House in
this place, at the commencement of this re-
bellion1 and was egged from the Court
House to the Hotel2 If you are not the
same speechmaker, beg your pardon.---
But judging the interest you take in Mr.,
GIoye's welfare, you are the same man.
| When you feel like addressing me through
your paper, pitch in, Itiyou want your
secession friends 10 get their papers out of
| this office you mpst address q line to them
to pay. their postage in advance. iil 5sI sf1
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iThih regiment seems little known among
the Journals Of the day, but that there is
regiment in Western Virginia By that
name, does evidsn tly 1appsaro We, are in-
formed by its members that said regiment
was recrHiteda mainly in thea counties
boTdering on the Ohio river. The compa-
1ies7 B aud g, however, were from the coun-
tyoof R1ane,7 These companies we're orig
inally home guards; who stood outRRAinGt
the most poisonous intiushees ofssOuthern
demagognes flaWless mobB aul invaders of
Law Rudfthe civil institutions Of the cOuus
try, iand finally, after competing on various
occasions with superior numbers of the
enemy succeeded in dispensing them from
that Immediate vicinity sin the meautime,
however, they sWeFe visited by recruiting
paPties who promised them that II, they
would enlist in tie service Of the United
Stdtesj that thsir1homes, ke., should con-
time 10. have protection from itheiF oWn
hAnds.5 R0this nErsemsuti many atauad.
YAneed aga cheerfnlly eOnsentkd,g but 20
soOni,hs thby were enlisted they iWers
marched of by the officers Of thelsGid reg
limenb and stranger as Il may appear, il Is
neVerthelessitrue, that although they were
promised that they should return 20 the
protection OF their homeB aud property ID
a feWldaysj these elderly men, with broken
hearts aud cOuSlitutions, have been drag
/ ged with the regimept 70 almost every
other point ir Western Virginia, and OBJ
liged to leave their families and property
atthe mercy OF rebels, who have continued
to rob them and carry. AWay ,eVed the shoes
from of frtheiE feet, aud inisome Instances
syiolate .theiri psrsous.S This iss the COM
dition OF these Upi0pa loving soldiers for
the last ten anloRths, yetsthfyghays stood
up like men, rendering Pgssiys Obedisn0e
Ito theiFr superioTs inc p6lee, AndsAre now
l;Wspdipg theirWaY toEaFda WinehesteR ~
deSa their sbEigHdel .eopmRpderi General
Qlusefets 70 cosOpeFate HiEh GepuBpFnsihe
in Ap onward Oyementi towards aheseity
kRf sRaehnonds We bids hthems God aReed
and hope,thaC somE provision may speed
4 lily hemaae tq.EeliaEe JthH0 suffering cOndi-
1 tiOn Of their families as iG set forth in M.