Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-29


Belmont Ceunty--A Glance at our
West Virginia Matters.
ARMsTRONGs' MILLS, BELMONT Co., o. 4
August 20, 1862. !
Editors Latelligeneer:
Three cheers for Washington and York
ltownshipsl They are an honor TO old Bel
mont, the State and country. In little
over week, they have raised full COM
pany of as fine young men, both physically
and morally, as the country can produce
Yesterday, under the command of Cap
tain Donaldson, after being addressed by
Revs. Armstrong and Brady, and partaking
of a repast prepared for the occasion, they
left this beautiful valley, and these green
hills, for Camp DennisUn. The men fur
nished by Washington township for this
company makes up its full quota of the
100000 recently called for by the Govern
ment and, at the same time, it has doubled
by voluntary subscription, lis portion of
soldiers State bounty mouey.
Tue time was when Belmont county was
regarded as tinctured largely with "secesh,"
from the fact that the people tolerated and
supported paper which, in many of its
ernment, might have Wed with the old
Wheeling Union in some of the worst fits
of vituperation of 'thc talented young cdi.
tor; but mighty change has come over
the people within the last two months-a
change not produced by the more stringent
measures of Government forbidding men to
talk and act treason as heretofore, but be-
cause they begin to see the rebellion in its
true proportions, realize they are in the
midst of bloody civil war, the effects of
which they begin to feel, and that this is
no time to discuss "Nigger," scrutinize the
acts of the Administration, strengthen party
l Inns 0ra VII oil Il aft ,.,Ttn
tics. when the very existence of the Gov.
eminent under which they live is trembling
in the balance. The spirit Of '76 is not ex-
tinct. and the latent patriotism of the
masses is becoming aroused by the start
ling events of the day. This is the cause
of the change.
4 Could the fearful and trembling patriots
of Vest Virginia see the mighty soul that
is now moving the great North, and the
mighty efforts, such as were never before
witnessed By the light of day, which are be-
ing made to prosecute the war until our
flag is vindicated, and an honorable peace
secured, and read the Fixed determination
of every freeman to put down this rebel
lion ut every possible cost of blood and
treasure, they would "fear not, aud he
strong" Those traitors among you who
bow in their secret chambers with their
fnces to great Richmond, and pray for the
return of anarchy and misrule, as well as
their brother traitors of the South, would
"pale with fear" and regard their chances
Of success US utterly hopeless. And could
European Governments realize that twenty
millions of Tree people have sworn upon
:he altar of our common liberties, yet reek
ing with the blood of the slain, that this re-
bellion shall BE put dOpR with or without
foreign Intervention to sustain it, they
would consider well before they meddIe in
our national affairs.
We no longer vince under the caustic
, criticisms of the London Times The
course which that Journal has pursued to-
ward our government and country, has Gre
ated n spirit in the North which has raised
US above its 'tthunders," and with COM
e pressed lips and set teeth, we bear but
, oueiow, muttered, defiant voice, '.Let Eng.
land do, u she dare.
We rejoice that portions of West Virgin
) 10 are nrousing from torpor, and are becom.
! ing fully alive to the magnitude and i'm
/ portance of events in which her own fu-
! lure destiny is so deeply involved. And
we read with delight the bold, patriotic
and sOul-stirring speeches of Gov. Peirpoint
and Senator Wiley; aud we feel in our in-
most souls, because the people have decreed
it, that West Virginia tUiik be, what the peo-
pie have determined she shall be.
The decided stand which Gov. Peirpnint
: has taken on the "nigger" question, and
/ which seems to be generally approved by
, the people, has done more to remodel The
pro slavery feeling in the free states tkau
any other event of recent date. If these
speeches have had their effect on your peo.
pie in breaking down existing and long
: standing prejudices, and remOulding pub.
lie sentiments; coming from the source theY
do, they have as great an influence abroad
so tina, thousands, who at first denounced
< the government and branded the war as III
abolition scheme to free the slaves, say, sd
slavery aids the rebellion and stands in the
; lway of restoration of peace. let it be blot
j ted out of existeuce."
e West Virginia, in the death of Rev. Cor.
. don Battelle, has lost good man, patrio
and statesman, one who could not bt
bought, and whom no earthly interest coalc
J, swerYe from his own convictions of right
: We knew him well, and he might have beer
safely trusted with honor, soul and interest
. without fear of betrayal. His place will b,
hard to fill.
: "If Caesar had Brutus, Charles &
t Cromwell" it seems that Western Virgins
has her John S. Carlile-a man tolerably
fluent as speaker, but of shallow under.
standiug-an obscure country lawyer, who
/, awaited himself of the popular excitement
of '61, which he assisted not a little il
: getting up, to place himself iu power
3 When that power was obtained, Judas like
! he impaled his State and betrayed his peo.
pie. So singular and unheard of was his
opposition to the known wishes aud inter-
5 ests of his people that Senator Wade de-
clared his conversion" from being their
8 prince to their open and bitter enemy was
"more remarkable than that of St Paul
. No man will sacrifice interest, honor and
good faith without motive. The mystery
is being gradually solved. He was the
chum of Vallandigham, who was the tool
Z of Breckenridge, and followed him to the
j border. Instead of canvassiug West Vir-
. pinia and repeRting his war speeches of