Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-11


reprodu ed from the Ciucinuatti Gazette,
AMI which will be found this morning on
the irst psge. In reading it we have been
f1reibiy struck by both It's correctness of
statement AMI The logic Of its deductions
as to the present condition aud future con-
,inQ"nciss Of the enterprise We have en-
gagged in.
The State OF Things down at Par.
EersbnTg--The Conduct OF J. "a.
JaokbOns
Tue town and community of Parkers-
burg. Wood county, have recently been in
a state of frrment So also have the ad.
joining districts and counties. A mass in
digestion meeting was recently held to
take into consideration the relaxed way
things were being done by the authorities
at Wheeling, State and Federal, military
md civil. # was complained that the ad-
miuistration of justice in the treatment Of
secession mnrauders has been made a
farce that no sooner were such persons
sent to Wheeling than they were set free,
and thar when set free they returned sgaiu
aud were ten times moro devilish and in
trAclnbIe than ever. The consequence, it
was said, was a rapid Decentralization of
public sentiment: general disgusting of
all genuine Unionism, and n general letting
down of patriotic feeling. People were
becoming hopeless, Respondent and sick
ened. They had come to regard the men
in power rs a mere set Of mercenary Ieeeh.
eS on tue public purse With whom the great
cause was secondary consideration.
This state OF feeling had grown aud
grown 10 the public mind until it had be-
come an Indignant conviction, and had re-
suited 10 a spontaneous aud wide spread
determination to make grand public
demonstration of protest aud remOnstranee.
Accordingly the demonstration was made.
A primary meeting was held :-deIegates
were appointed to come to wheeling and
inquire into the state of facts and report to
an adjourned meeting. Tho delegates
came to Wheeling aud they made tho ne
cessary inquiry. They went home appa-
rently satisfied that the authorities here
were disposed to be all that they could wish
them to be; that they had no more love for
Secessionists than the ParkersburR people;
and that they we're determined to deal Just
MS vigorously by all traitors as the facts of
their arrest would warrant. Alter they're
rurnei home the Adjourusd meeting was
held auI the following resolutions were
offered aud pissed:
Rss7lpei, That We regard the restored
Government of VirgiuiH as legally and
fully established.
RsIOiotR. That We have confidence in the
loyalty and Integrity Of the officers ia the
loyal St1Irs, bHIh civil aud military.
ReiotVed' That NO will froWu down all
Efforts To defeat the cause of Justice by
rebels or seni-rebels under the guise OF
Conservatism or tue pretensGs Of a mock
humSnity.
RstOiUsd, That We will aid by every
means ia our power the puuishm-nt Of
rebels and rebel Eympathizers, procuring
testimony of their guilt. and such other
acts as may DO nscessAry to a full vtndica-
OF the laws.
The resolutions seemed to be generally
acceptable to the people. There was one
individual, however, to whom they were
not acceptable, viz: ]. N. jackson, who
opposed their adoption, called in question
the right of the people to hold such a meet
log, aud deuied that there was any State
Government, "a above set forth. ]. N.
wbarton. editor of the Gazette, followed
him, exposed him. aud carried the resolu-
tionS over his head unanimously. II lis
said by those who were present at the
meeting, that Jackson, who is regarded as
traitor, was completely put through aud
1t seems very uuaeeouutablo that with
all the loyalty of the Parksrsburg people
naeh man as this jackson should DO a
prominent participant in Union meeting.
Oae would rather suppose that his proper
place Wasin the Southern ConFederaey, or
10 Fort Lafayette. We DO NOT wonder that
Uatoa msn become disguised and ,bat,ds.
moraliz ltiOn sets in when such a marRE
Jackson is allowed to attempt to bully a
Union meeting, aud 10 publicly declare in II.
that we have no restored government, and
thatour Stateauthoritiesh have no authority.
1t is high time 10 all reason that such
man Was being looked after, and II Gov.
PtsrPoipt discharges very plain public
duty he will Immediately look amer him.
II such meu as him are allowed 70 70 on.
with their disloyal conduct in public aud
private the restored government will soon
become mOeksry, sure enough. Aud as
his cAsetis nov public one aud as he is a
prominent man, and as the Union people
have become 50 largely suspicious Of tie.
back bone Of our State authorities. We
think the sooner the hand of public Jus.
tiee is laid upon him the better. Let him
mud OUT and teel whether there e any ~
stored soVsramehtior not. We call npon
ous authorities 70 Viudicate themseives
now. Take bold Of this big 6sh. Tue
people dsnsad it.