Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-27

we OF the Ftrst Virginia hope for and coVej
as n many respects u thing OF right per-
tanning to us, that provided We are per.
mitted 10 be there we shall have the priv.
llege OF first hotsting the old flag again
over the Capitol of tie State.
1t is almost Incredible, it one did moi
know it IN hetrue, me HaOnSGr0us GyEtsn Of
lying that has been praclised upon the
people all through this region by their
leaders. Which is the greater wonder, tia
ialsehoods tOldor the readiness with which
they were believed, 4 will not undertake to
determine. The negroes were all TO be
kireed, snd every citizen old and young, WIS
70 be pressed willing or unwilling into our
karmy- This was for the whites. The ne
groes were told, you may hear the same
story from MartiHsburg TO New Market
that they were all to be sold away to Cuba
by the Uniopists, TO pay the expenses of
the war, and that. terrible pains and pen
aitles were. 70 be visited upon them by our
armies. Where have your people gone
4 t9. q was asked of an aged and intelligent
citizen, recently over In the valley we just
left. MANY OF them" said he, shave gone
into the Confederate army, and others have
| ued upon the approach of your armies!i'
i why did they fee 2" "We we're told that
I they would be either impressed or impris.
Oned, or, otherwise tnaltreated when YOUR
men came in," ''And do you not see that
! you harR been cruelty imposed upon ~
81 must cOufess gentlemen" said the aged
secessiOnlst. Hthat we have beep deceived,
have never been treated with more Cour-
tesy by any one thau-by your men,"
In this lPASe) county the! Union feeling
is much more decided aud emphatic than
| any place we have yet visited. Several
weeks agoga Union company was formed
of determined, UniOnists and armed against
the tyranicsl expressions Of the rebels
They were driven TO the mountains, and
either as d company or in squads have rec
mained there tpithis time. Some of thenr
were taken prisoners and others have re-
turned home. One very ysintelligsnt gem,
tleman living near represent camp, has
been twice captured by the rebels and af-
ter great hardships twice escaped. The
people are coming into our brigade head
quarters every day from their hiding places
aud as deserteFs from the rebel army,
seeking the protection of our forces. AS,
an evidence Of the feeling ofrthe people,
IN company of Drafted militia mustered
recently into the 6ecesh ranks, at roll call
at night one hundred men answered to
their names; at roll call next morning but
forty answered to their names. nair
Confederate bonds are utterly worthless
In all this region. Not even the seCesh
will take them ., 4ul-..Iis -s3i.
s-4.lI5 ful wASTs.l rlr t-r-ta1l
viii some Of our Wheeling Griehds-
the ladies for Instance, send for our msn
white linen haVelocks. WeIw6nld like TO-
have. BsiX hundred course crash gt6$eIs1
that such men not now Supplied may have
one. Also magazines ,miseellAneons books,
etc. The wagon wials." 0.B.fat
Page county, Virginia. iiltH 41s.i 81
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why 'rransEe r the RESTORED Govern.
ment to RIChmond4
r5 iMoNoSGALiA, A.tr %, 1862,
Editors Entsi!iyeneer e., 49,. ~, .r,ri,5
For some time past onr ears have beeu
saluted with the cEy~ofal'ou TO Richmond -
Gus noble MtCIefiah, TIth his patFtC6tie
army, Lhope.this. m6rhing sfs in nosses.
sion. OF the rebel "a ttl 4 and III slneereiy
trust that the nofsS tiamof 6f Won Is III "a. r.
mond" will CEASE. 1 Should Judge, how
ever, from some movements in our late
Legislature at Wheeling, that we shall
again hear the cry OF ION to Rtchmond,"
There arethose who even now, advocate
the transfer of our present executive au-
thorities with the archives OF the restored
Government to sRichmond. For oae sir, /
protest against lahy such transfer ask
why transfer the seat of the restored Gov
eminent from the loyal city of Wheeling
TO the rebel city of Richmond? (?
|, Suppose Richmohd is now in possession
OF Gen. Mcclellan, suppose old Virginia
is subdued, do you think il desirable 10
surround our loyal GoVeraor With a peo-
pie whose envy, sympathy, thouRht and
mind is inimical TO him and to Western
Virginia. Suppose our Governor does 90,
there and setup tue restored Government,
calls session of the~lLegislRture, what
assurances have We1 thaEthsy a(the people
of that rebellious region) will mot rally
their guerrilla bands and again surround
the executive and the Legislature as they
did dowith their mob, during the ssssfon
of the late Convention, and again drive
our loyal men from the West back To their
homes. Why, sir. should Western Virgin.
ians desire to remove their capital there |? !
Did-anyIhing good ever como from Rich
mond 20 Western Virginia Have they not
heaped burdens upon us too tnt6lktabIe to
be borne! Do they not look upon as as
an inferior raceH - Do they not Consider US
as the mudsills of society and fit only to
fill their treasury, In order that they may
expend it among the double F. V.'s In
old Virginia FHas the e5lT,egislaturs Of
Richmond ever enacted any laws to foster
and benefit the people of Western Nir-
ginia? We have received nothing. bur
rsbuffs;: they, have always turned: i deaf
ear TO our petitions aud sent us away
empty. We have for q long series Of years
submitted to the tyranical, oppressive
measures OF the Eastern Virginia oligar-
chy and nov foFs6oth, when we are struE-
Cling 70 get a final sepattsition from = peo-
pie with whom we have no sympathles nor
interests iu' c6mmon, there are those in oar
midst who are 'desirous of again hugging
them to our bosOms.
Again Ar. Editor where Will the money.
come from to support aud keep, up the re-
stored Government Df Virginia. Whose
Governor aud our Legislators and State
expenses2 We all know t6at it comes from
Western Yirgtnlans' pockets, and whose
else canlWe look for Il, though all Virginia.