Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-04
Letter from over tho river.

Editors LntetLigencer:
In reading the proceedings of Congress
in the IHtekLigeHcer of last Saturday, I no.
nced where Mr.. Dunlap, of Kentucky, said
i.at the extra session in July there was no
instruction or declaration here that this
war was 10 put down slavery" and that
when five illinois regiments were told
that this was the object, they stacked their
arms, saying that they were called out only
to suppress rebellion"
Now wonder; Messrs. Editors, whether
those same lllinoisians were clear-headed.
and stacked their arms, acting from their
own reasoning, or did they do so through
the influence oftheir commanding officer.
whose aunt might have sisters cousin.
(by marriage) living in the South-or did
those same lllinoisiRus think when called
out to suppress the rebellion, that they
were also to protect the rebel property,
particularly their slaves who produce their
subsistence, and whose loss is by far more
regretted than the loss of their soldiers
yet those sensitive IIlinoisians must stack
their arms because they dare not save and
protect this precious property for their
reoel masters. Now, on the other hand,
now many thousands of good, honest and
true loyal men, with whom bogus officers
could have no Influence, would stack or
throw down their arms and leave the field.
If they knew they were fighting 10 protect
the rebel slave owner in holding his slaves |?
We know that this is not a war to mt
down slavery, neither is it war to
protect slavery, butif we want to put down
rebellion we will have to act in an honest
and determined manner, not fight them by
day, and carry them ammunition at night,
as their sympathisers among US who are
holding offices in this government, and who
are opposing the confscating of rebelprop.
ertYi would like to have US do. | don't
believe in sacrificing good men in that
manner. | know that we have plenty of
priVates in the army who have as good
courage as any of the officers, aud strictly
loyal, and it is shameful to sacrifice them
to the traitors amongst us, who are wolves
in sleeps clothing.
We want more officers and members of
Congress of the Gen. Lane stripe, of the
pure, genuine, unadulteratEd loyal kind,
not in the least tinctured with 6ognsism.
Those are the kind ofmeu we want, both
In Congress and in the. field-then crush
lug rebellion would be but short Job, but
as long as have men in those places who
are streaked, we may expect protracted
war, The coudscating rebel property most
undoubtedlyt cannot interfere with the
property ofgood loyal citizens. Then why
mot confiscate all rebel property in eVery
shape and form aud deal with them in
earnest and let them know that We are
done fooling aud playing tho boy with
them, and that their friends and sympa-
thisers among us CWho are not a few) have
lost their influence that their days are
numbered; that the heretofore loose screws
are now tightened on them and they. are
helpless; then will the rebels quickly see
their situation, and begin to weaken in
the knees.
But the whole progress of the Warsre-
minds me Of child shutting on one leg
aud trying to Wipeit of with the other.
never making clean job fit. sositwili
beiini fighting the rebels, and at the same
time protecting their property, theirmeanz
of substance; and believe that no rood
honest loyal man, it matters not what po-,
sition be holds, who wants to save thespill-
ing Of blood, can oppose the confiscation
ofall rebel property. UNIoN.
The personal liberty bills of wisconsin
have been "explngsd4 BY resolution of
the lowerbraneh ofthe legislature, 81 4to7.
pc remains to be seen what the Senate
and Governor Win do.