Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-24

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An Interesting ExourstSn..Visit or
( Low PelrPontp MIR. Lam b ana 9th efsl
to1mear) Richin COMPLEMENTARY ON = aSiitig
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WAsHlssToN, D. o., June 10, 1862.
On Friday evening last party Of mem-.
ners of Congress and their friends am.
6arked on board of one of the government
steamers for an excursion to the recent
scenes OF tntetests ihtthe campaign otathe
fes9lllEpsqqla. Among the notables TINS ep-f
geged were Wade, Rice, Representative
PlVen, Franchot, Smith and Van Yalken-
sS,ll SuEg oI ~. new orki Perry of New Jersey;
Sioau is OF W Wtsconsins Campbell and Davis
OF Pennsylvania, and Good win of Maine.-
There were also Gov. Pierpoint of Virgin
II, with Mr.. Lamb, a member OF his Conn.f
CHI Col John Goddard, and several other
gentlementrom Maine, Capt. Ira Goodnow,
tue popular doorkeeper of the House and
certain other gentlemen from the Dis
trict. - ~ ! - -
Stopping only at Yorktown, thsy there
found Gen. Van Allen in hourly apprehen-
sloniot au inroad from the rebel puerrillas
who had cut the rRilrond from Pamunk
aud were believed to be threatening the
public peace at Yorktown. The gallantry
and patriotism of these extempore navfga-s
toEs was instantly on the alert, and their
ouer OF the two guns with whichthe stenm-
er was armed was promptly accepted by the
General, as well as the personal services of,
the brave men themselves. This danger
believed to have beenthus timely ayerted.
they proceeded TO White House; and thence
ey railroad to the scenes of the recent bat
tie before Richmond. Here the party,scat-
tered in various directions for the dayli to
meet.andl retarnltoW White Houseg gais',s 4
The incidents of the excursion now be.
came more ipdiyidualized, and as they gem
orally appear to consider them, of more
interest. Almost every shade of opinion
as to tho manner of conducting the war
appears to be representative the political
ch5sraeter il5, OF those composing the party,
ana All OF them bad the opportunity Of
expressing their views to the different gem
er@l othcers with whom they came in con-
tact. The sinterVfew between few OF. them
aud Gen! Sumner attracted no little atten.
ton, and to all present was more than or
dinarily interesting, particularly as Senaz
tor Wade, In his usually mild aud. concili.
atory tones, gave Gen. Sumner to UNDER
stand how the people be represented wish
ed to see this war conducted, uud to what
end. Heinfotmed the General that this
farce of placing guards oVerthe property of
rebels and taking vastly more care of It than
was done with the property and persons of
Union men must come to an end, and that
speedily Ia fact, that public sentiment,
it allowed full voice, would demand the dis.
missal II not the hanging of any general
who should be guilty Of it. The same
views were presented to Gen. Heitzelman,
amin
the .party present Gov. Peirpoint. on. be.
half of the loyal people of Virginia. most
emPhRtical " ind dorsed' the views Of. Sepas
tor Wade, and demanded that every house.
horse, mules COW or chicken orr anything
else that was capable of or did afford aid
and comfort to one rebel should be appro.
priated, and dimae edietely TO the aid land
comfort of our Union soldiers, e,s,
The party had in their excursion visited
the h0spitalSfin theifTroute, had Witnessed
the einconyeniences to which our sick and
disabled soldiers, with their self-saetifcinp
attendants are Subjected, and obkingIatthe
care taken to protect the Lee mansion at
White House, with the residences F of the
ilordly Virginia aristocrats in the vicinity.
most Ii not all of them were a little sore Of
this point, and a resolution was already 7
Iworded by Gen. Van Valkenburghi for pres
isentation as soon as they resumed Ithsir
seats, which would have recetvedlthe uhais
imous support Of that party, but which, on
their return, they found had already been
adopted aud that nuisance abateds Gen.
.Heiptz Gilman nor Sumner appeared to iusti-
fy that plan ofsprocedure, but being but
subordinate officers, could not be held res
iponsible fornor,cnuld they critiGise the ac,
ltiou Of the 0ommander-iu-O Chief Another
Incident must mot be7 omitted, as it may