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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-01

two years, conyeFsed with more than Eve
hundred shareholders in the Stale, aud
four hundred aud 6fiy Out Of the i've hun
dred expressed themselves ready TO unite
on any general plan TO abolish slavery,
upon almost any terms.
abolition fanAtieism at the North has
not produced this, but the annexation of
Texas, and the acquisition of territory,
have done it. Virginia may be put down
as 20 longer reliable on the question:
When she goes, the District of Columbia is
free territory; then Delaware aud Mary
land will also 60, and North Carolina aud
Kentucky viii follow suit This will sur
round the extreme, south with free States /:
aud whea that daY comes-aud il will not
be very ioug-He would just as foon own &
parcel of wild turkeys as so many slaves.
"I have couversed with several intelli-
gent YirEiuians, Gpon the policy Of slavery
in their own State, aud they concur in the
opinion that the system is an incubus upon
its energies. They all recognize the fact,
that in order to secure prosperity, labor
must be made honorable, and that while
slavery exists, it cannot become so to any
considerable extent. | most sincerely be-
! lieve that could Virginia awake tomorrow
and find that every slave had lett the State,
her hallelujah would drown the shout OF the
slaves made free. With her glorious cli-
mate. her inexhaustible regions Of coal,
her extensive water power, her productive
soil, aud her size and position among her
sister States. Virginia, free from system
which it ever 10 her advantage, is now
worse than useless, would spring upon her
feet like a giant from a troubled dream,
aud leading education, enterprise, and in-
dustEy into her bOundless fields. would
soon rekindle the waning star that repre-
seDts her in the national galaxy, and be-
come as great in name as he is in native
resources, aud territorial extent
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ORIEUARN.

JASlEs KELn, Esq., departed this lie at his reai.
dence, on Short Greek, on the evening Of the - h
ultino. alea IA g-TI ls. 70
He wasiong Of our justices. aud a most useful
and respectable citizen he vas remaFkAble for the
purity and simplicity Of his character, and literally
honest man, shat uoblest work Of God" He
died In his 10Th year, without struggle, or the
the usual notice OF the monsters approach He re-
tired to his bed At O'Clock In bis usual health and
cheernlne and before half past 10 P. ~ his spirit
had ned, his lady, who was with him a. the time be-
ing scarcely aPpTsed OF IT, 50 gently and sEeetiy did
he leave Us
His funeral will take place from his residence on
Tuesday, the End inst, Vt noon. The aequantAnces
and friends Of the family invited TO attend when
his remains will be deposited in their last resting
place at the Tent Meeting House near by.
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Sale OF Yaluable Real EState.

WILL sell on Monday, tho first day q December,
i lBt2s AZ the Court House for Ohio county, Tfr-
GINA az 10 O'Clock A. n, the fallouinR prODev w.
lug In the city Of Wheeling, viE= ! r r.
Lot numbered one hundred aud nine on, Market
street. Also, lot numbered one huhdrod aud ten, On
Market street, except about 80 feet by GO Feet on the
northeast corner, owned Dy the Disciples Church.
Also lot numbered one hundTed aud 10 ty-tWo, On
Market street. bel the INST lot south Of the Te--
dence Of James R. Baker. Also, the half Of lot
number,d two hundred and nineteen, corner Sf Z on
aud Third streets.
This properly an les in the Filth Ward, and Is the
best for resideEees in the city
IEENs-ODe-fourth TO be paid In cash, the balance
in four annual iustalments, with interest fum date
the purchaser to pay all expenses Of reeoriInE ke-
Deeds oftTust, with negotiable notes. to be given for
deferred payments = fI 2
boV25-td y DANIEL G. LIST
~ Stats Z=itung copy.
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virginia a she Ought % be.
a RIehmond- View Thirteen iYear.
Ago.

NJ ~ |'1le ~ ~ EhiFtesn Years
'9The Rieh@Oud SOuthernsr, in 1850, held
thefollowing remarkable language:
.It is not generally known, yet IL is new.
eFtheless true, that tEo-thirdsofth the people
Of Virginia are open. and undisRuised ad-
Tocates Of Kidding the Stats, Of slavery;
e9d amer the year 1850, when the eensu; L
taaksn, thsir views will be embodied In snch
form As 70 startle the South. We sDeak
nnderslandingly. We have. within The last
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-01
PROPOSALS..
ORDNANCE OFFuCE

=
----. November -, ls63.
GEALED PROPOSALS win be received by- tbi. NJ
y pArtment, until O'Clock =. II on the ninth dsT
ofDecemb0r next, for the nAuulAesnre aud DELIVERY
Of the following prQjeetilea. viz:
5000 tenlneh Solid SHOT
1000 hleen.ineh shsIls -t-
LOCO hheen-inch BatteTing Shot. .-litl-
The prVjectilea to be made OF the kind ef natal
and inspected after the rules laid down IN az fI
Shot, which muBt be made Of what Il known q IgT6
metal DraHings Of these proeetiles can be ssen At
the Prneipal Arsensls Of the Uniieul State a TIE
ordnAne Agency, No. IS Worth street, NeV York,
aud thia once -
The prUjeetiies are to be delivered free Of charge
for transportation, At the United States nrsanaI on
Governors Island, New York haEbor, where they
must be removed, by he eontEaetor irnsdiafeIV AZ
Ter the tnapestion Of each delivery. "a
BIDS VII be received for any portion Of The ianf-
y required, not iess than 600 q any one kIf5 NJ
1IcIiea 70 Rg made - follOWS: One tenth, q each
kind, within thirty days AkE mobilization Of accept
ance Of bid and not csl than one tenth weekly There's
amer until all shall be delivered, 1l1
Payment will be made by the Treasury Depsrtu,elt
on the usn certificates Of inspection aud receipt az
ter each delivery. 3I- 7F77
Bonds with approved surety, viii be required for
the faithful Performances Of eontrletE
Ne bid will be entertained unless Il be necouapl-
MED " an ahdaVtt from the party making it, to the
elect that he e an iron founder and that II his BID
aeesPtsd the ieetiles will be made his foun-
It and Its location; and the right Is re
lerEed 70 reject aay an bids q deemed unsatiEfe.
tory for any cause -
Proposals. wiz be addressed 70 the underSirned Al
eHaIhingto1 City, and win Be enaorsed aPT0poals
ioL Fr9eetiles JAs.W. RIPLEY
notss tildee9 Brig Gen Chief OrInanes.
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GEALED PROPOSALS viii be received by this Ds-
= pArtment, until O'Clock z. II on the ninth day
tDecemoer next for the zaAuutAstare and delivery
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Leaving balance of s2l so per day clear profit to
the bOzJ Admitting that the bozsei pay s. per one
hundred bushels, It would be imposition for them
to raise the price Of coal on the public, the Roses
have net prOdt Of SIS per day. paying the Digger
the advance price and selling at6 cent? per bushel
deel-lte ACOAL DIGGER
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

49, TO THE PUBLIC.-The Coal
49, Bank BOssts have protested against giving
the Coal DiggerS s. for digging hundred bushels Of
coal aging that II they did 30 they would have
tAise the price on the public or more per ons
hundred bushels They say the Coal Diggers are i'm
posing the public. lay Il Is not 20. This state
Insnt Is proof Of iiself Coal Bank having ten
Diggors ia his bank digging, and eleh Digger aver
aging one hundred bushels per day, will amount To
49, selling 70 the public Of elk cent? per bnshel
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oIioaKs ANDFURs.
'REP sEOGk @ ~ gOYfqF ! fLEl e - :
1..lls4 - sEO. 4 TAILoA-
no'iS ~ -
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coNsTITUT1oNAL CONVECTION
Forty-Third Day.
sArrapAY. FehrnnrrI

SATURDAY teoF12Fy Il 1862.
Prayer By ReT. Josiah Simmons of Ran
Mr.. BRoEx OF Preston, presented peti.
tons from citizens of his county, praying
the Convention to incorporate in the Con-
sdtution certain provisions in regard 70
the qualification Of voters.
4r- HAeAR presented a letter from James
s. Cassidy, absent member from Fayetse
70 the President, rendering his resignation
and recommending E. Ryan, of the same
county, as his successor. Healso present.
ed IN connection with this letter, paper
containing thirteen signatures, recommend
ing Mr.. Ryan TO seat ia the Convention.
AID moved his admission.
Several gentlemen opposed the motion,
and eOuntes motion 70 refer to the Com.
mittee on Credentials finally prevailed.
The amendment of Mr.. Brown Of Ea-
nAWhA, to the eth section of the Fiuan-
cial report, to permit the Legislature 10
contract State debts for the prosecution of
works of internal Improvements, vas then
taken up aud discussed until the hour for
recess.
Twas advocated in speeches by Messrs.
Smith, Parker, Raymond, Hagar, Stuart of
Doddridge, sud Brown Of EanaWha: and
opposed by MesErs. Desing, Van Wiukle.
HerTey, Lamb, Stevenson OF Wood, Brown
Of Preston, and Harrison.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-03

JAMS y. PAxToS, o. Ohio, IS the daezt
looking maa in the Convention, six feet
Fo1r, exceedingly graceful in his proper
lions, and reminds one OF the splendid
figure of Gen Scott in his younger days,
though he don't look Ike a General. BE
wears Whiskers all over bis face, dresses
EelI, speaks but little, but clearly, dis
tinctiy and positively, 4ud without any
attempt At oratoEJ. He IS native of Viz
GINA, forty pears old. and voted for sold
Abe" BE vas recently elected President
of the North Western Bank He is Chair
man Of the Committee on Finance andTax-
ssion.
JoszPH s. PouEEor, of Hancock, is .
Presbyterian Minister, age forty, born in
Pennsylvania, and voted fer Mr.. Lincoln.
BE Is lively man, talks much in and out
of the Convention, loudly and very sensi-
bly, is = rather portly man, large mouth,
bushy hair, gray eyes; he is NOT pCo-sIa-
very man, wants free State, Tree schools,
and as he expresses II, tjust the best Con-
stiEution that ever was made and he
thinks this Convention IS capable of max
ing such 4 one. de don't make these re-
marks in the Convention So far not a
word has been said about slavery, except
tWo propositions referred to committees,
aud : mere allusiou when discussing the
boundary
LEWIS RrgYxER, Of Kauavha, is one of
the largest salt manufacturers in the Ka-
naWha Valley, aud is man of excellent
sense, and considerable education. He Is
also member of the House of Delegates,
and makes himself useful in both bodies;
he Is brother of the celebrated DR.. Ruff
ner, so well known during the Goggin aud
Leteher contest, as the author Of the Ruff
ner Pamphlets, and who died during the
month of December. Mr.. R1hner Is sixty
four years old, but appears much younger.
he Is a native Of Virginia; voted for Bell,
and IS \ conservative old line Wing.
The writer omitted to state in his no.
tiee Of Mr.. Battelle that he Is chairman of
the committee on Education, than whom a
more suitable appointments could not have
been made; and the report submitted by
that committee, though perhaps not perfect,
IS most admirable document
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MrERsoo4 srssrov

4
After further discussion the amendment
| OF Nr. Brown, to permit the State "a
pledge its credit for internal Improvement
was voted down BY the following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. BroWu of Kapavb,
Chapman, Carskadoa, Cook, Dolly, HanS-
ley, Raymond Hoback, aagaT. Han Of
Mason tPresideHt) Irvine, Montague. re.
Catcher Parker, Robinson, Rufaer- Sin
sci, Stevenson of Clay, Stuart of Dod-
dridge, Smith. Taylor, Walker and War
der-3
Nkrs.-Messr4 Brorn OF Preston
BROOKS, Brum6sld, BatteIle, CSldvel
Derng, Ollie, Harrison, Hubs, HerTey.
Lamb, IAuek, Wahou, 0'Brien, Parsons.
Paxton, Pomeroy, Simmon5, Stevenson.
O Wood, Stewart Of Wirt, Sheets, Soper.
Thinner Van Wrinkle and Wilson'S.
W LAHB Withdrew his amendment for
The seetion Is originally reported Vas
then adopted, as follows:
,. NO debt shall be contracted bT this
State except to meet casual deficits Ia t6e
EeEea1e-to redeem previous liability Of
tne State-to suppress insurreetiOn, FeDeI
invasion or defend the State in time Of
EaE.
The sixth section Uas reported as fol-
lows
6. The credit Of the State shall not be
granted TO, OF II aid OF, any county, city,
town. township. corporation or person
Whatever nor shall the State ever assume
Of become responsible for the debts or Iia-
oilities Of any county, city, town, town
ship corporation or person, unless ineur-
red IN time Of var OF Instruction for the
benefit Of the State.
Mr.. SruART, Of Doddridge moved to
amgnd by striking ont Corporation OF per-
son" where II inst uecurrs.
The discussion on this motion lls:ed TN
the honr for adjournment
BetOce adjouEningD however, NJ. Hay
m0nd obtained leATG 70 submit the EoIloIr.
ing resolution which vas read=
RsaolEod. That the State Of West Yfr-
gina shah hHTe the power after Eve
years from her admission into the Union
% borrow money 70 any amount not ex-
eeeding ten millions Of dollars for The par.
pose q building = railroad nom the Penn
sytya1ie Inc b way ct 1orgsutogrn. aud
tatf1lonts % ChaFieston on Tie KnlaII7ils.
1hs ConEeatioa thea I'D ouEned.
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MrERSoox srsslox.

Mr. DAVIS stated another objection e
the bill. Ii invaded private rights. II
applys 70 debts already eoutraeted. Men
have sold goods upon the uuderstandin
that those TO whom they sold were Re.
sponsibie 70 the law. Now the creditor
comes up with this new law and claims eI.
emptiOn.
Nr. FARxsWoRrH said the bill would fan
short Of the object which the Trainer de-
signed to attain. HeWas as mueha friend
70 the poor man as other men, bat he eould
not vote for a bin which WAS IN plain NO
latlou Of the constitution. The bill inter
tered with the Obligation of contracts.
NJ. kRANRR said he had never observed
that those who made the londeSt appeaIS
for the poor man were aiEays the readiest
% help the poor man. BE opposed the
bull because It applied to debts already
contracted
Nr. FAsr opposed the bill for the sane
reasons, but vas friend Of the $500 g.
emPtiOn.
4r. RuEExEE moved sstthe hour having
arrived, thai the House proceed 10 de q.
eeution ct the joint order Of tie day. die
election of q Brig1dier General for tbs
9Th Brigade, aud that the Senate De 3
informed. Adopted.
4r. HoorHX, from the Committee on
Privileges and Eleetions, reported tbat
DE-. SPieeE Patriek was eutiIled to : ~
IN tins body hOE KanaEha county.
Mr. HEsF offered aresolatioa that The
Governor might m his wisdom assembIe
TIE next session Of the Legislature 4
Laid on the table.
For BEigadieE Genor1I Of the 2Ith hi
Zades Ar- R1hner nominated WflI:asI
#alkeE q wyoming county.
Nicholas county.
The vote Of the House stood P,- Cd
Grose, Is for Vim Walker. n
The committee appointed Z, eo1nt n.
lolnt Toees reported o f0ll0Ex: Whole
number OF Totes 4o-1eeess1rir "a :. sIIS,F,,if,.-
ll-HRlker Is, Gtose Al.
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Gs14- GEosE Ms therefore 6lesl5Fed e.eEf.
ed BElgadier GensraI Of the 27th Brigade
The HoRse resumed the consideration d
ths exemption bill.
II. SSlDRR said be WGs q fr7and 0f tie
PooE mas bat didn't see how Ills bin Eas
gutnE 70 help him much He tho0Eht be
sholid vote against it
NJ. HooToS said that IN 1881 The Lexis
Iafure OF trgInia passed laws e1enlpsinr
property from taIation In certain casez.-
vas not Improving the Obligation d
contracts, then NO iouges ago than YES
teFday Ne passed 4 bill which had dis
ehjeetion in the most apparent form, and
/ yet the House voted for it aInOst anaui-
mously.
Ar. SnTH here submitted \ trider-a
trePeatmg eiAuSe-Whieh vas by Euspen-
sion Of the rules made part Of the bill.
M SMITH then proceeded 70 speak in
support Of the bill IL order 70 show The
inconsistency OF gentlemeu who opposed
the bill he aliuded 70 the fact that the
house bad this morning passed = bill re-
teasing mammoth corporation, the North
western Virginia Bank, from the obligation
% redeem the notes of one of Its own
branches p-lpabie interference with con-
tracts and these yeTy gentlemen voted for
that bill When mammoth corporation
want AMI accommodation il gets il, but
when poor men and women and children
/ wants relief, 1t Is feared that contracts viii
be interfered with.
The qaeetion was then takea upon the
passage Of the bill with the following re-
suit: Ayes I3, noes 10.
I So the bill was rejected.
Mr. FARSsEosTH, when his name VTas
called. said he objected to the bill because
/ he thought 1t Unconstitutional, and be-
cause Il iuterfered with q similar aud 4
better law for the protection of heads OF
| families.
Mr. WEsT moved to take up the joint
resolution OF the Senate proposing an adj
tournament nae de on TUESDAY next.
Before the consideration Of the motion
M West moved to adjourn
Upon the motion to adjoaru Mr. Wilson
called the ayes and noes with the following
result: Ayes 8, noes 20.
So the House refused 70 adjourn
The joint resolution vas then considered.
4r. WEsT moved 70 amend the resolu-
ton BY Inserting Thursday, the 18th
M WEST said there vas a great deal OF
important business to do, and the House
could not get through before that time.
Ar. ARNoLD-Wh isthe important bus-
mess?
y - 7elG NC WILL tue gene
tlemau as he (Ir. Aruold1 had not been in
the house enough to know. He mentioned
the dog Law and other matters.
Mr.. ARSoLD said he hoped the dog iaE
would be considered on Monday, so that
the gentleman from Wetzeu (Nr. Hestl
would have something TO bark at He said
that the gentleman from Marion Mr.
Smith and the gentleman from WetzeI fNr.
Vest had both alluded publicly to his
absence from the House. He said he had
frequently come TO the door and finding
oae OF those gentlemen speaking he turned
| aad vent away
Mr. ZrSX moved to amend the amend
meut By inserting Friday the 6th of Febru.
| aEy.
Mr. ZISS's amendment was adopted.
The question then REQUIRED upon the mo-
ton as amended, but before the vote Was
taken the hour Of Eve arrived and the
chair occupied by Mr.. Porter was Taea-
j
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News from the Upper Potomac.
Sheets' Mills BuFned--A Union Man
saved from being Pressed into the
southern Army-Three Rebels Shot
But Two Thousand Rebels IN
Eiito,s Intelligence,
90 the 5oth ult., party of Federal
cavalry went out from New Greek, on The
Northwestern Turnpike, leading TO Rom
ney1 As Tar as Jas. Piemipgs nine miles
west of Romney. where they halted, haT-
ing gone as near Romney aS they thought
prudent. But one Lieutenant, wishing to
have little more fun, started on on The
Romney ead of she road. as q banter 70
all that dare follow, aud Immediately sew.
en- Others joined. The main party went
down TO the mills oEned by James Sheets.
(a rebel and known as Sheets Mills.
which they burned. consider this 4
Eanton destruction Of property, as il had
neTer been occupied By the enemy, and
contained a considerable quantity of grain
belonging to Union meu, at the time il vas
burned. It was also pAtronized principal
y by Union meu.
The eight men spoke of going towards
Romney to have little more snort Uene
soon 70 be grati6ed, for they had proceed
ed bat about mile, aud were making a
taSu IN Ane ROAD near the house of Mr.. D.
Leafhermsni firm Union man, where
they discovered = party of rebel cavalry.-
hey Immediately SET up yell and started
aiter them, the rebels having taken the
alarm started Pell NELL across 3 meadow.
Our men being but short distance behind
hired after them. AID say that they emptied
three saddles. The rebel had taken Mr..
Leatherman prisoner, and were Just ready
70 start for Romney, where they intended
70 press him into service, when our troops
happened 10 be just in time to prevent it
Mt. Leathermsu Was then directed to mount
his hoEse aud go with them. They had
proceed bat 4 short distance Whea Ihey
discovered about forty rebel cavalry COM
ing after them. They fred several shots
At our men, bat which passed harmIeSsIy
over their heads. After which the rebels
returned to Romney, where AN credibly
informed there are not more than 1000
rebels uEder General LorinR. The others
vent to Sheets Mills where they fell in
with the rest oftheir company, and an re-
turned in safety TO New Greek, Mr.. Leath-
man among the number. And now would
say, that to Union men il seems passing
strange that they must thus be dragged
from their homes and pressed into the
Southern army BY 1000 rebels, while there
IS such heavy force of federal troops in
and On the borders of their country.
JUSTICE.
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Tau report of The Potter Iave.tig. tise
commirtee is fan Of the most startlilZ
revelations Of treason Ia the Army a6d
Navy aud IN the Departments Il Washing
ton. 1t EhOald Be reeoIleetsd, howeVel.
that the larger portion Of the sneaking w
iains have beea removed, and no Ionrer
live upon the Goverarasas 1bo+e &C.,
tioa they eoversly sought The faet nat
the Government odeeu At Washinpto,
WeEe hlied With the creatures Of Dayis-
aud Floyd when The present Admiuistrs-
'loa cane into power, and that there were
bat feU men there, from the highest 70 he
loVsat, IN whom The Govsransat eoaldj
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TaE WellsbuFg H7ald think. that :,

TRK Wellsburg Herald thinks that y,
ought to speak more aatteriuely of Ii.
prospects Of both that place aud Laarapp.
(ou the other side Of The river) in their
struggles for the National Armory. Our
remarks were predieated mainly opou the
fact that Wheeling had tried her hand aud
failed OF this failure The Herald speak,
thus.
In this matter of an armoEy, there vere
good reasons why Wheeling shoaId fsil-
Last spring 1t vas hardly considered safe
70 trust 900 Federal muSkeks within tbe
limits Of the city for fear some Of FloTd,s
emissaries might attach them, and fhey
were pEudently stored up at WellsburT.
where the air then vas by no means 90 SuI-
ny as i vas ffteen miles further Sonth.
Had there been "A armOry there then. II
would hare gone into the hands Of the se-
eesh sure as > gln5 and Uncle Sam, taught
6y exPegieuee, viii probably hereafter De
careful where he stores such property, and
not leave Il lying around IN places where
6 Uoald be liable 70 tau into Improper
1andS. The GrmOFy would be perEeetIT
.lts q HellsbRrE, aud 20 The GOTernmant
thought last spring.
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joins NcCIunE, an eminent banker 3
New York, hasjust beea taught the inn
Portanee Of crossing hishby aninmeas-
i've lesson BE wrote 70 his agent in Lon
don to invest SCI, 600 foc him in stats se-
eulties, but be failed to cross the arst I,
aud his agent bought fOr him an interest
IN alate quarry in Wales. Tie agent Was
s.aPia. bat be ohsyea oEaezs lIssraIIy.