Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-16
A card from the .. s. Mar.h.l.
Editors W1eelng IntsiItqneer:

Editors Wheeling Lntslhgsnesr:
AS Marshal OF the United States for the
Western District Of Virginia, teeI myself
compromised by the statements made BY
your correspondent argus against this
Court, if they be true l have watched
with all my eyes and with anxious solicit
tnde the workings aud effects of the stu
died aud comprehensive policy inaugurated
by this Court, and which have reason to be.
lieTe is approved by the Government Whose
officer l have the honor TO bel, as to its
effects upon the prisoners arrested under
cApias and presented before it and which
1t has released under substantial bail con .
ditional upon their taking the oath to sup
port the Constitution and Government of
the United States aud the restored Govern
ment of VirgfuiN and &c keep the peace
toward all the citizens thereof, and to APP
pear to answer the charges which may be
preferred against them Mt future term of
the Court. I have half as many eyes as
Argus" having % deputies distributed
throughout Western Virginia, selected for
their patriotism, sagacity, energy and en-
terpEise, Hll of whom are strictly charged
10 re-arrest on reasonable information any
man who may after his release by the
/ Court, by word or act, have violated his
oath and forfeited his bond. No such case
has yet been reported to me by any one of
them. A hundred eyes should see better
than half that number, and that the ad-
ditiOunl ones of your correspondent may
be useful to him | now offer him or any
other man who may have but two a re-
ward of 500 TO present ME with iaForma-
ton against any person SO discharged suf-
tcient TO warrant a re-arrest aud evidence
which shall convict him of perjury and
thereby n forfeiture of his reeognizance
If such man shall be found, have no
doubt but that be will be dealt with blythe
Court as stated at the time of his release.
namely that he shall suffer Imprisonment
during the war, and the Mnrshal proceed
forthwith to collect the forfeited bond and
security.
and all my Deputies have been vigil
liant and determined to make an example
of the first case which should arise. Up
to this moment we have failed to find one.
Nevertheless, there may be such, and the
reward offered will amply repay for the in
formation desired. go - t.F-.l
May it not be that your CORRESPONDENT
contonnds the prisoners released under
oath by the military aud State authorities,
with those released under bonds BY this
Court. Whatever of right or wrong in
other regards this Court may hare done,
its policy of holding large monied con-
slderation over the heads of rebels, has
had the happy effect of keeping them
quiet, if not of making them loyal. 81 y
Some men are capable Of comprehendiup
neighborhood, some q county. others a
State. Somebody must comprehend prin-
clples that embrace the nation, and work
TO policy which shall not drive repentant
men to desperation. Large numbers are
now on probation bY the Coue: RriDo
testimony against one of them for by.
pOcrisy and perjury, and he forFeits his
bail, and will not, in my opinion, again
disturb any neighborhoOd.
In conclusion, l would say that whatev-
er may be the faults of this Court, think
almost every loyal man will admit Il is a
great Improvement on its predecessor. In
one important respect know 1t is. and
that is, financially. Where hundreds of
Of dollars of the public funds were former.
y squandered in virtually doing nothing,
htties now suffice 70 do . very laboFious
E. N. NoRToS, Marshal.