Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-01

MAEBAnI1S
Th6inews from all quarters for day or
two past seems to indicate that the rebels
have designs of very serious nature uron
Western Virginia. Our dispatches this
morning go-to- confirm reports that have
been prevalent for some time. There is no
doubt that Western Virginia is the point to
which rebel eyes and thoughts have been
directed for some weeks past. Not long
ago Gov. Letcher issued a proclamation
directed to the "lOyaF' people las he calls
rebels) of Western Virginia, and especially
North Western Virginia. We have seen
also, that he recommended a command of
ten thousand troops for Gen. Floyd's use
in this section, and we know that rebel
troops have been steadily accommodating
within the back counties for some weeks
past. jenkins led the way-Floyd follow
ed-and to-day the counties of Jackson,
ROaue, Writ, and Kannwha and other coun-
ties heretofore quiet and free, are now oc-
cupied by rebel troops. The boundaries of
loyal territory have been becoming daily
more circumscribed until our people are
well satisfied that something decided and
permanently aggressive ia intended By the
rebels in regard to Western Virginia. The
Petersburg Express day or two ago de-
clared it to be the purpose of the rebels to
extermiuate the Baltimore and Ohio road
throughout its whole length, including the
Northwestern Branch, and to dispossess
aud capture or drive out the "Peirpoiut
Government"
Undoubtedly this is the object now of
the rebels and the movements of which we
hear daily are but the first beginnings Of
the grand programme Ofinyading and res
cufng the Western Virginia country, a la
Maryland. ,.,s
The. letters of Chas. W. Russell, Bob
johnson and others recently come to light,
help to indicate this purpose. We all
know that secession until lately, almost
dead in many of the counties, has recently
been stimulated anew, and large bodies OF
persons have recently gone within the rebel
lines and taken up arms. A great effort has
been and is being made to get up rising
and to advance the standard of re6el rule
In this direction.
Within. a day or two we have seen let
tercaptured by Lieut.. Col. Harris of the
10th Va, at Beverly, written by young
man from this town, in which he says that
he has been assigned to the Western yir-
GINA. service and hopes to be in Wheeling
before many weeks. He is confident that
the rebels will occupy the city before win
teri Thelfether of the young man is no.
torious. rebel in our midst, and as it seems
from the leiterisi in full fellowship and cor
respondence with the rebels at Richmond.
The letter discloses the fact that the rebels
have frequent Communication with each
ot6erS and that our Awould-be invaders are
kept posted by their brethren and friends
here,
Under these circumstances the inquiry is
pertinent as~to what is being done to meet
this DISCRIMINATION of the rebels. What is
goiugato be done by the State and National
authorities ?5GItis fullrt time that there was
a great Pwakening throughout Western
Virginia and especially among those who
thfhgs In@s6m5 of the lower counties is
melancholy and disheartening in the ex-
treme. The people are fleeing from their
homer in9great numbers, those who are
abie To, while the rest are undergoing
season of trial aud privation and ravage
equal 10 that SO long endured by the de-
voted people,o of East Tennessee. We have
before us letter from one of tho most
eminent citizens of Western Virginia, a
resident of Wood county, which reveals a
state of things in the counties of Jackson,
Roane, Writ, Kauawha and even part of
Wood. truly deplorable. For the informa-
ton of our readers and with the hope of
stirring up the people and the authorities
to a sense of the danger that is already
upon them, we publish what was intended
to be aprivate letter.
PARKERsRURG. Sent. 2s. 1862