Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-13
An Important aIatter.

We desire to call attention to an article
In our paper this morning signed Com
mon Sense" Its suggestions in our opin-
ion are entirely opportnne. If there is any
danger of a hostile raid being attempted on
usIa. any time, the time is sow. And if the
danger is nop, it is absolutely certain that
the preparations to meet it must mature
at once. Measures available in time of
leasure are not available in a time of i'm
minency. This is time of imminency.
And this is the point to which the comma
nication addresses itself, and the point at
which it takes exception to the programme
laid down by tho Governor. More sum
mary measures than are therein provided
for are needed. Toolarge a margin of delay
interveues. All that lapse of time is need
ed forfdrills-daily Enthusiastically and
somi weekly aud weekly drills, according us
the population of each district in each
county can possibly be got together. The
people have need to drill fast now, for il
there is anything to come of the danger
that -threatens us 1t will come within the
Jenkins has the force to make a raid up the
river he will make it soon. If any OF Jack-
sons cavalry intend to rush out along the
border they will do it soon. We submit
with all Difference to the Governor
whether the work of preparation can
not be abridged aud brought down right at
once to active operations. System is me-
cessary, but system can be improyised,
which, with all its imperfeetiou, will be in
tinitely better for US than the formalities o f
the regulations with their slow length of
delays.
We intended to follow up our remarks
of Monday with other like articles, but
have withheld our opinions in Difference
to the wishes of others. We are con-
WINGED that it is imperatiyely necessa-
~ to do quickly whatever can be done.
Because jenkins men or Jackson's men
or some body elso's men are not in
sight or within reported march, it is no
reason why We should not hurry up our
preparations. When we hear of their APP
prOach it will be too late, aud our surest
safeguard against their approach is our
ability to defend ourselves.
Some persons will boot at this. OF
course they will. And the same people
will take to their heels whenever. the dan
ger approaches. The only true friends of
the common veal among US are those who
intelligeutly appreciate the possibility of
forced ineursion into this vicinity, and
approaching it desire to guard against it,
andgate willing to take up arms and drill
and stand by the community to the last,
And suppose that all apprehension is
grouudless. What of itP We shall not
suffer in consequence. Dangeris abroad in
the land. A day or a week may change
the whole course of events aud render
necessary for us habits of life-habits of
self.denisl-habitso of hardihood a ability
for sSlf-defence that will be- vital to rs.
This proposed work of preparation is the
plainest dictate of the times in which we
live. The country is rocked from one end
to the other. All men everywhere almost
especially along the border, are rushing
arms. The whole able bodied population
of some States are ordered out. Can we |
keep seeure-keep indiferent-keep un-
prepared amidst all the scenes of raid and |
threatened danger that menace the border.
Is every place place else in danger from
Louisville to Baltimore and We secure l l
To think so is. blind folly. Not to think
so and aud still not to act in our own de-
fence, argues . timtdity or an indifference /
that are both alike reprOach.
Now what is to be done, and who will
do III Something like what they are do /
ing ins Ohio and Psnnsylyania il our an
sNes. And the same sort of Official an5
.thoElly mpst.head the prspnrntions. rhsrs