Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-22
The elections aud what they Eneet.

The Elections aud what they Eneot.
While the results of the late elections will
inspirit the Bntteruuts here, and encourage
the rebels in the South TO hope for still
better things, yet practically they will not
affect the general legislation of the COM
try. The Republicans are reasonably GER
tain to have working majority in the
next Congress. Besides, there are not
few of the members sci down as dem.
ocrais who are reliable war democrats, -
aud will vote with the republicans for
every measure necessary to the vigorous
prosecution of the war. The defeat of VAL
laudigham of Ohio leaves the peace demo.
Gratis without a leader, and we do not be-
lteve they will attempt any demonstration
in the next Congress; certainly not unless
the condition of affairs shall change before
March in a way not now anticipated. The
thing to be regretted in the result of the
congressional elections is that the demo-
Gratis have generally committed themselves
to hostility to emancipation as war mea-
sure. But the present Congress will not iu-
terfere with that measure, aud it will have
gone into effect two months before the next
Congress meets. By that time We believe
It will be evident to patriotic men of all
parties that any attempt to reverse this
policy will be disastrous. At any rate we
look for such general support of the mea.
sore by the people as shall make it clear to
the democratic leaders that they can gain
nothing by an attempt 10 Congress to inter
fere With the action of the President aud
Commander-in-chief Opposition to emau-
cipation as a war measure has answered
very well for a party issue while the final
act of the President was still pending. but
when We have passed that point, aud the
armies of the Union are putting it in ex-
ecution, there will be no party against it
there can be none among loyal men. While
we deprecete, therefore, the attempt to ar
ray the democratic party against the mea-
sure, and regret 10 see members elected to
Congress upon tia: issue, we look at this
evil as only temporary, and confidently ex-
pect the union of all loyal men in support
of emancipation as war measure before
six months have passed.
Apprehended Slave Revolt in East
ern Virginia.
The National Republican of Monday con-
tains the following:
A refugee, who recently came into Sigel's
headquarters, gives information of n; highly
important character. He escaped from
Amesville, Culpepper county, Virginia, and
states that the greatest CONSERVATION i'm
aginable exists among the white people of
that whole section of country in conse-
quence- of apprehended slave revolt.
Seventeen negroes, most OF them free, had
been arrested on suspicion OF being engaged
in plotting the uprising of the entire col.
ored population. Copies OF late newspa-
pers, which published President Lincoln's
emancipation proclamation, were found in
their possession. The fact that such a
proclamation has been made is well known
among the negroes. and it produces the
most startling results. The terror of thu
whites is beyond description. Apprehen-
sions of a re-enactment of the Nat. Turner
horrors are felt to an alarming degree
The seventeen negroes were promptly taken
out at Amesyille aud hung. 1t is said that
the negroes of the different counties aroud
culpepper are all engaged in the eonspir-
acy for general insurrection.