Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-10
RnoM nRA1ToN couNTY.
SuTToS, BRA1roS Co., Va. I
March 4th, 1862,

March 4th, 1869,
Editor' EaieligeAtg;
| Having spent REreater part Of the las
tiS mOnths 10 the county Of BraGlou, anC
nos being blind have noticed some Of thl
things aud dOingS Oa this StetTA border
and must couisSS am not allOgetheFplOasst
With all I've seen aud hOaFed. 3 da2ttal
I 10 no county perhaps are tho diFeld
! effects Of rebellion, with al IlB h0Frol
sud woe, more aWiaily developed thar
in, The once hOuFisbluR but now down
tF6ddsn aud "hdr6r county OflBnxton
which was Arst plunged lnlO the VORTEX o.
secession BY az Infatuated few with thsll
delegate 10 The RiCbmond Convention, Vhr
| was elected 70, thai Convention By an OvNF
WhSlminE UNioa majority. But the Juddi
sold, for Southern gold and personal ag
grnndlGemenl, In direct violation Of hi,
own cOnaeiencs, himself and bis CouSllla
ehtS who had placed the most uuboundOt
confdsnce Ia his IoyAltyand caudOr. Thu
hO brought ruiu upon himself aud BIZ
county.
Now The county Il ovetTun much prop
srty has been destroyed, A perfect reiEl
Of terror was inauguFated early in thl
iSpriag, and Slill both parties are under IL
dsjpolic sway. Bands Of horSs.thievst
and maraudeFS Nillcommil their InhumAt
i dSPTedatlons tbete are men who nevel
wanted any law and order, justice or re.
strainL They defeated the idea Of paying
taxes or in any way aiding IL carrying OF
90 or uphOlding The grsattmashIhefy 81
government, aud now Ia the AbSsuce d
Law aud order they, eouatspanesd BY ID,
FebelI, give sway to thele laWleSs ieudlSt
prOpeaSitlsI. tlis'l ~
1 But I vas goluR TO speak Of what Il
termed, tie "rO.organiEatiOn Of civil an,
tAOFity," In our COuOtry.
There are persons Of low character, IT.
tle energy or public spirit, who would like
70 live out Oft the public crib, who claim q
bO pRttiGtS (but no. QUE hAS proven 4 By
40 aet,) and are SOlicitous for the public
good, bot OAly for personal aGgrRHdIIe-
ipent. As soon % there was the shadow
ola chance to make themselves known; 1
delegation went up and represented; OF
misrepreSenttd matters TO our new govern.
ment at Wheeling. }8E HaH
4 Bis ExCellsnCy, The Governor, aiteF bear
lng the said delegation, deemed il PropeI
70 order reelection Of oouuty otieers
and also appointed "a k4lntaht 70 re.or.
gluiIe the Militia Of BFaxtOn, az
But 6rSt let 10 look II the election, Il Il
4 Iplain to every thinking man thAt thia apI
vas pTematHre 1.-THE puhlle mind OF The
4 voters was 10 20 condition TO act Will
iddRment o. moderation on any Subjeet.-i
The excitement Of sqF held them. TheJ
who at HtIt favored the rebellion, Gnt
many who did not, were entirely lgdofla
llOfthe acts aud deSiGhS Of the Wheeling
\ c6hvention. They looked With fear anC
trembling upon IL WOFklpEs, and thl
Anew State had 90 omino6S sound, theJ
feared ltWould eugplPh Tue "0ld Domiu
iohP the pride Of their hOaril. Thus de
ptivsd Of every means 81 information theI
4 kAeR not how to act, even though
theyiWould do right, and they were kep
"a ldnSEnesS. The election Was . meEt
farce, thing doae II 4 corner BY thosl
who feared the light and wished 70 pos
see thspsslIsg Of PeYeF, not lfog ihg /! Sal; !;
Y 6Fl being giaSstdl % lhtiF eOauty aud fellow
kcitiItns, but fpIGelaSh. ends dlbnG q 2yUl
ppr honorable legislator, who should haVl
IabOted 10 open the eyes Of aud TelnsIat,
tlkopd feeling amepg bis fellow. cltiEeng
Went1o far 10 the reverse as 70 refuse u
dtsribnle copies Of the laWSsut here b
him for that purpose. Furthermore, thl
4 o.ealled seclisipnlSll we're made to be
lIlieye that they would not be allowed z
v6ie, or laks any part IN the new uTgSuizA
ton. Many Of them, aud many Ullol
men, too, knew nothing Of the election uu
I. III II was passed. FOtlhese and OthOrEea
sons, not mUru than l9OyQteP; were Pollel
| in q county Of some II .l0Olyett5;; fud on
legislator was elected BY . still Smalle
number Of taNilg votes, sai
Our people lie diBSati3asds with thl
Z election IDt many reasons, aud, Learn, aT
A going 70 petition 70 have this Get aSid
and have ! efN election. Aud Why sh0pll
they not have ~ They want msh - ~
CO1nty Ot8uos' who are good, loyal citiEsnI
y 0Oallitd latl Wiling % preserve lAy
aud order, and p bring ~ s0lsadstS!t Z
lipstice.a They want, Representatives. Wb'
ku6w theiF. wants agd ka6Wing, vii
u able 10 present .t6Api 80 > name
that hey may be rOtleed met ot knoWl
edge, neFVe, elelgy, peroPyoF oFApeesl Anl
enterprise, who Ate 6iSike 70 lh60 0WailSs p
4 thotF eoastiIuonis; WHO will take. liVell
{ sidtettS, h, end labor ioF thSiF 6At
iptsrali dot nom any sinister motive.
but from smotiEes puFO aud truly phi
lanihtopie; men'Rho labor for the g9od .
N I1oi fellow. man. y, ,ii aais l,.s =, IN
1 ID peoplG Of BraEton aFe gotliag Ahetl
Oyes 0psu aud I thlnk are g1N IblS Il
iskS ibis thi1F Into their bEh baads, epl
Il g6TCTn lge4ieIIe . b4ll6 l6t 9ox Mila
! 06 being Imposed upon By E0gthlaSS aHt
nhq5Slitil q aSPit6ht5.
ilsotWlthSllld lding he VSty uuPFoRiSiil
'tStSts oft6l19 now existing hSrt hlSl
gFeat hoPeS lbat the people will eFpuli
Themselves, S6ake ,pd thGiF lethafgyy aBl
thSfSigGoE oEte9tUfr And We soon 90 thea
Seiihi pVCspOF6ug nddl htpPy9 Hldy tli,
ai1sdlEatStSi1g thGFhbgili6a sfs nov isiil
libE u 70 thAiP ienGlh IL. tei1StaCag peac
"a kb0d feeling; shaIp lseq laelstto
] of tlelII N1yS ald.aro lrlly peltIOlt, Z,
4 Rgt I si5Gtp ~ 4ISuia, if you -
toiSver a5by PatllSathS ay leaWl yo