Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-23
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An Appeal to West virgInianz TO YoI-
unLeer An the Service OF the C0un-
Try.
LoEAL EEsE YIRGIxIASs, darihg the last
fifteen months, Jon have Witnessea the d7s-
Olating effects Of civil var upon our former
prosperous and happy eouairy. Tou have
seen your beloved land dssolated and de
vastated By those who had enjoyed the fos-
tering care and protection Of this Govern
meat- You have seen your sons, brothers,
neighboGs and friends perish by the unhal-
loEed weapons Of treason. the most foaI
and dsmnable. You hare had your prop
erty plundered and your neigh6ols nur@
dered By depredaIing hands of outlaWz.-
The Ather and husband has been torn
from his weeping wife aad screaming
ehiidrea. and marched out and shot
before their eyes Families hare Wit
messed the deTouring element consuming
their homes, the former abode Of pace and
happiness, and themselves, driven into the
piIiless storm deprived Of al earthly com
forts Their doeks AID he-ds have been
driven array By Ploudering handful They
have been banished from their peaceful
housteAds. and the heilish orgies Of de-
mons that would make Pandem0nIun blush
have beea held IA temples eouseerated 70
douesue peace The family altar has bean
outraged BY the foul and CONCENTRATING
presence OF devils IN human shape Nur-
deress have lain IN ambush and shot quiet
eitizens As they have passed along the pub
lie highway. In short ron have been sud-
denly thrown from the very pinnacle of pros
peTity and happiness, We may say into
war in its nost desolating forms
This var Is stiH progressing. The re-
belliou which Es have defeated on 50 many
battle fields, still retains life and TitaIity.
Although struck so many deadly blows. il
appears 70 possess some Of the properties
OF The noaster hYdra, slAin by Hercules,
and ne must now pat forth HercaleAn
strength 70 strAngie Il. The tine has nov
aEriJed that ne must 20 70 work in earnest
If ne would maintain the uaity of ouF
Government
In order 70 crush this rebeIliOn which
has carried misery aud desoIation to so
many happy homes, AID which has cost as
such Al immense anOunt of blood sud
treasure, aud to crush i speedily the Pies
ident of the Uaited States has called for
300. coo additional yol1nteers. aad Gov.
PieEpoint of Virgins has called up0a The
loJal people Of our State TO furnish their
quota. which IS tEo tReSsslf Ga9 eIgktg men,
and almost The eatire portion of this num-
Der, owing 70 surrounding circumstances
VII have TO Be farnished By the loyal Peo-
PIE OF Northwestern Yirginia- So. far the
people Of this section have deneA1ed
themselves patdOtiealF and gloFoaSly
during the present troubles, and ne know
thar there i no dfnilltIo1 IN the ardar Of
their PatriotiSua, but the tine has arrived
for thea 70 aroase themselves 70. extra ex-
etdons They mast strain q point % aid
IN crushing the REBELLION
= L e The dat4 Of egeEy nan nov TO do All
N his poEsr % sid The great emergency, e
matters Eot what mEy Be his standing. po-
sito1s OF eire1mstanees II The void.
Every iRdIyid1al has deep aud abtdfng
interest u the perpetlatioa OF oar EloEi-
Gus Government Remedies. fellow eoan-
tE5nea, # thss GoyeEansnt Is ~. An s