Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-10

Two ladies visit Ex-presideMt Bu.
ReboIs--RsmariE5o oT ooIonsi Forhsy @
Thereon.
IPEop the sPhiladelRhia Rres.T
a..5rg l'sg gs7.a WAsu1NGrox, May 6. =
Not long ago, two ladies called at
Wheatland, the safe retreat of the man
who assisted treason to arm itself in,thes
very sanctuaries of freedom, and. while
there they were thrown into conversation
with TIE venerable a ex- President. i IOH
course the war was soon introduced, In.
the course of conversation, the battle at
Fort DOnelson was alluded to, when he
said: "Ladies, you must not suppose that
this yiCtoryawill end the war; there will be
much severe fighting yet, and should our
Northern soldiers attompt to go Southlas
the warm weather approaches, they will
be stgfpt off Ike rotten sheep! Besides, la
dies, you know that the Southern people
have long anticipated this Struggle, aud
have been prepared for it; they can never
be conquered" Miss--replied: s'Yes,,
Mr. B., we know, aud so does Gis eOuntrV,i /
that for the last four years, at least, the
Southern people have eJbeentPermitted to do
aslthey please with the powers that con-
trolled the Government, and Adve been al.
to'Ued to hdUe their Ot0n SgGy IN eVcryLhiMy
but, notwithstanding all this, 1t is our
opinion that they 1ciH be eohqttt1ed, and
nude to return to the support ofithe old
COnstituEiOn.r gr.-; fa- ~
record this little incident, not 50 much
to prove that the ex- President is the same
man thatiPlacedt the weapons inS the hands
OF the bad men which they have used TO
overthrow the Union, nor to present an. 4
other evidence of his bitter hostility tothe
cause of the country. but to remind my
readers that the rebellion against this gov
ernment was long and carefully prepared
for, that it has cost the people thousands
of precious lives and hundreds of millions
of dollars. Every victory. over the traitors
makes the fact more clear. The. property
and arms taken at Yorktown are all new
and substantial. The arms and cannon,
and instruments used in the Qualifications;
axes, spades, spears, &C., had been lately
imported or manufactured in the South
The cotton goods are well made, and Of
excellent fabric. The powder, of which a
great amonnt was found to be destroyed,
was of good quality, and even the printed
blanks, muster rolls; ofticers' reports, &C.,
were executed in atheib best rnauuer: These
facts exhibit Sthe desperation of, the men,
engaged in this bad cause, their resources, \
and how they have run the blockade. Andt
they, moreover, haVefa the incalculAble
amount of money aud material they were
permitted to steal under the last admins
tration.f The robbery in the War and Itte-
rior Departments must have been etupen-
dous.r TheYFob6ed the mints of New orr
leans and Dahlonega, and seized arsenaIs,
navy yards, forts and ships; and
with these secured vast deposits of coin,
arms, ammunition, and the instruments to
manufacture arms, &c. Their possession
of the Norfolk workshops has enabled them
to supply their 4 army, anJ naSY,] aud tlfeif
oppressive measures upon the people have,
poured millions into their Golfers. AsGwe
Contemplate the fast-fRiling fortunes OF. the
rebellion, the extent, of the preparations so
elOQuently described by Mr.. Mr. Buchanan
is revealed to the world. We have had no
ordinary foe .to. .contendiwithy and the won
der increases as We count over tue splendid 4
triumphs of this foe by the gallant defen-
;ders of our gflhgsoi8 = L,
Whether the prediction Of Mr.. Bpchan-
an, that our soldiers ttwill die off like rot
ten slieeph in Che South6rh climate, is to
be fulfilled or not is one of the questions
that time alone can solver i In this C0nneCL
ton IL istWellsto consider the programme
set forth in, the late order Of Major General
Hunter, now in command in South Carolina
and GeoFgta9 In regard to III q Aemanclpate
aFming their negroes by Thousands, and
General Hunter proposes to do likewise.
In view OF, the spprOachi sickly season
this may not only be q wise but an Ina.l
axoi1abIe aud imperative measure of self
ipfeserYa alton. Shall our. white troops be
killed of alike rotten sheep; by the dis
eases Of the cltmRte, '0t by the hands of
tie negro recruits ofithe rebel Chiefs3 ta
General Hunter, . citizen OF New Jersey
and officer OF ths regular army, and wholly
disseminated from politics, msets,the trO9-s
ble by proposing to drill, educ S6te,s aud arm
the great body OF e1n abants In his dis.
ttict and II they cannot fight, 70 put them
to- work on the fort iticatious and in the
cotton fields g. en- ployts The Algets.
tnes, sEp gland the, natives of india andathe
/ bIA eksy and the rebels Ia this country their
own slaSes ana the ya sss Of the Indian
region for military purposes. Thus not
only the ieustOms OF other nat ous, but the.
example of The traitors en out own soil,
Gdmsl 10 strengthen aud justify the plantn
GsneFal Hunter Asito the loSh hltY Of the
negro,q let us admit that Il IL from the cons!
trabands that we receive our most accurate
Information. Il was contra baRd that
| Sdye stheitirst notice Of athe seva6Gattun of
Manassas toai General Nee elIan-7t hat
brought neWa of the 81 ght from YoFktOWn--
and that yesterday exposed the fear and
dissensions in the socisI aud military fan-
iiyof Jefferson Davis. Rarely have they
deceived rnny Of out, e6netals. hs9
If there Is any class South that has q
Iiyital interest Ia opposing the Te1elss iitltg
the negroes. They have felt their atr6eig
ties, and must endure leSE suffering 30 should
their masters succeed. The bitter foes Of
the Republic in the South are white, not
black men. The negroes are acclimated