Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-21
How 70 suDdue tho RobcI1lon.
MoSUSGAI1A County, VA, 1
July 18th, 1868. I

Editors InteltigeRcer:
GENTLEMEN: l was well pleased and
gratified when read Gen. Hunter recent
letter, in reply TO an enquiry of him to know
whether he used rebels niggers TO fight
against traitors. 1t seems he does, Now
this looks to me like the beginning of the
end of this cursed rebellion. think Gen.
Hunters letter all right, and | further
think that the cheapest and quickest, ii not
the only way the present rebellion can be
crushed out, is TO use the niggers OF rebels
in any way that they may be most useful.
have no doubt that the Government
would have used the dRrkies against the
rebels in the commencement of this rebel
lion, had it not been for the squeam:shness
of most OF the representatives in Congress
from the border slave States. They mani
fest II great horror Mt the idea of touching
traitors niger. Why it is so l cannot tell,
for we all know that the border Slave
States have lost thousands of lives aud
millions of dollars worth of property by
this rebellion. But still these representa-
tives talk about disgraciug the white man
If the niggers are used to help put down
this rebellion. They say, surely eighteen
millions ofpeople can whip six millions of
no better people, and let the niggers alone.
They are n State institution, and it is I'M
constitutional to take them from their mas
tiers. "Catch the rebels and punish them
but don't disturb their property" Now,
sir, Think this kind of logic all wrong, and
any person who will reflect on the subject
will see that the niggers are the main
strength OF this rebellion. 1t seems that
according to the last census report there
are about four million ofthcm in the rebel
States. They do the labor which furnishes
supplies for the rebels while they are fight
ing to overthrow the Union; and conse-
quently furnish supplies which enable
the traitors to keep up armies to fight they
are equal to that many whites if not more
than equal, because they labor without
pay.
Now, sir, it seems to me that the best
policy of the Government would be
10 deprive the traitors of this niger
streuth as fast as it can, aud use it to put
down this acoursed rebellion Who cares
for traitor The man who talks about
cOncili0ting them, is either a fool or not
sound on the Union. You might as well
try to tame the hyena. They are infatu-
ated beyond cure they have no respeetfor
anything but the cannon's mouth and the
point of the bayonet. They have murder
ed hundreds and thousands of our best
citizens, covering the nation with mourn J.,
ing. They have caused the expenditure of
hundreds of millions of dollars, aud occa-
stoned the deraugemeutfofi commerce and
trade over nearly alt the world, thereby
causing a. great amount of distress aud
want amongst the poor people of Europe,
as well as America. So bad set should
have but little mercy shown them.
Now, Messrs. Editors, in closing this
communication, i wish to say that Ilhope
and pray the Government will adopt more
stringent and coerciye measures against
these traitors. Take all the property they
taken up arms against the Government or
not. Any person voluntarily aiding to
sustain this rebellion, is Just as much of
traitor as he who fights its battles
Respectfully yours, NJ.