Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-15


public in this her struggle for national ex
istence, and like a whipped spaniel bend
the knee TO highlands Queen, should re-
oeive the execration of all true Irish Amer
leans, and Of the lovers generally of human
freedom throughout the world.
Yours, &C., AN AMERICAN CELT.
Wheeling, October 18th, 1862.
Loyal VIrgInIans to be treated as
persons to be HING unless Dan
wheeling be given up.
From the Richmond Dlspatch.l
By order of the Legislature an interest
ing correspondence has been published
between Governor fletcher and the Secre-
tary of War in respect to the invasion of
the rights and the infraction of the laws of
this commonwealth, by persons held as
prisoners of war, aud between the same
authorities, relative to the delivery to the
authorities of this State of any prisoners
of war who may have been charged with
offences against the laws of this common
wealth. We give a brief synopsis of the
correspondence, and believe that public
opinion will more than sustain Governor
Letcher in every position he has taken
The first letter of the Governor to Sec
Rotary Randolph, July %, 1862. sets forth
FIrst-The Code of Virginia edition of
1861, chapter LIST, page 7s3, treats of
offences against the sovereignty of the
State. The first section of this act defines
treason, declares how the offence is to be
proved, and affixes the punishment of
death. Ls
The second section relates to misprison
OF treason, aud affixes the punishment.
The third section relates to. attempting,
or iustigatiug others to establish a usurped
government within the limits of this COM
monwealth. aiA
Under this act John Brown and his as
sociates in crime were indicted, tried, con.
yicted, and executed. ~ ~
am Informed, aud believe it to be true,
that General Jackson captured quite
number of men raised for the Lincoln army
in Northwestern Virginia, with the appro-
baton and under the authority Of the
usurped government which has been in
angurated in that section of the State.
Many of the men so captured are native
Virginisns, and all of them are citizens,
owing allegiance to the lawful government
of the State. These men,, thus foGnd in
arms, have been guilty of treason against
the Commonwealth, and richly deserve tue
punishment which the law attaches TO their
crime. - 30
Irequest, therefore, that these men be
turned over to the State authorities, to be
tried for treason under this act of the Gen
eral Assembly. t9i Hi i 2
The fourth section of the same act de-
clares the punishment for advising or con-
spring with a slave to rebel or make
instruction. The governor refers to
the violation for more than a year past by
Lincoln's officers of this .statute, and TO a
large number of these officers having been
captured on the Chickahominy. He re-
quests, therefore, that some of the more
prominent of these officers may be turned
over 70 the State for indictment and trial.
The governor asks, also, that in the then
pending regulations for an exchange of
prisoners, clause be inserted which would
prevent IN future such outrages as the ar
rest and imprisonment of peaceabIe citi-
zens, engaged in their private pursuits,
In brief reply duly 81 y the Secretary
of War promises that the letter shall re-
ceiye the careful consideration of the de-
partment, but adds: "The principle obsta-
Gle to the intiiction of punishment for trea.
son, in the cases cited by your excellency,
Is the greater facilities possessed By the
enemy for retaliation.p + W
Governor Leteher again addressed the
Secretary under date of August is. 10
which be concludes that the Secretary de-
cliues his request, from the fact that North
western virginia soldiers captured by Gen,
jackson had been Paroled, aud proceeds to
bring before the Secretary the fact Of cap.
tures made from Pope's army of officers and
men who had violated the laws of Virginia.
BE quotes the Presidents letter to General
Lee, "recognizing Gen. Pope and his ON
GERS to be in the position which they have
chosen for themselves-that of ro66trs and
tatlrdertrs- not Of public enemies. en-.
titled, il captured, to be considered prison
ers Of war" Gov. Letcher therefore re-
quests that some of these s'rubbers and mnr.
derers" be turned over TO tie State authors
titles for trial. aud adds: an found guilty
will see that they are made TO paw the
penalty of their crimes against civilization
and humanity" He also requests that the
free negroes captured by General u cksoh
be turned over to the States In reply. the
SecretaFy expresses wish to consider the
question carefully, aud requests the Gov
>snor to specify the persons, offenses, time
OF their commission, aud such other cir
cdmstauces as will show the precise char.
aeter Of the demand. The Governor sRys
in reply that he has sufficient tea5ons for
the beiief-tha by means Of grand iuriss "a
the counties he would be abletto designate
the guilty persons and IN the case OF Dr.
" H O. HaH A.