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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31

KINGwoop, VA, Jan. %. l!

KlNGwOoD, Va, Jan. %, 1862.
Editors Intsilycncer:
Will you permit me to say to the menu
bers of the Legislature, through your val
ua6le paper, that the course they have and
still are pursuing is very Objectionable to
the people of this county. While they are
willing to incur an enormous expense by
remaining in session, they are not willing
to make an appropriation to pay the ex-
Pense of patrol authorized by them.
was very much surprised to see state
ment made by one of our Representatives
some time since in regard to the patrol in
this county. He stated that the patrol had
cost his county over five hundred dollars,
and that it had done no good Mt all. Now
this statement is not true; the patrol has
done great deal of good in this county.
1t has arrested n number of mean seces-
sionistS, and has quieted things very much
On one occasion they Travelled ~ distance
of near thirty miles and arrested one of the
worst kind of secessionists, and that, too.
in the neighborhOod of this same represcn-
tative, who said the patrol had doue no
good. This man Broiford, whom they ar
rested, was sent to the Atheneum at Vince
ling. Capt. Samuel Snider's company re-
ceived the credit of performing this service.
think 1t is perfectly ridiculous that men
should be compelled to leave their homes,
and be exposed to all kinds of weather,
pay their own expenses to bring traitors to
justice and receive nothing in return,
while members of the Legislature, who nu-
thorized the organization of patrols, will
vote themselves four dollars day during
a recess of two weeks to visit their fami-
lies. IL this is the way our representatives
are going to represent US, we would be
glad they would resign their seats. and
come home.
ANOTHER NoIcE FRoM Preston.
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NUMBER l55.

Gated when he presents himself for a PEN
sion from Uncle Sam he is careful that he
is not intoxicated.
V. Has an eye to the prosperity of Balti-
more and learns that grass will grow in her
streets, therefore he endorses tie destruc-
ton of the Baltimore L Ohio Railroad as
the most efficient way of preventing the
aforesaid streets turning green.
w. Contends that Lincoln overstepped
Constitutional limits in his efforts to Guell
the rebellion, aud being constitutional
loving man, opposes the shar, preferring
that his friends in South Carolina should
sink the old ship, thun that the President
would strain single rope to save it.
\. Fears war taxes, but is uuconcerned
at the losses sustained by the Government
in the capture of Sumter, or the plunder-
ing practised by Floyd Il Co.
\. Always said that srhe Union" could
not be preserved by fighting; South Caro-
lima entertaining the same views, com
mcnced the fight by attempting to assassi-
nate Major Anderson.
II. In May last forcsaw n war of twenty
years duratiou-the capture of Hatteras
re !nced 1t in his estimation to fiEtceu-
Floyd and Wise's retreat from Western Vir-
ginil to ten-Commolore Dupout's can
nonadiug to tive, and Cen Mcclellan will
in reality reduce it to eighteen mouths.
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whole batch of corruption and treason
which emauated from that Convention
and after the secession reign of terror
commeucedi in Phillippi. myself and family
dearly paid the penalty of my unyielding
devotion to the Union cause
From my acquaintance with Mr.. Vance,
suppose him incapable of doing another
Intentional personal wrong, and especially
at a time when there ought to be an I'M
suspected Gmity among the Union men of
West Virginia; but would most respect-
fully suggest, that hereafter, when the no
sition or opinions of any citizen are of
sufficient importance to inquire after, it
would be better TO inquire of those who
wou'd likely know, and would trnthfully
give, the desired information. SucL a
course would vindicate the inquirerrs
claims to justice for himself, and do JUS
tce to others.
a great many good Union men voted for
Mr.. Breckinridge, and would not be un
derstood ns intimating that man who
voted for him nluy not now be loyal citi-
zen; on tho contrary, / concur in the very
sensible remark Of Mr.. West, of the House
of Delegates, that Mat ought nos 10 be
made the test of mans loyalty.
You Will confer favor by inserting this
note in the IntcIHqeneer.
Very truly, &c,
NATHAN II. TAEr.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31
Day is breaking in Virginia ana ~
long the whole line.

Day is breaking in Virginia as well as
elsewhere. Dawn is streaking the East
even in the Old Dominion. As the BalLi-
more 4WericGn says, the indications from
iichmond combining to prove that loyalty
has yet an abiding place there, despite the
long night OF persecution and sorrow it
has endured, increase. Beaten down By a
long-continued military tyranny, it yet pa
tiently awaits the tiue when the bright
vision OF the stars and stripes will flash
upon the view, to carry despair and trem-
bling to the hearts of the infamous despots
who under false pretexts have for the time
trodden under foot their rights. As usual,
the declarations from that quarter, by those
who have had personal opportunities to
verify the facts, are that tine "bOue and
sincw," the great middle class, is true to
the Union, In Manchester, On the other
side of the river from Richmond, we uu-
derstand the Confederate flag has never
been permitted to fout the loyalty of the
place whilst, on the other hand, only the
threat of "shelling" the place from the
Richmond side has sufFiced to prevent the
flag of the Union from heing given to the
breeze.
These are cheering and well authentica-
ted facts, and whilst they should inspirit
the patriotic everywhere to renewed efforts
IN the glorious cause of the Union, because
these efforts must carry political rvgenera-
ton to those suffering from tyranny, they
should make the people of Kentucky more
thankful that they have been spared that
humiliation and suffering brought upon
the citizens of the Old Dominion by the
madness of its rulers.
From indications which gather strength
with every revolution of the sun in the
heavens it cannot be long now before the
Davises and Letchers and Benjamins will
find Richmond '.too hot to hold them y
If the movement against Norfolk should
prove successful, it opens and uncovers
short route to the Capital of Virginia,
such as the guuboat practice at Port Royal
and Hatteras will know we'll how to take
advantage of ut short notice. With Nash
vile, at about the same period, not exactly
eligible as place for the next migration
| of the Richmond troop, it is hard TO say
where it will alight next whilst awaiting
"recognition" by England.
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SOMERSET, KENTUCKY, 4
january 2lst. 1902. [
Dear Sfkier

Dear Sister:
received your letter of the 10th inst.
and was glad to hear from home, Your
letter trom Chap was very interesting, but
we have been doing fighting on n larger
scale down here than the Blue Gan 1f-
fair was. On last Friday our BOYS took
Que days provision and started for Zolli-
cOHer's country, not with the intention of
making an Immediate attack, but more as
reconnaissance, knowing that General
Thomas was coming up the Columbia road
to form Junction with the troops at this
place, but instead Of coming back they
sent for three days rntions, which we
sent down to them on Saturday. Up to
Saturday night we received no news of
any Importance from our forces. Saur-
day it rnined very hard all day, and some
othcious rebel knowing the strength of our
forces on the south side of Fishing Greek
and thinking we could not cross back the
balance of our army, nor they come TO US,
took his horse, swan the creek, went to
HolIicotfer's camp on the Cumberland riv-
or, tod hlm there was three Yankee reri-
ments which could be killed, taken prison.
erS or made drown themselves in try.
ing to get away. Old Zolly being a
man of good sense thought it II fine op-
portunity 10 display his military mowers
with roaming over the field, seeing what
was to be seen, (Which by the way was
CONSIDERABLY Here wagon, there u
cannon, here pile of guns, sword, a
dead rebel, IL blanket, more dead rebels,
and continuation of the above for sever
al miles. Oar boys and the rebel prisoners
were bnsily engaged burying the dead,
which had been hauled in, but a great
many were still on the field suppose [
saw some % or 80 dead lying in the
woods.
From the best authority can gct. 1
think the rebel loss will not fall short OF
300. Our loss will not reach 40 killed and
seriously wounded. The Internal whelps
iusulted our boys by shooting bird shot at
them out of old shot guns, which, instead
of killing, only made our boys mad, aud
caused them to go in with hearty Wild
cat style.
We captured all their baggage trains,
l6 pieces artillery, don't know how many
muskets. l,40O horses, 800 to 400 fat cat
tie, 100 hogs, all the camp and garrison
equipnge, Quartcrmasters' and commissary
stores, with any amount of clothing, love
letters, their gaLs' pictures, &c.
1t is now late ut night, so will quit and
go to bed. Good night.
Your aiTectionate brother, DEAN.
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FROM PH1LL1PP1.
PHllIIrPI, Va, Jan. 2e. 1876

PHlIIrPl, Va, Jan. &c, 1862.
Editors EnteiEgeucer:
Gents; l notice in the proceedings Of
the Legislature of the 22d lust, published
in the Lnteligeaeer OF the 23d inst, the fol-
lowing brief paragraph:
"Mr. Vance said he had understood that
he (Fattl has acted with the Breckenridge
party
Any statement or insinuation. from any
quarter, that | ever acted or symathized
with the Breckinridge party, in any way,
is utterly false. At the last Presidential
election Ivoted for Mr.. Douglas for Presi.
dent. After the ordinance Of secession
was adopted by the Richmond Convention
l said and did all in my power, publicly
and privately, to defeat the ordinance, and
at the election voted against it and the
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-31
The Second virginia Reglmen,.
CHEAT MoUxTAIx, Jan. goth, ls

CHEAT MOUNTAIN, Jan. Goth, 1862.
Editors Intelligsncer
Some days since noticed in your paper
an article from the Pittsburgh Gazette, in
reference to the I'd Va. Regiment, II tissue
OF exaggeratiOns and misstatements aud
calculated to do us great injustice. This
Pirate, rs we'll as others from our sister
State of Pennsylvania, have been, or pro.
TesSed to be, dissatisfied, but with what they
are unable to say, and by communications
to such papers as the above named have
produced feelings in the regiment which
they are pleased to term decentralization
The fact is there is no regiment in the SER
vice in better state of discipline or more
Obedient to orders. So far from being de-
lnornliZed, we can turn out more men for
service, on short notice, than my regiment
in Western Virginia. BY saying this ! do
not mean any compliment to such men as
the private before mentioned. There hhs
been constant desire to let the public
know that this regiment WIS composed
principally of Pennsylvanians. If such
was the fact, PTivate's case is bad one,
but such is not the case. At the Pennsyls
Vnnia election in October last messenger
was sent out here to hold an election. and.
the vast amount of votes cast was 9l all
told, nothing like minority of the votes in
the regiment. So much for the "2d Penn
sylvanin," as PriUdtennd some of his friends
are pleased to term US. Another cause OF
complaint with Private is that Peuusylvani-
ans do not stand an equal chance of promo
tiOn. Now here he shows himself in his
true colOrs. Opine, if worthy of promo
tiOn, the question is not asked where the
applicant is from In the few promotions
that have been in our regiment, no distinc-
tiOn has been shown, only so far rs to fa-
vor Penusylvauianss They have had their
share, and it must be confessed they have
reflected no credit on as. The most import
ant promotion or transfer from tue ranks
to the staff, was to US most uufOrtunate,
and if ever there was any sign of demoral-
lZation in the regiment, it was while this
man occupied position on the staff, aud
was produced by his conduct. He was
native of Pittsburgh.
The 2nd Va. has made no efforts through
the past to attain notoriety, preIsrriug to
let our works show for themselves We
have tue best regiment in Western Virgil
nia service. This was acknowledged by In
spector Maj Slemmer, Gen. Reynolds and
others competent to judge Wchuve done
more hard service, are now doing it and
expect it to continue, and why some dis
contcnted PricdteS will for private piuue
endeavor, i'll their yecGie way, to create "a
contrary impression, is u mystery. l with
many others can only say, would to God
such men 'Tsre out of the regiment, but
am proud to say PriDGtc does not represent
the feelings of but tcLD of the citizens OF
Pennsylvania who are members of our
regiment, the majority are far above such
petty and tritliug prejudiceS, and but few
papers arc 10 be found that publish such
articles with SO much gusto as the Gazette.
"JUsTICE.n
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TnE death of Prince Albert has directed
public attention to the House of Coburg,
which has given SO many sovereigns to
Europe. A writer in the Spectator thus
reviews the good luck of this family;
''The truth is, that it is impossible to
overrate the influence of the House of CO.
bu:g, its important bearings upon the poll
tiles of Europe, and the extraordinary run
of successes and ftvors which have raised
1t within the last half century from u posi-
ton of medioCrity among continental prin-
ces to the very highest alligances, placing
crowns upon the heads of some ofits mem
bers, and Allying the rest, more or less in
umatcly, with all that is powerful and i'll
lustrious i'll Europe. The late reigninr
Duke, while still in the prime of life found
himself before his death, in 1914, uncle
and tather-in-law of the Queen of Eng
land, uncle of the Queen of Portugal, aud
brother of the King of the Belgians, and
thence nearly allied TO the then royal Clmi.
~ cf France, as well rs connected, by his
own sisters marriage, with the royal
houses of EndlNnd aud Wurtemberg, and
thence with nearly all the petty princes OF
Germany. to say nothing of his less imme-
diate connection with the sOvereigns of
Russia and Prussia, to whom he was bound
by the closest ties of friendship, or Of that
scheme of elevation which his son of sue
cessor, the present reigning Duke Ernest,
sees to be in store-so far as men can fore
cast the future-for his fathers Immediate
descendants, or ever perhaps for himself
The descendants of the little Margraviatc
of Mfsnia will, in all human probability,
sit, in $780, on the thrones of Euglnnd.
Germany, Holland, Belgium, Portugal and
it may be two other great European states,
while the Bonapartes, if still enthroned,
will be the only house not connected with
theirs by direct relationship"
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"Tnke it mp tcnderly,
Handle with care, &c.

P. Is in favor of the Union and the Con-
stitution at all times, but in favor of the
enforcement of the laws, only with Jeff's
approval.
.. Is n timid man, likes to take care of
himself, and knowing how tolerant the
Government is in permitting men to ex-
press secession sentiments, concludes that
it is safe TO be "Secesh," particularly as
his dreams are disturbed by visions of
Beauregard and his army whose intolerance
and despOtism will prevent his whispering
"UniOn : if as he fears, (or hopes,) they
should cross the Potomac.
X. Is npeace man, but as TeakIe Wallis,
the apostle of peace, has issued no mani
testoes of late, r has no theory by which
peace is to be restored By the time Wal
lis returns to Baltimore, perhaps sooner,
will be enlightened by Gen. Mcclellan.
S. Processes to be UniOnist-speaks of
the Union army as our armv-but for some
reason which S. thinks is not understood.
he has detected appearance when ''our
army" is victorious, and is elated at the
success of the rebel forces.
T. Has been NOrth-traveled from one
end to the other of the Franklin Railroad,
consequently knows what Northern senti-
ment is, and knows that Maryland and
Pennsylvania cannot be at peace in the
Union.
o. Only Avows himself Secessionist,
and hurrahs for JEFF. Davis when intoxi.
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Comfort for the Soldier.
Dividend.

D1Vl00nQs
MERCHANTS 4 MECHANICS BANK
WHEELING, 18th Jan, 1852
IINuE Directors of this Bank have declared diyi.
i dend Of per cent, ont OF the earnings for the
last six months which will be paid to the stOckhoId-
ers or hsirlegal representatives on demand
janl7-lw 8. BRADY. Cash'r.
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The Recent Battle In Kentucky.
We are permitted to publish .he follow
ing letter from soldier of Wheeling, now
in the army in Kentucky, to his sister here,
descriptive Of the recent fight:
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Altogether the prospects of the Confed-
crates look anything else than promising
at the present time. With the clouds
darkening over their front, from the sea-
board to Richmond especially, the news
papers no longer scruple to attack those
who have played so conspicuous part in
their affairs and whether they are get
tlng ready TO accept of an amnesty on the
part of the Government, or are sincerely
desirous of correcting abuses at rebel
headquarters, the result is the snme-to
betray the weakness OF the cause.
We look, then, for decisive results in
Virginia speedily. We hope ere long to
hear of the fight of the vultures at Rich
mond to another locality shortly, and the
Union men forever relieved of the curse
That has SO heavily weighed them down.
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SaddleS, Harness, Trunks SC

WHOLESALE & RETAIL.
L. SHEPPARD No.l3l Main Street, corner
~ Union, will continue to keep ON hand alnrgOnnd
complete assortment of all articesin his line. consist
ing ot Ladies anil Geutlemens Saddles, Fine Coarse
Harness. Trunks, VAces, Carpet Bags, SatChels Col
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The Kind of ScccssiOmIsts they have
la MnrylHnd-SpecIm OT the
Reasons Sccessionists generally
trunH IL.

The Kind of ScccssiOmIsts they have
Reasons sccesslonists GENERALLY
trump up.
tFrom tho Herald and Torcll.l
a.. is n Secessionist because the fugi-
tive slave law hns not been enforced
which subjected South Carolina to such
disastrous losses, that the Union must be
dissolved rs II means of self-preservnton.
u. Because Maryland should be united
with VirginiI, I,-thcrCf0rc if Virginia had
abolished slavery twenty years ago, us
Charles j. Faulkner wished her To do,
Maryland should have followed suit.
G. Having been born in Pennsylvania,
must necessarily have "Southcrn procliv-
tiles" after emigrating to Maryland.
ID. Is "A uovcl-readIng young lady who
imagines that each aud every rebel soldier
is sole owner aud posseSsor of 500 acres
and 1000 niEgcrs, and that the presence
of Jctf7s army in Maryland would present
plenty of good Catches"
+. Believes in States rights when States
do what +. thinks is right.
f. Is an old lady who thinks that she
and her daughters cannot be aristocratic
unless they proclaim themselves ".South-
crn"
G. Is opposed to Black RepubIicauism,
and turns up his nose at the "Lincoln
rug -tuc SLLTS anu OLTipSS-OuJ Tor the
protection of which G.'s forefathcrs might
have remained in Europe, and G. be an Or
gan Grinder.
II. Has IL second cousin whose aunt lives
in Arkansas, and II. '.can never take up
arms to shed the blood of his kindredp
I. Was raised " Democrat, and has not
yet learned that the definition of Democ-
racy is Notwithstanding, Bridgc-burning
and Treason.
J Has an eye to m0trimony, and if an
opportunity presents will marry a lady
who owns niggers,-if he can.
X. Is one of the fossil remains of bro
ken down aristocracy, which can ouly be
revived by an oligarchy or monarchy.
l.. Is a reader of the Mail and believes
that if ''let alone" JEFF. Davis will peace
IWHy lombard all the Uaion Forts, burn
the Capital of the Country, and as con-
sequence happiness and peace will reign
in the land.
NJ. Thinks Maryland should be liberated
by the Chivnlry from the oppressive weight
OF 30, 900 majority cast for the Union
N. Denies that he is a Secessionist, but
wishes to see the Union as it was,-thc
precise time in the past he does not speci
Iiy, but supposed to be few weeks before
Columbus discovered America.
o. Agrees with N. and wants Maryland
to remain ''nentral," i. c., if JET. does moi
want the State she will remain in the
Union, if he does want it, beseech him to
I
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