Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-30

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The Moceasin Rangers.
CAMP McDoNALD, VA, July 81, 1862.
Editors EnteEHgenetr ssE9 g
Again write you bit of communion
tion, if for no other purpose but to lead
myself to believe Pm among civilized peo-
pie once more, for out here they cannot
fairly be, as general thing, called civiliz-
| cd. But hold on a BIT, we have regular
day school here, taught by Miss AlYis, a
young lady resident of Calhoun county,
with eight or ten scholars. The school is
small, 'tis true, but the undertaking is very
l;praiseworthy, and it is earnestly hoped
that the classic West Fork of the Little Kan.
awha will Ina few years have upon its
banks some residents that can read, and
write their names, at least. But enough
of this for this time. The times here are
| getting too warm for the Union residents,
whose fathers. sons and brothers are off in
the army fighting for our beloved country,
left at homei in great measure, and in a
great many cases totally unprotected. An
noyed to madness by the Internal hog and
sheep thieves who style themselves Moca-
sin Rangers, who being perfectly posted in
regard to every road and bridlep path in the
country, can with almost perfect security
proWl through the country at pleasure,
robbing every family whe are thought to
sympathize with the Union troops.
| Not long since u party of these thieves
met the wife of Lieut.. Robert Laughlin of
the!9th Va. Regiment, as she was moving
her household goods to place of safety,
and took from her everything that would
be ofiany value to them, breaking and do;
stroying whatever they could not use or
carry away. ....-,
Two of the "birdsn who performed this
brilliant piece Of strategy, were deserters
from the Ilth Virginia Regiment, Silas
Cotterell aud Jessie Smart. If ever they
are caught by onr troops here, they are
sure TO be bound to keep the peace-butit
| will beswith rope around their thieving
necks. Uncle Sam will never, never be
put TO the expense Of court martial in
their cases. These thieves have recruited
considerable Of late. But the coolest por-
ton Of the joke is, these recruits are all
furnished with passes, signed by the Pro-
yost Marshal at Wheeling. There is no
trick, if they Gao, but what they will play,
to get out OF the hands of the Federal au;
thorities. There is lastresort, and now
tbatlis about to be used, as an inducement
to putting down these thieves, and that is,
TO burn up every man or woDan's house
who persists in feeding and harboring the
scoundrels. 1t is hard, very hard, when
about to apply the torch to a house, to
Withstand the pleading looks of probably
a half a dozen small children, who. by the
act, will be turned houseless, homeless
upon n cold, unfeeling world, But all
have had fair warning, and if they persist,
they must suffer. There is but one
sentiment among the soldiers hero, and
that is; Union people are not allowed to
remain at home in peace. Why are the se-
cesh allowed to do so
Itell You, sir, no longer ago than last
Sabbath day, women, wives of Union SOL
diers in this camp were compelled to come
here to get something for their little ones
to eat. Their fathers here in the ranks are
battling for the Union, and serding a share
of their comforts home for their families;
and then to learn that it Is stolen from
them by these hell hounds, to sustain them
in their war against the Union. Is notthe
thought encouraging Is it any wonder
that they are furious to know how lenient-,
ly these thieves and cutthtoats are treated
.br the govefnment2 Some Of them now
profess 10 be sound men on the Union
question. They can afford to be (after
they have robbed and murdered to
their hearts content) good Union
men. They ought to be kept In jail
tuntil they rot. Damn 'em, its what they
deserve; and like to see man get ey-.
lerything he deserves, If It'll bullet, or a
Irope-no matter which. Now, there are
here in this county, and in Gilmer, two
petitions for the release of Perry Hays
from Camp Chase. May the devil grab
and mdkeof with that man before he is
released. Some honest man will be ar
rested and probably hung for shooting him:
and the Lord knows, he has done enough
TO deserve ton of lead put through him.
keep them all away. When they are sent
off out of this, it is done for the purpose
of getting rid of them, and not TO have
them sent back upon our hands with
passes in their pockets that viii enable
Ithem to boast of their past deyiltry aud at
1.-THE Same time claim the protection of the
Federal troops, aud operate the t.grapeYine
telegraphn for the thieves now infesting
this and other counties whenever a chance
occurs, -, : 5.s.5..ls
las d sample of their copstaney to the
Government after taking the oath of alle-.
glance, note this. The morning of the 9th
of last May, Maj. Trimble, Of the l1th Vir=,
gtnia Volunteers, with a command of two
l'companies, came upon q man named John
A. Tanner away up the country at,a house
where Tanner was at breakfast. The Ma
ior after a question or two had a printed
pass put at him by Tanner properly filed
with the mans description and signed by.
Maj, Darr, Provost Marshal. The pass was
Ipronounced genuine, and when about to
returniit told Tanner to call at camp the
next day aud getit. ttCeftainly sir GER
tainly, I'll be glad for y0u ID; 4eeP 1t for me
might pet me into a 'serape - Ths troops
Il lefS on their scout and m less than three
hours Mr.. Jofin a. TanueF was with the
g1erriIIas Since then he has, It is re-
s1orted, been captured on o stolen horse.
The pass has been forwarded by the Major
through regimental headquarters to Brig.