Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-21
A Word In relation 20 the nffaIrs of
West VIFgInIR'E sOuIh.eAat HOrder.

West VIrginIR'E sOUih.east DOrder.
Editors IatsliigsHeer:
The counties composing the south and
east, aud south east Of West Virginia are
the counties that have suffered most. Eve.
ry species Of property which WAS of any
value, has been removed out of the coun
try by lawless bands Of marauders. They
have not. only taken horses, cattle, sheep,
hogs ~ Aoney, but they have robbed pri-
Vate houses OF all their contents, such as
beds, bed clothing, mena clothing, even
to wOmen's under clothing, aud have car.
ried OF and dressed themselves and their
families with the 'stolen cloths" and they
did not stop there; they robbed the houses
Of all the cooking vessels and cupboard
ware, and also all the salt, sugar, coffee,
meat aud grain that they could find, leav.
ing the women and children, aud what
few very old men that was Jeff, to shift for
themselves the best way ihey could.
II iS truly distressing 10 travel through
that part Of the country. The suffering is
great, both for food and raimeut. You see
quite number OF families that have not
got bite OF bread or meat, only AS they
beg it from their neighbOrs, and their
neighbOrs have not got il 10 spare; the lead
ing reble citizens has plenty aud TO spare,
but Union family cant get it from them
neither for love or money; and even il u
chance one Of them lets UuiOn woman
have bushel Of corn, OF few pounds oI
meat, they charge her such M enormous
price, that she is not able 10 pay for it,
when all the income she has is what little
her husband sends her from the army, out
OF bis thirteen dollars per month, and il
is only chance time that Le gets the
chance to send her that, for the men that
have went into the United States service
from that portion Uf the State, have all
or at least most all, been taken so far from
their homes that they have no chance tC
send money or anything else back they
cant as much as hear iron their families
1t is said by people Of other States, ant
especially OF Ohio, that there is no lOya
men 10 that part Of the State oi West Vir
ginia. have even heard men that wea
the shoulder straps make this assertion
that there was not loyal man in Virginia
and il there was any who claimed 10 b.
Union men, that it was only pretenCe, il
order to get protection from the Unior
army. To such officers and men as those
| would answer aud say that there ar
many, very many men in that part of Wes
Virginia, who are Tar more loyal than the,
are themselves. Such mems loyalty 0ul
extends so far as the name OF weariu
the shoulder straps, and the pay !! con
Cerued.
Men Of West Virginia who have bCcl
loyal men are the most loyal people in III
world. They have suffered every punish
meuL that could be inilicted,upOn them, bot
in body and in property, they have given Il
all their property, bad their fathers an
7 sons killed and taken prisoners and con
fined in the jails OF the south. Many q
them have died, others have been hung
and very many noble men have been mur
dered ut their homes and yet men who
think they are better than we think the
; are, say we are not loyal. ! think th
: number we have in the United States serv
/ Ice iu the Geld, will tell u tale Of loyalty
that cannot DO doubted. factions spea
louder than WOrds.' Just look at the dill
, ierent posts through all our country au
there you will find another proof Of loyalty
In place oil finding the West ViFgiuians en-
gagged az clerks, aud all the other position
, that pays we'll, you will find them out /
/ the battle field, proving their loyalty b
facing the foe and lighting the battles c
: our country.
Another proof Of loyalty, and that Ia
pretty near all the able bodied meu in som
parts Of the country have elistcd 10 III
three years service. It Is very cOmmO
; Ia places 10 lind an old man aud nn ol
. woman left by themselves, or perhaps
; girl or two with them. Ask them ho
Q many sons they have in the United State
. army, and tho reply will be. from two
I Eve. Have you no sons at homer No.
4 How do you make living? Why, sir, III
! and my old woman, (if there is no girls
plAut our corn and tend It with our hoe
{ If there Isl girl or two the answer IL, III
Y uitla raise tho corn, SC, How do you g
t i 10 MILF for see the mills are agoo
1 ways of. Sir, We carry II on our backs.
0 suppose people in the States whet
r there has been no army had to pay $
9 dearly for their Union principles u thr
q had YOU would be troubled with more col
l.. p8rheads than you are
e In conclusion will say, after all o.
. efforts to support the Government OF Il
i United States, we have no protection no