Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-29
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permit system imposes upon our meFcans
tlle interests and upon the, people of CERTAIN
counties otithe State, Tie fotIowipg me-.
mortal 70 the Secretary Of the Treasury
was circulated and numerously signed In.
various portions Of the State: E-t W
70 ths Hon. s. n. Chase, Sserstayv Of ne
Tracey ,ef Ms uHited States, Rasstiig.
This memorial Of loyal 81 tiseusiof West
Virginia, respectfully represents that the
loyal people of this State are suffering
from the restrictions placed upon trade by'
The guistous OF your department..
IMPRESSIVE and annoying as these re-.
lstricttons are, they have been borne. nm to-
this time with remar able patience. The
conviction has, however, become universal
among our people that these restrictions
are no longer necessary. Their continued
enforcement, very frequently in an often
ave and tyrannical manner, by fndiscreeL
and Incapable officials, is sngenderine a
spirit ofsimpa thence and Idiscontent, even in
the minds Of those WIN, from the begin.
ming. have been fast and faithful friehdsI of
The great bulk OF the inhabitants iof
those counties of the State, that are aceessi.
BILE to trade on any terms are, and always.
have been among the most loyal people of
the whole country. 5,ss IS. 80 -
They have patiently endured all the diff.
culties to which they have been exposedIby
their peculiar position, and have at the
same time furnished their tull proportion OF
Volunteers for the national armies. The
Government certainly cannot desire to
place unnecessary burdens on such peo-
Pile, s.,,.9 1900.
Il Is well known that there are butli
tied facilities for intercourse between the
loyal and 'iisloyal portions OF the State
The mountains upon ourltrontier, consti-
tute a barrier, which renders Impossible
any considerable contraband trade in that
direction. In addition TO this the qistEibp.
tiou of the military forces in this depart.
ment is such as to prevent any serious at
tempt to convey supplies to dislpyal orIin-5
surrectiOnary districts. In fact the only
real check (other than that first named y
upon the passage of such supplieas through.
our lines, 10 that made by the military au-
thorittes The Custom House gestrict Ionss
upon trade, have no efficacy whatever in
controlling the destination of goods. Such
is the emphatic testimony of our military
authorities and of others, whose means of
information are as ample as those possessed
blythe subordinates of your department.
We feel compelled TO represent also that
the additio nal regulations lately introduc.
ed, (requiriug parties wanting goods to
obtain feebmmendatio lions from local "boards
of trade, ~ sas enforced. by your subordi-
mates are especially bnrdensomeand ,otfen-
I Vat points remote from these boards of
trade, it is almost impossible for either
merchants or families TO procure supplies.
Thejresalt Is o rapid depopnlation. OF some
81, our interior counties. Those who are.
compelled 10 remain, are subjected to the
necessity of travelling long Distances, at
great expense and loss of time, IN order to
i0tthfn permission TO purchase even the
necessaries OF life. These statements are
true of counties which have always been
LOYAL. and have been within our lines since
the commencement of the war.
Tue considerations urged in this memo
rial derive additional weight, from t.e fact,
foaieialt5 annnhHeeds by the Military Com.
.manier of this Department, that "there aEe
now no organized bodies of armed rebels
within the limits of the, State.,' - j. x,
We,therefore play that you will relieve
us from the restrictions upon trade now In
force in our State. ~
Yesterday AFTERNOON a meeting OF the
merchants of the city was held at the
Court House, for the purpose Of furthefipg
theobjset indicated. William TaIlant was
called, to the chair, aud DE-. 7. q. Logan
was apppinted secretary; ;,ESsa
Hon. X. ". Whaley. member Of Congress
from the Sd district, was present by ihvi-
tation, aud al the request of the President
stated that as representatives, Of West
Viretnia he had taken an Interest in the
alleged grievances Of. the people under the.
present permit system. He was satisfied,
from d recent interview with Secretary
Chase, tEatithe system would not be labol-
ished for. the present, Himself and others
mad. however, endeayored to have certain
abuses Corrected. aud for that purpose the
appointment of VIM. j. Foreman as q spe=
cial agent Of. The Treasury Department for
this section had been secured II Mr.. Bore
man would have thesepntrol, ioys certain
degree, OF the operations q, the system in
SWestern Virginia, and beiog'a man of ib-s
eral views aud sound sense, he would
doubtless report abuses as they came un.'
der his observation, and have them cor
riscted: MI. Wha1ey thought this the best
thing that could be done atlpr Fl SCI and
advised III; the merchants tostry it foFawhile.
anyhow. ID
some more con versation was had with
oolonef Rhaley and among tho merchants
present. 1t twas stated athet this State Is
now suffering Under restrictions which are
not applied anywhere else In sths e9uhsrY.
mot even Ia Maryland - hat there VAS
mo- sense or propristy in the Boards 81
TRADE which have been estab lished
throughout the State, and that their estaos
ss15sSt ~ an upiiast and odious diserimat