Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-17

of .faults-We would ask the crit
ic to look around, and tell US lltAO
smong our statesmen, are without bis
faults, and i0heFs is the man who could
take his place Ask = hpHdred to point bat
the man in whose hands they would SOONER
trust the destiniss Of our infant republic,
and ninety would name Jefferson Davis -,
Leave him out Of the question, aud pros
pound the same inquiry: and perhaps no
| two in the hundred would name the same.
No, the unRnimohs voice Of the South has
called himto thehelm-the past has prov
en- the wisdom Of their choice and the fu-
ture will bear onward and onward % res
motest time, the name and fame Of Jelfer-
son Davis, made sacred by the wisdom,
frmness, Vtrtuethnd patriotism, which has
and will we doubt not, distinguish eTery-
act of his admiuistrati0n. We write not
thus, as an old ditparty" friend Of the Pres
ideut, for we never gave q Democratic
vote, nor yet asa personal friend, for We
never saw hin, nor yet again as an othee
holder, or applicant for the same, anxious
to propitiate his favor, for We eVeiheld
an office although high positions have been
rendered us, not by him however; on the
contrary the only position we ever desired
he respectfully declined rs, for reasons
doubtless GOOD.
Truly the patriotic press of the South
cannot be aware of the mischief they are
doing, or they would cease this eternal
fault-fnding. It is productive Of universal
evil only-it gives confidence to and in
spires our enemies, whilst it creates doubts
and despondeney with those at home who
may be influenced by press they have
heretofore respected. Wereter now 0those
journals known 70 be devoted to Southern
independence, such for instance as the
Whig and Examiner. AS to such treasOna-
BILE sheets as the Raleigh Standard, they
can influence only those who are traitors
at heart, and should be silsnced by loyal,
indalgent people, who have too long tOler-
ated q viper in their midst. The man or
press who talks of the possibility OF subju-
cation is already snbjugated, whilst to dis
cuss the chances of reconstruction is moral
treason 70 say the least. Ex-senator FoOte
too, whose name did not appear Ia Ben
toms "Book," is out in q lengthy letter to
the President, which upon the surface
bears the appearance of pisty and patriot
ism. Now il would be as well for this
sagaciOus statesman to remember that the
people of the COafederaey had every oP-
portunity of calling him to the helm Of
State had they desired his services. Not
having done so, or thought Of him In such
connection, an ordinary degree of mOdesty
would have suggested 70 him that his IN.
called for advice was out of place and
taste, and whilst much that he has said
may be true, yet their may be some so tn-
charitable as to question the motive that
prompted it.. Let all remember no man
in the Confederaey can have more at heart
the success of our cause than the President.
He is our chosen chiefEaiu, who has so far
F.f- Fafln
and success as tc astOnish our enemies,
and to call forth the wonder aud admira-
uon OF the world. He can have Dat one
object in VieW-onf common good. II he
succeed his name is handed down as the
successful chieftain and statesman who
"foundsd a nation" Should he fail, who
is there iu the iCOnfederacy who would
have more TO lose. With him success is
everything, name, fame, fortune, nay life
itself. Let us then bear aud fOrbear, and
struggle on with the inf1exible determine
ton to suffer all things rather than give
up the ship, and all will be well.
One or two suggestions now before
close 70 the Legislature. First as to cur
renoy, let the Legislature at once pass a
bill making il a penitentiary ofsnse for
any man to buy or sell money-in other
words, any man who sells bank money,
coin, or Yankee funds and takes in ex-
change Confederate money, aud one cent
In excess Of the amount received, shall be
confined In the Peuitentiary twelve months.
Secondly, let them pass a bill requiring
the Assessors to obtain from the assessors
books of 1861, the exact amount with
which each m6I' is there assessed, and then
when the next assessmehtis made, tax the
parties to Just the excess made since the
war began; this will make good our cOuu-
try, and liquidate large amount Of debt.
We have no LEGAL news Of any particular
interest. The old town looks like the city
of the dead. No business done, and hardly
person to be seen upon the streets. The
Yankees come Ia about once . week, and
spend an hour or so, without 50 far dis
.turbing any one, except every now and
them taking any horse that may come in
the way, This has been done to such an
extent by the Yapkees, as well as by par
ties up the Valley, who profess to belong
to the army, but who really steal them 70
sell, that we have grave apprehension of
suffering this winter. saI
Wood now, little two horse loads, sells
for BIO Bank money. Confederate money
is sold here for tsnieIilts on the dollar, for
iGreenbaeks, Does not this prove the me-
cessity of such Law as l have suggested.
il 4ai sons Yours, &C., &G,
1ti AN 0LD LiER USIoN WHEG.
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