Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-10

/ --fFH OANP NEAR FALMOUTH, VA
- ~ as March so, 1868.
Editors Intelhgencer 5.a
Alta meeting of the officers and soldiers
of the 7Lh Reg't Va. volunteers in their
camp tho bank of the Rappahannock
riverin Stafford county, Virginia, Col os.
Snyder was called to the chair, Lieut.. Col.
j. II. Lockwood and Maj. James B. Norris
were elected Vice Presidents. Adj't F. 81.
Roberts and Serg't Maj. R. j. Linton, Sec
retaries. Surgeon ]. Scott, ASST Surgeons
i. w. Ross and W. T. Hicks, Quartermas-
ter Robert Collins, Capt. S. Spangler, Capt.
j. B. Fisher, Capt. Samuel Kraus, Capt.
John w. Denney, Capt. John Fordyce,
Lieut.. Marcus Fetty, Lieut. F. E. Boyles,
Lieut.. j. F. Ravenscraft, Lieut.. Abraham
Detrick, Lieut.. F. L. Hicks and L. n. Mel
CHEN, Esq, were appointed "a Committee to
draft preamble and resolutions expires
slve OF the views of this meeting. Tue
committee reported the following which
was read and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Standing as We are on the
banks of the Rappahannock near the graves
of many of our near and dear friends we
are solemnly impressed with the justice of
our cause and the goodness of God, and
believing as we do that no people since the
creation of man have had more important
duties TO perform than has fallen to our.
lot, and while we are suffering hardships
and privatiOns, and while we regret our
separation from our friends, we cannot but
rejoice that it has fallen to our lot to live
in this important period in the history of
our country and that we are endowed with
will to do onr duty to the Government
rendered sacred by the blood Of our fathers,
and to which we owe our unparalleled
prosperity, :, .,,4.s5,.I4-t ---....
Whtleregrettingth the cauge of our troubles
and .miseries as much as any men, we know
that nothing but treachery. of those in
whom confidence had been misplaced bya
prosperous, industrious, confdiug and un-
suspecting people produced this rebellion
against this Government and that our
troubles were brought on without any
cause on the part of the Government. But
1T Is left to US of the nineteenth century to
witness rebellion of aristocrats and Of
fee holders against the best Government
on earth, and our great surprise is that this
rebellion should meet with so much favor
oy any people. AT no time and under no
circumstances has this Government failed
to perform its duty towards all its citizens.
And If it was not for armed traitors in the
South encouraged by doughfaced sympa.
thizers in the North, we could all be at
home enjoying the comforts of peace aud
happiness. We are surprised at the wan
ton and wicked conspirators of the North,
their meetings protesting to be democratic
Sueing for peace with traitors meets with
our unbounded disapprobation.
We are panied to hear of these humilia.
ting proceedings in some of The Northern
and Northwestern States, but we are proud
that no such proceedings have been car
ried on in Western Virginia, " here traitors
and their evil designs are best Known
We are rejoiced at the whitening rebukes
sent to those servile creatures by our
brother soldiers from Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Indiana and other States, who came to our
assistance in the hour of trial; aud from
our inmost hearts, we say,lwell done, thou
good aud faithful servants, to our common
cause We pledge ourselves to stand by
you and return with you, if necessary, to
put-doWn treason wherever it may raise its
hydra head.
we give our solemn and firm warning to
all honest people to beware of those who
profess TO be for the Union, and talk about
compromises and peace with armed trail.
tors. 1t is only trick of aiders and abet-
tors of treason-a mean effort on the part
of disappointed politicians to redeem
promises made to traitors at the outset of
this rebellion, which were not fulfilled on ac.
count OF the patriotic and honest uprising
of the people, when our flag was FIRST fred
on at Fort Sumter, by a set ofunprincipled
scoundrels, many of whom had been edu-
Gated and fed by the Governments they
sought to destroy. This and kindred out
RACES on the part of the traitors, brought
to our regiment over one nethousandigallan
sol1fers, who left their onca peaceful aud
happy homes, leaving behind them kind
parents, wives, children, brothers and af-
lfectiouate sisters. And through the divine
dtspensatiou of Providence, we, as did the
patriots of the Revolution and others, have
had to look upon the pale faces of our
dead comrades at Romney, Bloomer's Gap,
Front Royal, Harrison,s Landing, Antictan
and fredericksburg.
Although our ranks have been thinued
by hsrdships and priyatious as well as upon
the battlefield, we have not forgotten the
tears Of Those we lett behind US and the
interests of generations yet unborn, nor
have We forgotten the pledges made to our
country on leaving onr5 homes. Our con.
idence in the 'Goyetnmentis is still unshaken
aud our detestation of secession is sim
greater, and We earnestly warn all who
are aiding or abAtting traitors of the fear
full reckoning that awaits them. If they
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