Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-01
From the Parkersburg Gazette.
Regulations OF march 81, lses

.. From the Parkersburg Gazette.
Regulations OF March 81, 1s63.
The instructions of the Treasury Depart
ment of the 2sth of Aug. seem to have
been prepared with great wisdom, showing
that Mr.. Chase is not only bent on supply
ing the Government with money, but full
filing all the purposes of the makers of the
law, in aiding the other departments ofthe
Government in suppressing the rebellion,
and yet, the more men reflect upon what
he has done and the manner in which it is
done the more perfectly they must be sat
| istied that an earnest desire has been man
| ifested to make the bHrthen of the war fall
as lightly upon the business and comforts
| of the community as possible. Compare
our course with that of the rebel Govern
ment. Ia that the slightest tincture of
Union sentiment was warrant for the
destruction of the business and property
of the one suspected; all property in dan
ger of falling into Union hands, was de-
stroyed, no matter who suffered. The
smoke of cotton has often darkened the
whole heavens of the South and at what
ever sacrifice, the merchant has been COM
Lelled to take the scrip of the bogus Gov
ernment.
How different has it been with the gov
ernment of the Union Ia imitation of the
beuefcence of that God who gives the
vilest sinner time for repentance, known
secessionists have been allowed to pursue
their usual aVocations unmolested, on TIA.
king an oath, the spirit of which was VIOLA
ted the moment it was taken. This has
gone on for two years, and yet there are
men engaged in business in West Virginia
who brought in, under that oath, goods for
the supply of the e~Febels when they should
come in-men who invited and desired the
iucursions of rebels to obtain men and
goods-men in business, and enjoying the
protection of the government, aud yet have
encouraged and aided men to go to the rebel
army, who have sneered at the government
currency, and denounced the government
and it's supporters "a engaged in war for
the negro. = -
The government now thinks this has
gone on long enough, and is now taking
the mildest practicable measures to remedy
that evil. 1t now says, we have given you
two years, aud if in that time you have
given no evidence of repentance, you can
no longer be trusted with Merchandise, for
no man who aad not hell 10 his heart could
so long resist such clemency. Your busi-
ness must go under or you must go right.
The worst of you must go to Dixie, where
you belong.
of the restrictions that require the surveil-
lance of customs officers on goods coming
into West Virginia. Kentucky and Nilsson.
| ri, and not into Ohio or other loyal states.
The reason is good and wise. In the for
mer they go towards the enemy, in the lat
ter they go away from it where there is no
danger of any i'll results. But why should
| loyal men be taxed, who constantly have
suffered and proved true. 1t must be
found out that they are such. Why should
simple things be subject to surveillance
and tax I? because it must be known that
they are such, and whose hands they go
into. Suppose there had been no measure
of restriction, how much OF quiuine, pow
der and lead, and other things rebels want
would have been prepared to their hands?
The very fact of these restrictions by show
ing the rebels that they will find few in
ducements, tends to prevent raids as much
as soldiers. Suppose there could be de-
posites of stores that rebels could get
through West Virginia, how often would
| the whole people suffer from rebel raids
But, the grumbler replies, is it wise and
ijust in the government to put this tax upon
the business and consumers of the border
states2 Why not give the necessary sal
aries from the treasury and then the whole
people would pay it2 The very fact OF
which you complain, exhibits the wisdom
and justice by which our national admin
istration is governed.
/ Never have our people got as high prices
for their products as they do now. Never
were they as prosperous, except in isolated
Instances where rebels have destroyed
goods, as they are now. Never did our
merchants who are loyal do as well as they
do now. Every effect has its cause. This
cause is that there are 10000 soldiers in
West Virginia that pay you for their sup
plies. The money that you get from them
comes from the whole people. In securing
this desired protection the Government has
lappointed certain officers, under the low
est pay, in proportion to labor and respon-
lsibility, given to any officer of the Govern
ment, and il has attached certain fees to
the expenses, because, in fact the expenses
/ should come off of those who have the trade
| of our armies. We think, from general
4 Iobservation, that the fee of 20cts for per-
nit to trauspoI goods, does not pay ex-
penses even with the most rigid economy;
vet there are meu, not business men, who
ernmble at this trivial expense, and forget
they are in the midst of war. Let them
l grumbls at the revenue officers as much
as they please, snd get them removed II
they can, in all cases where they oTersteE
or fail in the discharge of their dutiesi but
we admonish them as friend not to com
plain of the Government unless they are
prepared to show that its action is uojns
and oppressive.
Said one student to another, whom HI