Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-07

" uSSuIG kuG tbuVBS Auhb S91A kAtA
impugned his integrity was false, He ad
dressed them as the representatives of tn
citizen sOidiery of the State. He assured
them that he WAS their friend, aud ht
wanted their friendship. He expected diff,
EicuItics when he came TO the State, but b,
had no idea that he should find an organ
lied foe within the State to contend with
He went on as follows. We have very
nearly his exact words, and the extracts
being verbatim copies of those from whict
he read:
NAGRUDER ON TuR EXPULSION OF UNION MEN
"l have taken the responsibility of re-
moving from the country several individ-
unln who were suspected of REASONABLE de.
signs against the government, buG nUI uH'
til ! had sufficient proOftO convince me, as
| Commanding General, that those suspi-
cions were well founded. Ia times like the
present, | consider it my duty TO act
promptly and fearlessly, and l have not
hCsitaled to assume the responsibility Of
ridding tho state of those who have been
plotting against our liberties and waiting
an opportunity to welcome our enemies
In ordinary timee should have waited for
the civil authorities to have taken cogni-
2ance of the offences of which these men
have been guilty; but the times and the
circumstances surrounding US are of such
character ns to admit OF no delay on my
part. Under the plea of military necessity
wrong may sometimes be perpetrated upon
the citizen but it has been my aim to
protect the citizens from danger and
wrong, and in the removal of these bad
men from your midst without waiting the
action of the civil authorities, 1 know
have been aCtuated by no other motives
than the welfare of the citizens of the state,
and the protection feom danger of the loyal
men and women OF Texas. 1t will not do
to let traitors escape, or dwell in our midst
because they have been so cautious as TO
plot, and plan, with the statute law before
them, rs to what WAS absolutely necessary
in point Of evidence to convict them. 1t
is no timo for me to hesitate when know
that a foe is organizing in our midst,
while you are called from home to meet the
foreign foe who hoyers upon the borders
OF your State. In what have done have
been guided by reason and reflection, and
feel satisfied that shall he sustained,
not oniy by the loyal citizens In aud out of
the army of the State Of Texas, bat by my
government.
WHAT THB UNION MEN SAID.
"I have made some extracts from the
correspondence OF the traitors to whom
have alluded, and though they constitute
but small portion of the evidences against
these men, nevertheless, they will suffice
to show upon what based my action
Before the news OF the fall of Vicksburg
was confirmed one Of the parties removed
uses this language in a letter: y don't
know how TO be thankful enough for the
fall afsNt1.E .E1ll5rRa aud sRDEtt dh63ous14-==-
"When some good citizen had said he |
thought he saw light ahead, one of these
traitors Immediately wrote to his friend
Il certainly see light ahead, when all such |
men as @. will have to stand before the |
judge, and pass the solemn tcst-that is, |
take the oath of allegiance to the federal
government, iast to save their worthless |
lives aud not I. cent of their property
"The fedsr4l prisoners have been visited |
by these meh or their friends, aud on
speaking Of them use such language as the |
following: 1.-Two prisoners died-poOr fel. |
lows, they can be killed in this way il not
in fair fight. Banks arrival at Clear Creek |
could savethe whole Of them. l wish he
would coHe,'
"They talked In their correspondence of
the fate 5f Charleston, and one of them
predicts that the car If Juggrrnaut would
soon rolf through the streets Of the devoted
city, erd added, 1T | had the direction Of
Il, ii should move slow enough to give them
all cnanCe for immolation.
"Wheu the gallant Morgan was taken
prisoner, one of these villains says, so
Morgan has been really caught. am glad
1t was no smaller man, though | wish it
had been jeff Davis himself
"a Memphis paper was received by one
of these men, giving an account OF the
convention held at that place by the Union
men, Whcreupon he indites the following
paragraph in communication to another
couspirator:
"'Oh, when can we have convention
in HoustOn2 such convention as was
held in Memphis, and for the purposes
therein described. feel now that Teu.
nessee Ia fairly reduced, and hope the
military Eovernship will continue until the
last squirm of rebellion is crushed out.
Governor johnson is doubtless the man.
"They speak to each other OF the rains
being Pr0Vidential interpOsition to allow
the euemy's gunbats to ascend our rivers,
and talk confidently of the way to Houston
as not difficult and propose If a cOnven-
tion could be had, that the following reso-
luton should be passed; 'Resolved, we
have played the game of secession and
resistance out, and have not won, and that
we now propose to uniform ourselves In
sackcloth aud ashes, and to be labeled
exempts, from this time forward. To pray
God for his forgiveness, and to petition
Old Abe for all the meretes he can vOuch-
safe u.s.
"They speak Knowingly about what Gen.
Weitzel says about landing on our coast,
ridicule the heroic deeds Of our army at
Sabine PAss, aud those who have lately
taken up arms at the call Of the country.
They write to each other about sending
off their dispatches, aud congratulate
themselves upon having escaped 80 long
The following paragraph occurs in one Oi
their letters: THE probability of martial
law you speak of will make it necessary
for us to again overhaul our cores
poudence. In the hands of Provost
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