Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-11


by personal observation 10 acquire some
Of thst kuovIedee which would enable
him more fully % understand the wants OF
the people aud the reports submitted 70
him. From South Caroliua's great men
he had frat imbibed the principles and
doctrine of State Sovereignty. He trusted
that the Yankees desire to possess Charles
ton would never be gratihed, but Il Provi-
dence ordered otherwise, he desired LOT
her what he wished for his own town OF
yicksburg, that the whole should be q mass
of ruins.
He believed that Charleston would never
be taken, and If fire should beleague rs
| 1.-THE rebels1 on every side, reiutoFcements
would be sent 70 their assistance In pro-
portion 70 the force Of the enemy. From
his personal knowledge, be looked forward
to glorious record for Charleston at the
close of the struggle. he asserted that the
army is now in better condition than it
was twelve months age.
| Tuesday he spent in visiting the gun
boats, Sui VANS Island, the batteries, Fort
4 MouItrie aud Mount Pleasant, inspecting
/ works and REVERSING commands. Thurs
day he arrived at Wilmington, N. c., and
was received by Gen. Whiting. Davis
made a speech, in which he said that he
was proud of his reception by the North
| Oarolinians, and that he had given vii.
mingtOn for her defense Of the best soldiers
ia the Confederaey, and he felt the full I'M
portanee of the harbOr-tha only one still
oped for trads-and that he should do all
that could be done for its defense.
THE RICHMOND LEeIsLATURE.
The same paper says that although after
an extra session of eight weeks, the pub
1 Iished objects for which Lhe body was call
ed together have not been accomplished in
the main, it is no evidence that the time of
the session was consumed in vain. The
leading subjects presented for cOnsidera-
ton were difficult of solution. But few
measures Of practical benefit have been
enacted.
/ The Militia bill failed, and it is not to be
regretted, since feeding the army is os nee
essary as fighting the enemy; and certainly
\ the fighting material below the former and
| above the latter can better be employed in
the corn fields than useIessIy hArrassed in
| RAINING about the country in search of q
battle field. The finance measures of the
Legislature all failed.
4 BRIET HISTORY OF THE TKoUBLEs ABOUT
| BRAGG.
The Chattanooga correspondent of the
Mobile Tribune gives a summary OF the
result of Davis visit to Brtgg's army:
1t seems that q number of Generals in
the Army of Tennessee petitioned for the
removal of General Bragg from the COM
mand of the army General Breckenridge
\ and some others excepted), while the
President was on his late visit. President
Davis requested personal interview with
these gentlemen, and asked them to state
their reasons why they demanded that
General Bragg should be relieved from his
command.
The reasons given did not appear to sat
isfy the President that he ought to take
any action In the ease General Bragg, OF
being informed Of the nature of the petit
tion, insisted on aad urgently requested
the President to relieve him, bat President
Davis persistentIy refused, on the ground
that it would be hazardous to the general
good of the service and the welfare of the
country.