Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-24
The Next Congress and wost Va.

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From the Fairmont NationaLI
1t is very evident that the Northern al
lies of JEFF. Davis, failing in every other
attempt, will make desperate effort in
the next Congress to break down the Adj
ministration of President Lincoln and
thus stop the war and subject the LOYAL
North to the humiliation of practical
defeat by disgraceful and dishonorable
compromise. Already West Virginia is
counted on as certain to send to Congress
at least two of her three members who
will cooperate with Seymour, Wood, Vail
landigham & Co., who make it their
shameful boast that they never have and
never will vote dollar or man to carry
on the war against what they call the
Rights of the Southern States. But we
have no fears that the loyal people of w.
Virginia, whose brothers and sons have
been slain upon almost every battle field,
and many of them are to-day refugees
from their homes, driven thence by the re-
lentless traitors whose Northern sympa-
thizers now ask their influence to consul
mate the hellish work ofdisunion and sla-
very propagandism, will barter their hon
or and manhood by extending the hand
of fellowship over the graves of their
fallen sons to welcome rebels still in arms.
There is peculiar quality of loyalty es-
pecially requisite in the Representatives
from this State. We must have the keen
est cutting steel, the sharpest edge that
can not be bent or blunted by contact
with the knotty questions involved in the
future and final settlement of our nation
al difficulties. We want men of unquail-
ing physical and moral courage, who
knowing their duty, dare perform it;
men who will not willard crinkle beneath
the crack of the Man-owner's lash; men
who, after casting q vote to infiict NOR
tai blow ut the heart Of. the rebellion will
not think it necessary turn round and
apologize for it to their constituents. We
must havea quality ofloyalty rendered full
twenty four carrots fine by being sublim-
ated in the fiery ordeal of'the battle field
la crystalline loyalty from which the
musty cobwebs and pro-slavery virus
have been scorched and consumed by the
blaze ofcannon and musketrp. The peo-
pleaof West Virginia cannot afford to go
into the insurance business and take risks
upon the future conduct of any man.
4 They should have the most explicit and
unequivoGal pledge from every candi-
date to befriend those who have befriend-
ed US.
This. Burning OF the steamer Ruth
Shs Lost Money Supposed to Have
The Washington Star of last evening
says:
TAT the Treasury Department. we hear,
strong suspicious are entertained that the
heavy loss of treasury notes, some So $780,
600, by the burning of the steamer Ruth
not long since, involved robbery before
the vessel was burned. So far, it is not
known how the fire occurred, bnt il has
been ascertaiued that the bill of lading de-
: scrihing the different packages of the mo-
. uey is not to be found. It was delivered
: by Adams & Co.'s Express to the United
n States Assistant Treasurer in st. Souls
y when the money was delivered to him, and
~ was by that officer handed to the parties
. having the money in charge on the boat
The latter allege that it was burned or los.
with the money.
Packages of notes have been submitted
! I. to the test of the FIRE in the Treasury De-
y Ipartmentl as near as possible similar to
It the fire in which the money il. Question i
y alleged to have been burned, and the re.
= = suit of just,su burning there did not de-
y stroy those used for the experiment as To
e render their Identification impossible II
% they were not stolen before the vessel was
tired or caught on FIRE accidentally, the
chances are four to one that they will nj
hmately be recovered in such state as
- Will protect the Government against loss
h II is now rumored in Ohio that pro.
: pOsal is to be'made to vallandigham by his
=, n political friends, requiring pledge that
a in case of his election, he will cooperate
n fully With the national government in the
i support of its war measures, and that he
y is TO have the choice of signing it or Civ
1 ing place to some man Wnoswin make the
/ pledge