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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
The mileage auestIon.
lFrom the Wallsburg Herald.

80 Itappears that the Legis.
lature adjourned during the warm weather,
confessedly, not for The public good, but
for their own convenience and after sum
dry protests on the part of individual
members a considerable sum of money
was paid out for mileage and per diem
The Senate took no part in it. Tho mem,
bers Of the House who took the funds, un-
dertake to justify themselves by urging
various reasons, most of which are un-
sound or frivolous. aud one Of the most,
uusouud, is that of precedent in the old
Virginia Legislature. The Legislators of
West Virginia should have spirit enough
to repudiat0 all adherence to precedent in
the legislation of the old State, even in
matters of merit; much more should hey
be ashamed of themselves for quotingit
in matters that are plainly wrong and in.
defensible in Themselves. Constructive
pay in any shape has been au offence in the
nostrils of the tax payers, aud it was to
get rid of this with other corruptions that
bad crept in, among other reasons, that
the new Legislature was established. If
we are TO have the same thing over again,
it would be as well to. go back to our
tseastern brethren" and at least have
larger number of delegates among whom
to divide the responsibilities and a larger
number of tax payers among whom to di-
vide the expenses. 10 .
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
GARD,
.MHaE11ra, october l6, ls6s.

Editors LRtetkiQenceT
Upon my return to the office TINS morn
ing, after an absence of 10 few drys ~ holle'
found in your paper OF yesterday tne . ts-
port of the Executive COMMITTEES 20 Tue
Legislature, showing that ! had drawn
more money upon my salary than was due
me at the time. also, found your COM
meuts upon the same subject this morning.
The figures / believe are correct. AT
the time the money IVES drawn, the Auditor
decided that the State officers upder the
law were entitled to pay from the 4tn aay
of March last. Such was my opinion at
the time. Two of the three Judges OF the
Supreme Court several of the Circuit
Judges, and several of the trainers OF the
Constitution, a. we'll as many other legal
men SO decided. mForce and effect, was
also given to this opinion by various acts OF
the henderson, the Legislature IN regard
to mileage and per diem during recess
times. Believing il 70 be right took the
amount charged TO me, aud at the time
told the Auditor, ] told the Treasurer and
the Attorney General and many others, that
should 1t be decided by the proper snthor-
tiles that the officers should draw their pay
from the 4th day Of March, and the other
officers should draw from that day, then i
would do the same thing. II otherwise
decided, my pay should be calculated, rs
though it commenced on the goth day OF
June. This was distinctly understood at
the time. SO understand It still, and
shall govern myself accordingly. u.
In your comments this morning, you ask
ttwhat excuse can MIR. Boyers possibly make
10 the people2" make no excuse. When
our accounts are squared, l am perfectly
willing, aud now SO propose, to gather mp
all our vouchers for every cent We have
drawn from the treasury, and go with the
other officers of the State, and the members
of the Legislature, before the people, and
then we will see who will begin to make
excuses Respectfully,
]. EDGAR BoYERs, Sec. of State.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
WEsTVIRaINIA LEGIBIATURE
Senate.

FRIDAY. OclOOeF TO- 4oOo.
Mr.. STEVENSON occupied the chair in tue
absence of the President.
A message from the House announced
the passage of the Senate bill to legalize
books of the Commissioners OF the Revenue
not properly certified.
The Senate bill to provide for the for
fixture of property in this State belonging
TO the enemIes thereof, was taken up and
subsequently laid upon the table.
Mr.. BRoWH, from the committe on eu-
rolled bills made a report which was adopt
ed
Mr.. FARHsWoRTH, from the Committee
appointed TO examine the Lunatic Asylum
at Weston, made a report that the commit
tee had examined the institution; that the
board had met with many difficulties, but
the work was progressing as rapidly as
could be expected; that the best OF materi-
al was being used; that portion of the
building, capable of accommodating forty
patients, would be completed by the first
Of December next.
The report, which ia quite lengthy, was
laid upon the table and ordered TO be print
ed.
Several House bills were read first and
second time.
for the issuing of grants where entries
have heretofore been made, was taken up
and after some discussion il was referred
to joint committee. -
Mr.. HUBBARD called up the House bill
providingIfor the formation of corporations
and regulating the same, which was read
section by section for amendment.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
the ELECTION He1tThursday.

Union men have you forgotten that
very important election takes place herea-
bouts next Thursday, the 18th inst A
member of Congress, member of the State
Senate, and three members of the House
of Delegates are to be elected.
Do you know that an opposition ticket
for Congress is in the field and that the
tickets are already printed and being dis
tributed2
Such is the fact2 An effort is going to
be made to carry this county over to the
interests and ultimate purposes of the enc:
my by turning it against Mr.. Blair. As it
looks now this effort will be vigorously
attempted on next Thursday. 1t can not
succeed if we do our duty. But are We
doing it? Are all our tickets printed and
distributed? We fear not. We do not know
of any. This is the very extreme Of apa-
thy and our enemies see it and are imProy-7
ing upon it as an opportunity to make
commencement. We very decidedly mis-
trust that not only will an opposition ticket
for Congress be voted for, but also an OPP
position ticket for the Legislature. We
know that the preparations are all made
for the one and we suspect that they are
maturing for the other.
Bear in mind then, that next Thursday
is election day. See that everything is in
readiness. Determine that our vote shall
be as large as possible. Eternal vigilance
in these:rimes, of all others.is the only sure
policy of Union men. Their dOmiuancy
can never be jeopardized with immunity in
an election, however insignificant that cleo
ton may be, much less in SO Important an
election as that to take place next Thurs
day. -
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
Independence of the Press as a Mate
ter OF Theory and Practice. -

Independence of the Press MS a Mat
ter OF Theory and Practice. 80
The advantages and virtues of an indie
pendent press are nice things 10 their way,
theoretically, and many people can enlarge
upon them as topic of conversation very
entertainingIy indeed. Beardless collegi-
ates have uttered many clever essays on
the subject which have been very much
commended by the trustees and professors
on Commencement occasions. Those, how
ever, who know something about the inde-
pendence of the press as an every day
affair, do not take SO much stock in these
gilt-edged panegyrics. Far be it from US
to disparage the just merits of the Voca-
ton in which We are engaged. We are
aorry that it is not all that the school boy
paints it, just as We regret that many others
of his fine theories are yagarian and roman
tic. Generally speaking editors are like
other people-governed by the same mo-
tiyes aud conu oiled by the same consid-
creations. 1t is not customary for tradss-
people, merchants or professional men to
do or say much that initiates in any degree
against their interests. A business man
is not regarded as sagacious who is SO fond
of his opinions, aud the expression of them,
as to ventilate them at the constant ex-
pense of his business. In this respect
editors are supposed TO differ from other
business people. To be independent even
at the risk of finally becoming dependant
on charity itself is supposed to be the PEI
culiar and distinctive duty of the newspa!
per man. A fine vigorous article that, per-
haps, loses him the good will aud patron
age of at least score of people is very
much relished by those who are not
hit or hurt in the premises. Much of that
cold praise that is SO cheap in this world
and that never would buy man a dinner
il he were starving, is lAyished on the
editor in consequence of his Independence.
The man who sells calico or the man who
sells beef, or coffee or tea, keeps his opiu-
ions wisely and closely to himself, if SO
be, he increases his sales. That is good
sense, the world says, in commercial life.
The editor is expected to do different, how
ever.
The members of the present Legislature
of West Virginia have probably about the
same general appreciation of the indspen!
dence of the press that other people enter
tain. We are quite certain, however, that
as !. practical question some of them have
a different notion on the subject from what
they had say couple of weeks ago. Within
that time we have had somewhat to say on
the Mileage question, and it has been won
derful to Us, as we'll as to some Others, to
note what a remarkable apparent change
of opinion as to the merits of this sheet of
ours has come over the minds Of certain
members in consequence Of our remarks.
They sec it in IN other light now. The
paper isn't near as right and no, half SO,
as it used to be. live are cor
rectly intormsd we have had about as much Il
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
Corn.

The Middlebourne Plqiadsaltr, speaking
of this commodity 10 Tyler county, says:
This seems to be q, very scarce. article AZ
the present time. Nobody has aay 10 80 AN II
at any price, although, never before vas
there so much corn planted in this county
as there was last spring. Sixty cents per
bnshel is now being offered, but the farm
ers have not time to gather their crop now.
The fact Is, they are holding back for a
higher price, and they will be sadly dis
appointed. They will continue to hold
back until they are caught IN their own
trap.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17

decentralization as generally fails -to-oue'ps-
per in the same length of time from the
same number of individuals. # is some
thing, however, worthy OF consideration
aud remark, that all this change of opinion
and all this denunciatiou comes from those
who took the double mileage. To them.
and only to them, it has been given to
see the general merits of the Lnteltigencsr
in different light altogether. a good
Union paper is now wanted at the Capital
One gentleman, in the superabundance of
his patriotism and Indignation, has publicly
declared that he himself would give hum
dred dollars cut of his own pocket (not
out of the States, as in the mileage mat
teri to start new paper. His indignation
is the only case known to US that has ta-
ken on pecuniary phase. We have been
however notified in Two or three instances
that our, remarks are to prove expensive
10 us. One gentleman has personally COM
municated to Us the fact of his deep re.
greet at ever having voted to give the pub
lie printing 70 the LntslhgeHesr, and also
his assurance that he would not do so
weak thing again had he chance. We
have been advised that our comments come
with very i'll grace from the organ OF the
Union party, more especially as it was do
ing the public printing.
To all the abusive and offensive things
that have been said of us by members of
the legislature within the past week OF SO,
we have just this reply to make. We are,
gentlemen, your public printers, but we
are nothing more. We are not your par
tisans in any scheme whatever, and still
less are we your subseryients. We pro-
fess no superabundant independence, nei-
Their do we arrogate any pretensions to our
selves over and above your notions of duty,
but when it comes to be understood or
iusinuated that We lose any portion of our
right to speak of your public acts as we
think they deserve, simply because We are
your public printers. then you will please
count us out. We contracted to print for
you, but not to be the apOlOgists or the
concealers of any such transaction as the
double mileage. And We have to say
now that if we have mistaken the CON.
tract you are at perfect liberty to imme.
diateIy rescind it. If you will signify by
a vote or by satisfactory expression that
we are not printers according to your ideas
of what newspaper men ought to be. we
will soon leave you free to make another
selection. While we don't profess to be
beyond the reach of our opponents or in
dependent OF anybody's patronage, we
do profess that we are willing to
take the consequences of losing any
body's patronage rather that forfeit our
self respect. We have exactly the same
opinion now that we expressed at
the start concerning the mileage. 1t is
due to you as well as ourselves that we
should state that fact emphatically. No
amount of denunciation will be apt to
work conversion in our minds. II we
can't have your respect along with our
own it is misfortune that we shall of
course regret. We desire your good will
five can have it on the proper terms, not
otherwise. 4
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
Foragye Wanted.
AsNsIAsE ouAR5E.RM4sFEn,s oIyIqE,

I
wheeling, WestVa., Oct, 49, 1888.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received Gt this
y oflee until IL O'Clock at noon Of October Gath,
1868, for furnishing the Quartermhsters Department
U. 8. Army, with the following. viz;- II 1a
Two hundred thousand eco 0O0) bushels OF prime
Oats In sacks, the Oats to weigh thlrtythree t33J
pounds the bushel and the sacks to be good strong
burlaps. The grain to be delivered at Wheeling,
West Va, one quarter within Hfteen days one quar-
ter within thirty days. quarter within t0Tty.Ve
days and quarter within sixty days from date of
the award.
Two thousand tons ,oOO) of good sound merchant
able Timothy Hay, baled; to be delivered In the
same ratio with the grain.
Proposals. win be considered for the entire lot or
Tor twenty thousand GO 0oO) bushels Of Oats nifty
(50l tons of Hay. Proposals must state the quantity
offered, the place Of resldence Of the bidder, and
must be accompanied ~ guarantee Of at least two
responsible persons that the yender will fulhl the
contract faWaFded to him. Successful b dders will be
notified after the award Is made possible.
Written contracts will In all cases be entered into,
aud contractors Will be required to give bonds for
the faithful performance OF the contract. Proposals
should be endorsed the envelope Proposals for
Forage and be addressed 70 the undersigned At
Wheeling, West Va, The right to reject any or all
bids ts reserved by the Government.
No bids Will be entertained unless the foregoing
requirements are complied with.
tIe TRRDWELL MOORE,
oeti3.td
Cincinnati Commercial and Pittsburgh Gazette
copy and send bill 70 this ofieO.l
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
J. BOD. stete of the Rebel curreney.


bad, state OF the Rebel Currency.
bit All the southern papers are proposing
plans to stop the depreciation of confede.
rate money, which is now. worth but little
more than the paper it is printed on. The
most radical scheme is proposed by
writer in the Richmond Wig =
"If our circulation of treasury notes ig
$500, 900, 900 at present, and the expenses
of the government for the next year arc
$500, 900. 900, we must collect in taxes
$500, 900, either in money or in 'the
tax in kind, otherwise the currency will
continue TO decline and prices to go up
This will be regarded as great tax. So
it is. II is equal to the supposed out
standing debt of the confederate states
that is, every person in the confederate
states must pay all the money he or she
may have to-day, or in that proportion in
one year, to carry on successfully our war
of independence. Then we stop the depre-
citation with certainty. We can do this
rather than fail, and we had far better do
this than to let our credit die under the
present condition of our country. /, for
one, say apply the remedy, and apply it at
once; and if it takes every treasury note
in the confederate states collected in one
year, and again paid out to carry out the
war aud sustain our credit, say do it /;
and it is a good and safe investment, and
should be done BY a people situated as we
are, and that without murmur."
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17

Warrington, October I, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received At this Of.
y noe. until 4 P. n, on the25th OF The current
eoutrements, eAIIbre IS IS, be delivered In the
following quantities, ct the undermined arlensls,
$1,000 sets at the New York Arsenal Governors
Island. rr-5 g.- ~ ff'l
$4,000 sOts at the Frankfort Arsenal, srdesUurgh,
5000 sets at the Allegheny Arssual, Pittsbursh
Pa
10000 sets at the st. LouisArssnaL st. Lou.s, No
10000 sets at the u 8. AFmOry, Springfield, MGss
Theas aeoOntrenents are 70 be made N stFif con-
tOrmity with the regulation ptterns, which can be
seen II either Of the abOye-ned arSenAls and they
delivered before being received for the Government;
none 70 be accepted or paid for but such APP
proved on inspection. The belts % Be d gDainsd
te4hsT, aud All the stock to be the hes. oak tanned
The shoulder belt will be included In the Get.
Deliveries must be made in lots Of not loGl then
LOO sets Per week for an eontraets Of 10000 sets
underi and not less than 100 per week on all
contracts for 10000 sets; the TSt delivery 70 b
made within 6fteen days from date Of contract
Failure to deliver g specified time will suBIet the
livered At that time. The aeeoutrements must be
boxed in the usual manner; the xes 70 b0ehargOd
at cost, 10 be determined By the Inspector
Bidders win state explicitly the arsenal or arse
mails where they propose TO deliver aud the number
Of sets they propose to deliver at each place. II
No bids will be considered from parties other than
regular manufacturers Ofthe article and such are
known to the Department to b fally competent to
execute IN their own ahops the work proposed for.
zach party Obtaining contract will be required 70
enter into bonds, with approved sureties Tor it,
faithful fnlameDt
The Department reserves to itself the Fight % re-
1eet any or all bids, II not deemed satisfactory.
Proposals will be addressed 70 sBrIEadieF Genaral
George p. Ramsay, Chiefof Ordnance, Washing ton,P
and Win be endorsed "PTOp0sals for Infantry Ae-
eOutrements." ~ -, ~
--.. GEO. D. RAMSAY, :. !
Breadier General chiei ofOTdnanes! =
DE- ~"
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
wenExpr....a

This, ssptsPee Is from an editorial in the
Cincinnati Gazette on the Ohio election.
The election was striking exhibition of
the, moral power Of Unpopular msiority in
a just cause, and of: the decentralization or
a strong party under the FIRE of the popular
odium. =
There is something for thinking man to
reflect npOa int eabove.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
FOR SALE AT a BARGAIN,

ONE second hand STEAM ENGINE, Il II. eyIa
" der, ~ foot stroke, pOPpet cut on, u foot ~
wheel counter shafE % foot IN. steam pipe. with
two IS IN. double 1ued IL in steam boilers 90 feet
long, steam drum wrought iron stand pipe, brOoeh-
ing and IRE front, al IN good Wotking order; rated
y, ~ ILL., III, a. 49,, ~ q = ~ H.
that has been driven with the other. For paFtieu-
IaEs refer 70 HOBBS, TAYLOR CO., Of wheeling.
sep25s GUSHING Co.
IPittsburg Gazetts and ChronIeIs copy % amount
ofSS and charge this odles
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
The methodIsts OF IllinoIs ON slavery.

The Illinois Methodist Episcopal Con.
ference, in session at Springfield, ON the
10th instant, passed by vote of l29 to 8
the following resolution:
ResolVed, That we believe slavery to be
the primary caBse of this wicked rebellion,
and that we can have no security for the
Union and permanent peace of the states
as long as the evil is tolerated among us.
After the adoption of this and other
resolutions Governor Yates administered
the oath of allegiance to the members of
the Conference. The scene is said to have
been most impressive. In the district of
country which this Conference includes
there was a eopperhead majority of seven.
teen thousand at the last election.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
FARMs FOR RENT.

T WILL rent for one or more years, the two farms
belonging to the estate Of the late Hugh Nichols,
the ono known rs the "uOme Farm" adjoining the
city Of Wheeling, AID the other kaoWn IS the Gregg
Farm" situated on the watera Of Woods Run, about
three miles from the city Of Wheeling. These farms
are so well known that do not deem particular
description scrip necessary. 1sAAo ooTrs rr,...o
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
Trustees sale.

iPY virtue of Deed Of Trust, executed By Isaiah
~ Knapp, Trustee Of !. o. Wright and Elizabsth
I. Riggs to the undersigned, on the Sab day q
January, 1855, and duly recorded In the Surveyors
once q the Port Of Wheeling, W. Va, in folio 2,
vol rs and l29 will on the 18th day Of NOvembs,
ing w. Ha,5 sell At pubic auction certain Stern
zWhee Steamboat called the "Eglautlne,n with her
county. wa - sr5
FERMs o. lEALR:-For eash as tO-,o much n The
note made by the Elid Isaiah Knapp tTusteS a.
Aforesaid, IN iEVOr OF y. y DfenbaEEeF, dated the
the 5th day Of January, 1855 and calling for 500
aud 70 delFaY the expenses Of executing this trust
the residue oftto purchase money 20 Be made pay
able In two equal instAlmants, Hix and twelve
months from the day Of sales the purchaser giving
approved security. All HOLMES,
= oetl0-99t - u IEl.tee.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
ELECTION.
nc rs Th nsas ~ U oefeseg aaI Gsea 1A''

To be held IN Ohio County, West V1sg
ThnFsday, October 23d. 1863,
A which time the following officers viii be cleo
"A ted, ViE:-thFee Delegates 70 the Legislature,
and representative In the Congress Of the Unted
The following named gentlemen have been ap-
pointed Commissioners and Conductors 20 hold the
election Al their several precincts, viz:
LIST. MecOnnelIs PTecinet-A lexAnder McCOnn,
ene1er Buchanan, Commissioners.
BrOtheFtOh'A-JOhn D. MAXWELL Conductor; John
PiersOn, David Frazier, John Z. Sisson, Commits
s.Oners.
"a. West LibeEey.-A. c. BOgge, Conductor; Vim.
Waddle, Levi Mills, g. D, RouaF, Commissioners,
Conductor; Samuel MeCollol b, Wm. AtkinsSu, Jesse
Wells, Commissioners.
Woods Run PTecinct.-Wm. North, Conductor;
James McCOllOeh, james Waddls, John TuTPiD,
Commissioners. M
sth.-JHoOb Hornbrook, Conductor; WIN. FarEis,
James Vance, Rsq., Abraham BediIiOn, Commits
Sth. First WaFd.-sariusl Irwin. Conductor; Louis
Bayha, VIM. Holiday, Robert Gibson, Commits
9Th. Court HOuse.-wm. N. Bsrryhin. COnduc
tor A. Paxton Jacob Singleton, A. N. Johnston,
7th. Fourth Ward Hose House.-James Launder.
Conductor Benjamin EEley, o. J. Crawford, D. v.
ThaTp, Commissioners.
Sth. Filth Ward School House-MatthGW B. Reid,
Conductor; q. B. Hubbard, Chas. B. Cecil h W.
MeCIellapd, Commissioners
South Wheeling School House -HenEy Wallace,
Conductor; james n. wheat, D neaiet spidel, Or.
R. HaLslet, Commissioner.
SAMUEL IRWIN,
A. O. B0GGs,
superintendents far Ohio County.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17

CoAL.-The Louisville Journal of Sep
TENDER 2sth, says coal Is selling in that
market AZ the enormous price of forty-
eight and nifty cents per bushel, aud Is
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-17
NEW ADVERTIsEM'NTS
WEST Alexander Academy.

sfaHR Winter Session Of this long established and
II 'flV0Fably known Institution viii commence %
ne PIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER and WI
continue for the usual term Of glHR MONTHS. FOR
T,articnlaFs enquire Of JOHN O. HERYBY,
ccti7-2te Principal