Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-24
CLAnksnuno, vs.. U, sept. l9.
EdIt0rs LAieHigtnrtr

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Editors LHtetgenrsr
l srad you an old paper, which may fer
re-. ou, more fully some of ,hesv old rebelG
who nave nern doing so much to fire Of
,hr ~ up!t OF Northwestern Virginia TO OPP
! pose thy iu hn-iiics 0C the Government. II
was handed 20 me by an Old rebel who
,ook me for one OF his clique. remarkiuG
! that it w.. euoHEh /, COuEiucc auy man.
am most respectfully,
a servant Of his country,
A HINHLE, Scout.
To ,lt l,2p!r Of .NorthVsstsrH Virginia:
FkLLow- w-CITizESs:-The present war has
now reached stage at which every candid
mind must be convinced that il will soon
resElt in the complete establishment of the
separate independence of the Confederate
States. After two years OF war in which
the North has lost several hundred
thousand men and spent more than a thou
sand million dollars, the ConfedOracy re-
mains uncouQuered. It is now more able
to resist than it was in the beginning,
comparing its strength with the power of
the enemy. II has larger and better armies
with more cOpious materials of var than it
bad year ago. 1t still repulses nearly
every advance of the enormous .leVies Of
strength aud acquired more glory than
other countries which have been independ-
EN-, for ages. Ii its achievements have
been attended With large expenditures of
blood and treasure, yet the capacity of such
a people as ours to carry on war can never
be exhausted while the war 10 TO resist
subjugatlOB. Ou the contrary, the North,
which fights for conquest, must 6nd its
vArlike resources practically exhausted
whsneVer Il becomes clear that cOnqneat
is inposSI6le. In q VAT waged by the
North for the Bubjugattoa Of the South, the
failure 0f the, North is TIM complete jtri.
umph Of the South. That triumph ID at
hAut.
That result appears certain to US who
kuoW the spirit and resources Of the Con-
,rdsraoy. EVeu you, who have been sep
nra,ed from the South aud have learned
the events of the war mainly from North.
eTn sources. must have corrected their
ooastfuI bulletins Of victories by the cou.
fessed results of campaigns. You know,
for example, how many "graud armies"
have been sent to take Richmond and bow
many victories they have claimed; but you
have seen the same armies always return
shattered, declimated, disgraced. You
know that Richmond remains unde6led by
tn . foot Of Il conqueror.
We have met with some disasters. 9th.
ers may befAli US. They would not dis.
courage US Even II Richmond, or Vicks.
burg, or Charles ton, or any other city were
to fall, there would still remain to us be-
tween the Atlantic and the Ria Grand
vast country and an uucOnquerable people:
Partial successes of the enemy, wherever
obtaiaed, must at length be abandoned by
the remnants of invading armies, glad 70
escape from Il country which they may
rAvaRe but cannot subdUe.
The North can never conquer the South.
Neither will the South ever consent TO q
restoration Of the Union. An inhnmAn
attempt to 50 ubjugate brave, free, enlight-
eued and Christian people can never DC
forgiven or forgotten. The atrocities OF
the North in prosecuting this war aud
desperate attempt to invoke serVtle iusur-
reciion have placed fiery gulf of hatred
between the two countries. The separa-
tiou which was forced by anaticism has
been confirmed by fer0cIons folly. II ts.
not the South which will have to regret
the consequences.
AS certainly as the atrociods schemes
of subjugation is destined TO fail, just so
certainly will every inch OF thefBoH OF
Virpiaia remain under her jHrisdiction.-
The entire South will be conquered or all
VIRGINIA will be free. By solemn resolves
the Confederate and State goVeFnments
stand pledged never TO surrender anyapart
of the state. They will be prompted By
avery motive Of interest and Of honor TO
redeem ihe pled9A lat,A Al ofAzsrdss Hi1lt,
During this war our new government
could not hitherto keep large armies con-
stantly in North Western Virginia without
neplectiug viEsl points Of detsnse' Yexa-
. H..
Ru, our battles have been fought as well
E,- the ultimate liberation of the Pan
Handle as for tbeiEdependenee Of all the
Confederate States. Events may yet take
a different course even in thiB this war.
Hereafter such preparations Will be made
chat In future wars, the brave and hardy
nen Of North Western Virginia, backed by
the most warliks nation on the globe, WIZ
more nrobnbly become the invaders than
claims Of invasion. They woaId be In
,r.atar danger Ou the Northern than they
gi1I he on the Southern side OF the ooun-
Ne congratulate you upon the certainty
,bot onr section OF the State will remain
With Virginia and with the COntedsraey.
A large majority, we Believe will rejoice
in this assurance. Your interests are WIN
the south. In the Contederacy or sec
lion OF Virginia, so full OF all naturai e,e' I.
ments of wealth, will become one OF .l! tne
mo"t % prosperous regions Of the continent.
With With tbe North It would dWind1e. under
w. a sbedow of rival, and strange sections.
'"I IN The south we have maintained free
Institutions throughout this !remepaSq, 9,
s'r".gis while the government has needed
,ha "sS IsTgest powers and the people would
SHso sno !" acnuiesced in many stretches, o. au.
,hari,y In order to defend their Politti,Seal
srtstsnce. their property, their tamilie9
IA ,bs;s lives. We have thus proved
,bSt S liberty may flourish among Us forever ,f
The North, merely for the hope OF enSiAV'
IL" H.l.