Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-01

u Ae TO 8Iflke WHeu| ere ana IN. aueu mum
3 bers as We least expect. This winter vii
. see the mightiest effort they have eve
!, made successfully tried TO throw npon q
| -iLegislatprps will poorly provide ms III
means TO resist. MarylaudI Missourit Ar
kansas, Tennessee and Louisiana are a
most entirely In, their possession, Will
they are gradually encrOarhiDg upon thl
limits Of every other State, ,ls54
The majority Of Legislators are 50 en-
tirely unconscious Of the wants Of thl
conntFy, or so indolent aud ineapaeitaisl
for any service required At their hands
that we are somewhat dOpbtfnl WhetheI
they are not Rs injurious to the interests
the State as the public enemy Supine.
ness, inactivity and apparent indifereuee
70 the crying .necessittRs of . great State,
pleading At every pores casts . shade and
throws q damper upon our prospects, al
ready gloomy enough which no snbse-
quent set, tplFhich thet may be lashed BY
the press aud people can possibly Femoye,
| oh for the Mesoust apd Pendietopss and
Lees, and HenEys aud JetfeEsOns0 0t onriFst
neVOlutiOnl .i tie iaaE
These are the great difficulties of the
present crisis, How are they TO be metz
1st, As to Provisions. There 10 an
abundance of breadstpfs 70 sustain mau
and beast for eight or ten mouths, Must
persons feel that they are almost reduced
70 starvation, unless they have laid In dur.
ing the fall an abundance 70 last for twelve
months, Many have already done this,
while there are thousands who have laid
in nothing. Again, there are thousands
who have not only q snftlciency for them.
selves, but have . large surplus % spare.
Suppose, however, that thFee-fourthg o.
the population hold enough 70 last them
for twelve months, aud one-fourth have
nothing. IL the three-fouFths would part
with one.fonrth Of their supply, itiWonld
give the One-fourth supply for eight
months also. Then the surplus In the
hands Of thousands would be an oVerplps
70 meet contingencies, II, therefore, BY
such division, all could be sustained un-
I'll next July, We. might hope, under the
blessing of q kind Providence, 70 reap oil
sufieieney Of wheat, oats, vegetables and
fruits 70 sustain us we'll until the next crop
of corn can be housed. Let no one fear
TO trust Pr0Vidence in such matters, for
without such Rspirit Of liberality all must
suffer far more during the e-c0ming winter |
than any possibly can under the system
proposed. Let those who have more -four /
than Willlast them, with economy, till July /
next, part with the surplus, for In faS0ra-
BILE seasons wheat can be secured and
ground in June. In order to deyelope ouF
resources let farmers elubs be formed In
every neighbOrh00d for The purpose Of
devisibg ways and means for aiding the
needy aud enhancing the productive inter-
ests OF the State. There are, no doubt,
large numbers of able.bodied men aud
women In our cities who ind it difficult %
make subsistence. Let such remove 20
the country, and get employment on the /
spacious and feEtila faems, which are ms
cultivated because of the escape Of the
operatives to the enemy. They can had
subsistence aud employment, and greatly /
aid In increasing our productions for an.
other year. esat,
I'd. Thousands OF. gallons Of syrup have
heen made in Virginia this season, which /
will 60 far 70 supply the deficiency OF sba-
con. The farmers; shOnld attend well 70
their COWS, and secure milk, and thus
have valuable substitute for, meat aud
enable them 70 supply with bacon those
who have neither hogs, cows, nor sugar
cane.
Sd. The time has come in cur history,
when persons must make sacrifices for the
p0blie good. Let not the people Of the
East or the West, or Ofany State complain,
if the great military leaders OF our eOnns
try think proper TO remove all the COnfed-
crate troops 70 some distant point and
leave them exposed. Too many battles
have been fought by our brave men against
fearful odds already. And unless less dis
parity in numbers should be secured, we
may fight for years and obtain No decisive |
results. Ifall onEr regular troops in Eas-
tern Yirgipia cpuld r4e sent ITO Gen. Lee at
this time, he could crush Meade's army
And what % relief 20 ns, and blow 20 lthe y
enemy would it be Hado Legislature I
done its duty the first week they assem-
bled, 10000 men could be sent towards I
tfdeWRter, while as many moreaVeteTan
troops could be sent 70 General Lee; The
forces In North Carolina, South Carolina,
Mississippi, aud Alabama might al be sent |
70 Bragg, Il their citizens were property |
organised, and enable him lo.meet Grant |
Withiat least equal numbers. Aud llthis /
could have been mplished' without det-
rimsnt to the industrial interests Of. the
country, 80 ,c..,ft I55.s-si h ss4
Some means mpst, be speedily adopted
70 eject safe concentration OF our forces
and prepare US 70 meet the oyeENhelming
see gloomier days than these. It Is all .
mistake 70 suppose that drilling the ,peo-
pie Ia military tactics one day 10 a week,
and calling them out for a few days 20 meet
an emsFRspey, will lsssep the pr9dneiicu
'Of the State For where s1eh an, ,elnerg
geney arises as % justly their servies In
the field, their minds are generally 10 such
a state as 20 ipcapacitate them Tor many
days tor any peacefnl and quiet occnpa tion,
while the exeitement attending weekly
eonsesations graz atides the morbid propen-l
sity' 70 hear The peWs, which keeps them
ia restless and feYeEish state nom one
weeks end % anotheF, L also ,instills
confidence among the people, enables them
70 prosecute their labofs will. Q greater
assurances, knowing that through the in-l
stFumentalisy Of their own strong arms
b iotism, aud render them less selfish
And rniiseFly. And While Il infases energy
and life and activity lmOng the people
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