The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-14


for the information of all concerned.
J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary Of State.
"No Passport will be issued from the
Department of State during the pending
wsr to any male. citizen, unless the applis
cant produce and file in the department. a
certificate from the proper military au j,
thorities that he is not liable to duty in
the army" -----e -
THREAT UPON COMMUNICATION.
There is every reason to believe (says
The Wilmington JournaD that the enemy
is concentrating heavy endorsements at
peared, tho Ugh circumstances would iudi-
cate an extension Of his lines and a p,oba
ble advance on Kingston, threatning the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, and
consequently our line of communications.
His lines now extend to Trenton on the
west and White Oak River on the SOUTH
He probably contemplates extending the IN
to Kingston on the one hand and New Riv-
er on the other.
OPERATIONS OF JACKSON AND AvERILL
The Lynchbnrg Viryintan says that the
result of Jackson's operations against Av'
Grill WINS the complete capture of the Yam.
kee ambulance train, about two hundred
prisoners, their horses and equipments, a
number of carbines and revolvers, whom
the Yankees were taking Off, eight cf Ay-
erill's officers, including his adjutant gen
eral, lieutenant colonel, Averill's horse,
his servant, and a number of his maps OF
fifteen or twenty counties, in which nearly
every house was put down, and in several
instances the occupants of the house giver.
Jackson also captured number of mules
and wagons, Jaekson's loss was small. q
THE RAID ON LURAY, PAGE COUNTY.
On Wednesday, Dec. %, the Yankees
made raio on Luray, and burned P B.
Borst's larg- tapnere, the old Baptist church,
and Mr.. Bnpton's y Aorkshop; broke open all
the stores ami robbed them Of all their
goods, and what they could not take of
they distributed among the negroes. They
also broke open the meat houses and stole,
carried away, and destroyed nearly all the
pork and bacon in the place, besides killing
nearly all the chickens they could find. We
also learn that they burnt the tannery Of
William r. Barbee, about six miles east Of
Luray. r.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Jan. Z
PRODUCERS AND FIGHTERS.
There is no doubt that a great deal of
that restlessness among the people and
oiscoptent in the army which call for those
stern measures that Congress is enactag is
due to the abuses which have grown up
among US for which the war has furnished
the opportunity, and the infirmities OF the
law the privilege and sanction. When
evils become unendurable, the public are
won't to avenge themselves by such violent
measures as cleared Vicksburg of gamblers,
1r by such laws as have recently done the
same service in Richmond. The people and
their legislators are now on raid against
extortioners. and all such as are intent only
on making fortunes whilo the country is
bleeding at every pore. 1t is the univer.
sal opinion that the principles Of substi-
tutcs have not only been spared for more
military service than was in the calculation
when they put in their substitutes, but that,
as class, they have abused their exemp
tion to suck the blood Of the people. They
are reaping their reward.
But they will not stand alone loDgl The
work has but begun. There are thousands
who now stand exsmp because they are en-
gagged in callings necessary to the country.
They are shoe makers and tanners, ane black
smiths, and manufacturers Of various srti-
cles The whole country is justly exclaim-
ing against the enormous rapacity of most
of these. It is necessary that the country
should be clothed and fed; but it is not ne
cessary that those who are engaged in thi,
work, and who are accustomed to claim that
their calling is as indispensable as that Of
the soldier IN the field, should prey upon
the people rs they are now doing, Hence
it is that propositions are pending for 8
large curtailment Of the exemption list
These persons, like the principals Of sub
stitutes, are about to reap their reward
They have rioted in their license, and they
thought there was no night to their day;
but 1t is about to come. and they have
themselves to blame.
The indispensable branches of industry,
so far as they cannot be carried on by nom
will hereafter have to depend on
details This will incidentally afford the
TO control prices so far as to
reduce them to living standard, to the
great relief Of the Country. That repression
Of extortion which it was the province Of
maximum law to afford, will thus be ae-
indirectly aud imperfecty, but
still with happy effect. And besides this a
caution will have been read to all Of what
ever age or whatever business, not 10 tres
pass too far On the sense of Justice, and the
patience Of the people! TOe Country. in
deed, needs producers as well as fighters
and the work Of each IS equally necessary.
But the time has passed when under this
specious plea the producers shall only pro-
duce for themselves while the fighters fight
for the Sountry-the latter growing poor
all th5 while, while the former waddle with
suddenly acquired wealth. Let US have
some equality in serv ess and sacrifices, al /
though We toll in different fields.
Ii Congress will devise means to correct
e1tortion among producers, and distribute