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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-24
Donations for the Great Sun
per at the Patriotic Festival
and Fair. =

A many inquiries have been made a. to vhnt
- may pc needed, and what kind of 6np1..
!ions viii be acceptable, the COMMITTEES bez IaSVo
TO stAte to the public that 1t Il not the iptentI ~
prepare Great supper for any one dST AZ ~
Srand Fair, but to provide splendid E1eees,ion
OF meals, Which VIII last from day to 5ny tbron,b
OUT the entire week, or longer II the Fair aho9Id
continue. The arrangement will be upcn Tho NO.
enlArged scale that the place and occSSiSn viii 49,
mt. It Is dedgued TO make the supper HSiIsH
drand ReSt4urant, and ample arrau Eemept1 viii ~
soe 70 Ieed aud least the entire Community dn.
ring the occasion To enable the Committte 10 ~.
~ out their designs, It Il hoped that an
QUO persons who viii make Contribution S5j -
SS,ti tneE humber win be legion, VIM report by
Etq on Water street. below Monroe Al isaTt 49,
DAY before the Fair the 18Th, what thew a. m
ling to contribute and the day upon yhfeh ~
SAne may delivered, 70 whom All donations mnst -
OF the articles given, that all may have due create
ZOE LneiL snare IN the great and good enterprise
Oon9ttonS are respectfully solicited OF Bnttsr
55sss, OheeSes Ham, Dried Beef, Smoked Tongue
Soiognas' Ereah Beef Mutton, Lamb, Veal, PorF
chickens, Turkeys, Geese, OyGiers FiSh. 2rtSS -
bAl1 suE I, Conee, Tea, Flour, Bread. CakeS Pa
serves Canned and Dried Fruit, PiekieS PotSthtSE
Peas Beans, and Vegetables, MIX and 0reST. -
deed everything tust will help MI and rSnIa6j-h
tne inner man. that the patriotic farmer, butcber
nAFEst man and dairy mali, the grocer or SShornSn
Wiling TO donate on this grand festive oeeSSiop
donations mSy not only be made at or beSoro ~
commencement Of the Fair, the 2Sth but froTS iSS
70 Gay As late ~ Thur Bday. ArranEemenf nm -
maze with the Railroads and Steamboat1 nv yi,icT
Sontl1outions via be conveyed free Of chaFe 10 az
oonoTs. We trust the tesminN Riffl or onr nSonTo
In West Virginia. and the adioing co,Intis- n Go
enc tv8niaJ VIII the patriotfSn Of an
community upon the oeeasIon Of the Eigantie -.
vor,; Tx BoTsFoRD. Chairman. 4,
N "a; 14NVSHSI W.D. sAWTELL,
". ~. BRRRYHILL, hi SroNf - r.
geASASaG" Committee on Supper, a
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To the Ladies and Gentlemen
of Wheeling and Vicinity.

ME undersigned earnestly urge upon Won ;ndi
- vtdasiIy and collectively, to lend Us your aid
S Rs eSGperate with US in our Efforts to make the
FLORAL Department Of the Grand Patriotic Festival
aud Pair worthy of the occasion and tIiump6snt
Ladies', We appeal to you In behalf of this great
christian charity to aid In orga zng our v5eeIHI
department and supplying it with the ueosssSrv
articles, 50 that 1t may be inferior TO none on the
play ny ulS-
Organize At once and call your friends, neigh
tribute Wild Flowers, Mo- ses Singing birds Of ali
6indH BOquets, Shells, Potted Plants EveTgTeenS
HAT ging Baskets, Fancy Wreaths, ArtifeiHi PIoIS
sI,, iioweE Vases and statuary. Everything NOT
clusion Of the Festival - '"e Gun
Gentlemen, cooperate with the ladies in this ,pe
aanty OF our undertaking, and aid them by your
ana manifestation Of earnest feeling and
patriotic interest in all that concerns the TorS
portanI department ~ 1UAS lua'
contributions may be delivered to the different
oI me COMMITTEES or to of the lady
WI. MeHERLY Ne G NOM
o. o9LEBAH, Joa SSvPHIH'
G. L CRANMRR
Iete Nv Committee on Floral Department.
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OSE of the disgusting features of polit'
ical campaigns is the personal character
OF the attacks upon candidates. With q
certain class of unthiukiug men, the con.
slant reiteration of such words as, buffOon
fool or gaWk, concerning President Lin.
coin, may have some effect. But with
sensible people such whiting thrusts have
no Influence, except to lower the indiVid-
ual or the newspaper INDUCING in them.
We may expect to hear, during the coming
Presidential campaign, a vast amount OF
personal defamation. The attacks of the
copperheads upon President lincoln and
Andrew Johnson have already begun
"Let it be passed around from hand to
hand until every workingmau in the land
has committed it to memory, that when
Abraham Lincoln, our President, and An.
drew Johnson, formerly Senator, and now
Governor, two working men aud champi
ons of labor, were nominated for ofice,
the New York World, the organ CT Ihs
Democracy, sueered aI them As - esl
splitting buffoon and boorish tailor, both
from the back woods, both growing up in
uncooth ignorance Thus We see that
when laboriug men by their own industry
rise to honor, those new fedged Democrats
have no words for them but words OF con-
tempt and scoru.n
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A STATEMENT is in circulation, which
originated with the New York World, to
the effect that while the appointment of
Roman Catholic Bishops for the diocese of
New York aud Baltimore was pending at
Rome, Secretary Seward instructed the
American Minister there to represent to the
Pope that the government of the United
States would be glad to see Archbishop
Purcell and Bishop Rosecrans in those
high positions. Whether Secretary Sc.
ward did this or not we have no means of
knowing. If he did, it was a suggestion,
not dictatiOp, to the Holy See, and the
candidates mentioned are emiuently fitted
for the bishoPrics, both by their learning
and Piety, and their declared sympathy
with the national cause, That the Pope
preferred Bishops sPauIding & McCIoskey
is not to be interpreted as an act of uu-
triendliness to our government, as the
Copperheads seem to think. Doubtless
the decision was made upon ecclesiastical
ground solely. The copperheads are so
bent upon fault finding that they pervert
aud misrspresent every word and act of
the government and all concerned in its
administration. And Secretary Seward is
under the disadvantage of having not only
these expert maliguers against him, but a
little clique of personal rivals and enemies
10 his own party in New York, who are
quite as ingenious and iuveterate in their
habit of giving the worst possible inter-
probation to all his official demon strations
Their efforts have been so far successful,
that great many honest republicans
doubt whether Mr.. Seward is really loyal
and whether he has not abandoned his old
position on the "irrepressible conflict"
his most earnest and emphatic declars.
tons for liberty are all taken by these
prejudiced friends in Pickwickian sense.
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MAJOR GES. ]. O. FaRuoxr, the hero
and statesman, now supports and runs a
Newspaper 10 the city of New York, known
as the NsO Nation, which is edited by a
French officer. AS this is General Ere.
mont's organ, established and tuned nv
his own muni6cence and taste, be is lust.
y responsible for its utterauCes. But for
THIS, there would be as little Significance,
as there is sense and prOpriety 10 its Ian.
guage. 1trUust, therefore, be accepted as
rejecting the views and sentiments of the
retired warrior and budding statesman
General Fremont has set his organ at the
work of criticising the military character
of Generals Grant and HalIeck. The Nl,b.
Nation prefaces long and very stupid
article with the following wonderful as.
sault upon the man who, above all others
to. day, in military point of view, holds a
high position in the confidence, respect
and admiration of the loyal people of
America. 1t says: f..I-..
"Grant is the completest and dearest
failures Of all the many bluuders made by
the administration, Hslleck was worth.
less, but almost harmless. Grant is still
more worthless, but does much more harm,
AS we have said from the beginning, Hal.
leck was 80 used up by public opinion that
the Administration felt the need of fresh.
enlng itself up by popular name; it WAS
then that Washburu appeared like a deus
ez mGehina, with his Grant, whose popu,
larity bad designedly been kept up at the
expense of truth, aud at that the people
more especially, by the well known hum.
bugs of the unconditional surrender of
DOnelson, the famous thirty seven thou.
sand prisoners of Vicksburg, the enforced
march of FIVE miles a day, and the famous
combats beneath oVerhauging clouds which
were as stupid as useless"
This is Gen. Fremont's criticism upon
Gen. Grant. This is the uttsrsncs of a
man who has once received the cheerful
support of party which he has betrayed,
and who is now thrust by handful of
malconteuts before the psOpleo the oouu
try, at his own solicitation, for their sup
port and SURFACES as President of the
United States. Such sn exhibition of men.
dsciIy and meAnnsss almost places the
u an beneath cOossUps. Such an assault,
upon Gsa, Grant, by Cas whose military
star has never shown forth in brightness,
IS sHs shallow and absurd to challenge
ssriCes rshGke, But for the aniuus be.
tsaysd-but for the mischief it aims TO ae.
eomplish by sappiug public confidence 10
the great captain of our national salvation,
we should not deigu to notice this most
malicious assault and shameless traduction
of the man who has won more victories
and taken more prisoners and trophies than
any other in the service.
We have little patience to deal with FIRE.
mont and his organ. he stands out as
traitor to friends and principle, Haunting
bis offensive lies in the face of tho puolic,
evidently hoping to elevate himself upon
the ruined reputation of men vastly his
s uPeFiOF in courage, strategy and military
success.
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| SoEEebpOnuence between Gems. Eos.
ter and Jones.
The following is the correspondence be.
tween Generals Foster and Jones:
HEADQUARTERS DEP'T'I'r OF THE Souri,, !
e, HILTON HEAD, s. O. June l6. !
MgjoT General Samuel Jones, Commanding
3 Confederate Forces Department of South
Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
GENERAL: have to acknowledge the
receipt this day of your communication Of
the 18th instant, informing me that Eve
generals and forty Eve field officers Of the
United States army, prisoners of war, have
been turned over TO you by Brigadier Gen.
Ripley, with. intrurtious to see that they
are provided with quarters in part of the
city occupied by nou-combatauts, the ma
Jority of which latter you state are women
and children. You add that you deem it
proper to inform me that il is part Of the
city which has been for many months ex-
posed to the FIRE of our guos Many months
since, Major General Gilmore notified Gen.
Beauregard, then commanding at Charles
ton, that the city would be bombarded.-
This notice was given that non com bata nts
might be removed, and thus women and
children spared feom harm. Gen. Beaure
gard, in a Communication from General
Gilmore. dated August %, 1868, informed
| him that the non combatsnt population of
Charleston would he removed with all pos
sible celebrity. That women aud children
have been since retained by you in a part
of the city which has been for many months
exposed to FIRE, is a matter decided by your
own sense of humanity.
must, however, protest against your
action in placing defenCeless prisoners of
war in position exposed to constant bonn
bsrdmeut. 1t is an indefensible act of
cruelty, aud can be designed only to pre-
vent continuance::oi our FIRE uponlCharles-
ton. That city is a depot for military
supplies. 1t contains not merely arsenals,
but also fOundrieS and factories for the
manufacture of munitions of war. In the
ShiPyardS several armed iron clads have
been already completed, while others are
Snll upon the stocks in course of construc-
ton. It's whSrveS aud the banks of the
river on both sides Of the city are lined
with hntierieS- To destroy these, means of
OF continuing the war is therefore our OBJ.
Ject and duty. You seek to defeat this eff.
fort, and by means not known 90 houora.
BILE warfare, but by placing uuarmed and
helpless prisoners under fire. have for.
warded your communication to the Presi.
dent, with request that he place in my
custody an equal number of prisoners of
like grade to be kept by me in positions
exposed to the fire ofyour guns so long as
you continue the course stated in your
communication.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
E-.. Your obedient servant,
J. FOSTER, Major General Com'dlug.
Official: D. O. WAGER, A. A. G.
I,n,o o.
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The people of Richie county appear to be
very relentless towards the rebels who have
gone from their midst into the rebel army
and now desire to return, judging from the
following paragraph in the Press of that
county:
We are informed that the feelings of the
people have BEEN ascertsined iu regard TO
the return OF these upprinCipled rebels,
who have found their rights in Dixie and
now wish to return aud secure our proteo.
ton. The feeling is nothing more nor less
than this, return and live they shall not
Mr.. Bennington has been notified to leave
for Dixie again, or take the consequences.
We say Amen and Ameu.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-24

TIE near approach of the 4th of July
when the democracy will be called upon to
choose candidate and adopt platform,
has already thrown the leaders and pIotters
into state of great excitement. As yet
nobody knows what kind of a platform
they will adopt. Will it be for peace or for
war? From the New York Ne,0S we learn
that Me-. Belmont, the Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, has refused
to call meeting for the consideration OF
the proposal to postpone the Chicago Con-
vention. The reason given for this refusal
by Mr.. Belmont is, that he has conferred
with the members of the Committee, and
that they have expressed themselves in
opposition to the proposed postpouement.
That the democracy is sorely troubled
may be gathered from the New York Leader,
which processes to be a war democratic
journal:
"Should the Chicago Convention assem-.
BILE on that day, War Democrats and Peace
Democrats will sit side by side and par
ticipate equally in the proceedings. How
is the platform to be built up2 If it be a
peace platform, we cannot see how it can
escape destruction in the present temper
of the people. If it be half peace aud halt
war, as some suggest, neither side will be
satisfied with it, and the people will soou
detect and laugh over the attempt at de
fusion. Then as to the candidate. II he
be an avOwed peace man, we are of opiD-
ion that his defeat will be as sure as the
risiog of the sun. If he be a war man, tht
Peace democrats loudly assert that they
cannot aud will not support him. Nov
look at this plain statement of the case
How is this dilemma to be avoided if tbt
Democratic Convention meets on the 4uh o
JuIy?"
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tbs oOpperhead paper at Jobustown,
Pa, the Ds"Oerat, gives the list of drafted
men IN Cambria county with the following
caption. THE Lincoln Rattle. The War for
the NegrOl Three Years for Abolitionism. ~
The same paper in speaking of the death Of
Mr., Gtddings, says that he has ''gons to
. warmer climate to see his friend Love.
joy" Fsss.s aag
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A GOOD deal of surprise has naturally
been awakened by statement, which Mr..
Wilson, chairman of the military. commit.
tee in the Senate, made few DAYS aao
about the strength of our army in the
course of some remarks in reply to Mr.
COpuess, who had criticised the govern.
ment for "spasmOdiC action" IN raising men
during the last few months. Mr.. Wilson
said; -f.iEls VIZ
"Does the Senator know that we have
raised or recruited since the 18th day Of
October last six hundred thousand men.
not to count black men, and that within
the past year We have put in the field seven
hundred thousand men; that weD have
MADE an exeraon such as few nations ever
made and few nations can make. that VA
have drafted that We have used the Tbols
power aud influence of the goyernmsnt. ~,
increase our military forces Sir.wabavey
put forth an effort that excites the ssfo63.s
lshment and commands the admiration of
the world" "
We confess that We were not prepared to
hear that We had put seven hundred tbons.
and men in the field during the past wear.
EVenifit be nOtstrictly true that the world
Is lavisiog its admiration upon us for the
prodigious efforts We have made, no loyal
man will deny that those efforts fairly en-
title US to the admiration OF the vorld.-I
That in'ths third year OF this desolatipr
war We are able 70 bring into the field so
levy in addition to The large
number Of men We already had may well /
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IN the opinion of the st. Louis RepubR.
can, the Cleveland aud Baltimore Convsu-
lions should have been reversed, for the
reason that ait is the latter that looks like
the radical concern, while there are many
things in the Cleveland platform, and es.
pecislly 10 the letter of Gen. Fremont &C
ceptiug the nomination, which present the
FIRST as by far the most conservative of the
two" The reason is that the FremOnters
built a platform to suit the Democrats.
aud the Republicans built one to suit
themselves.
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amaze us, to say nothing Of the Europeans.
1t gives us a new idea of our resources
The European nations have seen too we'll
our immense strength to ever give us much
trooble, if we once more become united
and harmoniOus nation. They see that the
old boasts of our power, boasts, which
many off, used to deem e1trsvagaut, were
not only 10 exaggerattons, but that they
fell short of the sober truth.
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MARRIFn

On THURSDAY evening, Jaus 2sd, At the residsue.
Of the bTideS mother, JOHN-6. MeLkrI. Of sS,,Sh
Wheeling 70 Miss AHSN n. HAT, Ola BeIie 81. : :
The cake accompanying the above anuouDe,nsD.
was excellent, and for which tie parties viii 49,.
accept the acknowledgements Of the gentlemen vbo
discussed its merits
On ThurSday afternoon, Juue Esd. Isss. h. p.
Nj. hreulh. assisted by Rev. j. n Smiths NJ
HTLIAS A. wcCDs. OF st. Louis and So -
HIR+scEs' daughter Of p linn, Eiq Of Wheeling,
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For the IInfnn Fair.

VNHE Committee on Refreshments are credibIy
i informed that many ladies desire 10 furnish
cakes and other edibl08 free will offerings 70 the
success Of the coming Fair. To such opportunity
u now oneTedi and IL IL hoped that each person
who expects 70 contribute, or further aid In this
way, wall leave Q memorandum with any member
OF the committee their regular places Of business
stating the quantity, kud and precise date OF the
S 1924 REPREsnMENr oon,,1rrER.
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We are indebted 10 Mrs. Capt. John Car
lin, for the reading of letter from her
husband, dated at Stauuton on the sth.-
Its news has OF course been anticipated in
our previous adyices. The Captain confirms
the announcement OF the death of Lee
HeiskeI of this city.
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Very respectfully.
tFrom tho st. olair.vtlls Chronicle,

TIE Wheeling Festival and Fair, in aid
Of the United States Sanitary Commits
sion, Christian Commission and Soldiers
Aid Societies, for sick and wounded sol.
diers, commences on Tuesday, June 2sth,
and promises to be very Creditable affair.
The managers, as well as the charitable
and patriotic citizens generally are all work
in earnest in the matter, and contributions
are being sent in from all directions,
There was a meeting of the ladies of st,
Clairsville held at the Lewis Houae on
Saturday evening, and arrangements made
tor contributions for Floral Hall. Mr., 81,
Q. Welday is on the Floral Hall committee.
We hope our citizens generally will take
an interest in the matter and contribute
literally. 1t is certainly very laudable
enterprise and should be encouraged.
The following persons have been ap.
pointed on this side of the river to receive
contributions, and those wishing to con.
tribute can do SO by calling on either of
them or may forward their contributions
% them, and they will be duly credited to
u a1 B d
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Dr.. J. q. StoIer, Triadeldhia, ", Va.
@ 2. Scott, WelI.burg,
J. J. Burns, RaIrmouE
james A. Bell. Cameron,
Jas Wharton, ParkersburR.
Geo. Bier, New MArtfnGviIle
Andrew Dare, SiStersTille,
Inos- Hough, Huntington, d..
Horace RsSley, Grafton,
Geo: Edwards, MoundsTille,
q u HagSns, M0rgantovn,
Jas 7. WAym n, Glen Easton Is
Jno. Irwin, Olarksburg,
Jas. A. Campbell, Bethany
Jho BAyha, Fulton,
Joel Truesdale, West Alexander, Pa.
A0bt. Simpson. CIsysvflle,
John Baird. Warrington, Gis
= J. CrotherS, Tay lorstoEn,
=. Rhodes, Bridg port, Ohio.
3. Rice, MaTtinSville, H
Q. ". OtlWorth, Mt Pleasant q a.-T ra-# r.
Col Q. L PoormAn, 81. ClafrsviIle2
J. Lippincott, Jr., AorrfstoVn
AichaEdson Bro, Bellaire, a-F
Jno Saunders. SuLhsh, - t .G
Wilson Bro, CadiE.
J. P. Watson, HArrisvilIe,
y. Battelle, Newport,
Wilson stringer, West Wheeling,
OhaS. Hare, Summer6eld,
II. BenniughAus, WnlamSbnrz
Capt. Watson, GreysTfIle,
NJ BiaekbuTn, HarTiottsTiIle,
Jno. Bredheld, BarnsVIlIe,
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ADVERTISBM'NTS
Flags! Flags!

LNVERYBoDY having Flag are requested to loan
~ them for the benefit Of the Festival Those
VINO will do 50, will please have them washed and
sent to the Committee on Decorations at the Fair
Butldingss Attach card with your name, as to
get your own Flags back again. lea
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curiosity Shop and Gallery
of Fine Arts"

ITO the People of Western PennSylVauia, Eastern
Ohio and West virginia: 800 .
We ask your aid and CO operation in rendering
the above named department Of the Wheeling RaiF
and Festival = success.
for It's brave defenders prompt you to send to u
such Relics, Trophies, and OurioGieS Of every de-
SsTptton, a. yoH may have, or can procure nom
mittee where they can be found. l--.-
The GALLERY OF FINE ARTS also challenges
your zeal in the good cause. Give lend Ms your
on Paintings, Sculptures, etc. = -
All articles merely placed on exhibition win be
fully p1 eserTed and promptly retuFpSS.
The history of each artiele should accompany It,
and If donated, Its value.
coNNn1zIH ON CURIOSITY SHOP AND sAI111T OF
PM Am:
EDMUND BOOKING, P1o7. A. ROSS,
d; q. aUPP, A.O. PARTRIDGE,
GEO STORM, DE. DoNRL-
The following personS will receive in their re.
apective oca es relies and trophies the present
oil paintings, sculptures &C., and forward the sane
by Adams Exp ess to the Committee:
John g. Jacob, WelIsburE, VIVA,
Samuel MeCuIIoch, Short Greek, W Va.
John Beck, West Liberty, I"
Joseph O. Hedges. West Liberty "
Dr.. J. 81. Storer, TrisdeIphia.
W. H. Johnston, Post Master, RoSoby'S Rock, ".
Va -
John Bell Bolton, w. Va.
5hos. L. BoRgeSS, Farmington, ". Va.
John J. Brown, KfngWood,
Harrison HaganS, Brandonville,
J. N. Boyd, Rairmont, ". Va.
Col. II. Dering, Morgantown, ". Va,
Jas. z. Wharton, ParkersburR. .-
DR.. Thomas McKsnnan, Washington Pa
Vim. 8. Moore, Washington, Pa.
ReTi John =, z; BEownlee, West Middleton, Pa.
Judge b. CoWan, st. ClAirsYille, Ohio
Or. Israel Werlich, MARITIME Perry, Ohio.
DR.. 8. Pundenburg, Bridgeport
Coulson Davenport, GAINESVILLE,
Dr.. g. Hndreth, Evansville, -Er
George Edwards, Moundsville. ". Va
J: P; stG "a Cranberry sumit, ". Va.
Or. III. Q DoughOrty. Grafton,
y Joseph & Morrison, Pittsburgh, Pa. t..-.- #'