Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-27

A Trip to the Third COnEresEiOnHl
Dt1triet-Fhe Popular Feeling.

A Trip TO the Third COngrssEiOnRI
DtstrIet-The Popular Feeling.
GEzTLEHKx:-A day or two after Nc
Clsllan's acceptance appeared l started
down the river, by boat for Csbeu aod
Randolph couniies, on private basin sss
solely. Being 10 politician and seeking
DO once, ny Mid WAS tree 20 observe the
popular Manifestations, touching the great
subject which does or ought 70 I'll the
American hesrt-the preservation Of the
government. net with al upRsusl nm
Der and variety of people, Of sH professions
ard from various sections Of the country;
the clergyman, PhysIciso and lawyer the
trns hearted, earnest and. o..patriotic farmer,
the bold Einewey mechanic Rud lRborEr,
Standing proudly erect IN the midst OF his
toh," the nan Of science and letters, SOL
diers Of various age, grsde and expert
ence-the rs6 recruit who hsd inst ol1
Adieu TO bis peaceful bone and the objects
of his hopes and Affections, 10 enter upon
th new and uutrisd scenes Of war; beside
him stood the veteran who had passed the
fearful ordsAl-With features disciplined,
calm snd composed, with dsUntless soul
within, self poised and independent, school
ed sad attured 20 set and speak through
nerves that had ceased 70 shake, II forms
and accents Of gentle and uso5erest Fyups-
thv. or II tones snd deeds that Eiss GboUs
the wild uproar and din OF battle. Wonder
cas- sdAptsbihtyl l net with pErtioipstors
II aeErly every battle since the Ezr began
OF course thE great and final issue nuw
81 hand I found uPPernoSt II Gl minds.
Military victories were regarded oaly as
subsidiary. Shall the BslIinore or the
Chicago platform with the respective can
didates triumph, all seemed to regard HE the
Esttler of 81 things else past, Presest aud
future. If the former should triumph, ali
WAS safe; If the latter, att irrs.risTeRbly sud
forever lost-courEy, hooor and Gbe-ty'E
last hope!
Such an EwEksuing Of great people 70 the
true Importance Of The issue assured ne
of what il TO be the result. The last elk5-
GRATED and giided embodiment OF treason
At Cnicsgo, with Little Mac Psrched
thereon. ELECTED the concentrated scorn
sa5 Indignation of insnlted loyalty every
where; whose piercing glance, like the
lightninz's fash, mas already penetrated
its inmost reeesses, and its bolt, ike that
Of the Hghtning's, IL certain TO shAtEsr the
hidsoss pile with him thai stands thereon
INTO atoms. think on ny way 70 GUyao-
dotts couversed with as many ss twenty
who sBid they had been MeCisIlEn men
until they read the Chicago platform Ana
his Acceptance Upon this they dropped
him at once and forever. net with many
that bslisTed ne had been IN me conspiracy
from the beEiuninE-thst the rebel jantO,
st the same time they assigned Lee, Bssu-
regard, Breckinridge and FsllsndlghAu
their pBrts il the great and bloody drans,
assigned also 70 Mcclellan his And II
view Of present Developments this Il not
| improbable, fer it explains mpch conduct
Ehile- II eh-ge Of the Potomac Army
hitherto ineEPliesble-
Upon landing s0GuyAndotte I fOund
large gathering OF people present for the
| purpose Of rBlsiug 8 large sud besutItul
! fag bearing the names Of Lincoln aod
johnson, upon The very spot where little
more than three years ago rebel secession
flag was raised. Il was thrilling sight,
| and proof positive that true loyalty, with
all TIs mistakes snd SHIRT coniugs, has
made some heA6ERy within the last three
| years. The men OF the mountains were
there, Whose Wild and elevated homes hsd
| kept them E5Crs VirEinia's modern degsn-
sracy, in the pare air where Washington
/ And the fathers iubibed their inspiration,
togsther with the Eagle they imprinted on
/ the emblem our moantAiReers 50 love and
will never forget or forsake, ike that i'm
periAl bird the erAg and tastnessss Of the
mountains, have during the last three yesrs
/ sheltered them alike from The storm and
0utlsE-ths esamoa enemy Of al animated
| nature.
| But ths-s had besa spread before them
scenes Of heart piercing sorroE- In the
valleys below lsy their little farms Ead
1 the homes Of their wives and chlldsen-
| They had early given their yO1ng and Wig
orous sons 70 the army of their county
which haa been called to fght On distant
fsIds, ieATing AL they possessed 20 the
mercy Of the guerrilla Tbey had seen
their crops and fences destroyed, their
stock driven BWEy, their buildings burned,
and wives and EenEMing children strip
ped Of sFerything and t1rnsd CSt % pr
| iGh. ThS ranges, to- Who WAS rheEe-