Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-26
grounds. and those Of Sergeant. JsuI,ins

SAmI Or, Esq, there to await the action
Of relatives who have not as yet finally de-
where the body shall bsiuterrsd.
Z The Infantry Company of Capt. Over.
Commander of the Post, fired three volleys
over the grave Of each Of the deceased
soldiers, and the afflicted relatives and the
sympAthiEingi friends turned away from
the loved ones with hearts bowed down
with griet that can only -be assuaged by
time. Ia.r s9lif - a441-'f !.
= The thropg was 80 great in the Cemetery
grounds while the bodies were being iu-
tered that 1t was impossible for more than
one tenth OF the people to get within see
ing or hearing distance of the grayes; II
was a scene that will not soon be Eorgot-
ten by any friend of the gallant souls who
so.well deserve the universal homage and
respect which they yesterday received.
DO
UTTERLY impracticabls 6s,are Alex. Ste.
pheps' ideas of the EAyaih ) which peace
may be restored, his elstisF causes no little
uneasiness among the rebel leaders. It Is
considered significant Of 4 strong desire to
get rid of the war In some way, sandlofa
conviction that it is already on the part Of
the rebels, as tbs. demgerstg say i ~ on
OUT fSst "a fsil1fs.s or cceprss Il this
feeling is tolerated and discussion about
peace goes on, 1t 10 obvious enough that
the power of the rebel leaders is endan.
gered.r In reply to Stephens letter and to
another on the same side from Mr.. Boyce,
of Sonth Carolina, which has not yet
foundits way north, Herschell v. Johnson
of Georgia has published letter, which Is
referred to imam article in the Richmond
Dispateh Of the nth. Mr.. Johnson con-
siders the North the aggressors, and that
tits not becoming In the South to make
the frat advances. II they should, he
says, their action would be attributed to
fear. He is therefore against Stephens
plan OF a convention Of States, and can see
no difference between it aud the absolute
surrender of all the South has been fight
ing for. The DisPGteh considers Mr.. john
sons letter most timely, because. ., q,
"Recent developments in that quarter
have produced painful impressious in Viz.
ginia. The letters of Messrs. Stephens and
Boyce, and the whole conduct of Governor
Brown, have not been calculated to reas.
sure rs. Above everything else, there has
been extreme concern-to use no stronger
term-to find that there should be men of
influence 10 the two states that first went
out Of the Union, and carried the others
along with them, to settle matters with the
enemy, and leave other states, who left the
Union later, the bag TO hold: for that 10
the amount of it all. Certain states are to
make their peace THAT Is what It means)
and to return 70 making cotton once more.
The Yankees, having them of their hands,
are then TO take their satisfaction out Of
Virginia; and that il will be bitter one
everybody eau very we'll understand
These gentlemen may disguise their inten-
ton as they may but II their object be
not reconstruction, their course leads inev-
itabiy to it. .l =. . -~a.1l a.
The Dt,pateh goes on 70 say that IL
Brown, Stephens and Boyce want to 60
back to the Union, the best way is to sub;
init OF once to the Lincoln government, and
It proceeds to caricature the offered terms
Of reconstruction in the usual southern
style:-
"Nothing can be easier than TO return to
the bosom of the Union. Lincoln himself
tells us how II can be done. Lay down
your arms in the first place. Acknowledge
that there are no such rights as state rights
aud that the federal government lie soyer.
eigu aud supreme. Confess that the at
tempt to establish desperate Independence
is q wicked and damnable rebellion. 40.
In IaHa he D - No ,ahaNNn1a
are liable to all the penalties affixed to the
crime Of high treason. Admit that pres
ident of the United States has q right to
set all negroes of the South free by his
proclamation. Although the constitution
OF the United States prohibits Congress
from passing bills ofattainder or corrupt
tion Of blood, admit, nevertheless, that all
the laws of forfeiture passed by
the Yankee Congress, and which operate
quite as effectually az an attainder, are
constitutional, aud that all the,property of
the oonfederacy is properly confisoated
thereby. Applaud the zeal ofthe Yankee
soldiery in obeying their orders to. rob,
burn and murder; in q word submit quietly
TO Abraham Lincoln, aud let him do with
youWhat he thinks best. He will not perhaps
use you very badly. He will, of course, insist
upon hanging all the leaders; but, as he is
known to be ora mercifil disposition,
perhsps he may be satisfied with a couple
Of hundred. OF course you cannot be al
lowed to retain any property. That would
conflict withithe laws Of Congress-. Then
the country is to be sold out and settled up
by Yankees and negroes. But that, of
course, you made your mind up to when
you asked to be taken back. You took in
TO consideration, too, NO doubt, that the
noble patriots who have fallen in this war
are to be stigmatized as traitors, and their
graves and memories forever dishonored.-
That is q small matter. You certainly
cannot expect TO stay here; at least notail
Of you. Enough may stay to serve as
menials TO the negroes who occupy your
estates; the rest must OF to Siberia, away
OF In the direction OF Mormondom, where
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