Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-09


fine spirits and we'll equipped, the wagoI
trains ample aud we'll provided, and every
thing in perfect trim. There fWas no fea
Of our men mot getting plenty 70 eat,
drove of some eight Thousand hne beeTe
having been secured before the army wa
put in motion. ,7is4.s
There were some men left behind a
Jacksonville for want Of shoes and cloth
ing; but these have beensuPPliedi and TIL
men have been sent forward to their com.
mRpds. We are assured that the whole
country has been cleared, and net q StTGg
gEer or skulker remains behind. The mer
showed indeed, no spirit 70 AK behind, ,bu
started of, with great alacrity, and spirit
The only thing that tended to dampen thell
enthusiasm was the fact that many of tltsE
had not been paid et,ltJ J6F JIttesn AaOaths
yet there was no quetnlousness or com
plaint-not single murmuF or whisper,
Let the government take steps to pay of
these men, and Hood, says our informant
will have as fne an army as eyer marched
to the tap OF the drum ItseeEns hard thai
these brave fellows, who have borne the
burden of o dozen battles, shonld be kept
out of what little is due them, and we
hope our authorities will seee that the ne
glect is at once corrected.
The railroad from Dalton was most ehec-
tually destroyed by Hood. The track was
torn up for a distance of thirty eight miles
in fact the whole way up TO within three
hundred yards of Ressaca. The !destruc-
ton was complete. The rails were torn
up and bent, the ties burnt, the excavations
filled up, the tunnel blown into mass of
ruins, the brick arches falling like the wall
of houseI II is said that the damage to
the road cannot be repaired IN less than ttOO
months. ..
In destroying the. railroad our men fol.
lowed up their work to within few hun.
dred yards of RessaGa. The enemy had
guns, but none of them commau.
ded the railroad. "Our men were oil eager
to attack and carry RessaCR, but Hood
said there was nothing there and that it's
capture would not be worth the sacrifice
of life it would cost.
General Beauregard had his headqusr.
ters at Jacksonville, but left soon after the
army took up it's line Of march, to join
them in the field. His presence had in
spired the people with the greatest conf
dence and hope.
About the time of the srmy's crossing
the Tennessee, Wheeler's cavalry fell upon
the enemy at Kings, about twenty-five
miles northwest of Jacksonville, and about
midway between Gadsden and Centre, and
drove them for Eve miles, killing and
good many, and capturing a
number of prisoners.
Sherman is reported, our informant says,
not to have more than thirty five thousand
men. His army is said to be dem0ralized,
and his trains in most wretched coudi
ton. 1t was thought in Georgia and Ala.
bama that Sherman would be forced to
evacuate Atlanta. Northern papers re-
ceived yesterday report that he has done so.
The spirit of the people 10 Georgia and
Alabama is said to be as good and hopeful
as At any time since the war commenced.
Everything wears cheerful aspect, and 1t
is believed that the enemy will be driven
soon out of Georgia. The gee sest PRan.
ton has taken place in the popular mind
since the fall. of Atlanta, and the people of
Georgia have no longer fears OF being
overrun and sujugnted by the Yankees.
All along the route from Alabama to Rich
mond our friend says that there was the
most buoyaut and hopeful feeling exhib-
tied by the people. Not a croaker showed
himself.
THE WORK BEFORE THE REBEL COSsREs5-
DIRECT TAXATION DEMANDED BY THE CON.
DITIoN OF THB REBEL 'TINANoEs.
From the Richmond ssntinsl, oct.sl.
The Honorable Secretary of the Treas.
ury will, of course, present his exposition
of the condition OF the finances and the
needs of the Treasury, with recommends.
tions of measures proper, in his Judgment,
for adoption. These Recommendations will
carry with them much just influence, for
the Secretary has taken strong hold on
the respect and confidence of the country.
Devoting his whole time and talents to the
public finances, aided by large expert.
ence and established ssgacity in business
affairs, it is proper that his Judgment be
received with great considerations. We
know not what particular measures he
NAV recommend, nor do we desire 10 Arti'
cipate or forestal them. There are some
general views, however, which it may not
be amiss to notice, as proper to be eonsid-
cred in the adjustment of any plan which
may be agreed upon.
Z It Is constantly to be remembered that
we have but two sources of freyenue-lOans
and taxation. Loans are of two kinds
the direct, which arises from. the sale oi
bonds, and the indirect, which is made by
the issue of paper designed for CirculatiO n
as money. The latter, after being employed
by us to q hurtful exc1ss, has had limit
assigned it, which, it is to be presumed, II
has nearly reached, leaving US nothing
further to expect from that source. Direct
loans can be looked for only or chiefly
among our own citizens, aud this for rea'
sons not necessary to be detailed. The
United States government, recognized by
the world, aud With the world open to itG
commerce, cap. obtain money abroad only
at the most ruinous rates. We could mo-
expect, in our present 'circumstances, U
effect any considerable loans In like places
except .Inder intolerable disadvantages
1t follows that we are dependent for Oul
revenues, as we'll for loans as for taxes, OF
our own people. aE
Our managementof of our finances must b.
twofold. Il must aim at a maximum o
revenue with a minimum Of expenditures