Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-20
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The GeOrEta-Priees OF PrOvIsiOnS,
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The Richmond papers of the 18th instant
contain some interesting matters. The
burden of the editorial articles is loud cry
for reinforcements for the rebel army. The
Di.pateh makes an authoritative statement
that "there are one hundred and fourteen
thousand men detailed as farmers, and some
thirty two thousand exempt, as necessary
in some form to the government and public
institutions of the states" The Enquirer,
however, objects to call upon the ex-
empts. 1t says:
SIT will be necessary to invoke the COM
sent of the states TO place the state exempts
in Confederate service. They may be made
to certain extent useful as q local force,
classed as a militia contingent, and as
signed by the etate executive as an auxil-
iary force These men, drilled and armed,
might defend any locality of their residence,
without breaking up the whole business of
society and of the state. The power to send
them to the field must, however, be exsr-
cised with great prudence; as otherwise
courts, record offices, banks, rsilroada, tel
egraphs and gas works might be brought
to q stand still. What these men can do
without detriment to public interest or
without disparagement of the paramount
authority of the state they should be re-
quired to do"
The EaqlKsr also insists that it is un-
wise to put
FARMERS IN TIE YIELD.
"The reserve farmers are men between
forty FIVE and fifty They are fathers and
erandfarhers. In many cases they have.
no land and no labor except that of their
own hands. They have the WiTes, widows
and children of their soldier sons and sons
ip-I law on their hands and hearts. We
know q man now in camp at Belle Isle who
has been detailed as farmer on condition
that he would support the family of his
brother. He added the seven children of
his brother to his own family. He had no
slaves and little other property, and he
was ordered into camp, with this addition
al burden accepted By him on condition
that he should be allowed TO stay at home.
This is sharp prRcice-too sharp. Bot
the class of men of whom we have given
this example are wanting at home. They
are the managers, the protectors, the pro-
duceTs of the country, and such head 10
often more missed from a neighborhood
| LQau 5GFeEhl phlEs Vi udunes 4 " A4 olh H4A
| these old men is to leave the women, chill
| dren aAd property to raiders, deserters and
slaves. In this point of view, We have
advocated General KeDPer's proposal to
organize these reserves as a local force to
guard against raids and maintain the peace
of society"
The Sentinel discusses the question Of
peace winding up with these conclusions:
"Our efforts should be directed to the
development and concentration of our
military strength. Whatever the future
may bring forth we cannot tell but at
present we have to deal with one who is
our implaeable foe, whose policy is one of
blood and conquest, AID in whose profess
sion no faith can be reposed. If we do
but put forth our best energies, all will be
well, and peace will bless our land ere
many days"
"AH AxEUAL STREAK OF BAD LUCK"
The Wing has the following remarkable
article:
1--WE have now fairly entered our regular
annual sfrsaE of bad lHek. The recur-
renee of these streaks is somewhat won
detful TO the unrefecting. The first be-
gan in the first year of the war with the
mishap at GAINESVILLE, and continued al
most without lnIeImIsslOu uuAll Tue sprung
of the following year, when Jackson efec-
4 trifed the country with his famous Valley
| campaign. After that the tide turned and
ran 10 our favor until Lee was rebuffed al
sharpsburg. Then the current set in the
other way, and 30 remained until Burnside
was demolished at Fredericksburg, when
| it again changed and ran somewhat in ts'
vor of the enemy until the battle of Chan
cellorsville. The campaign of 1858 open
ed brightly for us, and good fortune fol-
lowed our arms until the fatal July when
the repulse at Gettysburg was succeeded
by the fall of VIcksburg. A series O
gloomy months ensued, relieved by th'
great victory at Chicamsuga, but Ssoor
cIouded again by the melancholy events o
Missionary Ridge and KuoZvilie- In th'
first month of winter, however, We emer
Iged from the streak of bad luck. and, be
ginning with the minor successes of Long
Street and Jones, spring and summer o
uninterrupted triumpbs blessed the Coo
federate standard. As the fell approaches
the current regurgitsted. The loss OF tn
Alabama WAS followed by the caPitulatiol
Of the forts near Mobile, the occupation o
the Weldon road, the fall of Atlanta ant
the death of Morgan.
1 uHnv- Iopo the present 6treAk of bai