Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-05

at all times, when understood properly BY
a politician, butwith him was peculiarly
graceful and effective, from the fact that
It was natural with the man. Just enter
ing on the stage of manhood, he offered
himself as a candidate for legislative hon
Iors, and was elected by an overwhelming
majority. SEEKING hold of the secession
mania, he led off in his part of the conri-
try as one of the most ardent advocates Of
nsouthern rights" He was killed at Chicka-
mauga by Q Union sharpshooter just at
the moment that victory seemed to perch
on the rebel banners, and his high hopes
of returning home with the stars and
wreath of general were about being res
allied. II u. 49, ..,l-5,
Among the casualties Of southern liter-
ature during the rebellion may be men-
toned paper started in 1851, just as the
war commenced, yclept the Atlanta Con-
| feferGcy. This paper was founded on the
ruins of semi.pietist ''temperance" or.
gan, formerly owned by that prince Of ego.
lists and southern literary donksys paned
sSeals," fellow. who was principally dis
tinguished, like too many southern t'ge.
niuses," for naught else but paucity OF
ideas and great flow Of words. The
ConfeieTdcy took very well with the cit.
Zens of the hybrid little city of Atlanta.
The editor was one of those dyspeptic, con-
sumptive mortsls-so common in. the
South-Whose organ of egotism was only
eouaIIed by his rabid intolerance OF any
one presumipg to differ from him, His
connection with the Baptist church (the
established" church of Georgia) obtained
for him the favor of the ruling class In
that Itdemocratic,p p hard shell community
That he possessed a single quality of
really popular writer no one could possi-
bly, claim, but then he thoroughly under
stood his people; he had been "borned and
raised in Georgy" (as the natives express
| it'll The want of intellect that would have
effectually damned him even as a contrib
utor to the commonest news sheet here,
was his highest Recommendation to peo-
pie who firmly believed "Abe Lincoln
nigger," and that Mr.. Seward was pos
sessed of both horns and tall 5rt' ~
The northern people, to fully UNDER
stand how such state of affairs could
exist, should know that the state of GeQrt
gia possesses more "poor whites" or nom
shareholders than any state in the South
save Virginia. To this class the present
Governor of the state, Joseph E. Brown,
belongs. BY his shrewdness and dema-
goguic acts he has been elected three sep
arate terms to the gubernatorial chair
much to the disgust of the "aristocracy"
of the state. But then "Joe Brown" kpsW
his people; he was "Baptist," and O. ma.
jority Of the country people were ditto;
Joe had formerly delighted in nothing but
corn bread and corn Whiskey from one
year to another; and so did they, Joe
boasted that be had been "nothin but
little shirt.tail (meaning shtrtEe'S) boy,
and ploughed many time with stub
tailed bull of a team" To this day Joe
Browns constituents do the same provided
the greybacks have not eaten up said
tauruses, Joe again had little or no edu-
cation, and here is where he and the editor
of the OoHtedsracy ghadps their people.
The paper became decided success
from the above mentioned reasons, ana
because it emitted exactly the average in.
tellect of the people, Its devotion to those
emineutlya practical subjects negroes"
and "cotton," was only equalled by its
rabidl ldenuncistion of the "traitors in our
nidstS (meaning men of northern birth or
education), although the greediness of its
conductors to adopt all the little Yankee
tricks of'pufing, blowing and advertising
it's own virtues, was very marked IN the
conduct of this journal. But asa success
full enterprise the Atlanta CoNfsderGey de-
serves notice, as few, if any southern jour-
nails, not Immediately supported by gov
ernment assistance, ever paid a fair inter
est on the capital invested. In 1858 this
paper was sold, and the original proPrie-.
tors retired from business, having aecumu'
lated fortunes.
The fact that SO many of the newspaper
men of the South received high appoint
rnents in the rebel army, and retained the
same by exhibitions of rare skill and sound
military judgment, has been noticed ne
quently. ~
that dashiug, reckless troop following
Stuart in his raids, was an ex.printer.
The youth who, for an act of heroic self
sacrifice, was selected from among the
veteran legions OF Lee to bear the proud
ltitle-"The bravest among the brave
had labored in the same newspaper othce
with the writer. 1t would seem that con-
nection with newspaper offices naturally
begat military enthusiasm, If We may judge
from the number of newspaper men who
have taken the field at different ipes.
The double loaded notice of "Editor going
to the war;" "Printers all enlisted" be-
came as familiar to my eyes in looking
over tue exchanges as the words ''Another
glorious victory" from the War Depart
partment at Richmond. .l.
In 1863 the scarcity of paper, printing
| ink and material of various kinds began TO
kin off many daily and weekly .papers.
Every few days brought notification from
the paper manufacturer, "that 10 eonse-
tuuence Of the scarcity and high price. of
bleaching powder, etc., he should be OBJ
lliged TO make an advance Of II per cent.
OF course, only government journals OF
great wealth and a very large circulation
could live under such a-system of extor-
ton. Such was not the~case-o the wrt-
ter's paper, and with its death expired bis
''exemption from CONSUMPTION" Thus he
4 tbeeame ~ A RBTUaER.
JAMES RUSSELL LowRIL never psnned .
more graphic or wittier sentence than his
description of the Democratic gathering al
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