Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-21
On Edsoatioai-Mesnrs. Ross, Dawsou,


COrPorGtiOns-Messrs. Soper, Lamb. Ruff
ner, Tough and Fleming.
On Private Corporations and Joint Stock
ColPGRieS-Messrs. Holman, Dunn, Fos-
ter, Gather and Barrick.
On BoGdS and Internal Navigation
Messrs. Crooks, Bumgarner, Cunningham,
Griffin aud Montague.
On FoEfeited and Unappropriated LGHdS
-Messrs. McGrew, Wheat, Debar. HaEar
and Cook.
On Claims and GrisUGness-Messrs.
On Humane and Criminal InstitUtionS-
Messrs. logan, Hagar, Dunn, Cassidy and
Teter.
On Printing and Contingent Ezpense.-
Messrs. Goff, Newton, Dolly, Mcdonald
and Burk.
On Executive O6ices-Messrs. Dawson,
Logan, Crooks, Newton and Foster.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Alexander
and Scott.
Mr.. LOGAN called up the preamble and
resolutions relating to the permit system,
and addressed the House at some length in
a speech of scathing power, in review
of the, perversions of the system of
restrictions on trade and commerce es-
teblisbed by the Treasury Department in
West Virginia, to which the people were
the intention OF the system to prevent
disloyal men within the Federal lines from
exercising the privileges of trade, for
they bad all the liberties in that particu
lar allowed loyal men. There could be
but two other objects-oue to prevent
tie passage of supplies through the lines,
and the other to raise revenue He
argued that if it was the purpose to pre-.
vent the passage of supplies through the
lines, the system utterly failed of its OBJ
ject. 1t provided no sort of means for the
purpose. Disloyal men could ship with
impunity to points in the interior, and
when once goods were beyond the lines of
railroad or river, what was to prevent
their being spirited away to the rebels q
The Treasury Department had no detec-
tives beyond the lines of travel. There
was nothing but the military to prevent
the smuggling of goods and supplies
through the country beyond the railroads,
and the military did not in the remolest
degree depend on the presence of agents
or boards of trade at points along the
railroads for their efficiency. The military
We had anyhow as much with as without
the permit system.
This was the legitimate object. and in.
tention of the system, and the very fact
that the people believed it to be- such, con-
strained them to endure what they had
endured 10 submitting to its operation.
If it was simply scheme for revenue. it
was not only oppressive but unequal, To
| ship goods from this city by express to
the Eastern cities, our citizens were com.
PEELED to pay for permit; yet strange to
| say none was required to ship from there
| here. The count les we're allowanced 10
the amount OF supplies they should pur-
Ioh Of
qually between merchants, aud if it hap
pened that the allowance was INADEQUATE
to the wants of the community, as it often
did happen, there was no help for it. They
| simply had to suffer, and seek redress.
hitherto in vain. He cited the case of a
gentleman of Clarksburg, and read from
letter from him, and gave his name to
substantiate the case, who bad shortly be.
fore desired to buy iu this city Eve thou.
sand dollars worth of goods gentleman
we'll known, whose name was a SYNONYM
for loyalty. The allowance TO tue county
was $4,000, and it 30 happened that q
rebel had just got permit and bought
$4,000 worth, 30 that this gentleman was
obliged to be content with a purchase of
81, 900. Such cases were constantly han
peniug. People coming into this city from
the country imm ediately around, could not
take out small parcel of goods
| or market basket, If they went by
way of the railroad 10 the next
station without permit. A gentleman
| from Moundsville boughts small parcel
consisting of three hoop skirts, aud went to
the station to take the uight train home.
The agent of the permit business would not
allow him to carry the package aboard the
train without a Permit-the office was
closed and even for the price 10 permit
could be obtained that night, so the gen.
tlemau was reluctantly obliged to remain
till the next day, or subject some members
of his family to q serious disappointment.
The only effect of the whole system as
enforced here was to make revenue. PEG.
pie were beginning to see and feel this, and
there was deep aad growing Indignation
| that our people should be singled out of all
| others and made the subjects of these in !.
| famous expressions. No mere preteuse Of
raising revenue would justify such a sys.
tenn. Nothing would justify it but the
most urgent necessity. To the honor of
our people it was to be said that such was
their devotion to the government that they
had been willing to endure all these in
eonVenlences, annoyances, expressions, be-
| cause they believed the Government deemed
it necessary as a military measure. But if It
proved that it was not q military necessi-
| ty, that 1t was not necessary evil, rather
that it was an uumitigated outrage, how
long would the loyalty of our people, or
any people stand undemeralized2 And this
the people were beginning to feel and see.
There must be no expressions not absolute.
| ~ necessary, otherwise we could not bnt
expect to array the people against us, He
| believed this permit system was doing
more evil and more to ALLEVIATE the people
of West Virginia from the government than
any single agency that could be named
He was now surprised that the people had
been Silent so long. He attributed it to
their great devotion to the government.
which was SO great that even for fancied
good they were willing to submit to an
uumitigated evil. The authorities of Their