Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-03

1 aaences. II this 'beHnot ultra christian
Iovliness, then we are no judge Of that
article. Blessed are the poor in sptritI
The REBEL SENATE. ~ .... .
FRIDAI, Nov. 25, 1864.
The Senate met at IL o'clock, NJ. Pray
er by Rev. J. Q. McCabe, of the Episcopal
fChurch. Hf on go
sAlAEIEs OF THE CONFEDERATE sEArEs DIS.
TRIcr JUDGES. . .aa.7--. 81
M. Hill. of Georgia, offered the follow
4 Ing, which was agreed TO: .,.tls
RSseLVe1, That the Committee on1 the
Judiciary enquire into the necessity and
expediency Of reporting, . bill increasing
the salaries of the Judges of the District
Courts of the Confederate States.
WAGES or woNES WHO MAKE GOVERNMENT
| CLOTHING. !, ..-
Mr.. Simms, of Kentucky, offered the
following:
three be appointed, with instructions to
| INQUIRE whether the prices now paid for
making clothing for the army Is sufficient
compensation to those engaged in that
business; and also,l whether the compensa-
ton allowed to females employed in the
7 Ordnance Department is sufficient to en-
able such persons TO purchase such sLp'
plies as may be necessary to their SUBJ
sistence. s-el .1.7i 7l-
Mr.. Simms said he had offered this res:
\ olntion because the class Of persons re-
ferred to were, for the most part, the
wives, mothers or children of soldiers in
the field, he had been informed that the
prices paid them for the Government work
was not Sufficient to supply them with
bread. They were paid 81 for jacket,
| So for 9 pair of pants, 50 for q shirt, and
| 81 for a pair of drawers. Many Of these
kfemaIes had families of children dependent
i upon them. their husbands pay In the ar.
my enabling them to lend no assistance.
I This class, of all others In the country,
/ claimed our protection. The Constitution
prevented giving them charity, but 1t did
not prevent Just compensation TO be paid
them for their labor being paid good
wages. II some relief was not afforded
this class, which more than any other de-
served the consideration of Congress-, ma
ny Of them must perish during the coming
winter.
IN. Hill said that ;as the Senator (Mt'
Simns) would, acepfaing TO enstonn, lbe
j chaitman OF this committee, he would call
1,his attention to grievance gteater than
/ the one complained of. Il was said that
llsdies engaged IN the Government work
were not getting the price allowed for
work by Governmsnt4 It, wAE said that
officers fatmed oHttte work and women
performed 1t OF reduced price, the OH
car or contractor pocketingt the excess,
charging the Government full price. He
had heard such complaints Throughout
the country. ~ - q.
The resolution was agreed to.
TIE IxpoRrAHcE OF 'MAcos AND AUGUSTA
\ uRGED-BY TAKING EITHER. SHERMAN WILL
ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS.
Prom the Richmond Examiner, Nov. 90.
The news from Georgia, now the most
Interesting of all, is exceedingly meagre
land untrustworthy. Rnt no doubt can
now be entertained of Sherman's design OF
of his destination, When Davis sent1 and
Hood took, the only army apparent IN tnt
country of his shoulders and carried II
Through the mountAins 70 stick IT In tht
\ mud between Tuacumbia and Florence
Sherman determined to make an attempt OF
! 1.-The lines of communication between VIZ
|, Leiufa, the .Carolinas and the rest OF th'
} c6nfederatS States. His work in Northern
j Gsorgia was done, and for Interior ope
!. rationsn any point on the sepcoAst Woult
be q better base than OhRttanooga. He
i Irisked much in appearance, bot per
haps little ID reality, By destroying his com
m1nications. A marchi1g army can trans
: port ammunition for at least three pitch
, ed battles, and for supplies this season Q
/. the year he might partly rely on the coun
try through which he proposed 70 pass
If he could take Macon or Augusta BY th'
way. he would accomplish great things
lbut the destruction Of those 5towpsL va
not his main object. His design was =
, destroy the railroads, as far as he could
(which ran from Southern and Wester
G60feia to Virginia and the Oarolinat
sn5 ,to rest his army at Beaufort and Por
: ROYAL. .sTHat.h he Would go to that poin
! rati,er than SavahhaiI is nearly certain
forif he directed his course 70 Savannah o
! Cbarleston be would fnd fortified and vel
1 defended cities, and his troops; exhsnAte
nv a long march, both Ia strength ant
3 ammunition,- would be wholly unit :
: feduce either place.- But the eneDy o.
read1 has possession of BeautoFts ID
: would have no ighting to do there, and D
. would mud transports laden. with ever
!. !. species Of f.supply awaiting his arrival !s-
3 Il is, therefore, reasonAbieto believe tna
!. Beaufort is the, poiut of destination, an
. that II he fails at Augusta he wiz MAJ
Q troops @ permft him. If the re&der wi
alanee at the map, he wilt perceive tins
when Sherman had passed from Ohatta
nooea aS 70 Atiaata, and thshce to Bsaufor
.Ilhe WIN have seYeredo every railroGd ,,
4 tween Qeotgfa aud Virginia. This seVe
a snce will be easily repaired; hnt he @
1t establish himself permanently at Beauioi
il dhs may. be able to operate against tho
g Efoads repeatedly. Furthermore, Beauto
n lies between Charleston and Savanna .
5. and can be copyeniently used as the s6a
q Of LAM operations against either city :,