Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-17
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has responded nobIy. No State ia the
Union will have . Proudsr record shea
thiG hour Of national trial IS past She
has done more in proportion 70 her ability
than almost any Of her Northern sisters.
Nearly Que half Of her territory
has been desoIAtsd by the torch of var,
and thOusHods Of those who ought 70 be
her citizens are IN the ranks Of The rsbsl-
lion, while the Norihers States have gone
in uninterrupted aud even Increasing
prosperity. West VitginiA has been tried
By ere, aad nobIy has she vilbstood the
ordeal. All the men she has ever been
asked for have been furui5bed BY voluu-
tary saliItnsnt. Never yet has che sent
one unwilling soldier 70 the field, and let
rs hope and resolve never will And
no soldiers in the Geld, come from whore
they may, have achieved 8 more snviabIs
reputation for all the qualities that digpiIy
ana snuObts tbs volunteer citizen soldier.
than our own brave West VirRinians.
Now, then, We are asked for = few hun.
dred more, ia all human probability tbe
last that will ever be needed; for certainly
the immsnSs army that the late calls give
the government, With such 8 general As
Grant in chief command, must snd the
rebellion this season.
What shall We do about III Relax all
EFFORT to encourage voluntary eultstmen.s
and wait for what. . free people sighting for
their Institutions ought never be willing 70
be subjected tot We trust most sincerely.
that every county in the State will oaer :
liberal bounty to the few men needed 70
ill their quotas, and thus save the State
from this humiliation. Let Ohio county
lead Cd With good example as she did
before and We believe the rest will follow
salt. Perhaps there are some who think
sac taxes are already a. heavy aSOur oiti.
1'ns are willing to Pay. The taxes are,
heavy that must be admitted; but never
have our citizens been so prosperous and
so able to pay them. Thus far The patriot.
ism of Ohio county has always risen TO
meet the demands upon it. Suppose the
supervisors determine to give 5000 to each
OF the 126 men required of Ohio county:
that would be $25ooo-and what is $25,-
coo for the wealthy city of wheeling and
county Of Ohio. that It should be balanced
for = moment against the stigma Of the
Provost AArshaI'S wheel at our Court
HouSe.
There are some who express wish tha,
daft may take place In order 10 catch
'Ons of the diSlOyHI, who have been living
here under protection the Government AMI
amusing wealth. Well, now, are tbsy
quite sure that is the best WY to cntct
thsm1 We are not. II they are wealthy
the Government will only get their com
mutation money. Ifthsy are not wealthy
the money will be made up by those VIII,
are, 50 that secsSBiouiStS II drafted will mo
60. Aud IL they did 60 they are Just Z,
much dead wood In the army. We yan
men 10 rhe army who will shoot at th
enemy aud not At their comrades. Bu
then, ihs wheel is not partial add goo,
loyal men are just about q APT 70 b
caught AZ rebels; and those too, on whom
either the payment Of their eommutatio,
or their entry into the service would be
peculiar hardBbiP,-men who have lArR,
families or aged parents dependent on thei
labor for support. Give Ihess men a lib
Sral bounty, and with that aud the GOV
oEnmsnt bounty they can volunteer An,
leave their families well provided for
Withhold the bounty and they NAV 81
dragged into the army without cent .
remuneration bat .hsir- mOathly wages. o. o.
which their families could but slArye. Tb
bounty system is essentially the poor man,
friend. Tie money comes OF Of those aSl
to pay It without feeling II; and In time O
war this class must Of course pay for thsi
exemption fFom military serrics. z L
1--we want 70 make the secessionists .
Ohio county help ply the s1 pc l Of Ii
war they helped bring ON, the way 10 do i
Is MOTTO ,trS TO draft them, but 70 tax then
to pay bOuntisB "a, volunteers. IFhsy a.
the largest property holders Of The county
aud. a. general thing have made NOR,
money out efiths gpyeramsat than A.,
nsSin the county. IL alttSs iu n.S al az =
pay the oommutsIlons ant. there v.,.s :,
be no MISUNDERSTANDING It would cost IL,
county $s7l 900. AyeEy large part o. III
would come OF Of loyal men Gad poo
men. If they could not pay it II E6aij
compel them TO go, without giving thsm
dollnEsto leave With their tsmfissS HSy
much better Il would be. If this must s
paid, 70 make thsFieh ana disloyal nav i,
The loyal men Of Ohio county have born,
the burdens imposed BY their patfiot,st6
uutil it isno wonder they begin !, littis 3 3
weary. The Board OF Supervisors did
nobly IN equSlisfpg these burdens nier
ths last call, and We sineeEely hope thsS