Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-18

- I t,nrnsdiate command, they have
BILE dships and pTiyGt9nS q. HHt Tvs 's
Sn HsS ooHlaint; haze ,Ssv have assaulted iIa
intellig determination ana ,. D0ia ,imPttuo4
that nave 70 M n Sr. and have resulted in tbsI
nmph in many q hard fought hsld.
IN naslinR nom the confederation Of the Adao,
Generals rsr0rt, feel It my auty 70 call jour
t isyv and TO recommend, that for the neItt
"a he reasonably Increased.
= do NOT hesitate tn say that 1t barely pAyIhh.
penes of living in the exercise Of the most ~
eecontnv II was nxed at q time when the CIT
living vas not one-hah what 1t iB at present X
duties oil his office require capacity, industry Sri
all times trduOus labor such as the State hII
right to expect without reasonable compensate
The salary IF his Clerk is also too small. AIh,
at present, 1t impossible for him to retain e..
who can render aim any service at all. What a.
said in regard 10 Me salaries of these officers ~
we'll be said of the salaries Of many other Of the y
officers but in the later cases the provision \,
Constitution will not allow of an increase.
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION OF UYr,
STATES.
There is proposition before Congress to PFC,
| to the several States an amendment TO the Co.'S
/ ton of the United States, in the manner proyisS
that instrument, SO as to abolish slavery thru
out the Union. Slavery has been q subject ~
mite and q source OF initation from the foup5r Z.
| Of the Government. It has at last been mad. y
1 pretext for the most uDjusti6Able and wieks3,
| beIlion in the history OF the world tor the pun.
/ of dissolVing the Union and destroying our ~
| ties. The civilized world is against 1t. The N.
ant affords an occasion as 1t does an opportI--
| to effectualy destroy in in Unconstitutional a.,
| II it shall happen that during the session Of u
present LegiSlature any action on yOur part h u.
ed to further the proposed amendment, or to f.:I
tate its ratification by this State, trust you y
| not hesitate TO take such action.
CONCLUSION.
The history OF the past year is full OF interest q,
every patriot. The health of the country has Il.
unprecedented. The necess9rtes' comforts and t7g
liuIurIes Of life have abounded. Prosperity hAI y
tended every branch OF business; and, were 1, u,
for this unfortunate bellion we would be The hI
piest people on the face OF the earth And vi,
We are compelled to mourn the loss Of many OF 4.
noblest of the race, yet, we reJOics that the r1R
in which they died is worthy of the sacrifice IL
they died that Constitutional liberty might be y
netu sted; that they have died not In vain; ilr
through the fundamentally OF heroes dead q
brave men alive, the nation still survives and Ia
during the past year the Government has Hlt
great progress toward the re-establishmeut Of ih 4
Thority throughout the entire land. Its armies hI
been Victorious in every quarter. They have defes
and put to route the enemy on every battle eld L
have penetrated his country, and proven that /,
| material of war 10 we'll nigh exhausted. They hr
| captured and are now holding many OF the stu.l
holds and much of the territory heretofore Wit
the enemy's lines. Their presence has demoHsr
ed that there has all along been latent Union e
ing, eady to manifest itself whenever the protsa
ing arm of the Government was extended on
them. In the meantime the people Of the lg
States have endorsed the prosecution CT the Wat
the re- election Of the present Chief Magistrate,
a majority that carries with 1t, moral power VIII
has Its effect in silencing opposition in the 10!
States, and in materially weakening the REBEL
within the rebel lines. The situation is cheering
every hand, and the prospect is that during
coming season, this authority of the GOverRms
will nowhere longer be disputed and peace will
turn on the basis of a restored Union and the via
cation Of offended law. God grant that It may be
a. I. FOREMAN
After the message was read, 5 900 cOpi
were ordered to be printed for the use
the two Houses.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, the ST
geant at arms was directed to puroha
stationery for the use of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Framework, the p
sident was requested to invite the cler
of the city and vicinity to open the Sens
daily with prayer.
The documents accompanying the Go
errors message were referred to joi
committee, to report what portions and
what extent the same should be printt
Committee on the part of the Senate
Messrs. Peck and Phelps.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, it was
dered that the Senate meet hereafter at
o'clock a. m.
Adjourned.