Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-04

each We think he will wait several days
before finding customers.
THE fertile brains of brace OF Wash
iugtou neWsmongers furnish US some ex.
ira sensational gossip this morning in re.
la'ion to peace. According to these gen
tIemen We are on the eve Of doubtful
conclusion of the war. President Lincoln
and Secretary Seward are about to sell us
all ont to the rebel commissioners now au-
chorei near Fortress Monroe. These two
gentlemen have been maturing plan of
their own between themselves and the gate
post. which has been carefully concealed
from everybody with the possible excep-
uon of Postmaster Dennison. The result,
now clearly ioreseen, is to be that the best
members of the Cabinet will throw up
their commissions and retire; that the Ad.
miuistration is to become Tylerized
and that Mr.. Lincoln himself, by
the law OF gravitation, will land in the
embraces of the Democratic party. The
leading members of the Committee on the
Conduct of the War, we are told, are in a
high state of indignation and make no
bones of their opinions and suspicious
We can imagine as much. 1t takes no
stretch OF the imagination to see with the
minds eye the nmiable Ben Wade in q boil
log and swearing frame of mind. He has
heen known to be in such a mood several
times at Washington.
Samuel Wilkinson of the Tribune fur
uishes the bulk of this precious information
Lattetly he has wasted great deal OF
wrath over Gen. Buffers removal. BE has
nown chance, over Mr.. Lincoln's shoulders
at the great Tribune AdVersary-Secretary
Seward. The unfortunate Minister of Stat,
Is with the Tribune people the Imam of sim
himself-the JoUah-lhe Serpent in tn,
Garden-tbe evil genius of Mr.. Lincoln't
administration. To give him lick abe az
Is always in order, aud we have no doub
that Mr. Wilkinson carries constant via
OF wrath about his person ready to be un
corked on the smallest proVocation.
Seriously, however, We are at Ioss 1
know what pretext there can be for sue
idle and mschievious news. We have
idea that there is scintilla of truth in II
We are bound to believe that both Mr.. Lin
coin and Mr.. Seward are too shrewd, Civ
ing them no credit for common honesty a
all, to dabbIe illicitly in any peace projec
While We can imagine the President th
most anNInua nsacn ,,,ar Z, ~ .-..-,-
yet we cannot for moment conceive G
hun as ready to compromise his high no
siuou by the entertainment of any propo
si'ion not in the strictest keeping wit
his solemn pledges, aud the nations high
est honor aud we'll being.
There are those who will be ready enoug
to find fault with the President for goin
To Fortress Monroe to meet the rebel con,
missiouets. 1t will be time enough 70
such persons to indulge their feelings vhe
the considerations that induced the Presi
dent 10 go are made known. Ii he believe
that his visit would conduce to peace or I
the advancement OF the Union cause in an
particular, it was his duty to 60. Our read
ers Know what We think of all the peac
talk that has been current for seyero
weeks. We put no faith 10 it at all. Their
Is room to suppose, however, that Mr.. Lin
coin knows enough to govern his couduc
by such PrOprieues as become his biCI
station, aud We have no suspicion tina, h
went to Fortress Monroe out of any idl
curiosity whatever. II he had no, gone
like enough we should have heard spotbs,
howl from the copperheads tina, wbs,
peace was near at hand and waiting 70,
his presence, the President turned ava,
because he preferred war Mr.. Lincoln !,
not man of forms He follows his bono.,
purposes without regard to any selfish con.
sideratiOnS. While we hsve no faith !,
his or any Othes mans ability to cOpelns.
satisfactory terms with the rebels we arc
glad 10 see all seditious olamor headed of
by readiness on the part of the P,esidsn,
10 hear what the rebels have to saw