Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-20
Monday Morning, March 90
We have mentioned on our srst p0ge the


We have mentioned on our arst psge the |
receipt of batch of Richmond papers. A
letter from Charlottesville published in the
Enquirer gives an account of the occupation
of that place by sberidau's troops. During |
the occupation some Of our soldiers took
possession of the "J.SeTsOnia'u" newspaper
Office and issued little extra filed with
ridiculous advertisements, offering rewards
for my boy lube" CEarly), and my man
Rosser." A special order to Early was
Also published, directing him to furnish
supplies as hitherto.
The correspondent of the Enquirer says
that when the Yankees took possession of
the town the respectable people retired
within doors, in order not to have any
contact with them, and "but for the TAbble
of negroes and mean low bred white wo.
men on the streets, everything indicated
dead and buried city"
The Enqriyer publishes doleful letters
and extracts from some Of its rebel ex.
changes giving accounts Of Sherman sue
cssses. 1t seems to actually provoke these
rebel writer's that our soldiers behave
themselves as we'll as they do, and commit
90 few excuses. The editors have 90 long
prophssied to their readers what would
happen 10 case the Yankees came among
them that they now seem really sorry to see
their regulations for reliability suffering at
the hands of the forbeariug Yankees. For
instance at Charlottesville and Columbia
not a type was disturbed in any of the
newspaper Offices, save to set up at the for
mer place the little extra We have noticed.
One fellow, however, who recently left
Huntsville, draws a terrible picture of "the
Yankee reign Of terror 10 Northern Alaba-
ma" and Seems bent on firing up the
Southern heart anew if possible. We quote
as follows from bis letter:
- Entire neigbborhoods once
;sourishing in the plenitude of their wealth
and cOntented hRppines have been laid in
n8hcs, leaving the helpless families to wan
der forth from their native wales, pennilesB
bsggars in destitute land. have heard
with my own ears tho awful shrieks Of
women, the sffrighted screams of children,
as the midnight fame dashed its lurid glare
mournfuIly over their burning housetops.
The city of Huntsville. nesting in the
beautiful valley Of the Tennessee, under
shadows of the lofty mountains, once the
gem of the South. the homo of our ablest
statesmen, is now \ miry military camp
Stripped of all their former beauty, the
houses that are standing seem but the
barracks of an army, the gardens but the
tcuements Of wagon trains.
The awful reign Of terror now existing
there has been inRugurRted since HooA's
retreat from Tennessee. They seem "a
think there is no power now able TO retail
late or hold them responsible for their in
human warfare.
II there are no friends OF the Southern
Confcderacy, or enemies OF the North il
Europe or in the world, are there no phil.
nn'hropbists left to shed tear or raise aU
arm over the bleeding thousands Of help.
less people who are dying inch by inch un
der tho Yankee dRspOlism now settled
down over large portion Of our country
II humanity stands IDLY by while tho al
ready semi savage hosts of the North, b,
the force Of numbers, burn, dssoIate, xii
throughout the Soatb, VIC may readily &C
cCpt it as an omen betokeniug the approach
OF barbNric ages, through the darkness
which generations to como may Vainl,
struggle.
But alone, unAided. even with the worl
NGHinst us, we will have our freedom or die
That glorious banner of the Suuuy South
whose colors have Suffered victorious upo
the breeze of thousand battle-G fields
whose followers are yet willing to say wit
the warrior of old, "once moro unto tn
breach, good friends" will yet live to wAv
the proud ensign OF liberty OyaF An linda
pendent nationality.
From the news items published in th
Sentinel We clip the following:
MACON, Ga, March T.-Geueral Howell
Goth addressed a large and enthusiast
meeting here last night. Hon. B. H. Hi
speaks tonight. There 10 great reVolu
tion in public feeling, and general dispo
sition to apply all the resources of th
country 70 resume the prosecution of III
war with vigor.
letter received from Georgia, state
that tie Senate of that State had declares
a non concurrence in Gov Browns recon-
incubation of a State Convention by tn
very decided vote Of twenty to eight. VI
arc glad that policy which promised no
thing but mischief has been defeated.
lady of locality forty miles die
'ant trom Columbia, s c., writing at tn
time OF the late occupation of Columbi
by Sherman, sage: 1.-THE servants Ver
all, think, loyal. Those employed OF
the detences OF Columbia were told OF
the approach OF Gen. shermau's army. I,
shift for themselves. and they all cam
home flying from the Yankees with trepi
datiou."