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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
oPINTON.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.


ATTORNEY GENERALS oFPIoE.
March Is, 1865.
Hon. ED WZN N. STANTON, Secretary of Var.
S1R:-1n your letter of the 11th OF Masoh. Won
~ ask me whether, under thu Act of Congress- an,
Titled AN Act to amend the several Acts hereto
lore pas sed to provide for the enrolling and calm
out ofthe national forces, and for other purnoSss
approved Sd March, 1855, the Provost Marshal Gan
10 10 cnanee the present quotas IN the
penolnS by reason OF In the en oil
ment, made since their assignment.
In the 18th section OF the Act, It is enacted "rhat
Whero any revised enrolment in any Congressional
or draft district has been obtained or made prior
to any actual drawing Of names from the enrolment
lists, the quota Of such district may be adjusted and
apporttoned to such revised enrolment, instead of
being applied to or based upon the enrolment a. It
may have stood before the revision"
It will be perceived that the language of this
section in the paSikense, and properly So though
referring to future and exiting enrollments: An
enrolment must ever preCede any action under the
section. It was, therefore, right to speak Of the
enrolment as a past fact, as something that had
been DONE Regarding the section by itself, and as
unaffected by other clauses in the statute, it applies
as we'll to any future as to an existing, enrolment
But, at the time OF the enactment, there was an
enrolment and pending draft under call for addi
tiona troops, and this appear! from the provsos to
the 18th and 9th sections. 1t is provided, in the
18th section that the rule of credits fixed therein
shall not apply to the pending call and in the 9th
section, it 10 "Fr0vided: That nothing herein con-
tanned shall operate to postpone the pendcg draft
or interfere with the quotas assigned therefor"
Neither of these provisos can be regarded as re-
puSGant TO the 18th section. Ehey 90 noLnlng more
than prevent a construction Of the act that would
change the rule of credits as to the pending draft,
or that would postpone It, or that Wonld interfere
with the quotas assigned therefor. Indeed, Con.
gross has, by implication, declared that the quotas
assigned Tor the present or pending DRAFT shall not
be interfered with. This could have been done in
the enacting parts OF the statute, but may be as
well and sptly done by proviso:
Now, II the corrections provided Tor IN the 18th
section are made to apply 70 the present draft the
quotas assigned therefor, will be interfered With.
This is what Congress- has said shall not be done.
formed their ONCE, and all future drafts must be
made subject to the rules prescribed in the Act.
am, therefore, of the opinion that the provost
sent quotas in the pending draft by reason OF Ger
rections in the enroment mads since their assigns
ment
Your obedent servant
JAMES SPEED,
mh24.1t Attorney General.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
MARRIEn-

On Thursday the 23d inst at the resd ence of the
brides father, by the Rev. Mr.. Ball, Mr.. JOHN BAER
aud Miss BELLE MATTHLws, both Of this city.
On the I'D inst, by the Rev. A. w Werder. at
the residence CT the BRIDES PARENTS Lo us BAYHA
Jr., and Miss Mary N. TIIMANS, all Of this CITY.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For Sale or Rent,

A SNAIL TRACT OF LAND, situated between
IA RichhtoWn and BenWood, containing six acres
Of good letel ground, on which 10 an Orchard Of
ounes Ts. CON oSnseng SI rear, F9m Peach and
Ourrant bushes. There are two good GArdent-one
Flower andone Vegetable Garden. There IL on the
premises ag0od two story Frame House, containing
eight rooms and kitchen, and Is conveniently ar
ranged for two or moro families For further par
ficulars enquire Of JOHN K0EHNLINE. in Bridge
port Ohio Of NICOLAS zLMMER, in RichietoWn.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
Caution---Oil Lost

IL persons are hereby cautioned AGAINST rr-
IA chasing any OIL or OIL BARRELS which 1npv
have been caught in the River during the late
6Gsneti and all persons having possession of any
OL 20 caught are hereby notified that a COMMITTEES
have been appoin ted to all such Oil or Bar
rels and are prepared to pay literally for the re-
cry Ofthe same. HUGH McKELvV voOo'-
JAS. MAWHINNY,
Ioo o. FRED. FISHER,
"nAH-o' Committee,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24

THnRn is an extensive movement in
Washington City, to build railroad which
shall tap the Baltimore and Ohio ct Point
of Rocks.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24

How faint an affair it takes just now to
cheer the rebel mind and call out startling
headlines in Richmond newspaper, can
be judged of by the Examiners dispatch
from North Carolina, announcing victory
by General Johnston.
Somehow the New York market couldn't
see it.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24

SHRRMAN captured some rebel mails in
South Caroline, and the reading of the
letters seems to have fallen largely Into the
hands ola correspondents of the N. Y. Her.
aid. The letters We presume are genuine.
And if they are South Carolina is to be
pitied. 1t is not enough that her boosted
cotton fields are ploughed with Yankee ball
and shell, but torsooth her "chivalric" in
habitants must be designated by their
brother rebels as the "meanest people in
the country" ,,.
A private rebel soldier writes home to
his "Dear Julia:" 1--WE are in South Car
olina, where this rebellion started, and
every house has to be garded, and no man
can get in a house unless he is captain or
some other officer of hier rank. If the
Yankees has to be in any part of the gov
eminent, Iwant them here, for these are
the meanest people in the government"
Another, in communication to his
sweet heart, says: 1--WE are in South Caro-
line The meanist peopl in this cuntry ever
saw since have been soldering if sol.
der gos bout there houses they will order
him off. 1 wOod'nt care mucth if they
Yankees was to get in here think they
would fall snake ore two"
A third adds in the same strain: 1--WE
who are fighting for their protection, are
denied mess of sweet potatoes, unless We
pay an exhorbitant price for them. I have
seen as many as a hundred banks OF pota
toes at house, and yet they are too stingy
to give peck. God pity such men, for
have no pity for them.p
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24

Com took an other downward turn yes.
terday, and touched a lower figure than
heretofore reached. Cotton went under
so for the frst time these many months.
The whole market is lower and heavy.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
WANTED,

EoUR GOOD BLAOKsMITHs,
L. FOUR GOOD MAOHTNIsTs
FOR good steady mechanics we will pay s. 90 per
day and give steady employment.
NJ. ]. LEEsE co.,
mhl5-2wS Parkersburg, ". Va.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
Spring Wagon for Sale.

A FIRST GLASS TWo-HoRsE SPRING WAGON
"A and Harness for sale, suitable for either o
Butcher or Gardener. Rnq uire Of
. HUGH CLARK,
mh19-1WE Four miles east of wheeling,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24

THH rebel Congress issued an address to
everybody to stand firm and not waver-
and then decamped in hurry from Rich.
mond.
Precept and example parted company
very suddenly.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
the Drart In marion County.

west of the Monongahela and West Fork
Rivers, took place yesterday at Grafton
Nine hundred and sixty tickets were put 10
the wheel, of which oneShundred and six.
ty were drawn out-the quota of the sub
district with the one hundred per cent
added. The following persons we're drawn
in the order in which they stand:
Fielding R Ice ZacwEll W Powell
James O Hess Elijah SNYDER
Cornelius Beatty VIM Malta
VIM Billingdey George W Beatv
Tn mas Board james Il Floyd
Francis Fluharty John Mason
James BillinSsley Archiba LOTUS
Turner Davis HezekiAh PhIlliDa
henderson RobY WIN MuSgraYe
Alpheu PTichard Jasper Arnett
Jonn McOray Jr Edward Jones (copd)
Peter camp James SnodRrasg
JACOB Hess John Smith
Joseph Nay Levi Morris
James Wsakley ThorrtonF Cartwright
EDWARD Fleming Festus Fleming
IhomaS Judge Lewis Fleming
Elijah Morris Jacob Watson
Aspufy w wilcox Asel Amos
Thomas Stephens John Conway
OnVer SnodRraBS Eli Martin
Nathan ingram Francis satterfleld
Resin J Martin Nimrod HAYS
Elias kOon andrew Msyhurst
James Booth Marian Youst
samuel HibbB Julius Kendall
Thomas Davis jacob Ice
Austin snoderly Gorge Davis Jr
Daniel Nightingale EbeF Cunpipvham
NnVeE FElcketL thornton Sturm
John N Merrill Daniel b SNYDER
VIM Ga1kiu Solomon Rock If
AHoi lloyd GustaVuS Cunningham
| EEiiah -4Eeel9pa AlpheuS CiaFto ~
eeoTge;W 3i1rti ~ sNtashine ton d lIascn &
5eiln q klnoog E. TgSlFelt % 14trfll s 81 y
tLlornton EigllS lsssf HlaO6hi 1Laddo&
: 4slala = AZ q ssttd5f
r.s.sty AEgest saac y 9nnd sFgs7 ! +
e 9sal5l ,l5 q. rot GodNa5 4 < &
;Alpheug5 .etuog oonr11 n othnaan
SeEetlis z !le9S( oo1uJ Joseph Davis s..
VIM " Cunningham Daniel Warner
John BAKER Daniel Kendall
Harrison StuTm Ohas w Qcott
FIR 'ncis EoE minger John GauRhin
John hawkins Ransom Hnnfer
Jacob Mires james Heudixon
10 eph Davis Francis BlAckshre
James Hoult Raw ev Mpr,IfeId
Danlel Robinson Rawley E Martin
VIM NJ Bartlett John Bnker
Dan Ie II Ayers Job n Sandv
Alphzus Rec George Provn
Solomon Lucas James Williams
Chas CrlmIey VIM II Dim
Benz Cunningham Dennis y Miller
~. hu matth Samuel T0Othmau
samuel F.etchsr James Brown
1saac HOibert S;urri. PRICE
Enoch Evans Iber UowIt
rem tIetthe Robert Hughes
EelX cunningham Luther Ice
Nelson Myers Richard PaIipU
aoratlO lays Allen NJ Brook
John W Webb James Luman
DuBenluS dlIlS Js'8, Sturm
James Beatty Daniel Hawkins
WIN Z Clayton Richard N Campbell
Il fleming Parish WIN II Morgan
James Hawkins Morgan h. oc. sbire
WIN valentino Fielding Wright
- m nVi!ie q Han James Huntington
IL McDouRal Mark w Richardson
John Blackshire John VeAch
henry NJ Floyd Richard RatcGh
Jesse marlin Adam A Rice
Enoch w BaIIah James Keeforer
James wilcox VIM Cross
hehEy C'elIaLd Harrison Gain.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
Household and Kitchen Furni-
turG at Auction,

WILL SELL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH Doth
l. at 10 O'clock A. NJ. at my residence on the west
side OF Fifth street between Monroe and Quincy
streets and directly opposite the Catholic Church.
all Of my Household and Kitchen Furniture, cor.
sistng In part Of 6ne Dressing Bureaus, fine Sofas
Chairs, Tables, Stands, Wardrobes, Carpets, Mir.
rors, Looking Glasses, Rugs and Cooking Stoves,
and general assortment of Kitchen Furniture.
Terms CASH Sale positive.
ELIZA H. sHRIvRR.
6ko. e. WICAHAM, Aucttoneer. mh22-td$
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
WANTED.
WANTED

ITO RENT.-A Brick or Frame House. containing
4 not less than four nor more than eight rooms.
lent will be paid in advance. Enquire of
l. H. WILLIAMS,
mhEt-lW Monroe street.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-24
: M ADVERTISEM'NTS
:. Cow and Calf.

r ttAii to q tomises Of the undersigned, TO.
~ Gidbg near e&ee6ey's Glass House, North
ltheeliig, ON yesterday, White Cow, with Call
about tree weeks old. The owner can have the
same 81 proving property and paying charges.
mh2Ai2Ls JOHN COCHRAN.
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mh24.1t
To Printers.

TTNHE undersigned wishes to associate himself with
aPRACTT6AT, PRINTER, having a small cap
iIal, from $5oU up. For reierence apply e
Editor and Publisher of the
nh2a-3tdE1tw west Virginia st0at Gazette.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
a Serere Earthquake ut San Fran
cisco.

The severest earthquake ever experience
ed at San Francisco. occurred between IL
and l o'clock Sunday. 1t frightened al
most the entire population out OF their
houses into the streets. During half
minute there were two tremendous shocks
which caused buildings to rock TO and fro
in manner altogether alarming. Servi-
ces were over in most of the churches.
The large congregation of the Unitarian
church was being dismissed when the
shock commenced. The ladies Shrieked.
and all pushed for the doors faster than
they could be accommodated with exit.
Similar scenes took place at ST. Mary's
cathedral, and at some other churches and
Sunday schools. The rush was so great
from the Catholic church, on Vallejo
street, that the large doors to the main
entrance were carried away and several
persons were injured by being trampled
upon. The walls of many buildings were
cracked in many places, and there was
general surprise that large stately editiceS
like the Occidental and Cosmopolitan no.
tel and other buildings of that class were
not generally nor seriously injured. More
or less plastering fell from half the ceilings
in the city, and cornices and fire walls
fell from many buildings The entire front
of a four-story brick building just erected
on Third street fell outward. covering
about half that wide street with fragments.
One independently constructed chimney of
the light house fell and crushed through Il
room, coming down upon the tables and
dishes, to the establishment of the bosrrlers
who were taking their lunch. Three of the
servants there were injured. Two China
men were badly injured by the falling of
fire wall on Jackson street. The city
hall bell commenced ringing on account
of the vibration of the tones. and the in
terror walls of the building were much
broken up. Fissures, two or three inches
wide, were opened in the ground in some
parts of the city where it Is made land
and some of this ground was elevated
many inches above It's former level Brief
accounts from Sacramento, Stockton and
San Jose represent the shock as the sever
est ever felt in those cities Ii was not
felt at Marysville nor at Placerviile. hut
the town of Santa Cruz was shocked with
great severity, some brick buildings suffer
ing much damage and two being destroy
ed
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
enforcement Of the Liquor Laav.

The temperance people who had grown
talnt-hcartcd over the evident inroads
which the rum traffic was making in our
State, must take considerable courage from
the manner in which the law has been en-
forced in several prominent places in our
State OF late, and especially the sweeping
SEIZURE that was made in Montpelier a
week or two ago, particulars of which
were given in last weeks paper
1t appears that the temperance people
of that village, having been melted to du-
ty by the agent of the State Temperance
Society, Rev. W. w. Atwater, caused a
simultaneous descent by the authorities
upon nine different rum shops, including
four hotels, (Which, we take it, comprises
all the public houses in the place., three
stores and two saloons. Between sixty
and seventy barrels of liquor were taken,
valued at over $4,000. In only one place
was there any resistance offered, and the
success Of those who undertook to stay the
progress of the officers, may be inferred
from an item which appears this week
under the head Of Washington county.
The enforcement of the liquor law at
Montpelier now is very opportune, both
as to time and place. There has been,
undoubtedly, great deal Of illegal traffic
carried on there and it had been done so
long and to such an extent, that the vio-
lators of law were quite bold. Then again
the legislature is about to convene there,
and all the rum politicians and rum news
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13

papers, aided by such good but mistak-
en- men as DR.. Bacon, arc crying out to
have the law repealed, urging as one rea-
son why it should be done, that it is a
dead letter and cannot be enforced. The
little illustration at the State capital the
other day, gives the lie to all such talk.
Friends Of temperance, take courage
We have good law. A half-dozen earn
est temperance men can enforce it in the
most rummy town in the State, and forever
dry up the fountains of misery and death,
and fill the land with joy and gladness and
prosperity.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
men who inflicted them, and allowing them

men who inflicted them, and allowing them
an opportunity to repeat their parricidal
blows. Security for the future is to be
had by trusting men who have been false
to the hottest Obligations, and clothed
themselves with perjury as with a garment.
And these are the men who seem Just now
to enjoy the special confidence of the Pres
ldent. He is seen bandying compliments
with them at the White House, and does
not hesitate to say that he feels himself
honored by their presence and attentions.
Original secessionists are appointed to re-
sponsible and lucrative offices at the South.
while men who have always been true to
the Union are treated as unworthy of con-
fidence. AS a matter of course, the rebels
and their copperhead allies are exultant
over the course things are taking. Papers
that suggested and advised the assassination
OF Lincoln are now lauding johnson to the
skies. The politicians who used their ut
most endeavors to cripple the administra-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln, and who voted the
war for the Union failure. now vote that
Andrew Johnson is a statesman after their
own hearts, and that his policy of recon-
structlon meets with their hearty approval.
There may be nothing wrong in all this,
but it has a decidedly ugly look. 1t may
be that there is no coalition between rebels
and copperheads to support President
johnson and secure for themselves the
spoils of office. Possibly the Southern
leaders have flung away AMBITION" and
have no hope of gaining through political
chicanery what they have lost on the field
of battle. But these men need watching
Any policy on the part of the Government
that meets with their approval should be
scrutinized with the utmost rigor. 1t be-
comes those who have the honor and inter
est of the nation at heart to be vigilant
and swerve not hairs breadth from their
principles at the present time. l purpose
in another article to consider the policy OF
the President in its bearings upon the right:
and interests of the colored man.-Imle.
pendent.
Chicago, Sept p, 1865.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
The October Elections,

OH1o.-The Ohio election Tuesday re-
suited in the election of General Cox. the
republican candidate for Governor. bv
about $4,000 majority. The vote in the
State was light.
PENNsYLvANIA.-T'he rcturuS from the
Pennsylvania election are scattering and
indecisive. The vote was light and in
most places the majorities fall below the
figures in 1862. The republicans, howcv-
er, have undoubtedly carried the STATE
In Philadelphia the republican candidate
for Mayor, Morton McNIichael is elected
by much smaller majority than Mayor
Henry had last year.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
The MOrmOns and POlygansu.

When Speaker Colfax, on his passage
through Great Salt Lake City, had his
free talk with Brigham Young on polyga-
my and the duty of the Mormons to the
government, it seemed quite likely that
the Mormon apostle would soon have a
revelation showing him that it was best
for his church to abolish polygamy But
the Daily Telegraph, the paper in the
Mormon interest at Salt Lake, has Just
published a long and carefully prepared
article on the subject, giving a, length the
Mormon view. and closing with a final de-
iiant paragraph that shows that the saints
are not disposed to give up their plurality
system without struggle If. as Is prob
able, the article was prepared by the Mcr-
mon leaders themselves, it shows that thi.
question Is not 80 near favorable settle
ment as we had hoped. and that the Nor
mons are not disposed TO yield to the de.
mands of law and OF morality without they
are compelled by force, The article il
question claims that polygamy is part OF
the Mormon religion. and SAYS: "Relig-
iouS bankruptcy Is Il fearful thing to de-
mand of one hundred thousand people
but, the congress OF America asks tor
more: it demands that they (the polvga,
mi>ts) shall virtually acknowledge them
selves polluted. their children bastarlS,
and. as thousands of the young men and
women i'll Utah are offspring of polyga-
my. it demands Of this portion that they
shall bastardize themselves
This shows clearly that the Mormons
are still welded to their demoralizng prac-
ticc and do not intend to abandon it vol
unfairly. But it does not follow that.
therefore, the government shall compel the
abandonment of polygamy by force The
crowds OF gentiles now rushing TO Salt
Lake city, many of whom settle and 90
into business there the growing repug-
nance of many of the Mormons themselves
to polygamy, and last but not least. the
livel Y and continued assaults of the Union
Nedcttc, the smart little gentle paper at
Salt Lake, are all having their influence
in the right direction and will eventually
wipe out this curse without any outside
assistance.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13

Cider is so and good apples s. bar
rel at northampton, Mass.
Butter fell to 80 a 81 c. at St. Alhans
last week.
The drouth continues i'm the lower part
of New England. and also in some parts
of the West
Beef Is five cents pound in Texas.
Kid gloves are two shillings a pair in
Liverpool. They are more than that
here.
There Is horse trot al Littleton TODAY
and tomorrow. and $1,000 in premiums
offered. \ good deal of bad liquor will
lie drank.
Cough gives his new lecture-'.IIabit"
in Boston, Nov. %.
The Boston Commonwealth hit at the
wooden nutmeg state Is rich.
\ Brattleboro paper speaks of a horse
at the Wiudham fair that was the ''chief
attraction that did his mile in 5.54 :,
But the paper adds, lit is not for speed
that this horse is chiefly valued We
supposed ii was.
Carl Zerrahn holds IA musical conven-
ton at Springfield, Mass. the second week
in November.
The American consul at Smyrna, under
date of August 10. states that the cholera
had been brought there from Alexandria.
and that the mortality from it was fear
full. All the people who could get away
left the city, and business was suspended
and the streets deserted The poor peo-
pie Were suffering greatly, and the foreign
consiil> had taken up subscriptions for
their relief and were daily distributing
soup and bread.
DEATH OF DR.. FRANCIS WaYLaSp.-
The Rev. DIR. Francis Maryland. who was
more than twcnty-eight years president
OF Brown University, was Frustrated 10y a
paralytic stroke on Tuesday last. and died
on Saturday afternoon AT 81 O'Clock, aged
- wears
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-13
The Richmond Netc MltiOi. -

The Rev. James W. lIunicutt, an old
editor and Virginian of well approved
loyalty, who lectured in ST. JohnSburv.
last winter. has lately started in Richmond
Il paper called The New Nation.' which
is worthy n hearty support. 1t speaks
with no uncertain sound. Witness the
following programme laid down in the
first number:
"The unconditional preservation of the
Union. The perpeluity OF Il Republican
form of government. The unconditional.
universal freedom of all men, The equal
rights of all loyal American citizens be-
fore the law, without regard TO race or
color. The establishment of systems of
general education throughout the length
and breadth of our country, for the benefit
of all classes, irrespective of race or color
The rio hits of prescribed Union refugees
and prosecuted Union men everywhere.
The interests of a hi Oh order of civiliza-
ton, oppressed humanity, and pure Chris
tianIty, will be constantly. tearleSslv. and
faithfully advocated and defended by
"The New Nation" With these prin-
ciples inscribed on Our banner. we unfurl
it to the breeze, and in Gods name. and
in the name of suffering humanity, send it
forth to the world, with firm and unwa-
vering resolve, to sa& or s,rha, stand or
fall. Ate or die IN them"