The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-28
MIsCEI.LANEoUs NEWs.

PRoFITAB1f BUSINESS. Newspaper
pedd lngin tie army was very profit
able. business Judging from statement
that one ofthis class, who formerly ped
died papers in the Army of the Poto-
mao, Is now worth one hundred thou-
sand dollars, and is one of the direct
ors of the Second National Bank, just
established in Richmond.
NORTHERN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Au-
gusta, Georgia, CtronicEe and Sentinel,
fnfiicts npoh the Copperheads the fol-
lowing stmost unkindest cut of all:"
eve caution the people of the South
against placing any reliance upon the
/ Copperhead faction of the North. True,
this class Will talk smoothly, and pro-
mise everything, as they did in days
I gone by. But when 1t comes to acts
and the fulfllment of pledges, they are
struggle the South was led to believe
great things in her favor could be &c
comphshed by them. what was the
resulR These men who had for years
used Southern influence for their own
benefit, We're unable to keep even a
single declaration they had made
less to render the assistance they had
50 pompously boosted that they would
give" n 5t-.5is 4fipsf5J
LITTLE JEFF The Toronto Leader
mentions, as pleasant incident, that
while the mother-in-law of Jefferson
Davis was in that city, a few days ago,
having in charge three of Mr.. Davis
children, the eldest, boy of eight
years, "sported little sword and
when asked by gentleman what he
wanted with the weapon, he replied
tsto lick the Yankees" eyes, jeff, but
you know you are too small a boy to
lick the Yankees, said the gentleman.
jeff. promptly replied, 81 know / am
now, but when become q man viii
not be toosnall to do So" Who knows
but that in twenty years hence that
little fellow may be trying to carry his
threat into force at the head of a South
ern army? OF course no one knows
what may happen in twenty years; but
it is hardly probable that Nature will
perpetuate in this now innocent child
the terrible crimes of his father; neither
great virtues nor great vices are hered-
tary-at least not more SO than genius,
and 1T is n cowardly act thus to predict
that n little, innocent boy, Mt most the
victim of Innocent teaching, is fore
doomed to be the enemy and the assas-
sin of his country.
THE NUBIBER OF BATTLES THE num-
Der of battles fought during the late
war is given by an exchange, who, the
Richmond Wing thinks, understates the
number, Mt two hundred and fifty-two.
OF these the soil of Virginia drank the
blood of eighty-nine, Tennessee wit
messed thirty-seyen, Missouri twenty
five, Georgia twelve, South Carolina ten,
North Carolina eleven, alabama seven,
Florida five, Kentucky fourteen, the In
dian Territory and New Mexico one
zach tlnnn M lr6 INF
a northern State, and in the great
billow of Gettysburg. OF the battles
enumerated sixteen were naval achieve
ments.
WHERE THE BLAME L1Es.- Major
General Hitchcock has published a let
ter on the subject of the exchange of
prisoners, the cause of the suspension,
the inhumanity of the rebel govern
ment, and justifying the policy of Sec
rotary Stanton. General Hitchcock.
In his letter saws: stAs long as the
cartel for the exchange OF prisoners was
respected in the South, it was faithfully
observed by our Governments, and
there was no reason to doubt its faith
full execution blythe Government until
the end of the war, unless properly re-
voked by competent authority, if the
rebel authorities had not distinctly vio-
lated Its terms under circumstances in
deed of great aggravation." General
Hitchcock adds: aThe day must come
when every true American will be
proud of the reflection that the govern
ment was strong enough to crush the
rebellion without losing the smallest
element ofits humanity, and stands be-
fore the world unimpeached in its true
honor and glory
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