Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-04

1.-The Children of the Battlefield, as wei
as photographs Of the children to whom
the music relates.
TuE rumor that two of the Blair family
the Hon. Montgomery lex P. N. GENERALLY
and his father-Ghe venerable old conf.
dent of Jackson-haVe gone to Richmond
on peace mission-seems to have Gre
denes in influential political cirles east.
The New York Tribune gives the supposed
mission double loaded prominence, and
while expressing its regret that the Messrs.
Blair had not gone, or attempted to go, TO
Raleigh, instead of Richmond, yet, never
theless is pleased to know that the TWO
gentlemen have started within the rebel
lines on their rumOred errand. Mr.. Gree.
ley having done something himself IS 3
mediator is of course committed to APprO
val OF such an undertaking. We are some
what surprised, however, seeing what came
OF his attempt and baVing had experience
OF the rebel comments made upon it, to
fad him rather enthusiastic in his pres
ent expectations. Perhaps he thinks the
situation now 30 materially changed as to
have superinduced a change in the rebel
leaders. Thatmay be. Still the country will
be ngreeablY surprised to End Messrs. Davis
and Benz lmiu, and the Richmond editors,
in more of melting mood than they were
When Clay and HOlOombe were at Niagara
or jacques aud Kirkwood at Richmond.
The recent articles in their leading papers
an uVU U1sWhaOn -uItnor change VI Heart OF
OF purpose. To be sure We know thai
their future is more desperate than ever
and We realize that those who are cool and
intelligent among them must so view it.
but the question remains, how can the
leaders afford to yield the contest? We
have never yet been able to see how they
could afford to give up and say that the
rebellion was failure, tnasmHch as failure
seals their fate and their children after
them with eternal ignomiuy. Logically
the rebellion has got to end in overthrow
whether that overthrow be accomplished
by arms wholly or by diplomacy in part
1t can not terminate half successful and
halt unsuccessful. We cannot concede
any OF its known purposes.
For the sake of our status with the ont.
side world it may be we'll enough to ex-
tend the olive branch, thus showing as Mr..
Lincoln said in his late message, that ",he
war will cease on our part when it ceases
on the part of those who began it." Such
policy was supposed to be toreshRdowed
in Gen'l Buffers New York speech. 1t is
In this light we presume that the Tribune
looks at it aud commends it. The Messrs.
Blair arc gentlemen OF southern ante
cedonts. The time was when Blair the
elder was power with the men
among whom he has gone. He is capable
of giving them good advice, and if thew
DOUBT it they ought to turn back aud read
what he told Mcclellan before the Presi.
dental election. He understands their
case as well as he did Little Mac's-probs-
bly, better. He can show them the differ,
enoe between the ground once occupied bv
them and the ground now held. He can.
IN semi-ofticiAl way, drop some of the
facts within the knowledge of the State
Department at Washington in reference to
foreign powers, before. their eyes. No doubt
Mr.. Seward posted him up before leaving
one thing will probably be gained bV
this latest mission not heretofore within
our possession. We shall know of a t-nth
whether the rebels are bent ON war n ~.
death or independence. We have had M
conference yet with the leaders ,ba, oar
t"inly and to the iudisputsble SAT.
istactiou of the cOuutty settled wbo,bo,
there was any point short Of ae,usl ;Dd..
Pendence at which they we're reluctantly
willing SO to speak, to stop. Onlv soms
OF US believed thar JEFF. Davis told Colons,
Jacques 10 good earnest that it WAS inds.
Peudencs or nothing With the Sou,b Ana
We believed it mora because We thought
that such must necessarily be his position,
'nSO because OF anything implicitly trust
worthy known TO US of the Colonel. The
biaiTs can tell US all about it when thew
ger back and they have reputation enough
with the country, among all sides, By rca.
son OF their life long familiarity with
Southern men and their dynastlO relations
to political inner lite, to be believed. If
old Francis P. shall report back that.
nothing but 1.-THE last ditch" is on the reb.
ell programme, the people will very gener.
ally say, $50 be it''-:"ths last ditch ~ :,
then"-:"We will proceed to help them Ana
that interesting aad me.aphOricaI spot"