Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-07
FROM RIcHmnNn


G"'insT of February 2d for which We are
indebted to Brig, Gen. T. N. Harris, "com.
manding the 4th Division, Gath Army
Corps Army of the James" We presume
that no later rebel papers have been re-
ceived at any of the newspaper Offices.
Since gold went up in Richmond and now
commands premium of s'ffty to ono"
the Examiner has raised it rates. The Dai.
ly is now furnished at one hundred dollars
per year, or ten dollars per month The
Tri-weekIy atseyenty- 6ve, dollars per year,
or twenty dollars for three months; the
Weekly atthirty dollars per year, or TWEEN.
ty dollars for six months, tsta
From the copy. of the Examiner before
us we extract the following clips:
In the House of Delegates Mr.. Gholson
offered couple of resolutions setting forth.
that while "tbe people of the confederate
states have. ever been and are now ready
to make peace on terms honorable to both
parties" yet the best way to secure peace
was 'net to omit vigorously to prepare for
war" The second resolution takes strong
ground against the enlistment of ne
groes as soldiers. Mr.. Gholson spoke in
advocacy of his resolution and made quite
speech against putting slaves in the army.
We quote as follows:
Mr.. Gholson said that it was the argu.
ment of a great many persons who Justified
the policy, that it was only to saVe-as from
subjugstion, This was begging the ques-
ton. 1t assumed first that our army was
in such ertrsmis as to require the aid of the
negro; and, secondly, that the employment
of the negro would secure for US our inde-
pendence. Both of these assumptions he
denied. Our army was not yet reduced to
such a desperate state, nor could he see
how the employment of~the negro was to
secure our independence. We had men
enough in our armies; the South had to day
charger army than Napoleon had at Wa
terloo, and if we were true, to ourselves,
there could be no doubt of our ultimate
success. There was never known an ins
stance where a nation so powerful in
\ resources had been subjugated: All We had
to do was to perseVere TO the end, and not
H rely upon any new and dangerous expert
meut. He saw no cause for despoudency.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.. Ghol-
\ son alluded to the part the press had
borne in this struggle. he believed it had
been a powerful auxiliary in the prosecu.
ton OF the war. 1t had furnished the
great arguments of the justice and right
of our cause; it had held up to the people
the horrors of subjugation; it had cheered
them in the hour of dependency; it had
built up a healthy sentiment at home; It
had been the means of driving thousands
of deserters back to the. army; and he
1 hot hah ha1ihUnHs IL had R6HaH
By its wholesome influence, a hundred fold
more men to the service than the sggre-
gate number of all their editors and en-
lployees. He believed that it's influence in
a struggle like ours could not be calculs-
Iited. At the conclusion of Mr.. Gholson's
remarks, the morning hour having expir-
led, the furth er co nsideration of his res olu-
tions was postponed.
4 We think that Mr.. Gholson says nothing
more than close observers on this side of
the line will agree to as to the influence
which the rebel papers, especially the
1 Richmond press, have exerted on the rebel
mind of the South. To take away the
Richmond editors from their desks would
be like taking away Gen, Lee from his COM
mand. We doubt whether the rebels could
not better dispense with their Generals than
their editors.
The Examiner chronicles movement OF
troops over the Baltimore road from Thom-
!. las army to Grant and Sherman, and says
that information to that effect has been
received from Gen. Early in the Valley.
1t preteuds to have late and direct in
formation from Texas to the effect that the
rebel situation in that State is very faster-
ing. We quote from its report of conTeF-
satiou with Major Grinnau:
4 Major Grinusu left Texas about Thirty
days ago and gives strIkug account oil
1.-THE abundant prosperity OF that State.
Even I'd the time Of wsr tide of emigra.
lion is flowing IN there; many OF the plant
II ers on Red river, and throughout Arkansas,
having come iheo Texas 10 End homes there
] and employment for their capital. Cotton
|, is being exported IN vast quantities; bnsi-
. ness thriyes; and Confederate money and
! stocks are looking up at rates which should
. leach as q lesson in Richmond. MAJOR
q Grinnan SAYS that when he left San Anto-
Bio, thirty days ago, gold vas selling at
ten to thirteen for one in Confederate notes
) What 3 commentary on brokers rates IN
!, Richmond l.
GovERSMBRT STOCKS II TEXAS.
Il appears that q most extraordinary
market for Government stocks has sprung
up in Texas, which is accounted for by the
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