Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-29
Monday Morning, May 90.

A DISPATCH received on Saturday morn
ing from one of the .'on to Richmond"
party, announces their safe arrival in that
city on Thursday evening. Governor Peiri
point had not arrived, but Wss hourly exi
pected. Great preparations had been made
for his reception, and big time was an
'tcipated. -
In our issue Of Saturday morning We
published an excellent address of Governor
BOreman to the people of West Virginia,
in reference TO their duty at this time. We
desire now to call attention to point OF
two in this address. After stating that
the rebellion, as an organized resistance
to the authority of the government, is q
failure, and that it is now desirable and
necessary that the civil authority should
be restored in counties where it does mol
exist, he presents as the first dif1culty 70
be overcome, the presence of the guerrilla
bands that Infest many of the counties, and
calls upon all perSons who. desire return
OF the activity and blessings of peace, to
assist in hunting them down and bringing
them to the punisbments go Justly denounced
apaiust.tttm. In speaklDgo Of those who
manifested hostility TO the extension Of the
authority of the State over them, the Gov.
eruor saye: "But it may as well be under
stood that this authority viii be enforced;
and that any who offer resistance win be
brought to certain punishment"
Next, the Governor addresses himself 70
the loyal people of the state-those who
have proved faithful and true under all the
trying circumstances through which they
have been called to pass; audit is to this
paragraph that We desire more especially
TO call the attention of our readers. We
quote it:
1t has been your pride and boast-and
Justly so-that you were the supporters
and defenders of the Government Of the
United States and of the State, and all
orders made by them Tor the Vindication
OF their authority, during the great strug.
gle through which we have passed. Win
you not continue that support as hereto
that you are the law and order party of this
counuy2 The constituted authorities of
the United States have made orders re-
speeding the return of paroled rebel pris-
ouers, which the loyal people Of this State
deem invidiOUs and unjust. Ihaye used my
utmost endeaVOrs in the proper and legiti-
mate way to have these orders revoked;
but thus far without success. You have
the right TO protest against them and Pc
IiliOn for their revocation; but while they
remain in force, it ia Your duty as loyal
and law abiding citizens 10 respect them.
If these orders allow persons in your midst
who are guilty of treason, felony or other
offence, you may bring them before the
courts and have them tried, and, if found |
gully, punished; and l submit whether !
this course, sooner than any other, will not |
secure the re-establishment of the peace |
and good order OF society," 80
The people of West Virginia are, and |
always have been, law abidiug people; |
and while it would doubtless have been
more in accordance with their feelings that
those who have, for the last four years,
been engaged in robbiDg them and killing
their friends aud neighbors, should net,
under any circumstances, be allowed to
return and take up their abode in our
midst, yet as the Governor states that the
authorities Of the United States have made
orders respecting the return of paroled
rebel prisoners, which he has tried In vain
to have rOvOked-which orders. being in
full force and effect here, must be observed,
ii We would continue to be the Law and
order party of the State. We must either
do this or declare Ourselves rebels against
the authority OF the United States. Which
will we dot We know, and every one al
all familiar with the history of West ViF-
ginia knows, that our people have suffered
aud suffered severely, from these rebel and
guerrilla bands stealing and destroying
their property. But these depredations, il
should be remembered. were committed
by direction Of the instiRAtots and leaders
OF the rebellion, aud are moro directly
ChurReGble to them than the rank and file.
who were Instruments in their hands. II
We would win back to their allegiance these
deludcd men. and insure ourselves against
further outbreaks, punishment mus, be
confined to the heading spirits Of the rebel
lion. We trust, therefore, that our people
will weigh we'll the suggestions Of the
Governor, and act in accordance with his
recommendations, and let the civil Law
take charge of the matter. In this wa,
and this way only can that speedy peact
and security be obtained which our peopl
so much desire.
TuD youngest brother OF wilkes Boot
isJOSePh Booth. He Joined the rebel arm
ii 1861 dsSer.ed, and WOs drafted into IN
Union army, from which he also dssstted
aud obtaining tuUds from hts mother /
Baltimore, escaped to EpgIand. FrOr
EnRlGud he went to Australia ana F..,