The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-18
Correspondence Of The Wneelmg Inteflfgenoe,,

Correspondence Of the Wheeling InteRignosr;
RICHMOND, Sept. l3, 1865.
The event of the week has been the
| flying visit paid us by Secretary Sew
ard, who reached Richmond, in a gov
ernment steamer, on Sunday, and after
| q brief visit to Governor Poirpoiut. and
ride through the city, returned to WASH
ington the same day. We must wait
until the New York Herald announces
the object of this visit of the Prime
Minister TO Richmond, before we can
determine its political Significance. nS
II will doubtless be made TO have some
by the newspaper correspondents, de-
spite the intentions and protestntions
OF the venerable Secretary to the con-
trary.
Charles Palmer, Esq, announces a
most agreeable and satisfactory inter-
view with the President and Cabinet, as
the result of his visit to Washington as
the representative of the people of
iInchlmond' IN. soliciting visit TO the city
ny those dignitaries. The President
will pay us his promised visit in the
course of few weeks, when the tenn
pernture of our atmosphere shall rem
der his sojourn more agreeable.
Jas. a. Cowardin, Esq, announces
the early resumption of the publication
of the Dispatch, in conjunction with
new partner, II. X. Ellyson, ESQ.,, form
erly Sheriff of this city. The DiSDdtcb
will be remembered by your readers. nd
it was known through the country, for
several years before the war, as one of
the most prosperous and enterprisinE
Journals South of MasOn's and DiNon's
line. 1t was indeed the nclrS journal of
the South, and MS n source of general
intelligence, and as an advertising me
dunn was vastly ahead of any Dnper
in Virginia. 1t Is also stated, though
not yet announced through the press,
that Nat. Tyler Will shortly resume the
publications. of the Richmond Enquirer,
Tor so many years the oracle of DOliti-
cal wisdom, beyond whose fat there
was no appeal with the "unwashed"
and 'unterritied" legions of Virginia
Democracy. ltFGfI
The Dispatch, if resumed, viii sue
coed, conducted upon its old plan, and
under the able and thoroughly expert
enced direction of Mr.. Cowardin, but
IT is difficult to conceive what mission
the Enquirer, if revived with its old ami
mus, and still welded to the traditional
s'old GoggyisInN OF Virginia, of which IL
has always been tho champion and cN-
ponent, can possibly perform. There
Is n rumor, however, which, if true, will
galVnniZe the Enquirer into II short
lived eccentric vitality, and may breathe
into its exhausted nOStrils something of
permanent life. The rumor is that FIX
Gov. Wise is to WELD the editorial baton
in the ancient SdHctttUl of Enther Ritchie
not being able tovouch for the rumor
i can only say that hundreds of pcople
would read the Enquirer simply
because Wise was its editor. No
body questions his ability; as n
man of original and striking even
though erratic, genius, and of
unsurpassed elOquence, both of tongue
and pen, his reputation is worldwide.
He has been II successful politician, a
gallant, though not u particularly able
or successful, soldier, and is gifted
orator. How he will get along with
the editorial tripod is n question of in
terest. . lie and Ridgewny, of the
Wing, would then be cOnfrcres and
contemporaries, and everybody would
remember those pleasant days of ante
OeLtWni, when the Governors peacocks
so disturbed iidgeway by their un-
earthly screeching, that he was COM
PEELED to mike known his troubles to
/ the public; Rt times by the most dole
full lamentations, aud mt others by the
most vigorous exhibition of outraged
and indignant sensibility.
/ "A. NJ. Rely, Esq, editor of the Peters
burg Indcr, has withdrawn from the
I Congressional canvass in that dis
tr1ct, because of his cohvic-
he dlstasteful to tho national authors
] ties, and would constitute evidence of
that "truculent and sullen Jlisloynlty''
on the part of our people, which the
mendacions correspondents of the
] Northern press and the RepuOlic. of
this city, havedescribed to them. [Our
correspondent very grossly misrepre-
\ sents the position of the ReDWbLc, inthe
! foregoing remnrk. 1t is the only paper
/ i'll Richmond that has done its whole
duty to the people of Virginia. All his
talk about "rndicals, !" &c., Is to be taken
i'll connection with the fact that he is a
/ reconstructed rcbel.-EDs. INTEI..l l
( amiinduced to believe that a similar
course will be pursued by all candidates
for Congress in this State, MS to whose
admissability there can be any reason
able doubt, The papers here are earn
estly urging the people not TO elect men
who have been identified prominently
with the rebellion. The Times OF this
\ morning, i'll II most sensible article,
urges such n course as obviously the
only policy which good sense can die
tate, md intimntes that it has knowl-
edge of the Presidents anxiety that the
/ South shall not commit the iltal blum
der of strengthening tile radicals in
their death struggle with him, by the
supposed evidence of dislOynltY inVOlV-
ed In the election to Office of men who
have been conspicuous for the zeal with
which they have for four years saught
to destroy the Government. The Pres
I ;
the determination of the people of this
State, who will not only establish, in
these elections the earnestness of their
loyalty, but Will testify the sincerity oi
their gratitude to Andrew johnson,
their saviour and preserver, from polit-
tical vassalage. CjrS
Virginia will send an unbroken dele.
cation Of men thoroughly loyal now,
thoroughly conservative in the pnst
and thoroughly pledged to sustain
Andrew Johnson,s Administration
especially in his policy of reconstruc.
ton, ut any and every hazard.
CHATHAM.
From, the Upper Kanawha Country.
CONCERNING OIL, Camel Coal, De-.
An Interesting Statement.
A correspondent who writes from
Elk River, w. Va, informs us that OF
that river, the second in size in Yves
4 Nirginih, are found several extensive
deposits of camel coal, producing OF
Of very superior quality. On Mil
Creek, six miles from Charleston, anc
; five from the river, two oil factories ar,
: in operation, with from so to 1OOrctortI
cach-the one owned by Messrs. Stan