Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-26
REREL NEWS.

We have received from one of our West
Virginia boys, who belongs to the 18th
PennsylVanie cavalry, commonly called
the "AndersOn troop" a,racy letter from
Huntsville, Alabama, dated January 18th,
detailing raid made by his regiment and
portion Of the 2d Tennessee, and 10th
Indiana cavalry, through. Alabama. A
march of 400 miles was made in seven
days and nights and immense quantities of
rebel property was. destroyed, including
horses, mules, cattle and negroes taken,
barner houses, bridges and depots burned,
in all about million dollars worth. He
sends US Confederate ten cent postage
stamp andenvelOpe, theformer much bet
ter executed than any we have heretofore
seen, evidently English msnufacture.-
There is ghostly head of JEFF. Davis on
it, otherwise it resembles our old one cent
stamps. The envelope is fair article of
tea paper. We may mention also the en-.
closure of g fragmentary portion of the
Selma (Ala) DisPatch newspaper, contain
an advertisement Offering 10 assassinate
Abraham Lincoln, William H. Seward and
Andrew Johnson for the sum of one mil
lion dollnrs-$5O, 900 in advance and the
balance when the job is done. This is
declared to be the only thing that can
bring peace. moor
The late Richmond papers give us the
speech of Mr.. Foote on returning to the
rebel Congress after his capture. We
copy it as follows: ~
Mr.. iFoote, of Tennessee, desired to speak
to a question of high privilege. His own
privilege and that of the House had been
assailed, and he wished to deny all matters
connected Herewith before the House, and
vindicate his honor and reputation.
The Speaker decided that, as the mem
Der had stated that he was detained from
attendance on the sessions of the House
by the influence of certain parties, he was
entitled to speak.
Mr.. Foote said that the privilege of his
seat on the floor as a representative of a
sovereign State had been attempted to be
taken away from him. That State WAS
proud of her sovereignty, and he still en-
joyed the confidence of -hfS k,eople and COZ.
stituency. Butthirty. ave mSmbers of the
House, in manner unpreoedented-some
of them his bitter and personal enemies of
long standing-had voted to sustain the
statement that he had no privileges as a
member of this House. He had gone from
this CityI by the advice of friends, to take
his wife to- a portion of the country where
she might, with possibility, get through
the lines to Alexandra, and thence
to Nashville, where her friends and
children were. He had then intended to
make an effort to get as near to Washing
ton as possible, to see if he could not be
allowed to go to Washington, in order to
find out the state of feeling in regard to a
compromise between the North aud South,
and to endeavor to bring about some
terms of peace. He had written letter
stating his intention but utinding afterwards
that they intended to force him to take
the oath at Alexandria, which he never in
tended to do, he determined to adopt an
other plan. He had then added post
script to his letter TO the Speaker resigniug
his seat ss a member of the House. Sub
sequently he was arrested by two young
men, who were gentemanly and courteous.
He told them he was member of Con-
gress, and what were his Intentions. They
said they thought he ought to he allowed
to proceed, but that they had orders to de-
tain him. He was tskeuto F. edericksburg,
where he explained his Intentions to Gap.
/ lhlu hOSk6Lt9 HuOl ulLSl uOHAAuB Al5 S0SOI
| said he would release hin; but, said he,
81 have received telegram from Mr.. Sed-
don to hold on to you" The telegram is
ss follows:-
Captain h. S. DoaaErT-
Detain d. S. Foote until further orders.
JAS. A. SEDDoH, Secretary of War.
Therefore he was detained. He had
then regained possession of his letter of
resignation, which had not been forwarded
to Richmond; and he had it now. Ho had
been brought to Richmond under guard,
and had been released this morning. 1t
had been stated that Mr., Seddou said he
did not detain him. here was proof 20
the contrary. He intended to carry out
mis- plans on his own responsibility. He
knew that if he failed his name would be
lmaligned and held up to the contempt of
the South. He might have to die on the
scafFold; yet he was willing to rick all.
DULce ct decorum est pro pdtriq moTi lit is
sweet and honorable to, die for ones coun-
/ try.) He intended to ask at the close of
| his speech, for leave of absence for two
months, TO visit bis constituents or to get as
near Nashville as possible to consult with
them. He had been induced to take
the steps he had taken and was about to
take, from pure love of the South. he
had sons in the army. His whole feel
iugs and interests were with the South
aud it would never be otherwise. He
had become alarmed at the state of st-
fairs. He did not want to see emaucipa-
tion in the South. He could not bear the
thought of reconstruction, and he wanted
to see if something could not be done to
wards bringing about peace. He was SO
unfortunate as not to be 10 very good odor
with the Administration. Mr.. Davis had
not forgotten that be bad once beaten him
for Governor of Mississippi. he had not
forgiven him for defeating the bill giving
him a portion of his salary in gold. Mr.
Memminger had been forced to resign By
his motion; and ss to Mr.. Seddou, he Mr.
Foote) had introduced about two months
ago, resolution making inquiry into Mr.
; Seddon's action, and had proved, by off