The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-15
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Matters and. Things atRIchmond.

butyery ndiferentprogress at thelcap-
ital of Virginia. loyalty is not at par
much less at premium. The rebel
element shows increasing confidence
and arrogance. Its newspapers areal-
most what they We're during the war,
certainly no less bigoted, rancous and
sectional than they were before the war.
The Examiner is especially malignant
toward every semblanee of a new and
more patriotic regime. q The EDITOR
Pollard, seems to be regular guerrilia
rnffian. He affects an intense bravado-
ism, thinking, thereby, and also in
aping the odd and nonsensical spelling
ofJohn NJ. Daniel to be considered q per-
sonage of his sort. He Is simply how
ever, a rUfiian, and shows the, " fellow
in the coarse and vulgar manner i'm
which he conducts both his paper and
himself "A dispatch giving his latest
performaneei will be found on-onr sec
ond page this morning.
The Republic newspaper hhs passed
entirely into the hands of Mr.. LeweI-
len, of the late firm of Walker 81 Le-
welleu, the late proprietors, and he an
nounces in an editorial that he intends
to test the important question whether
an avowed Union newspaper can live
and prosper in the capital of Yirginia."
We are glad to see prospective test of
that kind, for, with all good feeling to-
wards the RepHb Lic, we have been think
ing for some time back that 1t was
- neither tea nor wateriV The editor
saws that "it would be very strange II
a city like Richmond, which is rapidly
rising from its ashes under the magic
influence of Northern capital, and is re-
ceiying daily augmentations of popula-
ton from the enterprising merchant,
manufacturing and mechanical classes
of the North, should not be represented
in It's press by journals depending for
circulation and popular favor upon
something else than the violence oftheir
extreme sectfonaiism.s H1tis not a rash
declaration to make that, in one year
from now, nine-tenths OF the capital em:
pIoyed In the sbusinessof thiseity viii
Be Northern; that one-third of its real
property will be under Northern own
ership, and one-half of its business men
be of Northern origin. Under this state
of things, would il not be disgrace 10
the city, and especially to the large ana
respecta BILE class of people, whom we
have mentioned, If positive, Vigorous;
strong, manly Union sentiment should
not have expression through an avowed
and recognized Union journal"
We agree with the Republic that in
view of the changes now going on in
Richmond; and thatsare to9 greatly in
crease, il would be bad policy and bad
in every. way. TO let the Union cause
sink or fail for the want of bold out
spoken organ.
The legislature. at Richmond have, SO
far as they could, been endenyortng 10
show their secret non-recognftion of the
AIexandrina government, by turning
ont the employees in the various offices
of State whoicame to Richmond with
Governor Pierpoint. The Republic of
the 18th remarks thus about their DO
ings: ,,,,s ,,ono vostor-
day in the Capitol Of Virginia. II the
election goes on as it has commenced,
the government of Governor aPterpont
will be turned out of doors. The people
of Virginia, through their represents
tives here, will be made TO, ,repudlatet tne
government sent to Richmond py tue
President, and to elect men, who, how
ever unexceptionable in personal char
acter5 have the ecrowning merit of having
been identified with the rebellion"
eA-dispa6h elsewhere mentions that
Gov. Pierpoint seriously thinks OF re-
signing in consequence OF the conduct
of the legislatures: -5..,., -,
The subject of repeating the Usury
laws, and allowing money as every
thing else, to fix its own price, Is agltta-
ting the public mind through the Rich-
mond newspapers. We presume the
rate of interest Will at All events pe
raisedtto eight or ten per cent. lnsteau
of being left at six, ns now. The gener-
al argument made in the following e4-
tract from an editorial in the. lVItIg IS
sound, and in view OF the assem- pnng
ofIour Legislature here reto-morrow,t we
commend it to the attention OF mem77 mem
bers. .5'isla, 1Ls., 4, z.ll5... .
moneyin this day by legislation is en-
tirely fallacious. Money is as much an
article of trade as any other commod1-
ty. If the holder is not allowed to get
the general and current value for MS
capital inIthis State, of course he VIII
NOT invest it here at all. While
Niseyen thirty, is the interest on Uni
ted states stock, and other States are
omen to loans at seven to eight percent
theilarpe lenders of the country will not
bring a dollar here to aid in reducing
the present actual rate of interest, or
developing the resources and employ
inr, The energies and industry of the
people of Virginia. Fix the price OF
florif in Virginia at six dollars, with
heavy penalty for a higher charges and
see what the result viii be. None, OF
course, will rbeo imported, and what is
made here will be exported, except such
As may be sold, in evasion of law, at
enormous. prices to cover the risk of the
penalty. five were alone in the world,
the case would be different. But there
ara a host of competitors for the use OF
capital, and we mustdoas others do, or
gowithoutIit. 2.- - j.5}t -
It is a great thing for the people of
any country to get the use of abundant
capital, and to get tas cheaply as pos
sible. National wealth and power and
prosperity depend upon IL. But can't
Be done by uHderbiddiIlg all other COM
munities. To get the fullest and -freest
use of it, the supply must be stimulated
and an active competition among lend
ers excited. When there is NO protec-
tion or prohibition, money viii lind Its
natural level and bring only its real
value, like every other commodity and
below that it is idle to try TO force II.
Iegislate to reduce its value lower, and
it will only take wings 70 itself and ny
away" si-5..L.sasslls.
The Examiner publishes an anti,
West Virginia letter from some rebel
correspondent at Sheph town Jefter-
son county, to which the editor pretlxes
the following head:
The TraIt0fsgofy Western Virginia.
History OF their Maehinations-----
Now and why the s.stateg OF West
ern VirStnIa Was Formed1-who Is
s4GoSerners, Boremnn ns!--Desperate
state OF Anairs----+The Prison and
Halter for the People--How the
people are Treated by Their New
HEasters1 1ke.sE
The EsrdhatHei. followsthe above head
ing with the following edite eTial preface
to The letter OF its correspondent:
i"WegcaHSthe attention of eSerytrue
Virpinian, and especiallyrof the Legis-
tJatnre tn the following picture of the