The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-22

To the Editor OF the Intelligencer.
Having been requested last Summer
by the editor of the ParkerBburR Times
to give my Views on the subject OF let
ting the rebels up, gave q synopsis OF
my Views, requesting that the INTRLLI.
aENoBR would copy. Butne having
heard anything or seen anything on the
subject since, presume the manuscript
meyer reached the office OF the Times,
Or ifso, they did not see cause to pub
lish them. Now by your permission,
will answer the many letters upon that
judgment and experience, the SuItors'
test oath has worked more harm than
good, and never shonld have been en-
courts decide as TO the Justice and ln-
justice Of claims OF Indebtedness.
We should have nothing 10 fear from
the rebels on this subject, as there Is not
rebel or even Democratic Judge In the
State. and will not be for hve years at
least; aud before that time 1t will be
out OF the power OF rebel Judge to
harm any party financially. AS to the
Teachers test oath, believe that rebel
teachers have It In their power 10 do the
rising generation irrepRrable damage,
by teaching them 10 despise the liberal
views OF the great American reformers;
but experience teaches us that test
oaihs do not hinder rebels from teach.
Ing school, so the oath Is farce and
may as well he repealed. The Lawyers'
test oath Is another farce, and does not
secure The end designed, rs II Is we'll
known that all the rebel lawyers are
praCtlcing behind the backs OF those
who do take the oath.
AS TO our Registry law, II is good
II rightly exercised. believe II
would be wise and right 10 register
many parties who aided the rebellion
In the rank and file OF their army, part
OF whom were conscrlpts and were COM
PEELED to aid the rebellion, while others
were Young and Inexperienced, but
who now see their error and would aid
us In carrying on n righteous, liberal
aud civil government. And yet there
are others of their leaders who never
can be trusted. Their very nature is
barbArous and brutal. A more peril
diOus, hypoOritioal, and treaoherous vet
of savRgeS are not TO be found on earth
than those Of many OF the leading reb-
els. So that II we were TO let them up
they would at once begin TO work mis-
chief. l am ready to see the rank and
file Of the rebels let up and tried. Ibe.
lisve large majority oi them will act
right. ] am willing to do more, to let
up even their leaders and officers, who
have been quiet and harmless since the
rebellion, and especially those who
have aided In establishing civil liberty.
but when all the vindictive leading
rebels, bushwhaCkers, thieves and mur.
derers OF West Virginia are let up at
one time, farewell 10 the new State, free
schools, good government, peace, pro-
lection OF property and life, and every
thing that Is great and good; while
drunk kenness, ignorance, poverty, taxa.
tion, ruin, and desolation would over
take US In the days OF rebellion rs what
now promises fair to be an Intelligent,
sober, Industrious, enterprlsing, educa-
ted and prosperous state Of people.
But II we can have universal suffrage
thereby the rebels will be rendered
harmless, and In that event l would be
willing TO let them up, that they might
see their weakness ~ Sampson, shorn
OF their strength forever.
SAMUEL YOUNG.
Inland, IotDG, Nou. 10, 1859.