The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-19
warrington correspondence.
wAsutxo7os, D. c., Feb. 10.

I Y. ,b..e days OF political reconciliation
i, hat TO examine the motives Of men
u IL hi. connection I believe many
n, minded persons have unadgissdly
T,,.p,si Col. Wilson for the position he
|.-,nie, in relation to the war claims
h. pepliug before the Qusrtermaster
General. =,
J,Ir. 1864, provide, that "!he Quarter
s,,,.r General shall examine oil claims
ptIo,Il citizens 10 States not 10 rebellion
N Quartetma,tsr's stores actually fur.
sbhsI TO the army Of the United States,
,,d.l correct under the limitations OF
tbb &C! report them to the third Auditor
h The Treasury. Under this act about
lsOO claims were introduced represent
isr about 100000.
Nov, at the rate these claims are
reached It will take AbOu. fifteen years to
|tlo,s them in tie Q. NJ. Generals office,
III. WiI,on desires to transfer these
|fl,iu, 10 the District Courts of the States
N, examination and settlement, and fair
Il argues that boudholder does moi
hi, for his interest, and that II Is inia-
,.ou, thl. an honest creditor should wait
Eileen years before being paid for feeding
our soldiers. In his motion 10 have the
|eIllm. transferred, he is comforting IA.
|yo, on more Republicans than Demo
|rr,y and as a measure Of justice Is
heartily sustained by the President and
|CtblusL We csn certainly trust Gen
|Gcf With the examination OF these
claims 80 far a. West Virginia Ia con-
sHaed.
Nj. Esunn delivered a very fne speech
4 lev DAYS ago before the House on the
rtnOne,iIatiou Of silver and the repeal
Id The resumption act. He is in favor o.
both these meAsures;in fact all the West
|yiu,uia delegation in the House favor
,iVsr and plenty OF 1t. 1t Ia presumed
here that the final notifications oil the
|SiIVr Bill and Il vote will be reached
about the LAST Of this week.
The temperance tidalwaye" continues
10 roll over the city, ard great good i
icing done. The ovation given Francis
Murphy at "K" Street Market was the
llrgest demonstration / ever seen outside
h military life; fully twenty thousand
persons we're present. The Marine banG
by order Of the Secretary Of the NAVY
Va. also on hand and reheatsed some ex
rslIeDt mhsic. Mr.. Murphy has gone &c
Clifton Springs, but ia expected back to
dly, 1t Is designed TO prosecute thu
york, so auspiciously begun, until after
Tue I'D inst. On that date an immenPt
representing all the ditleren
organizations OF the District
will parade the principal thoroughtarel
nd be received by the President oppo
Iiie the White House. Committees arr
lriively preparing. Itis presumed tina
1000 men will be In line.
/ had the pleasure Of addressing tenn
pGlucs mass meeting in Alexandria
ai1ht or two ago, and took the opportu
aIiy to visit the house where the lament
d ElIworth was killed and his dealt
"a 30 suddenly avenged by Privat'
The hotel Is now changet
ialO stores, and doubtless hundreds wall
ia and out unconscious Of the tragedy
lslcted within those walls-the begin
hing Of conflict which was to drench thu
.Oil Of Virginia in blood and carry wot
Asd sorrow into so many thousand homes
both North and South. 1t was at tina
tine that Alexandria was captured, and
although the Confederates cane mauy
tias aImost near enough to knock at 1T
gals, it remained during the entire wal
lathe hands Of the Federal Government
How many gallant hearts marched dowt
ttee time worn streets to the inspiring
music Of the young May Moor" only e
fad a bloody and inhosritable grave II
lie wilderness or on the Rapidan.
Alexandria is 4 finished town, aud IL
iHhabitsnn know it. They sit back anC
toast their shins or Fight the flies, as the
f1's may b., in the happy consciousness
y tuI! performed and labor over, more
han that, they have concluded not 10 re
build any house that falls down, "as the
tee tiI!eth so shall 1t lie." With the
niIntaI advantages which Alexandra
POsss'e' it might be a great city, and
t.H stirring chaps from the West OF
North would cause it TO blossom as The
fo'e, bot With that enmity which eharac
I'ritts the South against innovation ant
which has been It's curse they draw socia
Lees here, and the old town dies.
foGSI il Gsbrisls trumpet will eyel
SlEeu the brethren who fall asleep in th'
Lord, let alone the other fellows,
10 casual observer here II appeArs a
'Aoush Congress, was In q great measure
,llPII the mouth piece Of that "powel
behind the throne" "the lobby" Thest
|p'opngsiOrs Of every scheme, Infamous
aud oshesWise, swarm 10 the Capitol, but
|'0n'AOling members during the entire
.t''iOn; the rMcality Of some Of theil
P''cl;et' Is only eQusled by their cheek
y | had the power | should undertake
We TAX Of cleaning these Augean Stablei
CT heir scum. They need Il bad enough
" our West Virginia Representative.
! !, saa cnly speak in the highest terms. J
Elasf With them most radically in my pc
uasll views, bat | find them one and al
foe'CisntiOuS men, who l believe are try
sss 70 do their duty faithfully by all ouI
P.oPIe and in their personal character
:" 0a'SIA'e credit. More Anon,
JAMES CuNNIEoHAA, JR.
AtH!sslPPI has contingent fund, cub
ltSt TO the orders OF the Governor, auS