VOLUME X.
NUMBER 184
WHEELING,-V A*-FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7,186-2.
k'V.lSSO> AXJ> I'CBLInUKl) BV,
fAMPBELL & ]yPDERMOT,
IXTELLlUBNOKtt BUILDIKOS,
A". B. corner of Quincy and Main-Sis.
TERMS:
]ly.(by mail, payable in adfahce,)..... .46,00
t the ? 10 j
JjWeekiy, (P?**ye*r,payable in advance,)-.......'. 3,00 j
"AdvcrtWng done on reasonable term*.
1 adverlisctnen U from a ?2f stance, or from tranaient
Lstomen, muni bo paid in advance.
5H ASSETTS, JXJIaY 1, 1881,
h $1,029,763 20.
LOSSES PAID, UPWARD OP
? 14,000,000.
? KT?t public service, promptness and rellabiii
f tills well-tried and atrrling Company, recom
mit to preference with thine needing In^nrance.
N.<\ A KTIiUR. Ag't.
rard Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
PHILADELPHIA.
(tat axb Suapt.cs? ...*318,723 6S
N. C. ARTHUR, Ag't.
uisylvania Insurance Co.
0* PITTSBURGH, PA.
... 4300,000
IE above Companion havingappointed the under
Tigned their Agent for Wheeling, and Ticinity,
'4 respectfully solicit the patronage of the public,
'orapanies are well known to be rii>t claps offices,
s promptly adjusted. X.C.ARTHUR. Agt.
Office overthe Rank of Wheeling.
THOSE WHO WISH TO BE
NSTJRED
AGAINST ALL CONTINGENCIES.
3(HOME INSURANCE COMPANY
r New York.
ECAMTAL(every dollar paid in) $1,000,000
Contingent Fund (ovei{........................ 500,000
_ b largest Culi Capital for the amount of risk o
Office in the United States.
W. F. PETERSON, Agent.
IE1XSURANG K CO ?'OK THE VAL
ET OP VIRGINIA.
I Capital (paid in) ... $300,000
a the largest Cash Capital of any office charter
| thin State.
P-Fireand Iuland ri?ks taken on the most rea
ble terms.
Iseu equitably adjusted and promptly paid by
W. P. PETERSON, Agt.
IE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE
GUP ANY, of New York.
j Capital (paid in) - $500,000
I Contingent Fuud(over) 375,000
I this office the assured participate in the profits
eut incurring any risk.
W. F. PETERSON, Agent.
IE LYNCHBORG UOSE AFIRE
ISSUKANOB COMPANY.
sh Capital ....... ...$100,000
W. F.PETERSON,Jr., Agent.
3rer$2,500,000 of Cash Capita] represented by
old and well established Ageucy, where every loss
o above office has been promptly paid in Wheel
bctore it was due by the terms of the policy.
W. P. PETERSON,
Office next door to the M. 3t M. D auk,
ft.*50?ly Main s t. Vbff)
INSURANCE .
. ?o
ie Fire&Marine Insurance Co.
OF WHEELING.
[INCORPORATED IN 1837.
5KS RISKS AT TUB LOWEST KATKS ON
toildingiof all kinds, StMrnUwli, Purnitureand
'?n.lise,nnJ a^iin*t all dangers attending the
lortMtioD of Goods on rivers, seas, lake*, canals
tl roads.
F. IIaudixo, Sec*y. IIkxet Cuhou, Pres't
DIRECTORS.
gcheson John Donlou, Rob't Morrison
ngle, 8. Brady, Sam'l Ott.
jamb, Rob't Patterson,
Applications for Insurance will be promptly at*
I to by the President and Secretary.
~ '53
Idles, Harness,Trunks &c
WHOLESALE k RETAIL.
B. SUBPPARD No.131 Main 8treet, corner
Union, will continue to keep on baud alargeand
^lete assortment of all articlesin his line, consist
r Ladies* and Gentlemen's Saddles, Fine k Coarse
?s,Trunks, Valices,Carpet Bags, Satchels,Col
^Hames, Whips, kc.
ruuld respectfully call attention to my stock, and
t by strict attention and promptness, to merit
Inuanceof the pnblic patronage
1 kinds of repairing promptly done, end in a pro
J. B. SIIBPPARD.
'69
131, Main Street
CARBON OIL!
|AVR ESTABLISHKD AN OIL RBPINERT
this city, ou Llndsey street, below the Gas
js. where I keep constantly >n hand and for
i go.>l quality of Illuminating and Lnbricatlug
Also a good article of Axle Orea*e, for wagons
lay*. Dealers and othem In want of any of tlio
fe articles will find It to their Interest to give me
I before purchasing eNe where.
?:-ly JOHN COOK.
rings Bank of Wheeling,
Office, Itain-St., between Monroe and Union.
bNKY RECEIVED ON TRANSIENT DEPOSIT
Interest paid on Special Deposits. Collections
ptly attended to. Exchange on the East bought
ild. T1I0S. 11. LIST, President.
PL P IIfLDRETn, Treasurer. Janl4-'69.
list. R0BT. MOB&UOS. w. B. LOOA9
lOOMKlMT. B.DmSPOIT.
[iIST, moerison & cov
leeole Oroceri ProdneeDssdera
f Not.lQand 80 Muin-St^ Whetting, Va.
desire to state to the friends of the late firm,
Itbe trade generally, that we are in possession
most ample facilities fur the transaction of a
. tale Grocery and Produce Rainess. '
are determined to execute all erders entrusted
jc care with fidelity and promptness, and on the
| favorable terms. Your ob't servants,
LIST, MORRISON k CO.
Reeling. January W, 1SC0.J JanT
?OOL. SAM? COLT'S
5VOLVING FIRE ARMS
toil) Rl flee, Our bines dfc Bitot Gum
Patests of 18N); 1855; 1857; 1858.
_i arms a AVE NO EQUALS IN QUALITY'
_nd finish; are adopted by the Army and Nary
he United States, and the principal governments
lb rope; are uniform in all their parts, are simple,
fsure, aervicable and can be had in one hundred
Vies, ae well as Oartridgee of Powder, baUand
| and all small parts for repair*, from all respect
gun dealers, and the Hardware trade generally
Address,SecretaryII t. " i 1 if ^
LTS PATENT FIRE ARMS MAN*F*G 00.,
Hartford, Oonn.i
|HE PEOPLE'S BANK
OF* WHEELING.
?No. 59 Main screet, first door South of Bank o
Tllng.
count days, Wednesdays, lO A.M.
?ANSIBNTANDSPEOIAL DEPOSITS THANK
Interest paid ou Special Deposits.
~Kxchange ou the East bought and sold.
~ Elections, at home or from abroad, will receive
apt attention.
MBBOfOBjf.
J. C. Harbour, t . John Yockler,
J.T.Scott. Christian Heee, -
Richard Carter. Loreaso D. Walt,
J. 0; HARBOUR, pre Uas.
J. R. DICKEY. CbsA.. Ml
JYSI TOY81?A good assortment of Ameri
can and German Toys, for sale cheap, wholeeale
J08V?%Vy^?.
BUSINESS CARDS.
ALF'D HUGHES, M. D.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
QFKICK AND RESIDENCE: Corner of Fourth ?di]
Qulncy ?t?et?, below the lit lTe.bjteri?o Church.
office nomts.
Hornln(,T to B; Noon, 1 to 3; KrtnlUf, 7 to 9.
J. BOON B'h 11 R K,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Onrcat, N. E.Coe. Monroe k Fourth Sts.
( Opposite t/u Court 1/duseJ WHEELING, V A
N. B.?Will practice in the several Courts of this
ant! the neighboring Counties.
?7?I*articularattention will be given to the co*
ection of claims. nov20?1y
~ A. M. ADAMS,
WHOLESALE AXD BIT AIL
CLOTHING STOKE,
WHERE Always knay be fohnd SUPERIOR CLO
TUING; also makes to order, at the shortest
notice,
All Ganreut* belonging to Gentlemen
No. 38, Watir Street.
Wheeling, Fir,
\M Agents for W. Bingham** Shirts and Stocks
or every description. Also, for A. p. Howe's Excel
sior Sewing Machine. ang26*61-ly
S. G. ROBINSON,
MAKsrACTCKn or
WINDOW GLASS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer In
PAINTS, OILS,SASH, DOORS, LIME,
CEMENT, PLASTER PARIS,
No. 75 Alain. Street,
Jr4 WHEELING, TA
M.REILLY,
Wholesale Dealer In
GROCERIES,
Forflfn and Domestic
Wines and Liquors,
Not. 55 A 57 Mam Street,
myT?ly WIIEEMKG. VA
J. A. METCALP,
COMMISSION MERCHANT AND
MANUFACTURER'S A6ENT
roa THE sale or
Nails, Window Glass, Cincinnati Soap
Iron, Flint Glassware, Lard Oill,
Steel, Green Glassware, Lime,
Springs, Printing Paper, Plaster Paris,
Axles, Wrapping IVper, Cement,
Rosin, Wooden Ware, Starch.
Together with many articles of Pittsburgh and
Wheeling manufacture.
No. 50 Psxton'a Row, Haln St.,
n?Tl" Wheeling, Va.
JXO. S. CARULE. UAN.NISAL FORBES.
C.VRLILE & FORBES,
Attorneys At Law,
WHEELING, VIRGINIA.
Practice in all the Courts of Ohio County, and the
a^joiuing counties.
Orrtcs ox Fourth Steeet, Nt i5u}{
ALTECD CALDWELL. OEOEOE E. BOTD.
CALDWELL & BOYD,
Attorneys at Law.
No. 00 Mala Street,
The Citizen's Deposit Bank
OF WHEELING.
Bank open from ? o clock a. m., until
P. >L Discount days?Thursdays 10 o'clock ?.
49-Money received on transient deposit.
. Interest paid on special deposits.
^-Collections made and proceeds promply reml 11 ed
DIRECTORS:
Jacob Berger, J. N. Vance,
Jacob nornbrook, G. W. Pranshelm,
Warren Cooper, J. K. Botsford,
Geo. K. Wheat, Chester D. Knox.
i.R. Miller, Cashier. Alteed Caldwell, Pres* t
ffeb4-*501y]
CLARE L. EAXE. E. T, MILLEE
C. L. ZANE & CO.
Importers and Dealers in Foreign dt Domestic
Wines and Liquors,
Manufacturers of
Pure Catawba Wines,
Quinct Street, eetweex Uaix A Maeeet Sts.
WHEELING, VA
KEEP constantly on hand Brandies, 8cotch ami
Irish Whiskies, Jamaica Rums and Cordials,
Choice Old Rye and Bourbon Whiskies. sep27?ly
W. X. MEEDS,
Book; Bin d.ex\
? A WD ?
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURE It
Intelligencer Building,cor. Quincy rf if a m tls.
ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF BLANK BOOKS J.ULEL
and made to order, printed heads If required
Magaxines, Music nud all kind* or printed mutter
bound In the best and most substantial stjle at rea
oable prices. All work guaranteed. nortO'68?
E.Hayes & Co.
XAXU7ACTCTUUU OF
LIGHT CARRIAGES AND HARNESS
)CU/ LOCATION IN TUB ATHENJCUM
Building,corner Market A John streets
opposite the Custom House, Wheeling,-Vs. Always
on hadd Carriages of superior workmanship, warran
ted to give satisfaction. Also, work built to order.o
iUe latest styles and most improved patterns, at th?
lowest market rates. my IB?ly
S. W.PAXTOJC. JOHJCPOJOO*. C. MLIBAT
PAXTON, DOKLON & OGLEB AY,
Wholesale Grocers,
PRODUCE & COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
....
J. C. HAHBOTTE.
m<*ernlt * ftftail Dn'^rin'
CARPETS, -RUGS, OIL CLOTHS
Wall Papei? Ourtaln.}Iaterlal>,
(AndUpholfferyWar*of? v?-ydescription /
11:1 Mal*s??,vA.
49MOUt and Mahogany Trained Looking Glaases
n hand and made to ordfr. . sep9.*&9
T; H. LOGAN & CO. '
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS.
WHKKLINO, TA. *
HAY* rtmoTed to their NEW WAKEROOJI8, No
47 Mala Street, and No. 8 Quiucjr 8tr?t.
C*Maln Street Entrance, next door to Baker
Hopkins. Quincy 8treet entrance near the Bait.
B.B. Depot, and wharf.
DRUGS, PAINTS, OILS,
MEDICINES,- - ' VAR FISHES, ' ' BRUSHES,
WINDOW OL<*?8,PBRFUMJEBIE8* WHITELBAD
PATENT MEDICINB8, Ac,
Offered to the trade, in city and country, at fete prion
andofttotot-fNattCY. Cash and prompt
customers are invited to call. apl,'M
WOOL HATS.?190 das. Men and Boys' Wool
Hats just opened* which we oflfer uuoommruly
low, wholesale and retaiL
_
CJAL T.?500 bbla. Plttsfrifffeh and Ohio Rfrer,4
O for sale low by
uovl* PANtoN, DONLON A OQLRBAY.
TKRMS OF ADVERT181NO*; .
Twu.ve8oud Lines or Kokpakkil, (o* on* mcn,)oa
LfiiS, make a Sqoakx.
Three Wwki.. $460
Oih> Month, 6 00
Two 8 00
Three Months^. lo 00
Six Mootid, 16 00
Oue Ywr, 2000
One Day,..~l sqe.......$0 76
Two Days...... 100
Threw Days, 1 25
Four Days^ 1 50
Kite Days. 176
One Week^- 2 00
Two Weekly 3 60
4Sr?SP?ciAL Notices Double the above rates.
4&~ Yearly Advertising on ruuouable terras, accor
ding to the space occupied and the nuinberof changes
All advertisementsfrum transient persona or Strang
ers. to be paid for in advance.
Undneas Cards not exceedingfive lines, $10 peryear,
or $6 for six months, but for a shorter period nothing
will be counted lew than a square.
The privilege of Annual Advertising-is limited to
the Advertisers' own Immediate business: and all
advertisements for the benefit of other prsous an
well as all legal advertisements, and advertisements
of auction sales and real estate, sent In by them mat*
be paid for at the usual rates.
49-Advertiseraents not accompanied with writteu ]
directions, will be inserted until torbid,and charged ,
accordingly.
Notices fur Political Meetings to be charged in all
cases at full rates.
Marriages, Noticesof Funerals, and aunoncements
of sermons, 50 cents each. nonvll-'&9
(F?3r the Intelligencer.)
FallofFortWallsce?One ofthe main
Pickets of tlac enemy beautifully
mauled?effect ot the fall upon some
of llie rebels. .
Mononualia, Co., March 4, 1862.
Editors IiitcUigenccr :
~0n Saturday Inst an engagement took
place at Fort Wallace, iu this county, after
some considerable mauoeveriug by both
parties. The Union forces commanded by
Capt. Jackson Koontz, were finally brought
up st-inding near tbc fort, and after some
adroit parlying, tbe Captain opened bis
battery upon Mike Cbafliu's carcass, level
ing tbe satne, paralel with tbe flooring of
tbe outer ivorks of the fort, following up
the advantage with several well aimed un
der and over shots, to tbe great discoinfei
tare of tbe aforesaid Obaffius facing* and
underwork'!*. Ay this tiuie "tbe couunau
der of tbe Fort rushed "out from behind the
i embrasures of tbe Fort, and wlili great ex
ertion succeeded in stopping the firing of
Capt. Kuoutx lo such an extent that tlir
action ceased. Whereupon the aforesaid
CbaBin elevated his carcass to a perpendic
ular position, satisfied with the streugtb of
the Union force, thereby acknowledging
that the action of the Captain was **uu
generous and uncbivalrous." It was
renewed "T I*"0"
^ ?''"<??. ? some
ces, In sbe shape of n r.!L ''nion Tor
?listance in .?l?[ !W','"lull,i?r' "t?
J"l,'ger? towards /?? lo?k?n?
?^*urnTalL?%,h,Zn* ??' ,h*
* proper conatdeiStion of ,V'Up''0"e> "Pu?
further demonstrating ? llla'ter, no
?anqui,hedpartra"d ,L .re C h>" ,he
surrounded the Lme tK J**'*1? wtlu
the fort withdrew bebir.l ?if c?I0lul""ler of
Erasures somewL.'fc "'"aforesaid em
of the Uh.ffio b,ut,,J'Sr!,UPd nt ,lle
rotten c?iu?cha ,he d?.w?r?' of
maintained VII ^ So
-i.h ZLJ'Ln0r,'tnox,r thef??.i
be seen isauici.' tlinr^r ? " ,UM3' ^
?-r Pi? loaded WlSTl '?.D,e ?f ,he 1
ed rifle rot-gut which !,? U,t ""Pro*- '
?motion, is able to kill * c,"*fu' *nal
,'hu? beatingthe belt Enfi'Tt 1,50
just one hundred ai'd' '* ??e.
- A*ti-Di*i?.
*>ie New Constitution-,a v .
MouoDg.li,, Voice from
Editor* Intelligencer; |
has the modest^o "h!,8 1? tho, ConTei"?on I
Constitution jgoDg ^1'"^ ,h" ?<? oew
?tltutioni in the country" Oon
after having voted for .if '.t ? '"P3
of that document m'"n fe?tures
?'hVLBf^7otuoitoUf0tr,r? ?T
differs y?j matoriallv r ' he
thi; time and m?. ? Uut,on- after all
:ssxcnsi.i^s
before the lapse of thrr? T P?rJieulara
its minor rauUs h!v, h?/A ,BW P'
Mr. North iult of Clarksl" |,?lnl?'i out bV
f?u.U have (track elervfe *3 mo"
sing this curious i,..n?r j d peru
uiar has attracted th/' ",1 ?nein Par,i<;
sending men to ??niL.. C,?U?t' l,ad' i"
th? weD"nt wU?rS- n?,r ""looked,
the accomplishment or iliti^im"!22? f?r
regarded this nifit^i ?i. ? 11,111 we
spontaneous ??S^ 3Sbe/or? ?
further continuance of comnu""1
v"8giu^OUl^LruTe,,nc?\^ul1 ^a'"e?
ccpt almost any 'terw, np/n^.i'h "c*
tuight obtain the new State
that we could raise otliir m knew
er ?imev.,?. ,h? did*?oft8fe "W*
knew full ?s wellll,?r.,!i.u' *nt/W?
SPSsi
what our indignation, wheu oni i'f?
delegates enthnsiastically talkg about tkl
^^U^eprobate"^
My one ol hi. ooustituenls ?ho? 2
an objection to theslaverr clan,, ,
50 f-Ul to out dearest hoP? ! ' "hlcb is
forVvinc1"RX"ffi.^ ?dU0ri
we realise Kt for
fepsp^ii
ofold Monongalia, toaav th? Ibav.Lit
'fM JfOTiOjUnttpstwor-,
thv. Our delegates were either weakened
on the new State question when weelected
them, or else they were gulled aud bam
boozled by "Judge Brown" of Kanawha,
and other advocates and representatives of
tlie small "nigger interest" in Western
Virginia. They were cither unsound at
first, on the topic which was paramount
with us, or else they changed aud shrunk,
and flunkied, at the old cry of "abolition
ism" sounded by those who own a part ot
the little stock of niggers now in the west.
Whatever may luWd"bt*en the citfse^ they
flinched, backed down and misrepresented
ut.
Now. what we want I?, to set ourselves
right belore the Federal Government. We
know that Congress will not ratify the New
Constitution, we would think it foolish for
them to do so, after what they have seen
as the result of the nigger institution fur
ther South. We could not ask its ratifi
cation with any kind of f?ce. Bnt, on the
other hand, we have been urgent for a new
State. Our people have been clamorous
for it. An<! now, that a Constitution for
such State is sent to them for ratification,
they wi'l vote for it, despite the wroug
proposition in it on the slavery question.
The;/ ?ron/rf, horcevrr. for the netc State's
sale, rote for it all the same, if it contained
a clause aholishiwj tlaren/ throughout the
world. Is OTHER WORDS, Til UT CART NOTH
ING FOR THIS XlHOKR QfBSTlOX.'* They
have no iuterest in it. But tliey care for
having a new State, lu that project all
their interests nre implicated. Sirs, sir5,
we are not afraid of the miuie "abolition
ists." That is a cant expression o' seces
sionists. Bnt wc are afraid of the effect
ot the wrung action of our delegates will
have: our delegates who either misunder
stood us (strange!) or else misrepresented
us. (Is this "straoger still?")
A Mokokhamax.
March 5. 1802.
-rue Sew State.?Tlie Imperative duty
urtlicCoiumUalonoMln regard to It.
Editor! InleUigentcr:
I have but li'tle lo aay, and with your
permission will begin bj saying tliat great
eveuis are transpiring in our uioviug, stirr
ing, warring uatiou, daily and hourly, re
vealing unexpected turns aud phases in
this awful drama, inspiring sume with
hope, depressing others willi fear. Uur
nationality is like a ship on a stormy aea ;
every spar is put to the teat, and every
line ia atraioed toita utmost tension. Hut
thank Cod, our old ship baa weathered
storms before, and we believe will weather
this?her bottom is still "found, lier tini-,
liera unbroken, and her mariners skillful
aud truatwortliy; and withal, tbo storm
scents to be abating, and "land llo!" is non
heard above the din of tho storm. But
while we joyfully bail this brightening I
prospect for our nationality, and mingle |
our cbeera with jubilant and gratefu mil
lions of freemen in every atate and clique,
where freedom baa a friend, our cup of joy 1
is embittered with tho reflection that those j
brilliant victories, won by the favor of Uod |
und the atrong arms nnd brave hearts of |
our gallant officers nnd men, on both land |
and water, luive cost many preciuua liveB. )
and ?<-nt wailing and woe into many, very
many households! Who or wlmt, ia re-1
sponsible for this war, aud all this waste
and loss of life and vast expenditure?
.However men may differ aa lo ita immedi
ate cause, there can be no one ao bold aa |
to sav that thia rebellion aud war would
have occurred trilhout alavery. And this
is the chief curner-ilonr of nil our family ]
I'euds?the prolific mother, of all tbo intru- i
sive imps that have heretofore disturbed
the family. And what are our prospects I
of getting rid of this "Pandora's box," by
getting a New State? Is there not great i
danger that the retiring storm will leave ns I
ou the strand, or overwhelm as in the surf?
If the former should be our fate, we could j
never look for relief fiom a bolder or j
friendlier wave?if the Kftter, the blackness |
of darkness wculd settle and seal our fate
beyond the reach of resurrection 1 In
plain English, the rebellion hat made our op
portunity, lo rid ourtelcrM and our poilerity I
of tlavery, and i-trike for freedom. Who
does not know that freedom aud a free State
to plant it In, was a Itcin-imjiulte of every
loyal heart, from the first trumpet-blast
from llarriaon County? AnJ notwith
standing our military successes have re
cently made it more clear than before, that
our convention "committed a blunder'in
stopping Bt tlie prohibitory clause iu the
Battelle Resolutions, thereby hazarding our
whole project before Congress ; if our com
missioners exert themselves like true, bold
and skillful mariners, we may yet reach
the harbor; but if they sleep at their post,
we shall be repulsed iu Cougress, and bo
fore further action can be taken,the ene
mies of division will eomoswarming into
our Legislature from tlie East, in numbers
sufficient, being added to a few fotieillifcr
out tpccititeiu of slavc-ocrucy already in
that respectable body, to vole down the
whole new State enterprise, and thus chain
us beyond relief or redemption lo the des
tinies of poor slave-ruined, rebellious old
Virginia.
Aa tbinga now stand, it was undoubtedly
a misfortune that the Conveutiou failed to
Insert an extinguishing clause in our con
stitution; aud thereby give il a prubablo
paaaport through Cougreas. But aince we
have not the heel thing that wc could have
lei ua make au effort for the ercowl best.
Let our Commissioners, under their plena
ry powers, either take the course suggest
ed bv yourselves, vir.: immediately ascer
tain," in some informal, but respectful man
ner, the mind of Congress ou ibe subject,
and if adverso lo our Constitution as iL ia. let
those Commissioners rcssssctublu tho Con
vention immediately, to change the Consti
tution in that particular; iuserilhe free state
clause; or provide that every niau who
may vote on the Constitution shall have
the privilege or voting for or against a
Iree State?the voles 10 t>e recorded ilt a
separate list and lo be presented with the
Constitution before Congress, as evidence
of tbo power and the will of our people
to have a free State. There can, be no
doubt thai Congress would respect such a
demonstration ; and still less doubt, tpat
under existing circumstances, and without
some satisfactory evidenoe^lhat we intend
to' have a free Stale, they will rejeet^to,^
But the enemies of our now 43
'?What riyht has Congress to
kind of a Constitution we sbaW^^^^^I
vided it be republican in ita clUbwWfrt
In nnawer lo this syren quibble, WB^OtUd
edy that our fate as a State Is the ?atue,
whether tbey have tbe right, or ehoote to
exercise it?from their decision Were is no
appeal. And with the obvious fact staring
them in the face, tbat all this war and
bloodshed had its origin in the system of
slavery,lit is i8>t probablf thW Ihey would
?willingly add to its poweroT mischief, by
emitting us, if they thought we were
intending only to make two-elate otatee
r v? ??!"'. ?" u" -
{ MS- TV.? ??
In conclusion, I wish to declare my
faith in our Commissioner#. I believe that
they arc the men Tor llic emergency, and
that they will "lake the hull by the horn*,"
and immediately adopt such a line of con
duct as will promise the most for the at
tainment of our people's highest earthly
welfare. The people expect it of them,
and to them alone are they responsible.
The question appears to be narrowed to
this: thut we must have a free State, or
none at al!; and that unless we can be ad
mitted before the adjournment of the pres
ent session of Congress, all our hopes will
be blasted, and all our former labor and
expense will hare been in vain. Trusting
in God and our Moseses, we must go on,
or faltorinjtt go back to Pharaoh, our
brickyards and taskmasters. "Choose ye
this day whom ye will serve.",
Uxiox.
PrfBtou County, March 1*/, 1802
[Proui the X. V. lVxrt.]
Effects or Slavery on White Men.
SPEECH OP MR. BATTELLE, OP WEST VlrOtXIA.
Mr. O. Battelle, a member of the Wes
tern Virginia Constitutional Convention,
recently in session at Wheeling, has pub
lished an address to that body ou the
questiou of Emaucipation. It is an excel
lent document, full of sound sense, aud
contains some rctlectious on the evil effects
of the slave system on the freemen amuu?
whom it exists, which are most true, as
every southern man must admit.
Mr. Battelle says:
??Tho injuries which slavery in&ictf up
on our own people ore tuauifold and obvi
ous. Il practically aims to cnsUve not
merely another race, hut onr own race. It
iuserls in iU bill of rights some very high
sounding phrases securing the freedom of
speccb; null then practically and in detail
puts a lock oil every man's mouth and n
seal on every man's lips who will not ahoul
for aud swear by the divinity of the sys
tem. It muuisco the popular fancy with a
few glittering generalities in the funda
mental law about tho liberty of the press,
and forthwith usurps authority, even in
times ot peace, to ccnil out :1s edict to
every postmaster, whether in the village
or hi the cross roads, clntbing him with a
despotic aud absolute censorship over out!
of the deareul rigbu of the citizen. It de
grades labor by giving it tho badge of ser
vility; and il impedes enterprise by with
holding its proper reward*. It eloue has
claimed exemption from the rule of ui:i*
form taxation; and then demanded and re
ceived the largest share of the proceeds of
that taxation. Is it any wonder ia such n
state or facts, that there nre this day, ul
those who have been driven from Virginia,
mainly by this system, men cuougb with
their ileacen^ciits, aud meaus aud euergy,
scattered through the West, of themselves
1o make uo mean slate? c ? *
"It has been as ft fellow observer, and I
will add as a fellow sufferer, with the mem
bers of tho Convention, that my judgment
of the system of slavery among u.s lias been
formed! Wo have seen it seeking to inau
gurate, iu many instances, all too success
fully, a reign of terror iu times of profound
peace, ot which Austria might be ashamed.
Wo have seen it year by year driving out
from our geuial climate, and fruitful soil,
and exbaustless uatural resources, seme or
the men of the very best energy, talent and
skill among our population. We have seen
also in times of peace, the liberty of speech
taken away?the freedom of the press abol
ished?aud the unwilling minions of this
system, in hunting down their victims,
spare from degradation and Insult neither
the young, uor the gray-haired veteran of
seventy winters, whose every thought was
as free from offence against society as is
that of the infant of days.
'?And last bot not least, we have seen its
own chosen and favored interpreters.suind
ing in the very sanctuaries of our political
zion, throughout the land, blaspheming the
holy principles of popular liberty to which
the very places where they stood had been
consecrated, by dooming my child and ev
ery man's child that must live by labor to
a virtual and helpless slavery. Andas ihe
natural outerowth of all this, we baveseen
this huge "barbaric raid agaiusl popular
rights, and against the world's last hop*.
It has been the merit of other attempted
revolutions that their motive at least was a
reaching upward and forward after liberty;
it is the infamy nf this that it is a reach
ing backward and downward nfler despot
ism. It would pnt back the hand on the
world's dial a thousand years. It would
jut out the world's light iu the darkness of
utter and dreary despair. Surely, to the
extent that we have suffered from these I
ills, our very manhood calls upon us to ]
guard, by all reasonable preventives, j
against their return." >
Card from <loarUrmMt? L?lb.
OrricK or Assistant QuAnTEKVASTEti,'! J
Cuiixsuunn, Va., Feb. 28, 1862. j
Ens. C?U.:?The Commercial of the 20th
inst., contaiued a telegraphic despatch
from Washington, in which it is stated that
I was agaiu rejected, the . Military Com
mittee reporting that I had oni million dol
lar! unaccounted for. I have doubtless
been rejected, but n'i such statemcut was
mado by the Military Committee; for in
answer to an inquiry, n member of that
committee telegraphed here that tehed
"not even heard such a report of Oapt.
I.eib."
It is false that I cannot accouut for everj
dollar in money and property I have re
ceived; an.l when m.v accouul* are settled,
they will show thai no officer in the ser
vice has labored more' faithfully for
the public good, and the interest or
the service, than myself, l'laocd' here
at the base >>f military operations
iu Western Vlrgiuia, at a lime when
very large and urgent demands were,
made upoti me for every kind of
service and sopply, having .ho experience,
and no experienced subordinatescallrdn
upon to send, upon telegraphic dispatches,
to every part of this department large
quantities of Quartermaster stores, for
which fur many months it was impossible
to obtain receipts?whole wagon trains,
with the co'utents, taken when sent to the
mountains, and in no case proper receipts
"iven therefor to the wagon masters?it is
Sot to b? wondered at that the transmis
sion of my papers was delayed beyoud the
time atlowed by the Department at Wash
ington. My reasons lor the delay were
given to the Quartermaster General, who
replied thai they were "very satisfactory.".
Upon the day on which 1 was rejected
sent forward my third quarter papers
which 61led one mail .bag to overflowing.
Notwithstanding the .abuse heaped npon
me during the last nine .months, I will re
tire to private, jife with the pcoud con
sciousness br having done my duty, and
will go down with my flag flying.
, i ? - . : Ciuut Lata,
Captain and A. Q. M.
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A ludicrous hckkk was witnessed in tbe
Baltimore cars on Saturday, tho partici- |
pants being a man in the garb of a minis
ter, tbe newt agent of the train and a beg
gar on orntcbes. The owner of the white
cravat, exhibited .small pamphlets on tbe
"State of the Soul," and solicited sub
scriptions of tweutv-five cents to enable
him to present them to the army. The
newsboy, who pays the railroad company
for the privilege of selling books and pa
pers on tbe cars, esteemed this an interfer
ence with his business, and asserted that
Clericus was a humbug and an impoater.
The "State of the Soul" was Immediately
dropped, and the proprietor thereof at
tacked the newsboy with foot and band,
giving utterance to several remarkable ami
very forcible expressions. The contest was
short and exciting, Clericus being with
drawn by the passengers. The Rev. Mr.
:?, fur so he proclaimed himself, was
called upon by a person present to produce
his credentials. This he failed to do, and
was disgraced in the eyes of those present.
To maintain liis standing, he contributed
a small amount to enable a lame beggsr to
"buy a cork leg." The beggar no sooner
received the money than he offered to sell
his crutches to Clcricus, suggesting, at the
same time, that they might be agreeable
presents to the soldiers, together with tlic
"State of tho Soul." Tbe sarcasm was
too much for the white cravat, who left the
car at llavre-de-Gracc, evidently disgusted
with his trip.
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accident. The number* indicate size ohIwt So. I
being th'KnwIlMt. No. 6 the l-ir^eat. adapted for the
Pocket; No. 4 the anislleat. Mitd No. 10 the Urgrj-t
! Mammoth Gold Pen, for the desk. L?n~ and m?
1 ???? of *11 ?'*? *ttf qualities. Short Nibs rf
4? *? <*? ?*"* 1 ?re mad* ouly of first quality.
HOLD PKNS, WITHOUT CASKS.
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*Xo-s
a.** *??,* ??.? Fen, 1stquality,or a No.4 Pen,
J1 ii y* ?r * 'No- & ! *n? 3d quality.
. *or * No. 4 Pen, 1st quality, or a No. 5 Pen,
-M quality, or ? So. 6 Pen, 3d quality.
Sd qtuUlVy5* * N?"4 l en' Ut or * No.? Pen,
For fcLiS, a No. 6 Pen, 1st quality.
TIIK 8AMK GOLD PKNS. WITH SILVKR KXTEN
S10N CASA8, WITH .PENCILS.
,.^np-n No. 1 Pen, l*t quality, or ? No.3 Peu,
3d quality. '
* No. 2 Pen, lat quality, or a No. 3 Pea,
^d quality, or a No. 4 Pen, 3d quality.
For $* H No. 3 Pen, 1st quality, or a No. 4 Pen, 2d
quail Mr, or a Xo. A Pen, 3d quality.
?,*"r .f50* *'No. 4 Pen, 1st quality, or a No. & Peu,
?d quality, or a Xo. # Pen, 3d quality. '
For $3. a No. 5 Pen, 1st quality, or a No. 6 Pen, 2d
quality.
For *3.60, a. No. G Pea, lat quality.
OLD PENS, ALL FIRST QUALITY, IN 8ILVEH.
MOUNTED DESK-HOLDERS.
For $2, a So. 1 Pen, for ti25, a No. 5 Pen, lor$2.75.
a No. 0 Fen, for *3.50, a No. 7 Pen.
For it, a No. S Pen, for So, a No. ? Pen, and for S6.
a No. 10 Pen. 1
-J}" "lat quality" are pointed with tbe rery beat
Irldowuln points, car.fully selected, and none of tbl?
^wilh thetlighteat imperfection which
?kill aud the closest scrutiny caudetect.
The **2d quality" are superior to auy Pens made
by him previous to the year I860.
. intend- shall equal in respect
to Durability,Klastlcity, and Good Writinc Qualities
(the only true considerations) any Gold Pens made
elsewhere.
Id regard to the cheap Gold Pens, he bega leave to
?aar that, previous to operatioR his New and Patent
ed Machinery, he could not have made as Good Writ
ing and Durable Pensforthe Price, had the cold been
furnished gratuitously.
? jRM"W?onfirfM mutt in all tnitascei specify the
"Auaiier" and ??Qmxiity" of tU ftn oriZn, ami
Cafs vxintfd.
tbecounti"1'Ad I*"the lln#'broughont
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Wheeling Wholeaale 4s. lUtall
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and retail at pricea which cannot fail to pleaae the
moat failMioui. ?
We Imrlte thr trade, and the public, to can and
exaraing our good.. While we gratefully remember
peit favor*, which have already far exceeded our
moat aanguiue expectation*, w.bnpe in the rutnro
to merit a continuance and to share a large increase
of nnbilc patronage. .
Having largely rein forced our manufacturing de
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