Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-09

protected aga nst abuse. ns IL IS. for. as al
subjec,s all classes OF proper;y To .,hr
5 smc rate. OF taxation, II excludes favor
itism fro.n any, aui nnites ali, IN a CON.
mon interest, agains: every species of
excess. The plan Of specific tsxatiou, on
the con,rary--thAt Of laying IN IRE ON
Que kind Oh property. aud less upon an
o'her, accor ing to vague and specula-l
live u. lions ofexped.ency or of relative
jost ce-eas ma such inherit power OF
sell control az u has lis . ssser to be
hu>ei To selfish purroses-is harder To
Ne corrected When u Is abused and lsys
open the whole mass OF private property |
and this 10 some extent. OF private pur |
su,t. 20 offensive, capricioas and prrli.Ii |
cial DETERMINATIONS. Supported. there
lore, as the vaiuutioa principle il, by
striking advantages OF equality: jns,,c.
aad freedom from abuse. the extension
OF II can SCARCELY fail To b. satisiact &c
Ia the public Judgement. and thls alon,, is
OF decided inportanre. Cor where bu rJcn
are la be b'rne. il is but right that the
mode OF bearing them shouil be. r. nd..r
I'D as aecepta lie rs possible To those ups
ou whom they arc accd With these
views, respectfully recommend tea ihs
isegisla usr, The adopnou of this princi
pr. as tho general one upon which the
future imposition oil the Stale tax shou:J
be regulated.
la looking over the msny interests to
which your care Is ex ended, estcn-
del, there is perhaps no ,r,e which
has been rsared np al so great an exp n, o
or iostcred inio bsing by SD many local
anxieiies ndcsitruggles, The CO ,.iItoa of
which for some years past has been |, SIS
considered d. the legislature. than Iha
at those numerous tarnpike roal. which
have b-en executed b. point stock cors
pantes- These roads, Of great aggrc-
gate extent aud cost, have gradually
grown up with the com nerce. an. inter-
Course. the progressive n C, ssilies and
se,teinrn:s OF our people, aud cons tut.
"a 10 all Of these objects, lar too imoor
ta,t portion of our plblic wefare Ia
be otherwise than The Aubj CT. nj all t,m
oil the most exten>iv aud permauen
concern When repaired mere M
vestincuts of the capital, IN tde with n
view to divid.nis la money. taey hlv.
NOT been profitable. ami cAcept in few
cases, they are not Tx ly ever 10 l,rcome
SO la TINS, however, the e j. no d. sap
pointm:nt -:or, 10 the great mi ,riiy o,
cases the e roads were coasiru tod with
no special reicr.uce io their results
as inves,m 'nts OF :a.'ittI. They hal
their origin, for tho most part. in
the condition. of our interior, dts
Persed and strusg ing population, " hose
hard necessit es dentu led relief. aud To
whoaa no instruments OF relief. could
Ia 4 hf.a.a -.
a. they wcre--so able 10 remove from
their prosperity the embarras <menrs
which obslructcd il, and by increasing
the capabilities OF their labor and their
soil, TO add them all Ia the general powe,
aud resources Of the State. And IN thi.
as a whole, thcy have happily succeed
ei- Such, indeed. are the imp rovc.n.,.ts
almost every where accompanying t.,esr
roaJs, the new seitIemenfs, the bette,
agricuiture, the accommodating COMFORTS
OF ali kinds. tiIe :enhancsd va u.. Of hou
SEES and lands that the cpiniun is cunts
DENLY entertained. that not only in
these resprcts, but IN The actual adj
ditional revenue which is brought his
theIr.mcans into the Treasury, the S.a,e
has fair dividend the ?erpefuiiy of II
con >licred. upon her i.ortIon the mon
ey sxprndei upon them However this
may be they are permanent fixtur. . ON
her soil, so that neither they are worth
any thing 90 not To the rrivat, sbarshol
ders. who have hazsrdcd more. unon tb,,.r
construction than The Stale, she AT last
has sn int rest ia tha,r which cosnnre-
hends The iniesess Of all her partners.
one IS ~ J cases the 'Tesi.Iuary .ega-
tee, or heir "f al, and in that cap,cny
"i.l reap.to the remotest future, the an
tire bsnsht Vt their ioIni labors a,,oa
her population aud wealth. Tier ia,e,-
81. thcrelOre, ia the Jurs prcscrvtt,on ~
repair @; ths.n, IS without enI an ihat
whether they 10 cDniin 10 ~ toll r1,l.
or be converted into fres ones. AMI in
order la have Ibis interest protected n
10 save at once ;hesc mpruy ss,. .nts IL, n
di.apidaiICn and ruin. u would b.. hin
W expedleni for the Stale 10 pr.yii l., "a
her Pdri some better adapted aud more
eurctudl supeunianJence than il Is nos
sibls Tor The Board of Works, organ,zsi
as = now IS, iO mainta n. This B,.rd
composed OF the members of The govern
'nent acting &c gDTeio, ani holding their
se,siOns ln the capital, are too remote
ie'," tho Improvements an cushion. In,
liable 9" error 10 me appointment Of rnx
les t'H' much Occupied with the prima-
~ duties oi their several stations. ever
!" DO as Competent 10 the execution of iis
truss. as a GENITAL and controlling bond
ought 10 DO. Bat whatever this co,npe-
loncy therefore,, the repeat by the last
Legislature, Of the i.w establishing tho
oih''e 81 civil engineer has greatly re-
""ced u, us q has taken from The p,a,i
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