Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-06-09
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to quietly and tamely submit 10 tho un-
Just taxation and personal wrong which
were sought to be fixed upon them ? Sir.
the patient suffering Of this man Of God.
is not the least marvellous incident rscOF.
ded in Biblical history. and should the
people ofthe state Of ofYirginia quietly sub.
init 70 the unjust and unequal taxation
measured out 10 them by this bill, eonsid.
lering how and by whom Il was done. Il
Will be manifestation Of loyalty 90 their
government, which none but those who
dearly love their native State could erhib.
It, and which, with wonder and amaze.
ment, would bo pointed to In after timet-
to show and exemplify the unyiSldin0 q.
deity and loyalty and patient endurance
Of the Virginia people. Sir, Il is a desps-
rate expedient that these gentlemen
have resorted to in order 70 sustain their
position. Whom position ls taken, aud
dtsputaRfs and not statesmen occupy q
with them the end justifos tho means
but when even the advocate Il driven 20
the direful necessity Of building up
sinking cause by such expedients aud suoh
arguments. he Is to bO pitisd rather tAaa
censured.
Look to tho course Of Afgumen. indal.
ged in by the opposition. Il is difieull 10
divest ourselves OF the opinion. that CON.
scious Of the instability and unsoundnoss
Of their position, and conscious Of tho Ia
grant injustice sought 70 be inflicted upoa
portion of the citizens Of tho State, thoy
choose TO abandon the field Of fair and
Legitimate argument, and seek, By thls
parade of (aHeie4 wrongs heretoiore com.
mitted by the West. 70 justify palpabls
outrage upon an industrial pursuit. By
which large number of worthy eluEons.
living both East and West, by honest aud
untiring industry. are endeaVering 10 OBJ.
tain comfortable living for themselves
and their families. But. sir, II such be
their object, it will not avail them. Those
who made these charges against the wea
are mistaken as TO the fact, and Rs q wos.
tern delegate, I-loel called upon 10 correct
the egregious and inexSusable errors into
which these gentlemen have fallen. We
fortunately have conclusive record evil
dcnee to show who and what section of
the State are properly TO bO held respoa.
sible for the existing debt Of the Com
monwealth--and before conclude, III
am not much mistaken. these gontlomea
who have SO hastily and aipAntly prefer.
red these charges against the West. will
find that had they been made against
their own section, they could, eaeh aud
every one Of them, DO moro easily aub-
stantiated. do not consider tho inqui.
ry pertinent 20 the question. and think Il
has been improperly and unuseessArlly
alluded to; yet since 10 has been done.
and so frequently commented upon. Ia.
tend TO investigate the facts. aud. II I can
correct an error which for lome tln0 past
has prevailed with the people---An error,
which we have good reason 10 believe.
has tended more 10 engonder blltoF SEQ
tional feeling on tho part Of tho people q
the East toward the people OF tho Woal,
than all other causes combined. s
Those who charge that the West Il 70.
sponsible for the existing dobt Of tho State,
have either made charge without lnyea.
tigating the facts connected with the aub.
ject, or haYo been disposed 10 pAndor 20 .
popular error. prevalent among thoir poo.
pie regardless Of facts and figures which
are open TO the inspection Of All.
BY the provisions Of the Constitution q
1899. the East reserved 10 itself a major.
Iity Of 6 in the Senate and Of 2a In the
the city Of Alexandria WBs rolroe0ded
without constitutional authority, gave 10
that city delegate. When these Appro.
priations were made. the East had con.
trolling majority 10 each branch Of ths
General Assembly, and majority Of 20
or 20 on joint ballot. And yet tho West,
in hopeless aud impotent minority n
this House and the Senate, IN the opinion
of these gentlemen, should Be held ros.
ponSible for oil the appropriations mAds
70 works ofinternal Improvement. t1might
stop here aud demand 70 know. whom Sc.
fore in tho long annals Of Legislation WAS
q minority held responsible for she action
Of deliberate body. might here claim
that the people Of the West were fully
yindieAted from this charge. The West
has al no time, since tho formation OfouF
State government, had power 70 pass q
bill of any kind through either branch of
the Legislature, which the delegates from
Eastern Virginia, in whole or 10 part, did
not sanction by their votes; bntl will not
argue from the fact, that Eastern Virginia
has always had . controlling vote on thiS
floor, that she 10, aS section Of the State,
responsible for the passage Of these bills.
i know what the facts aTo and am not
disposed to either conceal or misrsprofeat
them. The vote upon none Of these bills
has been sectional vote. They have
been sectional in one respect, but not as
represented by the gentleman who charge
the West with their passage. Those SEQ.
, king appropriations for Improvements N
/ which their own constituents had en irn.
mediate interest. whether representing
Eastern or Western counties, have voted
! for appropriations called foF by the neees.
sites Of others, exhibiting that came spirit