Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-01

-lu-Nothing has been done yet by the Democratic
Legislature of Virginia towards giving the people
of the State their share of that LAND MONEY
Will her Democratic Legislators adjourn without
deigning to take any final acton upon a question
of so much Importance TO their constituents? Will
they pass by in "sient contempt subject in
which the taxpayers OF the State are deeply in
tereSted? Will they give the people to understand
thereby that th,y prefer taring them, to meet the
5ountiful appropriations they have made from the
State Treasury, to abandoning an absurd party
bubble, that the people may receive the portion of
this great fund which belongs to them? They will
do so unless something is done-and that speedily,
on this question. The resolutions introduced early
nthe session for inSructing our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to support the bill of Mr..
Bennett now pending for a distribution of por-
ton of his fund among the States, still sleeps up
on the table-and it seems doomed to sleep the
sleep of death. For more than three months have
they been in session since the bill for this distrbu
ton passed the House of Representatives. the
26th of last June. They have considered little
of every thing in that time, but still can't find
time to say whether the people shall have their
Land Money or not. Are the Democratic members
afraid to meet this question, and hope to dodge it,
by postponement TO the heel of the session, that
they may give it the go-by? We them against
going home TO their people and telling them that
they have appropriated between and eight
millions from the Treasury without accepting
proffered boon to pay off large portion of those
appropriations, and save their constituents from
taxation to that amount. If we were governed by
considerations of party capital over the immediate
interests of the State, should forbear urging
this matter now because if Democratic Legislators
will obstinately persist in denying 10 the people
what is due TO them from this source. we have an
abiding hope that they will eventually select such
Legislators will do them justice on this subject,
as the Wing party propose. But much Is to be lost
by the refusal, neglect. of this Legislature to
take necessary action. The provisions Of Benefits
Bill, it will be remembered, are, that States of
Virginia, &C., shall receive "at the rate of one
hundred and fifty Thousand acres for each Senator
andRepresentatve in the Thirty Second Congress
respectively Virginia loses two Representatives
in Congress, and if the matter is delayed beyond
the Congressional apportionment to take effect
this Spring. that is loss to the State of three hun
dred thousand acres of the public landS-or three
hundred and seuenty.iue thousand dollars, at gov
eminent prices. The action OF subsequent Legis-
lature can never repair this loss and therefore we
urge immediate action upon the Democratic ma
jority of this Legislature If the people lose, at
least three hundred and seuenfy:fre thousand DOL
lars, by their obsnancy neglect it shall not be
our fault in not keeping them reminded of their
rights, and urging the necessary action upon their
Democratic Delegates. If they choose to disre-
gard it, let them take the responsibility, and render
their account before tribunal of their constitu-
ents this Sprng.-Richmond Wing.