Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-18
Partial Legislation.


The readers of this paper, and indeed
the people of Western Virginia, willlearn
with deep regret. of determination on
the part of the Eastern members of the
Legislature, to make no appropriations the
present session, to any new works or oven
to aid those which have been commenced;
yet they seen willing to exhaust the Trea-
sury in making appropriations to what
are called" leading lines" There might |
be sOmelshow or reason in the adoption of
such course Of Purtiat legislation, if it =,
would have the effect intended-that is,
that the revenues derived from them,
when completed, will create resources
which will enable them to make farther
Improvements. This reasoning is fallaci-
Gus. as the history of Virginia Improve
ments fully show. OF the millions which
have been expended on internal improve
ments in Virginia there are but few which
pay dividends. This being the case, the
question comes up, how long will it be be-
fore Justice is done to the Western portion
OF the State Aye, how long? Ifthe West
must wait until the State improvements,
become productive and furnish resources to
make farther improvements, then, indeed,
may all hope be abandoned, Of every see-
ing the resources Of this fair portion of
the State fully developed. 1t is astOnish
ing that men protesting. to be political
economists should overlook the means by
which they would the sooner provide for
all the States liabilities. and lay the fOun-
dation of fortunes for many of her citizens,
and that is, the opening up Of this country
and pouring into the East a never-ending
stream of products-it would enhance the
value, of our lands, and replcnish the
Treasury by increasing the sub ects Of
taxation and, perhaps, but for the hated
jeQlouSly which exists between the
two sections, and which. by such partial
legislation is fcarfully to increase, more H.
beralty might be extended to this almost
discarded portion Of the State. A great
poet has said, that
81 Lands intcrsectcd by narrow firth
Make enemies of nations, abhor each other,
Which else like kindred drops had mingled in
to one"
, And, it would seem, that those separated
byca clfain Of mountains in primeval for
est, and teeming with mineral wealth.
enough to enrich the State. " abhor each
other" Those who ought TO be brothers.
are estranged, and those who ought to
: legislate for the good of the State at large
f lcgislate for localities.
Already has the order gone forth through
l the columns Of the Richmond Enquirer
! that q combination must be formed to de
l feat works of minor mpOrtancc-the cor
respondent who wrote the Article and the
! editorial which caused it, may do much to
defeat works of creator Importance, if the
= Western members, as they ought. will
3 combine to produce such result. and not
. be @heedled into the supper: of any mea-
! sure, until they have n sufficient guaranty
= that the interests of their constituents will
{ be attended to. In the language Of the
Z" Enquirer's' correspondent they, too.
4 will be held to an lawful accountability
by an outraged and indignant constituent
: Cyl" If they permit. without entering their
: protest, millions to be appointed to EaS-
} tern Improvements, and nothing for tn
aid Of The West. 1t comes with bad
J grace, from men, who have had their 10
t cal improvements. for years. now to deny
the same advantages to the West it
shows want Of liberality, and must keep
: alive that spirit Of jealousy which ought to
4 be allayed, and must and will have the eff
r feet of causing Western Virginia TO turn
A its trade in the direction of those States
d JllhL VIII luIIlSIl JIIC IhClIIllcS W Att
: If the East will not aid the West, She.
S must seek foreign aid, and the result will
= be, that so far as the trade of llIts section
e is concerned, the West might as we'll be
y out Of Virginia as in it. We are not him
:. ting at division Of the State, but we are
= insisting for that practical Legislation
o which will rebound to the good Of the
= whole, and which would have the effect
g of blending into one" those " kindred
, drops" long separated by sectional jenl-
= ousy. A few thousand dollars given to
) the West wonld not so augment the debt
t of the State rs to cause reputation, On
t the contrary, it would add much to the
revenue, and prevent reputation. Let
those members and writer's reflect on these
things before they dash forever from them
the trade and influence of this portion
of the State We call upon western
members to stand up for The rights Of the
West and to be assured they will be sus
tanned by their Constituency Weston
Herald.
GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY
evening last was signatized by general
Jail delivery in this place. Three prison.