Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-11
Next Legislature, Candidates, 60,

IL will be difficult i0f any oHe W say WHuk WIZ
he the political complexion Of The next Leslsla'
tdte Of viteinia, For OUT own patt we cate but
little what !! may *, provided only II bconposed
Of COOL ia4n, men who Understand the true inte'
rests Of tile Stale ind who will act with reference
thereto, Tie next session will have 6efote Il ma.
NY imposing questions, and questions connected
with the whole policy Of the State. Internal I'm
provement will, Of course, bethe question Of the
session, and We hope thalthat question will not,
MS nj tile last session., absorb the entire time oil
tue Legislature, and thus prevent oil other useful
legislation. We have slways iavottd judtcIonS
system Of Internal improvements by lie State, but
wemust ever oppose The wholesale g'Eoling AMI
Understandable appropriation policy which hes
been so pressed Of lote years upon tho Lessla'
lttute. II the leading lines OF improvement be
opened up, private enterpti,e can, and should
complete The connecting links. The credit Of the
Slate should be preserved at oil hazards, and next
tie people should mol 10 oveEtaSed. The re-
chatter Of The Old Banks must bs concluded def.
niteIy al The next session. The whole finances Of
the State depend upon IudciOus action with ref
erenre to theltte'chatIeh a slnglemis'siep may
plunge the CURRENCY Of TIE State into en- ineSpli.
cable slate Of confusion, second only to The pres
emf slate Of Indiana finances.
For our part, we are content 10 "lel well enough
aloas," and when We SEQ OUT Virginia Banks
without exception weathetins the storm Of last
year, when we see them source alike OF accom-
mediation 10 The community, and Of safety 10 lie
STOCKHOLDERS, we are much iaclinedto The opinion
that tile lest step would be simply 10 extend The
charters as they are. The Efforts Of the lusI session
show, however that The question is not settled,
and that there ate not wanting in tue Legislature
men who Imagine themselves RothchiIds OF Bn'
rings, and that They comprehend OF glance, and
can improve Of word, The whole System Of VIII
sinia curtenCy, and hence we may expect any
amount OF tamnens and cifott 10 intfoduce FlLic.
ulous aM extrnyugant amendments, which will
but embaGtnss tie system and lead 10 evils aud
hatdslps from which lie PRESENT system Is happl'
" exenpted. These ndmany other questions oil
eenetaI interest, requiring the setscesof The best
legislators, will be before The next Legislature.
but 10 come nearer home. Al no past session
nj The Legislature have been presented questions
more important TO our home interests than will
likely be brought before The next Legislature. lie.
sides The Bank question, there will most probably
be applications lor bridging the tSrt above AMI
below, and thus cut OF and PROSTATE our labor OF
years. Tie baltimore 4 Ohio RAILROAD will most
probably he before The Legislature uskins 10 he re.
leased from It's contact and obligations with this
city, now that II finds Il canRot violate them with
impunitY, and will also seek 10 take OF The re-
sltlrIionS from llle Northwestern RAILROAD, which
were Solemnly agreed upon as compromise be-
tween this city and the applicants fot Tho chater
These questions alone are sufficient 10 mike our
citizens open their eyes and Ihink--whom shall
we send there1 And what must he the answetl
We must tend theLttt men ee hare. We want 10
protect our city and county, and not 10 advance
thispatty or that party. We must have men, and
they who would pause 10 weigh party questions IN
this matter orc traitors 10 the city and county, and
Tue best interests OF both. We have heretofore
shown thatOn these questions we couIdrise above
party, and we shall 10 so arain. We prefer Tho
prosperity Of tue city Wheeling, obtained by tie
outlayot her treasure, and the labor Of years, 10
the successo fOny mere party in The Virginia lie.
glslnture, whether tho! party 10 Wing, Democrat.
10 or Know Nothing. We want and must have,
talent, integrity and experience 10 represent us,
and so tsr rs our humble efforts can 80, they shall
10 directed towards lie election Of such men as
will he able 10 project and DEFEND ths interests Of
the city, and do credit alike TO themselves, their
county and their State.