Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-12-16


Gov. wrsr's MESSAGES. Somebody has read
Gov iWise's three Messages, of twenty-three
columns, at least we judge so; though nobody
has vet, that we have heard of answered the fol-
lowing query
II three Messages, filling twenty columns, are
required by him for the discussion of the affairs
Of single State, what number of Messages and
how many SenFGs Of columns would he deem
necessary iu treating upon the affairs OF the
Union, surprising Gov Wise to be made Prcsi-
dent? ..s.,..-.
We give scrap or two from the Message
upon topics which have some public interest
Message No 2 is not condensed, but Message
No 8 opens with statement Of reasons which
caused the Governor to decline appointing a
Day Of Thanksgiving for the Fruit of the Earth
he having received several communications
urging him to appoint such a day. He did not
decline, he says, because he was "unnindlul OF
Gods providence u his people," but because
the State officers have no power to interpose
in religious matters, belonging exclusively to
private individuals and their voluntary Church
organizations" The absence of an established
religion, he says, "sets us free to praise God in
our own way; and any recommendation of
worship by the State its officers in any form,
''would be sort of constrant the people,
who have forbidden by their constitution tho
intermedding with such matters by political
power He thus concludes his remarks on this
hcad-"Two Of the worst evils of the times are
political religion and religious politics l am
not constituted aud appointed to handle Gods
holy things, aud will not dare hypocritically
and Cantingly to huxster them in the market of
popularity among men"
Some Of the following items condensed in the
Richmond Despnte1, dcvelope objects of public
interest .
liberal appropriation is asked to defray the
expenses of theingugurntion of the Equestrian
Statue of Washington, on the 22d of February
ncxt,-and the Legislature invited to take part
in the ceremonies of the day.
SALARIES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
The salaries Of several officers for good rea.
sons, are advised to beincreased as follows: The
Secretary of the Commonwealth and Librarian
S350O-SecondA Auditor $30O0--TreaSurer $4,000
Register $4,000. An increase Of Clerks and a
Clerk for the Attorney General at $1,000, arc re-
commended
cESTEES or TRADE AND PuBuc WORKS
In his first message, Gov. Wise assumes that
there arc thirteen principle centres of trade
viz: Two primary national centres the one the
importing centre, New York; the other the or.
porting, New Orleans. The remainder he con.
siders satellites compared with these. They are
in the North East, Boston. philadelphia and
Baltimore; in the Southeast Charleston Savan.
Chicago, Buffalo and St LOUIS onsthe Pacific
San Francisco. In the division of the States III
tins politieo commercial view of the cOnfedera
cy, lie associates Virginia, North Caroliua, Ten
messee and Kentucky. These "four great cen
trail, middle, Atlantic and Ohio front States
slaveholding, tobacco growing and breadstuf
producing agricultural and grazing States, full
of iron, coal and copper for mining, have nc
centres Of their own, but are dependent upor
centres around them, North and South East
and West" The Governor reasons that, fol
the want Of such centre, the balance Of ex.
change Is against US, notwithstanding that the
balance Of trade is in our favor; aud lac urges a,
the only meansef establishing centre, tn.
completion Of great works connecting us with
the Ohio, and completing railroad coninunica
ton with the interior OF North Carolina and
Tennessee-thus giving those States free com,
munications with the Chesapeake,
In the list of public works he places the James
River and Kanawha canal first He recommends
the conversion Of the dcbs due by that work "a
the State into stOck,--thc State to take its por.
ton of the preferred stock, and to sell 10000
shares for the further construction Of the works
The Coyington and Ohio Road lie places next
in the order Of importance Two millions pei