Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-11-26
Eem"tlzs OF . 6dgo Tnon, ps ol,gn bout
Taxes ana the coMdIsionofisheiTI mines.

TN1es and the coMdlGionofGheiTIn
FRoM my intercourse with men ecner.
ally, have fuund that there is no hurther
imposed on them, which they discIlurg.
more rrlucLtutly than the pirymeut ol
their3taXcs Aud these, in every possible
form, sud for an intinity OF rcSuuS, are fil-
tally rerMitted to increase from: year 10
year, until land, goods aud cllattcls, and
human bruins, ana thews and siuews, are
brought into acquisition 10 pay3Ihe in
creased and increasing demands; and
men will sill pay their taxes reluctantly
:,md grumblc, anu yet the same arguments,
slightly varied for measures of imurovc-
meut, or otherwise, are permitted to avail
tztor the increaSeioff the burdens This has
been the case, until Western Virginia,
for p,liry considerations. has been bur
dened with - heavy debt, which adds
neither TO her glory nor her pecuuinry
welfare. II has been her misfortune TO
be compelled lO-fG0niribute to the enor-
NOUS burthen upon her people, not for uc-
tu;tl, positive heuclits received, hut merely
To he lett alone. II is not The rcciurocity
Tor blessings. received, but exnction to
keep tom heing destroyed. This is not
the work OF party. bnt it has been the re-
suit of the combined action OF men of all
parties aud ot entirely dissinli&r sections
Those o! different parties uniting lin. diff
trrcnt combinations, for works OF internal
Improvement. or other schemes of aggr.,u-
.dizcmemt. aud this. tu6, for different sec-
t'onS u .he Stt1ie, 50 that different parties
aud different SECTIONS ,mAi" thcircOmIIinn-
tlons without icg:rd TO party principles or
local relations, tXcep5 So lar aS they can,
from one influence or another, be brought
to unitettu these various schemes.
This i:IISt. ,E 4
aud this injMrious career of statement,
winch eau omly Il. accomplished nj u ru-
lhous taxation, has been promoted, bv. the
tauniS OF other States, ansl the rivalry OF.
| their SurccSs, without patlsug on our par.
10 enquire whether line snrccss will com
Iensate for ihu snrrilices The immense
amount OF dent OccAsi0ncd nv the l.rNnts
Vi 1nGF , sSS @ &TSl,t Sna Tbs sxfG f5GEs q ry
and those who are the most active in pro-
| noting this particular state of things, GER
lainly shOnli lie the lust TO complain. ana
if this heavy Indebtedness is the result of
their principles and their action, they at
least, should bear the hurihen manfulIv,
and take more, If more will make Virgil
ni;l the great rival of other Sl:lIes in mt
ttrial prosperity, even if they think this
will plY for the sacrifice OF her Hospitlli-
ties aud her social aud moral virtues!
In early life, most of us, who have the
frost on our temples, have lhrtakcn of that
simple, yet frank hospitality which Is yet
! prOverbiul to this good old Conmon-
wealth. But we have seen. from year TO
year, the Tux gIthcrcr come with his in
creNslug demands. and from year to year
the kindly aud tr:Ink-heartcd coMntryman
has TO deny one little refinement aud then
one comfort and then another, until in the
pressure ON his means and i'll the sulIstilu-
ton OF commercial morality and manu-
featuring enterprises intusing II spirit of
gain amongst others whose necessities
were not SO close, the old cheerful, honor
able character is we'll nigh destroyed
/ There is Al S;lddcned pleasure in recalling
these things at this time. tor they are like
the cheerful light of long and pleasant
day which closes its evening with the
prospect Of clouds and storms and driving
teMpests for Tomorrow.
| Oshcls my lhiuk that taxation is y
blessing where II brings commercial ag
grundizcmcut aud ii, .uui:.cturing enter
iprises, with shcir horrinl" revulsiums in
trade; with populations dependent and al
teruttciy hegg.sred, with PROFESSIONS in
the streets demand Mg labor and bread, and
yet degradeS aud destroys the old siMpli-
city of character, the old integrity of con
idurt, the old comlidences of friendship the
IsOld maniimess of directihinking and act
ing, aud the ancient Observation-Disclosures
may so think aud iact,sNnd ucvumWlatetax-
hation unlil they shall rival the glory, the
corruption and the debnsemcnt Of Eng
land in her nationMl debt and her paupcr-
ism, or The horrible Five Points in Young
America, or he tecmiug wickcdness aud
vice testing plague spots over the land