Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-04
western virginia and nIarylund.
WEsrERw VIRolNIA, anil e, ls6l.

WEsrERS VIRGINIA. April 30, 1861
Editors Baltimore Amrricam:
GeRfkemen-The condition of public Nf-
fairs is superl0tively perilous, and may
we'll NwGk en- in every mind the most hor-
rible forebodings. Had u man one year
ago predicted all this national and social
calamity, millions of voices would have
consigned him to Innate asylum. The
current terrible developments of tho past
upon the deeply stained pages of our
country's history the verify Of the mad
mans widest vaghries. Chow is the fine
gold become dim-how are the mighty
iallenW Even our renowned old Virginia,
"the mother of States and statesmen"
has, sin an evil hour after an indefinite
am unit of management and .tsOre trdUdl,"
passed u secession ordinAnce-turned her
back upon the Government and flag of
her country, and launched her bark aud
imperilled the lives and interests of her
citizens upon the uncertain sea of rebel
lion, as far as the action of her Convention
can do SO. This is 1.-THE pound that breaks
the camel's back" Western Virginia has
for years suffered intoleraLIy from mn un-
Just and unequal system of taxation,
which, like the Destroying angel once in
Egypt, passes OrcF doors having on them
the mystic symbol. Fair and equal repre-
scntNtion upon the white suffrage basis is
also withheld from us, gripping our no
litical power ind resulting in certain
conventional anomaly called the tsdog-in-.
the-mNnger policy, that can only act
on the ''Iog-roiiiny' principle All these
evils and positive Inequalities the West
has borne for years, and might probably
have endured some years to come, but to
seeeae from The tIme.hOnOred aud bkood-StGin-
"a Gnion-to desert and diSyr0ce the tri.
uNnphdHt and everywhere hoNored tag of
their faihers-to ignore their hivtorv of ne
past, 10 bLast their hopes for titae to come, TO
S'Mtt!ty the1F common sense aud cruelty their
loyalty TO their homes aud common country
they cannot, they dare not, they lpiH moi do
az! They lift up their hands and hearts
on high for deliYerance from such mon
strous sacrilegel We should fear the
sleeping dust of our loyal fathers could
scarcely rest in their sacred Blouse an
pointed for all the living" We should
expect the reproving ghosts of the immor-
taI martyrs of tho revolution, and the
apostles of liberty who have departed
since, would disturb our day-dreams and
m'dnight slnmbtrs, forever prorlaiming in
our ears the thrilling reproach Of the char
acter represented by England's youthful
put short,lired poet, NE knee your duly,
but ye did il not"
As the only escape from all this disgrace
and sacrifice that now remains 10 the West,
the opinion is prevalent and spreading
that they should adhere to the Union and
seek annexation to the State OF Maryland.
If. Maryland should maintain her loyalty,
ms her best interests would seem 10 re-
/ quire. Such "a union would make a for.
mtdNblc State, embracing both East and
West, hound together by your iron road
anu identity in mineral aud manufacturing
capacity, Interests, institutions, and social
and religious usages and habits. We sim.
cerely hope that 'madness'' MAJ moi i..rnle
the hour" in Maryland, and thus close
against us the door OF hope. What will
Maryland say2 US1ox.