Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-07
THE NEW sTAFE.
a Very strong statement of Fact,
Bearing ON the ausstion.
CONCLUDED.

Concluded.
Now it is known to all, that we of West
Virginia have received no part of these
enormous expenditures, exceptin appropri-
attons and subscriptions to Iurnpikes, and
mere piEtance about the construction of
bridges &c. And by the foregoing it will
be seen, that the aggregate appropriations
aud subscriptions for tWrnpikes for the tvAole
State, since 1852, is only $343 ,06O; and
even of this, the East has had the lion,s
share. It is humiliating to think, that we
have solong borne and suffered such inius-
tice and oppression.
= 1t matters not that these sums have NOT
all been.in the form of direct appropriations:
the loans are never repaid. The stock tn .
ken on subscription, returns little or moth
ing to the treasury (not one fifth of one per
cent on an average and SO in the end it is
all equivalent to direct appropriations-for
example, at the session of ls59-6O, it was
ascertaIued that the James River and Kan
awha Co. owed the State, aud bonds guar
auteed by the State, 81, 200, 900. The State
at once reliuqUished her claim, and all the
liens she had to secure it, took up the
guaranteed bonds ofthe company, aud issu.
ed her own instead-advauced the compa-
ny 5000, 900 more in instalments issued for
the purposei and authorized the company
to borrow $2,50O,00O, and to pledge its
property and effects therefor, leaving the
State, for all her Investment 81 ,4oO, 900 of
the unproductivs stock of said company,
without other surety or guaranty, of pay
or return.
The State owns the whole of the Blue
Ridge railroad-three.f ffths of the Alexan-
dria, LoudOnn & Hampshire railroad-sev-
en- eighths of the York River railroad, and
like Interests in others-none of which pay
one-half of one7pct cent, and most of.them
nothing.
And what are the complications that
must arise, if we remain connected with
the Eost2 Besides the old causes of diff.
ference will be the malignant hate they en-
tertain, because of our loyalty, aud our
purposes to enjoy equal rights, priui-
tegeS and benefits, or to be free of our op.
pressors.
But more than these-the substance of
those of the East has been consum.
ed for the support and maintenance of
this moustrOusiy wicked rebellion, and all
they have left therefore is the bonds of the
State. Will they-can they consent that
the State repudiate these bonds? Will
they not have the power to forbid and pre-.
vent it2 What then would be our condi.
ton
In addition to the debt and liabilities
before enumerated, the General Assembly
at Richmond, at It's January session, 1851,
appropriated thousauds5 of dollars for
arms, aud ST. 600, 900 for State defence
The Convention there onthe 1Tth of April.
1861, passed the pretended ordinance of
secession, aud on the same day appropria.
ted 500, 600 to used IN calling ont and
organizing the militia of the State, and on
the 30th of April, 1861, appropriated for
war purposes $4,000, 900, aud on the 2Sth
of June, 1861, ST, 600, eco for same pur.
pose. Their expenditures for the month
of May, 1861 was 1885. .533 dollars, for the
month of June 99s;l63 idoltnrs, for july,
1888, ,STI, for August .366,O dollars,
&C., and for the fiscal year eqtiing October
lst, 1861, their expenditures we're 13, 1885,
T33. @
On the 2lst of February, 1862, their pre-
tended Auditor (Bennett,l was authorized
to borrow, on the credit of the State and
pay over to the Confederate Government,
the amouut' the tVGr tar, assessed by the
Confederate CoHgrsfs on citizens of Virgin
ia, (the amount, Ihave not. ascertained,
but ceEtsinly not small.
! On the 3lst of March, 1862, they appro-
Priated 10000 dollars for Stale Military
operations, ofeHSige and defeasigs
The Psetdo Legislature II Richmond also
authorized and made appropriations foror-
gauiztng and equipping a large State force
under Floyd, for Southwestern Operations.
a similar toFce under Wise for Peuinsular
opeFations-tWo regiments of rangers.
/ l(guerrillasl for NotthWestern Virginia on
eratiops, Sc, &c. Iu addition 20 all which.
the convention in June, 1861 ), appointed
John R. Tucker, George w. Munford and
J. ~. Bennett, to receive and pass npon, an 4
issue the bonds of the State for all claims
of citizens and others, of q military char
acter, for shot guns, rifles, stock, provi-
sious, munitions, service of whites and
slaves, &c, including back pay due from
the United States Government to Virgin.
ians who deserted the regular army and
navy aud went intOlthe rebellion, ali to be
certified by them TO the Government Of the
1 iConfederate States, for pay, went to the
State; which by the issue OF; its bonds, as
before stated, had paid; or rather had be-
come liable 20. the iudfgiduals therefor
What this Glass Of debts and liabilities
amount 70, and What other appropriations
land expenditures they have made, We have
tno means of knowing, but the facts and
I l6gores before rs sh6W v q mountain of dsBt
that viii inevitably crush and heggar- tka,
people and their p6stsrity for ages. -
These liabilities exist 70 q large extent
IN thsgform of State bonds, IN tamonuts
doWn 70 the denomination of s., receivable
for taxes and all State dues aud demands
in the hands Of al that Pe9pie-eana IF We
/ remain With them, when ealle6 oti for their
taxes, they have bnt 70 enter q credit npou
their bonds, and,We must pay all the taxa
for the. support Of gqEegnment aad all 9TH
er PURPOSES ~ ell nay theY desire tn iIe.