Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-26
rhe sew state conStItutton.

point out some fehIare5 o. superiority IN
the Neg State constitution oTsr the old,
IA respect 20 the system Of tn1s,ioa. Ne
propose AZ pEesen, TO consider briefly the
subject Of Iaresnsi Improvements by the
State, il a similar relation. Uuhappily for
TirEiaia species OF insanity 90 this .ub-
jeei hA8 pEe,silsd 81 RFchaoad many yeass
prior to The breaking cas- Of the rebellion
Yes there was method in their madness
for they Cos aII ;ks Improvements Ia their
OWE part Of the State a. = comparatively
snail cost TO ssenseIVss Staes she 6rst
ckapAiga IA EAssera Virginiz exhibited the
Iirikinz advantages of those Ines Of rail-
roads as military AU1ilisries, We have be-
ieyed shas conspiracy against the Unised
States EoveSaneus was n the bottom Of
The whole scheme In accordance Eith
which they we're bails. Il ia the more eT-
!asat SOW. When there is no room Iefs for
douo, that the leaders of the rebellion
had been eoaspiring for twenty years to
iaAagurats it
To the construction OF this network of
railroads. All the energies OF tie State we're
directed There ware military reasons
why the West got noss of them, adj
ded 20 those ;bns ignored hes in eve
~ other beneficial work Of the stsse.-
Perhaps the refusal TO give us pOIi.-
zeal equality 10 The CoaTention Of
1880 grew on, OF SON. such coaSidera-
Eioas, added to such Rs hsd refused Il here
Eofore.
The scheme, BY which sbsse Improve.
msats we're buiIs Constituted ao enormous
robbery of the psop!s Companies us.s
formed aud charters granted. The State
sakins share Of the sock sud Advancing
moaey or sosas saoesh 10 b<zia The Uo.k.
wssu shis none! VA eIpeaG4d fresh ap-
propriAttOss bad 10 De a4ds, or tae boads
Of the coapAsy EaAgIaseed so 4s 70 cable
them 20 raise nossy o. GAsm. os uHAs kaa
already beta doas goald be !os.. A.8
UAea the noaey thus rAise3 vs5 e1aaas.e,i,
flesh Ioaas iroa the State eoad Aioee
SAVE ia iassssss is sae ro.k froa going 70
tie dogs aud 80 tas process usss % Erou
yeAE 10 yeas, Asd he taxes go, BEAVER sd
heavier % the aos.s.4gsasEdie9 whites sill
'ksy EsoAasd stasAsh the bardsa- A.
these Companies became more naasroa,
sss drafts o. she ssea5ury became ErsA,es a,
cash Succeeding session Of tie Legislature.
By eKsaiaiaZ The Auditors reports from
IS 70 80 vii be iOuad that each appro.
Psiai.Oa asAE:y atEAys doubled the LAST pre-.
esdi05 Oas. oas year I've think '5s-s o,
$500 ii amounted TO the enormous suu,
of eiEAs millions of dollars.
Ths appropriations were sometimes ai-
rses, sometimes consisted IN Ioaus OF bonds
Aud sometimes IN assuuinE ,Ae debt, Of
the companies By gaaran,yiog their eonds
Whichever shape il took. deb, vas created
for with all the enormous ,z1asiOa levied
on poor peoples property (uhiIe the slave
owner Vas exemPsed) money enough eoald
not be kept in tue treasury to make rnasy
OF large direct appropriations. sad it bad
to be raised By puIEiug bond, 10 the mar.
ksL
Thus The mountain of deb, srzde.ily
rose I'LL I've years. ago found it bssuseo
forty Gnd 6fsy uiIliOns-eseated ia tb.
East and for the East exclusively: aud v,
Of the VS.: in paying ;he taxes already
ds'eaFed, sad il the atsauptios Il AZ
eQuitAsls share of that debt, are no, oaly
Wso0gsd Aad aared. bat actually u.d4 70
eoatEi6ate 70 oar eva dts:szetion a.d tks;
Of tee Government.
Bss re DO nas care particularly 10 svs.k
OF its iuiusues 70 EAs Res. Ne uas. 10
speak OF it ns a syssea iuSsl5t5s i. i,,.ll
aad sers 70 Be followed By eAskrrsser
when prosecuted tos As hosess sarpls<s !,
teAa BE- Il il usss asess4asy "a .aseor,
GaeA "a eHsnPls A. szEa ey ossers, ,AsrV
are ether SiAsss Aroazd Is ,h-G. tied I, a.-
DER fAs mere EAysrAsss s5.cem Isazees- ss;
saos to gsieE sas esrsAialy, h u. ps.+
eat EssesaiSss a1sag Is succeed IA Q.s,i-s,
IA q skiI dass, Aty viii ass uAa, ,h.sl
ssAsa . aaAke aaotssr' Ike ii, % saar.us,l
II Sss1i1s q poverty, above he heads q
mag sAEa.a..
Ca.sat he PsoVi.iOOs Of the new Cous,i
tHsssa, Seasa tabs for works OF in,srna
IFEoHtassa eaoHos bs created. I, isex
PEeE1sy fosSs8isn- Zee sub section Of Ar
tseis 8 declares IAal 40 asbt ssau be coz
tFAetsd By he Ssata e1esp, 10 nee. sa.u.
dsssiu in he revsase. % ,sat<a = Grew,
Gus liability 81 ne ssAis . rupprrs
iAaatTessiea. rePsI invasiea. aaa dss-a.
'As State il tine q uas. +,
make 1t s'in more sIplicit zee aext AZ
dele EOss on to declare thai he credit o
tAe Sta'e shall sos b SrsassR n al - an,
e0aa'y, city, sOua, township, sorPoru,S..
q PeFsOa, Hos shall The Slatk ever ass
OF become eesVOasibls for de dsSss OF ii,
eii't'esa o. Aag such parties a before reeit
ed -saiess Incurred Ia tIus Of var or IN
'1sres'iOa Fos the beasss Of The s,.,.r
TIE STATE shall oOs centric, ~, :.
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