Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-07

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AIExASDR1A, Va, Sept. 2, 1863. (.
SAMUEL CRANE, ESQ.,, auditor Of. Vest Yir-
ginid, Wheeling, West Va.: II
S1R-In the Wheeling IntetIigencer of
the sixth of August, you have published q
remarkable lE.I.s
That "Card" is a remarkable produc.
ton, as the public will conclude when it is
fully understood. Eil}Tsis y 4 IL
You say: "The removal Of the books
aud papers of the late Auditors office, and
the surrendering of them to Gov. Peirpoint,
is a subject that'is being used by design
ing men Throughout the country to my
prejudice and interest: 1t is charged that
by reason of the neglect of official duty, on
my part as late Auditor of the State Of
Virginia, this necessity arose. 10. ) d. q
Sir: Please hear few questions and
answers which cannot be gainsaid. .r''l p
Question-Of what State were you the
SLATE .Auditor"2 - 81 lNss t e~
Answer-Of the State of Virginia. 70
Question-To what State did the books
and papers belong, that were removed from
yonr Office 2 's3A;s r =" E.sL."
Answer-They belonged to the State Of
Qaestion-who had the right to the
custody of the books and papers of the
State Of Virginia
Auswsr-The Executive officers of said
oGestion-of what State were you Au-
ditor, when the books and papers were
removed? ' ~,
Answer-Auditor of the State of West
Virginia. -
Question whom were the books and
papers in the Office of the late Auditor Of
Virginia delivered2 ~
IAnswer-To DIR. Webb, who was duly,
appointed Auditor of the State according
Iouestion--what right had the Auditor
Of the State of West Virginia to the books
and papers of the State of Virginia
!Answer-None in this world. p u 1
Question-Is there a reasonable or plaus-
ible pretext for the claim22s' cas- 44A
AnsWer-None under the sun.
Question-What saith the law on this
Answer4The sixth section of the Act of
the General Assembly of Virginia, as pub
lished in your remarkable s'Card, !" provides
that at shall Be tie duty of The AuditOr of
public accounts, the Secretary of State, the
treasurer, and Adjutant General of this
| Commonweslth, to procure TT and proper
blank ltooks for the purPose, and cause To- be
Transcribed therein trtie copies Of all such
records Official deks, orders, minutes and mem
orandG, and like copies of original papers
upon which any such official action was
based, which, from its sllocality general
State interest, appertains to- the state OF
West Virginia and the officers shall ceF-
tify severally to the Governor of this Com
monwealth the Correctness of their respec.
tive copies and it shall be the duty of
| the Governor to certify to all whom 1t may
concern the official character of such'o Off
\ GERS SO certifying under the great seal Of
this Commonwealth, and delfUer all such
copies to the Governor Of West VtrgtnIa, 'Ohen
his election Is officially declared, for the use Of
said State of Vest HirginiG. I" .l.,.
4 Ouestion-To what records, official acts,
orders, minutes, and memoranda, which
1 are to be copiad,a does this section refer I
Answer-By reference to the first sec
tiun of the actof the General Assembly o..
lVirginia publishedin that remarkable Gard,
lit will be seen that all property real ,perso-
llnal or mixed, owned or appertaining 10
Ithis ctate, lying within-the bounds of the
IInew State, was ceded to the State Of West
Virginia. GThe- second section provides
that all unpaid taxes, of whatever kind,
/ owing by persons or corporations who re-
sided within the bounds of West Virginia,
to the State of Yirginia, should be paid
by said persons or corporations TO Mest
| Virginia. The third section provides that
all Sheritfs aud other persons aud corpo.
rations, &C., being within the bounds OF
! West virginia and having moneysin their
| hands, shall pay them to West Virginia
| The fourth section provides that suits may
be brought in the panefo the Common.
/ wealth of Virginia, for the use OF west
| " irginia, when it becomes one OF the States
| of the Union, to recover anything that Il
/ conveyed in the former sections The NTH
section provides that the State Of eat
virginia shall account, in q final Settle
ment, for the amount so conveyed,
j Now, it is clear that the evidence OF the
debts owing by persons end corporations
i for taxes and the evidences OF the tndeot1
4 ledness Of all Sheriffs aud other persons
Il for taxes, licenses, bonuses, aud arrear-
II ages, are in the Auditors office. And the
II General Assembly reqpiFed of the Auditor
q that he, should take copies from these
A ilbooks and records of these evidences o.
II debts. SCI, in his Office, which should .bt
certified by him, and that the Goyernoi
should attest the, thfqlnsss Of the 'same