Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-03


clent for an empire, and he was for divi-
sion. So it is. but that is NO reason anv
one here should want this mountain of tax
alton piled on her.
The Governor went on to speak Of the
| character of the men who were opposing
the creation of new State. IL started
with the secessiOuists, who did ''not want
to see the glorious old Commonwealth
dismembered.n Well he loved the old
Commonwealth and its glory, but he hated
| its oppression and injustice. Who were
the leaders of this faction SO tenacious
about a division of the State? Charley
Russell, 10. Pendletou and FitZhugh. They
have embarked their fortunes with the
South. Now trace up. Come hero to
Wheeling and go upyonder to Brooke, and
we find it is the relations of these men who
are leading off in this thing. What inter-
est have they with the laboring men ofthis
city ? what care they about the bone and
siuew here? They are an exclusive class,
with different feelings and aspiration en-
tireIy. Thcy,are opposed-to free schools,
free voting, free speech. They arc the
aristocracy! If they were going to make
brick these aristocrOts would use the labor
ing men to burn them, if they could be
had cheaper by the cord than wood. They
would make any other use of the poor man
| that might be convenient if they could law
fully do so. He wished he could speak to
the heart of every Irishman and German in
this community, he would lay this thing
open to them, and try to help them see
what their interests were, and their duty
as patriots and American citizens. These
mon were running around telling their
| tales. "A voice-''Their lies They have
worked these Germans and Irisbmen till
1 M h 4
if ever an opportunity offered they would
deprive them of their rights and franchises
of citizens.
He would tell them one thing, and it
was sure as they were living; that if the
New State i'll Western Virginia were not
adopted, the freemcn of the North. west
would not suffer themselves to be taxed
and oppressed by the East and South west
ern Virginia. Wheeling numbers to day
moro inhabitants than it will ever number
again, if it is not adopted for no man is
going to settle in place where everything
would be taken from him by a people who
antagonized him in every particular-
Neither would people already here stay in
place under the same burdens He had
examined the subject of taxation minutely
and he found that the current expense for
carrying on the New State would not amount
to $50, 900, allowing liberal appropriations
for Il Lunalic Asylum and Penitentinry.
We bad been paying to the old State
S53600O. They could erect all the build
ings necessary TO carry on the new State
land pay interest on our equitable portion
of the State debt, with GO per cent of the
taxes now paid, aud do this within the
next ten years. lie assured them it could
be douc, and he assured them further, tut
'rhcn The nc,c Stale should be put into opera
| EiOn -theW lrOutl he in Khc hest cOndifion--thc
tJreeSt from debt, subject 10 the least tdrGfi0n,
and NTH the most economical .gorcrMmeRt Of
any State in The Union. The laboriug man
would then receive larger reward for his
labor than he receives anywhere in the
United States. TWAS worth being in earn
est about; for if it was not done now it
never would be done.
During his remarks the Governor was
frequently nppiauded.
Mr.. Hubbard followed in few stirring
and well timed remarks, appealing to those
around him to go heartily and zealously to
work to organize victory for next Thurs
day, and final victory when the question
came to be determined at the polls. He
pledged himself to do his share, and he
asked them to do theirs.