Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-26

Mr.. Webb for answer to his communication
as follows:
AUDIToR's OFTICE, WEsT VIRGINIA,
June 23d, 1858.
Lewis A. wEBB, Esq, auditor Of tie State
Of Virginia I:
DRAR S1R: Your letter Of the 22d inst,
informing me that his Excelleney, F. a.
PeirpOint, had appointed you Auditor Of
the State of Virginia, aud that yoa had
executed bond aud duly qualified as such,
with a request that should deliver over
to you all the books and papers in my
Office belonging to the State of Virginia,
is received.
In reply would say that have no doubt
of the facts you state, that his Exeellensy,
F. q. Peirpoint, has appointed you the
Auditor of the State of Virginia and that
You have executed bond and been duly
lqualifed as such, but must be permitted
TO say that think this information would
have come more properly through the Ex-
ective himself. But will not be captious.
II understand the demand you make
aPon me as the late Auditor of the State
of Virginia, It is that deliver to you (noW
Auditor Of the State of Vlrginial all the
books and papers in my possession that
belong to the State Of Virginia.
In answer to the demand, 1 will say that
if this demand is only for the books and
papers in my possession belonging to the
State of Virginia, as WNderstGHd them,
then have the honor to say to you that
am ready and anxious to deliver those
books and papers, aud will at any time
that you may suggest do so but If your
demand is for an unconditional surrender
to yOu as my successor of all the books |
and papers in my possession that belonged |
to the Auditors Office of the State of Vir.
ginia, will say with all due respect to
you that the demand cannot be granted.
As the Auditor elect of the State of West
Virginia, have the possession of books
and papers that were once the property of
the State Of Virginia, but which by an
''Act" of the General Assembly of Virginia,
passed February Sd, 1868; was passed to
and became the property of the State of
West Virginia. As I understand it these
books and papers are by that "Act" the
property of the State of West Virginia,
and cannot, therefore, without her con-
sent, deliver them to any one.
would have been glad If his Excellency,
the Governor of the State of Virginia,
could have thought it not incompatible
with his Executive duty, to have received
from him a personal introduction to you
as my successor in Office. We might then
have conversed these matters over in his
presence, but for some cause that do not
understand his Excellency has never at any
lime done so, although you have both been
IN the city together for some time.
II was my wish and desire that the part
ng hours of the old State in this section,
and the incoming of the new State, should
have been marked by all the courtesy and
kindness that properly belong to the public
of two sovereign States. If
.hese courtesies and ciyilities had been OBJ
served, there could not have been any oc-
;asion for any written demand from you
upon me for books aud papers that
properly belong to the State of Virginia
that had any control over.
What this entire indifference to common
,ourtesy means do not know, but one
hing do know, it portends no good to
my one, and certainly none to the States
hat we both have the honor to represent.
In conclus ion allow me to say that it
will be the pleasure of the Auditor of the
State of West Virginia to obey any order
hat the Legislature of his State may make
lpon him, and if you desire to prosecute
his demand further, respectfully request
hat you make it upon them as they are
low in session. do not hold these books
Ind papers by any other authority than as
agent for them. I
Very respectfully, yours,
SAMUEL CRANE,
Auditor of the State Of West Virginia.
On the Gath day of June, 1853. deemiug
he subject of these communications proper I
or the consideration of the Legislature,
hen in session, forwarded the communi-
,ation of Mr.. Webb and my reply to them.
On the same day the Legislature adopted
he following resolution:
ResoIUed, That the communication Of the
Auditor just received, be referred to the
Governor (Boremau), with authority to !
AXE such steps as he may think proper.
On the 30th day of June, 1868, / receiV-
ID from Governor Boreman the following
Drder:
CoMMoNWEALTH OF VA,
EYRnnrIVn DRPARTMHNT