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

in them, if any Legislature can be found
willing TO appropriate it The people would
take care Of any Legislature that made
foolish expenditures Of their money. sad it
would not be likely 10 have chance tore
peat the error. There Is TO be no leaning
OF the credit Of the State; no guarantying
of bonds aud consequent assumption OF
them The State Government is 10 be en-
pioyed only as it should be for the Ike
cutiIe, Legislative sod Judicial uses OF
the people II Il not TO become mere adj
yeusurer's corporation. competing With
Others like ii, or altogether excluding them
from rivalry. in the prosecution of scbeues
Of doubtful e1pedieaey sad still more
doubtful success
Government has no alAptAtioa 10 OF ca
PGsiIy for such purposes. It's officers are
expected 80 know more abour Law aud
craftsmanship than engineering. Capital
is the shreudest aad mos, energetic sie-
meat in aoy country. /, kaous its Own
advantage snd rigidIy secures it Bat Gov
eminent can operate oaly through paid
agents, Who 10 view of iss ineorporeali,y
often have bat Ii:ue .cruple 10 making il
their most generous isierd atIsast. They
are careless Of It's interests if rot inconpe-
tent to take care Of them. This Is Eky
GoVsrnmsat always blenders il aay an
dsssakinE .hat belongs 30 private enter
prise Anybody else eau do any,hisg for
half the cost: for .hsy are On the spot 10
protect sheis Interests bs. by general con-
s<as j; is comparatively mild oEepse 70
steal from Government, because while one
party gains. is dos aot sppeas that aay
othes losez
This alone Is Sufficient reason Why a
State government should 40. undertake to
be sas patron OF works OF general improve
mea', and Is one explanation OF the sesuls
OF ali such attempts
Let none make the mistake of zupposinp
that because of these s,.ic,, aad, a. We
believe wise, prohibitions. there can be or
Is TO be 90 Internal improvement of The
new State. This is tie rock on usieb its
triendS build their hopes OF its prosperity.
The grave error people are aps to fall into
in regard TO thT. subject, IS thar Govern
ment alone is eApsbIe of eassginx il such
enterprises. Il abe Goverraent- either
State OF National, had noney eoough in
its treasury to bpild road. for its people,
is might be possible 10 have il so judiei-
oHs!y eIPended as 20 be OF great general
benefit but Ne sheuEd expect much greater
results If she game noaey vas in ,he
hands Of private eonpAuiss. sad ,here
Tesa Inducements to use IL for the saue
purpose II people we're vilIiag to be
taxed directly % bald the Improvements
sseded to develop shs eoaesry, aud there
eould be perfect unde:s,AsdIaz s6oas
where the money .hos!3 5s szp<ads5. the
result nigh, be both beneficial Aed hsrno-
uFouI If Government eoaId Be relied ca 10
make Jadieioas e.< OF IL BSt.
ia tie ssss place. ia za-A = state
AZ cars . 10 se. b<gtaaiog With
so.hiaz. had heavily IN dso,. our govs,r.
uec: would zaE have she resources to &C.
gage IA szsh = sektas; and his Is all tie
greater ssassa sky II ssoaId cot borrou
For the psFPose- Us4sIeIpped =. We are
NE Are sos 4bit AZ present 20 be rnxed "a
bald tnproTsnests Ye. improvement.
ne Eass have. and sAsy nus, be brought
about ia some oshes var.
1t ia because This thing of Inproviaz .
state il not understood. thai eTea oar ol5
system had 50 many srieads eTen her,
where We never dtsiVed say Of i:s partial
bs0e6ts. Every man ubo can pa, two
propositions together, knows that ,Ae p-O.
Eress Of any State OF eoussry Is depecdenr
GA the development Of its hiIisa or locked
up wealth. aud that ,hss eau oplr b.
brought Abous by facilities for .raae. "a
West Virginia the renssk peea;f.rtr "a.
plies We have go great usJizable river.
asuinz through tie interior. LEADING 10
maritime markets. Oar HeaIlh = "a On,
sou Aat under car hIil., sod eaAds OaEv can
reach II. True tie eITIEAsioa OF sons c,
oar streams night be improved. bu. =.
must bare railroads AID plenty OF ,hea-
Oae 'heoagA sIesy imPors4ss yalley Al
least, viii sRsa br.aebss ss :sade aaj
sraTel nay se4aire. There aass be liza.
Of EaiirOad 9P The NOuosEaAela Waller.
meeting oes iron the NaeauaA Waller
Amer We gee one OF two leading lines III.
these. The beds OF iroa aad esas. and
'PsiaEs Of oil, win deterura. where d.
L
oiss's shall rua- Bat how are re 70 hare
teen II 1ss ssV State GoJesaueus !. pro.
aissssd sre0 sRtldinE them? The aasuer
Il sAai Dig Eizi x IL aeoyE 81 prir=se eater.
Vrf's They viii Re bofls By The people a.
sse1 ges able % bald saea. sad A "a. =.
sssy VAa' 'Aea-as rapidly IS .he dsr.I
Sgaeas Of sAs new State call. tos thee and
yissas tse necessary resources.
What the cOosstsasoa rs,Ahosd. uissl,
a 0as phase, il A. uistly bestous ia An.