The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-01
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The Stay Law.

The Stay Law.
Mr., EDITOR All hopes Of the euact-
ment Of Stay Law at this session of the
Legislature, have "gone up" I did sin
cerely hope that the Legislature would
synpathize with the border COUNT of this
new State, especially those counties that
have been over.runl by both armies to a
great extent. The property of great
many of the best Union men has been
stripped from them by the unprincipled
rebels who have no compunctions Of con-
science in any manner whatever. They
have stolen and violently robbed a large
amount of property from all classes oil
Union men, the pr sperous and the poor
alike, even from hard laboring men who
have nothing t. give way to any one, let
alone to a rebel Tnis is the way the Dor
der counties have been treated since the war
commenced in West Virginia. aud this is
oot all. A great loss has been inflicted on
those people by the hand OF the Govern :
ment, la taking the productions Of their
farms, such as hay and grain, aud, In agreat
many eases not paying anything for them.
Even VIXEN there is any possibility Of pay
ment being made, the delay will cause ruin
70 a oreat many The Government will
,av inst when il gets ready and it will
peyer oct ready to pay these claims to any
one uniil all the papers relating to them
ara fixed up and presented by and to the
r;obt narson So much business has been
- r. careless manner that it will be
imnossible to set it right Thousands oi
rails have been burned and fields thrown
into common. not Welding any thing to their
ovnars
In addition To this. many Uni N men have
often been compelled to leave their wives
and little children behind them to do the
best they could for days and weeks sta
time when .their work, was .pecessarT for
tha snnnort of their families, and much suf-
.f..;n bas M coniseo uehc6p etIsifed = - Uhder
III tha.e cirenmstancess ask the question,
how can these Door and oppressed people
meet tho honest debts that they contracted
in good faith aud expectedst, pay? They
are prevented from the payment Of their
debts BY these misfortunes, just as. this uu-
holy rebellion prevents the prosperity Of
our nation, ouce rich, proud and happy and
stronger than any OF er nation on earth,
but now suffering the calamity OF civil war.
The farmer at home in his fields did not look
for this unhappy war to come upon him so
suddenly, though no doubt there were In
diylduals looking for it and helping to bring
it on.
As il respects tue burder counties that
have spoken about, they are god deal in
the condition Of one Lazarus that we read
of iii the Holy Scriptures We are told he
was laid at the rich mans gate, desiring to
be fed With the crumbs that fell from his
table: The seems to be the case between
the border countries and the present legls-
lature. The members from these counties
seem to have tried to get bill through the
House in order 90 protect their distressed
constituents and help them to keep off the
payment of their debts until future
opportunity would enable them to meet
them without distress. They only asked
that the collection be stayed for one year.
Bnt like the rich man who was wearing his
-nurple robe and laring sumptuously every
f.y dnnira noor Lazarus, so this Legislature
Los 5o,,;ed to ,ba harder counties even that
80 10 a.,,e,1 Of Iec station that was asked
art''e ~ - ~ %"'' .ondor heortad de,egates from
lo.Jo- .nnptiaS pon6a kpoWn in the
IIoso uN oD es Daleratss the distressed e,pdi-
riou nous "s ~ ,bair nsonle It was dnne with the
w" tn.t -, eornestpess and sincerity and with
e,' a.es. oln,os, lilo that of the insured
e'o4 uT 10" patar On tbe dav of Pentecost.
APos'.tb +ba naon,s wsre nricksd in their hearts
and mn1n nr;ad 1 ont Butsrhis La. .islaturs was
even @ barder-hearted than the Jews of old,
em tor !, w;ifullv voted down the bill and the
NO, NO p people of the border counties were de
r. ~ smoll favor thew asked, when Its
g;sing could have done nobody any harm
nd and i wonld have been of great service to
those who called for it. -
Il !, evident that the people 10 the rear
oonnt;ss Of Ills State have not suffered in
t"'J' tp;' 'sheS,ion III like those in the front They
have pushed head with business, made their
own sales Of property, fixed their own
prices as in former years. They have bee n
speculst,pg during the war, as war makes
high prices and an unlimited demand
While thew have heen getting rich, the
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