Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-21
The Goverhor,n lInnnnrn.

will be found on our 6rstipage The d.
oument is, in itself, so much in. the nature
ofa,oomPend that we need attempt, no re-
sumo oft here. It is thoroughly BUSH
ness production, consisting almost ezclu.
sively of recitals aud recommendations
purely incident to our domestic situation
as now State. The war is touched upon
only 30 far as our territory is part of the
seat of war, except the brief mention made
in conclusion, of the progress of the ma
ttonal arms. Nevertheless, while national
questions are ignored as subj ects for dis
quiOition, it is easy to see how thoroughly
our Chief Executive officer sympathlzes
with and upholds the general government
in It's every effort against the rebellion.-
In NO part of the message is this DISPOSE
tion more conspicuously eVinced than
in the Oallusion to the case Of Mr..
Shaw the unfortunate sheriff of Putnam
county, who was in December last carried
off to Richmond by a band of guerillas.-
The Legislature of the reorgauized gov
eminent of Virginia passed law empower.
ing the Governor to retsliate in such cases,
and that law is still in force in West Vir-
GINA, and Governor Boreman has made
himself acquainted with the fact of its ex-
istence, even to the extent of availiug him
self fully of its provisions. ..|
One of the most gratifying features of
the message is the healthy exhibition of
our State finances. On the first Of January
there WAS balance in the treasury of
5000, $50, oil, and this too after paying out
$s7,3l5.97 since the goth of Juue last ; and
in spite of the fact also that not more than
one half of our counties pay any tax at all,
and only part of the remainder pay their
full proportion. The Governor gives it as
his opinion that when things settle down
and we become quiet, peace pursuing
State, entirely let alone by our late Virginia
brethren, that our people "will pay less
taxes in proportion to the value of their
property, than the people of any State in
the Union.
Two or three quite important recon.
mendstions are made. One is that an ad .
justment be attempted as speedily as pos
Bible of the Indebtedness of the State, and
through the State, of the national govern
ment, to those companies in the interior
that were organized some months ago for
purposes of State defence. 1t is, indeed, a
peculiar hardship that those meritorious
claims have not long since been adjusted.
Another recommendation is that of the
appointment of State Geologist. We
regard this as a matter of the very first
concern to the Legislature. Many of the
members must be aware of how important
it is that the capacities and resources of
the State should be made notorious in the
centres of population. And the more so
because just such exhibits are now being
made by other States, Certain portions of
the country have even gone so far as to
send agents to Europe to lay before
commissioners of emigration and other
influential agencies, the inducements which
they are prepared to offer to mechanics and
laborers.
We hope that the Governors recon-.
mendatiOn on this head will be among the
frst matters looked into by the Legisla-
ture.
Another Recommendation we consider
very important, and that is the speedy
building of a Penitentiary. We presume
TINT the argument of the Executive in re.
lAtion to this pressing want can be con.
Sidered disinterested, even if ours cannot.
So far as we know, it is conceded by all
who talk upon the subject, that the Peni-
Tertiary ought to be located in this city,
for the reason that it is here, if anywhere
In the State, that the eonVicts can be
probably employed by the man fac turers.
We saw a statement not long ago of the
revenue derived to certain of the
States from their Peuiteutiaries, and
1t was very considerable item
to each one. Why not at once pro.
vide some place for our convicts, and eel,
them at work, and make them paw for
their keeping, instead of burdeuipp
the State with them in the county iails?
We cannot doubt that it would be the best
of economy for the Legislature TO at once
take steps in this matter. il#ss a-H
Most every body will aud out and read
attentiVely for themselves the interesting
exhibit of the message in the matter of
volunteers. The exhibit, shows that the
State has a credit under the last call of
the President, for 6,O2s three years men i,
including l 1853 six months men. Wall
may the Governor say that "this is a re
cord of which any citizen of the State
should be proud" And very appropriate.
y following this exhibit comes the praise
which is bestowed upon our gallant West
Virginia soldiers, who leaving home aud