Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-22
wEsEv1RG1N1A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
THURSDAY. Jan 81

| a message from the House announced
the passage of preamble aud resolutions
10 regard to the permit system as enforced
in this State
Mr.. BRowS moved TO adopt the resolu.
lions.
Mr. PHELPS said he was not prepared at
present TO vote upon the resolutions.
though be was in favor of them.
Mr. BRowN said there was no law an.
thorlzIug the restrictions imposed upon
tOrty-eight counties of this State. The es-
tabllshment of the system was an arbitrary
ana unJust6able act upon the part of the
Secretary of the Treasury. He said that
In MS county, where there was no proba-
bility-and hardly possibilitv-of a
raid the people are not allowed to get
goods enough to supply their wants. He
knew of poor woman who went to the
town OF Portland, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, to buy a barrel of SOAP.
LOT which she paid ten cents, and had 10
pay twenty-five cents to carry it nwav.-
de said the system accomplished no good.
IL bad annoyed, fretted and barrassed our
people long enough, and he was heartily
IN favor of the resolutions
| Mr. PHELPs said the system was more
than the patience and loyalty of the peo-
pie could bear We did not object SO
|
system as TO it's execution. He said the
| persons who had charge of the permit bn.
siness IN this State had trampIed upon the
law, constitution and everything else, aud
mad arbitrarily compelled US to pay for the
priVilege'of doing that which the law of
! congress aud the Presidents proclamation
| says we have Il right to do. A man in the
county of kanAWha went TO Charlestou to
get an old shovel sharpeued at black
smiths shop and the aid to the Reyeuus
at that point would not permit him to take
the shovel home without a permit. The
system does nothing but control noighbor-
hood commerce aud is of no effect in keen.
4 log goods out of the hands of the rebeis
The people would not bear the imposition
any longer. He said the facts lu regard
to the expressions of this system in The
the State Of West Virginia would make
history that would blacken forever the his.
tory Of the general Government.
hr. FARNsWORTH spoke in favor of the
resolutions. he said the permit system
was driving many loyal men from the State
who we're seeking homes where they could
do business without being subjected to the
uDJust lnpositiOus pracliced here. You
cannot take u tombstone from the CITY OF
Wheeling to mark the resting place of your
father or mother without a permit. He
1
| ed with the tombstOnes of loyal men, and
when they became cOntraband. Nothing
had occurred since the breaking out of the
wSr that has such atendency to demoraIize
the Union people. He spoke at some
length. denounoing the system and the
manner of its execution in strong terms
[, Mr. BUNKER argued that the system was
neither military measure nor for the pur-
pose of raising revenue. II was not las
tened upon US by the commanders of the
army or the representatives. of the nation.
| with all his desire to do 50 be bad utterly
failed TO find the shadow of AN excuse for
the system as practiced in this State. If
an excuse could be shOwu-if it could be-
made TO appear that there was any reason
orpropriety in it-thers is not a Senator
upon this HOOr who would raise his voice
against the measure. The people would
suffer almost anything that would have n
tendency to put down the rebellion, but
they were not willing to submit to use
less aud senseless oppression
MIR. Carskadon also endorsed the reso.
lnuous. He said that in his county nine.
tenths OF the goods that passed through
the hands of the. aids to the Revenue pass
ed into the hands of disloyal men. The
system was complete failure. ..'I
MIR. Dunbar detailed some of the op
Presslons OF the system in his county,
showing that it worked TO the advantage
of the rebels and to the great distress Of
the poor. ~ -..l 90. .ril r. 80
Mr. Maxwell said he had word TO say
for the Secretary of the Treasury but not
In favor Of the permit system. he then
proceeded to show that the Secretary of
the Treasury was authorized by law 10 do
what he had done; but he had been mis-.
taken. He had doubtless acted upon erro-
neous Information, for there was no reason
why the system should be kept up. a
Mr. Hubbard spoke briefly saying that
the system worked only evil aud evil con.
tinually. He recognized the propriety of
the resolutions tor the additional reason
that he believed false information had been.
conveyed to Washington, which com.
mittee might correct. He believed the
Government, if fairly advised in regard to
our condition, would afford us relief. -
i M Aahon said he WAS not prepared to
aceePtss evidence against the permit sys.
tenn everything that had been said, but he
SHOULD vote for the resolutions. =
i Dir, Raymond called the ayes aud noes
aud the resolutions were unanimously
Mr.. Brown offered a, resolution in reIa-
lion to the election OF township offcers.4-
N40Nu also aoueEeo resolution,
which was adopted, proposing an INQUIRY
into the expediency OF law TO extend The
time in which county aud township officers
are required TO quality aud give bond.
l. Mr.. Phelps offered resolution prono-
sing an inquiry into the expedisncy Of
abolishipg the delivery bond system, '','i
si--BE.-Nr.= Bupker-A resolution 10 Uive
hc9nstAbles jurisdiction in any part of me
Icp1qaty in which they are elected. =. & ~
oBy Mr. MaGWell-A tes6ldtion obaupinS
the name OF Senate Committee on "Cenrts
Of Justice aud General Lawsp TO Thai. NJ
,lnEdleiaaFy MI Also a resolution referrinS
the -oredentiais'o fthe newly elected mem!
beFs to Committee on Elections. 80
70 % motion the Senate adjourned. -iN
u ltn cur report Of Yesterday We made Nj