The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-09
Governor Psirpoint's Message

Our Richmond exchanges contain GOV
ernor Peirpoint's message, which is quite
| a lengthy document. He refers to the
| fnaces Of the State, and reports $9S,OS3
73 in the Treasury on the first of Octo-
ber reviews the railroad and education
al interests of the State; recommends
that tue collection of the revenue be
taken from the Sheriffs, and that the
courts appoint competent person to
make the collections, said person to
receive per diem compensation; recon-
mends the establishment of polytech-
mic school; recommends the appointment
of Stat, geoligist earnestly desires
that the freedmen be kindly treated and
paid fair wages; recommends that meas
ures be taken to encourage immigration.
He dwells at length upon the James riv-
or and Kanawha canal and the Virginia
Central Railroad concluding as follows:
But the local advantages of this road
is only small part Of the inducement
| for it's construction A large portion of
| West Virginia, Southern Ohio and Ken
tucky will find over it natural and
| easy outlet to tide-water. Passengers
| and freight from Guyandotte, its western
terminus, by taking this road will arrive
at Washington and Baltimore by the Vir-
| ginia Central and Orange and Alexan-
| dria roads sooner than they can reach
the cars OH the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road at Parkersburg or Wheeling by the
ordinary steamboat route. The cOnnec-
tions with tide-water at Richmond will
be 80 ample and of such easy access that
millions of dollars worth of produce,
whose value is now half consumed in
transportation, will find cheap and eX-
peditious route to market on this road,
and thereby build up the great interests
of the State.
In relation to West Virginia he says:
By the act of the General Assembly,
giving the consent of this State to the
creation of the State ofWest Virginia,
it is provided that the State of West Nir-
ginia shall pay an equitable share of the
public debt. My impression is that this
settlement can be most satisfactorily
made by reference to four commissioners
none of whom should reside from either
| State, two of them to be chosen by each
State, with authority conferred on these
| commissioners to chose an umpire III case
of ofdisagreement-all questions bmIt ued
for their consideration to be presented
by agents appointed by the General AS
sembly of each State.
| A question has arisen i'll regard to the
status of the counties OF Jefferson and
Berkely. By the action taken, these coun-
ties became organized by persons and
officers who claim them as part of West
Virginia. Upon the general reorganiza-
ton of the Stare, l found that conld
not organize these couAties under the
laws and ordinances of Virginia, without
nrsducing strife and collision; and as
could do nothing to settle the question
disputed, considered it proper to let the
whole subject be referred TO the Congress
of the United States, where authoritive
action could I've taken, in which paltieS
will have to acluiesce. The General
Assembly may adopt such measures as
NAV be deemed proper for briRging the
onestion to an issue. think it may be
done by petition of either party asking
Congress to pass joint resolution en-
pressive of an opinion in regard TO the
| legislative and constitutional action
heretofore had in view.
In relation to the Loudon and Hamp-
shire railroad he says:
Twill recommend that the States in
yestment in this Improvement should be
giyen to any company that Will com
Slete and equip the road to the coal fields
Of Hampshire county. I do not think it
will ever yield dollar to the State in its
nresent condition; but if completed this
road would be very valuable to to the
company for the transportation OF coal
and produce to hs AaehanG[a hnsinsss anu and taxa
ble yaiue Of real estate in that city, SO
as to bring revenue to the State larger
than the whole investment.
Inrelation to the payment of the State
debt and taxation he says --s d..