The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-02

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- It is not ourpurpose TO claim greater
disinterestedness Than others. We ask
only for our reasons such weight as q
sober reflection may judge them entil-
ed TO. We believe the removal OF the
capital now will occasion tneonVeh,
fences that will not be com u -.
4 for very many years TO como py coz
responding advantages -as1 3
! WEST VIRGINIA.
nnrino the war n considerable por-
tion of the Inhabitants OF West Virginia
were Enthusiastically on the side OF
the rebellion. Not a few OF the
| Young men took service in the Couted-
! crate armies. 1t Is natural that tnls
| faction should DO dissatisfied with the
order of things existing in the new
state, and thai they shonld attempt the
part of reactionists, drawing their IN
SEPARATION from Richmond.
An agitation has been commenced by
these people, having for its declared OBJ
iSct the repeal, of all laws deoarrng
them from political preferment, or IN
dicting ON them disabilities of any sort.
But they do not stopat this point they
declare that the popular decision "
which West Virginia was separated
from Virginia, was not fair ana luil
one; that they were excluded rom
participation in that decision, ana lhat
the whole body OF the people, Wltho e.lI
reference to by-goneS, ought 70 nave the
privilege Of being heard. nm,
What this means is apparent. Inc
design is, gradually, to beat down me
restFfctfons imposed on rebels, and
sympathizers with rebels, reopen the
whole question, and by the importation
OF influences and votes from the other
side of the Blue Ridge, secure the re,
cognitiOn of Virginia with It's o4o
boundaries
But still another element enters into
this discussion. 1t is claimed that the
abolition OF slavery, and the new lueas
and habits which must soon follow mat
amelioration, have removed those
causes of irritation which made the
western counties uneasy and dlscon-
tented in their association with the
eastern ones. Amer what has trans
pired it would be singular If West Nlr-
Sinia should voluntarily relinqu1sh her
Independent political existence, anu go
back to her old relation.-PittSbuTgh
Gazette, ofyesterddy.
We agree with our cotemporary that
it would be very singular indeed If
West Virginia should voluntarily re-
Iiuquish her Independent political ex-
istence and go back to her old relation.
So singular would it be that we are not
alarmed as 10 Lne 4Iuln4hehSS Vi 1h0
1t will not be, we think, at
all events, until after old Virginia gets
somewhat out of debt, and until she
gels her waste places somewhat repair
ed, and until she reduces her taxes
down somewhere near to our standard.
AT this time it would cost us great
deal more to be citizens of Old Virginia
than 1t does to live in West Virginia.
Our farmers now pay forty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation of their
property. Over in Old Virginia they
pay sixty. This is but one item in the
catalogue. The vast sums that we
would be called upon to pay in the way
appropriations for the benefit ofbank-
rupt Virginia no one can now compute.
Until some one candidate comes out in
some one of the counties and gets elect
ed on the issue of reunion with the old
State. we shall not feel seriously alarm
ed. Even our Democracy, while they
would love to have the votes of their
old Estates rights" associates, would
hardly be willing to pay the fine. AT
all events they are not prepared to go
before the people on that platform.