The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-28

Bitter Dissensious and Universe
Misfortune-Boremn Responsible
A Capital Document.
WESTON, w. Va, June "a, 1867.
GOreypor Arthur 1. BOreman
My DEAR SIR Il write you in the in
rerest of our parry, and at the instance
of old friends, to state to you that this
State can never become rich and pop
ular, nor the people contented and hap
py, under the present policy of your
administration. When the war closed
and peace was restored to the country,
it was the hope of every true patriot
and friend of the new State, that laws
would be passed, suited to the changed
condition of affairs, and the speedy
growth and prosperity of the country.
Immigration hither, was on tiptoe from
States all around us, and men of capi-
tai, and enlightenment, were already
visiting our State, with view to per-
maneht investment, and future homes.
Farmers from Pennsylvania and Old
Virginia were highly pleased with our
grass lands, and were willing to pay for
them fair prices. Our own citizens who
had left in the fright and frenzy of war,
were returning to their homes and
fields, with firm steps and stout hearts,
giving signs of renewed devotion to the
land of their births, and by industry
and good management, promising them
selves a rich reward for their labors.
For while all was joy and kindly feel
ings with the honest masses. The ben
efits that were to accrue to the people
| from the new State, were discussed and
commented on, by all, with the most
exuberant feelings of delight. Public
buildings, institutions of learning, rail-
roads and navigation of our rivers-the
improvement of our landslide rapid
growth of the State, together with the
release from Old Virginia taxes and
debt, had become subjects of such alb
sorbing interest, in which the people
felt so deeply, that there were but few
who were wont to rekindle old animos-
tiles, or keep up political dissensions.
There seemed to be desire of mutual
intercourse and general accommodation
with the people, on all sides, as well as
cooperative effort to promote the pub
| lie interest and advance the welfare OF
the whole people.
But, sir, in this hour of general JOY
and unity among tho people, and prof
fered prosperity of this infant State,
YOU, under the pretext of having dis
covered deep laid plo on the part OF
"rebels and cOpperheadS to strangle 1t
and carry the people back to Old Vir-
ginia, procured the passage OF laws
which have suspended all immigration,
revoked the expenditure Of capital, and
the building ofrailroads, ,paralyzed every
branch of industrial pursuit, deprecated
eur lands, and imposed taxes without
resulting benefits, for party purposes,
which facts have caused many of our most
enterprising citizens to leave the State
and 90 to others where liberal laws aud
enlightened statesmenship are making
taem rich and powerful.
Sir, better for the true friends of the
State, and the laboring classes, that
elections by the people be abolished
and the men now elected to be retained
in Office for twenty years, than the
present state of affairs shall longer con-
tinue. There is not candid man Of
either party to-day in this State, of any
respectability (save, perhaps, such as
want to retain office, without merit, at
the cost Of country's ruin0 but who
will say the State is getting poorer, and
the population lessening every day !!
The cry of high taxes and hard times
is beginning to be heard in every county
in the State, and especially in those
where sweeping suffrage prescriptions,
under your orders, have been most gen.
eral.
In the southern counties Of this State
it is sickening to behold high-minded,
intelligent, and refined christian Peo-
pie, Bowed down under the most CALLING
oppression, which bad men, under your
promptings, have fastened upon them,
Many of these people are loyal and
strictly law-abiding, but not Radical;
hence the cruelty and injustice thus