The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-23
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{ bssn taxed N some instances rs h1Ebi
I - s1S per acre and ~ low as 81 %.
For instance, he EHEs that Capt David
Robsrts' 4Rrm Is assessed At $50 psr
ARE 2. I. C1Itis II f7E Col Is.
AfeEHudRrs n 80 RER. RoonfS N
ga; 3. ". Pdcs.s Al $50 Rev joseph
AleLRndel 3 II s1SSs Hon JHmes Bar
1eyss n 81 sd GFs3nsepn Turner is
TIE Assessor somplaiDed OF
While on the Bnhiset Of assessments
II may be proper 10 say thsf II is ngreatH
pity fhe 6tate, ar else each Of the conn
kiss, had not sons esannmiel and sf6-
eAeiORs way Of reviewing ana equailz-
ing aasessDeutA. Thsre Is M deiss IN
orr laws thar Euors urEeltIy nseds rec
tt6eA15On than the Hem Of ABsezsEnents-
IN enF city government thu Bonneii ms
Desu making an efIart 10 appoint .
Bonra Of BeTjeW, thing that ought 10
- dome, md some sneh projEse8 vas be-
fore the LeE1s1afnrs last winter, bus
boch schemes fuflsd- We regard sneh
4 Board IN tbs city rs almost indisPen-
sable, ana scarcely less 50 IN III tbs
independent IN IT'S EhRrHeLsr, and known
md frnstsd By the people As vigorously
inst and impartisl, We VII RiwHyk have
these Comp1EintsE bouf assessment But
ieETing Tins subject oTtaxez. We tarn 70
Other mEt;srz-
ne ind In The Urbana lo.} Cl6sea
and CazsAe, Of the 18th, the following
complimentary notice Of two gentle
men who have recently become cit1sas
.ef Tyhssl1nE=
4iBsllfoutaiDe has lost two valuable,
citizens rsceurly-Hon. 3. Stanton and
Hon. C. ". All4son-Who have reEnOT-
ed 70 SShee1iDE. Va, where they have
engaged In The Pr8etiee Of law. Mr..
Stanton represented This District II
EuiSb6d ability. and Was Afterwards
| Lent GOFernor Of the STATE Mr.. Al
I lisoH has represented Logan Comfy In
+ tins Legislature, with distinction.
/ We regret 70 lose BneA valuable CID
7 zeus from orr StRts-but our loss viii
( Be the gam Of West Virginia. II Mr..
Stanton had remained In Ohio, hs
would no d0ubt have stood 4 fair chance
10 be our next Governor.
According to the tenor Of the charges
made in the newspapers OF New York,
the Legislature of that State has bsen,
for several years past, composed Of
very dishonest individuals. A writer
apon this subject states boldly that
tsincs 1855 ore Of the railroad compa-
MES Of that STATE has paid half a nil
lion Of dollars 70 insure the stoekhoId-
ers against lnjnriouS and aggressive
Legislation, ard To protect is stock
holders. In oue case specified, the mem
hErs ct a csuAin ConmiItse received
twenty Thousand dollars each for ma
king q particular report, and we're
promised each i've thousand dollars
more when the bill became Law. One
SsnHf0r demanded twenty-five thous-
and dollars for his vote and got II. This
Startling statement - received and
feoDmsBted upon without any seeming
doubt Of is truth, and tie company
which Tins yielded 70 the supposed
; natssEity il said 70 be jnsfthsd In its
action. upon the argument that not be
ing able 70 get justice tor the sake o.
/, justice, Il WIS forced 20 buy IL In one
year Sc Is stated that $100, 900 was paid
by This single company, 10 members Of
tbs Legislature.
To one who follows the development
Of Pop0lsr rights IN different parts Of
the world with rare. it mast be inter.
estipg 70 observe The attitude Of the ru-
ling classes In England and IN Prussia,
respectively, on the vital question Of
suffrage. Twas only after spirited
agitation of years duration that the
'tfnaIity'' Of 1899 was reached In the
former eo1nfry. To day Eng1and again
Is in the midst Of turmoil on the Eame
Subject, and though the ruling elasses-
the HrisEperaey aud landed prUprietors
seemingly acknowledge the necessity
cyf further concessions on tbsir part 70
he people. they sssk 10 hedge In the
exercise Of the franchise With SO many
conditions that the question Of right
, seeLEE 10 Be ignored. In PRUSSIA and
the North German ConfedsrAey, mi.
versal suffrage WIS introduced at once
The King of Prussia At first opposed IT
but the clear-headed Bismarck tn.
umpbed. He Is Esid 70 bold 10 The be
; LIEF ihEi II not giFe9 Il, the people
i. would take il, sooner or later, and ex-
ereiss it a9ainst the Government. In &
late dictate in the North German Par.
lfnment, be declared universal suffrage
70 be "a legacy transmitted BY the IA.
tiopAl aspiration for German unfty. ,
and indirectly criticised the system pre-
Tailing in England AZ absurd and pit.
J iful. Rhen abiding 10 elections by
elasses and = tsL-Eaiea suffrage. Tbs
1LreesI country on the globe p Of which
might learn nseful lesson By carefnIiJ
studying the EaY In which the Ger
EDans are ABOUT 70 UOrk out their des-
! tia5. - Z Z ~ -
The statement ttthat The Republican
party Is rapidly extending It's Tzmi6es,
tons throughout the Southern Sta4es.'
comes from a-quartsr that challenges
attention. TIE Jackson Miss CLARION
which Is responsible tpr IL, while hon.
es;Iy IAboring 70 promote reeonstrre
ton under the Ian, cannot be sns.
.Peessd OF very aetISs sympathy viii
the Republican party. When, there,
lore. tbs CE0yj08 declares that in all thf
States Of the South initial movements
: more or less Formidable, are on foot FOL
forming compact party to cooperate
e with that organization, /" and prod ueeI
isyidepes IN. detail in support of tBG
declaration, We must seespl the fact Al
one oftbe significant Accompaniment
of reeonstFuetton under the guidance
Of Congress.
TH managers OF the great Cable
Telegraph hare been driven 70 a prac
J teal acknowledgement Of the old say.
ing that chain Is no stronger than III
weakest link. The average receipts o
the company have been about $50
!. daily, thongh they have nan up 10 -
! 500. But on account Of the miserable
condition Of the hines across EeWfouud
land, the public have been lmpatienI
sufferers under frequent delsys, and
the Company estimate that they have
lost already more than $50 900. There
fore. they have concluded 70 do Whal
they should have done at first. and ar
misunderstanding another submarine =.
, bleBo connect the end of the oceanic
/ cable at Hearts, Content with The Pro.
TiDeial and American lines at SYDNEY
; Cape Brenlsn and Port Hood
This VIII be done By running