The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-24


of this chargeable to the con-
dition in which the State Urea
sury was left by the Republicans In
1856, for Gov. Swami in his message TO
the Democratic Legislature, In 1907
states that the Republicans left In the
State Treasury balance of SS67,sl6.
Rut ~ we look at few items in the
appropriations of last March, we may
Get an idea what the eight and half
millions are wanted for. We lind
among the Especial" appropriations
800, 600 for Executive Mansion"-
from which weinfer that Gov. Swann's
style OF living in the economical Dem
ocratic State of Maryland is somewhat
"gorgus." That is just 500, $50 more
than the annual appropriation by West
Virginia for Executive Mansion"
Then we find 100000 for militia,
arms, uniforms" Sc.-an organization
utterly useless, standing menace to
Congress and to the public peace, or
ganized and maintained as such, If not
absolutely forbidden by the Constitu-
ton of the United States, which pro-
hibits any State from maintaining a
standing army in time of peace
Then there is $4,000 for the relief
OF the South. an item unobjectionable
in itself ii the rebel members Of the
legislature bad put their hands initheir
own pockets and given 1t, but a sum
which they had no right to give in char
ity and tax their constituents to pay.
Then there is the enormous sum of
81. OOO, 600 for "bounties," heading
that is grossly deceptive, for the object
of the appropriation is to compensate
the owners of slaves thst went into the
Union army. There Is another appro-
priation OF $500, 600 for a railroad in three
rebel counties in the lower part of the
State. In fact to that class of counties
comprising about a third of the State
three.fourths OF this eight and half
millions is appropriated while Balti-
more and lheWestern counties pay four
GIhs OF the taxes. Such a policy can
only be explained by the fact that the
rebel Constitutional Convention, which
cost the State Sill 900 in addition to the
sums already named, with a view of
perpetuating the supremacy of that
element in the State, apportfoned the
representation in the Legislature SO
that these same slaveholding and
rebel counties, comprising as we said
about n third of the State, control the
Legislature, in such a way that ma
jority of the State is absolutely under
control OF aminority.
The population of Maryland is 6s7, 600,
blacks and whites. The appropriations
ofthe Maryland Legislature last winter,
as W 9 have said, were Sc. 61s $50, or Sl2. 81
for every man woman and child, white
and black, in the State. Tho present
population of West Virginia is estimated
by Auditor hIcWhorter (and we think
with good deal of accuracy at434i 200,
black and white. The appropriations
of the West Virginia Legislature last
winter were $3.50, s6s. or 81 cents for
every man, woman and child, white and
black, In the State.
The burden of tax for State purposes
thus laid on the people OF Maryland by
the honest and economical rebel Legisln-
turo of that State last winter is more
than fifteen times greater on every man,
woman and child black and WHITE In
the State, than that laid on each man,
woman and child, black and white In
this State. by our Legislature at the
same session!
This is the comparison of taxation as
to population. Let us see now II Is as
to property for Maryland In proper
ton to her population, is much more
weaithy than West Virginia. The Au-
ditor OF Maryland states the total Valu-