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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-30
GRAFTON,
.lflO o'clock, 4. M
,C,,ursday, July I6, 1S6S,


inmate two Senatorial Electors
-, PRESIDENT aud Vice President 9th, Of the
% ;,sS States, and to select candidates
ga the following State offiees;i
G0rsrB0r;
.IadItOr; .s. .a
Inorney General
,SyrtGry Of State; ..|
TREASURER;
Tbs ratio OF representation will be;
Fan delegates in the Convsntion for
r,cb member of the House Of Delegates
,bicb the counties respectively are
entitled.
Tbi, ratio gives to the counties res
.,y.Iy the following representation
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-30
HOW TO HARMoNIzE

Upon adjournment, Hon. B. Stanton,
of Ohio county, invited his delegation
to McManaway's, q well-known drink
ing house. Mr.. Hutchinson, of Wood,
unconSciously pointed Mr.. Stanton's
meaning by calling the members from
Wood county, "up to this bar" pointing
to the lawyers portion of the Court
Room. Other delegations were invited
elsewhere, and in half an hour the con-
tlicting elements were harmonized. The
result shows the moral suasion of-a
motion to adjourn.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-30
County Executive Committee

Democratic and CousarGtiw STATE Erecu.
hrt Committee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-30

SNS OpA-Nus 40 n n ANh AMI
The Monroe county nonenity already
alluded to was foremost in. all this
senseless and indefnable squabble, his
arms oscllating like well sweeps on du-
" over gas tank and his tongue flut-
,eF'ns and buzzing like gad-fiy in q
ouns-toie. At length the Chairs pa,
'.0Nse became exhausted, the we'll
0eps We're admonished that the Con,
.t A''on had more important business
'N~u 10 witness their vibrations. and
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
RANKING AND FINANCIAL.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company otter
limited amount of their First Mortgage Bonds at par
Nine hundred and sixty miles OF the line west from
Omaha arc now completed and the work Is gong Oh
through the Winter. As the distance between tAe
finished portion of the Union Central Paci!!c haii-
roads is now less than 400 miles ana both companies
are pushing forward the work with great energy
employing over $1,000 men, there can be no douo'
that the whole grand line to the Pacific will be open
for business in the Summer of 1862 The regular
Government Commissioners have pronounced the
Union Pacific Railroad to be first class IN every
respect and the Special Commission appointed by
the President says
Taken as a whole. the Union Pacific Railroad has
been well constructed and the general route Tor the
line exceedingly well selected The energy and per-
severance with which the work has been urged lor-
ward and the rapidity with which 1t has been eAe-
cuted are without parallel in history and III grandeur
and magnitude of undertaking 1t has never Deon
eoualed.D The Report states that any dehclehc.os
that exist are only those incident to all new roaus
and that could not have been avoided without mater.
ay retaTding the progress OF tho great WORK. ouc"
deficiencies are supplied by ali rallIOau coip'Nio'
after the completion Of the line. when and wherever
experience shows them to be necessary The report
concludes by saving that the country has reason
IN congratulate itself that this great work
of national Importance is so rapidly approach
ing completion under such favorable auspices.
Besides donation from the Government oil iS'oVo
acres Of land per mile the Company Is entitled 10
Subsidy in t. s. Bonds on its lines as completed ana
accepted. at the average rate OF about S%'VVV per
mile. according to the difficulties encountered ios
which the Government takes q second lien as secu-
rity. The Company have already received S|''.'>'-
600 of this subsidy, Of which Sl,OOOO was paid DEC
| 6. and $4,000 Dec. IA.
| GoyERNMENr AID-SEcURrrT or THE BoSps.-
p its charter the Company is permitted to issue us
own First Mortgage Bonds to the same amount "a
the Government Bonds, and no more. These bonds
are First Mortgage upon the whole road and all ITS
| equipments Such a mortgage upon what, Tor long
time will be the only railroad connecting the Allan
tic and Pacific States, takes tie highest rank as
| safe security
The price for the present is par, and accrued inter
est at per cent from July l, 1863 in currency Sub
scrptons will be received in New-York at the Com
panys Office No 20 Nassau-st. and by John j. Cisco
a. Son. Bankers, No. 50 Wall-st., and by the COM
pany's advertised agents throughout the United
States,
Bonds sent FREE bat partiCs subscribing through l0ca'
oceuts riH look 10 them for Their safe delrgy.
JOHN j. Cisco, Treasurer. New-YOrk.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
, la1,o mn mn Jeqnn nm nm 4,
Legal Tender act
Government credit

The bonded debt forms 5-Gths Of ouI entire National
debt-the greenbacks and legatenders 10th. So
long as the two connected at the bottom by the
Government credit "UD one cannot rise except par
passu with the other and 50 long as tthe Legal
Tender acO connects the entire volume Of the peoples
debts and the debts of the banks withTeenbacks by
saying that all private debts are payable in green
backs and therefore that private debt shall bear
any premium over the National debt, all Prcenbacks,
private debts and the National debt, must stand at
the same general depreciation relatively to gold,
subject only to such variations are made by
different rates Of interest.
When, therefore. bv the expansion of the National
Banking System into one of Free Banking, demand
is made which utilizes $500 bonds lying
idle in the market and so raises the price Of the
National bonds to 90 or %, grecnbacks must rise
with an equal pace This would be indicated by the
fall of gold TO 112 to JOG. s.fa--.a
Thirdly: Now if in addition TO utilizing 80 large
portion OF the National bonds we require the banks
to hold a reserve in gold gold certificates procured
of the United States Sub Treasury bearing some we'll
defined proportion say 20 per cent? 10 the GIf6n 10
hich then loan the property Of Other people c., to the
excess of their loans and discounts the amount
of their capital we accomplish triple purpose for
good, vizi = o. % -
l. We utilize the tlOOOOOOOO Of Government gold
now lying idle and worse than useless III the Sub-
Treasury vaults at cost for interest Of $7,OCOCOO
annually in gold, or enough TO buy new Alaska
once every year. For the banks would purchase gold
certificates OF the Treasury and pay interest on them
ana use them as their reserve. This would IN erect
make all the gold iii the country it ought to be- an
effective banking reserve. i
e We would strengthen the banks by bringing
them once more TO specie basis not merely for their
currency. which is done by Section W. but for their
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
NEW TRIBUNE DECEMBER 8TRE SHEET

The stockholders had given their opinion on the matter
They had thought better 10 trust the largest sOckou
to conduct their business. or the 3OOOO, SlOOOOO
voted. Five millions did not vote Five millions saddie1
by Vanderbilt on the Company could not vote MT Bei-
mont of those who dd take interest enough
In 10 10 vote. Mr. Belmont had invited, the 10th OF last
month. in their printed complaint stockholders t0Jon
him. They knew these charges To he false. Belmont dlu
not know them to be true The motive not OF Belmont
but Of the real plaintiffs, manifest Commodore
Vanderbilt was not stocSholder in Erie. He was
tbc purual stakeholder and President Of two railroads
N ws shown that uuder previous direction had the
Irr Road bpcu managed with such ability Never had
m beeu 80 dangerous rlva never had ITS connections
bo uusled with more energy. Tie third rail was under
cDutfact There were reasons mere why lawyer fOr-
,rcrlv empoyed on behalf OF the Vanderbilt interest
sbouId be appointed The Receiver OF tls road Mheh
Mir Vanderbilt had Receiver appointed OF ms own
rnad Z, would nor be lawyer with an Order pregnant
Win 1000 lawsuits and authorizing the empi9ymehi OF
INST of lawvers Other motives, tOo cOulu easly We
scen The uarties Who profted by the backmail treaty
had no desire to sg0rge the moneys they nad reeeNen
fnuscl had prepaTcd Himself on other pos' Sut Moul @ ~
NOT after the arguments already given, some Oi ei vi
the same point aud in view of the fact I"t MI 0iu
was fo follow HIM, discuss those. .,o -
The Court then adjourned TO Saturday at 10 a. ~
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19

embarrass tho business OF the country FOR their own ps
vate gain. .
sterling Exchange IS fraction lower, but steady
ouotatIons; London co days, lO95@lVt; Lonooh Hsne
l16BaIloa; Paris long, 6l7s0516t; Paris short el'd
514R lAntwerp. 6Is7S617E swiss 'lSi1oi's hainpuIk
SG036t Amsterdam. 4l6AE trabkiOIt' sun" "
7sI679 Berlin, 7l707lS o..
The transactions at the Ohlce OF the Assistant Treas
urer were: Receipts for Customs s26S'OJ; i"r Do''
Notes. S52OOO total Receipts, S2i'9SO ~ 'o'" 10Y
ments. s20ls,6g7 35; Balance s6o9SO,AO OS.
In Freghts, to Liverpool 10000 bush Corn al o~iu-
and by steamer, 81 ,OcO bush. do at I'd.
The North River Savings Bank has declared semi
annual dividend at the Of six per cent on all sums
from IS to 5000, payable Jan. 25, 1862
The weekly report tho Bank Of France. made pubic
to-day, shows that the amount Of bullion IN yaut mas oo
creased Il, 600 600 francs since last week
rhe Institution for the Savings OF Merchants Clerks
No. 20 Unicnpace. in addition 70 It's usual semi
annual dividend and per cent declared an extra DIV
idend-bcng oneourth OF kind within four years
OF per cent deposits, not exceeding 900 undsurDcd
FOR three years. per similar deposits undisurDen
for two years and per cent similar deposits unds
turbed for year These extra dividends have beer
made act Of justice to depoors whose money d"
contributed most toward the surplus.
The Chicago Republican OF Wednesday says:
The demaad or money coLHss Pr,'S aS i1s arc s. ss
remittance. currency Nes ok Which alor!s He ef
a @ The aG ~ the ar wien oney most needed to earry on pscku
The approach OF qaarter i
bankers t0 VIII
fluids than absolutely ad nen sno dae paper Is 'ea sn
reference FIs,cass generally s"ntrl u letnaD
speculative IS not "aned ara asN
~ the amen market Considerable woue ein sent 70 tne lteo'
o oye b,s Eastern exchange IN rge supply a - Ie ~
r c rrncv the arkpt liberal sales traspnng %
c hanks At discoant per COlHsf fa1es we're gAos'i ''t
OF buying. and par selling c....t p,,i.,.A
THE Philadelphia and Baltimore Cehtrai MkaiirpIu ran @ -
nearly completed from Oxf0id Pa, - ,he @
Piver M the mouth of the OotOnTa creek Near hc ohs
ouebanna the road through Bil. Oi solu
the perpendicular rocky sides oi tle cla Stts' qe m
Jude OF 65 feet while Its length IS some oo % sa ,t
torra is brldged by two strucuresOne vi sE ieeS sr
aud the other OF 2Ot feet span.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
FRIDAY. Dec. 1s-P. II.

Gold opened at 134s, sold mt 1345, 1903, closing
ls5 bid The ceariugs ut the Gold Exchange Bank were
scg 40 900 and the balances s2co5.2s2 Il.
Government bonds without special activity. but
were steadily maintained TO prices There was lid
era demand for Investment and some desire was shown
10 cover shorts made at higher prices Coupons, ols
sold at llal 52cs 62. lo; 'Gi 1904 New 65 lo9s 6's
l01faIlO; 6s. ii0i State bonds were steady New Ten
uessees sold at CI Georgia 7s 92i a93i North Caroma
now bonds ga Railway bonds and Miscellaneous Shares
rco ue,iecied Merchants Union Express sold az l55
United States 4Cl; Western Union Telegraph %l
Railway shares were firm, hnt without special activity
ON the general LIST. NcwYork Central was buoy ant
opening at 27l selling at 1S2l The heavy short IN
trcst made during the past two weeks became disturbed
at the drmness OF the stock. and unwilling to remain
short with prospects Of the enormous business tha
the road mnst have during the Winter months Some OF
the heaviest operators the street reported short
and are forced into the market competitors with par
ties who are buying for advance. Erie remains firm
M 39TalOi. Michigan Central advanced TO lA on the
declaration Of per cent cash dividend and also one OF
10 per cent in stock The stock dividend is made to
rprcsent bonds paid and Cancelled from the sinking fund
~ the road After the last Board Newiork Central de-
ened from 1924 1871 Rock Island WAS strong at lost
The balance OF the list barely steady with but few
orders 10 buy At the close the market was dull Gov
erumruts close firm:
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19

United States Six Per Cent Currency Bonds ~
years TO run are offered for sale on favorable term'
at the Office of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
No % Nassau-st.. New-IOrk.
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19

Money continues active at per cent fat the minimum
call loans with transactions at per cent In con
ana and lilo commission paid currency loans The
activity OF the past two days is known TO DO to degree
artificial it stated that the locking up business has
commenced again, aud thati is IN the Interest OF parties
heavily short Of the market who are forced to this meas
in order TO their shorts, This renewal OF inter
ference with the workings OF tho money market at tho
time OF the quarterly statement should be sufficient to
call the attention OF Congress 10 the abuses attending the
making II upon day FOR all the banks and they should
promptly give the Controller the power to call for
statement from any hank on any snch date as he may
name and omit the usual quarterly statement made
the first Monday IN January AT the present time few
millions Withdrawn from circulation Is the cause Of great
disturbance Of all business interests ana Is only OF bonc
Ill to half dozen heavy spcculatOs Who are enabled 10
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19

DC
CoFfBR-Fci all grade. Of Rio the feeling much r-ur us
on prime quite prevails osns Light supplies bod
i z n s.s Il p: :...%. ao l. IS. ' a % 5 @ ss g.
n.II ~. GS 4sssn tsss sod po5 Sao & s 0''' styles
GASDLsS T Y ~sT .5 SsPia sa9 9y s0s,n % .ss S st.,
quoted 81 4sdSOc.. sud sec. and 6c.
COPPER-Amcn lingo, sctye snd prices 6rn
OfSGoO 2 da4ie. cash. aud !iia2S for Fcta .al
steady but closed heavy the mediums and better grades
slight decline Tie d,aHgd bs, been only mserie the sale, so
state 7oa 50 for F.ac5 STATE 50 s. 50 for he los srs.s
s.s. %.' n s1 & MSpto. % Sd sf Iowa S sIa: s7 q
of Skipping 9hSi 70 6'G ~ 10 for ISs 6raS5, ssGo o. 70,
and Michigan 50 soG $40 60 for White wheat do Fsmy do
F. "a" c.rus Flour !. inactive and heavy; sales Of 80
bbl. and sacks at IS Sess 50 for od add SO 500
southern Flour active but at lover ssae Tor ss 10. s.
2 ~ M brands are Dn'Isa o a, ESs Y s sogp;rr ~
B1tra Geess and Virginia and so 9oe sll - or Family ao
Flour h. less acire sae, Of $50 ibis " % ssdss a.
for JERSEY and IS Is Brandy Bag Meal ,aable Coarse
VI 9sd S2es tre Yellow dall at ~ @st o
si 7cds 81 Cob lis ,es = e4sl Is Be.sAsa. Flour
em's ss Mscr are less Se Sao,e az s r.,
No Bav; +2 So9s22 for No shore 10 sod pa for No 2shors
is s Sd ss % No no. s1Ss .. s No. ''''' ''' " ''
FEsfERs are steady; quote
prime Tennessee aud Western
GRAN-lhe Wheat market Aey ani Ote' nyer the ssr
Shs S ns So S1 w,, ,s s1ss s' s1s -
Barley Malt Inactive though prices unchanged We
Of 2WO bush Bayaan Barley ~ 90 delivered Oss
and sales 5000 bush New Ohio
76ie store and c shos Rye held higher bat We hear Of
Irregular Od Mixed 10 while new do
weaker though with inquiry for expert, Yellow is
bush. New Western Mixed at s8c 4l Old do sl ~
3 In and I'll l3d ~ l shost New Southsru White 81
To- do do Yellow, 81 Oo do do Straw O24S o. iso'
jersey, 9e 4l o.
GuNNlES-Tbere feature Last the
ket both Bags aud Cloth dull quote Gse ior tho
former, and l9G20c. Tor the latter
has been moderate demand and prices steady a
3S03lc gold, in bond, and ~ dd2c., gold duty paid.
HAihe receipts continue light wh good demand prices
6m and well sustained; quote Shipping soc aud Retail @
at 0dl @ Rye Straw selling at vi W or Short and 81 LOO
VI IS for long. .ra..i .n.H
HpESNo reported TO-DAY and the
e the ~bop important changes Dry BuenOs
Ayes 22d29e gold aud Domestic ssOstte ia a9sc
HOPSro business n domestic kinds go tte demand chiefly
oh brewers bgues ef atout 80 bales SdO foe
Old American and ln02c iOr New do Bayaa selling om Oo
he for Old, and 2SGJpc for New, .-... %.
HEMPNe have again 20 i market for Naus aud prtei
somea hat nominal; We quote lt fl2c, gold
LEADPg continues dnl al DC, god. tla4.. L..
MOLASNESA d ard though fnr'h-t
reduced the close merely nominal W. noe about .
Ceath.a AID Cayed snl 3JGc Gs Aaseot NgaOgeasa
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
THE MARKETS.
s..s,rr Rooort.d f,r The TrIbuus. |

lCsrc'lly Reported f1E Tie TrbunsI
FRIDAY. Dee ~, 1863
RRFsw AK In moderate demand and prices are steady S
Of NO H. at 4Id42c for lelos Western aud Southern 49, . .
BRTSTES unehauge1 tho demand Is mOGeEate Nr l"'
from 42c a - 80 for American Gsy and " hiIe
BONE-We note small saes Of Rio Graade al Sf1 ,.. -,
COON-spuers exporters trye operated 10 m efh an
former dsns Buyers however, appear to be c2nn'sf
"a ns,iya orders and offerings Increasing tls
o i- weak Including l0j the sales are 20
be of which bales 20 spnner $40 70 peoao s.i -"
- n.r Sses also leo bales LoS Mddlng Tor JanesrY
"a ~. MAILING do Z.c $50 bales Low Miins feh .-v -
SO bales Mlng Orleans Do |'ei SUI 80 - 4io* Mdss
New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
The following were tho quotation
And the following for Railroad bonds

Genital 6s a3.. 81 Toll Wabash Equip Bonds IS
EerYok Central G Rr, EA 86 Ct Western "a Mortgage @ i6f
Sew.Y Central Subscrp 80 Quincy Toll let M l8s 20
Nrwork Central Is con 25 His So Iowa lst Mo.. 70
Central Is 1850 25 Chicago Rock Island lt NJ. es
kne "a Ind 1888 9t Chicago Rock island Pach soi
Ene 5th Mott Ind i8s3 G3l Morris Essex st Mortgage. 81
Ilud Ry = "a Mort Morris Esr 81 hortgAge.. 80
Mich Cent n CT 1892 PITTS IT. WAyue Chic M 100
Mich So p.r cent "a Mort Pats Ft Chic 2d NJ 98
Mich \ F. I D. 96t Pitts. IT Wayne Chic 81 NJ. 81
Pacific K M guaranteed Mo. 81 Cleveland Pittsburgh ith NJ. ~
illinois Chicago Alton, st Mortgage 0l
Alton T. H. 1st Mortgagr.... 9al Chicago Alton neone 20
Alton r. Pref... 81I Atlantic at West Mort IS
Alton T. H. % Mort nc.... 70 Ohm Mississippi h Mortgage s6
Chic Wesn Sink Fund. 96 Milwaukee ST. Pau 1T NJ 30 02
Chic ~ West Int Bonds.. 80 NIL 81 Psnl m Met 7O. 81
Convertible 30 Mlgaukss ST. Paul lst Mort 81
Consolidated per Ct Er BIDS. ljoet Chicago let Mogsge
Consolidated lat ~. 90 Chicago CT Baserp s Mort 81
Del Lack West, 81 Mort. % lNewYok New Nowayeu o. gSt
ToL 4 Wabash lat Mort. bx... 92lI
, 1868-08-14
FOR ST. GROIN.

L lN ~ 1 II W ttiAN'
opinion, that it would be more expedlent to
procure a member from home who would not
be Interested in the matter.
His Excellency stated, that, according to his
conviction, a member to be sent from home to
Iioin the Commission would not only be super
tiuouS, as there is no want of men here able
and willing TO effect the greatest possible re-
trcnchmentS and savings, but such a member
would also impede and retard the Commission
in the discharge of its duties, because an Otfi
cial from home would first have to make him
self acquainted with all the relations OF the
administration here before he could with any
utility for the matter itself partake in the deli
berationS, and finally such measure would be
attended with expenses for the Treasury and
cause loss of time to the officials here.
The 2nd member for ChriStiansted's country
district QRatclitfe) stated, that His Excellency
having mentioned as the reason for the devia-
ton from the usual average-calculatlon OF the
revenue, that otherwise the Budget would APP
pear with a deficiency, he did not consider this
reason a sufficient one. He agreed in the ne.
cesSity of having a ReServe-Fund, but being
referred to the Colonial TreaSury'S debt to the
tStatetreasury from its cash on hand on the Isl
April 1865, he would on the other hand alludc
to the StatetreaSury'S obligation to redeem the
paper-money. The revenue of the Island Is
derived solely from its sugar-production, and
when the revenue of the estates diminish, il
becomes unavOidably necessary that the public
revenue also decreases, and the expenses ac-
cordingly. The Public must curtail its ex.
penSeS in the same manner as private individu-
ais are obliged to do in similar circumstance
The Governor, referring to the Speakers
statement, that the revenue of the Island is de-
rived solely from the sugar-production, directed
attention to the calculations rendered by him
in the meeting on the 10th September last
year regarding the proportion in which the
taxes fall On owners of anded-properties as
such, on the proprietorS in the towns, and on
the population in general, when it was shown,
that out of the total amount of the public reve-
rue of the Island, about $3.50, 600, only about
$50, 900 can be considered to fall on the landed
proprietorS as such (sugar- and stock-estates)
while about $4,000 fall on the proprietors il
the towns as such, about $4,000 on the popu.
lation in general, and about S22, 900 consist in
other dues of divers nature, and about $1,000
of the revenue cannot be classed among dues
With particular regard to the expenses f0I
Isugar-estates in the Island, for their cultivation
as we'll as for taxes, when compared with what
they yield, his opinion was, that affairs stand
more favorable for properties that are admins
ltratnI hU thu OuOarS rorSopallu tban 10 }ba
, 1868-08-14

Vtop oAN y ~
Igers in behalf of absent proprietors, and this
result may be considered Il natural consequence.
The 9th crown-member (Walker) observed,
that the calculation on which the statement
Furnished by His Excellency regarding the
proportion in which the taxes fall on town and
country was incorrect, and that especially the
CuStom-house officials who had estimated the
proportion of the imports according to their
consumption did not possess sufficient know
ledge of the relation in question. 1t is in reali-
ty the Sugar-production that bears the taxation
Iof the whole Island he would only point out,
hat it is evident, that f. i. the Sugar-Produc-
non bore the ship-dues, and when a planter has
to pay for stanppaper &c. for the title-deed on
his estate, it was the sugar production also that
betrayed the expense.
His Excellency stated, that the circum-
stance, that the principal resource of the Island
consists in its Sugar-production, and that of the
total value of its exports 90 pr. CT. consists in
sugar, rum and mOlasSeS, can not warrant the
assertion, that the proprietors of estates bear
the taxation of the whole Island When a pro
Iprietor pays his labOrerS their wages or the
manager and town-agent their salaries, and
they spend their earning for purchasing articles
liable to duties, it would be wrong to assert,
that it is the estate proprietor, who pays the
CuSIOiHS-uucS. 1Hty are pdlu ny Tue pdfteS
concerned out OF their own money which they
may spend as they like. Much less can it be
said, that the sugar production bears the taxes
on contemporaries, nd as to the ship-dues
and the revenue from the sale of stamp-paper
and the like revenues, it would be attended
with great difficulty to find out how such is
borne by neutrality-suspicious. and how much by
the other part of the population. 1t is quite a
different thing when we assert that it is the
sugar. production which affords occupation and
livelihood to the greatest portion of the popula-
tion, directly or indirectly but if this should
lead to the conclusion, that all the taxes must
be regarded as being paid by the estates, then
we may arrive at this result, that taxation over
the whole world is borne by the landed propri-
etorS, because it is the production of the soil
that affords occupation and a livelihood to all
mankind, directly or indirectly.
The End member for Frederiksteds town
Faber) stated, that it was not his intention in
this 1st discussion to express his opinion fur
ther, but it seemed to him, that His Excellen-
cy'S reply to the Committee-repor does no.
contain anything decided, if it was his intention
to appoint the Commission proposed by the
COMMITTEE, and if so when.
The Governor stated, that it was his inten-
ton to appoint a Commission for the purpose