The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-01-27

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Of tllfgine Hygfny Tho wnr for the suppr.>.iDn,
Of ihnsh LAttl Nm riIIs will N, Il work Of
grrnt !ntsrest .hr roloicrx, their relatives md
enduring recot1lt ny which they nIuy refer 10,
any information :hnl may m Interesting "r
useful IN bftar ycnrS In rcgnrd to their srrvtr in
tho lOyul army. IIG iils ulSp furnished IuurI
rvItrIicr and other sr<,!Stnnce 10 70 lnlIn nun.
bnr OF our soldiers to "nH1'l" th"ln tn 0htun pen
sIons nj nd boun,I"s. lfc Ilus continued the dis.
irihMi!nn OF ia" mnrIntrrroxi'ltd iy il,c stn,r
er Inc soldiers stIlf hmvInS. however. innrr
linn eight iboirsnnd uncHiie4 ior. tho mi.
,l"nca oi the solhidn untitlCd ther"tb being
%nsnswn tls G, ha Wa%i G; suSi ;ss !
with much information IN r":MIl 20 matters
which trruspircd during tIr' pID=r'T~ 0f thu
Inir war: and by my direction. y" Jins lmii
nmt ,aIS Gr s'.rvrS h.niorhr- gd&crl, nnI
wI,Iris wins appropriated for the Ms ~ set,
OF tho Legislature. .,,,. n,,,,,,n
%i.rr;/nmi,Iai condition nf fiIp nhirH ~ thu
Sintr. T'In nris Of Congress r'1luIIr ~ Iniiin!
r.,tri To DO uI;lr Ia tho Ircrlniit oI In Dhli'rl
u,nn,,, 81 ,Ir militia arms nrc0ntrriI"Hts, Dr.
H. .,v,rnI Stn.rs VI the first Sl0'r5G" ID,
i,r ' 0I every yrnr. THIS report rnDhSt IN:
",. f;,r our stale rom w met TINT ilInrc il
w. ,r,im" IT, II SrrnIS to mo tlInt SlicII u IN.
,i,nrui should b, provided Tor not only i',
',,,,iJ,. the AjiItnni ficiirrHI 10 perform duty
'H"' i,.J an him by tho laws DT the EniLrI
,. Lut m siipIyin. siatisicS and inIorlnn:
'" ,I,,t NAV nc useful ma interesting 10 of1I.
, ," and rlil"ns within and Tithon: the Sntr.
IMu:GnhTIoS. '.' ...
Th, Eirh annInl report on tnc EnmnIiS<!onrr
-, t',,,.r:,tinn will BE- laid lml"rc y,'I. and will
ir. found In b.n r"ry int%rs'inE phpr.. contain
L. ,''',.i, Thai /, vaIuIb!" ~ i"intlDn 10 this I'm
Iil@ INV ,,,',,t and exhibiting xhnt hax bl..n
p'.rIn,,li>h;d by that officer since mn nppoint-
mruf beg to be. lriinitIch ~ uiE' upui, ~"
.'i,.,. ,f ihr I,uiS.atur" II careful lrltsnl q!
-, ,"m,,,tS and That lhcy VIII give I'D ih htlH'
,,,stIoiI. su,n consideration ~ ~ rrIn .,',.;nn
they nIc entitled TINS rrpot. s ~. tI,,,uc.
,,, im,,,iurnliou into our StIttG. HHi uh Wv NV
imiI the iutInlniI"n :"r accom- ,,,n,,,.
imnru I'm the lutur u rIl:lI :.u h,In .,,,',hnr
,',r, ig extended TO HIN ~ the lHll"hthh'n"
. hn ru,rrIui.., demands. lie ~ il"Ht I"'nI,
i,ui and faithful officer. mnd liits "n,nTu IT,
az his ,!,tl, ami prNIi" means 10 TN l. 49, ,.,
n,r the benefit nr III" puzzle. whllr ne i'.s ,
,,,y'T ~, NOR. ilmii u m.rIc p!linnne IEr nIs
services, AMI hns not been i'li'y"m, ,uv
money, already paid out hS Nun. nm III,
think thai he SHOULD r"r"ir" WIN. v, ..,,i'i nv
t,r In. s,.rvi,r.- aud that III" su "Ni"'hu''inf
lin .bu,,d lr, rriuuh,"l, but ilEt we nn"u.i'
urOtit by tho rNaiupI" nn'i .ii"c"Ssln. IiI,,,I
..ncr o: Other States and :"'"pi I'''r ""''"'
luIicynn this SUBJECT -. -...
... STArE LI%E. go
Ihavc not been able To- "hiu ia Sucn inln: WI.
,,,,' ns wand rnnlI" ,nr 4" institute i:Dc' ,F''
inyS for The establishment Ol the S'a'. 'H
tween this State AMI III" state OF alhrt,"""'
;,uihnriZ.rI by art Of the l"Sihlni"I" l'"s,
Ma 0l q.
with Sir. John dc III Gimp. civil Engineer. %h,
l.irut. y. Hichl"r. "i ni,'t
Stnrn Typographical EngInc"rS. ana ~" I rn".
mt>>lonsr> Of MarNianh ana ' ~ iS;S nnd j..
therefore familiar with TIA" points lh "',I"t
and the work that was a"tn''''! "yr Kim
ground and has mud" "ui hihp, am lii ~ - ,,.,..
documents IN HIS I.O>te.-l"h wHliII WIZ w. 49,,
mi I'm rninIuv To- !, correct 'ui.'iu-l ION on ""
subject he viii b. pr.'."nt while we ,%H,''n
ltIr, i In session: Gnd r""in!h' "a 'Ih' ,t
.I..I.,.I li..fII
,luruni with hi- explanations hHi n,n
,nrnis IN rrgaf.l To- this matter. may M tuDIl,,
l,qI with Il view to u fuli report. mn ",'"H'"
md definite uc,!Un iIIrIc"H 10y !"u' 'A'o''
srArE rApiTAI~
Think Il my duty Ia ngain rnll Your nl'.n.
au,i a., ,hr ,ir am awnr,' That this i>r'
,,r,ird by some ~ u IlHiicr 81 very liHc ,nnT
ucucr, With such Di r"urs' nIi.'I. nut
,n,n, rrnno.r IN trouble y0ti Win any cSi'lhc"
IA srr,> sion OF tho subject. IL u my onlhnh.
however that the omission I" %''ir tilS Il,h'
lion has In ,oiii" degree ~ least. retarded Inr
M mr,yr,l,ut nd prosperity of III" State: nhu
.uIuuit 10 the nlpr" ~ l"ri"Iircd nI"inbrrH"t
youf Lndy. whether i, la, NOT hai an ii.;.urhc''
IN the .,lniinn "f IN" STATE. irh>; yhi nia!
Ind IL roInprtiD" with your litter )niSinht
,U pur ali ..ni To mi, exciting controversy ut'
iDr,. III" r!u<" ~: the rr"."n: >''''iHa.
so,.nrl:r,' CEMETERY.
Tho Annual l."pVr: 81 G.. J.. CraH'n"r. Esq.
at This STAT" III ~" lHhr al
Trustees -; the Auii"iiJn SnuniIni t"'nri"rS.
!, herewith pr.srnir'l. from v!Ii" may h' >''1ii
lin, nr.r..s ni the work the 'i,:.i"i"ry. and
III" iransac;i"n. al ia" ia'ard during The year.
rArDnNs GRANTED. SC.
Mt 0f pnrluilH and rrpri,.vrA granted. ~n.
,r:Ir,, commute" anil "i iiiI"Sa p''IIn!;r> re-.
nIi,,h, during III" year. with ~" particulars "f
the .ryrrn caves. AMI my i"I>',n> tor granting.
IuiimlliiIIW aWl I,IuiIlIu.. the saline. - com.
inundated To- the i.~.I>ir,u:" iu "b'-li"n'." 10
Il requirement Of the Constitution.
IMPROVEMENT or EIvET. ~ S"nTlI.wi:rrr"S
STATES.
I have recently rs'ivrd from IN" t'nv"ri"i>
" Wisconsin, Iowa. Minnesota. ami Mi>>"uIi.
n iulnt rnItImuI !raiion. accompanied ny u NJ
,nnrnl t0 Congress by y convention which met
ai Prairie du E!lcn In Wih:"iSin' on NE IV'h al
last In regard 10 the Improvement
of the F0X and Wisconsin rivers and Request.
Ing iha, tie. same d. laid before mo IH3i>laiu!"
OF this S:a;" with recommendations tOr carry
and favorable action thereon. Tho COMMUNE.
cal ion nnd memorial mr.. herewith SuLinitt.sl
for your confederation ami n"'i"h. ..,. r..
coSc!vsIoS. ....., "a,
lave thus briefly Called y0ur attention. Ia
ouch matters a. has" seemed 10 mo necessary
and rXprdi"nt Ia In presented NJ the conn.
nurrIIIil Of the lnln:h Oi tn" present sio~>lOfI.
I'I,ric ARE others that mus, necessarily h. II"
EuiI.Ats q! leg station In the not distant Iutur.
The state should provide I'M asylum Tor the
OF tho deaf uul dumb and i' b!in,i.
and other hrn"vnlrnt tusittui!U,ls fur the Dr'i"
nrrtliOn OF the condition 0I the afflicted aud ui-
fprIunnb' nf the race; the leading lii",; ~ ropt
throughout IN" Stat" noel attention That
should not much lnEgCr E delayed; u railIoRd
should ~, huiIi through the ci.nlral PORTION Of
the State. connecting tho different MrilonS and
IdrntifyiI. them more closely In intcrrst. NInS
10 make all our people rMllzc more suNSibly
that they nrc brethren OF th" same common.
wealth, WHOSE pride ami pleasure II should b.
to contribute" by Nil the n'aun in their power tn
advance tn" prosperity and hnppinrS. Of each
other. ThcSc Riid other inmticrh OF Ike r,Inrnc.
ter urc only post on"d for the present until cir
cuinSianrc> ar" more prulltiouS, Wien they
must receive the favorable attention VI the leg.
iAlHturr. ...' .... ...... .. - - g..
The S,atc Inns hrGn organized u little short Of
SlX years. yet within that time SOmr pr,Jgrrto,
has been male within our bprlciS. 'Cri.Iic4i'u
the midst al CivI strife. f:Uni tn" dcvusLIli.
Inv" ,anrc"iy yet recovered. wa find TINT III"
population hns Increased more than N(lS
thousand something. DaS biru done toward de-.
vrlOplnS tn" Vnst NATURAL r'sOutcts< or Uur hills
and valleys, AMI the wealth of tii: people illx
been increased: Il free scllyUi system Is la.iuy
:hn enlightenment unl elevation ot the nlnSsex
oi the people without regard to rncG or cDIOr,
while two colleges, extending facilities for 4
thorough clnSSicll ma krlrnti eltlcii Ion. t,,Yc
been mldrd To TINT which already rXIsiIsl hero:
and now the organization II CEcciGd, tlIt inc:.nS
believed 10 DO Within control, nn'l TIA. prosjsrt
most tinttcring for the completion through our
Stat" OF tho Errrt National Railway. IGnding
from the Ohio rivor 10 llIs Chrn,,penke bay: tho
influence OF, which must sVOn Dc felt IN The DO.
vpiOpm"nt OF one 81 tho rlcheSt mineral r..
giOnS intlo country, In tho rspil Improvement
OF the whole Sulhnrn portion VI the State, md
In n'idlny greatly 10 tho wrnlth Of the prOIjIp.
laturc, ind cannot conclude H. without niuk-
ing my DrOfoiluti,.I acknowledgements IN tho