The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-18

o"ooe' iho oAportablOn OF Inelr uOckS
and herbs" soon to begin, must be fol.
lowed by great financial relief in the
favored regions; money will be made
plentier, debts paid off, labor rewarded
and comparative prosperity resumed.
These flattering prospects, let us re-
member, are due exclusively to the nat
ural resources of the State and the in
dustry of the people. Our people are
not Indebted to the fostering care of
their local government for one moment
of the good times that seem to be COM
ing. The influence of that government
has been to paralyze industry, to dis
courage enterprise, to dishearten busi-
ness men, and to tax producing labor to
death. So long as the sort of govern
ment that now prevails here shall con-
tiuue, there can be no assurance Of per-
manent prosperity. We want a system
that will do away with our high taxes,
dispense with the countless Offices that
eat into the substance of the land, and
so stimulate and encourage all indus
trial pursuits as to make us feel that the
good of the public is the highest aim of
our laws. We want immigration in.
vited. foreign capital brought here to
develop the resources of the State, and
resident industry protected and assisted
by liberal laws rather than crushed out
or driven out by proscriptive legisla-
tisn.
The REGISTER is the earnest advocate
of these reforms. 1t believes in break
ing down our "Chinese walp of pro-
scriptioa SO that the outside world lHay
be invited to send it's representatives
here, to find out who we are, what we
possess, and how far settlement among
us will reward enterprise and industry.
Tho REGISTER believes in developing
our State by internal improvements.
1t wants our wild lands reached and
made valuable by railroads, SO that our
mineral wealth may be brought out of
its mountain bed for the enrichment of
the people it wants the immense water
power of our rivers made useful, our
vast forests cut down, the timbers made
profitable and the soil titled; it con-
tends that the people of West Virginia
should advance to material greatness
by all the means (Which Con and Ma
ture have put into their hands"
Satisfied that none of these results
can be reached while our present mar
row and proscriptive public policy con.
tiaucs, the REGISTER advocates re-
form in policy and change of rulers.
In addition to advocating these and
all measures of like importance, the
REGISTER will maintain its character as
the first AID best nerspaper in the State
W regularly ehroniclng;
Gall movements and meetings of the
people for any public purpose.
The state of feeling and opinion on
any subject of general Importance.
The condition and prospects of crops,
with information aud suggestions relat
ing to farm labor.
The introduction of improved imple-
ments of husbandry, experiments in
Few subjects of cultivation, sales OF
land, settlement of immigrants, DC.
All improvements, inventions, dis
coveries and new enterprise relating to
industry and natural development.
Deaths of noted persons, casualties,
disorders and crimes of moment.
Important trials, criminal sr civil.
In fine, everything of sufficient inter
est to be much talked about in any in
telligent community.
Upon all these subjects correspond
ence is cordially invited from all parts
of the State.
Feeling greatly encouraged by the
generous patronage extended the REG.
ISTER by its friends throughout the
State, its proprietors will omit no labor
or expense necessary to maintain for
the paper the high reputation it has
reached. With this assurance they ask
tho continued patronage of the public.