The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-19


Of remark, that all these test oatAs that are
denounced 80 yehemently originated with
JmgEs II. FEEGv soS, Esq, were intro
duced into the Legislature by him, and
their passage secured by his influence, for
the purpose ofaccomplishing his own phi |
va,e ana personal objects. Now Mr., FER
GUsoS i foremost in demanding the abro-
CATION of the Constitution because under
il thee laws were passed
It j. claimed that the Constitution
must be amended 50 that the Lests.A'
ture cannot pass any more such laws,
1t never was pretended BY anybody
tina, any sucl, laws could be passed in
time o, peace. And nobody knows TINS
better than the gentlemen who are urging
the fear that a Democratic legislature
NAV enact fresh test oalhs, as q reason Tor
calling a Convention. Why do they want
10 be specially protected against the I'M
position oi lisabiliies in future Z Are
they anticipating another rebelliont Is
this throwing an anchor to winlward In
ap,icipation Of a coming Storm
Taking this demand in connection with
the speeches Of TOOMBs and JEFFERSON
DAVIS, who have repeatedly declared
their purpose never TO submit to the 18th
and 10Th Amendmcnls.to tue COnstitu.
ton o. the United States It is certainly
somewhat significant There is evi.
IDENTIFY perfect understanding between
the leaders of Nhe rebellion in regard 10
their future movements. They are acting
in concert, and preparing the way, wher'
ever and whenever they can, 10 make
future rebellion easy, and disarm 1t Of its
perils. lRthis connection Nr. FISHERS
letter is very significant Ii is thrown
out as feelcr to see how far 1t will be
safe to go towards declaring the entire
organization Ond government Of West
| Virginia an usurpatlOn.
In connection with what has-been here
toforc said about leaving the power with
the Legislature to contract State debt,
for works Of internal improvement, the
action Of the last Legislature Is very zig.
nifcanL -Four thousand dollars were ap.
propriated for the preliminary survey Of
a railroad IPOm Charleston TO the Penn
sylyanin line, $1,000 for a survey from
Wheeling to the mouth Of Big Sandy, and
$4,000 Tor a survey from Piedmont to the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad in Green.
bricr, Monroe or POCahOntas.
Would the State appropriate 5000 in
surveying railroads in which she never
expects tohaye any INTEREST," If private
capital and enterprise are to construct
these roads, it will make its own surveys.
These surveys are quite purposeless unless
the State conlemplates having some inter
est in Or control over the roads and their
construction. There can scarcely be a
doubt that these appropriations were
made in anticipation Of n change In the
Constitution which would authorize the
State To subscribe ~ the stock or lend lis
credit 20 these roads. See how shrcwdly
they are gotten up with view to secure
support from every section Of the State
The centre Oi the State Is secured by
the road from Charleston 10 the Pennsyl'
yana line, the western river front by the
road from Wheeling to Big Sandy, and
the eastern portion Of the State by the
road from Piedmont To Iewisburg.
The owners Of Wild land on each oil
these routes will he interested to the
amount " tens Of thousands and hun
dre,ls Of thousands Of dollars in having
the Constitution 50 amended that aid can
be given by the State in some form to the
construction Of these roads.
And il will bc marvellous indeed If such
combinations cannot be brought 10 bear
upon the question AS TO accomplish it.
And II the Democratic manufacturers,
merchants and bankers Of Wheeling
choose to be humbugged into the support
Of Convention because it is Demo
D CT attic measure, VIC hope VIC shall hear NJ
whining about II when they come to pay
their taxes to meet the interest on the
. SEQ, 100000 Of State debt that will be in
. rnrrnh for thn construction of these roads