The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-01

war always the proud exemplar OF her
grand old motto, ".Sic .Semper Uranus :"
but that together we might share the CLIO
r'e~ of her great and peerless future. As
over one common and revered mother:
united she would be an Empire, but rent
IN tTa;n, as now, her past as well as future
Is more than PARTLY eclipsed.
But, the question is, if the unnatural
separation had to be geographically .pbv-
sically and politically, ought not the Blu.
Rid &c be the dividing line? How much
better it would look upon the map? And
how greatly her interests would be enhan.
ced by the accession OF the Valley coun.
ties, whose interests are the same and who
need the same legislation. Western Vir
gina ! mean all west OF the Blue Ridge
mas ever been at the mercy OF East Viryi-
ma in her legislative Halls. You can
scarcely point mc to one act passed by her
legislature, either before or since the war.
that benefited the Western part OF the
State but many that were derogatory.-
Nearly every dollar Of the public money
mas been spent east OF lie Ridge and every
law has been made expressly Tor her inter
ests. She at one time, produced in abun-
dance, ''Niggers, old llaus aud terbacker
and legislaIed accordingly. | remember
1 that great question then called "the while
aud mixed base question:" when under it
East Virginia endeavoreI to pass a law
giving AN extra vote 10 every man who
owned three Cor y negroes, and that ne
gro being special and arts tocratic pro-
perry should only be subject to the CAPITA
ton Tax, (of course the females fre.)
whilst the poor man who had the same
amoant invested in house a nd lot or other
species of property, must pay tie "ai
rciorem'
Tins base measure was barely defeated
The Legislature has ever been controlled
toy east Virginia, and Tor her SPECIAL inter
est all laws are made, and every dollar ot
the peoples money spent. Since the war
II has spent It's time and the peoples money
on stay laws, rail road bill. and the doy
tax, that we did mt get, AMI at last hav.
|ertl1mired ON the debt question. That
funding Bill and Gov. Walker have been
too much tor our soioBs The Supreme
Court has been called in and declared what
was Growers law and what was not.
aud now the credit Of the Stale is in the
Slough OF dcspond' and worse in ,rs,t
jeopardy Of out aud ont reputation. In
ehdea'orlng to throw a portion Of the res-
possibility on West Virginia, they have
endangered the peace OF the State. and tar
nIshed her honored name. West Viryinia
neither III law or equity would or will h..
obligated TO pay one cent Of this debt; il
was contracted for and by Virginia. and let
her pay it, to the last iarthing WHY
dId Ut they let the debt alone? hy attend
'nG to their legitimate dutics,-by lowing
such a tax upon the State as the people
could pay without detriment to their busi
ness lnterests-Jy securing the most econo.
nncaf administration OF the Government
and applying the surplus, whatever it
ih'ght be, to paying the interest on the
debt resolving and plghting the good
iaIth OF her people to pay the debt a. soon
and rs fast as we were able This would
have given confidence without and peace
aud prosperity within the State. Thi.
should have ,een their policy.
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