Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-09-22
AN ABLE Speech,

We have already published lengthy ex>
tract from the speech of Hon. Henry G.
Davis. 1t is in all.respects an able and elabo>
rate discussion of the political issues of the
day. both State and Federal. We call atten
ton to the following paragraph as being of
peculiar interest to the people of this section:
What you Have Gained BIZ Sending Demo-
Gratis to Congress.
In 1871 for the first time our State was
partly represented in Congress by Democrats.
Up to that time West Virginia had paid over
fifty millions of dollars into the national trea-
sury, and not dollar was received in return
from the general government. Since you sent
Democrats to Congress our State has received
appropriations as follows:
Monongahela river, June 10, 1872, s $4,000
!" Is Mar. 8, 1873, $4,000
June, 1874, $4,000
Great Kanawha river, Mar. 3, 1873, $4,000
Z" June, 1874, $4,000
Parkersburg Custom House and
PostOfioe, February, 1873, 10000
Surveys of james River and Ka-
naxh. canal, abOu. $4,000
Surveys of New, Big Sandy, Guyau-
dotte, Twelve Pole and Little Ka-
nawha rivers, about 10000
Total, 100000
Vest Trginia War Claims Against the
Government.
Last winter introduced in the Senate a
bill providing that Vest Virginia and her
citizens, should be paid their just claims for
articles taken and destroyed, aud reimbursed
for the destruction of churches, schools
houses, court>houses, bridges, &C., by the
Federal troops, during the late war. During
the session / made a talk in the Senate in
advocacy of this bill, which was published
and to which refer you, for details This
bill is still pending, and if the people will send
in their just claims, with proof OF their
authenticity, SO that some idea can be formed
of the amount of damages sustained by them.
l think We can get the United States to pay
them.
James River and Knnauha Canal. Rar-
per's Ferry DC.
In addition to this your democratic repre-
sentatiyes have secured favorable report
from the Senate Transportation Committee
on the James River and Kanawha Canal, and
there are now in the field large party of
government civil engineers making surveys
to find the most direct, practical and econom-
zeal route from the Ohio or Kanawha river
to the Potomac river. This route must go
through our State from East to West and will
be of incalculable value to US.
We are in fair way to have government
aid in some form, extended to this enterprise,
and with. good working members from this
State, We may not only secure this improve
ment, but also have freight railway built
across the state by the National Government.
We are promised, also post>ofice and custom
house at Charleston, the Capitol of our State,
which we hope soon to obtain. We are also
in fair way to get the Harper's Ferry mud,
die Strengthened. The Government will pro-
baby take the property back, and erect there.
On Government paper mill, to manufacture
all the paper used by the government. This
would give employment to q large number of
hands, many more than used to be employed
At the arenals.
We can only add to this extract our firm
that this district has been repre-
sented by mere men Of straa0, unable to COM
prehend and utterly Indifferent to the wants
Of our people, and this fact alone has pre-
vented our obtaining those measures of re-
lief to which we were so justly entitled. If,
Tor instance, the river TtoezDc Pole, in the dis
riot of the Democratic Hereford, could COM
nand an appropriation, why should not She
have had one through the efforts
If the Radical Hagans? Will not IShenan>
7oah ''start spirit" as soon as Tpezve Pole
Let us get rid of this Radical nsisrepre-
entation and put Democrat in Congress.