The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1874-01-06

must ship. If we would sell in Balti-
more, Philadelphia or New York
and gives the Pennsylvania producers
as against the producers of this State,
the entire control OF the river, with
markets Of Cincinnati, Louisville, St.
Louis and New Orleans, not to men
ton an hundred others Of little less
magnitude, closed to us,
IF NOT, Why NOT?
Why are we not permitted to come
within five miles Of the centre of the
river, and enjoy the benefits Of these
markets with our Pennsylvania friendsi
Is it to fill the Golfers Of the omnipo-
tent B. s. o. road, or the pockets OF
few individuals interested in tank
cars at Parkersburg. Speak, Camden,
speak For you must know of these
things, and can answer.
is IT CONSTITUTIONAL :-BRoTHER
CHURCH.
We were under the impression that
no special legislation could be ad in
this State under the provisions of the
new constitution. If such should be
the case, the bill, as offered by John,
son, must be unconstitutional, for it is
a special enactment, applying only to
four counties Of the State. After all
it may be only a dodge OF Brother
Church to defeat the measure during
the present session. We can hardly
bring ourselves to believe. that so I'm
just a provision as is contained in the
closing paragraph of the bill, could re-
ceive the appreciation even of a gull
like Caldwell.
LEGISLATION WANTED.
The counties Of Preston, Tucke,
Barbour, and many others in this sec
ton Of the State, are suffering daily
for the want OF sor1e law, which will
enable settlers, after an occupation Of.
and Improvements OF land for limited
number Of years. to hold in fee one
hundred and fifty acres and receive a
deed for the same from the authorities
OF the State. Such an act would be a
blessing of incalcuable value, adding
thousands upon thousands OF acres to
the cultivated area Of the Common
wealth, dotting it with bright homes,
and filling the land with plenty. Three
years Of unmolested occupation is the
longest time that should be required Of
the settler before receiving his deed
from the State. 1t would Go away
with an immense amount Of litigation
which now occupies the time of the
Courts, and give greater impulse to
the flow Of immigration within our
borders, than all the Commissioners
that can be appointed between now and
doomsday. We are in favor Of State
aid. if needs be, and the appointment
of State Commissioners to assist and
invite foreign africans and foreign la
borers to our shore, and make them
heartily welcome, but first let us pro-
vide a way for them to make homes
with us, by doing away with the old
land grants, issued by our forefathers,
OF one or two hundred years ago, to
Tom, Dick and the devil, three or
four deep, on the same track Of land.
Our attention was called, few days
since, to tract Of magnificent timber
and farming land, in Tucker county,
containing several thousand acres, to
which it was claimed by our informant,
there were seventeen different owners,
from as many quarters Of the globe
all paying taxes, and all waiting the
time when a railroad shall come, to
nett them magnificent fortunes for
their timber and coal and iron and
lead. May we not prophecy a happy
time in Israel, when they come to
know one another
HAVE WE y SIMON CAMERON AMONG
Us:
When the great Simon, better
known in DAYS gone by, as the " Win
nebago chief" resigned his commits
sion and withdrew from the fathership
of, God knows how many half-breeds,
for there are yet many who bear mark
Of kin to the honorable Senator, and
relaxed his hold upon the purse OF un-
Gle Sam which opened to clothe and
feed that dirty, squalid, nasty filthy
race Of red men known as the Winnie
bagoes, he retired to his home, situate
on the banks Of the beautiful Susqu-
hama, in Pennsylvania, with a sniff
cient fortune to set himself and his
brother up in the land business. Some
people accused Simon OF stealing
even Uncle Sam intimated as much,
but we don't believe it-for his repub-
ican heart is Of necessity virtuous,