South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05


many assertions are No ade by IRE.
sponsiole Virginians regarding our
liabilities which, we are bound 10
believe. are not yet to be- regarded ~
Interpretations of the final and for
nal Official assumpsit Of Virgins
Fiat justitid.
LET us Be Sure Of the Men We send
to the Legislature the Coming Ses-
sioa."
From the Buck harmon Banner.
We recommend to our. readers a
careful perusal Of the supplement-
we send out with this number of
our paper. IL Is q subject we are
all interested In, and very deeply so.
II Ia suhject that will be very pr y
Dinently before our next leGisla-
ture, aud we .ometimes fear, TO our
ruin financislly.
1t will be- noticed that Virginia
has assumed gratuitously on her
part that West Virginia 10 liable for
one-third of the debt contracted
prior to our separation from her,
which practically was 10 1851. The
amount Of Indebtedness wss at that
time about 49,, 600 600. Of which our
share, assuming Virgiuia's assump
ton TO be correct. would be some
thing over Sic, 0OO, 600.
While We, individually. have al.
ways been In favor of paying every
cent the State honestly owes, vet we
must say that we do not think that
any portion whatever Of hat debt
should be assumed by our State.
We do not deem IL necessary to pre-.
sent any lengthy argument In sup
port OF this position. Our readers
will fnd plenty set forth, and very
ably, Ia the supplement
But one point we will ask our
readers to note, and that IL the
state ment OF the President of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad, John
w. Garrett, IL interested In having
our state assume large portion of
old Virginia's debt. The slightest
hint that such O man a. Garrett ~
moving in the matter should be
sufficient to render ne doubly care
full. 4 .#tl =
Let US be sure Of the men we
send TO the Legislature the coming
session, for We may be confident no
means will be neglected TO induce
Our rulers 70 assume Q heavy bur.
den. And We feel certain that bril-
berry will play an active part.
Such being the case, We again re-
peat let US he careful TO whom we
entrust the law making power next
winter. A weak or dishonest man
Will never do at this time, for he
Will have very urscrupulous men
to deal y it'll.
Our citizens are all aware how
heavily We have been taxed by the
Is. d 0. r. r. and IL would be well
f0r them to renenber that this
Gsrret is the very head and front of
1t. He 10 the one to whom ell our
petitions for relief have been refer
red. and he h the one VIE refused
with insolenoe any ameliorstion of
his excessive Rates for freight or
passage. This Gsrret new, having
bought up these so.calIed West Vir-
ginia certificates at q few cents on
the dollar, will strain every nerve
to force our Legislature 10 assume
the payment of there certificates.
We would then be his debtor to a
large amount and we would find
him q harder master than ever. He
could then rule every department
OF our State government, or at least
that is his idea. Let as be wise in
time. If we owe anything. which
Is extremely doubtful, let as honest
ly pay IL, but let us beware Of get.
ting any further under the power
Of John w. Garrett and the Balti-
more d Ohio Railroad.
AIss Demands the Right Sort Of Can
didates.
From the Clsrksburg News.
III the supplement sent out with