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

moro importance to the people Of
West Virginia than many Of them
now think. Virginia hsa many
friends among % who take Q great
interest in everything that concerns
her,l aad saAm>S of thapes gentlemen
are new movtn9 In tbs nay Of forc-
Ing u - psy D hKnU pDettou Of the
debt q the old 49, 6bntracted By
her In the aati. 6Go)orn days. She
maGpauimnsn1S ann1UDs - our por.
tiou- OF that tS6s oo1r the paltFy
littlesnm of Ahe>u oflliou dollar.
@ arrett, Of the Baltimors and 0hie.
railroad. buys mp . lar&o Am0ont Of
West visEinta csrtificaseo that Were
issued by Virginia when abe settled
with her creditors. The "West
Virginia certificates bought up by
the money jobbers End speeuostors.
ore very apt TO give trouble, aud
they could not fall into worse hands
than Garrett and Huntington. In
thea wav. Toe b.sod holoes end hts
subsidiz-d paper. will try 20 excite
public opluton aKxinst us, and that
We must AVOID - . thing very disc.
greeable aud dangerous IN our sue.
Ca IN the future. JUDGED before
'hs war. our dear old mother paid
but little attention 20 our wsnts,
aud IL may be, anticipating rough
life for her trans allegheny children.
injured Us 20 hsrdehipe by letting
Us have our own way. S1me OF Wiz.
viuia's. friends who have adopted
{ ~ heroic ideas OF Gov. Halliday on
the State debt, can perhaps tell Us
how those fiftse3 million dollars
were expended and whore. For
the accommodation Of her artstocrA.
cy, she bored the Allegheny moun.
tains and was stretcbing her rail-.
road to that fashionable resort. the
White SULPHUR Springs. We re
spect Halliday's spirit 90 far as his
determination to save the honor OF
HE State goes, but TO uphold that
honor, he should not trHmple out
the courage and hopes aud life OF
the people Of his State. We cannot
have anything to do with Virginias
affairs though, but we will do all
that we can To- prevent Virginia
from dragging US down to ruin aud
bankruptcy with herself. Let
the subject be- stirred up as quietly
and calmly and rs pers.veripgiv as
possible, and in the controversy let
US be a. courteous and as candid ~
true friends should be.
Our State has for n long-toO long
q time-been i'm the hands of she b.
and o. r. II. Co., and IL IL time now
that . change should take place.
Our legislatures, since the war, have
been com posed Of men too Kind,
| a n l.s -. I'D
They were ardent admirers OF Gar
rett q Co., and would not annoy the
great corporation by any effort to
make II pay taxes on its property ia
this State. The b. and y. r. r.
you see, was built by benevolent
men for the sole good OF our good
and sim Pile minded people, and how
could our Legislators, at any time,
an hoy such q company about q pal.
try few hundred Thousand dollars.
Governors, Senators aud Legislators
have been held in the leash by this
power, and we can not breathe freely
until we see men elected tn those
offices, of stern Integrity and mark
ed ability. II will be the duty OF
the people to know how candidates
! for the legislature feel on this sub.
jsct "a well rs on the Virginia debt
AS for the Chesapeake and 0. X. r
Co., 1t should be closely watched
aud allowed no interference what
ever with the making OF our laws Of
with the administration. az n.
The County Courts We would mol
condemn for the world. They are {
blessing to our State, and To destroy
them would be misfortune. Oul
respectability as q county Can only
DO determined by the amount o.
taxes we pay, and the greater the
amount, the better pleased we
should be. This our County Court,
know, and therefore 1t Is they pile
II on. Hurrah for the County
Courts! ..s
Tue three subjects we here'pre.en,
to the people, they should seriously
reflect on, and at the coming cleo
ton for members of the Legislature
let them he informed how the can
didates will act. Cor operation slaves
| who buy and sell, aud thick headed
boors who have not sense enough II
understand their duty, should bt
thrust aside, and honest, capable
men elected. We should not be
looking to Washington for reform
the thing should be tried at home
III we cannot get a Hercules to clear
out our Augean stable, we eau gel
men Of ordinary siz5 TO do the jot
as neatly.