Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-30

and establishment bat came ovcr his facs
rs Re looked at me. Great heavens, Gov
srnor. he said, have You got thss much
money!
THE railroad systsr, OF the State WI 10
equally bad order. The State owned three
tiIths Of the roads, but the whole system
was 20 arranged that freights were made
almost prohibitory by q plan Of re,hipmeut
and breaking bulk devised for the benefit
Of storage anG com mission people, and
revenue from them was dissipated by care
less and corrupt management made up
my mind that this mus, be ended through
proper consolidation of the State roads,
and although warned thst the opposition to
TO such plan would cripple nue., took up
the project and carried il through.
Under the DISTINGUISHING clauses OF the
State Constitution adopted at Alexandra,
the end OF the war left the great bulk OF
the people Of Virginia without the right to
vote, but the then Legislature OF the State.
to its credit be i, said, although realizing
that such action meant the political exunc.
ton OF its members, removed these restrNc-
tive clauses.
The Two SirSiuia>.
"Of my stay in Richmond retain many
pleasant reco!lections. On many occasions
where such aid was needed had the coua-
sci and advice OF the abest MEN Of the State,
irrespective OF their past political belong,
Ings. In the selection az judges appointed
by me remember 10 have had the active
co ope ration of eI Gov. Letcher and Others
equally conversant with the material from
which selections could he made, and have
had the satisfaction since of hearing many
NirginIans say that NO bette. judges ever
sat upon the bench in the Old Dominion
than those so chosen. ! had 10 encounter
the opposition OF good many carpet
bsPgers whom refused Office on
the ground OF their unntnes
70 hold it, notably so III the
case OF lot OF scallawags who wanted 10.
hsCco inspectorships to farm out TO others
Of my Gusrrels with the military depart
ment under Schodeld and Grant | have
only 10 say that they grew ont OF hasrsnt
bad faith on the part OF the former and
careless indifference, il nothing more, on
the part of the latter. General SchoHeid
'irst agreed TO submit my title 20 Office 10
decision OF the courts Of Virginia. When
they decided AGAINST him he effected the
removal he desired by the arbitrary use OF
the military authority with which he was
vested General Grant when appealed To
for redress, simply excused himself by say
ing he did not like TO interfere with the &C
;inns OF his suhOriiuaics
II cooking back. however. over the whole
At NV poltica, record there IL verv it'll,
that rnuses my recruitment or occasions re
grct Il may he that might have attained
more distinction by staying a. home than
by following the fortunes OF a Nirglni.
GovprnOrship with rr,'".! Tor the most part
on the support 81 the military and required
three capitals Ia accommodate IT, but have
the satisfaction OF knowing that followed
out the idea started IN on To its logical
conclusion: that the plan rendered the Sc
cr.sion OF on" whole State impraCtIcsbe
aud its reconstruction more ready; that II
gave another State 10 the Union which
could hardly have been created or upheld
without it-in other words that beginning
with a small corner OF one Virginia 1t far
rishcd two Nirginias 10 the constellation,
both OF which are better satisfied now
while swinging in sepsra'e orbits than
when united in one hcteroCen, Gus mass.