The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-25

/ tho wat II addad sertously III hor fnarasI
s1nbatg mont, and u has 10 Inany ways
\ pbst1 ueted hcr. prospeTit I. az 10 punt.
| two measure for 4 the chassening Of Wiz.
gini1$ Il cannot be defended !. Assuredly
there ,was no ground for distressing Wiz,
ginia by penal enautments TINT did no,
apply equally 70 every other State in the
Contederacy, Common justice re+olts at
the selection OF one man for punishment
from eleven who have been all guilty ol
the same olense. II punishment had
been Designed there was equal reason for
stripping Texas Of her vast domains and
for Withdrawing tho numerous land grcuts
which had boon generously made Gy tho
National Government to many OF tho
Statos III rebellion. But Texas was al.
lowed 10 emerge from the contest without
tho forfeiture Of an nero, md Congress, so
fur from withdrawing the lind granted by
which tho Southern States were to be on.
riched, took pains TO renow them In tho
years succeeding tho wnr The autonomy
Of Virginia alone WIS disturbed. 4 Upon
Virginia alone fell the penalty which, II
duo TO any, VIVA due TO all.G y sgg .
Virginia owed largu debt.
Tho burden was alrcady'as heavy liz sho
could boar In hor entirety, and disn,em.
beTmont SO crippled u her N that
she could not ,noct hor oblira.
tons. Tho United y States : might
vol have Followed OF Virginiaandd done JUS.
ticd to her condition by making soiue NJ.
lowanco for tho division OF her territory.
Regarding her only Us entitled 10 tic
rights OF u public enemy so long us slo
wn,rod upon tho Union, Wo may confidently
maintain that sho is entitled ut least TO ~
Just. and maynanimous treatment US tho
National Government extended to u for.
Oign foo. In our war with Mexico It DO.
caino our interest to acquire n largo part OF
tho territory owned by that Republic.
WO had conquered her armies an. wero
In possession Of hor capital. But tho high
sense OF Justice, which has always distin.
CURSED tho United States In her public
policies, would not permit tho dcspoiimcnt
Of Mexico. Wo negotiated therefore for
tho territory NODDED and paid for it n
larger price tliun would h0ye been given
by any other nation in tho world. Tho
American Government went still further.
Many OF our citizens had largo claims
against Mexico and tho failure to my
tho'AA ihA UcSIl pllV u lllS CtlllSnS tlllt
led to hostiities. Our Government. in
addition to tho money consideration of
Sl5,C0o0OO which we Ind pail for terri.
tory, agreed to exoncratc Mexico from all
demands OF our citizens and nay them
from. our own treasury at 4 cost OF
nearly Si,000,0o0 II the United States
were willing to place Virginia on tho
basis! on which they unanimously placed
Mexico after tho conquest of that Re-
public, sufficient allowance would Ia
made to her to compensate at least for that
part OF tho public debt which might be
presumably represented by the territory
taken from her. Tho wounds inflicted on
tho mother State by her separation can
not BIO healed until Virginia is relieved
from the odium OF having been especially
from the eleven seeding States
for tho punishment that struck ut once
against her prosperity and her pride OF
Empire: It mag surely be par.
doncd II Americans shall feel dcep her,
sonal interest in the good name and GOOD
fortune ola State so closely identified with
tho early renowu OF the Republic State
with whose soil is mingledthe dust of those
to whom MI Statos and NIL generations arc
dcbtors-thc father OF l.is country, tho
author Of tho Declarations OF Independence,
the. chief protector OF the National CGnsti.
tuition. IT, =" ~ ,g.laI