The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-02-27
G. G. WALKER.

tween inc people OF the Two states.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
G.. G. WALKER,
Governor of Virginia
(P- S.-Accompanying the above
The foregoing is a copy of the
original letter mailed to Governor
jacob"
From this letter we at once under
stood that so far as conference
with Com missiupers or any other
persons authorized to represent Vir-
giuia in that capacity was concern
ed, our mission was ut an end. But
the joint resolution under which we
were acting, copies of when you
had forwarded for our guidance, di
rected that we should ascertain
and report the amount" of the debt
of Virginia on the first day of JaDu
airy, 1861, and what said debt was
incurred for, and what amount of
this State debt was then held by the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
and by the Board of the Liberty
Fund. Also that we should "ascer
tain and report the amount of all
investments then held by the State,
their respective amounts and char
acter, and what portion thereof
were then productive, and the dlvi
dends therefrom, and whether any
of such investments then so held by
said State have since been donated,
changed, converted or disposed of
by the authorities OF said State. aud.
if so, the amount and low disposed
Of. Also that we should ascertain
and report the revenue derived
from the fiscal year ending on the
Both of September, 1860, from all
sources by the State of Virginia
within the present territory of Va,
and the amount derived from all
sources from the territory now com
prising the State of West Virginia.
and also that we report any other
relevant matter deemed proper" by
US.
In addition to the foregoing du
ties thus developed upon us by the
terms of the joint resolution passed
on the 10Th of February, we were
further empowered" in the Ian
guage of the additional joint resolu
ton passed on the 9th of the same
month, "to proceed as soon as prac
ticable TO adjust, award and deter
mine upon fair, just and equitable
principles what proportion of said
public debt of Virginia should in
their opinion be paid by West Vir-
gina, and what part thereof should
be paid by Virginia, subject how
ever, to the approval and ratifica
ton of the Legislature of West F1r-
ginia and the General Assembly OF
Virginia p"
Under this authority and direc
ton, thus infinitely specified to us,
we felt called upon to take substan
TALLY the same steps after the re
ceipt of Governor Walkers letter of
September 18th as we would have
taken had we expected to meet Com
missioners representing Virginia,
viz: to go to Richmond aud endeav.
or 10 gather Information expected
and required under the terms OF our
appointment.
Accordingly we met in that city
on the 9th of Novemb Der last, and
after spending several days IN tue
examination of such public docu
ments as were available to US at the
Capitol, aud realizing the necessity
for further and more explicit and
official information than we could
gather of ourselves unassisted from
said documents, we addressed the
following note to the Second Audi.
tor of Virginia:
RIcHMoND, Nov 14th, 1871.
To tile Second 1UdH0r of Firqinta:
SIR: l am directed by the Com
missiOners representing West Vir
ginia in the matter OF the public
debt of Virginia prior to the first of
January, 1861, to procure from
your office such information as can
be furnished upon the following
points, viz:
l. The actual amount of the pub
lie debt of Virginia on the first of
January, 1861, And under this
head the amounts of said debt own
ed by the Sinking Fund, and the
amount owned by the Liberty
Fund.
?. What portion of the bounded
debt was invested, and how invest
ed on the first of January, 1861.
Also what portion of the invest
ment was productive, what were the
dividends or profits arising there
from for the year 1860, and whelh
er any such investments have since
been donated, changed, converted
or otherwise disposed of.
) What portion of the appropri-
atoms expended in West Virginia
for public improvements came from
the sales of State bonds and what
portion from the revenues or taxes
of Virginia.
/. a copy of the advertisement
for the redemption of a portion of
the public debt on the first of Janu
AIRY, 1861
D. A statement of the amount of
public debt actually redeemed on
the first of January, 1861, pursuant
TO said advertisement.
pom these points the Commiss-
toner's desire to hear from you at
your earliest convenience.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant.
a. w. CAMPBELL,
In ranIv 70 tL, fo,,o,.o;-.