Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-08-21
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Commend To- IN, sil.,rr, sp.b l,vso -. Le ,r,,.
ld... c..sl.e.t. SHALL a.. commandment rIi:l
.aI the land ANA naval lo.sr, mi ths St,ts sG1Il
have power io cali out the miIifi, al Inc Stat.
n. shall deem il ,xp.liont y, con
the lrsi,Intur. vhcn he think. IN. nnhiic
Interest rsgair., M. to s,,ut r~enrieyes AMI mar.
dom To- conduct an COZ. .poniruc. and inttrr-
course with torri.p States To fiji all yoranrir,
in oii,,s which ~ l. lac lpt, of tine legiI,tura
Go Nil. which shall occur duriur the recess of
Ia legislature. To aoroiut oi militia officers
below tine rank of Bri-odisr General and ,n
in all v,can,ic, th,t may orc,u i'm ,bc county
iCuu t.. and To cpntr,l the literary G,r1 Tba
treldpr viii al once perceive that This is nn oc.
Il So OF som, imnrrtaure in IN. interests ol ia,
commonwealth ami to 1T, honor and STANDING
among other Stat, vitality iprort,nt vi
this mon l. NOT re..oosih,a fo tbs ,,c,rl, nor
Ina fac, to ,h. Ia,iJat,r,. cxcan, by n,oacb.
m.nt. "a process, never re,nrtet to as we nm,
not am imp,aching people.
This officer l., hin, rsnrs .n,,tivo of ,hs r,,-
r,scntatiy,so of the p.opl,-u,, tbe ,,,rla bm,,
a pogi n of them. and len us.e, Whit ,rnr,i,n
Ina the sta.to. NiriYi, a. ,yc find Lv No. ~.
sls OF 1910. .l,r, sr, 7lI lSo ,,hit. nnr.on.
,Of this unmS.r. ~S'366 v,nt In tho rolis AMI
wyr, voter, iu lao. In old am ls,ttied states
tn average Jtmalcs owe, the ave OF u isto the
popal,ti ou as one to seven. Now as Western
Virginia isncv and contains but few aliens,
we have every reason TO suppose that the num-
Der who would b, entitled 10 vote were the
rgnt of suffrage euieul,1 Il, All ,iti,,ns who
an, assessed. would exceed that. hut assuminu
that amount we should find the pumbce of free
white male Citiz rs over the aye or2I lOa SgI.
The vote of 1910 is IN, fullest vote ever mol
led iu virginia and subtmc,inr ST. 367 from
.lO3.S9l We find 1881 white citizens over the
age of u vithou, a vote. and onplying The a.
bove miin Their, ar. 1856, rer.Sns m1,,nrs-
s,utnd. West of the Blue Ride Nc have
.31l.1i - persons sendint SO ,nr.ssatotiycsan d
'l3 Senator'S. in both houses go members
East OF the Blue RiIce they haye 1853 5l5 white
persons, IS representatives the lower house
and 10 in the Senate. 81 IA an. MAKING mn an
assembly composrd Of 1866 mambars of " birh
81 is "A majority. This BODY goes into am cleo
ton of governor, ata time when. as will often
occur, purity is IN rgad in sectional leud-an
eastern man is nominated aaains, a western.
aal receives 81 of the eastern votes. He is
tn n elected governor hv the representatives
OF 3- lS5ot the white nal population over the
age oi Il years. and of but 266 ,9j2 OF the peo-
pie, while the 50 opposed to him represent
lo23l voters and 331,6l7 of the people, and
SOL OF the male population over u years
CD age. or 1861 OF tie population are un-
represented and have no vote. Thus we per-
c i've That one third of The people choose a gov
,rnor who executes the laws and appoints Of
ii'crs that come in connection with the daily
duties and ayocations of all.
There is, however, u further nisrepresenta-
ton. There are many counties in which nlsre
Is no contest for representatives., and IN such
cases the voters are not brought out, and when
brought outiD this way the people are often in
the aggregate misreprgsentvd. a minority of
the whole people are often represented b. a
majority ia The legislature, as may be seen at
the present lme in Ohio; where the radical
party have a majority in both branches of the
legislature yet are in q popular minority of
several thousands.
But were the people fully and equally rep
resented in the election OF Governor by the
legislature, it would still be an unadvisable
aud iapoii,i lie course. The people are The prim-
ary autu9rty-they are The interested sgTiv.
and as an individual ought never to trust an
agent tu DO that which he can as well do him
self. 50 ouglta people never 10 trust their a.
gents TO d. ha4zs an ;mnortant 6ntv which
they can as well DISCHARGE IN their urinary
capacity. maintain. and The evidences are
ample In supucft of the nrapositino ,La, The
people are not only a. coniDetent TO DISCHARGE
the duty as heir rs,Te>eIrJTves but more SO.
They are les liahle to h. mi Sencad he ,ar,;,.,
dllhl never VIII III Nv private considerations
BY the election OF the people The egisI,iive and
executive Departments are brought int ronGict
and act asa check upon each of1her bo,L ba;ng
responsible to the people. where, AZ When %
.le,tcd or appointed by the leaiJ,ture hayinc
he appointment oi the iSdnrsof sI on22
courts, b, ween them, we find The conrertr,.
ton oi Legislative. executive and indiriary !,
he same BODY. Jefferson saws trgJIy ,bat !tbis
is precisely lie definition ola dssnoiic govcrm.
mtnt." and further remarks in His n6tc. ON
Virginia. that the direction oftbe ryerntiye he
the legislature during the whole t;,1c oC 49,.
session is becoming b3binaI and C],p,iiisT NJ
Madison. in his 47tb No. Of tine FaJcr,iil,
says: The accumulation of all poyyers. Irris'
Iajiye. executive and iudiriarv in IN, g.
hands. of one. a few mr. man arJ t, Isa
hcreditarg. sell appoinied or J,cJ;,S ,,.rh'",
ly be pronounced Inc very definition Of iyran.
NV I'm th. iOtb r,,,-Lyy, ,ia ..io - 'on-
marks. 1T is equally evident that IN rirri no
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