Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-30
The Amended Charter.

Virginia. As some Of its proposed amendments
may be novel to some Of our citizens, we propose
to call their attention 10 those provisions, with The
view OF presenting to readers such suggestions
thereon as may present themselves The leading
Characteristic Of the proposed amendments is to
amend the extravaganza and reckless expenditure,
which is now becoming proyerbinl as the action Of
our Council. II creates second branch in the
council which is designed TO act as a check upon
the aste indiseietion and log-roling propensities
of the council as now organized and by requiring
al! important bills to receive the sssent Of two
Thirds of the members present in each branch, or
TO receive a majority thereof at two successive
meetings Of the Council, befor. they can have the
effect of law. The propriety of this important
modification is too apparent to need argument with
any one having proper regard to the credit and
true interests Of the city while to the other class
who desire expenditure and extravaganza for their
own sake or from personal aad interested motives,
we have no arguments to waste. The great bane
in the judicious management of our city appropria-
tons has been sectionalism or rather trardism.-
Membets must roll in appropriations for their own
wards, lest they should be accused of negleetns
the interests Of their constituents, while others are
fattenng at the treasu crib. Thus 1t often hap
pens that amendments 10 a given appropriation are
Offered by members who had no such original ill
tentfon; but whose minds conceived the p1oject
merely from observing the PROCESS Of bill making
appropriations for other wards, and from the de-
sre,6f procuring something for their localities in
tn. general scramble. This will be remedied by
tie general ticket system proposed for the first
branch. Its members must look to the voters of
the city and the whole city as their constituents
and once establish this accountability, aad the
members OF that branch wiltlook TO the interests
of the whole city in their votes and actions as
Codneilmen. They will be removed from the ward
constituency influence, now so potent in our
council, and have to look instead thereof to the
city constituency influence.
Thus much as 10 the. effect Of the provision OF
ganizcg aud providing for the election Of anew
branch Of our Council. That such proposition
must have the restraining effect anticipated no one
eau doubt for a moment. AS 10 the necessity Of
producing such an effect, who will raise a ques-
toni Does the property owner do lit He can
reflect upon the increased burden and trouble of
raising and collecting his rents, andthe hardship
of making his tenants pay more than they can az
ford for rent. Does the tenant raise the obectionf
Let him look TO his rent account, and ask himself
why - InuI MS ISuL AItuOSL uGDIGu LuC
last three or four years. 1t is not enough that he
should have 10 pay rent or interest upon the iu-
creased value of the property which he occupies
it is not enough that every OTHER expense of living
In this city has advanced in the same ratio, thus
making it a matter Of tue closest economy to make
debit and credit balance atthe end Of the year. but
he must now have added 10 his rent the increased
taxesrendered necessary by The bold extavagance
which has characterized our Council. v e speak
to the tenants and ask them who pays the taxes7
VIII pays the landlorJs7 and it will be found that
on leased tenements the tenant fOots the bill,
while the Landlord pays his proportion on the dwell
ling alone which he occupies. The tenant pays
the tie building iVhteh he occupies, and The
prOprietOnOD that which he occupies, and TO both
We put the question, do you trish your taxes in
ereased7 This is the question, and every man
must answer it lor himself on The 9Th of January.
81 q The Cincinnati Riot AtCJ
We fnl in the Cincinnati Gazette of Tuesday,
the following account of the riot in that city on
Sunday night last:
DisgrGeeflI Breach Of lie Peace By the German
Freemen-PubEc Contempt to the Popss Nuneio,
Bedini-DisPersiOH Of The PrOeeSsiOH on Sunday
Night GHd Arrest Of Sizty- foiu. rsORS.-Some
few days since there arrived IN tLis city Monsignor,
tie Rev. Gajetan Bedini, Archbishop Of Thebes
and Apostolic Nnncio Of the Pope to Brazil, nc
cOnPanied by a private Secretary, the Rev. Mr.
NiiEde. " no took up his quarters at the residence
of Archbishop urcell on Eighth street, adjoining
the Cathedral. On Sunday morning and evening,
addresses in Italian were made by him to an i'm
mense assemblage, which were translated by the
Archbishop. as..gt.H
There is a society in this city, composed mostly
OF Germans, known as the "Freeman's Society
or Lib rails, in religion, most Of them protesting to
be Infilsls and especially antagonistie 10 the Ro-
man Church, they are deyotees to what they call
lib, Tty and determined enemies to oppression and
tyraHnys their views Of civil governmeutare radi-
cal. b. % ~ 79fs.'f &
Several months since this enthusiastic and ex-
ciiable association we've awakened to great In-
diguation in finding IN this city DR., Junghaus,
who had been spy in Austria against the Reyolu-
tiouaIy insurgents, and in like manner hundreds
assembled at the Hall and marched in order down
10 the Filth street market space. where they burnt
him in efigy amid the Kisses and contempt OF the
crowd. Although there " as some hurra therewas
then no confusion or breach Of the peace enSued.
Having no reverence Tor the Sabbath as divi e
institution they consider il no infraction Of di-
vine law to make the Christian Sabbath their day
OF recreation and amusements The society in this
city are in number some 1900 andown the ground
and building on Vine and Mercer Streets which is
in the German quarter above the canal, in which
IA a large Hall, where the men, women and chill
on Sunday and Sunday evening TO enjoy music,
and amusement. Many Of the mem
bers have come from those SECTIONS OF the native
land where revolution by being disastrous to their
fortunes and places have compelled them to seek
a home more eoigenial TO them in the free land of
AMERICA. The arrival OF Bedlni ut various cities
i'll the country has been attended in many cases
with unwonted eulogy and fulsome comIliment
by his ecclesiastical ltiends, while others have
III at ease. ai- t7psL
One of the principal men Of influence in this
city Is Frs. Hhssaurek. a young man Of much in
tellscuaI ability and force as wrier, who is Edi-
Tor Of a weekly German paper called the Hook
Ipaehtsr, devoted to the support of Liberal Gov
eminent principles and Infdel Religious opinions.
The refugees and patriots Of this FTeemen's Sccie-
~ deeming this NunciO of the Pope now in our
city as no other than the Bloody Butcher Of Ugo
Bassi, who was the Patriot Chaplin Of Garibaldi
in the Italian Revolution in 1913, and was, as is