Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-05

Submitting Laws tor Popular decision.
The Marshall ~ icIiean3 ESpounder'' rubiish-
esthe following letter from Hon. Ross w4Ixtss,
Judge ofte United sthtes District, to Judge PrATr,
ofthe Supreme courtof that State:
DEFko,r, March %. 1855.
i have received and carefully fead and consid-
ereasy very lucid opinion on the yaliity Of the
act otstebruaty ~, lS53, tiled 10 pro-
lnnit the manu- ctureI OF intoxicating beverages
ana The therein, recently submitted TOT our
nthemainsques involved, of reference lilo
the elections of the Stale, Your argument 10 MY
mind is conclusive, and have no les;aiioninsay
ing that from my examinations Of tie act. concur
with youth all HE other legal propositions Which
lyons have enumerated.
When the Legislature in express terms submit
ia genera act 10 tile people, before ii can lie.
icoIns Stems 10 me with NH respect9to
our 1udicat ethren entertaining different opn.
honl The legislative power thereby Delegated
tp,he aud their eprssentatiyes Invested
Ioft tile same. q fS45
for The first time in our statr) would
encourage similar sentative nfaehty herea-f
ter, anu there Is no saying where the evil would
stop: AS Judge you have kept yonr garments
4 'rhete are many other objections, but assure
you that know. that the adyocates of tempefance
are not responsible for features of line bill
White the act was progress the enemies OF the
measure snrrepttonsly sough to destroy Bytbis
reference 70 the people and otherwise, in wlicl
phe1i.nid joined, anxiousto shrink Iom tue re-
snonsblity aud save. themsely yes with tlieir con-
slllne ncles, Here has arisen all the difficulty
[ lam friendly tot the ret,tm, and so far. as con-
slsle ON ilundane entail law, would adyo-
cate The entire and absolute suppressonsofslh e
liquor traffic but { can never conntenanceSa any
infringement on The constitution, even 10 so great
q blessing u. this aud ding generalions.s
I.FaA is-ssRoSs WiLRiNs.
Tie Harrisburg ss Union, reminds its readers
that the opinions Of ~ kins IS but Iei,er-
alton oil a decision ofthe Supreme Court Penn
sylyania. delivered by Judge BELL, on IN appeal
from llegheny county, in The case of tile Com.
monwenl,h us. Parkeret.al. Itsays: = 8 $50
"rie9 polntdeeided was precisely II e same as
that OF tile Michigan question: namely, that TO
asisgate Isgslation 70 thspsople. by authorizing
themto determine " hat shal lbel Law at the balot
box, was palpable yiolaliunof the Constitution,
relatingstothe powers ofsthe Legsiatures The
people have parts lzwitha he5power TO make and
repeal laws; that power is vested in particular
brsncheofsgoyetn and, therefore, any ut
tempt TO exercise the ma king peregative,
erwise tlln according to tile prescribed terms of
the constitution. would,lie usurpation, dangerous
to the checks and balances hich are essential to
the harmonious workings of Unconstitutional govern
ment.'s : ~ sa $50 s5gss stsslSs 1850
L. DESTRuCTION OF IT. leAuL'S CliuRCu.-
Our reporter has detailed elsewhere the circunl-
stances connected with the sad destruction of ST.
.Paul's Church by fire on Saturdaysmorning The
disaster rs one that cannot be measured by the.
mere amount of pecuniarys damage done, though
that is considerable. TIE church. was one of the
finest ornaments of our city, and was surrounded
by associations and "Reminiscences that have en-
deared IL very many of our ctiZens, inieperi-
dent oil those who We're connected with It's ilnnt-
date congregations For mere than third of
century The walls now defuced and 6lac kened with
smoke hal BEEN conSecrate 10 the Soemnities of
prayer aud praise, and many ho are at present
the substantial business aud professional lnen OF
our'city, have grown up under The religious infn-
ence of st. Paufs anu its pastors. Aged citizens
WHO cop Id recall the old edfce iWhichtle beanii-
fulstructure destroyed superseded, were to he
seen around the ruins on Saturday, 7lamemting the
distinction Of the sanctuary in which they had
worshiped during the greater part of their life
time. he church, however, was built in the
days when solid siren tn Was considered desde
tatnn, and ats massive walls and tower have moi,
| we presume, been greatly injured by ilie flames
winch allowed no portion of the wool work to
escape IL such, is The case, it is probable the
church will soon be reconstructed aud restored 10
ITS sacred uses.-Bait. Atnesfcan.
fiiE MaNuFAcrURESos WinskY.-on Tuesday
last, q meeting was hsldSin this citySof gentlemen
engaged IN tue manu- factpre OF whisky. Twenty
Three manufacturers estab lishments were repre-
sentetl, most OF themEin Ohio, although portion
oiathem aredn Kentucky and Inliano. }rhetweri-
tYsthree establishment represente,l consume ia
Uo3 bushels OF corn and her grains daily, which
lsIlslng four millions; year. lie whole humber
londistileres which send tlelr whisky TO this mar
sale, is about thirty, and the whole con-
sumo at least We mil lion bushelsof grain annual
Fly. Large Quantities of hops aTealso used in the
manutactnre. These Establishments also feed
constantly upws rds ofone hogs.
One establishment, David Gilson's, at New Rich.
mond, 20 miles the river, consumes 40 BUSH
els OF gtana day. and employs upwards oil sfilty
coopers in ma king barrels. The following details
are curious and important: Number of bushels
consumed per.daY by Strader & Kite, 400; Dye &
ICallerson, 500; A. NJ. Penisteir, 600; ID GIBSON
LAO; E. G. Beck, 1000; lvm. Sntde, $50; u. q
j. w. CAT, L, 200; Boberts & Chesmai, $685. Rob
ert NlcClnin, 400; A. Pose d. Co., $50; NJ. Dods-
worth, 500; Walker & Brothers.3 70; b. w sDaily
q e Co., 200, S: Howeix Son. 400; aIyte & Bond,
400; Nv M. aoot q Co 500, Wm Sneide, jr., $50;
Skate d Coon, 600; Ingram & Co, 900; Cloud &
Dun, 500; Snatts d Renher, GOO; Bradley & Mar
shall, 500; Gnrdnet& Elliott, 500. Total ID ,053
These esta hliShmens lactnre UNIV rds off g.
0OO,o0o gallons of whisky annually, allIofswhich
IS sold this City, and from hence it is Skinned TO
gil parts of the Uniied States Cniloon & Co. and
Marcus Smith, are the chief merchants for the sale
OF whisky Eiu Cincinnati, and they doubtless sell
more than any other firm in the lid.-Cinein-
mali Gaz.
scrENrlric.-W hateyet may be tie results ofthe
America n Association for The Advancement of
Science," now inacssion ut The SmilhsouianNIn-
stituton, its proceedings are not Of such chafnc.
Ter as to attract large promscuous assemblages
Yesterday morning, ateleven o'clock, there w ere
not, members aud all, more than fifty persons
present, including Two ladies'. Several papers
were tead-more, it appeared TO us, as matter of
form to procure their insertion in the printed
book OF proceedings, than with viewto especially