Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-02

are sure accord to him very sterling queIl
tiles. among the rest unimpeachablei 10y
afrv. ret Tor ell, we cannot agree VIII
the posttton taken by him on. the oath oii
,,bicb we print on our first page aIonl
,v;,b his remarks on the. subject. We
should consider It a yeryhapless position
for the new State, or for any State, If II
were to be Ipexorably decided that the
strict letter Of the Constitution, under all
exfgencies, was to be an unyielding iron
boundary 20 legislation. We cannot see
the 9th section of the Sd article Of the
Consultation in the light of Mr.. Bunker's
view. That section sketches the outline
of an oath to be taken at all times, in
peace and war, by officers elect before en-
teriug on tho discharge oftbeir duties. a
person must swear to support the COnsti-
tuition of the United States and of West
Virginia. The same oath is prescribed by
the Constitution of the United States so
far as it relates to the federal government.
Mr.. Bunker,s objection would be fatal to
the new oath passed by Congress In the
summer of 1861. By the Constitution of
the United States Senator or Reprssep-
tatiye, or any other officer, is simply
reor;red tn sun.ort the Constitution of the
Un,,ed statas hnt bv the law Of Congress
80 nnaor Tho construed nriviIeeesi of
.so. ..ot;on fsnd :. ia mo more liberal than
the 9th section of the Sd article of our
Oonstitutiop) officers are required to swear
that they shave neither sought nor ac-
"cepteu nor. AsseuApssu " etS'se ~
tunctlons 0. any s'm0s ."sS.e'e -.
any eutnoFl'y' Ut pEe.suSeS - = =
ln nos1iAty 70 .ue oI.ss1 ' 80.
tney naSe' nos y'e'usu, ., 'ot11''1
port 70 any PFe'eu9su so'e.uusun w.. :.
tnority' power oF conssl. .. 49," s.",
the United STATES nostlie OF lintm'est
sheFete 70
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the eAac.iy ana.asoas gu $500 - M
9'u sE"S'e " wv S0as'''us'Va " "a, ~
ted States pass snen an oAtn pm ~ "s 'nt
one quoted from above. tne eAlssnSy ~
regards the United ste.es ens sne osIse -
Virginia, oy wn,0 sssn Au o''..
is neeaea' Is at .'n's s''tle 80
IL VIII NOT 10 10 say tuas ssue ttatiets =,
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rus oasl -. ,s'' =.
Aue su sa.,.a,n.a t,on, a 49, .a.h 80 !.
40 MI. Gas..;,s.;oa 80 s.. So.
ss".o.i - de.ail. na.s;,. "a ta.;s,s.;an
= - III.
.ss orsaH;c Isw Of State T. nsrmsnent
uew'so,,id :, LOOT tan ~ trsn.r 90 =
60 80 a.. an os,o.r elect - tbs s.sts j.
hs oo,,sd noon ~ q. sar ,hat ha nd Not
ss.n iaaa.s-a,5 - ne rshs,iio1, etS = Tbs
CoS.t,,',.,eo 80 The 500 novor.',s. ~ :
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;sa,.a.a ths General Substance and no,iev
"s.sa ..na;.;as1 asm;ni.,ss,;on +, son,1
~. h.e o,berr,ss for tbs. constitntion Il
49, ooaa .The.s,h section of the lad ar,
.,o,a 10. s,.o,sred that . man a, shall tbe re-.
as;s.a 10 sw.sr 20 Support the federal an 4
State Constitutions. That much it has fixed
asa.minimum. BUTT has not said that The
state sball not sdd{tionally REQUIRE a man
toswear that he has not been guilty. of a