The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-07-02

lcvying money andrcgulating commerce
and the correspondent executive and ju.
diciol authorities, should be frllv' and
eHectualy vosied'in the General Govern
ment Of the Union; bu. The improperly
of dclegvtiug such extensive trust to
one body ofmen is evident hence re-
suits the necessity Of a different organi-
cation.
1t is obviously imprscticable, in the
Federal Government Of these States, to
secure all rights of independent sover.
eighty to each, and yet provide for the
interest and safety Of all. Individuals
entering into society must give up a
share of liberty to preserve the rest
) The magnitude Of the sacrifice must de-
pend as well on situation and circum-
stance as on the object 10 be obtained,--
1t is at tall times difficult to draw with
precision the line between those rights
which must be surrendered and those
which may be preserved; and on the
present occasion this difficulty was in.
creased by difference among the seve'
raj States as to their situation, extent,
habits, and particular interests.
In all our deliberations on this sub.
jet, we kept steadily in our view that
which appears to us the greatest interest
Of every true Amcrican-the consoida.
ton of our Union--in which is involv-
cd our prosperity, feli,iy, safety, per.
haps our national existence. This i'm.
poriant consideration, seriously and
deeply impressed on our m inds. led each
Stale in the Convention TO be less rigid
on points Of inferior magnitude than
might have otherwise been expected;
and thus the Constitution which we
now present is the result OF spirit Of
amity, and o(that mutual Difference and
concession which the peculiarly Of our
political situation rendered indispcnsa.
Bile.
Deferring for the present the further
consideration OF the champjoned claim
of States Rights aud its consequent-ihe
right Of Seccssion-we propose to take
retrospective view of the Legislation
of the 37th Congress
Never, since the formation oil the pre-.
sent Constitution, had Congress been
called upon "to do and to dare" to call
into requisiLion the qualities Of wisdom,
frmness and courage, 10 the extent that
was demanded of the last Congress
Let us review their lobors and thence
determine whether they proved them
selves equal to tho occasion.
Called by procInmorion,to convene in
extra session on the 4th of July, 1861,
they organic, without cllmor or pass.
ion, and then resolve to conGne their
deliberations TO what pertains to the
suppression of the then n'scent rebel
lion. During the brief period Of thirty
three days, they originate, discuss aud
pass, sixly-six general laws, all relating
more or less to the object for which
they were summoned-to aid by leglsa'
tive action, the Executive department
in coping with, and suppressing, the or
ganized resistance against the goverc.
ment. Among the more important acts
ere those for collecting duties on i'm
ports, for a National Loan, for 100000
Volunteers, and the omendatory Tar.
if' act, an act for increasing the Navy,
an act to protect commerce, an act for
confscating property used for insurrec.
tonary purposes, an act to increase the
pay OF priyates in the Army, and the
different appropriation bills, demanded
by the extraordinary expenditures in.
volved in the defence of Government.
While many deemed the day for con-
vening too remote, considering the crit'
ical state Of our National affairs, yet all
loyal men must, we think, admit that
they did quickly and we'll, what they
were called together 10 do,and especially
are they deserving of commentator as
their field of labor was altogether untried.
Those aiding in enacting these indisp en-"
sable laws, deserve well of the country.
- West Virginia Legislature.
v The first Legislature of West Virginia
me, on the Goth. The Senate organized
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