Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-15
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YERGIE1A ASO WEST VIRGINIA,

NAhE4AAA AAO WEST VIRGINIA.
The Change from OId 20 New Ph,nEs
The First Of a Series OF Articles
on the Present Regime.
In 1876, Thomas Jefferson wrote
/. 70 M. AsrcktEsl, +zplairiuk his notions
zooot the PrUFsr kiDd of Stsis EoTs-nmsut
70 De adopted toy Virginia sDiride the
eoanEss, ne SAID, Into wards OF such
slEe as that sTe-y citi1sa can Atread when
! called On aEd act II person. Ascriee 10
4 them the goFeFnRent OF ihs.r Yards IN all
| lalngs relating 10 themselves exclusively j"
He recommended that each ward shoaid
hare jasIiee chosen By themselves, = eon-
stsote, military eoDpany, & patrol, 8
sefoot, he care OF their owa poor, Of their
oEn Portion OF tee pRb.ic roads, &c, &c
! ''Ihese wards, ne ADDS, called to1rnsAlps
IN New kogiand, sre the vital principle OF
] tssIr governments, Ao6 hare proved then-
selves The arEsesi rRreation eDer dspEsez b. tie
'rif 81 NGa for me perfect exercise of ssif-
goTsrnmenL and tor iLs preservAuon. We
| shonto Tins marshal opr RoversDeut into,
L Ire EeoerEl federal republic for al con
Germs foreign And federsi; 2 Thai of the
state, for what relates 70 our oEo citizens
eIclsstTsiyT , Tne cozaty repzoiies. for
tae dates Ana eo8eeras Of the couarE; and
< as ward rspu bIlcs- for she small ana
! yet namerors sad interesting eoacerrz OF
ihe nsiEhborhosd. AMI il EoTsrnntat, rs
vel Is II every other business of life, il Is
| by DIVISION ana EubeiEision OF duties alone
that All things, greai and email. eEn be
managed 10 perfection; aud the 1hoIe Is
esuer'ed by giving 10 every citizen per.
son2lly = pzri IN The administration OF p1b
lie ad=irs
Snee, lheu, is The system which. under
the legislation la'eiy adopted, ne are nk,oat
70 put IN operation TIE priaciple II Is
feRndso oa l. A-r=rF pIsIs one. That
every one las 3 riEhI 10 manage his owa
AhAirs, Aud Wui geaeralE do At beuer
ttaa aso:Se-- eza co II for hin. Is rule
quaIly EPpleSole 70 indIvidusIs, uov1-
ships, couuLiez sad States. The people sf
tyVDsaIp o. county knov their oTa local
Interests better t12o any one else, 4od
have uoss Al stake IN Lheir proper manage
ueuL ltthey are capable of goveEnisE
State, much mor4nasI they be able to reg
alate their oEn aeighboChocd RfAirs, where
eFeEythiRg passes andeE thEir i1nedlAre
notice, and the result ef nism anaEenen7
VII 80 directly Affect themseIFes
No cSubL, tb$ change from 3 sgstsn 70
which we hETe 80 forg been accustomed
Eiil, far Fhi4s, b. siteRd=i ElIh nav
enbGrrassmeats. Tie township system Il
rev 10 IS aud everything thai r usE IN
EoTsruosac viii work kEkEArdiy At first
( Parts o. IL viii nGi 0= oldxrEtood "a! ws
geimo:s assd 10 the working OF II TIE isEI
By which II l. established nzy be fou1d-
perhaps It should oe said, -sH be fouad in
soR5 IsSPscLs defective. l. 80, the csfsc;s
&s tbey Arp=sr, eAE be readily sarreepeA.-
But as We 6seoEs accustomed TO il snd
A the legislation by which II IL regulated
l. ameHeed snc perfee;.d ~ TIE lights
which experience vii aE5Td, i must work
SeA, tot II J. f1aBEsd o. ike correct pT1u-
elple, s1d has always Ncrked vril Il tie
SEafes, which, 113zr is operation, have 50
rapidly EoEe ahead cf Lhe Ote DouIuTuu n
every eienesI OF prosperity zad =reug1h.
| APpre1easiobs are ;e't o. 3eigued or a
party Rmorg as who are o=psrzised - ind
fAplf with everyIelnE connected with he
nsE Stale, LhHt the system Is gong 70 be
very eIiGsRsive. Ho~ e=s II be So The
| local Ictsces-s that are 10 be eaIruSLsd TO
Ghe people ot township nGst ee amended
70 .! so0E Que 1-k rnz1s- The poor, The
schools-ali Ae LanscEs matters Of
! neighbOrou4cd Interests. have 70 De looked
After under RaT system TIE asesiioa =.
cannot ibeE be As efeetuAliy ard 4eonon-
lsGuy DGnEged by the PeoPte vso are in
nediately interested, nd who knex aofs
Aho1I hen than AaybOdy else. A. thsv
EOald be by Otbers7 II these neizhbor-
hood concerns are wisely Aa3 Judi
cIcuslT u1rAEEd- Who ARE 10 reap the IN
nedizIe be1shts Z? If the pablie no.
Rty Is <9aa.5ere3 and EAsted, Who are 20
/ bear the burdeal TIE people Of tae
township To apply the aFEaneu4 here Al
boRe-Are BOT lhe good people Of this
! ely Of IFbeeliBE rs yea 1bae TO mE1aFe
70. themselves their own 6nAneEs- szrssEs,
/ EtBrves- markeIs and the uRaerurs oshsr
| subjsets n local cPseern entrusted 10 rs.
- olAeTs HOoi6 be for as Yet civ a1i
| town charters rest On exactly ths sane
| principle as coEaty and township caar-
| rers, OF laws IhsJ are bah zhe rssnIr Of
| tha necessity OF submitting these spe.eial
| local interests % tie esa4rel and EnsaaFe-
Re14 Of some oae7 Aa9 pf the conS[isra-
! tiGa t5Gt Il Z best TO eotrust LhEt eoaartI
| and DaAAgemsat 10 those Eh9 are mosr
| immedisIe4J Tsrere=Isd, nsd 9ho mat
kaov more shsqF rhen thaa aug oae else
There Il one Ihl2E. 100, We nay dA2eni
| On: IL in 4aJ Of zoe Istsi4s Of tie toEa.
shIp sFs1km. Il , fOgod auoeeessariIy e1-
PensiEe or ba-deasome, We VIII sooa hear
G5onEiE fEeR the people Eho are TO bar
th.szb4 rdsn5F an.d f6eylyill see tAaEa eofrec-i
GTs L speedily applied In refsreose t.
| me question of ecenonE We nay also saw
thai uus eCO00ny does not alvays con
| sist n avoiding the expenditure Of nopse.
Ii d. AdEAataEes 70 be secured uaaeriaF, !,
exceed a EGtRe thg gtnGpuI expeadaa, eTe5
eIPenditape nay Be- eepaoaieaL II z1Ss
fazS@4 By Udio5Sasiy estiE t4ioussaaIs33 s 8
! dollars In uae "PeU0e1t Of his fa-m.
1 can i8cpAAsAjrs rUsiRs6ps tAoasGad. It Il
I eeOaoay - do IL 10 seezre good sshooss
| god rUzas aaa The PreReL .aa1aReaeoE q
an .IhsiF local interests, sOos lAa5iHoa %
the pablie eXpentirnre viii be eheerfaiiV
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