The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-10-09
LETTER FROM GIIMER COUNTY.
J Judge Stuars-COl. II. .. Brown-Cnpt.
.. G. Observation-Disclosures Letter
Amending the Constifution


EDITORS THE REGISTER:
We have just returned from the Gil
mer Court. Judge Stuart is gaining for
himself great respect and the good opin-
ion of the people for his peaceful, digni-
fed, and manly course. His charge to
the Grand Jury was truly Legitimate and
patriotic. Suffice to say, that he will
long he remembered by the people of
Gilmer county, not only as an upright
Judge, but asa peace. n,aker-which in
contrast with those judges who have
sought by their instructions to grand
juries, to stir up strife and political war
fare in theiri circuits for party ends,
makes his course at this time the more
striking and praiseworthy For the good
that he is doing to aliay passion and
strife, he will be held in grateful remem-
brance by all law-abiding citizens, and
will receive, as he justly does, renewed
confidence and support for the position
which he now so we'll fills. R. s Brown,
the Republican candidate for the State
and made most violent and infamma-
tory speech, approving and endorsing all
the Unconstitutional and radical acts
which his party Ito perpetuate them
selves in office) passed at the last two
sessions of the legislature. His speech, to
say the least of it, was ill-timed and rev.
olutionary, and calculated to stir up the
worst of feelings-even to the shedding
of blood. Fortunately, it was known to
the people whom he was addressing,
that he was an original secessiOnst; and
but little confidence would be placed in
his professions, and, for that reason, his
speech fell still.born upon his audience.
The conservative men of Gilmer and
Calhoun are goingto send Democrat to
the House, and Capt. Salathiel g. Stall
maker, has consented to become candi-
date for the State Senate in opposition to
Brown, who, it is believed will be elected.
The letter of James II. Ferguson, Esq,
published in your paper of the I'd hist,
Is going to have most telling effect up.
on the radicals. We pity Maxwell and
Fleming, the authors Of the CoRsfitu-
tional amendment and the test oath bill -
Ferguson not only doubts their proprie-
ty, but he virtually comedies their I'M
constitutionality. He is man of most
decided ability-indeed has more brains
than all the Republicans in the State put
together. He is beginning to think dis
passionately upon the hasty and rash
legislation which now rdisgraces the
statute book of West Virginia He sees
aud knows that the arguments Of Mr.
Lamb and others, upon those unconstitu
tional acts, are unanswerable, and that
the day is not far distant, when their
authors and supporters will be arraigued
before the bar Of an indignant people
Mr.. Ferguson wants to retrieve his polit-
ical fortunes and atone for his legal blum.
ders and to that end, he very wisely
proposes a convention to revise and
amend our organic law. The present
constitution is not Mt all suited to our
people. 1t is too puritan, and puerile-
borrowing from New England States con-
situations is not in accord with the char
aoter of the people Of West Virginia.
They prefer to have it more congruous,
more original, and more liberal, aud less
prolix and complicated. Now that we
have peace, let our government be gov.
eminent of law and order, and one adapt
ed to the genius and dignity of high |
minded, intelligent ana virtuous people
and the more especially, let those who |
are to control and govern it, be chosen as |
in times ofpeace, by FREE PEOPLE.
Y,.s VOX POpUII