The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-02-08
" Radicals"

We clip tnc following very pertinent ssd
jus: REMARKS. Oh this much abused class, !T0a'
the Fai:.near .,aGvaul. In kanawha tie
" Conservative" no,r s,und in the shoes Of The
"Icmccracy." ...-
II; has been . universal cry among the 20
called democracy that whenever the radicals
obtained bower in lhc Nation or in any STATE.
;hey wow,d override Constitutions and trampie
urdcr their Zee, ;hc principles Of true den'0e.
rae" aHI establish dcSpo;ic form Of govern.
mrh;, taking all POWER from the people and
vcSt:"S i, in the hands Of u few fanalies.
This WAY has demonstrated nothing nore
clearly than Tie utter falsity Of this dogma.
Ii has proven that radicals nrc the true dem
ocrats, while those culiing themselves demo.
Gratis arc oaly such in maine. The war itself
IS. in ono Sense, 10 prevent the building upo!
an aris!ociacy by men who called themselves :
democrats. En-, what more conspicuous cI.
idcncc OF tho truth of ouraSscrtionis required
than our own experience as citizens Of Wcst
! Virginia! Up TO the commencement Of The
war the laws governing the people Of this
STATE we're cnncte,l 10y men calling themselves
"dcmocrats.' Wha, VAS called radicalism''
l'ad no part nor lot in making the laws or in
providing for the social well being aud hap
I'ncsS OF the people. Since the rcorgnnizR.
.;on OF the Site government and the cstab.
"sh'"en' Of the State Of Wcs, Virginia, those
who once boosted of being par excellence dem.
'crA's have had nothing to do in tic formation
81 our Constitution or the enacrmep Mt Of laws.
y comparison Of the old and new. Constitu.
Mons and Of the laws made in pursuance
'"crro', clearly show ,hut our present Cons,i.
'Gu"n nnd lnws are more truly democratic
.'ah thcy were under the old regime. Every.
'"'h? now emnnntcs more directly from the
P"oP'e; Our township system, road, school
ana eicction laws are fur better and more
democratic .H than anything ever conceived BY
Tue pretended "det'ocrats" who, but a few
Of Virginia. - '"' 80 80 :"
But for the result Of intense radieoli,m. let
MS look at the doings of the convention Of
! Missouri which is now cngn ced in ,.moJcl;nr
the Constitution Of that State, The delccnics
engaged in this business are all, with four ar
five exceptions, recognized and ayowed md.
ical abolitionists. Missouri, like Virgins.
wns always what was called a democr,i;e
State, but her laws were far from Mn
founded on tho Natural Rights Of Man. Nov
she has abolished slavery and declared e. h.,
Dill OF Rights that all election, shall h. fres
and open, that courts of justice ought to bs
open 70 every person, and q certain remedy
Afforded for every injury 10 persons; properly
q, S SnasHetsF; TINT no private property ought
just compensation; that the right Of trial'by
Jury shall remain inriolate; that the privilef.
OF the writ of babeas corpus, cannot b ,us.
pond.d e1ceptin cases Of rebellion or inrI;iop
.n1 me people shall no. be subject to unre.'
H n1; organic law to tho Constitution Of. Is,
"Naryland and Tennessee arc other exam.
p,S Ss OF LEGS legislation by aboitionst; and
sonian democrats Of the conn,rv. = IN IN no in.
sta hnvs the direful results predicted by
INC so'cnled democrats on the ,coni,;liou Of
P Pe~er by the abolitioni,,s been ful6lltd.
If ,", ,ya nave proved themselves the true friend,
", " Tue country, while their traducers are ios
s .ue most part arrnyed in arms against ID,
government" - =. - >. 80. .