The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-21
Prescription No. .,

1.-THE Legislature thlak proper tc pro-
vide that citizen may not pursue his
professional avocation, TIE practice OF
law for instance, within the State linn
its, except he shall first take some GER
tain oath, that it IS already we'll under
stood that he cannot ana uiHhOt take! the
obvious consequence IS, the prevention
Of that citizen from pursuing his honor
able and useful occupation among his
fellow-citizens. Now, while this cOnse
quence may we'll aRsrcJ the prudent re-
olliiemeRis 0fcertaiH interested iawyerS, aye,
interested III that meaReSt seRSei! apX-
ions 70 exclude him from a dreadeG com
,et;t,ou with themselves i'll that high,
r.snousible pursuit, Is il SO certain that
tbo reoDIe do, and that a really Just re.
gard for their rights, liberties and vel
fore should demand the enactment of
smcb o law The effect of its passage
nav etfectuaiiy Danish from our young
Stota men OF learning and ability, the
I;nhaat in moral and intellectual eudow.
nents in whose forensic talents and eX.
nerience, capacity, fidelity and honest,
Ionp-tried zeal 10 promote the admins
trotiop of justice the re,y people have
learned to repose implicit confidence
Nav candidly, is such legislation the
mart Of honesty, OF wisdom, OF statesman
fiIIa comprehension and libeTality Do
the true people demand, do public inter
ests and due sense Of tie general welfare
constraiu such an act OF legislation 3
pray have the opinions OF your ableat
LAWYERS and judges
AGAIN, Ii the Legislature cuuct tLat
none shall teach the clements Of letters,
nor have any superintendency over that
LioLfst of public interests within tie
Sfate except they take some certain
oath (which many accomplished, intel
ligent, yirtuous, patnouc and conscIeu'
cions men cannot and 'eiH n0I iake > Is this
practical exclusion OF such men from
these important positions, lor the wei
fare of the State Why, this very act
,r,or exclude from eminent, public ser
y;ca the most efficient, accomplished,
abIe instructors in all liberal and useful
Learning. who might else adOrn her in
situations and center upon young West
virginia such a grace as LOT Whole de-
cades of legislation could confer upon
her
Now the party Of prescription, chow
ever composed,) ought graYeiy to consld-
er the public Interests III Que peculiar
aspect. if il undertake tie office OF legls'
lation. You may see by re1ereucs ~ your
State Auditors last report that p0p1I2
ton aud revenue have been dtmtntshea III
the State since tie year 1850. 1t is 05vi'
Gus if dscleRsioRs II population and IL
value OF realty should continue most
unhealthy and uupIosperous condition
of affairs must have been arrived at, I'M
der such uufavoraOl, condition, who
could suppose that al enlightened legiS.
laturo would address itself towards a
policy intending the eIPatrtatton-nothiRg
tsss OF thousands of citizens OF the State,
many of them large property and land
holders, ouly lsaring bshiEd a diminished
popalatioH, lrIh estates, IN Increased ratio,
iesseaea IL raLae, TO bear or groan ttndsr a
tayatioa ao,g o,leTOus, TO the lat degree
Eor not contented, az it appears, with
the virtual election Of lawyer, and
scholars from the body poiitIo-l by TIE tsay
kas Not this Legislature some prs,ea: reed Of
ascheolm0ster' jby a great, capaclous, rapa.
clou. Registration Law 1t Is intended to
disfaxchtss yet other twenty thousand
citizens OF the state-tkia calculation
seems 70 BE- 100 snalI!-.to such an extent,
that in many instances voluntary szpatr!.
alton is TO follow. Then, il 1t destrabl
to deprive the infant State of single
oapable head OF vigorous hand, in The
very hour that she is assuming her posi-.
ton in this great slsterhood Of statesi
Instead of obdurate persistence IN q poi.
icy subscribing aims Of personal jealousy
OF private ennity, FASTENED and cOusuln
mated by Designing, aspiring, and auda.
cious demagogues, for this proscrirti.e
leStslGsoa kas nc hiaksr merit The leslsla
tIre might mors ipnoosptly, Iless harm.
fully, at least, engage in the study cfour
public Improvement policy and tie best
facilities for developing our Immense in.
ternal resources
Az, build up, beartify, continually
adorn this fair young State; summon now
to that noblest undertaking the best
talsut, most liberal learning, highest
worth within or even beyond her limits;
but save ksr from a class disfraaottssd, dis.
e,Iainatei against, rsads By laW alters IN
ksartp in hops and sympath:ee, 10 contivas,
y they nust 81 'e!ll, among a yfTes, rros,
psroas, ?oaten;ed psople
IN tts STATE, cut ROT ofi;7'