The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-10

euer arrive when q people can be t1tc- |
fully compelled to accept the situa-
ton of being robbedof their liberty or
property? Never. The right to resist |
a situation imposed, as in the present
instance, by fraud and violence, is in
destructable and inalienable 1t never
dies. 1t outlasts the separate life of all
generations of men. 1t is duty that
is transmitted from generation to gener-
alton. Resistance 70 tyranny Is -feafty
to God! Therefore it is that we are op-
posed to this, as weiwould beto anf meas
ure which even squints at an endorse
ment of the unconstitutional legislation
TO which we have referred. Let rs
keep our escutcheon untarnished, and
we shall at least have the proud con-
seriousness Of never having assented TO
our own dishonor. SBptz~e oppose 1t
for another reason AItAhas never been
published for the time and in the man
ner prescribed by the Constitution. and
consequently it is as dead "as the corpse
of thousand years" No legislation
could cure this defect; for, as we have
seen, BY the authorities cited in another
column, every requirement. Of the Con-
stitution mast be- dompEea With, and one,
Of these is the publication of any pro
posed amendment for three months prior
to the general election, in some news-'
paper in every county in the State
wherein there is paper printed u This
has not been done, and the Flick
Amendment to use slang phrase, has
"fiickered out E. ~
We also oppose it because it is unne-
cessary, as we trust We will be able to
demonstrate in tie Consideration of the
next proposition, which is a
STATE CONVENTION. n,.
This proposition we favor most de-
cidedly. it will accomplish all that is
claimed by the friends of the three
other propositions, and do it in manner
that will leave no room for quibblIng
or charges Of being revolutionary. The
present Constitution OF our State was
formed amidst great revolution. and
experience has demonstrated, that there
is in it much that could be improved.
The people demand the reduction ofthe
enormous swarm Of officers who absorb
the public funds; and this can be ac-
complished in no other way. Many
important changes. are now necessary,
which we would be glad to notice, but
for the extreme length OF our present
article. AS it is, we can only say that,
in our judgment, the first proposition,
to amend the Registration Law 50 as
to record evidence of conviction for
some offence, before any person should
be deprived Of the right of franchise,
should be adopted as soon as the Leg
islature shall assemble. That i'm
mediately thereafter, convention
should he called to amend the Con-
stitution OF the State in relation to all
such matters as the wisdom Of the con-
vention may see fit. A vote on the call
of the convention can be taken as early
as April, and for delegates in thirty days
thereafter, and the result OF the deilber-
atoms of the convention can be submit
ted to the people at any time thereafter,
certainly not later than October. This
will accomplish everything that is de-
sired, and to our mind ii is the most
speedy, thorough and effective measure
bv which to do so. 1t does away with
the necessity of the "Flick" Amend
ment, or, indeed, Of any other, and it
accomplishes our purpose in a manner
equally as speedy and more in eonson-
ance with the wishes of our people.
We are free to admit that were there
no other possible means to obtain en-
reimbursement, we might be disposed to
favor the proposed amendment, but
when there are two roads, both leading
to the same destination, we prefer to
travel over the one that COMFORTS most
with our feelings, and on which we can
journey without even being accused of
sacrificing our principles.