The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-22
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The Constitution OF, the United States
expressly affirms that the citizens Of each
State shall,bC entitlelto,all'the" privileges
and immunitios of citizens in the several
states; also that in all criminal proSecu-
lions, the accused shall eniOy- the.right
10 speedy and public triAl, :byan impartial
Jury Of the State and district wherein the
crime was committed, which district shall
have been previously assertalned by law,
and tobc informed Of the nature aud
cause Of accusation; to be confronted with
the witnesses against him; TO have com.
pulsory process for obtaining witnesses In
his favor, and to the assistance Of counsel
for. his deience,-nor be deprived Of liberty
or property without due process lot law;
excessive bail shall not be required nor
excessive fines imposed; nor cruel and
unusual punishmcntB inflicted. 1t shall be
matter Of some importance TO the citi-
zens of the neiglborfng States Of Penn
syivania md Ohio, If the judiciary Of the
StateN Of West 4 Virginia will inquire
whether,all these provisions Of the Con.
stitution Of tho United States have been
faithfully compiled with In relation 70 the
four persons from Washington county,
now held for trial in Wheeling Also
whether the licensed liquor vendcr at
RonGy's Point, who swOre them into Jail
In Judge JoIlnson's court, Is the sober,
honest aid ! respectable man which,
license laws Of West Vlrglnih require him
n be; also, whether this prosecution does
not contain many Of the elements ofn NH.
liciolls prosecution dictated and
urged on by personal hatred; be.
cause II Il, be tho law and
practicc" Of West Virginia, that
n man or any number Of men from other
Stateslcan be sworn into jail by any per
son, mo matter what Ills moral character
may be, who may sec fit TO do so, and no
opportunity afforded the accused to pre-
sent my testimony whatever In their favor
and that Tic excessive bail Of $1,000 be
required in each case, who from other
States would be assured Of his liberty in
Wheeling for single day? ', 81"
Will such o course Of procedure promote
the commerce Of the city Of Wheeling and
the rapid settlement and development Of
the State Of West Virginia? whose legis-
lAtors say they want .emigrants to. settle
there. Il will be well TO inquire into the
conduct of officer McC0urtncy, who came
10 the village Of West Alexander without
any rcquisitlon -Gpfnfths Governor Of the
State Of Pennsylvania, and announced to
Charles Becroft, ono Of the accused and
Ills. mother, that he hafl Or would lave
authOrityaeto o, Shoot bin milk Bed II he
saw fit, and finally persuaded him, (atter
promising to have him hailed outof Jail
thesame; EVENING" give himsel up and
voluntarily accompany him actoa the
State line, and who then had theInagnani,
nifty to arrest and deliver him the prl.
son authorities Of Wheeling; distegarding
alike his own promises and threats. Docs
any ono believe that such extraordinary
measures would havebeena adopted against
the citizens of. Ohio county? or Of the
city Of Wheeling? for similar offences
which arc occurring weekly and almost
daily there, and will continue to occur
whilst thecallsc remaflss viz: The sale Of
large quantities of ardent spirits MS bevcr.
ages to al Classcs. Yours, Sc, zf.
r. DAVIDSON.