The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-07-06


perhaps never conducted a law suit as
counsel, bu. who am told had been use
full to the proscrip,ionis|s, was appointed
10 the Office by Gov. Stevenson undsrthese
circumstances.
A resident Of Mason county noted for
his proscrip,ivencss was mentioned by the
Governor as the successor Of Harrison.
lie was objected to at once Then resi-.
dent of Kanawha county which it is said
had not been Eve years in the State was
mentioned as proper successor, but his
name was received witha low moan such
as an OK when forced into the slaughter
house uttcrs when be smells blood, aud ct
last the bar Of the 9TH circuit, or aporIion
Of them were told that the Mason county
man, the Kanawha county man, aud the
Wheeling man, Mr.. McWhorter, were
rendered them to take their choice of aud
il they did not choose lie Che GOVERNOR
would choose for them
The Jefrian proclivities and utter sub
servieney to the powers that were and ty.
ranny aud industry, and ingenuity in car
ryiug out that tyranny eyinced by the
Mason county man q! former tiaes, made
them promptly reject him The non-citi-
zenship and tho want Of sympathy with
Virginia habits, manners and feelings,
made them reject the Kanawha county
man, aud Mr.. McWhorter, who it not a
Virgiuiau born, was Virgiuiau reared,
made them select him as having some
sympathy with them in their distress and
under their expressions, and with all his
wan. Of legal learning and bis want Of ez-
pcreuce.
'For some service as yet uneypresscd,
And from its wages only 10 be guessed,
He Is placed on he bench Of justice where
His wondering be,,crs look at him and stare.
The Kanawha man subsequently received
his reward having been beaten at the cleo
ton for the House Of Delegates in Kama
wha county, Con The resignation Of Judge
of tue 18th circuit, and | vas told by one
who ought to have known, that tho rcsis-
nation laid in the Executive chamber for
some months Enacted upon unit! the Ra-
uawha man, G. W. Smith, had compile.
ted his FIVE years residence in the State,
and be was appointed, and then went to
the 18th circuit to dispense justice "for
the unexpired term" Of his predecessor to
which he had not been elected. There are
other men acting as judges in the State
ind acting by virtue Just such elections
to fill vacancies" aud if all or any one
Of them will resign-,hcir designations to
take effect the LIST day Of next October
they will have an opportunity at the next
regular October election to sec whether
the people over whose heads they have
been thrusted have confidence enough in
them to elect them to their positions, to
which they were not elected. Everyone
to fill vacancy, aud every one
proposed to 10 appointed, were proscrip.
tionists Of the very first water Of West
Virginia politicians. viii any one of
them have the maaliness to resign? We
shall see.
A constitution which says one thing and
can beand is distorted to mean anotherthiug
is a delusion and fraud and is unworthy |
ofbeiug the fundamental law Of any high
minded aud honorable people, and its exis-
teucc ought not to be tolerated one hour
beyond what strict necessity demands to
abrogate it.
Perhaps absence from home and other
matters may probably prevent my calling
your attention to kindred subjects growing
out Of this constitution and the practice
uuder it, fora couple Of weeks.
Yours TO-, very respectfully,