The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-28

lnlS purpose OF EeVlNlnB lle OH county
courts, and ! may also add Of the Opposi-
tion TO free schools, pot apparentpn the
surface We cannot have ibrgottOn how
in the olden time prior TO the late war,
there was what was called governing
class In Virginia, 1t had its headquar.
tiers ut and near Richmond, Then there
was in each county an auxiliary clique,
chiefly composed Of the old county courts.
These classes and political lotteries virtu-
ally controlled public sentiment and pub.
lic Affairs, both in the State and in the
counties, and permitted the peopleto have
very little to do with them, except as
they were prescribed BY these sellcopsl-
tlled and irresponsible dictatom. But
the transfer by our fundamental law Of
the power Of regulating and controlling
their own affairs, TO the people within
their respective townships, thus begetting
among them an experience OF public mat.
tiers, and spirit of personal and political
independence, Is fatal to tho power and
influence OF the old cliques. Free schools
and the township system will never t0le'
rate the return Of those old governing
trnllcd the state AMI sat Ike night.
mare on the energies Of the people, para.'
lying and REFRESHING all healthlul grown
: The most alarming proposition, how
ever is No strike from our constitution the
clanses prohibiting the Legislature nom
creating A public debt, and extending the
credit of The State in aid Of counties,
towns townships, corporations, &c. Elk
nnnge these conservative clauses from our
constitution, and YOU will open tho food.
gaies OF wasteiul extravaganza; and Il will
moi be long until our new State will he
crushed. as the old State now Is, under a
burden of public debt incurred for pur-
noses of little or no public utility inVolv.
Ing The necessity Of inordinate and dis.
tressinr taxation. You will give To one
section OF the State the power Of taxing
the neople of another section for local pur.
noses az M advantage 10 any other section
ihan the county or locality where the i'm.
pruyement proposed Is TO be made What
proprie,y or Justice Ia there in taxing the
neonle 81 Marion 10 build "mud nike" in
PocaLontas or GreenbrlerY WHY should
the peonlc of Jefferson or Berkeley be re.
0uired 10 make roads In Hancock or Wv
nmingp THE rcsult will bo great Jealous.
ies md sectional INSTRUMENTATION. disturbing
Inc neaco and harmony Of Inc people lust
like those which yexed and distracted tho
old State. Tho sections OF tile State In.
cluding the legislative minority. will ab.
sorb Tie revenues of the whole State, and
the eyircmitlrs and border counties espe.
cially. will Lc excluded from A lust and
c"mai nor,icinntIon IN ihe expend.
itnres oi ihe nnblic moneys and
become mere beasts Of burden. thow,
ers nj wood md drawers of water"
In the remainder of the State, lust as
western virginia was to eastern Virginia
nrior in Inc division OH State. The al
legation that our uresent constitution
w1oliv nrevcnts CONCENTRATIONS for public
imnrGyamon,a ia mi true II does moi
nrnvide that an annual INK shall he levied
aufI,cicnt IN meet The expenses and ammo.
nriations oC coch wear II provides that
wc shall nov no We 90 and ncur no delhi
U "U IN Ina In,Srn II abollsbes Inc
rrrS y It system in resnect IN State lIabiIi.
,ioS T5us tho neonle npsen,lv know and
Ic IJ what ia %oIng Iope. and their repre.
on,o,ivo, connns delnJo them nv snecions
9o',",.y TLiS ia tLc noople'a 90.
our;,r anG sorsgrord against eytravaTant
ouI ir, %%o taxaiIon mi INV Zen.
oroi in, nrovcnsnt If s,,ch obvionS public
oJ,on,5go no ihnt In order IN secure Il.
.hO ',on,Iio shoil bo willing IN submit ~
;mmeJisto tnyaiion sufficient 10 make Il.
hv pSvinp Tor Il as il progresses. can
bS made and will he made, under tho
cylsting nrovisions of the constitution,
Enr mvseII | doubt tho nolicv Of any avg.
tenn Of internal improvements on State
occount. il has almost uniformly proved
IN be inefficient 'yyas,eGnl and disastrous,
Most If The Stotes have Abandoned Il, Ii
baS elwSys been the source of political
corr,nti6n md official Decentralization. II
ia On Iii wherever Il remains,
liz claimed Thai the political mower
orthe Sioln having passed from The Re.
nnhIicon In ihc Democratic marty. II Ia
nroner md rirht that the political offices
n ihe State sbould be Immediately filled
nv Demncrats This IA A proposiion 80
,9crccnarv and unworthy. that am sur.
nrised hat Nnv nnrson could he found vii.
Inc onenlv IN ayow il. hui in nv opin,
ion this class of Conyentionists arc 'reck
oning without their host" | doubt IL q
majority of The peOplo Of West Virginia
nirlv nscertnined. belong TO the Demo
@ L nor,,, I, Il oi,ogSd IhoI alI ihnst
CIHllc Pniyi 30, ~ "T MI, 'I n,ondnnnV
enlfa i &c, Sa, w .uo d r M Sniiown !,
must % Deuloc' .,, W. Nv. o O T,o,. Nv
Ihey remelloeI .nn w., .iI{ omH ' ros,,
ehirancnsgenI 70 snc neiuU ,orun,5 ~,
MLn tho hepuolICIn PaLIy 0P .yPSI'euj Wv ~
FLICK hmenunen1 nu a,o SIt,,Uu ,rn,r6
we Leglsa'urc anu ~ anu e''OsJp, sn,,
INC WISHES, nDIal I'M .l sIsS n ~ T no,
instances, agalns' tne u,.eI y, lyfyS g
oCrals; DcSIIes, loW lnas W. De aio,a,oi,
parry nnvS pIEUeu nv e PonrSlicoI Ma;
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