The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-11
AN OPEN LETTER 10 COVER.
,, *. NOR JACOB. ,,r,.
Democrat.

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10 tte Hon j. j. JucOb. Governor Elects 4
The Constitution 6t the State has or.
dained the powers and defined the fnnc::
tons Of each coordinate and collateral
political department Of the Government,
The doctrine that between balanced or
iers there Is no supremacy and no spbor-
dinatiun, has become an established prin-
ciple III free constitutional. governments.
The supremacy they possess IS over the
State, and the subotdination they ipfllct
Is not upon each other, but uppn" the
State, and upon the inferior officers OF
government. ~ h4'nI jag you MA .
II tic three political departments the
legislative, executive and judicial-Rre
balanced orders, then one department
cannot be subordinate 10 another In
deed, a supremacy of one check or balance
over that check or balance intended as b
control OF infringement Of this ones pow
or, would obviously defeat, the check or
balances designed 10 be Sustained NY ~. !.
n'By the authority Of the right d self
government, says q learned political
writer, 1--WE have with great elaboration
established divisions 81 power, created
political departments subordinate to-
the u people, defined Tie y i1lc-
tipns of each, and prescribed 10 indivld!
uals and the inferior officers Of govern.
ment, each, the bedience respect iyely due
to these DEPARTMENT., The only, supre.
macy bestowed on these departments, Is
over the persons and things specifically
subjected TO the limited power Of each,
and the only subordination due to them
Is from such persons and things, No 50!
pfemacy Is given TO one department over
another; and the sovereignty and It's rela..
tive sabordinahon, as an indissoluble at:
tribute 10 civil government, 81 estahllshcd
between the people and these depart
ments: whilst good order IS secured by
the spbordinati6n Of individuals, and Id.
ferior officers N thS political SA depart;
mentS" ~" % '''''e i5,. "" ~ t'I'.1 80
Good government and 4 free people, 10
rcmRiti IS such for any length Of time,
must be as twin sisters. and 90 hand in
hand Tic relations between y them
should Abe mutual and, ,recipto cal The
government Shielding and protecting the
people, and The people IN turn supporting
and maintaining tho government ,l'N ~, n,
We have been taught by the lights Of
history tlatilo government can be permaT
nent, and no people contented and happy,
when there Is q want Of patriotism or re-
spect shown toIthe people for their gov.
ernnento And for tile safety and prosper;
ity of!bpth, II y emihently iecessafy TINT
each department Of government should
be held aud Kept within It's sphere, and
when. the public e&igencies demand IL TO
give assistahce to The other, but by no
means to assume TO itself powers not con.
IcrrA upon II. !" s'' uo'i.'ph"' W. IN, ,','
dLegjsIaturss ire we'll qualified 10 aseef;
taih general principles and utterly incom-
petent TO ascertain particular facts. Tie
first comprise the field OF their power, and
Tic second object With the means for Of
tetng 4 III committed tIt, q the courts t y
I Rhas been wisely provided In our con.
stitutionl for the legislature to make the
laws the Executive ID see that they Ore
enforced, and the Judiciary to decide
upon them. And these co!prllnate p0s
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toInEs Sno,i IhSrs sIv ~, III fSs nrslS
Of deciding Upon tho validity Of the OF:
ganic Inv, and pronounce II rod, how
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