The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-04
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THT Wbssli1g EfgsS-Ir i ql!Ie sure
The F1-r,esalh Article a the Constitution
of,ss United s..,es dos 10; disable any
t.,iy IN The s;2.e trun EeUng IS 5 mem
fsz-o! tie legislature OF d the Coavea'
in because, : iAli pspsE Etarns, =
uenbs! Q. tie Legislature OF Q! : state
Clzyead1a : 10; Al -d:BesE. Nov, IS
showing LO~ great legal authorities differ,
re merGoa hat Col ROBERT W. HrGEEs,
L ; Attorney 10. the Richmond YA)
iciic!Al district his written letie. relA'
tive 20 tie status Of members elect 10 the
Virginia legislature who come under the
provisions q the Fourteenth ATtiele CO.
HuGuEs Is q opinion list nenbers Of the
legislature are officers, and that al such
who CINE uDde! provisions o: The Article
reisrred 70 are declared from tie PFiYi'
lege q taking their seats His ADVICE y,
in order 70 avOii prosecution, that dis
qualified members postpone taking their
seats until Anel the meeting Of Congress,
in the early days o; which the passage Of
bill will be urged ioT the RELIEF Of all
who 1re !Aboriag under disabilities
live look 70 The reason q the Law, We
oe,tainly should have TO take the same
view Of !; Is Col HUeuEs II the men
disabled BY the FoGrieeah Article eAn.
not be entrusted with the execution Of
laws chat being The sole junction Of a.
uzeef in the opinion Of tire Re7irs'1 how
much less Are they 70 be entrusted with
the making Of TIE laws themselves b.
c.use II the l4Ws Ale bad the more faith
fully they are executed the Torse ii Is II
il was important 20 disable the class 0.
rsbe.s ShO hSd violE;ai the!r oaths from
holding Any position where !; would be
ihsrt duty 20 eIec1s the laws made BY 9TH
ers, it vas still more inport&a; 70 eIclode
them from the Legislature and from COZ
sitgtiOn eoaTeut0ns, where IS the tram
e-s q tie laws themselves, hey oocli
I.gisoa the very fountains 0! gOTernnent
50 that, We SAY, il the RUaresuth AItjcIe
does Ok APply 70 members q LeglEA'
tcrs All q ouasututiga o1ayeaious, II
vel - TO mere executive o. Ministerial
otBcerI, i, Il detective
We 30 10; 4t1ppase, AGi the gentle
nea ELus= eligibility 70 seats IN out
legislature and CoaTenHoa i questioned
run A1y risk 0! pn,serutioa tEs they wo1h
in VifginiAl Il they take their stAA S:
long - the United STATES Court in thil
sAu Is burte1el with iiE present night
mare, there would BOT BE the ghost Of 1
chance i9r eaforciDg the lsv Of Congress
seains; E1cl geHile:ngn Ls FAULKNER
PRICE and WAND. The Disiric; Attorney
re joab; not, world 10 his duty, bat tn
fine capi,al j. all Il: up in rJT, woul'
bar tie way 70 any successful Tindicati0'
o!tbe lsv.
We suppose, however, these gentlemen
Themselves would hesitate to take place
n which their legal night w4s in doubt
Their shortest way o1t 0; the difficulty, i
,9lyply 70 Congress 70 have ;heir disA
blnies removed. There i; time enough
for this, If Congress should prove 70 be il
. r,acior: mod. before the Convention
aBi legislature asssmble
IfMes,r.. FAULKNER, PRICE, sDd Other
in the sane category, sit 10 the Conren
u5u wiihg1, having theif disabilities re
moved, il would be 8 question Ehe;he
ileaction Of the Convention would hsyC
any validity. They will, therefore, in al
probability save iheif party friends SOM
embarrassment by having their siAiu
definitely settled before attempting to eN
ercise the functions io' which they hsr,
tecn chosen.