The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-30
LETTER FROM BARBOUR COUNTY.
Ben Butler-Prospect Of CrOps-The
Flick Amendment-The Constitu.
tiOnal Convention.
MEApowvlLLE, BARBOUR Co. W. VA
May "a, 1871.

May "A, 1911. }
Editors of the Register:
Well, we'll, well! II in the closing
scene in Congress" the devil had been
called for instead of the chaplain and
coroner and his satanic majesty had
appeared and claimed his own, the
country would be greatly benefited, and
splendid opportunity offered for a
Grants debut in the enforcement of the
Ku Klux iniquity in the regions from
which that internal machine for Presi-
Dental grabbing was inspired. But
seriously, how long are these disgraces
to civilization and stigmas upon the
American character to continue? If
Massachusetts cannot forego the services
of so notorious a disturber and knave
as Butler, for Heavens sake let them
give him home office, so that he may
serve people incapable of being dis
graced, and not mercilesly impose such
an enormity upon the nation, against
the protest of every honest man outside
of that State. If the beast must have
prey, let him prey at home, where rot
tenness and corruption are abundant
Since my last talk with the REGISTER
we have had severe rains and high
waters, delaying blowing and corn plant
ing, but the last week was fine for farm
ing, and.all are getting along well; a
larger area OF corn and truck patches
will be planted this spring than usual.
During the exclusively dry weather in
April, fires ragged throughout the noun
tains and elsewhere doing great deal
of damage to fencing and in some in
stances burning houses, haystacks &c.
The Flick election passed off quietly,
the people taking quite an interest in it,
and polling fair vote. This township
gave 1873 for Ratification and 3 for Re-
lection, some Radicals for it, but no
Democrat against it. We propose to
be the banner tow uship Of our county,
in our majority TOR Constitutional Con-
vention on the fourth Thursday in
August. All the people want is light
and fair understanding Of the issues
involved and the remedy for the evils
they now complain of, which alone can
be given by convention. No one will
deny but that the consent Of the gov
erned should be given to the laws which
govern them. Has it been done In
West Va? She was torn from her
mother, the old State, at a time when
chaos reigned supreme; when hatred
and the worst passions OF man
predominated; when the scum Of the
State was graphing for the surface;
when rascality was a blessing and sec
tional fiealty was a divinity when men
were required to out-Herod Herod in
their haired and oppression Of their
neighbors and former friends, in order
to vote. No voice was allowed the
people of the State upon the question
of formation or government Of the State,
except to approve Men were hunted
down like wolves if they breathed
Suspicion of anxiety about the way
things were being done. The rabble
must be supported; no opposition was
tolerated No deliberative body could
frame laws equitable and just to all, OPP
pressive to no class, at a time when the
convention assembled which gave us
our present Constitution. You might
aswell expect a proclamation of amnesty
from the Paris Commune, liberality in
the execution Of the Ku klux law by
President Grant, or aims from the
devil. The short sighted and rickety
concern given us is evidence enough
that our last Constitutional Convention
was composed of adventures and brain
less ones at that.
Let us have Convention in peace
times, when nothing but kindly feelings
and good will actuate the hearts OF men.
Let that Convention be composed of
GOOD men, selected especially for their
capacity honesty and fitness for the posi-
ton, without regard to party politics.
Let the Convention giveus a Constltu-
ton, progressive, comprehensive, prac-
teal in its workings, liberal to all, I'M
Justly oppressive to none; suitable to
the wants of West Virginia and not
stereotyped from the theoretical brains
of adventures, and all will be well and
something's better. Fearing | may
worry the patience of the readers of the
good REGISTER, / bid all from the