The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-19
1t'hrsIjaa Geeister.
iceland Road Again.

.,is can a"S
j., the road from the United state'
s4.r ns,,sr If doubt. 1t is certain tha
'.,N alter it so as to collect toll
ubs, is necessary to keep it ii
* 81, It is also a fair view to take
f, y. .ubjec, that this act should no
" 'I .,,,,ei except by a direct reference
-, act Of Congress or to the act o
., ", .o5 there is no act Of the Legi'la
~ rb;cb does make such reference
=. W. u. lsw can be or has been changed
y, General law OF the State referring
"T' ,srnpkes, then ii shows that this
@'.' ~. w.. ~ far pa. .sed into the hands Of
''i S,.,s n1 Ihstit is only one OF the or
&s o' ,n,8s OF the State and is wholly
.,H, 81, ne power OF the State to do as
'.a,r .r deem proper with it, subject only
~, -;,bI OF resuming it again by the
y r.s3 'as States. which is reserved in the
i, ,.a ,a5 rhs, the tolls shall not exceed
'',,sI :. - :, Iae supply on hand l know
i;,s . Of it further than that the
;;,,nr.,ia,endent ;,rio has said to more than
n.,.on that the surplus was about
~ ,J'n.,nd dollars. But, | suppose,
-E ,r - .ay. !, i. two thousand or more.
va, has become OF it? II the repairs
,,.,.n,d nee lei this und to be raised
u, .S,rI3 have been expended as this
~ Was raised, and the road kept in
-, # the road did not need the
..1';, which this large fund indicates,
=. ~. money should have heen left in the
.v.,,. Of 'he people. Il the road did
.r,,i does not need it, tie iu"d should
,,,:-5 10 reiuce the tolls which the
.,,., now paw, and much of it in vio-
,,oD ol the compact, in any view OF
.,;ch nav be taken.
I'M Lanslord is now spending the
-,,ay ,ree.v 10 put the road in repair
,,v i'll he let It get into such condl'
-, ss now to require such lavish ex-
,,jl,rre or do those who depend on
=, Superintendent need profitable en-
,ynent? or is the present movement
-.,s because Governor Jacob was
,,.Dsi tbs, he was not act NJ accord
III, 70 law. or because his Superlnren-
,,r, know. that hr does not do every
!l.ng though he does much which is
3glcjous.
II the condition OF things has so
,5s7sei since 1892 that the roai ls no
5-rer nat'onsl institution, that it is
,,lv a little State affair, or what is near
.,le fact, county matter, and laws
Gs general character relating TO all the
amp kes of the State include It by their
,lpral language, then place it wholly
,hs: ground and make it amenable
alhe general laws governing all such
als. Il the power OF change ia good
ar one purpose, it is good for all pur'
y,es, except 10 increase the tolls be-
y'ai the necessities Tor repair. If the
,si has so lost its nationality as tc
's.ome mere local highway, and the
ste can legislate over it to the exten,
Tdich il claimed, or the Board OF Pub
.c Works can make orders over it, ac'
:orjing 10 their will and pleasure, then
s: this road is now used, as only
rai for the use and benefit OF the cltl'
Ems Of Ohio county, the road should be
;aroed over TO the Supervisors OF the
county as the public body most compe'
,.ni, both 10y their immediate presence
sDi by the direct local interest which
~.b1iy OF the people of the county
,ive in all It's working operations.
I.e'e is no reason Whatever, that the
5t'h 5iih and Ssh sections of Chapter
hoIhe Cole, should apply to Super
H')'s .. counties, the people OF town
'ip' aud to corporate bodies OF in
's'Da improvement, and this ROAD be
.'' to the ciprice malice OF a Su-
r'neOdeHt who can grant favors 10
@ne and iutlct continual injuries on
HaeFs 10y neglect OF duty and by direct
81 Of wji,ulness. Why should all
@';s Ohers be made amenable to law
''i the Superintendent OF the Cumber
'iii road be vested with absolute
Wannlcal power 10 favor those be
i'ss-s, or who pl, ase him, and iutl ct
'''nsnent and perhaps irreparable in
.a;y on others? Just now l avoid the
's-ment Of particular facts. There is
mother th1er in the State over whom
oOt'oIl ls more Leeded and more de
''vd by the people OF this county thar
over the Superintendent OF the Cum
Ss'IaOt road. Persons injured by hin
1s'e llue or 70 remedy except by
'PP'sl 10 Governor Jacob, for ] under
.ani be Il substantially the Board o
'ln'lc Works. and he lives in Siberis
NdoSn al Charleston, which is pretty
much the same to us, and the Superin
",lent Is a part Of the Governor.
'le Cumberland road is now loca
'1a'F, and II it is not turned over to th'
o','y tie superintendent should b'
c1le c'le amenable to law, as in the 43'
.aar'er OF the Code, with other suitabl
.'"iSl5rs, or under the new Cons'itu
.'o, Article It, section 6, which require
~ legislature to pass laws for the re
IVA o. all officers to whom impeach
.,, ~sgI does not apply "ior official mis-
,.-uac'' incompetence, neglect OF duty
gross immortality" Cases are trie,
.''o'e magistrate, and we can appeaI
most most Instances, to Court; case !
n, .'s' In Court, and in like manner W
s .aa appeal. A county. township, o
,oPoTatlon may cause us injury, an
,", nave Alright of action given by sta
,. mF out Lewis Lunsford, as Superin
Se1t SS-1e1t Of the Cumberland road, ca
!" ne pIeases, and he thinks he ca
sY. a. ne please. If the road is turne
m'i st 70 the county, parties along tn
"a ~ nave some redress under the law
rso.i ~ mat body is always open to tn
,.J ,.5p'e ior a correction OF wrongs an
''a'ess Of grievances w.
The Horse Disease.
LUIS disease has seriously affected tn