The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-12

to run It and make Il subordinate % iii
most inferior State Office. They say
"why tho Secretary Of State has rSothi1r
TO do half his tlmeP1 Very WELL i vii
grant this for the aake Of the argument
Can this be said OF the Superintendent d
free schools 7 Not at2all. His time n
occupied all the time. One man can'I
discharge the duties OF tho Office. Then
what would wise men do In this case, II
they really wished, to foster and, protect
our school SYSTEM : / think they would
abolish the office Of Secretary Of State
i being the less important of tho two.
They propose to give the school
system another indirect stab by con.
ierring upon these County Courts
powerand authority 10 leyygthe taxes Ia
carry on the schoob. This WIN also be
fatal to the system. In many OF the colln.
ties this levy will not be made, In many Of
the counties you will have schools stopped
for want Of funds In order that albfidee
or a turnpike or some other little lob NAV
be done, call attention to these matters
that the people may know in time what
Is going on here.
There Is another matter the people are
considerably interested In, TO which |
wish 10 draw their attention, and that "a
a resolution Of inquiry as to the propriety
Of this State assuming the payment Of
Virginia bonds held BY citizens OF this
State. There are about one hundred and
fifty or two hundred thousand dollars Of
these bonds held in this State. Mr.. Faulk.
ner has about 5000 Of these bonds, Nh,
Samuel Price has some, Mr. Brown has
some, MIR. Maslin has some. Now. an
these gentlemen are members OF this con.
vention. On the adoption OF the resolutions
Messrs. Faulkner, Price and Brown asked
to be excused from voting. Mr.. Maslin was
not so delicately constituted. Hevoted and
voted aye, too. It was only 0 few days be.
fore this that this gentleman said ait was
time the watch dogs ofthe Treasury were
let loose" and he moved to reduce Tie pdy
Of the hhle pages from tlco TO one dollar
and a hGE Yet when T. Maslin's own
pocket Is involved in the question YOU
find the watch dogs Of the Treasury" all
chained fast. This State ought not to
assume the payment OF these bonds. Let
them look 70 the proper source for their
payment. 10 HiEs 5sgW
There Is lively time going on between
our excellent Governor. and those who
wanted to but could not control hiS apl
pointments. Lewis Baker Is going for
him on all occasions. Baker Is mad be.
cause Baker could not do as he pleased
with Governor Jacob, Baker would not
have had q Republican in any position in
the State il he could have helped it,
but he could not, and that's what
hurts. Mr.. Camden, of Parkers.
burg is here, and things are being set up
against Gov. Jacob. The fact is, the Gov
ernor is too good q man and too conserya.
tive Tor either wing Of the faithful. The
rebs don't like him because he was not in
the rebel army-the others don't like him
because he recognizes the fact that there
are some Republicans in, the State. The
Auditor Is well thought Of by both wings.
The Treasurer is gone up. he is trying
to play martyr, but it won't do, The Al.
torney General is bitter enough rebel and
Democrat to suit all sides. Hewould not
give q. Republican any position in. the
State. He isa true disciple Of his uncle
before he took his new departure. Look.
Ing ut all things, the Democracy will have
q lively time in their next convention.
The Legislature has not done much as
yet Welhave been cut off from Tie out
side world for some time. Its thawine
rapidly to-day, a., ,,KANAwHA.