The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-16

A New Political MOvement..W West
Virginia to be Set Up for Chase.
The documents printed below come to
us with this explanatory note, from Han
cock county:un a1a ,gaag9.sg
The accompanying precious documents
were handed TO meltuday by the Post
mistress of our town, to whom they had
been sent. As youwil perceive, this po-
litical Luther is one OF tho Hon. Okey
JohnsOn's constituents, and both give in
dications Of rarc abilities In craftsmanship,
the latter in his celebrated coup do ttat Of
dying Senator" and the former in this
nndying love Of his, fora return 10 his first
love, as shown by the gushing letter and
patent platform OF our hero. Allhonor to
Wood county, the mother Of statesmen
rkANAwHA STATION, WoOD Co, !
a =' un W. VIRGINIA.
DRAR SIR-Without any complimen.
tary remarks solicit your agency or as.
sistance In regard to the within sealed
Letter, In the first place l wish YOU TO
invite the attendance of at least Q Demo.
Gratis an equal number of Republicans and
thesHme OF Democratic Republicans, and
should there be any old line wings thew
should no be sighted all of your town.
ship, and let the sealed letter be opened,
and l am IN hopes you will find il to be
such a constitutional preparation or plat.
form that you and large majority of your
former political friends can step upon It
and atfix your names to the prepared let
ter of Invitation, and forward the same
alter first canvassIng your township and
Obtaining all the signatures of those citi-
Zens that arc In favour Of Constitutional
Liberty. and Civil government, you can
style yourself and those you have chosen
to act IN this matter, a committee of Viga.
lence or a Constitutional Democratic Re-
publican Organization or union of all
former political parties (Monarchists tx.
cluded) To restore, sustain and perpetuate
all the Laws Of the Union, save One, as
they are originally ordained and Estab.
lished by the sovereign people Of the re-
spective States, would further suggest
you prepare letters of q similar charac.
ter and spred them into each township in
your county, with such instructions
as you may think best to promote
tho great object in view, which il the
obtaining the greatest number of sigma.
lures to their Letters and the forwarding
OF them to the person therein addressed
at an early day, 1 have sent correspond.
ing letters Of Invitation into every county
in W. Va, and have all ready sent in a
letter from Clay township with citizen
signatures measuring over four feet, some
Of those letters has gone in from Ohio
others from Oregon will rech Washington
In few days II not prevented by sow.
.Sn0a0, probably
One thing is indisputably and undenia-
bly, True and will be admitted by all for
mGr political parties (monarchists and
military aspirants eXcluded) that neither
the Executive, Legislative or Judicial
branches Of our government has any
power granted or impliablc to enlarge re-
strict or. IN any manner alter or change
any of the Laws Of the Union, US ordafn.
ed and established by the Sovereign peo.
pie Of the respective states, but on the
contrary they are bound by oath or afilr.
nation to support the constitution OF the
U. ), Che Laws Of the union) this OF Its
sell would be sufficient TO keep strictly
honest men IN their Legitimate sphere Of
action, let us now refer TO the action or
rather inacLion Of the Legislative branch
unuer Their Oath to support the constitu.
ION oil the US, under tho Oath they
SWorc each house shall be the Judge Of the
Elections returns and qualification Of lis
members they further swear the Renre.
sentatives Shall lave the sole mower If
impeachment. and the senate shall have
inc sole power TO try all impcachmcnts
and one Of the special grants Of power 10
congress Is 10 provide Tor calling fonrfh
the militia 10 Execute the Laws If Tho
Union. Ifthose Obligatory Constitutional
purifying and Liberty sustaining reonire.
ments ofonr constitution has been SO NEG.
lected and disregarded by that branch Of
Our government as TO endangcr our Re.
publican FORM OF government, and that
disregard has In part or in whole been
braught about by the use OF political
platforms Is Il moi high time we abandon
the use Of those platforms that has sec.
tional or unconstitutional planks attached
to them, and now henceiourth and for
ever, endeavor to restore and sustain con.
stitltional Liberty and civil government
AZ tue ballot'box, by clecting members to
mat branch ofour government that would
strictly observe their oath bound REQUIRE.
ments to the constitution.
i have understood cnnuresa hao hy In N,