The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-19

believe that Capitalization is the true
theory and manifest destiny Of the
republic. There is, therefore, necessity
for the telse and comprehensive and
admirable definition OF powers which
has been incorporated in the State Con,
stitution, and it is to be hoped thar
other States about to remodel the'r
organic laws may initiate West virgin
las example in asserting in unmlstaka'
bic terms the powers and dignity that
originally belonged to them and "h'ch
they rigbtfully enjoy. >,
Two other amendments ohered py
Mr.. Faulkner to the Bill OF Rights
were also adopted this afternoon. In
the third line of the ninth section in
sert after the word power" the follow
ing:
@And no citizen except such as are
engaged in the military service OF the
state shall be tried or punished by any
military court for any offense that is
cognizable by the civi! courts OF the
State ,
The following is added at the end Of
the eighth section. :,
"Nor shall any person be deprived
by law OF any right or privilege because
Of any act done previous to the passage
OF such law"
The wife OF Rev. j. B. Tombes, as
sistant editor of the Baptist Record,
published at this place, died yesterday
and was buried to-day. She was a
highly estimable lady and much be
loved by all who knew her.
The Courier issued to-day contains a
four-column article on the subject OF
the State printing, and makes distinct
ALLEGATIONS of gross fraud committed by
the former public printer. You will
probably receive the paper as early as
this letter can reach YOU, and it will be
useless for me to make any synopsis Of
it's statements here. 1t has created
decided sensation in 1.-The village" and
is eagerly discussed 10y excited groups
on the streets and in the hotels.
While eating supper this evening
word was brought TO the dining room
that fight was in, progress on the
street and that number ol plpcrs be-
longing to one of the bellIgtrents were
scattered in the mud. In anxiety lest
some of the Solons here assembled had
been waylaid with view to rob them
of the valuable Constitutional amend
ments they carry about them contln-
ually, ran TO the scene of action ami
saw a knot Of about thirty men stand
ing around two, one o: whom had evil
IDENTIFY made recent and intimate &C.
ouaintance with the sacred sill and had
some hing les than ten acre lot o.
Charleston real estate cIinglng to his
clothes. just as reached the group |
saw rapid blow given 10y one OF
the belIigerents and the solled
individual fell like wet dish
rag to the pavement, where he lay
with his face in puddle OF muddy
water, as senseless and inanimate as
the filth with which he was to'ally
besmeared. He was presently picked
up and resnscitated, and recognized as
John S. Merrill, former editor OF the
Kanawha Republican, and chiefly noted
for doing dirty work for the Radicals 10
the recent charges against the public
printer. His face, never very prepos-
sess;ng, was smeared all over with mud,
and a little rivulet Of blood that trickled
down his cheek WAS near y all that
served to distinguish or light up the
mere semblance O. countenance be
wore.
His assailant was a Mr.. Levi, con-
corning whom some false report had
been published by Merrill several
months ago He had threatened TO
whip Merrill If the otfense were repeat.
ed and fioding himself again libeIled
by a handful issued from the Repubh'
can office rejoicing over the defeat OF
the Improvement Ticket" at the re-
cent charter election, he attacked that
luckless individual with the result
stated above. No arrest. L..