The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-11
OUR PRICE.


|, is said that every man has his
price. We are free to confess that We
have our pricc-that price is not filthy
lucre, but justice to tho people in the
largest sense. Its justice that always
commands our support, The converse
If the proposition is, that injustice may
always look upon uSas bitter aud un.
rclCntiug foe. We commend these
principles to tue Convention now in
session at Charleston Por it's ap.
parent to all that there is a fixing up
Of things, of prescribing districts and
regulating political power in the Con.
ycntion that is totally inconsistent with
that justice that cln command our sup.
port. 1t is best that We understand
c,ch other in advance, as We have no
disposition to quarrel at all, and We
have much less disposition to quarrel
with friends than enemies. But there
are certain principles Of eternal justice
underlying oil this. that cannot and
must not BIO ignored by the COuven-
ton. For it is better to cling to
present evils, with which We are oil
familiar, than fly to others that vO know
not Of. We will never consent to-, or
give our support to tho Judicial and
Senatorial districts proposed by the
Convention. The former is republi.
r1uisiug our county-thc truest county
in the State, in rs devotion to Democ-
racy, and tho latter is altogether un-
natural, These cannot be for any 9th.
or object than personal aims, and We
fear those aims arc to promote the in.
dividunl interests Of certain members Of
the Convention. If this shall be made
upparCnt-if the members of the Con.
vention are merely tinkcring with the
largest and the fairest rights Of the poo.
pie they must expect our stern and IN.
bending opposition to my ratification
Of the work proposed by that distin.
guishcd body, But upon the contrary,
Il their work shall prove reasonably fair
md just, we shall be the most active
and Jealous advocate for its adoption
anywhere to hc found in this State.
While the Convention may properly
fix aud restrain political districts for
members of tho House Of Delegates and
Senators, so &c to remove it FROM the
body affected thereby, yet the reason
ceases in respect to Judicial districts,
The Legislature is just rs competent to
district tho State as the Convention, and
it is far more appropriate that they
should do so, and to rcarrange them
from time time TO time. as the growing
necessities Of the State may demand.
This would seem to be the better way.
40 as to relieve members of the Convcr.
lion from the supposed completely with
personal objects. DisintCrcstcdness cx.
"rciscs most potential power over the
popular mind. Because Virginia. in
1850, committed the folly Ofongraft.
ing upon the Constitution, Judicial dis.
tricts, as organic law, is no reason Why
iee should commit or swallow folly.
VIZ need not complain Of presidents,
when the committee in Convention,
(shame on such subssrvency,) has
adopted "ruE STATE" in limitation Of
YASKEE NorIoSs, as compared with u
great Commonwealth. The Common.
wealth Of Virginia, tue Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts,, always commanded
osr respect and admiration. THE
Commonwealth Of West Virginia"
would clectrify our whole people. Sc
blush, and wait for reply from the
Convention. Is it possible that all our
traditions are to be forgotten!