The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-13
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,,,,.. politics from a Neu'
west VIisT, ,ai standpOint'

Po.i'lcal . .,jyed 10 complications 10 ~
lssi af Il ibe section west Of the 1 Mi5s
Virginia ,,. Questions and issues II
The naD,eI NoIi,icsl campaign have g
he present. ,.5!, i;ViSed and split up parry
aP .ssi bat but few really know ,Ro, % Cn,iD
:. .'a ~ I,tsId in "lhe politics OIL 'ne'' ''0"
H e.. Democracy are aui!edr p pretty gen 9HE
ISs IN D' their support Of Greeley sS, s snS
6'oS .n,, wq l,on The Republican side, .
,l1erGnts lfoti wv ii ne next Governor
10 10 '1 me- qf Democrats ARE sadly demon
,..ied. landing Democratic can
iS GI FOR hist Office in this stase IN, !. =
d IlIi!sj n 5v t5e factions which are oppos
cIsim In y oStSiDed bis last nomination a
e. Sa,,Isosn55fgI, at the State Democratic ;7 \;
!, n ,esr,ISn Which was recently held o.
I y, aIsre, irauduleStly, he having, .!
, M; syer packed that asSemolass ID ~ y
w. y! i interest; and they have supported
.o w charges , by afidayits from paFties.
,lS, have have been approached by Camden!
9s1s. -, Aha 0rooor, caicien,
a nopular Chief Executive Of this sMiel
~. y, : promlnent and strong candidate %
~ sections Of tho State, but bis friends
l iSy tbo course which wa' being pur-
"a "a, ~ tbe Uamdeniles, declined to alIoW
y, ,SI ns N to 90 before the Convention.
u Ia ava vas subsequently, brought out as 3n
,isosu1cnt non.partlSSn candidate tor
Election, ,sIi 10 that position,
TSS Republicans, being considerably in
ne minority, united with the Democratic
wv q Jacob, and arc a unit for
-'l Another question which is now most
eminent in the canvass, namely: the
.ion,ion or rejection oil the new State
fonstimtiou which is to DO determined
', . Tenersl State election. to be held for
' ~ 5Spose On the 29d day Of the present
M has subdivided the sentiment OF
~, 4, DeOple Of this State in n most unac.
,o1auble manner, particularly the Demo-
The proposed Constitution, FROM begin.
g.5I 10 end, or thus far at least, for the
nd d not vet" Is a Democratic affair,
,IIeI BY Democratic votes exclusively
,,,ia;t the bilterest opposition Of the
R,lical leaders and voters, and framed
BIZ a Constitutional Convention, com.
p,el, with the exception Of twelve, Of
HE opposite penuasiOn-tho Twelve
lpstes, as they were called, OF Demo.
ra,4-snd the paper is now submitted
under the auspices Of the Camden faction
Dr ratification as Il purity measure, as
v4s declared by 0key Johnson, and other
continent CAmdenitOs, within the last
seek, This fact alone has created oppo.
,tOn 10 the document in question, which
would not probably hHvc otherwise re-
eiyed.
John j. Davis, Democratic Congress.
nan from an upper district in this State,
0lk open grounds against the paper,
simply from hearing J0hnsOn's assertion
,love mentioned, saying that such u paper
saStAte Constitution should be wholly
ree IRON party and all other influences.
The circumstances connected with its
Submission to popular vote, render the
idlir matter OF extraordinary interest.
Dining the latter portion of the session
u The Constitutional Convention which
.r,mel the paper, last winter, the most
Extreme dissatisfaction presented itself
ron many portions OF the State IN regard
olhepOCeediUgs of that body, and in
rev Of the probabilities OF its defeat
T1tn Iheissue came 10 be decided at the
Io.s, avery cute cXpedient 10 avert such
''suIt was devised and adopted by tile
Convention.
A"SChelule" was attached 10 the doCu.
NrnI which was to be submitted with the
proposed Constitution, which provides Tor
Tie election Of officers under the same, at
'Ae same time at which the question OF
ratification or rejection was 10 be decided:
sud with view of giving this extraor.
l'naFy procedure an appearance of con.
'''ency, amOst curious expedient from a
reasonable and cOmmon.sensU point OF
'IeTES resOrted to, namely, 1t is provid.
Cd IN the schedule mentioned, thatif rat.
.led ihe date Of the papers ratification
should date from and include the day. up.
70 which the point was determined, thus
iGslGIeFllg, or prOLessedly so, the election
o. 'Ge officers under the new Constitution
Iesal. ''"'"'''t'
~ Il was calculated by the schemers OF
,1s condition ofaltairs, and correctly too,
4N Dy putting candidates in tue field for
s ,St under the paper, its chance for
t'raad. sN" III
The proposed Constitution is not as
ppa1aF by any means as the Ring which
Is, enormously advocating its adoption
iaG lhey are alone in its advocacyLwould
IsIfe, and their resort 10 the cowardlv
,oaise which has been taken BIZ them 10
s The papers ratification has moi
U Ussa Without its effect upon the honest
, rsI C ., Iae stale-the same being viz.
,uaI cohesion that the paper has not the
I MEMS ~ which would justify its acceDtance
y Ae people, il submitted 10 a fair non.
r,iraS Tole Of the people, and not in.
J, yn.a IN Tue Influence parties and can.
,,, iGi' i. proposed Constitution, however,
i s'S = has good points in it, and partIcu.
ibo H,e portion relating to land titles.
lnese are settled in such A manner iLo,
, f,fP certain length OF time, upop con.
Of ", ,.1. namely, occupancy, the payment
S.i. SSAS, DC, no question can ever he
tile. '"' '"''"l'y OF The occupants
,,, Inc Sll Virginia land system was no.
ia, | snS loose and careless in lis charae
IS ,' + n.l mas served as an abundant leeSer
"' I,HTyeIs Tor time immemoriai '''"''
a Nv 10 iae world that WAS necessary for
ItF'on 10 do 10 acopirc ,;So "a S.. ip5
VS. 70 arm G %S 0Ia ~, Domiaion regime
TON Ri chm %'", aal with a laa4 warrant
Saica he proceeded 10 SSn, na.C ,I win
Sedsy ~ v ,sI - county surveyor, who, in
rsarilcss " ~ an officer most retreshingy
a;aly did u tb SI'feclgess and facts who
regard AZ S 10 ,,.st service with very little
Qpoa other N ~ whether whether the lines tapped over
quaputI"s ,h surveys or not and as Ia