The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-22
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q. s!s e ,s iii 'nss County Court
The ffam oaIa 'T moi BE- relished, proposed
hunbug WGu a I. JC oiits perniclous
o,Oci' !, The Allowing The people Of 6d any
Gestures ~ y ottWo or more adjoining o conn thc
county u 6iUsd with the assistance o. ,L snU
ties e9nolnsI,,o Sfilx names other than Ihan
kg,l.i GG52t. V Sec sec. 81 art $ Thus Thus
eSo1y Il no, inviting the o third I, Craze be
aiIoS ,,ss. throughout the ssa!e ' 70 V OS
Of Coatgs 10 u AZ many different names me-. as as
,6sre arc counties; yet tnsy ro sSnS under
cg Eo ~! disTent names that may be seiSc!,
81 Tue 9v Iin't'c cSSeckered face and medley
Cd. Ma l ~, y sISie would exhibit in TINS
o. Gs " her U courts and each petossm tstss
gaaSS n II III tbSt the citizens Of other stsses
The Gu. ,Sos, G interested in, and be obliged
~ consult, as recorders o. a,, S'V ,%e names
&c; ..i n O,Ics sa % be addressed' This lea,
Of th !, T IIdseJ original. 1t is unknown 70
ture Is ln iGe. S,ats 10 the Union, and l
s shiaG ne civilized world. a uniformity INFORM y,
t9l nSn ~ as well as powers OF courts o. y
o.. o. nS .sme Grade, are always preserved
In e SIDS iii The counties Of the States,
excepting only in incorporated cues anu
'O W. &c. 4 art. 0 they propose another
,oV:I,y equally unknown in our AmeEl,
c rU systcIn. 1t Is, l think. a universal
o or.ctjss 10 remove from office judicial
pIIlcers for malleasance, misfeaSance, OF
neglect Of duty therein, BY Impeachment Dils.n
by The popular branch Of the LeglsIa!1,IEe =
nd conviction by the Senate; or ny inc
aSjress or resolution Of the Legislature,
The trainers propose TO remove the
Couuty Court Judges by having them
indicled for either OF said causes, and con-
viC,ed before the Circuit Court in the
'a T'S' manner as Is done with horse
thieves and other felOns This Is novel
inJeed. and lily COMFORTS with the I'm
nosinr dignity with which they propose
iocloihe their County Courts or the in
dependent judiciary they promised. Why,
il would make any Of these grave and
"wlish dignitaries, while presiding with
his magislerial supports on either hand,
aver an immense and imposing retinue,
compnsed Of grand and petit Juries, law.
yers sherifls, suitOrs, witnesses, &c, liza.
hello he seized and carried away at any
moment on canias isued-on indictment
IOund in the Circuit Court for alleged
neglect Of duty merely, at the instance oil
Sdiappointed sutton. What spectacle
such al, occurrence would present. l
would ask my fellow citizens TO pause
here a riomentand compare this proposed
system with thspresenE township system,
which Mr. Jefferson originated. Each
township with its Justice, whose jurisdic-
lion Is limited 10 his township, before
whom his towhsmen can come and with
or without the aid Of six neighbors as a
Jury, promptly, Cheaply and satisfactorily
settle home disputes, and without the aid
oflswyets. Shall we then give up the
township system with its neighbOrhoOd
courts, lis free schools for our children,
and as our fathers told US, the. flttest
schools for educating and training Ameri'
can ireemen, and intrust all again to the
old county courts and their rings. The
township system has been new TO us, and
as yet but partially, and in many sections
quite aniaifly tried. Other States we may
leel proud to initiate, have long tried and
now cherish the system.
Article It'll seems 10 me Objectionable
on many grounds. It's most obvious pur
pCse seems to be TO secure votes by ap
pealing to present existing popular pre-
judice against the Baltimore & Ohio ant
other similar large railroad corporations
and in their eagerness 10 bring this pre-
judice 10 the support Of their proposed
Constitution, they have gone in many
instances to ridiculous lengths, to length!
that must beget infinite litigations ant
finally DO decided in favor oil The cOmpan
les already in possession OF their charters
which are contracts that the Federal Con
sltuliOn and the uniform decisions of thu
Federal courts abundAntly protect ant
uphold. What right has our people
either by its constitution or Legislature
lOrestrict or modify the rights conferred
Oyany charter granted prior 10 1860
wherein such right to alter or modify Is
not expressly reserved in the charteI
llseIl' Certainly none. Moreover thu
Inst section, prohibiting the Legis
alure granting any special charter ii
any e'Ise seems 10 nc unStatesmanlike ant
anWlse. The charters for tho various in
Ier1al improvements through diiTeren
and dsslmhar localities will necessitatG
different and peculiar provisions whicl
can only he reached by special charters
section Il, Article 10, on education
seems 10 me particularly Objectionable
IOF II prohibits for all time the establish
ment oil additional Normal schools, who's
legilmatC object is to quality and trail
male and female teachers for our IRE
schools. There is now a great scarcity @
competent teachers. Few of these are ma
lYesot The State but come from neighbor
ing staies-genCrAily Of the lower Grade
frequently mere adventures, and exac
nigh wages. Now there is no better ma
Ietlal lor making good teachers than GU
own native boys and girls afford. Is |
aoi right as well as true State policy :
uain and qualify our own BOYS and rirl
l" become the teachers ofour ireo schools
II WlllimprOye their character, oualif
. .aeM Tor honorable, useful and remunera
wv ,i employment, and at the sam
, M@S keep tho monies we pay out 70
teachers at home among ourselves. Sue
a a0 Know would crafty our ow
s0pIe, our farmers, mechanics, &c. IN
~, ,S!aeS Of our boys and girls, no less tha
sue oGysand girls themselves. Norma
S ,S .. eFectedin convenient sections q
,G olalG, arc the proper institutions to d
sls work most speedily and cLeaply: nm
I In,lSa The aaPHiey and injustice in abso
, ,ISe'y prohibiting for all time their crcs
Iuu, lam for encouraging home prC
V N.Y.. 10 this extent ut leas
WI Ma y should We think Of our ne,
m Ios Latte, after raising plenty of good whea
nv Malcn there was not rcmuneratiy