The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-09

days In the year, Thenew Con8ii ution
says that the >conft ''shalh hold tsix seS;
Sions during the year, at tlmei 70 be pre-
Bcribed BY iaw.E Let any one read the
duties and preroga ives Nol this court as
laid down In the proposed Constitution
ard Judge II 20 days will be all the time
appointed by law for them 70 cit during
tho year. The TACT Is, that We cannot
tell the full cost 1.-THE county court sys.
tenn. Under the proposed Constitution
we shall have the county courts and
courts Of record added TO the present mum.
Der. 1.-THE county court shall have juris.
diction Of oil appealsiromt the judgments
Of the justices" The circuit court shall
have the supervision Of all proceedings
before the county courts by p1qndqmyS
and appellate Jurisdiction upon, peti.
ton and assignment Of error In all cases"
before The county courts, alnd such other
Inferior courts q record o may Ibe here
after established by law DO Gee new
Constitution) Hence you see we would
have the justices courts, courts Of record,
county courts, circuit courts and court OF
appeals. You can decide whether this
system will relieve the Taxpayers OF any
oftheir burdens. When the Judgments Of
the justices and the decisions 81 the county
courts come before the circuit courts,
Judge whether the docket will be any less
crowded than It Is now. You can also
decide whether the additional opportuni,
ties 70 loaf about and drink wblSky will
increase industry and sobriety In Q, COM
munity, and improve rs morals, Let this
system go info operation and IN twenty
years 1t will cost the Stale an additional
expense sufficient to carry out Q system
OF internal improvements which would
greatly increase the wealth and popula.
ton OF the State. We have also q, home
stead law proposed, which gives q rogue
q chance to hold $1,000 worth OF proper.
~, turn his profits into cash. and cheat
his creditors, The honest poor man
could have but little chance under such q
law. The $500 personal exemption Of
the present Constitution, with stay law,
would be all that honest, industrious men
need. Under the head Of land titles we
learn that persons who own one thousand
acres or more Of land may be relieved Of
the payment Of taxes until tho close OF
five successive years. but the owner Of
less than one thousand acres must pay
his taxes yearly. This is q practical eziIi,
bition Of certain kind Of Democracy. Il
We now proceed to consider whether
the new Constitution fails in any points
of conforming 10 the fundamental princi-
Piles Of government as expressed In the
Constitution OF the United States. Among
the means Of preserving free govern.
ment," the new Constitution intimates
that "a frequent recurrence to lnndamen.
tai principles" Is desirable. There are
some fundamental truths stated, among
which are equality, "life, liberty, and the
pursuit Of happiness" Il follows that IL
all men are created equal, that no indi-
vidual should claim his individual rights
to the detriment Of theiHights Of othefSj
The Divine law Of love to our neighbor
requires the carrying out Of this principle
as the only true fulallment oisthat law.
Individual liberty, Unnecessary, must be
reIrained from infringing on the rights
Of others by the penalties OF law.
Real Democracy l.. the power which rests
in the people or in the nation at large, and
not in the individual. There Is q har.
mony and correspondence between the
individual rights and the social duties
and obligations. These individual rights
are compatible with family relations,
Also, the family have certain rights, priv.
ileges, secrets and immnnities which, are
inalienable to them;-therej are family
government, duties and anusements with
which none have o right to interfere.
This must be conceded, yet the family owe
duties and obedience to the Constitutional
authorities Of the town or city, and are
not sovereign. And so Of the town, town
ship, or city in their. relations to tue
county. The people Of the county are
subject TO the will Of the Representatives
Of the people Of the State, and the States
are subject to the representatives of the
people Of the whole Union In their Legs.
latiVe, Executive and Judicial functions
and relations. Thus the individual has
certain unborn rights and duties pecu.
liarIy his own, and the family, the inhAbi!
tants Of the town, city, county and State
have certain local interests, rights and
duties, yet are subject 10 the authority Of
the representatives Of, the nation, who
are the ones chosen by the people--the
Democracy-to decide on lquesfionssfes
latug to the general interests and well
fare. These fundamental principles sUf
true Democracy are embodied In the Con.
stitution Of the United Statea!g This noble
monument oil wisdom and patriotism pre-.
serves the just equilibrium between lin.
dividusl, social and governmental Rights;
and maintains ssjnst supremacy, thst
US now consider the question, do the
two State Constitutions, both confirm 10
the Constitution of the United States In
all their provisions ? We remark, pre-.
iiminary 10 this, that the Constitution Of
the United States, requires, Commands,
aud provides for enforcing the rights oil
the people as communities and indiyid.
uals. The rights and immunities Of fam.
lilies, Of fair. trial, where property, char.
acter and crime are concerned, freedom
Of speech, Of the press, Of petition and In
religion, are guaranteed. Unjust discFimt.
nations by any State against Its own citI.
Zens, or the citizens Of other States Is
strictly forbidden. Article /, of the Con.
stitution for6ids the exercise efIsoVereign.
" or the prerogatives Of d general gov.
eminent by any State. The two State
Constitutions agree except In three par
ticulars on this point. First, under the
head of"Relatio1s toI the government ofthe
United States" the proposed G Constitution
says: 1.-THE provisions Of the GonsHtu.
ton OF the United States and Of this
State are operative alike In q period OF
war as in time Of peace, and any depar.
ture therefrom, or violation thereof, under
plea Of necessity, or any other plea, Is sub.
YelsiYe Of good government. &c.n Now