The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-18
TUE CONVENTION.


The Committee Of the Whole 10 the
Convention appears to adhere to tue
reports of tue Special Committees on
the Legislative aud Judicial depart.
inents. We have heretofore pointed
out their objections. Thoy have Re.
pubIieaniscd cur Judicial Circuit, when
a compact one, fairly constituted could
not have been otherwise than Demo.
cratic. Our Senatorial District re-.
minds ono Of going all the way round
Robin Hoods barn to get in at the
back door, for Harrison has to 20 all
The way round Lewis to get to Gilmer,
and Lewis has to go oil the way round
Harrison to get to Taylor. Human
actions arc controlled by some
motives, and we are curious to know
what motive controls these matters.
1t will not do to say that the Conyen.
ton is ignorant ofwhat thcy arc doing
for Ignorance is the worst Of crimes.
We conclude that it must DO upon the
principle that those whom the gods
would destroy, they first make mad. !"
The Convention has also crowned its
special attentions to our county by q
refusal to give us an additional dele.
gate, or any additional political power,
and by the same act has awarded au
additional delegate to Harrison, Bar.
bour and Taylor. What is the motive
here Z Nothing as far as We can see
except the grasping purposes of Har.
rison county, ln round numbers
Harrison county has surplus Of one
thousand 70: each one of hcr delegates.
Lewis has three thousand, Barbour has
three thousand, aud Taylor two
thousand; then why not give Lewis
the benefit of this floating delegate, in.
stead Of awarding il to the unj;:st de-
manis Of Ilarrisoni The counties Of
Taylor, Barbour and Lewis are al-
joining side by silc-thcir surplus
would cntitle them to the delegate to
exclusion of Harrison and we do not
suppose that n proposition SO fraught
with injusiice-'to add to Harrison to
tho exclusion Of Lcwis-would ever
have been offered il our local delegate
had no. been Frustrated on bed Of
sickness. If he had been present to
call attention to these things, We nre
sure they would not have been adopted
We have faith enough in the justice of
th5 Convection to believe that by
proper information they would not bave
approved the report, We yet trust
that there will DO some member
disinterOstcd enough, and sufficiently
inbued With a spirit of fairness to rise
in his place and say that these matters
Of injustice must be corrected.
Az indicated by present population,
Harrison county, with 10000 inhabi.
tants, has two delegates, and Lewis
would have to possess 10000 10 be
entitled to the same number, and yet
Harrison has been awarded more.
Could ab,urdity 60 further?
1t would DO singularly funny for any
Of the authors Of these matters of in
justice to enter upon a campaign with
their record Of approval of the matters
complained Of for Governor, Judges
Of the Court of Appeals, Judge Of a
Circuit, Congress, or any other small
Office. In this respect, the lash would
bs::on the other hand; and We warn
The gentlemen who aspire to any future
einineuce. to be on their guard, when
the rights Of the people arc to be
brought in question. For the newly
painted school houses Of our State for.
bid any forgeifulness of the largest lib
critics ofthc people.