The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-08

| ent tOrely upon tue trutu SvOu 5iuh suSh
integrity in the willfulness of the falsi6-
cation they make to maintain or carry an
evil cause. There is no County Court, ss
the Radicals present it, in the Constitu-
ton. The old County Court was not
elective, this is that was self perpetua-
tive, this is not; the Office in that was
for life, this is not; that had no
limit for it's numbers, this has; that
limited the Office OF Sheriff to that body
of men, this does not; that had no sutfi.
cient provision for securing regular
and satisfactory attendance Of Justices
tor the administration OF the law func>
tons of the Court at regular stated in
tervals, this has; that had twelve terms
a year, with some uncertainty in hav-
ing the same members during the term,
this has but six terms, with positive
certainty OF the members So far there
is no similitude between the two Courts,
and when it is observed that this Court
takes off OF the Supervisors the Whole
Of their duties, off Of the Circuit Court
all of the appeals from Justices, and
much Of the regular litigation OF uncon'
tested suits, collections, &c, it will be
seen to be . wise and inexpensive sys-
tenn. 1t is not to be supposed that 1t
will not cost something, but as eom>
pared with the present system, looking
to the cost of all of it. and its want OF
definite responsibility to public opinion,
and in the personal character OF
President OF the Court, it cannot but be
great improvement upon the past,
both OF the old County Court and the
Supervisors, and the flooding of the
Circuit Court with litigious appeals.
But above all, Radcalism Just now
would strike out the 35th section OF
Article VIII, and would ignore Mr..
Willey's prayer to Grant and his follow
ers in Congress for amnesty, prayed tor
by resolution OF this Convention.
General Wheat's amnesty is in the Con-
stitution, a monument to the clearness
of his head and the goodness of his
heart, and it places the seal Of constl-
tutional declaration upon the solemn
conviction that the hour and the fact Of
Cancellation had come. No man in that
body voted against Mr.. Willey's resolu'
tion to the same effect. II there was.
let him have the charity Of forgetful-
ness. And let those men who then
voted for this amnesty be now true men,
true to their own better natures, and
range themselves under the flag of
peace.
TAXATION AND FINANcE.-Equality
and uniformity throughout the State;
the capitation for schools, giving all an
interest and feeling of right and duty in
the schools; the guards around the
treasury; the limitation Of the power to
create a State debt, denying the credit
OF the State to any county, city, town.
ship, corporation or person; the llmlta.
ton upon the power of the counties, &c,
to tax the people, make Article y a
model article for State constitutions.
ARTICLE ELEVEN. - CORPORATIONS,
BANKS, RAlLRoADs-I do aver that in
the twelve sections constituting this ar
ticle there is the best and wisest con-
densation of the practical law and the
political wisdom relating to these great
and important subjects and which are
growing in importance every day, that
is to be found collected in the same
space anywhere. 1 could not do them
justice without copying them verbatim.
They are clear, succinct, and compre-
hensive. They are worth the expense
of the Convention, and they justify the
adoption of the Constitution. Fair,
reasonable men will do we'll to read
them considerably.
THE LAND TIrLEs.-Settle our land IT,
ties under the salutary and just provi-
sions of Art. XII bring in the resident
aliens" bring in the citizens from other
States; retain our lsborers by a reason
able homestead and do not send them
to Ohio and Pennsylvania under foreign
exemptions; give the laborer some
right to secure something for wife and
children as capital has it, in dover
estates and estates by courtesy; throw the
shield of amnesty over the past and
give US the indemnity of Cancellation
for the future; and those men who in
dulge in malignant passions, who live
on selfish and malevolent hopes, and
are in pursuit Of unlawful gains, will
soon seek their hiding places in the hol-
lows "where the woodbine twineth."
SEMEN