Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-07-23
ADDRESS
ADDRESS s.
OF the Democratic State Execatiye
Committee Of West Virginia.,

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7ostlse People ef the St,te.
The lection tpb be held oh the fourth Thurs
day of August next is of grea. importance.
not merely 10 the continued Organization of
The Democratic; and Consersative party of the
State. but u the preparation of the princi>,
pies Of the const tutional governments
"A KEwseoNsTlruTIoS;
the careful work eff some of the abIest men
of West Virginia, will be presen,cd for adop.
ton or rejection BY the people. and, Al the
same time, all the State, county aud judicial
officers for which It provides are 30 Be elected.
The Convention by which this Constitution
was framed was of Democratic suggestion and
assembled under the auspices OF that party
II accepts the full responsibility of ali the
provisions of that sConstitusiou. and claims
that in the changes and reforms ia. the organ
&c law which they present !, the safety of the
State, the liberty of the Citizen and the PROS
perity of the people have been guarded with
an anxious care mt only inspired by the
time. honpred principles of constitutional gov
eminent. but suggested by 2 history 81 wrong
perpetrated and outrage too recent TO need
special repetition. ~ = s5fRe1 - .'.71' n
It is MT practicable Within the limits Of
this address to discuss, the various changes.
which careful Determination, IL the ,es i Of The
new Constitution will discover. 1t NAV be
enough tosay that economy 10 the expenditure
ni the public money and purity in the adj,
mlnlstration. Of Office is secured by The strong
est provisions ~. that absolute independepce is
snaranteed to the Judiciary; and the courts of
the State are rescued from the interference or
control ct partisan majorit.es; that the duties
OF the Legislature are simplifed and discnez
nec ..p from me mass OF Persnnnl and srecinl
,ee,s anon wh'ch mas overloaded the statute
"',' '"a' system 2! potniar edncatinn
i"o zen H' mao Perpetual and placed under
, "e iJr a""s su'r"'ahsh'p or the State and
t''a' great ,mnea,ment to Immigration IL
overcome owe, hv system OF land law which will
~ "ue 'i.ne remove remove the mixed and tangled
N'"S e"''a rasSea the state.
!" a"p t"h !" 'hese anu by n" means the least
'r"r.an. 81 .he changes effected by the new
I" "" ~ It's peremrfnry fnrhiding OF
'"e t'' t'cai yes, earns ana acknowledgements
@", . nnnressed our pe"pie and disgraced the
''at s "" ~" ."e continuance of Radical as
c -. rms enumeration 81 certain
~ cnarSet' r's' 1 az the proposed
.'>1 c"'."' 't Is nor necessary t" add discus
s,. u: ""tfs "heh VIII md their best ex>
~ c"".'",e'h2 mem directly with
Nv. lug ''"S,S,.''s 81 me existing C"nstituti"u
8
VIZ .s''e tnp democrats ana G"nserv t,vcs of
', ~. S'a'". y" mat contrast we challenge the
a'''eu factions "h'ch oppose ns.
THE PARKERsBuRG CONVENTION
assembled upon the 3tIth IF Nav l.s, =. d.
diepce to the call of the Executive Com,,;,,eo
and in accordance with we'll e,.,h,;,h.a -
'lsages. It was the largest. fullest and most
thoroughly representative assemll,oe of d.lo
gates ever held in the State .Irs del;hor.
tions we're marked nv cahmuess fr.tarn;,r
and an earnast desire to aaont sncb evnro:s'
ions of principle and nominate s,cb o.n,,;
dates as would commend ,hemsoI,o. ~ a..
people of the State. N.t,in,, c,,l,, ho,t.;
or freer than iss action Ono ,hn,s...,a 80.
resentative West Vir.iniaps we're in oo,aoi,
Every coin,y. save one was renreso,,.,a 800.
"f them hy unusually large deleu tions r.,
fact, in many instances, M. merely deleoates
specially selected, but tho entire Democra,ic
and Conservative rar,y of H.. connties wero
accredited to that body -
Thus constituted, the delegates from every
section and locality proceeded to the perform,
ance of the duties for which thev bna c;,,,o
together. The tesolutions adonted withou,
dissent. are familiar t, Won. The c,na,;.,.s
selected are all we'll known. They need no
words ct eulngy or confederation, For rho
offic Of Governor hut sinyl. mama v,s ~,
sen'ed- that Of JnhnsonN. Camden. of Wood
a man whnse services to the n.,tv ,ro v.1l
known. and had we'll deserved this lrecoyui,
ton. His nomination was made Unanimous
by the enthusiastic acclamrtion. of d thou sand
v"ices, with no uttered word Of pro,sst - r.-
monstrance ..' ;,
But the accord and unanimit, 80 m,rled
in the Cnnvent,on at Parkersbure have At la,
ben broken. The voice IF dissent con,es
from no organization of Democra,s or Con.
servatives. Uttered in adv.nc. in ,ho IA
cal Convention 1T Grafton, a, the i,,.t,nce oe
the willy and crafty managers of thai p,r,v Il
has found ts responsive echo in the self,b
and disappointed ambition Of a s;n,l. No.,