The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-02
THE PERMANENT SEAT.
Matters aud Things as They Look TO
80 an Outsider. Sa.. p
The Great Flag Question see Ward ,
the Medicine Man, and His Stu.
pendOus Views.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial.
CHARLESTON, January 90, 1872.
PEGGING AWAY.

| SuAhLholoNI JauuaS 80 AO'S'
PEGGTNG AWAY.
The sessions OF the Constitutional Con.
vention begin at $50 p. NJ, each day. That
Is an excellent hour for ihe meeting Of
a delibcrative body, as it is 80 natural for
man 10 feel keen and spry just alter
eating a hearty dinner. 800
The only question of interest up ycster-
day was the flag question, and that had
nothing to do with the making OF q con.
stitutiOn. Mr.. FarnswOrth offered rcso.
luton directing the SeTgeant.atarms to
have the flag OF the United States placed
upon the church roof over the cOnven-
tiOn.
The brilliant Mr.. Ward, proprietor of
Wards Magic Ointment and Scalp.wash,
moved to strike out "United States flag
and insert the alag OF the State Of West
Virginia" He no doubt thought that
would he big thing. Outside barbar.
ians, coming 10 Charleston and seeing the
great flag Of the great State Of West Vir
ginia Tapping over the Methodist Church,
with square towtr us large AS a achicken-
coop, and Il stove pipe run out VI each
window 10 hang more flags upon il neces.
sary, outside fellows, ] say, from Ohio
and New York and other little settlements
and outskirts Of civilization, would be
0vcrtaken with weakness Of knees and
sickness ol stomach ut tue sight. II the
Russian Duke himself could come here
hc would hear and tremble, and look
slckly about the mouth, on account Of the
possibility OF rupture between the Ma.
lion OF West Virginia and his own native
land. In such an event, the noble young
man, who lately SO distinguished himself
by killing bull calf and cutting of It's
tail, would have no place TO locate his
throne; Russia would he wiped out.
But these are gloomy thoughts, and
beg pardon of the gentle reader for allow
ing my melancholy disposition to run riot
in this matter, iniuring the appetites o.
such as read the Commercial before break
fast Mr.. Ward withdrew his amend
mcnt, and the terrible flag Of the State o.
West Virginia will not Immediately be
raised among tho Nations Of the earth.
Mr.. Farnsworth's resolution was then
taken up, and the flag OF the Union givcr
| Pi"S. uPoi tnC vi vi IuC SuulCu ny
vote Of 90 TO 8, Messrs. Armstrong, Boggs
Campbell, Maslin aud MolTet voting
against It N.l ..l3N
Among the resolutions adopted wa.
one that the Committee on Bill OF Rights
&C., inquire into the propriety Of incorpo
rating in the Bill Of Rights the following
declaration: THAT all power is inherent
in the people, and all free governments
are founded on their authority, and insti
tuted for their peace, safety and happi
ness, and they have, at all times, righ
to alter, reform or abolish the government
insuch manner as they may think proper.
After this / hoped 10 see proposition
to incorporate the resolutions Of 1893, in
to the Constitution, but unfortunately tn
Convention adjourned without my hope
being realized, think the resolutions Q
179S sandwiched into the Constitution Q
West Virginia would be good hit
LINCOLN AND GRANT STICK.
To-day the Convention met at 2:S0p. NJ
the delegates looking sleepy and stupil
alter an old fashioned Virginia dinner
such as used to be served before tn