The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-03-06
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.
CnARLEsrOy, Mprch 81, 1919

rad with interest The disposition you
manifest towards the Legislature in its ar
dnous duties is 10 such striking couirast
with few articles that have recently az
pe-rol in the Wheeling R'gister 1t Is
quite refreshing to observe your manly
and generou. course. Like faith.u'
sentinel on the walch.towcr, yCucbarncter
ice 10 appropriate terms the shameful der
ELECTION of duty on the part Of some of our
own journals, as wellas the unfairnes of
Radical papers in seeking to manufacture
political capital out Of the cmbarassmonts
unfortunately attending Legislation under
tie new constitution. The course Of these
opposition journals is not so much to be
wondered at, aud il they did not indulge in
such iudiscrimiuatc aud wholesale crit
cisms upon the action Of the Legislature,
We might venture to express our admira'
ton Of their oarncslnes' Of purpose IN en-
leavoring to regain their party asccDden'
cy.
These lissensions 10 our own ranks are
we'll calculated to inspire our ad'csnrIc'
with renewed courage, causing them to
assume, as it were, tho offensive, and lead
on their unbrokcn columns against party
which We are sorry to confess, has too
many straggers, composed Of men who
are ever doubling and finding fault because
they have, probably, heard some man say
that he had recently been to Charleston
aud seen two or three members Of the Leg
stature drunk, or some Radical had dem
onstralcd to their entire satisfaction the
utter iucompetcucy of that body to dis
charge the trust rcposcd in it, as it it is
anything cc,y unusual to see some men
drunk, or for Radicals, (oosaged 10 what
they conceive to be Legitimate warTare) to
assail the Democratic party whenever an
opportunity presents itself, The Demo
cratic and Conservative party should close
up its ranks, and bear in mind that it has
been but a short time since persecution
aud oppression held high carnival in this
State, when adversely made brothers OF US
all who we're DESTROYS of breaking up that
reign of terror. So, now that We are in
power, let us see to it that we do not stuI'.
ify ourselves by INDUCING in Improbable
wrangIiugs in our own household
We do not presume that these Lcgi'a-
tors arrogate to themselves all that is per-
feet, or like the Pharisce, boast tha, they
are better than other men but they very
Justly claim for themselves honesty ofPur
pose in striving to enact such laws as may
conducC to the public good. Not ouly
the public interests, but their own private
interests demand that they should complete
their work as speedily as POssibIe-say
nothing of the very anxious desire felt by
many to be at home with their families -
In view Of the many conflicting opinions
in dclibcrative body, it ouly requires
moments reflection to perceive, that max
iug laws cannot under the most favorable
circumstances be otherwise than SLOW; and
this reasoning applies with peculiar force
to this session. as members not only differ
in their construction of the Constitution,
but differ more widely still in the enact,
mout Of laws rendered necessary by that
instrument. This is no fault IN the con-
slturion, which We claim to be nearly per.
feet, bat is attributable to the obtusc minds
of some upon whom nature has not been
so lavish Of her gifts,
As you are in receipt of the daily Corr
Ter aud keep posted in the proceedings of
The Legislature, it is unnecessary to write
much more upon that subject, get you will
pardon me for stating that the Road Bill
over which some correspondent in the Ma
son County Jouroal went of baIf.cockcd
in ct Of frenzy, has not become law,
and will not in its present shape.
A jury law has at last, been agreed up
on by a conference committee Of tue two
Houses. aud though it is not exactly what
we desired, still it will be entirely com'
petent under its provisions for the County
Court to render it satisfactory to all.
A Bill has passed the Senate providing
that when from any cause, the Judge Of a
Circuit Court shall fail to attend on the
first day of Court, the Attorneys of TIL,