The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-09

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CHARLESTON, Dec. 4, 1878. =
Special Correspondence Of the IntellIgenc:r.l 3,
THE .'sAN0" BILL.
have inadvertently omitted 10 notice
the passage Of the Woodcll Sang bill.ns
Ills now Il law, but was amended, so as
10 make il less Objectionable thanit was
Is originally introduced. Ii only applies
10 The counties OF Pocahontas, Webster
and Grcenbrier, and may be made ap-
pIicablc to any county in the State, ifso or.
'!rrcd by the County Courts. You may be
sure that it will never be ordered by any
county court. Logan is the greatest gin
,eps county in the State, andifthe coun.
Is court Of that romantic county would
sppIy the present "sapg law" to tho dig
gag Of ginseng within It's limits, the
sang digsins'" would lynch every one,
from the President down to page. II
would be sure death. And this Is only o
sample Of what would be done in Mercer,
Mcdowell, Wyoming, Boone, Cabell.
Wayne, and even In Kanawha. The
",,ngcrs"-whose number is Legion
would glory in executing every man who
would dare 10 raise his voice against
them. There are people in the counties
mined who make their living by digging
ginseng, and they are OF such q class
and character Us have but few moral re.
strctions upon them, and hence would
feel no computations OF conscience IN sus.
pending man 10 leaning tree until he
WAS three times dead, II he in any way
aidetl or Allotted the abridgcment OF their
rights and liberties.
The law, as passed, makes it not only
Unable otiense 10 dig ginseng on another
mans lands, but imprisonment also.
That is 10 say, il you find man guilty Of
irCspassiug in his search for "seng" roots,
you must fine him and imprison him also.
II is u very unjust law, and will bear
heavily upon very poor and helpless
class Of people. l have, however, dis
Cussed this question fully in preceding
letter, and will not reproduce 1t here.
AN OPEN CONFESSION.
Mr.. Knots, of Marion, is the frankest
man in the House Of Delegates. He
scarcely ever sugar. coats anything. He
might DO very properly termed "a plain
spoken man." You remember he moved on
adjournment OF the House lew days ago,
when they were cross firing at each
ether, until the thing sobered up" This
WAS, at the time, a very pertinent motion,
Knots Is always doing smart things, and
he never whips the devil around the
bush" about 1t. On yesterday he intro
duccd a bill that proposed 10 take slice
OF Of Monongalla county and fix It on to
Marion. The bill created a warm debate'
OF course tho Monongalia representation.
Mcssrs Price and Snyder, resisted the
movement vigorously. KNOTS was pushed
10 the wall as 10 the object Of the bill, and
HnOtts.likc, he owned up Ikea little man
aud "lCt tho cat out of the meal tub"
MY object" said he, sis to take one rep.
resGntative from Monongalia and make
Marion, which Is now doubtful, a reliable
Democratic county," His face Redeemed
up like an italian sunset, and he subsid.
ed iAStdnter. At that juncture sour
Democratic countenances were seen
in every portion Of the Hall,
and some claim that they heard them
CRATE their teeth like 0 wood rasp over a
soap gOurd. Just then they, no doubt,
elt like bleeding Knots with a handspike
OF chewing him up with sausage mill,
but they couldn't notch him, and besides
that the cat was out OF the bag" and the
OIllkllled. Such Is lie. i5s4Es -5.gl+
TURNING OVER THR NORMAL SCHOOLS.
There has been q hot time in the House
over on attempt to turn over tho Normal
Schools TO the counties In which they arc
located. As they now stand, 1t Is claimed
that they are local institutions, and II kept
Up, should be at the expense OF those re-
ceiving the benefits. Mr.. Bradford In q
speech On the bill warmly advocated tire
idea above suggested. lie said:
ii am opposed 10 the motion 10 reject
this bill and hope the bill will pass. What
are these Normal schoolsS Viewed In
Tue light OF the general school policy Of
our State, they are abnormal and alto
Sether local. They confer no benefits on
other counties, and their iavors extend for
aradjus of about four miles Immediately
around them. The people whom you
propose to benefit never receive any bene.
ttirom them. We would be led to think,
from the argument Of my friend from JET.
leFsOu, (Mr. ButcherO that VIC could not
get any teachers except through these
Normal schools, when VIC all know that
We had school teachers before they were
ever thought Of. Good ones, too. Much
better than we can get nova days. These
schools are Of no special benefit TO any
body, except TO the five or six counties ID
which they are situated. l want II I'M
dentood by this House that It Is not up
roofing or giving ALLOW to the free schoo
system. II will be the best blow evel
struck in their behalf. agree with my
friend from Preston, that the money giver
!aee Normal schools had better be givet
70 Tho common schools oil tho country, j
IaIs bill, turning them all over. 10 thu
counties, kills them, ! say let them die
and die the death OF the righteous"
:, Nearly every prominent member Of The
house had "a say" on the bill. Iappend
Flew very pointed remarks made by Mr.
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