The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-22


be greatly shortened when, by practical
demonstration, its evil effects are shown
out
The law throws around the citizen it's
broad shield of protection, and secures to
him the enjoyment OF life, liberty, proper
ty, character, and the legitimate means of
pursuing after and obtaining happiness and
safety; and in return exacts irom him the
performance Of those positive duties nece-.
sary TO the preservation of society, and an
abstinence from those deeds which destroy.
endanger or mar it 1t says to him in
plain and unmistakable language, You
must DO right, aud you must not do WRONG.
you must do those things which are COM
manded, and you must refrain from doing
those things which are prohibited" But
these, its solemn injunctions, are often dis
regarded, aud il has been found necessary
TO attach pains aud penalties to disobed-
ence Tbs. penalties. before they can he
enforced, have to be solemnly adjudged IN
the courts, after full, fair and impartial
trial. Before such trial can be had th,.
offending party must be accused, and his
case presented for consideration. To this
end our grand juries are instituted. and thu,
presentment OF oifenses made their leaal
duty. This accusing power must be LODGED
somewhere IN government and nowh ere.
IN my Judgment, could it be so safely in
trusted, as IN the grand juries OF the conn.
Try. II there was no person or tribunal 10
give information against offenders, then
what would he every body's business would
soon be nobody's business, and the good
man, m fear OF personal injury, would not
prevent the bad man, unless for some seri-
Gus injury to himself or property. Were
1t Entrusted to the Attorney Tor the State
to lille iniormations, there would be n race
between bad men to he informers ayainst
their better neighbors, and many ofIenses
would never be known in remote localitie-
unless through the despcable system of
secret detectives. But il is next TO impos-
s'o'e Tor crime to be committed and not be
made known to the grand jurIes, selected
~ they are from the various neiybbor-
hoods of the counties; and il would he
q"'e as impossible that malicious prose
cution could be instituted by them-tbeir
numbers are too great, they are from diff
'erent localities, and could not be easilv
packed They are to lie freeholders. men
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OF permanent interest in the country. and
TO he selected for their intelligence and
virtue All these things taken together
render fraudulent combination aluos, nm
impossibllity.
"ehtiemen owe much to society. far
more than they think. Man j. maJe for
society, society is his vital air. he owes to
1t his being and his well being; without il
he could not subsist Human iud.nc,-
dence, as a human fancy, is a f,ure of
speech ana has no existence in reality
Man generic man, meaning mankind. mr.
man Their great representative head or
man as creature OF human society. is tb.
"ooIest OF snbIunary creatures; he stands
erect G"d-like, sublime. next i'm suborji-
nation to the great creator OF all tbinys
having dominion over the fowls of the air
ana the beasts oil the field, the elements
obey him, the mighty ocean unbars its boz
som TO receive its ireighied barge. and the
winds wait 1t TO its destined port; water
dlsolves into steam and drives his Ayin,
car, aud the lightenings of heaven instant
~ Hash his messages round the globe bu,
isolate him aud cut him of nom the soci
ETY. aud assistance Of his fellows. and what
Is he The weakest, and most dependent
OF ali animals. Other animals so soon 81.
they are weaned can make their way
through the world, hut the child i far
many long years utterly helpless aud de-
pendent, aud owes even the preservation nj
Its lite to others; it Is totally lncapable or
taking care OF itself aud il termed AN in
iant for twenty-one years. aud tor that
long period il permitted 10 avoid its cop.
tracts, Tor supposed want Of CAPACITY: bu
even ~ manhood prime with alI the adj
vantages OF education received from Socje
ty, what would be- do cut of from the as-
sisance OF hi- frliuw-2 Gold AouIJ b. 81
dro-s in hi- possession unless be could cx.
change it Tor something bronght forth bv
other hands We're bee to lie tbousand
wears boz could not make The needle which
Jew. the button on hi. shirt If he could
acquire the know ledge 10 discover the ore.