The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-15
THE WAR on GOV. JACOB.

His Appointing Power Under the
observation-disclosures OF the
Question by Hon. VIM. G. Brown,
of Preston.
The following are the remarks OF Mr..
Brown made In Committee of the Whole,
On the 9Th OF March, on the bill proVid-
Ing for the appointment OF the Supervi-
sor OF Public Buildings and Grounds:
Mr. Brown said during the morning
session while arguing the Constitution
question of who had the rightlul power
Of making appointment to office, he pre-.
dicled the danger Of getting up storm
in q leu. pot, all Of which had been fully
realized. No sooner did the House IN.
dictate by a vote that the appointing
power constItuuonally belonged 10 the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, than the sensitive
and sensible gentleman from Putnam
sprang 10 his feet, and with his com.
manding voice proclaimed danger ahead,
the Democratic party demoralized, going
10 the devil where 1t ought to go, II It
handed over the appointing power to It's
enemies." A deep sensation was imme-
d!ately manifested throughout the whole
House and the crowd from the
other end Of the capitol and
the outside pressure generally crowd
ed to the hall; whispering and earnest
coulabs were going on In every part oil
the house. It was plain TO be seen that
the leaders IN the hostile movement
against the Governor felt that they were
whipped on the constitutional argument,
and that they were flying from the disas-
trous field 10 Eight the battle over on
party grounds. The party lash was APP
piled most numerically, and indications
that lie sting, aided by Outside pressure,
had produced tho desired effect, he Mr..
By regretted 10 see the noble member
from PocahontaS bending TO the storm,
That gentleman seemed 10 fear that Gov.
Bureman or some other political monster
would revisit and Cypress the noble peo.
pie Of his county. Mr.. Brown assured
his friend that neither he nor his people
would be troubled by Gov. Foreman or
his ghost, and that he need not change
his vote on that account
But said Mr.. Brown, tho course pursu.
cd by tie gentleman from Ohio, Mir. Dav.
export was still astonishing, that gentle.
man was one OF tho most talented and
active young men Of tho House, and he
hoped an honorable career awaited him
10 future Lille But why he should en-.
deavor 10 STIR up the sad recollectlons Of
all the strife, suffering and angry feelings
produced by the late war he could not
iell; why he should refer to the prisons,
and murders, and horrors generally, OF
which We all know too much, and which,
all good men should try 10 forget II the
STRIFE Is 10 be renewed, and elimination
and re.crlmInatlon to DO INDUCED In,
there were two sides to the question.
Mr.. Brown said whilst no and his
colleagues, who were elected, by tho peo'
pie ofWest Virginia, under the restored
government, 10 represent them In Con
Cress, and Try TO procure the new State
Tue convention at Richmond, calling
themselves Democrats, passed ordinances
declaring him and his colleagues pub
lie enimes, con6scatiDg all their prop
Crty, declaring them guilty oI
high treason and authorizing the military
OF civil authorities of the State to arrest
them and carry them TO Richmond to bt
tried in the Circuit Court Of that city, and
then to be executed as common ielons
And Tor what? because they, in obedience
10 the will Of their constituents, were
earnestly lAborlng TO create the noble
State Of West Virginia, at whose shrine
We are all now offering incense. Some
gentlemen now holding high and lucra'
tive offices In the State were members oil
the convention when those ordinances
were passed, and for anything he knew,
those ordinances were unrepealed. But
Il would require q book TO enumCrate
all the cruel laws, actions, and conduct O
The parties In our recent lraternal war
and II gave him pain 10 reIer to any
Of them. He said he regretted that
gentlemen had found It necessary tC
Iesureot the horrid scenes Of the past; he
lad hoped they had gone to the tombs oil
Capulels, there 10 sleep forever he
had forgiven - long since forgiven
al Offenders on both sides and
when he once held out The
hand Of friendship he was the last TO TAKE
II back. he had been ever since the sur
render Of General Lee endeayoring By
oil the means In his power to product
peace and good will among his country
men Nall parties, he had wiped out from
us heart and as far as possible from mis-
memory every unkind feeling he might
ever have had against any living soul fol
tae part they took In the late war, -hC
hoW stood purely on the peace establish
asnL Ar, Brown here read the 9Th sec