The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-27

them and then 10 provide no means TO
pay them for their services.
/ will make special communication
10 you In relation TO the Public Debt OF
Vlrgiuis, and also the Public Printing
TIE POWER OF APPOINTMENT.
Soon after your adjournment the
Board OF Public Works in the exercise
of the authority conferred By an act
passed April |. 1878. ertled. "An Act
TO amend and re,enact sections two, six,
seyeu. fourteen aud nineteen OF chapter
one hundred sud siKty-three OF the Code
OF West Virginia" appointed a, SUPER
ntendsnt OF the Peuilentiary. For
reasons stated in my message to you. IN
returning without my approval, the
bIIl 10 relation 10 the Hospital for the
Inssne. l WAS Of the firm conviction
that the power TO appoint this officer.
and others OF similar kind, was vested
by the Constitution in the Governor. aud
therefore that the appointment by the
Board OF Public Works was illegal and
void. i therefore instructed Mr.. Shall
cross. who was then the Superintendent
oi the Penitentiary, to retain his office
until he received further orders from
me. Thereupon legal proceedings were
instituted by Mr.. Bridges, the
person appointed by the Board OF
Public Works, 10 compel Mr.. Shall-
cross to surrender to him the said Office.
Able council were retained on both
sides. The case was heard aud deter
mined by tie Supreme Court OF APP
peals at its session in Wheeling in July.
aud judgement was rendered ousting
Mr.. Shsllcross from office, and induct-
ing Mr.. Bridges. Although my con.
viclions on the important question in
volved remained unchanged, with the
view OF avoiding o conflict OF authority
which in some OF our sister States has
produced discord, strife and confusion.
| instructed Mr.. ShallGross to obey the
judgmen. OF the Court, without stop
ping to inquire too nicely as to the
rights OF the Executive Department as
an independent and coordinate branch
Of the government.
The State was steadily advancing
in material wealth; the progress made
in the different branches oil business
though not rapid, WAS healthy; the
towns increased in population and
trade; new farms were opened up, aud
old ones better cultivated; new manu-
featuring establishments were started.
and old ones extended their operations
and all made satisfactory returns for
the investments OF capital; the forest
and mine contributed their full shar.
to the general wealth, and the laborer
received better compensation FOR his
services than in the times past. Dur
Irg the pat season the earth has yield
ell her fruits abuudantly as q reward
tor the patient industry of the farmer.
aud the people have and ample supply
of the uecessaries Of lie. The State
was Iairly on the high road TO prosperl-
ty. But recently in the financial CEN
ters OF the country crash came, bring.
ing ruin upon many directly concerned,
aud bOding disaster to business interests
in the remotest parts OF the country
and our people have not es-
capped it's blghting influence.
Many products remain IN the hands OF
lhe producer uusold, owing to the srri-
ous check which trade has received,
aud all iUteres,s are somewhat affected
But II il a most gratifying fact that no
bank or banking institution or large
manufacturing establishment in the
State has go far been compelled TO Weld
to the pressure, which all must more or
.ess have felt And | earnestly hope
that the storm may soon pass away
Let every good citizen in times ike
these, remember that bis own interests
indlssolubly bound up with that OF the
community, and that in general
deterioration o! yalues, he must slso
suffer loss then let him lend helping
naLd a. he can to bis neigbbors; and
Iet 10 laborer be discharged from em
ployment il poss bic, although bis labor
may not be ~ rcmunerslive As il wss,
and the hsrdshipa Of financial cris..
which our people had no agency in
bringing about. will be greatly miti-
gated.
In looking back over our condition
during the pact year, we have great
reason Tor tbsnk'ulness 10 the Giver Of
all good gins for the many blessing
which We have received At His hand.
JOHN J. JAc1B.