The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-26

Il will cut the Democratic party in
twain moro eifectuslly than Sherman
broke the back bone OF the COniederacy
when his great army iloin the hill tops
viewed the Atlantic and exclaimed the
sea! the seal
We have to furnish laws for our County
and Circuit Courts. We have to provide
for chartering Railroad Companies,
which is forbidden by the Constitution.
We have TO pull the wool over the eyes OF
the people 50 as to increase their taxes to
meet the expenses Of the State, which Is
more than doubled. We have to give
the people good school law, which Is
contrary to the principles and interests Of
the Democratic party. We have to
make the County Courts US respectable
as It Is possible for them 10 be made,
which YOU know is an up hill business.
We have to inaugurate some device that
we can palm oil on the people and
make them think that we arc econo.
MIXING and reforming the government as
We pledged ourselves to do, We have
to satisfy the citizens of West Virginia
that the new Constitution, which was
made by and for lawyers, is better. than
the old one; and what is worse than oil,
we have TO make the laws Of the State
conform to the requirements Of this law
yers Constitution, which no mortals liV.
Ing or dead can do. We have various
other things TO do, and 1t Is high time
that were doing them. Here We have
been in session as a Legislative body
ninctY.five days, and all We have done
was TO draw from the Treasury Of the
State some $65O00. Yes, 1t might be
truly said that far better would 1t be now
for the Democratic party, il we had done
nothing ut all except draw our money.
We stole $4,000 from the State Tor a
Christmas spree. This turned nearly as
many thousand voters from us over TO the
Radical party. Wepasscd an oct reduce
ing the fees OF county officers down to
starvation rates, and those officers have
organized debating societies in nearly
every school district In the State TO dis
cuss the question whether 1t would not be
policy 10 send an organized band
Of these county officials down
here to the State capital and
mob the Legislature To say the
least, these officials are the working men
In the party, or have been heretofore
They are the men who succeeded in stuff
ing the Niger down enough solt-headed
Radicals throats TO turn the State over to
our party. We can't do without them,
and the last mothers son Of them are now
against US. We have passed an act re-
opening nearly all the civil suits in the
State that were decided while one Of the
parties to the suit were engaged in the re-
bellion. This will be feast for the law
yers, but 1t will be death 10 the people. II
will also drive away from our party all
that class Of men whose sympathies were
with the cause OF the Union during the
war and they cannot be blamed for going
We have struck out the word "loyaE
from all 'our statutes, which Is an open
insult to the Federal soldier who rtsked
his life in defence Of his country. We have
passed tax bill that will hang q curse
opon our names that generation can not
wipe out or effect. In short, VIC have
run the machine squarely in the ground,
and we are not here tonight to see If we
can'deVise ways and means to resurrect
the old carcass, and get enough life in 1t
to hold its excresences together until we
elect the next United State Senator, then
we can let 20 of the helm and let her
burst asunder on the rocks and reels
that are so plainly TO be seen ahead OF US
At this awful picture, this overwhelm-
ing exhibition, there must have been pro-
found silence. The more disCons olate
wanted to take the first train for home,
and let the Legislature adjourn itself sine
die, but OF course the unterrifed great
lights wanted to hang on Macdutt, and
curse the weak.minds that first cry
enough. So, a lengthy preamble setting
out the original design Of the Democratic
party, all Of which are now Incorporated
In the Republican party, was drawn up,
and thee or four comprehensive resolu-
tons added to it, and the thing as whole
was unanimously adopted, and the cav.
cuss" adjourned the bluest and sickest
and sorryest set OF men you ever saw.
Both the preambles and resolutions are
living lies, and will be SO construed. And
besides all that, tho people of West Va.
have about as much confidence In Demo
cratic resolutions as have respect for the
old delunct concern; viz, none.
HENRY.
CHARLESTON, February 81.
Correspondence OF the IntelligcncoT)
A Joint resolution has passed both
bodies authorizing the appointment Of
JOINT Committee, consisting ofthree mem.
bers of the House and two members oil
the Senate, to visit the Salt Sulphur
springs in Monroe county, and ascertain
and report to the Legislature:
l. Whether the buildings upon said
property are suitable for the caro- and
custody Of insane persons, and. what ex-
pense IN addition TO the purchase OF said
property, WILDE necessary in order to
render them fit and proper asylum for
insane persons,
II. That they inquire and report wheth.
er the locality Of said Springs be healthy
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