The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-14

ing from ten TO fifteen thousand, and thi
variance intentionally made a. announce
publicly by some Of the tfamGrs Of the Ia
Htrument for the perpetuation OF part,
supremacy. II might seem strange II
were 10 announce that under the pro,
visions Of the present Constitution sever
members Of this Senate, which consists o
twenty.four members, may, 90 far as tht
Senate can do 30, pass 0 law. Yet sucl
10 the case, and this q Q part Of the sys-
tenn OF representation 90 frequently re-
terred 10 In the instrument ibelf.f The
Both section Of article 9 prevents the State
and Of course any corporation representing
the State, from being. sued. What 4
pity the section hadn't Included Tie pub.
lie printers atleaSt until after lie election
Of q United States Senator. It would
have relieved many members Of learning
the withdrawing" business. The at
tempt In the 4eth section OF this same
chapter pretends to do justice In making
provision for homestead; but how easily
may be made the instrument Of fraud
and rascality;A For example: A desires 10
purohaHes farm but cannot complete the
contract until the money isEpaid down.
He goes TO friend and borroWs ono
thousand dollars, gives his bonds, payable
one, two and three years, pays the pur-
chase money for the farm and the next
day after recording bis title, takes the ben.
eff lOt the shomestead. Who PAYS The
bonds that are held BY his former friend 4
Shall refer 10 the chapter on Execu-
tive power? The construction given
TO the provisions Of this chapter BY a
majority Of this BODY would have been
very different, If different person had
held the gubernatorial chair. The plea
Of the party necessity again bends the
provisions Of the Constitution, and al.
though esubyersiYe Of good government
under the plea, It yields TO the pressure
broughtto bear, upon IT, The chapter on
the judiciary merits an hour, and / have
but moment TO give it. The Supreme
Court Of Appeals is an anomly 10 the
number composing 1t, The Circuit Court
should meet three times In the year, and
the number Of circuits be Increased, thus
we would be enabled to blot out the
grandest humbug Of modern times, the
County Court. lmpracticable, expensive,
and soon 10 become perpetually In session.
1t Is buflesque on the name Of q court
Of JUSTICE Tam notified that have but
two minutes more, Mr., President, stood
here in the place / now occupy, three
years ago, and protested against the call
ing OF convention, not because Thought
the then existing constitution was perfect
but because l feared, as I then stated,
that the hour Of party triumph, when the
passions run high, was NO time to take
action that was to stand the test In the
cruciblei of returning reason, and that In \
90 important . step, IN 90 important an
epoch Sol our history, reason should be
permitted to take the place Of partisan
hatred and prejudice. l plead for time,
but, sir, the manipulations OF an impa.
tent public printer, aided by the rulings |
Of his accomplish, the than President Of
the Senate, the bill 10 call the convention |
was passed through, and with It's passage
there opened a pandora box that has well |
nigh paralized every industry OF the
State; has depleted our treasury by rea-
son of public plumber; has resulted In |
legislation of the most pernicious
character and brought about perfect con.
fusion throughout the State; has increased
the number of officers, also the pay OF the
same, has failed to provide for repairing
the roads, and thus cut of the farmer from
these and other blessings are the
result Of new Constitution. All, that q
lew might gain, while the many are com.
pelledSto pay for the luxury. ] desire to-
enter this my protest against enduring
juch, a calamity longer. than the next reg.
llar election, when by the adoption OF this
amendment We will be forever tree from
The yoke Of oppression that ere long will
be riveted upon us, and which the longer
we bear in silence the stronger will Il
bind. I ask this Senate to let the people
relieve themselves by permitting them to
vote upon the amendment. / demand It
ID, the name ioi on outraged and tar bur.
Tened people, Will you refuse them the
.ight to express their choice3