The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-25

stricken out +; this will remove all am
biguity. ,,--
An act passed December e6, 1878.
declared that .,no other or further en-.
rollment Of the militia shall DO made.p
Therefore no enrolment has been made
during the past year. BY an act
passed February is, 1871, the general
superintendent Of free schools was
made en.of;eio adiusant. general and
auartermaster. general. And ibis ACT
has not been repealed. But The pros.
chi STATE snperintendent Of fec schools
has declined 10 discharge the duties Of
these Offices for the reason tha, they are
Incompatible With he tenure q 10
Office to which he was elected! Tho
result Is that the whole militia system
ofthe State has become disoreanizcd.
Among the powers granted b Congress
in tho Constitution oithe United States
Is ono so provide for organizing ARM
ing and discipllnipe The militia In
tho execution Of this power Congress.
BY an act approved MAY s. l792, re-.
quirod that the militia Of the several
States should 30 enrolled. and that "a
adjutapt. general should 30 appointed
in each state. By subscauNent act.
that Of March Q. 1903. q oanrterma.ter.
general for each State was provided for.
These acts,of Congress are stiIl IN force.
and as they arc sanctioned BY The Con.
slitution there seems 10 b no discre.
ton lefs with tho States as 10 tho en-.
rollment Of the militia, or lie appoint
ment Of officers mentioned. L trust
therefore that Il will be YOUR pleasure
70 provide for the enrolment. Of the
militia, and the appointment Of an adj
lutans'gensral and qlatt.e,n!asser-gea-
stai and that the ieglslalioa o. the.
State may thus be inshafmony with tho
volunteer companies in the State fully
organised, armed and equipped, and
they arc both in Wheeling. Tho
members Of these volunteer companies
are subject tolconsiderable expense In
tbe purchase OF uniforms and in rent
81 halls, and as they are organized for
The benefit Of the State, the officers
think the State ought to contribute
something to aid them /; aud their
claim 10 90. unreasonable. "A company
Is in process Of organization at Pied
mont, therefore recommend thatan
appropriation Of two hundred dollars DO
made to each Of the three volunteer
companies referred to, to DO expended
under the direction Of The Governor.
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Our valuable mineral deposits ara
becoming widely kpovp; tbev have
attracted the attention Of SONS Of ths
leading capitalists Of other States. AMI
also Of England, many Of whom have
visited tho State With thc view 10 H..
vcs'ment. Bas unfortunately, when
they come we have comparatively little
authentic Information TO communicate
70 them Our people are, in The main.
Ignorant o. our true resources, and
this sometimes leads to an eIaggera-
ton ottheir extent, or onthe 0 her
band. 70 u depreciation Of their value.
Some otonr moro enterptidng citizens
have had local Investigations aud ex-
aninalions made, batthcse, even when
made BY men OF the highest scientific
character, arc neither as reliable nor
o. satisfactory Us q general survey.
We need a general examination flour
geological strata and mineral forma-
tioas whsn this has been done local
Investigations can DO made intelligent
y and with advantage. j therefore
think would DO highly conducive 70
the public interests to haye q general
geological survey made under State
authority.
Adhering toths doctrine that tho
general government. should mol assume
powers belonging exclusively 10 Tho
States Of TIC Union, aud that tic States
should not in..rmeidle with questions
over whichthe general governmental,
exclusive Jurisdiction, / have ID former
messages carefully RETAINED from Tho
discussion Of matters pertaining to Fed.
eral affairs, or TO affairs Affecting other
States. But in the light Ofreceat s1-