The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-02
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THO Renorted Injunction.

ton. we pEthulue hoWeNsE Hl9N suSh ~
injunction has been issued. SO far rs ii
effect IL concerned we are not aware tina
1t need have any effect whatever. 1t b
the opinion Of lawyers that Gov' jacobs
ought not to pay the slightest attention
To 1t, and It Is supposed by those who
ought to know that he will not. Why
should he? Iet us look into the matter
for n moment. The net removing the
Capital from Charleston Is not an enact
ment Of an ordinary character. In pass
ing such an net the Legislature did not
exercise any doubtful power. On the
contrary, the Constitution Of the State cx-
pressly provided, ~ II in contemplation
Of removal, that the seat Of government
shonld only be nj Charleston until other
wise provided by law. The exact Ian
guage Of Sec, 20, Of Article VI, Of the
Constitution il as follows:
t'The Seat Of Government shall be at
Charleston until otherwise provide by
law"
We alluded to this language Of the
Constitution few days since and took oc.
casiOn to contrast II with the language of
the former Constitution, which WAS Us fol-
lows:
"rhe Seat Of Government shall bs at
Wheeling, until permanent sea' oil
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This language was supposed prior 70
the adoption ol tho new Constitution /"
Ilx the seat oil government permanently
a! Charleston so lar as res"r"s 'ne Po%sf ,S'
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over 70 the l'esS'"'ure'
wOuldbeIastrange and unprecedented
circumstance In the history ol this co''h'
try II itshOuld turn out Tint there was
one State Of the Union where the people
had not absolute power over the location
Of their Capital. Capitals have been Ire
qnently changed In the various states
The power todo 80 has neyerpeell called
in question. why should West virginia
rise up In these last days and undertake
toprohibit the exercise oi such power
There Is really M Important col'sluera
tlon (ontside of the matter III lSS'ie) con
nected with thl" exercise OIL one.ma'
power on the part oI the Juuge o' 'n'
Ninth Circuit to which attention SI'ol''
be directed, ahd u "a ms! lhere are NM
Circuit Judges IN the state Oh west VIZ
ginia, ani 1t Is llllIe possible Una. u
times they are not unanimous III 'hel'
opinions touching the validity oil cer'al'
laws passed by the Legislature once j
Ia Understood that anybody VINO mas ~
ax to grind can obtain an lh)nhc''o" ron
some one oil these Judges anu mus Oloc'
the operations "l any gwen law' 'h'
scope OF the Legislative depart
ment oil the Government becomes eS'
ceedlngly limited, ana Tue Juuleiary
Of the State virtually u7nrpS It's place
Two or three years ago the people oil New
York had an incubus OF this sort fastened
upon them. There was q certain JnuE'
Carloza, who was the handy man ol Jay
Gould and Jim Fisk, who was Away
ready to issue or dissolve. an Injunction u
the interest Of these two robbers "nc
plnnderers Of the Eric road For u long
time lie was fastened upon The people Dy
the power ot the Infamous ring, oil which
he was The tool, "s lirmIy as the oId Man
ol the Sea was fastened upon the neck oI
sinbad. But at last the people rose III
their might and sent men to Albany who
impeqelled and expelled him from Office
And thus Tie first grand prerequisite
towards oyerLhrowihg tic power Of tic
Erie ring was accomplished, CardoSa
Sickenel and died, Jim Fisk was shot, and
Gould was forced to dissotge about nine
millions Of dollars
Wien The Capital question was pend
Ing before Governor jacob, l'e dlu moi
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