The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-01
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n% sample Of Democratic
iaa,.,ituIion TiulLcring-An ln-
I",,,,,rmt which Means Any
N I,," or Nothing - lmpcOCh-
In ,,1 Of the state Treasurer
and auditor.
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WHEELING, W. Va, November "a.
TINA. p,.t week has been busy one in
wheeling, which is now the capital Of
,r' VIRGINIA. The legislature as
N'iil,I brfc two weeks ago to-day, in
l En,o,I session, and since then the
~ nl,'rrltfr politicians, tricksters and
LFI,en,krr, have been busy, The
'1'," ", .e,,ion Of the Legislature was
'gj necessary by the Ring DemoGra-
l'' D match up their botched legislation
.tl.twintef,
,, r Inn, power in West Virginia. The
,4-' NAVE va. a Constitutional COnyen-
a',, TLish cost the State about 10000,
NI' ,Grn,w Constitution bids fair to be
, '.'' ,oip OF is trainers. Notwithstand-
49," IN, llft that the war was raging al
w., at mIr doors when the original Con-
.;n',ion Of West Virginia was framed,
,E,,Jornncnl was a lar better one than
, ,,,, framed by the Democracy in times OF
. ,DI' The present Constitution Is
~..J mass Of gencralitics; nothing
'n,Tdr and nothing calculated to meet
,T,wlnt oil the people. Under the pres
' ~; corIiml5n we held the double Con-
,.,n,..iopaI elections, and double delega-
IAN. appeared in Congress demanding
'.,,. in die National Councils. Next we
hal the lrnitcnliary imbroglio in
"l avn State, in which the ilrmness
,nj Irci.ion oi Governor Jacob (who
Z an anti.ring Democracy alone pre-
,.o,ed bloodshed. Next came the
,nabblc a. to who had control Of the
,ar buildings, archives, etc, the Gov
.tngr Of the State or the janitor Of the
binding. The Supreme Court OF the
State decided in favor OF the ianitor, and
he had all the public property insured.
Tbeacnme the question as to whether the
;late Public Printer could charge and get
IN the money he wanted from the State
Treasury Under the present admirable
Constitution the Governor was powerIess,
and itis said the State lost near forty
thousand dollars. Then came the squab'
Mo over the removal Of the capital from
Charleston to this city, The Conslitu.
lion wls again found defective, and de.
,ycd matter. about six months. Then
clme the question Of filling vacancies in
the supreme Court, one Of the iudg-
9, having died The seat Is still
vacant no provision being made in
the Democratic Constitution for any
mri emergency. But nor comes The Tug,
The state Treasurer and Auditor were
lat winter arraignCd for improper man
l.emenl Of the State moneys. The al.
burned session Of the Legislature was to
receive the report Of the Board OF Man.
agcts Of the impeachment. For the past
week the war ol words has waged inCes-
sanity in the House. The committee re.
ported in favor Of impeachment, but an
attempt is now being made by the ring
Democracy tOsliIle hematter, and smoth-
er tle whole affair before 1t reaches the
Senate, The whole Democratic force OF
the State is here. We have the two Uni
ted States senator's, two Of the three Con-
src.smcn, and u host OF able men from
parts Of the State, ne we'll as the usual
number Of hangers OH found on such &C.
ca.on', ThCSmte Democratic Executive
Committee has been convened.
The present Constitution OF the State
provides lot biennial sessions Of the
legislature. So far, under Democratic
rule, We have had "bi.annuap sessions.
West Virginia is n glorious State; her
mountains and valleys are teeming with
wealth, and before many years tho hidden
treasures will he brought ont by the
rapidly Increasing population. II the
State can only rid herself Of the nefarious
ring who have controlled her councils
and fIched from her treasury for the past
years, bright and glorious future awaits
her. West VIRGINIA,