The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-04-26

both branches Of the Legislature from
this portion Of the State including the
two from Barbour county, would be
presented, but We confess our disap.
poiutueDt. The title Of the bill ex.
presses its import as clearly as words
can make il do so. THE 30th section
Of the 9th article Of the Constitution
says;
''So act hereafter passed sail embrace
more than one object, and that shall beer
pressed jn the title. But II any object shall
be embraced in 40 act, which Is not 50 q,
pressed, the act shall he void only rs 70 80
ipurb thereof ~ shall not be so expressed. y
The Court Of Appeals has decided
this question fully, that an scl having
an object not expressed 10 ilS title, is
void SI to such object; aud the title Of
this act being Eau act to remove the
scat Of government TEMPORARILY to
Wheeling" any other construction
than that given BY the plain meaning
Of the words is un.cpablc and pOnseu.
steal. But the wisdom of tho Plain.
dealer Is Of that peculiar kind which
may be deemed lranscendental. 1.-THE
title Of tho bill did not explicitly state
that the removal was TEMPORARY, there
might be some question about The
matter: but ina,much Us it does do so,
aud there i, nothing in the body vi The
bill 10 conflict Eith The title, il docs not
repair, u brilliant mind 10 comprehend
at glauCe the true intent Of tie bill,
rs expressed by its title. 1'ha "emct.
lug clause" Of y bill is in tie words
81 je it enacted by the Legislature Of
Wust Virginia " Nuw what conHcc
nou. remuls Or direct. this eau have
with tho subject at issue, We are moi
able to say. The loUg Legislative TX.
prrieuce Oi the editur OF tue Plain.
dealer, will. however, probably enable
hiul 10 shed light upon tue subject, aud
relieve Us from tie iguorauee under
winch We now labor in that regard =
But further. the bill i,sclf states ex.
plicitly that the removal is temporary,
In tue recital II appears that ccrtain
citizens Of Wheeling will do certain
things "should the seat Of government
he removed temporarily TO ~id city"
Aud in the first section Of The act the
seat Of government is removed 10
Wheeling. "unta hereafter aherpise
prOrt,ied by hs" Under the old
Constitution location was permanent;
but aader tbs present Constitution. the
Lcgislalurc is vested with supreme
power in the matter the word Jserml.
Rsat not being used at all in relation
to the Cupital.-lt is true that few
Pettifogglng lawyers, suen az Judges
Berkshire, Camden aud LoOmis, aud
Iicssrs. Bennett, Golf aud Scollin the
Senate Judge Stuart, and NIrssrs
Campbell, Carlilr, Fleming. Good,
Hutchinson, Ice, Jordan. Jackson.
llcEldowney. Pugb, Simpson aud
Weleli 10 the House, voted for the bill,
with the same understanding Of its
purport that we have expressed; but
they hadn't heard from the PIaiaiealer
at that time. Now that they see (wllen
they zee the Philippi lumiuary) how
much easier II is for one editor 10 know
more than IS members Of the Lrsisla.
ture, they will undoubtedly call 10 biz
Invaluable assistance before they ven.
ture 10 enact another statute.
"Tho members from this section Of
the State" thought they knew what
they were doing Two Of them we're
from Barbour county, and we can
certify to their good sense aud probi,y
aud IL they failed to sec the trap set
BY the Wheelingitcs, it was because
they had left behind them, near the
shades Of the beautiful Valley River.
The eminent gentleman who now charg.
es them with being either fools or
roguSs. They either didn't understand
the law Of the land (and were cOnsc.
quently uuGt for tho positions they
held) or they Joined hands with the
Radicals and sold out to Wheeling +"
That's what the Piaindeaier says.
Quit trying to be a demagOgue,
nni.LLa. Ill