The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-31
THE STATE cAPlTAL,


Governor and other State officers are
now IN that city, prepared to admins
ter ibe government Of Ihs stste. n
soon rs they urs allowed TO do 80
II will be resullertel that certain
par,ies in Charleston induced a Aluri,
Relief Judge to grant N injunction re,
straipiug the removal u the archives
and other Stale property The Gov.
ern0r, however. ~ Chief Executive
officer Of the Sis,e. declared bis iuten
tion TO disregard the process, and made
oil preparations to remove the property
John i. Cole, State I.ibrufi4n. flrd all
answer to the injunction At lhr lat.
term Of the Circuit Cpprt Of KausEhu
county; aud after due psidpp,iun.
Judge Smith dissolved tho ipjdnciiou.
aud declared the removal net entirely
constitutional In reply toiha Charles.
ton lawyers, be alao decided that there
were no grounds for an appeal. and re.
fused 10 grant one when solicited 10 d.
so. THIS occurred np the day prsvi
Gus to the Que fixed BY law for thO re.
pOyal 81 The rapisl.
The Charleston lawyers, seeing ibp
last prop knocked away, "iouk new
tack" upd after bringing a greater
pressure TO bear upon Judge Smith
ihan was probably ever brought upon
any Judge in this State bclOrs. induced
hin to issue an order suspeudipg The
operation Of the Law for niue days, ip
order (ns they sid to give them time
topreparsthe necessary pap'r. and ap.
ply for au appeal TO one Of the judges
OF The Court OF Appeuls This Judge
Smith consented to dol and thu.
breughto on Conflict Of authority be.
tween the various departments Of gny.
ernment While acknowledging the
cOnsIitutiunalIty Of the law, aud deny.
lug M appeal, for lack Of sufficient
reasons. he kicked the fat in the fire.
by issuing process which he knew
was erroneous, aud which he was salts
fed would bring about anarchy aud
confusion in tie State.
The Governor proceeded to reno e
the State property from tie Capitol IL
the stenmboat, v6rreupon Judge Snith
arrested the pHrlits engaged in rcnoy
ing the boxes. and Unfinished to the
Governor that q like fate would swat
him IL ca.s he persisted Some sp ry
correspondence then passed betNern
the two fuuciiunaiies the Governor.
protesting in the name Of the people
agpius, this unwnrraurihle interference;
aud tile Judge insisting upon all Tie
world. aud especially The G"vrrnur.
respecting and ohcyiug the drcrces Of
bis Court Finally, discovering that
Judge Smith would enforce hts absurd
process by the aid Of . pose" the
Governor iurred over to the custody Ut
the Judge (hpvihg tirst tskvn an insen
tory tAereoi) the State property. aud
assured lin that inasmucli as he had
fOtCibly prevented its rrmoyal, he and
all concerped would be held strictly re.
spOnsible Tor its safe keeping, aud for
obsitupting the lay. Df course the
Executive. as III h, could have called
out tile militia and enforced the, law ;
and he Svlld have been ju.riiglin 81
dung; hut rather than bring about
bloOdshrd. the Governor entered the
protest Of the people, and turned over
The property as abuye stated The
yariOus State ufiietrs then embarked IN
the slcathbOpt,pnd proceeded 10 WHEEL.
ing, vh.re they nov are Suhse
qucnrly. Judge Moro. Of tho Court oi
Appeals, granted an appeal frotp tie
decision u Judge Smith llis.olying the
injunction; mud as tie Court Of Ap
prpls convents in whesliOr on The 81
ii June, the case will probably b. Gu.
ally disposed ofst ones. In tho mean.
time, We have two USpitals-ths n.
junctieniSts OF ChstlrMun have The
archives. and Wheeling. in conitmpla
iipn Of lsv decided to 10 cInslita.
tivual By . Charleston Judge. hps the
State. Gficsrs. But the Chnileston
Capital Is, busted for want ii the
constitutional officers; while nmhing
eau BE- done at Wheeling fur want nj
the books aud papers pertaining to the
various Offices
This disgraeell state Of affairs has
been autographed all over the c,untry (;
aud once again Nest yirrihia Is made
the "bdt" and laughing stock Of The
whole country The responsible y.
however. should be PUT whFre itpror.
erly belongs and |, is worth while for
tile people to consider the flci TINT any
Judge III tlis State appears to have
the power to suspend the entire opera.
ton, Of government. throw everything
into confusion. and chaos. and even in.
yolye US in bloodshcd and civil war
Here is law passed by the repre-.
seutativts Of the people the legi.la
tive Departmental due form II is
approved BY til. Executive department
Of government II Is decided to be
constitutional b. The Judicial depart.
n,eht Of tho government And vet, OF
the btbeft Of a few individuals il
Charleston, or for some o'hOr purpose.
Judge Smith perpeiuaisd n self'eop
tossed error. when he Knee that BY 81
doing hc would prteipimte the State
into . civil war. or, for time, Ut least,
tu.PeDd entirely the operations Of our
State gogefnmrnt.