The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-23
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expensive warfare for what they
claimed to be their rights. They
appealed to the highest authority in
our State. A decision has been rem
dered, and it is against US. The
Court, Judges Raymond, Hoffman
and Moore concurring) have decided
that the act removing the Capital
from Charleston to Wheeling, is con-
stitutional, valid and binding, and
that "a Judge of a Circuit Court in
vacation or 4 Court Of Equity had
not power or authority TO enjoin by
injunction John J. Jacob as citizen
or as Governor Of the State, or 9TH
or officer or officers, person or persons
acting under his authority as Cover,
nor of the State, or by his direction
in the execution of said act Of the
legislature, from removing from the
city of Charleston to the city Of
Wheeling the papers and movable
property in said act mentioned, until
the constitutionality and validity OF
said act was judicially determined,
although the bill prayingthc injunc-
ton alleged the unconstitutionality
of the act, the powers and duties
springing from said act and Of the
constitution being executive, and OF
such a nature that enjoining a Gov
ernor from executing said act was an
invasion by the Judiciary upon the
executive powers and duties" We
expected just such decision as has
been given by the Court, and believ-
ed it could not have been otherwise,
from expressions given by many
prominent and learned members OF
our Bar. We were bitterly opposed
to the agitation Of the question,
and the removal of the Capital from
Charleston to Wheeling, or to any
other point in the State, from the
fact that all Of the other public build
ings were located in the upper end Of
the State, and believed that justice
and fair-dealing demanded that the
third district should at least retain
the Capital. We had hoped that the
representatives of the people above,
would be magnanimous enough to let
the Capital remain where it had been
located-at Charleston; but 4 selfish
desire, with which all people are al
flicted, seemed to override their mag
nanimity and better judgment in the
Legislature last winter, and hence
the passage Of the act complained OF,
and which the Supreme Court has
decided adversely to us. While We
held and maintained this principle
as best we could, We have no reason
to doubt that the Court adjudicated
this case and announced their con-
illusions, correctly and justly, as it
has been fully settled by long line
OF decisions. We have full faith in
the ability, character, integrity and
purity Of the Judges of our Supreme
Court, and cannot sanction, but will
rcbuke the intimations thrown out
by some Of our papers that the de-
cision was reached through selfish
ness and their judgment biased by
locality; for we do not believe the
members OF the Court would be guilty
Of 4 dishonorable act.
We cannot, either, agree with the
Charleston Courier, that We should
now turn and sting our enemies.
An important State canvass is fast
approaching, and the Democracy is
hardly strong enough in the State
to allow divisions and 'dissensions
; in its ranks arising. from local eau.
SEES. All ATTEMPTS, 70 array the PEG.
pie of the ThirtDistyics against the
First and Second Districts should re,
ceive the frowns and condemnation
of all good wen. The movemen,
now put on foot by the Courier, il
it should develop any strength out
side of Kanawha county, (Which VIC
doubt would result in turning the
State over to the control of the Radi,
cal party at the. next election. Are
the Democrats Of the Third District,
prepared to do such thing by fol,
lowing the advice of such teachers?
Better that ten thousand Capitals be
removed from our District, than that
the Radical party should ever again
be placed in power, to rule over the
dcstinics OF West Virginia. -Four