The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-08-27
Lawycrs' Constitution.

Lawyers Constitution.
The cry against the present Con-
stitution is tina. il was made by the
lawyers, and that it is alawyers Con-
stitution. II is true that the con-
yention that framed the Constitution
was composed Of some of the ahlest
lawyers in the State, together with
men Of all professions,
When the Constitution was sub.
United for ratification to the voters
Iof The State, then was tho time to
Ehave voted down the lawyers Com
stitution, and not wait until nov
and try by an amendment to effect
what the Legislature and the voters
can do under the present Constitu5
ton. The last Legislature was COM.
posed, by large majority, Of mem.
bers who were not lawyers, and
could have passed laws limiting the
jurisdiction Of county conrts, SO that,
lawyers would have found it unprofit.
able to attend them, and therefore
so much of "Othello's occupation
would have been gone" as the Legdt
Tender puts it. But it seems 10 US
that there are not Offices enough in
each county, under the present Con.
stitution, to please those who cry
out Lawyers Constitution" so'they
propose an amendment that creates
in each county, three Commissioners,
in addition to the Justices now au-
thorized by law, and they are such
Offices that lawyers do not want
| The Legal Tender says that we are
opposed to the amendment. That is
true, and before we get through pub
fishing the Sth article of the Consti-
tuition and the amendments propos-
ed, we think the mass of the voters
of our county will be convinced that
we are right in opposing it.-Fayettc
Enterprise.
Mr.. Justice Miller, one Of the
Judges of the United States Supreme
Court, and a member of the Electoral
Commission that seated Mr.. Hayes
n,odo nm axtroord;nory con fossinE
In speaking Of Mr.. Tilden at Block
Island in the presence ofseveral gen.
tlemen well known to the country,
ne saia' ne was erected S; ~ LOUISIANA o.
lhas Is ne gov eisns OF zen. ten 'n no. :,
mo more ac'ua! Vo'es CneFe Inan layes'
Inc question Mo- TILL as 70 wv, wn S MI
raves OF 9ir' ii1t tl n T1 oech eject
eo' turheu upon Tue E!eGSotal COM
MISSION ny d xoIe ot eisi1 70 seven
saSc I - y Ty VI 'iiae NsIte 70 hu !!1,
iofu d. iiayes' WI, justice MINER ne
yo.eu w ,, we elsn', no. VIII 1 VI,
seven! 'nousn sMo'h W ihlpaTsiaiiy
e t; , anu a"u co o. an cues
siohS :up'li'. . 70 tne commission !,
al, NM give d 'lue Juuglheh' sheFeon n
me lraua was cotSulhnlaIea ana lhe
l''iahousl tonhectea WIN IL e nv,
eohe inLo HISTORY, GuS none 9' lhs
elsn' WIZ con Pleseu slle ita4u, h"u
MI, eoi'oFss .lto !. I wv T 49, us'ioe
dcr.
H., r-,- ct-.,
-, non. FRANK u"'hFie, OF foin'
iteasan'! Hases 'he c.1y Inls morn morn
ing ing lor MS meme; per steamer Boone.
ms uelay IN NIT: GAEhfles return
was cansedsostehSioiy oy ms atten'
Ilon 10 matters OF business, out real,
y. py a disposition TO oe numbered
with the passengers ABOARD OF mat
popular steamer inc Boone Like
oEhefs VINO traverse inc waters OF
ONO ana hanawna, on board the
boo1e' Mr. Gutnfie Is lond IN his
words OF praise ooth as 10 the char
acIGf OF me vessel ana It's crew. &C
associates. prominent among whom
is our genial friend Howard Donally,
pre:.emlnence IN their respective
positions, and joins us in the excla-
nation, may the Boone long contlnne
to plough the waters OF the Ohio and