The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-10


!. such attempts are not productive Of benef
cial results. Nor should the law be uni
0 terially changed. Alteration, especiall
!. Of the laws relating to property and pei
! sonal relations, should seldom be made
D and when necessary, they should be mad
Q with great caution. All Of the Statutes
: however, should be carefully revised an,
codihed. The revisots should be instruct
| ed 70 collect and reduce into one act, tn
i different acts which from similarity Of sui
ject, should be so arranged and ccnsolidat
: cd, TO divestthe acts offelundant phrases
and systematic them under proper titles
divisions and sections; 10 omit In the re
vision all such acts, or parts Of acts q
: shall have been repealed or rendered In
operative by subsequent legislation, Il
! designate such acts as should be repealed
and 70 suggest such new acts as such re
peal may render necessary, and general,
70 execute their duties In such manne
as to render the statute law Of the Stat
more compact, harmonious and intelllgi
bic. -
Should the work be entrusted TO q com
mission OF revisors, such compensation
should be provided for the members OF thu
commission, as will secure the services O
those best qualified for a work Of such
great importance. m
ORGANIZATION orA GILiTARYFoRcE.
Chapter 205, section |, Acts Of 1928 di
reeted that no further enrolment OF the
militia should be made, and since tliat
time the State has been without organized
militia. a.a..s Min N 20 = =
There are now fifteen volunteer comma.
nies-thirteen Of infantry, one OF artillery,
and one Of cavalry, organized, with the
exception Of one company, since March,
1877, under chapter % OF the Code, uni.
formed at their own expense, and well
armed and equipped. These companies
State. pr 0' VS.
Seven Of the companies have been Or
ganiLed into the First regiment OF yolun.
teers.
A thoroughly disciplined and well.
drilled military organization Is an essen
tial factor OF every well.regulated State
government to enable State to contrib
ute her quota oftroops to repel invasion,
70 suppress insurrection, and TO insure, at
all times, the prompt aud efficient execu.
ton Of the laws. Besides, an efficient mil
ttary organization In each State would
render unnecessary National army great.
or than may be required to project the
frontier, and to Constitute q nucleus around
which large force could be readily gath.
cred whenever II might be needed.
An examination Of the military systems
Of other States, together with the suppes.
tons OF those Of your own body who, as
officers and soldiers, have had military
experience, will enable YOU to devise 4
system which will secure the ORGANIZATION
o. compact, efficient, well.drilled body
OF soldiers, who can be easily called out
and relied on in every emergency, and
poses.
] have been furnished with several bills
Tor the organization Of the militia, pre-.
pared by gentlemen Of ability and exper
fence, and which will be laid before Won.
Al! arms and other ordnance stores TO
which this State was entitled from the
Federal Government at the beginning OF
this administration, or to which she has
since become entitled, have been received
aud used to arm and equip the volunteer
companies The quantity Of these stores.
and their distribution, are shown by Inc
Adjutant General in his report. n
PRESERVATION OF TnE PEACE,
During the night OF the 10th Of July.
1877, | was informed that tho engineers
and fremen Of the Baltimore ( Ohio Rail.
road Company had become dissatisfied
with the wages offered them, and had
ceased 70 work; that a large mob had As.
sembled at Martinsburg, where there wore
many trains loaded with freight, some Of
which consisted of live stock and nerisbn.
BILE goods, and that they would moi hermit
the trains to be moved-threatenin9 yio.
fence to persons and the destruction OF
property. Z! was applied to for aid to ena.
PIE the civil authorities to execute the
laws, and was also informed that rioters,
when arrested, were Immediately rescued
6y the mob. lat once telegraphed to Col.
Y. J. Faulkner, jr., aide de- CdmD. and re.
quested him to inform me rs 10 the iron.
PIE, aud bis reply confirmed the informa.
uon which ! had already received.
Colonel Faulkner had short time he.
fore organized a volunteer COMPANY,
which had been armed and eouipped. and
l instructed him TO aid, with his combnnv.
the civil authorities TO preserve the peace
70 execute the laws, and to protect from
interference and violence those who were
w!llingt to work in moving trains or other.
wise.
He endeavored promptly TO carry ont
these instructions. The next morning. as
traln was moving out from the depot,
one 81 the rioters attempted to stop it BY
displaGing a switch. The switch was be.
ing adjusted by one OF the volunteers,
when he was fired upon and wounded by
one Of the rioters. The fire was returned,
and a rtoter mortally wounded, This was
the only conflict which occurred in this
State during the period Of the disturbances.
Immediately after this occurrence,
Colonel Faulkner advised me that
MS iorce was too small TO cope
with the mob, who seemed 10 Be-
sustained BY the sympathy Of the
citizens, and ii troops were 10 be used. thew
should be sent from some other point; that
many members Of his company were rail.
road employees, in sympathy with the riot
ers, and could not be relied on. There
were then but two other companies in the
SthueT .VuS' W MueGlluRI commanded DIV
Captain lnow Colonel) w. w. Miller the
other at Moorefeld, commanded by Can.
tain ]. Chipley. l ordered Captain Miller
TO proceed at once with his company. to
Alartinsburg, and to report 10 the civil au-
thorltles, and gave to him instructions
similar to those which had been given to
Colonel Faulkner. Within two hours after
the order was received Captain Miller and
his command were On route TO Martinsburg.
l directed Colonel r, NJ. Delaplain aide az
camp, to accompany this force and to keep
me fully advised. ! also ordered Captain
Chipley TO repair with his company to
MartinSburH, but Us he was 4hirty.eipht
miles from the railroad and had vet TO be
supplied with arms, he did not reach Mar.
tinsbprg until the disturbance had been
suppressed. .a,5fR .5,li57! ID, ll,7i- M,
/ was informed by Colonel Delaplain, as
soon as he had examined the condition OF
affairs OF Martinsburg, that the force there
was entirely too small 10 suppress the riot
and that any attempt to do SO would be at
tended with disastrous results, ..'itsUa
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