Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-03-27
COMMUNICATED.

cit is fact perhaps not generally
known (bccause this too has been hushed
up) that the last Legislature appropriated
a vast sum of money TO pay the soldiers Ior
protecting this twenty millions of proper
tv (meaning the b. q o. X. K. property
which refuses to be taxed rs other prop
erty is taxed"
Now tins vast sum is simply the pay
of the regular army, which the law al
lows them (tbe soldiers) with interest
from the time it was due. Ii the legis-
lature had refused to make the appro-
priaton it would have failed to have
been just to the volunteer soldiers.
The constitution authorizes the Gov
ernor to call out the soldiers, and the
law requiring pay is obligatory, hence
the duty of the Legislature was plain.
The inference from "Junius state.
ment is that il he had been a member
he would not have voted to pay the
troops, who were simply obeying the
constituted authorities in the protection
Of property; forsoothe because in his
opinion all of the taxes upon the partic-
lar property had not been paid. Such
doctrine and law may suit "Junius
notions of what is just and right, but we
presume adiscerning people would think
otherwise. The bill was passed in the
Senate without dissenting voice and
with only one in the House.
What "Junius' can mean by the
statement "because this too has been
h,,Enl ,,,' L of Loo, 20
If be means that bill that was intro
duced in January, published to the
world, and under public discussion Of
ten and until the Sth of March, when
it was finally passed, published in the
Journals of both houses, published in
the acts and in the possession of every
Magistrate, Commonwealth Attorney,
Clerks and Judges in the State, (and in
"Junius'" possession too, if he chose to
pay for it or borrow it) given the same
publicity as every other Act passed by
the legislature, then it was "too hushcd
/ up.
| "Junius' again states although the
! Constitution expressly declares that no
extra compensation shall be granted 10
any public officer during his term, yet
the last LEGISLATURE increased the salary
Of the ATTORNEY General from 1890 to
/ c23OO" mIpnins" cannot nrojuce anv
Act passed by the last Legislature in
creasing the salary Of the Attorney Gen
eral. The Constitution prescribes the
salary Of The STATE officers. and the leg
+ ;l,,1rs wouII L,va na,iuroI themselves
,Loy had ircroas,i ,I'a salary of anv.
t,La of,ic.rS If ,h, Sta,e Tba 1,o;S
lI,nrn did p,Lr 49, ,nnyonri,,ion Of
SID)D for ,b,. cnptiy,en1 expenses of
rh,. Attorney General and assistant in
his Office an increase. Of 5000 unon pre-
yi,us anrronria,i,us whicb1be Finance
'.o,nn,;,tra hrI;,.ynJ - hr necessary.
~ tha cort;,n,.,,, rs,s ~ ,l.i
eliza u,ulJ rnc.y.ar;Iy r.. nr..,,,r =,
view Of the increased duties 81 The At
,orney General. che law recurring
those especial duties, prohibited extra
conversational in the contest of the
S;ae with the Is. & 0. O. X. K. for the
c.lIrc,iop of faxes He MAS also in
.,,,c,.I IN nrosacu,o tLo cI.in,s Of any
,nnnt,cs ;gr,,nirnnn,lN + rcorestrd 10
d,so The LEGISLATURE also made an
nrorriat:ops for the continoentcypenscs
81 The Arditor Treasurer and Superin.
In,dr,d Of schools and not one dollar
If which can be drawn without stating
Thai isabso,ut,ly necessary rs EXPENSES,
mod the nronpr youcb4r must be- fur,
ui,bpd The Auditornor can one dollar be
drawn AS salary unless the officers
prriure themselves. We have yet some
iath IN the integrity of our State off
GERS and the only inference that can be
drawn from ".Junius'" statement is that
he is ipdrinn TIE rr sent ATTORNEY
General by his own standard of moral.
ty if he was Attorney General. We
presume that "Junius," Uhe would-be
icadcr) would have few followers IN the
legislature. and the public would hardly
trust its affairs in his hands when it is
shown that he makes such misrrprcsen
,a,ion of facts.
.Jnnius" writes very disparaginely of
the capacity and abors of all the lcgis-
lalors, who have represented Jefferson,
since he condeScended to be noted
"lcader" of that body; for the purpose it
is supposed of drawing the attention of
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