The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-23

Tho Senate Of West Virginia, OH Wednesday last.
indefinitely postponed a resolution instructlng our
Representatives In Congress TO use theit oesi ei;
the tchOOl fund out Of the OVERLOOKING treasury ot
the United states BY AvOte OF seventeen 70 nine-a
solil Democrats vote against the combined vote
~ the Republicans and GreenbACken We arc
proud Of our friends III the senAtC fOt this action.
ttASDemOcntc aud sound. The Congfea Of the
United states has no authority 10 levy taxes Tor the
pitvOse named besides. the adoption Of such Il
IOliCy would bc the entering wedge whereby the
general Government would soon take contr or
educational matters, and create swarm oil new
Officers to eat out our substance: ghe state Coy.
ertnncntS should provide literally for the schools
without invOlyin, the United States In the mat
isL-H Huntington AirTtisCT.
"l.or' bless us!" exclaimed the old lady,
rs the kettle began to dance on the stove,
"this new tangled steam 3 mighty danger
thing to have about! What II that kittle
should bust"
II We hadn't been accustomed to hear
something like this from the other side we
should fear that the Republicans and
Greeenbackes, against the solemn, solid
protest Of the Democrats, were trying to
introduce something in the State that might
"bust" and spread desolation over an un-
suspecting State. "The Congress OF the
United States has no authority"-"enter-
ing wedge"-"a swarm Of new office
holders"-"eat out our substance
what familiar sounds How they carry us
back to the days when the only thorough
ly lawful thing besides slavery was disun-
ion! But OF recent years we thought We
had noticed an enlargement Of view south
Of Mason and Dickson's line.
Millions are asked for that the Father
Of Waters "may flow unvexed 10 the sea" !"
aud the doctrine OF State.rights is not raised.
The Mississippi overtlows its banks, bear
ingaway upon its mighty bosom lands and
tenements, the government at Washington
is appealed to for tents and provisions,
the response Is as prompt as
the appeal, and the doctrine Of
State'rights is not thought Of. The South
ern States ask the National Government to
step in and hand over to National Board
Of Health certain police powers Of the
States. Congress does 1t, and nobody raises
the State.rights buggaboo. Congress 'has
power to provide for the general welfare"
II there ever was any doubt on this point
it disappeared after Webster got through
with IIayne-a clear-cut exposition OF that
feature Of the Constitution which We com.
mend to the careful consideration Of
the Democratic members Of the Legisla.
turc.
The National Government doesn't
propose to Swarm" or to "eat out
our substance e"-according to the Govern
or's message it would find pretty tough
yrubbing here. 1t doesn't propose any.
thing. The National Government is asked
ont otits iullness TO help US to do what we
are unable to do satisfactorily for ourselves,
aud We ought to be thankful 10 get the help.
THE State Governments (of the eouth,
which would bG most benefited by the act
should provide literally for the schools,
but they don't, and, what 10 more, they
can't. They are too poor Most Of them
can't pay their debts,