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WONDEkEUL EhOAPE
or Ono ThouHAud Excarsionists from q
"oa Terrible Dcnth,

VI On0 InOuhnuu ExcufnlonlBtn from
Terrible ttcnth.
CANTON, o, July 2O.-A broken iro1
caused disastrous and fatal wreck on th,
Valley Railroad at Lake Park Station, tw.
miles north Of here, abou. s o'clock las
evening. The employees OF the Aultmar
Agricultural Works, with their families
numbering two Thousand sous, held thei,
annual picnic at Ouyahogs Falls. They
occupied two trains in sections OF slxteer
coaches each. Tho first section return.
ing home, reached here shortly before {
o'clock last night, and a few minutes latel
tue wreck Of tt1s second train was reported,
The news spread like wild.fire, and in . few
minutes every available vehicle and an
army OF foot passeagers were on the road
TO the scene Of the accident.
Meanwhile the most intense excitement
prevailed. The train was loaded down
with about one thousand residents OF Can.
ton, whose relatives at home were agonizsd
at the uncertainty Of their safety. Fifteen
minutes alter the news OF the accident was
made public transportation OF any kind
could not be obtained for love nor money,
The acene aud excitement on the streets
were such as Canton never witnessed bo.
lore. The engine had jumped the track,
but remained standing, while the frat
seven coaches had rolled over Bix.foot
embankment into pool OF mud and water
abont five feet deep. People were crawl.
ing from the overturned cars, while the
cries Of those imprisoned by the broken
wood mado frantic those who had escaped
without injury. u
The moans Of the injured and the weep.
Ing OF the teEsocssricken friends and rela.
tivee, whose loved ones were in the ruins,
formed a heart-rending spectacle. A few
cool heacB were busy at work with axe,
releasing the wounded, who lay piu;oned
among the debris. In few minutes
several thousand people had arrived, and
the Injured were conveyed 10 farm house
or taken in ambulances to the city. A
ecore or more OF crying, frightened chill.
dren were found sticking fast in the mud.
and were pulled out like 30 many frogs,
The frog which caused the accident iseup.
posed to have been broken by the first sec.
tion, which pissed in eafety. =
CllvELASD, o., July 20.-InvestIgation
to day shows nobody was killed or danger
onsly injured by the accident lest night 10
the excursion train near Canton,
PIrTsBuRan, Pa, July Ca Canton,
y special says: The track at the ,ecene ol
las: nights wreck was cleared to-day, but
three cars thrown into the mud have not
yet been removed. twenty-five persons
were injured, but no deaths have yet been
reported and the wounded are doing bette,
than expected. o.-.- " :
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VOLUME XxXII...NUMBER q

refuse tho Government the proposed
advance for the extenslor Of tha India rail.
way system which will exceed go 600 ca
an atiaunt equal to the sum which 4 ex.
pecsed to be expended undey private On.
.,efprise. Besides the extinction OF fam.
lne, this extension is also directed tovards
stimulating the export Of India grain TO
from America, '0l s,3'''F"T'''& & : ''N ''N'' w
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Uqtpsr. N,eky layors US with a full
,.p,u portrsit Of Governor Cleveland
with "3is lugia" Tammany standing BE-
hind him mad, sour and determined, bear.
inc a drawn kniIe Of very blood.Ihirsty
co,,u,euaucs. You are prophet, MIR.
N...-hel! get the Tsmmsny kniie.
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"A h AID s;AhE,
An English Judge Dies Suddenly I'm a
AUuse OF lll.Kcpute, !, .'i.

Auuss OF 0iIlll.Kcpute.Y.'' .'i
LONDON, July ia ecandslous dis.
closure YVES made. to-day at the iiqnt II
over Judge Watkyn Williamp, who died
suddenly last Thursday night at Noting.
ham, Eogland. Judge Williams was a
leading member Of the English bench, and
ranked deservedly high amcng lawyers, on
account Of his learning and ability. NJ
He Was the head Of large family, and
was highly respected in society. He We,
especially popular among English reform.
ers, and was frequent orator at meeting,
in the interest Of social reforms, aud was
generally looked upon as a. pattern Of NIL
the virtues. He was at Nottingham in the
performance Of his regular du.
tieI on his Judicial Circuit.
He was in the apparent
enjoyment Of excellent health during the
day, and died suddenly during Thursday
night. The news Of his deash WI received
next day with surprise and sorrow.. It wps
given out that he hEd died from sudden
attack Of heart disease. At the inquest,
however, the coroner, in pushing his in
quirieB "a to the circumstance attending
tue learned Judges death, brought ous
the tsct that IL occurred in Not
tinaham house Of i'll repute. It
was developed that after ransaclipg bis
days business On the bench, Judge vii.
Llama repaired to the brothsl, and there
dined with one Of i.s' notorious women.
Alter dinner, the Judge and bis cot,pen ion
spent the night together in an orgie, in the
coarse Of which he suddenly expired in the
house. The Coroner made every s,tempt
to hush up these discloaurey, and tfle
friends OF the family vainly attempted to
bribe the inmates Of tho brothel aud the
,eporters to conceal the scandal, but it hrs
been made public property, IiS. Il
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ROCHESTER,, n. y, July 2O.-Dr. Swift,
director Of The Warner Observatory, has
received intelligence Of the dincsyery OF a
comet by Prof. L L. Barnard, Of Nash.
vile, on the night OF the lG.h inst, which
discovery WAS verified by the motion Of
the comet tonight. It Is in tbs
bead OF the Wolf, right scension,
10 hours, 80 minutes and 80 secouds'
Declination south, IL and l0>, and Il
moving slowly in an easterly direction, Ii
seema 10 be growing brighter, and 10 proba.
bly, coming towards the earth. This il tbe
fret comet discovered In the northern
hemisphere this year, u n z,
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At War ON tho Franchise tsiii,

LONDON, July 2O.-The Tories are organ.
izlng counter demonstrations to ,he move.
ment iayosiug the Franchise ELL, to be
held In this city and in liverpool and
Manchester. Lord Rsdesdale proposes to
settle the existing dilicuties by adjourn.
ing instead Of proroguing Parliament. The
Government will bring up the question o!
the Redistribution Of Parliamentary
seats at the autumn session, whils
the House Of Lords will discus.
the Flan0hise question, The Llbe.sls will
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Refused 20 ln,k Politics,

P'rrsBuRoH, PA, July 20.-General John
A. Logan and a delegation Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic passed through
this city on the Pacific express this ai .er-
noon enrouts to the national encampmt mt
at Minneapolis. General Logan wss met
at the depot by the Republican County
Executive COMMITTEES aud al impromptu
reception rendered him. Newspaper rep.
res natives wero oat In force, but the
General refused to talk politics, 5Egfl.
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denEY.' -

Mu BLAlsEs letter Of acceptance iur.
r,.hes & G,yeruor Cleveland with some val.
rsb,s idess. The Governors pursuits
b.vs no, led him to explore the rich mines
In which tho frs: American statesman has
dslvsl 10, twenty yesrp.
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Tho Usual End.

Chicago, July 20.-In room in q ques.
tionsble quarter Of the city this morning,
during quarrel Clement sudkemp, q
young German, shot and instsntly billed
his mistress known by the name Of Daisy
CGh11d. He then blew out his own brains,
dying in few minutes. The girls real
name Is Ada Harvey. She came here from
Racine Via '.l'.r, o. .s5lbri "ar9R.r
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NEWS In BKlEF.

Thomas johnson and his atep.son were
drowned at Iron Gate, Va. -
Another body has been found in the
rnins Of tho burned scow, "Thalcher," at
Toledo. Ohio. .'aa
The Harris.D .Doggett murder trial, at Hills.
boro, Ohio, cost the county $4,000 and re-.
quilted In acqui.tal. ,.
A FIRE at Beyers, Michigan, destroyed
5000, 600 feet Of intnbpr belonging to Oil.
yer Lamar. Loss $60. 600. a@I,g-a
Ex Judge Dslap!ain, OF Hiliaboro, Ohio,
has been Adjudgsd insaue, the malady oe.
ing Of dangerous character. 4
Henry Burke who outraged q little girl
at Tuscaloosa, Ala, was mobbed and
hanged toa-tsea in the street.
Judge R. @. Lennon will appear e, an
opponent Of Frank Hurd before the Demo.
cratic CoDgresaiopsl Oonyention Of the
Tenth OHIO District. Fzt ~ =
A. @. schuber,h. prominent cigar
dealer, Cincinnati, assigned for the bent q
ol craditors TO Howard D ,uglas,, Esq. As.
sets $l5. 600; liabilities $50. 600.
Under the Iowa prohibition Law, James
Where, q saloon keeper, was found guilty
On two counts, faed tho iull extent OF the
lay and reopensJ his saloon the next day.
WIN. Childs, night vatrhman at the
Boody Houae, Toledo, was caught in the
belting Of q stationary engine while on
duty Saturday evening snd instantly killed.
His body was torn to piece0.
A package containing $1,000, forwarded
by the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans,
BY express, was found $4,000 short when
| It reached the q. :. Treasurer. It had
been tsmpered with during transmission.
At Fulton, Ky, Friday evening, as Mr..
DresJy Tas closing bis store, q negro
knocke d "hil4 down end cut him several
rim "a In the neck. The hsg;o then picked
! bis pockets :ad walked Of with itis easl
drawer, containing Sl5. ifs n
Louis Maurer, oi Millersbnre, Ohio
Tow nahip Treasurer, who was found 10 bi
shot in bis scconnis on the school junl
last spring, luckily found redeemed ordert
for which he hcd neglected to csodit him
self to the amount oil sos, which vii
greatly reduce his shortage, ).
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A Fatal Runnwny Accident.

MILWAUKEE, July 2o-Mrs. B. G. Roots,
Of Tamors, Ill, wife Of Mr.. Roots a amember
Of the lliinoiH State Board Of Education
was killed in runaway last night, beiny
thrown from road cart. shs her hus.
band had been in attendance On the
National convention at Madison. /. Mira,
Roots was 66 years old and had taught 10.
thirty years III Southern Iilinoia. -.
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EDUCATIOaaL As .OCIATI0N
McetinE Mt MndisvD, Wixcan9in-Inter
49, eft nc Prucre<iinRa. frEsr

Meeting MT MndisvD, Wixcanain-InteY.
'-'s e1'nE Proceedings. frIs u
CorrtsDonttence Of the InteIigencer. NJ 1I,r.u ..
Madison, Wis, July l6.--.This has been
the great day OF the convention. This
morning at9 o'clock the formal opening
took place. Short, but very spirited ad-
dresses OF welcome were made by Governor
Rusk and Ex-Governor Fairchild, and were
replied to by Joha Eaton, Commissioner OF
Education, Hon. E E. White and others,
There are over 5000 people now present.
The people OF Madison are doing nobiy In
the way. Of entertaining them. The beauti.
ful city is alive with strangers, aud all the
steamboats, arc kept busy plying around
the little lakes viewing the wild, rare
scenery. The livery teams are all in de-.
mand, while all whohsve anything to sell
are reaping rich harvest. -la=-S 81 ,
The meetings are held in the different
parts Of the Capitol building aud in the
different churches, and all are crowded
with teachers and citizens.
The display Of school work is yery tine,
Iowa, Wieconain and Massachusetts mar.
haps excel in this, though that Of Cal for.
MIA is Very fine. There are representa-.
tiyes here from every Safe and Territory
in the Union. One county in Iowa sends
forty teachers, while the number in At.
tendance from the entire State mum bers
over 500. Texas has a delegation Of forty.
Wi3c.nsin seems 10 be represented BY ali
her teachers. This State las given ST ,OC0
TO the tret,ury Of tho Ar,ociation, creating
therein tilty life memberships. 's531S''1-
Coy. Rusk Is q fine looking old gentle.
man, and takes q great interest in all the
proceedings. ''N
Ex Governor Fairchilds carries an emn.
ty sleeve, be having los. bis srm duringtfls
war OF the Rebellion. Both Goyernors jjs.
t'nsuished themselves during the war,
both rising TO the rank Of General.
Thers are two daily papers published
here, The Madison Den,ocr al and The State
Journaa Ia talk with ths editor OF tbs
Journal I found him confident Us to the
political outcome this fall. lie thinks there
is not The leaat doubt as 10 BIaines ability
10 carry the entire great Northwest, The
grea. majority Of the visitors hele are Re.
pub!icsns, Judging from, the private talk
INDUCED III At the rooms Of the deleqa;eH
though the schoolmas!er has but Ii,tia IN
do with politics. pu.c.
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Failed 10 Take ous L,cen, q,

C.sclSNArl, July 2o-Over 1000 saloon
keepers failed to take out license In this
county under the Scott law, The time ex.
p!red July 10. Suits will be instituted be.
lore all tss justices Of the Peace here, The
license is SlCO and 500 per annum, sc.
eordiag to the intoxicau.s aold, *
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SHARON, Pa, July 20-This afternoon
Samuel Smith and daughter were walking
on the Baltimore, j. Ohio Railroad track
near here, when they were struck by, q
freight train coming in the opposite .direc.
ton. Smith VIA killed instantly. and his
daughter, aged l5, fatally Injured. y,
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Prob,bi.,osfs, h a,toual toovrn,,or

rlrrsnuEGu, Pa, July s0--The Prohi.
hi.ioniats are rapidly getting matters into
atape lor the meeting Of The National Con
vent'on, 10 be held In this city next week.
Colonel George Babcock and Mira Emily
Pit ett vers, Of California, have arrived.
and are advance courants Of what is hoped
to be- boom for Dr.. r. H. Mcdonald. al
California. Delegates are not expected 10
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"TuE llttlu fvu Vi tut supltne Court are
vAtIu, more tnau sSl5 w0iln VI iIee ~dTetli-ilH.-
WtI0a Ltp aOtltan,
yur suye,uslng Of that kind isn't what
they want. THEY arc looking tor vindica-
,;an srd two OF them will aBk 1t st the
hands Of the D mocratic State Convention
which meets here next Wednesday. Are
they going to ge. it, We shall see what
uo shall spp
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MADRID, July le.-In the Cortss to-day
Prime Minister Castillo s,id the remarks Of
the Minister Of War in regard 10 the reatora.
tion OF the Pope's temporal power we're in.
correctly reported. Spain, be said, recog.
n:z,d accomplished facts, and it was her
desire to maintain cordial relations with
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No Fare,gn Post i,lues io rurkcv..

LONDON, July 20.-Tho Porte has sent a
circular note to the powers notifying them
Of ita assumption Of the postal service.
The note says the existence OF foreign
postoiiiceH in Turkey is an infringement Of
the sovsreiga-sights OF the Sultan. Tbs
Porte irs'sts upon tie prepayment OF
Letters with Ottoman stamps, and the
powers are invited to close their respective
eiHees. It is rumored the Porte on the
hsst OF August will surround the foreign
offices in Constautiuople. with gendarme. :.
to prevent tbs posting OF letters. :,
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Hostile Unions Try tng 10 Unite,

NEW YoEK, July 2o.--A meeting Of tho
cigarmakera belonging to the International
and ProRreesive unions wss held today ior
the purpose Of stI.c:ing a consolidation Of
the two unions, which heretofore Lsya re.
garded each other With extreme hostility.
About 1000 we're present. Speeches wers
made in the interest o! harmony but no
action was taken. Adjourned for one
week sl 27-1. ~ -.a- iUII.. 30 -
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Glte qntellg&,1ttr
-; ~. i, ana n 1o"Ttesuth N.rest,

,rI,nvn, i,apiny The city during The sum.
,oa Lsrt he DAMr Ih7ELLIGENCER
~ S,,,,,5,I 10 1sit add,t's for any time. and to
o"v Lcat,y dcdr,d a. the r0'e Of fifteen cents per
,,nL hostage prepaid by M.
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ruS Jsunul u Cicii';ation is carrying
", Blaine through tho campaign with
th,,s white plumcs in his hat. That's all
',ab, In November we'll add fourth
plume, and lhs. will be labeled "Presi'
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BALrIMoRr, Mp July 2o-The Ashland
Iron Works, on the Northern Central Rail.
way, c!oaed yesterday. Oyer.prodnction
1t Is said, is the cause. About 50 men ara
cat Of euploymsns H. NiI57' - -
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arrive In any considerable number before
Monday night or Tuesday morning. The
Executive Committee meet at the 81
Ohayles Hotel on Tuesday al 9 p NJ, and
the National Committee Of the same place
and hour later. nH rgrH
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!. ruyRg anything the West Virginia
,,smocfaey Gun iusc with? 1t seems 10
Isro fallen on evil days. Or perhaps 1t
an And n cement that will stick Il together.
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ThNlf Cup RunnuiRt Axnr

HHVsVH' y 43t'WFu IWF'I "-TTT TT-1-II-- 1870 T-
/. It looks as though the Supreme Court OF
Appeals Of the State Of West Virginia was
in lair way 10 get more celebrity from, its
miatske in anlng an olitor than it ever
will ior correct and righteous decisions,
and II to this is added IN impeachment
their cup ot notoriety will ahout run over.
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Tho Press shall 10 Free.

PoeahoH'dt Times t0sm J ;.s5 II ~. /. Stit y
There must. be freedom Of the prees,
The prefs shall ba free. What power darea
enslave the prees? ,.7|I III'-.. -
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They 10, Indeed

1hey DO, Indeed. --
Batkhdnnon Dtta tRtp.1 N. z. "
This reminds uaoi the old adage "whom
tho Gods weuld Destroy" they first make
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Tho Opinous "BaS,n

Wtslon Etpu6Ilcan, l!tp.) n
The people Of the State were at one tima
very familiar With the meaninglees "32p,"
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From the Land Of Kauavhn.

From the Land Of Kauawhn.
10 he Eduor 81 he l.ielioeacts. Yau
slR:-Please accept my mite as a centri.
button to the cause Of free speech aud q
free prees so fatally attacked in the lste
decision Of the Supreme Court against tho
lSrELLIGENcKR.
Lovers Of liberty, irrespective Of party,
should reimburse you fully for the costs ol
that trial, not On account Of the dollars and
cents involved, but az an expression OF
their intense diRspproval OF the inuutous
verdict FRtcND OF FREs SpEEcu.
Charleston. " Va Ju'y Is. ~
or vital Intere<t 10 Press and People.
PhGiqps P'cisdta {, tDea} @
It lQoka very much as il the Court
stepped beyond their sphere, hut We can't
be led to believe that il wp,for political
purposes, because there was no need Of it,
as It needed no decision Of the Court to
lead us to belieYs that the I've, ,ment order,
under tho existing law, was right. From
this It is question Of vital interest to the
people and the press. .GS~1.3 7E q.
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but by the time the ides Of November roll
round these figures will bs changed to the
ominouB and expressive .325." .ft7

q Liberal Reward and No Questiens
u a.G9i GNa3rlf Ahked. l5a q. &'. ~
4artihsbvro Satesman tDtm.l ,..,f. h35
Loot, strayed or stolen, the virtue and
common sense Of the Supreme Court. Any
one finding and restoring same will be
amply rewarded by the thanks and high
praise Of grateful public. ,igEt d
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TO Pay on IN UnlawfaI n.b

Bralton Ctntrol, (Rtpl
The Bourbons have taken another reef
at the yeaasasament and ssseased the IN.
TRLLIaEScER with $685. pae hundred Of
such ae1essments would nearly pay OF The
States indebtedness.
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Why 1t Ough. I. be Condemn cd,

Why II Ought IL ba Condemn ned.
Preston County Journal tRep). s,i !Er,-
Il ought to be condemned because it Ia
q blow at the liberty Of the press aud the
right Of free speech; two fundamental
principles of all free governments. It is to
be regretted that the matter occurred in a
political campaign and about aubiscs
which is in partisan politics. "a
A..
It is very dissgreeable thing to criticise
the courts. It ought never 10 be done
hastily for 1t is bad state OF fairs when
men lose respect for and faith In our
judge1. But the action Of our court ia SO
tar wrong that we feel consrained to cher.
acterize that action Is We have done
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A Voice PROM Hancock County.
10 The Editor Of The lnl,il,penor. ...l.J'. /,
slR:-Pfease find enclosed one dollar to
help make up the Ane. EI,t h :
Il. G. FlLsoN.
Nov Cumberland, ". Va ,Julv 10, 1884.
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Tho Wriggling Of the Little Four.
New Aa'linsriue Messenger tRep.l
No legal gentleman can close his eyes 10
the Judicial wriggling which that immacu.
late four were guilty Of in order to sustain
a tyrannical administration aud bolster up
the fortunes Of decaying party.
And because leading State journal
criticized them ior such conduct, their dis.
tempered wrath got away with them.
Who esys our Judiciary is above sus.
picion?
Judicial usuYpation ia the most danger.
ous Of all. The Governor WAS not eatistied
with the law written by the Legislature,
but overturned 1t, and because the people
dare express an opinion they must suffer a
6ne, to reach which the Court it1ell over.
turns another whole some law. 81 81,
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STILL MORE CONrEMPT
FOR THE suPasmE COURT RULING
WA'eh Tends 10 Abr'tSs the Liberty aad DntssJ
sas Freedom Of ii. Prts,-csittcisma Oh "an
Wv OatrAEeous ,Ae. Of U,urpAtioa"-rhs
Fise No Hort Of vindicAton.

BraTton Democrat (Dem). "h.Ni
The opinion delivered by Judge John
son takes the mind back to those dreary
times when liberty dwelt only in the Wis.
ions Of poets, and the face Of Judge was
more terrible TO behold than that Of his
satanic mnjeaty Of the Inferno. Judge
johnson declares the Supreme Court Of
Appeals OF West Virginia TO be above
legislative power and Independent Of al
constitutional restrictions.
We beg leave to say that in the bill oi
rights in our Slate constitution, we find that
civil suits Tor libel shall be tried by jury.
The Judges are citizsns, and II in their
court they could not empannel q jury, why
not appeal to the higher law, in those
courts created for the fair and in partial ad-
minlhtration Of Justice by Jury. The
imaginary ernsine cannot justify or make
sai. :, an outrageous act OF usurpation. II
must not be inferred from what we hsve
written that any defense is intended OF the
parties charged with Constructive con.
tempt" We have nothing 10 do with
that. It is the duty Of the pres3 to censure,
IN stern, honest spirit, this high handed
aggression on itB liberty.
We want no Mokannas on the bench.
We desire to see an incorruptible, intelli-
gent judiciary, free from Esnsive egotism
and the resumption ol power, which only
tyrants would claim. II editors abuse
their duties and responsibilities, let them
be punished, but punished by constitu-
tional authority ve,ted In twelve sworn
men, their peers. - 4
The power e1eacised by the Supreme
Court OF Appeals Of West Virginia, in The
cause above referred to, partake Of tue
very essence and rankness Of despotism,"