Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-26
WHEELING THURSDAY NUMBER 1873

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Mr.. Keen, OF PittsyIvanin county, Offer
ed the following amendment. which was
also ordered TO be laid on the table and
printed
"Providcd that the General Assembly
of Virginia recommend TO the conservative
clements of all political parties Of the
Union, a candidate FOR President and Wee
Presidents, to be voted for ut the next
Presidential eiection-the former to he
chosen from the Democratic party and the
latter from the Opposition party, and call
on the conservative elements of all the
political parties, North and South, TO rati-
fy, sustain and elect such nominees, and in
the event of their election, the foregoing
resolution to be null aud void: otherwise,
the Governor Of this Commonwealth be,
aud he is, hereby clothed with full power
to appoint --- Commissioners, and
request of our sister Southern States
conference, as to the policy they shall pur-
sue in the premises"
The plain meaning of Mr. Seddon's
resolution is. for the disinemberlnent of
the Union, let who may, be elected Presi-
dent-whilst that of Mr.. Keen only con-
templates disunion, in case the Democratic
candidate shall be defeated. In other
words, it says to the people, elect the
Democratic candidate, and give US the
offices, and we will stay in the Union; but
if you do not do so, we will go out of the
Union.
The Committee Of General Laws of tile
House is composed almost entirely of un-
married men, and hence it was not to he
wondered at, that, OIL yesterday, they made
81 report adverse to the proposition to tax
old bachelors for educational purposes.
The Finance Committee of the Senate,
also, ON yesterday, made report adverse
to the proposition to exempt one slave
from execution, in addition to property now
exempt by law.
General Chapman of Monroe county,
finished his speech yesterday in the House,
in favor of the four million subscription
by the State to the Covingtou & Ohio Rail
road Company.
Thomas s. Raymond, of Marion county,
and who is called the father of the House,
has the floor, aud will tomorrow make
speech in opposition to the subscription.
By report made tn the Legislature hy
the Board Of Public Works upon the sub
iect of turDpikes, find the following rs
the condition OF such roads IN your part
of the Statc. The "Holiday's Cove" and
the Grave Greek and Pennsylvania line"
roads, each pay dividends. The wheel
ing. West Liberty and Bethany" the
burg and Washington" roads, pay no divi-
dcnds, hut are sclf-sustaiuirg. The ''IIoi-
idny's Cove and New Cumberland" and
tie ''iTarsliall and Ohio roads. pay no
dividends. neither are tGey seit-sustaining.
For the last two days the sun shines 50
bright and the air is so soft and balmy.
| that existence is bliss, and attracts fair
women and Laughing children into the
Capitol grounds, which are now laid OIL;
in gravcilcd walks an,i rounded hillncks.
Then within the last fcw days. upon one
of the pelcs;nls, under The equestrian
statue OF the Father OF his country, has
been placed the bronze image Of George
Mason, the immortal author OF the Fir-
gnia Bill of Rights, adopted in t!te Con-
yention of IT7G. He is dressed i'll the old
continental style Of q civilian, with Il pen
in his right hand, and IA scroll in his left.
Beside him, staud npon two other Pedes-
tails, the statues of Patrick uonGr and of
Thomas Jefferson, another vacancy is TO
sustain that of james Madison. They are
all placed upon an em;nence IN the r'ih!ic
grounds, and within n stones throw from
the Capitol. And l cannot help wonder
ing what they would say, If they could
now he brought back to life. and see with
what rash and sncriligions hands, these
degenerate sons, seek to tear down the fair
fabric of IL free Union, at the cost of so
much blood erected by iIlustrious sires.
ALPHA.
P. S.-Thc conference committees upon
the disagreement between the two ilou-
ses, upon the bill for defraying rhc cXpcn-
ses of the uarper's Ferry invasion, have
not vet kepn abic to arrcc uIOD a rcDOrt.