Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-26

/ 1t is easy to answer this question as
we have heard some ans yer it, by assum-
ing facts and circumstances that do not
exist. 1t is easy to talk about distraction
and about revolution, and about implied
agreements with the Union men of other
parts of the State, and with the General
Government, and all that. These are all
vague. We have never heard one of them
narrowed down to a point that would
stand. We say this in great Difference to
the many able and ingenious arguments
that we're advanced. There is no distrac-
ton of a formidable kind. The final tone
of the Convention was itself an answer to
any plea of that sort. That there may be
and is division of sentiment as to the ex-
pediency of having acted now, we do not
doubt. That is very different thing from
discord. The county of Monongalia, ut
one of her late elections, since our troubles
began. gave on trial vote, at Morgantown
Court House alone, eight hundred and one
votes for diyision-which was one more
vote than the same precinct gave against
the ordinance of secession. 1t is not fair
! to presume that such unanimity in one
county is not representative. Who ever
heard of one county in chain of counties
having common and close interest, under
common government, being isolated in
sentiment? No one. Every one is bound
TO admit that that vote was emphatically
! northwestern Virginia vote-a type Of
Northwestern Virginia sentiment. This
movement, it must be recollected, did not
/ commence in that county, nor in any adj
Joining county. If one county more than
another, in Western Virginia can lay claim
! to it, at least of late years, it is the county
of Kanawha, in the person of George W.
Summers. We cannot say what the views
of the people of Knnawhn county are to-
day, but it is fair to presume from the fact
that the vote of Mr. RufHner was for d.
| vision, that the people have not materially
changed. Thus muck for the argument of
distraction. There can be no distraction
unless all appearances are deceitful.
1t would take long time for us to go
/ through the list of excuses of one kind and
another that were urged, and could be
plausibly urged. against division. To
sum them up, for we are compelled to be
brief, there is neither distraction, or revo-
luton, or broken faith in the action of the
Convention. Revolution implies violence,
Illegally or, if you please, uncOnstitu-
tiouality. There is nothing of the kind
in the action of the Convention. They
have taken their steps legally and in or
der, just as it is provided by the Constitu-
ton of the United States, that they should
be taken. The question is all open from
beginning to end. 1t is first to be submit
ted to the people-it is next to be submit
ted to the Legslature-aud next to Con-
gress. The manner prescribed by the Con-
stitution of the United States is fully and
entirely complied with, aud even more.
Whence then comes the opposition on this
score? Aud rs to implied faith with the
Union men of Eastern Virginia, or OF
the Valley, there is nothing in it worthy of
serious consideration. As Union men, we
are Union 10 them still. The bond of
Unionism-National Unionism-with them,
remains Just ms ever. In common with
the Union men from the other States, the
men of Western Virginia will go on fight
ing the battle for the Union in Virginia.
The argument of broken faith would come
with much more force after the rebellion
all over the State and the country had been
put down. With far moro Plausibility, but
with equal sophistry. Union men in East
crn Virginia might then say that we had
deceived them as to our final intentions.
The bond between US and them now is the
same bond that exists between us and
the Union men everywhere throsghout the
nation. Aside from that bond, old scores
and natural boundaries stand as they have
all along. This is the long and the short
of this argument.
But enough for to-day. Between this
and the election we shall have plenty Of
occasion, we presume, to revert to thi:
matter. We submit what VIC have said to,
day, to the candid people of what 1--WE
hope) is to be the new State of KANAwHA
Gen. ROseCrams' Address.
We publish this morning the address Of
Gen. Rosecraus to the people of Western