Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-15

consent to go and leave behind the people
OF those loyal COUNTIES that were not yet
represented here in the convention
&c Whenever the time comes l am Wiling
to do everything to effect a sepAratiOn.-
/ admit that everything is in danger, still
! there IL something like moral obligation,
pledged faith, aud ! cannot consider it in
Any other light than that we are hound hy
I this single county of LOudon, and by tile
other loyal counties now in possession OF
the seCessiOuistS"
! Mr.. CARLILE followed in some re marks
Strengthening his former remarks by fol-
lowing the position taken then. We will
append this to the first and print II all as
one speech.
| Mr. NICHOLS, of Brooke. succeeded. He
favored the plan nf the Committee
Among other things he said THE people
/ of Brooke feel in relation to division OF
1.-THE State like my friend from MOnOnghlin.
They teel that they have no identity of in
tercst with the enstern part of the state
and have long sought to effect the purpose
indicated by that gentleman. But we feel
at the same time that owing obligations to
the Constitution of the Untted States as
the supreme law of the land, there are
steps that canGot be taken at this Preiimi-
nary stage of the proceedings. We owe
constitutional obligations to the federal
government. Where would we of Western
/ Virginia have been to- day but for the pro-
lection of the Federal Government. We
must consider whether our acts will con-
/ travene the acts of the Federal Govern
ment. We cast off our allegiance to the
Southern Cnnfederacy; we do not care for
/ their protection, hut we d. care for the
4 protection of the Federal Government, and
about sustaining II Units constitutional Oh
legations, and we do know that it cannot
extend its arm or afford any protection u
US except II treads upon every plank inthe
4 Consultation, the great platform of our
our uHlionaI liberties. The plan proposed
/! bY the committee is the only one which
1 we chn adopt At this stage of our IrOceel-
+, ings, to insure recognition and continued
favor with the General Government
4 Mr.. Dorsey, wished to explain that he
had not favored (Ns they all seemed to
! have understood him) violent AMI infOr-
NAL separation of the State withnnt any
intervention ofany preIimiuaries whatever.
He disclnimel any such purpose, in partir-
ulors and in general. propose tn go OH
With the plan So far as it is necessary to
the reassemhling of the Legislature, then
10 propose this matter of dividing the
I State to that legislature; then submit its
action 10 Congress for ratification, in ac-
cordInce with the spirit anil very letter of
the Constitution ofthe United States
MR. STEWART, of DOtldrilge, differed in
many respects with the gentlemen who had
addressed the Convention. He thought
this talk about the division of the State
WAS rather ont of place. We have layAl
men from extreme portions of the State
who are here claiming our protection. He
was favorable to division of the State if
it could be done hy the agreement and con-
sent of the loyal people of the whole State;
l,,1k In
from our loyal friends in the east who are
helping us to aid the Government of the
United State. lie never wanted to scpar-
ate from that part of the State tlInt held
the remains Of Washington and Jefferson.
They were here tn frame "A State Conslitu-
ton, and when their brethren in the east
ern portion of the State were freed from
the reGellious reign of terror they were
willing to come into the Government the
Convention was assembled here to estHb-
lish.
!, 8lr. Crane, of Tucker, in brief speech
} assured the convention that although his
people occupied tile Southern extreme of
Northwestern Virginia, and from their pO-
sitiOu the most exposed part of the border,
yet he was authorized to say that his pen
pie were not only willing to It separation
of Western from Eastern Virginia. but they
want nothing short of u separation. He
Was really, and bis constituents were, to
20 in any direction, in arms OF peacefully,
for their drlveranCe from the bOndSmcn
of Eastern Virginia. Nevertheless lie
, pledged himself aud his constituents to GO
along with the movement which WAS pro-
! posed here. II was, he believed, the best
that could be inaWgnrated at this junrturc.
On motion of Mr.. Lamb, the Declaration
WAS nude the order nf the day for |
I o'clock -morrnw and thereafter each day
! until disposed of.
! Air STEWART moved that when the Con-
r venti"n adjourn tomorrow il he tn meet
OH Tuesday next. Many of the members
had come unprepNred to stay for II great
: length of time, aud it WAS necessary for
them TO g. home to make necessary ar
{ engagements for prolonged absence.
, Mr. LAM objected to the motion on the
i ground that il the convention adjourn till
the time named the committees wUulI have
to suspend their labors meanwhile.
+ Nr. DoRsET suggested that the order of
r the day for next Wednesday was the or
} dinances reported this morning by the
committee, and if he understood the mo-
/. tion making it the order for Wednesday
/ the object was 10 give the convention time
e and opportunity to discuss the declaration
, now before the body, and he thought it
J would occupy all the time allotted to it..
E He thought it would be improper to ad-
iourn over.
hcquestion hring taken on the motion
, to HdjOnru till Tuesday, it was rejected.
D On motion the Convention then adj
journed.
Judge Summers.