Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-13
N. w. Virginia Convention

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MIR. BoREHAS, OF Wood county, offered
the report of the Committee OH Creden-
itials, and his motion It was received
aud concurred in. The subjoined is list
of the delegates present.
Report of the Committee on Orsden-
The committee report that the following
gentlemen are entitled to seats in this body
/ from the counties designated in the capac-
tiles herein set forth, whether as members
of the General Assembly elected on the
23l of May, 1861, or as delegates appoint
ed TO this Convention only:
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Barbour County-John H. Shuttles.
worth and Spencer Dayton, delegates.
Bro0ke-Joseph Gist, Senator; II. W.
Crothers, member of the House of Dele
gates John D. Nichols and Campbell
Tarr, delegates.
CabeiI-AlbertLa iily, member OIL Of D.
MOH0HgdLid--LerOy Eramar and Joseph
Snyder members of Il. of D.: Ralph l..
Berkshire, VIM. Price, James Evans and
D. B. Dorsey, delegates.
Ohio-Thos. Fl. Logan, Andrew Wilson,
members of H. of D. Daniel Lamb, JAS.
W. Paxton, George Harrison and Chester
b. Hubbard, delegates.
P!easdnts and Ritche-Jns. ". William
sou, member OF II. of D.; c. w. Smith and
William II. Douglas, delegates.
PrestoH-Chas. Hooton and Vim. B. linn,
members of II. of D.; WIN. B. Crane, John
Howard, Harrison Hngaus and John ].
Brown, delegates.
Randolph and 7ueker-SolOmon Parsons,
delegate.
Roone-T. a. Roberts, delegate.
TGylor-Lemuel E. Davidson, member OF
H. of D.; John S. Burdett and Samuel b.
Todd, delegates.
Upshw-D. D. t. Farnswortb, member
of II. OF D.; John L. Smith, delegate.
Wayne Radcliffe, member of
II. of D.; W. W. BrOmfeld and Vim. Cope
ley, delegates.
VstEei-Jas. G West, member of II. of
D.; Reuben Martin and jas. +. Terrell, del
cgates.
Tut-James a. Williamson, member of
Il. of D.; Henry Newman and f. T. Gru-
ham, delegates.
Wood-John w. Moss, member of H. of
D.; Arthur l. Boremau and p. G. Van
Wrinkle, delegates.
4!erandria-Henry s. Martin and Jas.
T. Close, delegates.
FaiEfdr-John Hhwxhurst and Ebon E.
Mason, delegates.
HamPshIe-Jnmes Carskadou, Senator;
owen " DOwneyi Geo. w. BroSki, James
II. Trout, Jas. j. Barracks, delegates.
Haydy-John Michael, delegate.
Doddridge and 2gisr-Wm. ]. Foreman,
member of II. of D.; Daniel D. johnson
and James A. Foley, delegates.
GitneT-Henry H. Withers, delegate.
HancOck-Geo Nee. Porter, member of
II. Of D.; John II Atkinson and VIM. l.,
Crawford, delegates.
Chapman j. Stewart, Seua-
tori John j. Davis, John g. Vance, II.
of d. John S. Carlile, Solomon S. Flem-
ing, Lot Bowen and Benz. F. Shuules-
worth, delegates.
Jackson-Dnniel Frost, member of II. of
D. Jas. F. Scott and Andrew Flesher, del
egutes.
Lspi'-P. II. Hale and J. A. ]. Light
burn, delegates.
Smith, members of II. Of b.; F. H. Pier
point, John s. Barnes, A. F. Richie and
james o. Watson. delegates.
acknowledgements Swan, member
of II. of D.; E. II. Caldwell and Robert
Morris, delegates.
NasOn-Lewis Wetzel, member of II. of
D. Charles B. WsggOner aud Daniel Pals
ley, delegates
Mr.. PIERPoEST, from the Committee on
Permanent Organization, offered the report
VI tuuh SOlhullANGG2 In6 Sc
lection Of Arthur l. Foreman, of Wood,
for President of the Convention; for Secre
tary, G. L. CrAumer, of Wheeling, with
power to appoint his Assistants; for Ser.
geant at-Arms, Thomas Horubrook, of
Wheeling, with power TO appoint door
keeper or dOOr-keepers and puges.
The Committee also recommend that
before the President takes his seat he take
the following oath:
Il do solsmnly swear Tor afirm) that will sup
port the Constitution OF the United States and the
laws mado IN pursuance thereof the supreme law
OF the land any thing in the Ordinances OF the Con-
yenIton which assembled in Richmond, on the l3th
so help me God"
And that the President, after he shall have
taken the oath, and before any other busi-
ness is transacted, shall administer the
said oath TO each member who shall be, or
have been, reported to this Convention as
members thereof by the Committee on
Credentials, only varying the form of the
oath to suit the case
On motion of Mr.. Pierpont the report
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Garlic committee of
| two were appointed to inform Mr.. Boremau
OF his election and conduct him to the chair.
and Andrew Wilson, Esq, of Wheeling,
Justice of the Peace, was requested to ad-
minister to him the oath.
Mr.. CARLILE and Mr.. Tarr were appoint-
cd the committee,who conducted Mr.. Bore
man to the chair
The President then returned his ac-
acknowledgements to the Convention in a brief
aud pertinent speech. In the course of his
remarks he said that this Convention was
assembled under circumstances which knew
no parallel in the past history of the conn
try since the adoption of our Constitution.
Then we were but few in the land-in
these colonies of the mother country. Our
fathers met with oppression, but few as
they were they determined to throw of the
/ shackles which bound them. they did so
successfully, and after struggle Of seven