Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-21
vIRGINIA ooNvENTIoN.
ADJOURNED Observation-Disclosures DAY.

Mr.. FARXaWoRTH-As ChaifInou VI 1uS
Committee, sir, whose duty It was oy spe-
cial appointment to try, If possible, 70 com,
promise upon some measure TO be adopted
by this Convention, we are ready This
morning to report, and, we would say 10
this Convention, that the laoors Oh that
Committee were arduous. we met IN the
spirit of harmony and unioni We met Tor
the purpose of meeting, II possible, upon
some general compromise ground that
would suit this entire Convention and
suit the people. And ! am happy this
morning to say, to this Convention that
we have agreed upon plan to be sub
mitted this morning; and we have not
only agreed, but unanimously agreed
Every member of the Committee, and
believe, with heart and hand, have agreed
to it. Aud we take great pleasure this
morning in submitting the result of the
labors Of that Committee, hoping that this
Convention may properly appreciate the
report we make.
The followingi is the report:
Az oRDIxASCE To PROVIDE FOR THE ToRNA-
TIoS OF NEW STATI OUT OF A PORTION
OF TIE TERRITORY OF THIS STATE.
WHEREAS, II is represented 10 be the
desire of the people inhabiting the counties
hereinafter mentioned to be separated from
this Commonwealth, and to be erected into
a separate and independent State, and ad-
mitted into the Union Of States, and be-
come member of the Government OF the
United States;
The people of Virginia, by their Dele
gates assembled in Convention at Wheel
Ing, do ortlain that a new State, to be
called the State of Kanawba, be formed
and erected out of the territory included
within the following described boundary:
beginning on the Tug Fork OF Sandy river
on the Kentucky line where the counties
of Buchanan and Logan join the same,
and running thence with the dividing lines
of said counties, and the dividing line OF
the counties Of Wyoming and Mcdowell
to the Mercer county line, and with the
dividing line of the counties of Mercer and
Wyoming to the Raleigh county line, and
thence with the dividing line of the counties
of Raleigh and Mercer, Monroe and Raleigh,
Greenbrier and Raleigh, Fayette and Green
brier, Nicholas and Greeubrier, Webster.
Greenbrier and Pocahontas, Randolph and
Pocahontas, Randolph and Pendleton. to
the southwest corner of Hardy county,
thence with the dividing line of the
counties of Hardy and Tucker to the Fair
fax Stone, thence with the line dividing
the Pennsylvania line, thence with the
line dividing the States of Pennsylvania
and Virginia to the Ohio River, thence
down said river, and including the same,
to the dividing line between Virginia and
Kentucky, and with the said line to the
beginning; including within the bounda-
ries of the proposed new State the counties
Of Logan, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette,
Nicholas, Webster, Randolph, Tucker,
Preston, Monongnlia, Marion, Taylor, Bar
bour, Upshur, Harrison, Lewis, Braxton,
Clay, Kanawha, Boone, Wayne, Cabell,
Putnam, Mason, Jackson, Roane, Calhoun,
Writ, Gilmer, Richie, Wood, Peasants,
Tyler, Doddridge, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio,
Brooke and Hancock.
SEC. 2. All persons qualified TO vote
within the boundaries aforesaid, and who
shall present themselves at the seucral
places of voting within their respective
counties, on the fourth Thursday in Octo-
Der next, shall DC allowed to vote on tie
question of the formation of new Stnte
as bereinbefore proposed; and it shall be
the duty OF the Commissioners conducting
the election at the said several places OF
voting ut the same time, to cause polls to
be taken for the election of Delegates to n
Convention to form Constitution for the
SEC. g. The Convention hereinbefore pro-
vided for may change the boundaries descri-
bed in tho first section of this Ordinance,
so rs to include within the proposed State
the counties OF Greenbrier and Poca hontas
or either of them, and also the counties of
Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan, Berkeley and
Jefferson, or either of them, and also such
other counties as lie contiguous to the said
boundaries, or to the counties named in
this section; ifthe said counties to be adj
ded, or either of them by n majority of the
votes given, shall declare their wish to form
part OF the proposed State, and shall elect
Delegates to the said Convention, at cleo
tions to be held at the time and in the
manner herein provided for.
SEC. 4. Poll Books shall beprepnred uu-
der the direction OF the Governor, for each
place of voting in the several counties here
inbeiore mentioned, With two separate col
umns, one 10 be headed "FOr the New
State" the other against the New State"
And it shall be the duty of the Commits
sioners who superintendent, and the officers
who conducted the election in May last, or
suck other persons as the Governor may
appoint, to attend at their respective places
Of holding elections, and superintend and
conduct the election herein provided for.
zAuu IL tuG Shlu OOmtllSslOuGEShlu OluCeTS
shall tail to attend at any such place of
holding elections, it shall be lawful for any
two freeholders present to act as Commits
sioners in experimenting said election, and
to appoint officers to conduct said election.
II shall be the duty of such persons super
intending and conducting said election, to
employ clerks to record the votes, and to
endorse on the respective poll books the
expenses of the same
If on the day herein provided for hold
ing such election, there shall be in any of
the said counties, any military force, or
any hostile assemblage of persons, 90 as
70 interfere with full and free expression
Of the will OF the voters, they may Assem-.
bic at any other place within their county,
and hold an election rs herein provided
for. II shall be the duty of such Commis.
siouers experimenting, aud officers con-
Quoting said election, and the clerks en-
ployed 70 record the votes, each before en-.
teriug unon the duties Of his resuectiye