Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-17

euts nave the hoNOr in part to represent
Will De seriously disappointed.
Now, sir, it seems to me that IL we were
In earnest, If We were sincere in the orig
tnal movement We will take such action
in the premises in the present Convention
as VIII secure separation of the State.
need not speak here. sir, of the necessity
OF that project. need not speak of tue
necessity, the dire necessity of separating
Western from Eastern Virginia Gentle
men here are all fully acquainted with the
history of the case. They all know and
appreciate that necessity. But want to
know aow, sir, If after having initiated
movement for the purpose of meeting the
necessity We are to turn about and enquire
the necessity, which all know we have
been making preparations to meet. The
present plan, 1t seems to me, Mr.. PresldeuI,
will not meet the exigency. Il will not
secure the division OF this State.
It Is we'll known fact, and I need only
utrer 1t merely to connect my remarks, that
the General Government intends to whip
In Eastern Virginia, And we oil believe
1t will whip her In.
Well, now, meanwhile we set this pro.
lection on foot and establish this seat of
government-for the State of Virginia; ana
when Eastern Virginia is whipped in she
forms part aud her citizens will take IL
band in this government Tho question
then will turn upon who is the mnjority,
who is in the minority. The interests Of
Eastern and Western Virginia are entirely
antagonistic. There isan unnatural con-
ncction" between them and u.s., They will
OF course keep US down. as they have .Il.
ways done, if it Ue possible to, for the
purpose of meeting their little bills. 1t is
very convenient to have somebody for this
purpose. They will burden US as they al
ways have done. That they have the ma
)orlty Is evident when we remember that
all the Southern portion of Western Yir-
glnlar considering the Blue Ridge as the
line, sympnthizes with Eastern Virginia.
tneir interests are the same as hers They
lie along the line of Tennessee and Ken.
tucEy, connected with Eastern Virginia bv
railroads. That section of the country is
hl!ed up with persons who emigrated from
the Eastern part of the State, aud their
sympHthies are all there Unless we in.
western Virginia are united people, it is
lnpossibte for US to carry out this project.
insist then that we shall not eater into a
plan to put ourselves Mt the mercy of Eas-
tern virginia, and our neighbors who
sympathize with her, any more; and
l propose, therefore that this plan
snail proceed just SO far, with the
understanding that Immediately as soon
as Congress has taken action on the
case, or as soon as the AdmtuisIra-
tlon has recognised this government that
ls proposed to be set up, separation shall
be had. And make these remarks. Mr.
President, more for the purpose of COM
mitting this convention to the design. than
Tor the purpose of Objecting tothis nlan of
itself considered. do not object to the
legality of it, or the principle upon which
II proceeds, or any formal arrangements,
except the verbal one mentioned. They
are all legal as we can get, But / object
that no provision has been made, specific
and definite, for the separation of Virginia.
Western from Eastern, Just so soon as II ia
possible to do 1t, and come as neur meet
ing the technicalities as the nature Of the
case will allow. -fi
In word. sir, deem that the separation
of Western Virginia from Eastern is the
paramount object in the minds of Western
yirginiunsi and hope, sir, indeed l be-
iieve, that that is paramount object in
the minds of II majority of the members of
this convention. What l want is, that
they shall explicitly say so, in form, if they
choose or, if not then, in the formal
documents that are being successively
presented by this committee or they
should do it in II specific resolution or, if
not in that way, they should say so in de-
bate
Now, sir, if this government be estab-
lished as proposed in the report of the COM
mittee it will gain an impetus which will
urge. 1t forward, and keep urging it for.
ward, and want to know, sir, the sueciEic
time ut which this government may be ar.
rested to the consideration of this promo.
sition of a separation of Western from East
ern Virginin. / want n specific time set,
and want to say to you, sir, and to this
convention To-day, that shall not vote for
a single provision pr opposed by that COM
mites single provision that shall come
up here before this convention looking to
the establishment of IL provisional govcrn-
ment, looking to the reconstruction of the
government Of Virginia, unless can see
clearly that there is II distinct intention iu
those arrangements to separate Western
Virginia from EASTERN Virginia: and I
think speak at least for mai iIrity OF the
delegation of Monongalia in saying that
they Yiil not do so either, unless that ulti-
tnatnm be secured by some definite action
beforehand, OF at least as said before
committing the majority of this convention
in discussion. II such an indication as
that be made shall, to use familiar term,
hold up both hands for their ordinance that
has been proposed and NIL that shall here
after be proposed, looking to the accom-.
pltshment of that design.
After Mr.. Van Wrinkle tad spoken in re-
ply to Mr.. Dorsey, Mr.. Garlic again said:
think sir, that a moments consideration
Will satisfy this Convention that upon this
question there is at least no difference of
opinion between the advocates of separA-,
tion OF this State. If may be allowed, /
can claim some credit for my sincerity
when say that it has been an object for
which have labored at least since the year
1850. The Convention that met in Rich.
mond in that year and adopted our present
Stat Constitution clearly disclosed, to my
i!g mind the utter iqePmP4tibility consistent