Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-07
DISMEMBERMENT OFREBEL VA,
The Old Dominion to be
Cut up and Partitioned
Among Loyal States.
Virginia to Suffer the Same
Destiny as Poland.
Description of the Regions Proposed
to be Divided Up, etc.

Under the above sensation head the N.
Y. Herald of yesterday, has the following
article:
In the report of the Secretary of War,
the following striking, novel and highly
important proposition is made:
''The geographical position of the me-
trOpoliS OF the nation. menaCed by the reb-
els, and required to be defended by thon-
sands ofour troops, induces me to suggestion
consideration the pr0priety and expedien-
cy of reconstruction Of the boundaries of
the States of Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
gina. Wisdom and true craftsmanship
would dictate that the seat of the National
Government, for all time To come shonld
be placed beyond reasonable danger of
seizure by enemies within, as we'll AS from
capture by foes from without. By agree
mcnt between the States unmPd, such as
was effected, for similar purposes, by Mich
igau and Ohio, and hY Missouri and Iowa,
their boundaries could he so changed as to
render the capital more remote than at pre-
sent from the influence of State governments
which have nrruyed themselves in rebel
lion against the Federal authority. To
this end, the limits Of.Nirginia might h" so
altered as to make her boundaries consist
of the Blue Ridge OH the east and Penn
sylvaniA on the north, leaving those Of the
south and west us ut present. BY this ar
rangemeut, two counties of Maryland AL
Ieghany and Wnshiugton) would be trans
fcrred to the jurisdiction of Virginin. All
that portion of Virginia which lies between
the Blue Ridge and Chesapeake Bay could
then be added to Maryland, while that por-
ton of the peninsula between tnc waters
of the Chesapeake and Atlantic, now joint
ly held by Maryland and Virginia, could be
incorporated into the State of Delaware
A reference to the map will show that these
are great natural boundaries, which, for
all time to come. would serve to mark the
limits of these States. To make the pro-
lection of the capital complete, in conSid-
Grafton of the large accession of territory
which Mary land would receive under the
arrangement proposed, it would he neces-
sary that that State should consent so to
modify her constitution as to limit the bn-
sis of her representation to her white pop
ulnton."
a reference to map of the United
States will show that this proposition
amounts to neither more nor less than the
wiping out of the rebel State of Virginia,
and the pnrcelling out of its territory
among the loyal States of Kanawha West
ern Virginin), Maryland aud Delaware
The map of the region in question, which
we publish day, will enable our readers
to see this alta glance. The Blue Ridge is
to be the eastern boundary of the State.
1t is now the eastern boundary of khnawha,
and the two Maryland counties OF Allegha-
ny and Washington, now lying between
| Pennsylvania and Virginia, are to be add
ed TO the new State, SO ns to run the terri
tory straight to the PENIS Sylvania line.
But, as Il large recompense to Maryland for
] A.: oF that State
have it's territory extended westward
throughout Eastern Virginia till it meets
the Blue Ridge, which is proposed rs its
western boundary. This will enlarge
MARYLAND into a great and pOpulOus State,
which will include Norfolk, Fredericksburg,
Petersburg, Richmond and all the tobacco
growing and slave raising region. Della
ware is also to come in for share of the
rebel State, and is to have the two PENN
sular counties eff Accomac formerly Wlse's
share) and Northampton, now in possession
of our troops and manifesting loyalty to
the federal government.
The portion of Virginia thus proposed
to be ceded to Maryland is known in the
local geographical distinctions in the State
as the Tide water district and the Piedmont
district. The former contains thlrty-SeVen
counties, bordering on the Atlantic and
! ISu6Sut(cdhC 10y #'hHN SoS
counties The tide-water lands are repre-
sented by that venerable rebel, Edmond
Rufin, in an address which he delivered
some years ago, to have increased in value
SIT, 900, 600 in twelve years 1t is by far
the weaithiest portion of the State, produc'
ing the great bulk of the tobacco crop,
which is virgiuias principal simple. The
chief manufactures of the State are COM
prised within this region.
The counties of Accomac and Northamp-
ton from the southern portion of the peptn-
sula lying between Chesapeake Bay and
the Atlantic, of which the northern coun-
ties constitute the State of Delaware. They
belong geographically to that State, and
for that reason, if there were no other,
they should be annexed to it, They cou-
tain, together, some 10000 Inhabitants,
aud are principally valuable for their fish
cries.
On the other hand, Allegheny and Wash
ington counties, which Rre sandwiched in
between the Northern boundary Of Vir-
rfnia and the Southern boundary of Penn
sylvania, belong geographically to- Vir-
lpinia. The former has an area OF 500
Square miles. Its extreme length Is sixty
ave miles, It's breadth varying from seven
th.pIy.hVe miles, 1T la principally