Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-14

II is unfortunate, sir, that at the very
threshold of our proceedings there should
be division of sentiment exhibited, and
If did not conceive that the adoption OF
this motion would prove fatal TO every step
he may hereafter take, shonld certainly
, have remained quiet in my seat. do not
/, 20 upon Prescriptions. Mr. Chairman,
ana here by tie voice OF the legal qualified
voters of my county, greater than was Civ
en- to me AT the polls on the 9th day of
last February, at the election for delegates
TO the Virginia Convention. All my coll
leagues are here by the same voice and
power. No Court House cliques in my
county sent delegates here. II is the
Court House cliques that have thus
the very brink OF ruin; and has
it ROW bristIing with bAyonets from
the Chesapeake to the Blue Ridge,
aud across to the mountains of the Ale
ghnnies. Sir, look upon this body as
possessing all the power ii could possess If
it were legislative body, elected under
the forms Of law-and who ever heard of a
legaldeliberative assembly being composed
of gentlemen who may lrppen 10 be pres
eut from the various counties in the State
IN which they reside2 Sir, we want de-
Lucrative body. We come here as the ac-
( credited representatives of the loyal peo-
3 PIC VI lIEtulis huu We luNelus A=LEuSl1 pe-
fore we go away as such, sent here BY such
a voice and power, to put our feet upon
the usurpatious of power that have been
exercised in the last two weeks. l trust
: il will be the pleasure Of the Convention to
+ proceed lnpplausc) as a deNberntive body,
and that none will act In this body suve
nnu excepting those who have been sent
here by their people Our fellow-citizens
who are here can occupy the rear of the
hall, and they can see what is going on
and give us the benefit of an outside pres
/ sure, as has been done elsewhere for our
/ injury and enslNvemeut. {Applause.)
Gen. JACKSON wished to ask question
How nre we, said he, to ascertain who are
the accredited members of this COnveu-
lion?
Mr.. CARLrLE. Ny answer is this-wben
we get permanent Chairman and Secre-
tary, we will appoint a committee who
will tell us.
Mr.. JACKSON. Until there is some author
ity to appoint President, there can be no
President do not know that am n
member here. When you go into Con-
vcntion you appoint n Committee on Gre
identials-bnt can they devise any plan to
| find out whether am here by authority or
not? Lam citizen of Northwestern Yir-
GINA, and thought my friends here would
be glad to see me. There can DC no legal
means whatever to determine by what Ru-
thority gentleman can be here. wish
| 10 include all the gentlemen who are here
| from any counties in this part ofthe State,
and also from Frederick and Berkiy conu-
ties. Mr.. jackson referred to the prece-
| dent set by Rucker, in the Convention that
nominated Polk.
| Mr.. UARLILE said that the illustration
| given hy the gentleman was II most unfor-
! tunaie one. hope the gentleman does
not desire to Ruckerize this Convention,
as he will do if his proposition is adopted
! by this body.
/ Mr. JACKSON said he spoke of the Rucker
/ case as precedent.
/ MR. CARLILE said: we are proceeding
here without anything like order. You
! do not know who is here. There may
! be "a chicl amapg yO takin" notes.
trust the same disorder will not be presist-
ed in. but that the legal and parliamentary
| presidents, which have been resorted to
/ in England, in THE country, and in all
countries where delIberative bodies have
assembled, will be followed by this Con-
vention. There are gentlemen here who
have served in the Legislature OF our own
State, ann gentlemen who have been in
Congress, aud those who have been in the
Conventions OF our State, nnd.is there one
who has had any parliamentary experience
that does not know that the suggcstto on
that | iudicated,. aud trusted would be
acted upon by this body, il the precedent
that has always been followed. You meet
and, for the mere purpose of calling the
body to order, put some one in the chair
The next step is TO elect a permanent pre-
siding officer and Secretary, whose busi-
ness it is to record your proceedings, and
who Is responsible for them. The next is
to appoint Committee on Elections, Rnd
that committee reports to the body who
nre entitled TO seats in it. | trust we
suall follow this precedent here. And
that the grave authority that always clothes
every deliherative body will clothe this
one. | may he GnthustastiC-I may be
uhead of the times, or | may be behind ;be
times, but believe, as much as l believe
in the existence of God, that our own
salvation. aud it may be the salvation, and
it may be the salvation of our whole COun-
try depends on the deliberations of thi:
body, and its action, and Iwant it to &c
abroad all over the land, with every sane.
tiou of our people, and with all the pres.
tige that parliamentary usag can give it
JXo. j. JACKSON, Jr., OF Wood, mad,
some remarks favorinE the proposition o
Gen. jackson. He knew counties where
meetings had been held appointing any
good Union men as delegates who nigh
happen to be present Mt the Convention
Such had been the case in Wood county
and said the adoption the suggestion o
Mr. Carlile would distranchise all the gen
tlemen from Wood.
Ma CARInE said the proceedings Of thu
meeting in Wood would be before III,
Committee on Credentials, and whoeve
tie Committee appoints MS delegates will
be entitled to seats on the floor
Mr. JACKSON made some further remark!
IN favor of the proposition, saying that b,
did not understand that the Convention
was here for the purpose of forming Pro
visiOnHl Government, but for deliberatior
and conference.