Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-21

l.. The roll was called, and Mr.. Van, Wrinkle
received IS votes; Mr.. Lamb, 10; Mr.. Hnr-
krisOn, 70; Mr.. Lazear, 10 Mr. Paxton,
20; E. H. Caldwell, of Marshall, Ii and
Andrew Wilson,iOf Ohio, 2.
4 The Chair announced the election of
Messrs. Van Wrinkle, Lamb, Harrison, La
year and Paxton as members of the COun-
Gil to the Governor of Virginia.
4 The Chair announced the next business
IN order rs being the resolution of the
gentleman from MonongatiA, and the ques-
IiOn on it's adoption.
Mr.. CARLILE wished to postpone for the
present the consideration Of the resolution.
he moved that the Governor elect be in-
formed Of his election at once aud iFcon-
veuient the oath be now Administered to
him II was. important that be should ut
once be installed in Office. a proclamation
Ought to go forth-in tue mornings paper
1t practicable, providing for n special cleo
ton for the Senatorial districts, and House
Eof Delegates,in those counties where va
caneies exist and q special messenger be
sent to those counties. p
The suggestion was adopted, and Messrs.-
| Garlic and Lamb were appointed q Com
mittee to notify Mr.. PierpOint of his cleo
| ton. 90 s
The Committee retired, and after time,
| returned, accompanied by the Governor,
whose appearance WAS greeted with a
round of applause, which wasjoined in by
the outsiders.
lie assembled the Speakers stand, and,
AFTER being introduced by the President,
spoke as follows:
~ SPEECH OF THE GOVERNOR ELECT.
GeRtleuleH Of the Convention
4'returu to you my sincere thanks for
this mark of your confidence in placing
me in the most critical and trying position
I-iu which any man could be placed at the
PtesentEtime. liEf $50 Eal'szp@
This day and this event mark period
lin the history of constitutional liberty.
They mark period in American history.
For more than three-quarters of century
our government has proceeded, in all the
States and In all the territories. upon which
our fathers erected it--namely: upon the,
intelligence of the people; and that in the
people resides all power, and that from
them all power must emanate.
A new doctrine has been introduced by
those who are at the head of the revolution
In our Southern States-that the people
are not the source of all power. Those
Epromulgating this doctrine have tried to
IidiVide the people into two classes one
1 they call the labOring class, the other the
fCApital class. They have for several years
been industriously propagHting the idea
that the capital of the country ought to
represent the legislation of tie country.
and guide it and direct it maintaining that
1t is dangerous for the labor of the coun-
7 tTy;to enter into the legislation of the coun-
try. This, gentlemen, is the principle that
has characterized the revolution that has
been innugurAted in the SOntli; they main
tanning that those WHO are to have the
| privilege of voting ought to he of the ed
ucated class, aud thatthe legislation ought
not to be represented by the laborirg
classes.
We in Western Virginia, and as suppose
IN the whole of Virginia, adopted the great
doctrine of the fathers of the Republic
that in the people resides NIL power; and
that embraced GtEpeCple. This revolution
has been inaugurlted with a view of max
ing distinction upon the principles that
have indicated. We Of Western Vir-
ginia have not been consulted upon that
subject. The large body your citizens
I'm the eastern part oftHe State have not
been consulted upon that subject
American Institutions lie near to the
heart nf tina ma ssAa nf tho r1annla ali s1uar
| this country, from one end OF it to the
other, though not MS nearly perhaps in
LOUISIANA, Georgia and Texas, rs in some
OF the Western and Northern States.
This idea has been covertly advanced
only in portions of Virginia. She has
stood firm by the doctrines of the fathers
VI SuO up 10 Hllulu u very
short period. Its Propagators have Mt
tempted to force it upon US by terror and
at the point OF the bayonet. We have
been driven into the position we occupy
to-day, by the usurpers at the South, who
have inaugurdted this war upon the soil
of Virginia, and have made it the great
Crimea of this contest. We representing
the loyal citizens of Virginia, have been
bound to assume the position we have
assumed to-day, for the protection of our
selves, our wives, our children, and our
property. We, repeat, have been driven
to assume this position; and now we are
but recurring to the great fundamental
principle of our fathers, that to the loyal
people of u State belongs the lAw-making
power of that State. Tue loyal people
are entitled to the government and CIV
Ornamental authority of the State. And,
fellow-citizens, it is the assumption OF
that authority upon which we are now
about to enter
1t will be for US by firmness, and hy pru-
dence, by wisdom, by discretion, mall our
acts, to inaugurate every step we take for
the purpose of restoring law and order to
this ancient Commonwealth TO mark well
our steps. and to implore the divine wis
dom and direction Of Him that ruleth
! above, WHO has every hair of our heads
numbered, and who suffereth not a sparrow
. to fall! unnoticed to the ground, and His
guidance and direction in enabling us to
carry out the great work we have under
taken here, in humility, but with decision
and determination.
With these remarks thank you a gain
for the honor you have conferred npon me,
and promise youothat will do the best 1
canin administering your wishes, and in
} irving to carry out the great object we
have been working for here, and for which
we expect to work for some time to come.
thank you gentlemen. [Great APP
piSTse. n