Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-14
Rhs Convention.

Yhe Convention.
Il appears to be pretty generally under-
n stood now, that the Convention is going TO
take rome steps towards dividing thid
State. Iust what il is 10 be cannot yc.
be detsrmined. a side question tha; seems
=. likely row 10 embarrnss the Convention in
considering the erection Of a new State, Is
The matter Of boundary. 1t will be Il nice
point, Indeed, TO run the line just where,
e all things considered, It would be best.
Some members are disposed TO get as much
territory rs pesSible--n few, we believe,
prefer the whole State. But some of thoso
sarresuy for division, wish 10 trke in
: counties.iEAt are not nov loyal, and will
NO. be for long While, mtre for the sake
Of making up = good sized State, than Hny
Other reason. We icarihis wonld be I'M
wire policy. Il is no, the scope Of
territory that makes great State or
prosperous people It IL their uni
Is Of interest, of sentiment Of ac;iua.--
Surely, it would be very difficult to
forsO the unwilling people OF sim
gle county into the new Stale, if not
undesirable Establish our rev State
government, make It's operations bCuifyent
and all adjoining counties which are hy
nntuEsl position and in interest identified
with us, will in due time ask 10 be allowed
TO joiu us. Or course there must be some
unwilling PEOPLE Included, bat mHjoritirs
must rule; and this matter We suppose is
10 BE- settled, riter all TINT is done here, BY
that mighty but peaceful bitter, the bal-
lot-boK.
In view of these things VIC would like 10
make a suggestion here, hoping if it be
worth anything some better head will con-
slider mud eliminate the idea. 1t is this:
that ns in the iorDation OF this new State
It is not desirable to include counties in
{ which a majority OF the voters arc hustile
!. to such movement and opposed to an in
corporation within It's boundaries, some
| means be taken before the line ia finally
determined upon, to ascertain what coun-
tiles will by expression Of Il majority, join
in the movement
The only counties now contemplated as
within the boundary ,hst will be likely to
object, lie in Southwestern Virginia. If
their people arc hostile, the new State
would, perhaps, be worth more wilhou,
than with them. a State formed on this
principle, by The free expression OF those to
compose il, could not fail IN its admins
tratiOn to work tremendously. ~ juris-
dietion over counties where majority
we're hostile, would, Of course. be merely
nominal and practically worthless, unless
the new State Government is to be carried
on and administered by forcei and such an
administration is oFen to very se,ions
objection with cur American ideas of go"-
ernment. "CoerciOu' is necessary IN sup
pressing rebellion. but forcing people
into new government is not tuppressing
rebellion.
The subjcc; OF boundary is fruitful!
one. We Cunuct entei into the cons:dcra-
ton Of it now. II strikes US that it would
DO better to determine before the line is
E=ed, II it could lie. what counties would
By majority 80 with us. OF one thing
We feel sure, that the voluntary allegiance
OF thirty couutiss IL worth more than sixty
tbAt would hhye 10 be held by force of
arms. and they would make better State
though not embracing SO much territory.
We make these ,uggcstiOns, not with any
exalted opinion OF their vniGc, for they are
liable to objection, but that some one MAJ,
If there is anything in theul, follow out the
thought, aud possibly devise something
that will aid in the consideration of au III.
tsira,e question.