Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-29
The WheelinE ConveMtIOn--Its Char
ncter and LnbOrs.
[FrOm the welI.burg Herald.

rHtt lrroln tue W ellsDurg Herald.
The Convtntion adjourned on Tuesday
evening, the 25th inst, after session of
fifteen days, during which period the en-.
tire machinery of tho State Government
wns oyerhAuled and repaired so rs to suit
the new order. of affairs The Convention
was emphaticalIy body of workers: and
It is doubtful whether in the history of
this country TO large and so important
mass of public business was ever trans
acted IN SO short space of time, and with
SO little nm expenditure of words Ora
| tory was at II great discount, and the few
members who seemed TO wish to air their
eloqugnce, met with such poor encourage.
Incnt that they did not occupy much time.
One reason for this reticence WAS, that the
members were generally of the prncticnl,;
business class, the talking element as rep
resented by the proIdssed politicians aud
rcguiar Utlice holders being left ont, owing
to the fact that in Virginia those classes
are so generally tinCtnred with disunion
proclivities thar few Of them had the i'm
Pude1ce 10 put in their Chains to member
slip in this Convention
The greatest harmony prevailed through
yut they adopted large number Of oedi-
| nanccs: all of which, so far as is known, if
not wise, are emi1eutly Satisfactory to the
Union people. and elected "a full compile
ment OF officers, it is believed eminently
acceptable TO the same class of population.
The wishes aud interests of the secession
lists, Of course, tliey did not particularly
consult, and their GFPFoval is hardly to be
expected; though the Convention showed
II degree OF moderation in their treatment
OF Inis S'.'ss ''',t, ~. the nl.i"ivr Of many
good citizens, they had little right to ex-
pcrt s t8f
The fill proceedings of the Convention
I are to be Published and thoroughly cir
cuinted at the earliest period practicahie
and it remains for the duly elected Legis-
latnrc to do its part toward giving its ordi-
hances legislative shape aud validity, as
provided for by the Convention itself
| Acenrding to theory. and practice, their
ordinances are nf superior validity to any
mere legislative cnactments, but by wise
exercise Of piodesty, they fOre5Ore 10 insist
! upon their extreme DrerOgative, and proyi-
ded that their acts should be set upon bv
an inferior tribunal.
With moderation strikingly in contrast
I with the arbitrary and arrogant proceed-
| ings of the traiturotis assemblaCe ut Rich
/ mOnd, iheysOnly took responsibilities that
the necessities Of the case made clearly
detensitlei and then, were careful 10 pro-
vide that their extraotdinary powers should
be at once ,elipquished Whenever tue exi-
gency ceased; and gave to the Legislature
authority TO amend, alter or repeal what.
everin their Judgement was adEisable.-
Their conduct was the very reverse Of
usurpntiOn and the spirit eyilred the very
reverse of the spirit of resolution. or in
| snbordination TO the will of majorilies and
the laws OF the land.
There may not have bsen much brilliant
display in this GoRTeption, but there was
probably as much talent as is often COM