New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-16
THE WESTERN VIRGINIA CONVENTION.

IL vonr obedient servant, BENZ. +. BUTLER.
THE WESTERN VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
The following supesred in portion of morning edition OF
WHRELIyG, Tuesday, May II, 1861.
The Convention assembled at IL o'clock. There was
{. larger attendance than yesterday.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr. Smith. lhe
journal was read and after some corrections, among
which was striking out Frederick County, the char
announced the business before the Convention was the
report of the Committee on State and Federal Rela-
tons.
Mr.. WILEY of Monongahea, rising TO question OF
privilege said he had been misunderstood yesterday as
fayoring postponemen Of action until the ordinance
Of Secession was voted on He only differed with
Mr. Csrlile, who favors Immediate action as 10 tue
course to be pursued the Committee not being ready
to report.
Cen. jackson. of Wood moved for an adjournment
till two o'clock but withdrew 10 enable Col Wheat,
of Ohio County to present resolutions as to the sense
If the Convention. which be said he did on his own
responsbty TO he referred to the Committee on STATE
and Federal Relations condemning the action of the
State Convention in referring particularly to the oru
nance of Secession the schedule attached to the ordi-
nance and the tranfer of the State the Southern Con-
federacy.
These were followed By n resolution Of Mr. Carlle,
nsrnctipp the dissolution Of the Counties comprising
the Xth and XIth Congressional Districts, including
the County Of Wayne; also to report declaration OF
Independence with Constitution for the new State,
which is to be called New-Virginia.
Col Wheat objected on the ground OF forestalling
the action of both Committee and Convention US all
IoLo,o ~, o,cb raaolutons Is prOhibited.
A debate ensued between Messrs. Wiley, Garlic
.Jackton and Wheat.
Finally. Mr.. Carile modified bis resolution 30 as to
read asking the Committee to report the expedi-
ency of euch ordinance.
resolution was then adopted, referring all sugges
tons touching the action Of the Convention, to the
Committee on Stale and Federal Relations, without
debate or explanation.
GEN. Jackson's motion to adjourn till 2 o'clock was
then carried.
EVENING SESSION.
5Io'clock o. m and long before the hour Of meet
inc IN. norton of the hall allowed to spectators was
uded TO repetion The delegates in attendance
ia full NUMBER aud tine array OF ladies filled the
proscenium boxes of the stage. In the portion OF the
hall in which the officers of the Convention were pre-
nmed 10 be located there scarcity Of attendance,
even until many minutes after the hour Tor assembling
The delegates were talking earnestly among 'hem-
selves. -,
The rors on the street aboutthe action Of the Com
mttee on State and Federal Relations relative to non
acceptance has excited many of the delegates TO ood
expressions of Dissatisfaction. The resoiu.ionsW De
scortained az tue proceedings advance.
The Convention was called 10 order and large
number Of new delegates appeared Not ~ithstandIng,
the absence noticed OF such distinguished gentle
men ~ the Hon. Sherrard Clemens, the Hon. W m u.
Brown and others identified with the Union move
Il, min IN he
gomery movement. -, =,
At the opening of the proceedings to-nlght, Mr.;
Cranmer one of the SecetaTies read from prepared
list large number Of names Of new delegates Jnst ar
rived aud sctive for one thing the other-ether
immediate division Of the State, or action haylng IN
view that object the occasion OF the rst
Mr. McPorter Of Hancock, on behalf OF the Com
mttee on Federal and State Relations reporteda series
of resolutions in effect embracing the solutions iu
troduced BY Col Wheat this morning, opposing lmme-
date action for separation, but leaving 70 the ConVen-
tion - meet III Wheeling on the llth June hnai acuon
ON thu. 10 the IIouse of Delegates Of the state.
In other respects the resolves rather strengthen than
dmipish I g position looking ~ future action. They
also prop, g. ia addition that COmLitiee be ap-
pointed 70 pare address 10 the people OF Virginia
on the subject at Issue
motiOI. was InaGe 10 accept the report, WHICH, "'S
adopted. 49,
nit with instructions. He addressed the convention
in favor OF immediate action taking the ground that
the n solutions were mere paper resolves. lie referred
10 the presence OF the representatives OF the
press particularly The Herald and Times, and called
attention to the importance OF their movements, rs
they were regarded by the country AT large What
they had To 90 WAS to be done now. w hat they oid
aer the 3d OF MAY would be treason, and they might
be tried for treason and hung traiaors. He eApa-
tied upon the vgor OF OF new State and reierredto
its mineral resources, its credit as compared
with the credit OF Old Virginia, with lts
$40 900 coo of debt, and $3,O00OOO tax.
Their taxes would be increased, if they did not sepa-
rate and blessings would follow their action II they
did In repy to question about hat the Adminstra-
ton had done to help the movement, he denied the
national property He repudated the idea hat the Ad'
nnisrsion could conquer even thlS end oil the state
The South can never be conquered. The question u
what If best now 10 be done lie hoped by the aid Of
the Union men Of Kentucky, Indisna, and Delaware,
10 atop the effusion OF blood, which seems about to
dsluge the country. Important events depended upon
the action of this Cony ention. Paper resolves would
accomplish nothing.
Miss Woodward, aged 1s daughter of j. II. Wood
ward of the firm of Bailey, Woodward 4 Co., OF "a
belle Iron Works. shot herself dead accidentally this
afternoon. Mr.. Woodward is o member OF the Con.
yeutiou and was on Committee bunness at the time OF
the accident. lie il Massachusetts man by birth.
The family is much respected. This sad event created
q profound sensation all over the city.
The Committee State and Federal Relations have
agreed Is to g. 10 report against immediate division
OF the State.
Major Oakes, U. y. A., left this morning for Wells.
burg TO inspect the military and distribute United States
arms to companies formed here. The citizens Of Wells
burg are under eighty thousand dollars bonds to the
United States Government for the safety of arms now
there including 1000 rifles and 30 900 rounds of cart
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