Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-25


upon IL as being the very body through
which new State was 70 be brought into
i'existeuce. Gentlemen now think that a
movement in that matter would be injuri-
Gus. inasmuch Ha the Administration of the
government of the United States might not
, favor it but, sir, cannot see for my life
in what manner our action can have any
I effect in any way upon the views orfeel-
ings of the Administration. We ouly ask
bv this bill to organize new State, TO
frame Constitution and submit 1t TO our
people for ratification or rejection. After
tSe consent of the Legislature, preparatory
ITO laying the whole matter before the Con
! eress of the United States, had been OBJ
famed; after this had been done; after the
bill had been presented; after the Consti-
tuition had been prepared by the conven-
ton and submitted to the people tor their
ratification, and all things prepared and
. got ready today it before Congress any time
we see proper, We would still have the
State OF Vireinia in progress of rebuilding
the government of the State; and 1t could
not have any effect towards the injury OF
that great object until We had been recog-
mixed as q new State by Congress. That
might be done Mt any future time-cVcn
during the next session. BY moving IN
this matter now we only prepare the sub
We do not know what the future may pro-
Iduce. In the state of revolution like that
: which is now upon u.s. We do not know
4 what changes may come overFthe Govern
rnent or the country. All We ask is to pre-
mare the whole matter and have it remdy,
then We can let it lay MS long as we please
until the proper time comes for submitting
it to Congress and to do this would mt
in nv humble opinion injure our object OF
rebuilding this government in any manner.
do hope, sir, this House will take some
steps to satisfy the people that we design
} doing what we were first senthere to do.
But adopt that resolution, let il go t" the
country, place ourselves upon the record
that action is inexpedient, and it will cast
a damper upon the whole subject every
where.
The question on the adoption of the sub
stitute for the bill, was ordered :,
Mr.. RUFFxER called for the yeas and
. nays. .,..-
, substitute. Ny reason ia this. want to
consult my people. I consider it not the
time to act on this subject, and think
best to return to my people, and see what
they desire me to do, and let them, through
their Convention here, request the Leglsln-
r ture to act This Legislature might ad-
lOLTn over 10 6OIle uuJ "hSu We NV" 80
Convention would be in session. That WAS
! NV Intention; and if the matter had not
l been brought to q close SO suddenly.
should have proposed an amendment of
: some kind, that the Legislature might adj
: iuuru to a day when We knew the ConVen-
: | lion would be in session, and then act on
3 this matter, if the Convention desired 1t.
: Things have changed and are changing all
. the time. am for n division of the State,
t and my people are but desire to see
and consult them, and know what their
feelings are on this matter.
r The roll was being called, when
Mr.. ARxoLD-I should like TO give my
= views on this thing. have some authors
i tics down ut the house desire to have
: here, and am not prepared to speak w.
move 81 reconsideration.
The GHAIR-Tt is entirely out of order.
a The yeas a-d nays are being taken g
= Mr.. SxyDER-I expect, sir, to vote against
: this resolution Hs II substitute. l believe,
: sir, that the contract is now nearly com
: pleted, to sell me and my constituents :
and / wish to utter my eternal protest
g against tho sale before it is finally COM
y The yeas and nays were finished, and re-
= suited yeas IA, nays 16; so the substitute
!, was rejected
Mr. AREOLD-l pIOp"SC " h'uSAu 'AO
Q bill in the FIRST section. by substituting nf-
+ ter the euucting clause, the words, THAT
q the consent of this Legislature is hereby
given to form new State. tome called
= West Virginia embraced in the following
# boundaries to Wit" and by striking ont"il
0 after the word first" in the succeeding
: paragraph, to the word ''beginning," and
: adding at the conclusion of the same par
4 agrnnh, the following: "Hnd that the Con-
{ vention which met in the City of Wheel
a ing on the llth of June, 1861, and adjourn
cd to meet again on the first Tuesday in
d August. 1861, shall aud may frame and
y propose to the people within the bound"-
/ ries of said new State, q constitution for
= the erection of new State, called West
e Virginia, upon the terms and conditions
II following"
Mr.. PORTER moved to strike out "sh"ll,
q in the last sentence of the last amendment
n after 1851; y which was agreed TO.
q Mr.. LOGAN moved to recommit, but nj
the request of Mr. West, of Wetzel, with
IF drew the motion.
n The amendments offered by Mr.. Arnold
e were adopted.
Il Mr.. ARNOLD offered the following add,
p tional amendment in lieu of the "second'
clause of the contracting section:
. "Second, That when the new State shall
"a be formed, all property of the Common,
wealth within the limits of such new State
e shall belong thereto. without any Other
q conveyance or transfer than this act, in.
d Guiding among other things, its share o
the State literary fund, any funds the
Il Board of Public Works may have, any
a stock of bank or branch, bridge, turnpike
" or railroad company within the new State
Ie and all claims of the Commonwealth
/ against any person who, at the time OF tbs
i passage of this act, may have resided
within tue territory which shall be Sc
re- apart to the new State: and that the pro.
N posed State shall take upon itself jus
" proportion of the public debt of the Stat'