Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-10
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION


Eleventh Day.
No1bl1, Dec. ., 1851.
The CoaTsntiou Ut5 Optbtd WIth prayer
By Rev. Gideon Martin, OF The y. B.
Church Of wheeling.
Minutes read ana approved.
W DERlNG presented q petition from
the citizens Of MsnORealiA eouuly, signed,
SShs said, BY lAFgl number Of very re.
speetAbls aud loyal sitiisns.
Il read . follows
awe, the undbUiiS0sd, eitlIeai Of No.
uongalla county, pray he COuytation 10
bare . provision engrltted Ia the Coastitu.
liOn for our new Stat9 which will dsbAF al
triitors from the privilege Of votihg, uutil
pardOAed BY The government Of tue United
States, and thea put them on probation,
the same IS foreigners, BY Law, 30 far as
voting iS eoneSFheai and We consider Ill
persons traitors who have voluntarily IA.
ken up arms against The government Of the
UaiIed States, OF abstted 10 bringing on
this deplorable rebellion.
tsisnsd. A. NILLHR and OthsrS.
Received and laid on the table.
Ne. sFEWARF Of DOddtidge, moved 10
take up the Report Of the Committee on
Boundary.
NJ. BATTHLLE moved . substitute for
this motion TO pass BY for the present the
consideration Of the report.
The motion 70 pajS by was not agreed
70, and the question recurring upon taking
up, it was agreed 10.
The Secretary reported the second reso.
luton A. follows;
Rslolptj, That the district comprising
De equities % Griis, Giles, Bland, TaaS-
vel. Russell, Lee, Seott, Buchanan and
Wise shall bo laeladed ID and coaSsItats
part Of The proposed new Statei provided
a majority Of tie votes east within The
said district az elections 20 be held for the
purpose on the third Thursday in April, In
the year 1862. and . majority Of the said
couhtieS, are In favor OF the adoption Of
the constitution. 10 be submitted BY this
convention.
Mr.. BRoWS, Of KAnaWha, moved that
Wise aud Buchanan be added to the coun.
ties comprised 10 the section.
Ar. Wax WIxKLg said II was the under.
standing Of the convention when these
counties were striker out OF the frSt reso.
luton, they were to revert to aud be inclu.
died 10 the second.
There being no objection they were 80
Included by general consent.
Nj. STEVENSON, oil Wood, then obtained
the floor and Addressed the convention ia
opposition 70 an extension of the boun.
dairy.
He was replied to BY Nj. Stewart of
DOddridge.
Nj. POAhRoY then proposed, as there had
been one speech from each side, they pro.
coed to vote without further discussion.
Nj, BRowN, Of Kenawba, obtained the
floor and said that, while he was not an1i-
Gus for the discussion 10 continue. a sense
OF duty impelled him to make further re.
marks on the subject.
He moved 10 consolidate the second and
third sections and consider them as one, by
transferring the counties Of the second to
those Of the 6rst, aud comprising them all
In one district,
The third section Is as follows:
ReSolved, That the district comprising
the counties OF Jefferson, Berkley. Nor.
gan, Hampshire, Hardy, Peudleton, High
land, Bath and Allegheny, shall also be-.
included In and constitute part Of the
proposed new Stale, provided majority
Of the votes cast within the said district,
al elections to be held for the purpose, on
the third Thursday in April, in the year
1882, and a majority Of the said sountiSs
are in favor Of the adoption Of the Con-
stitntion TO be submitted by this Conyen.
ton.
The effect Of this motion is simply 10 in.
clude the two districts Of counties cou.
tanned in both sections IN one district, on
the conditions prescribed alike IN each one.
Mr.. BRowS addressed the Convention at
some length in advocacy Of bis motion.
Mr.. SISsBL moved to strike out the word
.'castp after "yotes,n where II occurs 10
both sections, the effect Of which would be
to require a majority Of the votes within
the district, and not majority Of those
who voted.
Mr. BAFTRLLE suggested thatit wIuldbe
better to strike out the words ''yoteS cast
and insert qualified voters.
Mr. HALL Of Marion, reminded him that
an amendment TO an amendment to al
amendment was not parliamentary.
The hour for recess having arrived,
the Convention took d recess, after having
been reminded by the Chariot the pro.
posed visit to the 9Th Ward Public School
at two o'clock.