New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-31

~" % i,-s ,atei wi, IN tue raid sss, within the
psT,d.
To moneys f,r which our State debt was con.
tracted biye Chiefly been appropriated % toi u
lug ra lfa DIS 10 tie eastern part OF the stat'i
so that while We If the wet are fairly and hon
orably bound to our creditors, JOINTLY with ur
eastern brethren, for the payment oi the "eol'
We complain that We have not been beieH''"'
directly or indirectly, by the expe' dl'ure OF '0c
money. And ii is said by the adYOcntes vi tnS
measure .ho have made the necessary ca'u'a-
oDs Of tie account tIst this mode Oi hettI menu
VIII bring tie east IN debt to TIE ie" oCa1r'
which ia undoubtedly the fact. But however just
this may BIZ az o settlement between us ana tne
east, it requires no argument to c0n'ince the
bopabOdprs that they are not parties to our do
me,,ie ouarr,ls, aud that we are an important
part f their security at this jubcture, at which
they won d not Ike very well to be deprived
without their consent.
Il would seem from the debates in thu Con-
yen,iOn that the leaders OF the present move nent
have regarded the reorganization of the STATE
Government as only temporary arrangement
as n stepp ng stone 10 a DIVISION of the aie-a
nplFuIb untptTu lur HO fthcl pun P'oO t'"h W
comply with the forms of tbs Constitution Ia
respect % the erection of new States; that Is To
say, 10 get tue Legislature recognized by the
Federal Government as the Lrg stature OF The
State; then e. get the c0nstDt Of that LtRhln-
ture-wblle the east is not represented IN 1t
"a q dlvis on, and get Congress to admit tho new
State on such consent, aud then abandon the
pyesent Government.
It viii be remembered that in the May Con-
yenton Mr.. Garlic and other isSt men were
ranppnt for an immediate division OF the STATE;
which would have been purely revolutionary.
and the Federal Government could not have
sanctioned it, Tuey finally yielded to more pru-
dent colnsel., and that Convention e. ded with
40 practical results, beyond tho appontln' Mt OF
a Central Committee, and the callihg ct an"iher
Convention, u meet in June. At the meetl ol
this second Convention, Mr. Garlic had learned
tbat II was pecrssary to have the consent Of the
Legislature oil the State in order TO erect q NV
stat. w.thn il. limits. Aud accordingly be Oo-
posed u division Len and adVorat"d Ieorgab-
IzaiiOn Of the Government as a means OF Ovid ~,
rs scUn nj the new Government should be y
cosni1ed by tn Federal Government. Wei, the
Government was recognized, as the world
knows, aud Mr.. Garlic was elected a Unit~d
States Senator for the State OF Virginia for his
great services IN tho cause. The Con'enton
took recess H. wait for the recognition Of The
new Governuet Sy the admission OF the new Sea-
aturs at tue Juy sessi'n NJ Conpr'ss. THIS ac-
coulpllshed, It Irsssembi on the 9th o. August.
to Gnish up the work OF dyirlon. Tdrre was,
however, soon found to be q cou'dersbIr
party opposed 10 any immediate action
on the subject, on the grounds that
this Government was organized foe per-
mauent Government Of the entire State; tiat u
division at THE time would be virtually al Gban-
Comment of 1t; that the consent OF Legislature
composed ia fact only Of members from the por-
ton Of tho State wishing tn go of would bot be
such consent ss the Constitution contempIatesi
tina. our fret duty ia 10 aid the Federal Govern
mept 10 crushing rebellion, and to extend our
new Government over ths entire State, aud that
6 no emeut at present will not ONLY be futils,
but will be hindoranco e. the 6rst great work
that is to be done. On the other hand, II
seemed TO he assumed that the pre'ent G. vern-
ment 10 ~ be abandoned, and the Federal Gov
.rh,nent lett TO pro7ide another for Eastern Viz
ginia, ss beet she can, when the rebellion shall
have been subdued; it wes urged that our only
hope Of o diyisi5E il 10 strike now while the
East is not represented in the Legislature, for,
when the whole State shall be represented
minority cannot be- obtained for ts6 measure.
TIE debat. was long md inanV of the speeches
on both sides were marked with a great degree
Of ability. The debt question did not attract
much attention; though must not omit to state
that Sir. Fontains Snith Of Marion County Snd
Mr. Stewart OF Doddridge-two among the
eb.est OF the oppositon-mado eloquent and
earnest appeals against anything like rePudi,t ion
The people are a. vote on the adoption or
lection of the ordnance in October; if it be
adopted, another Convection will meet ia
November to frame Constitution, 10 BE- sub.
milted to the people in Decrmber, and 10 the
| State Legislature and IL Congress in January.
so we are ro have O new State, clear OF debt
right ,peediy, if the people adopt tbi. ordinance
| il the legislature conseht--Oi which there Ia no
doubt-spd if Congress will admit US with
Constitution built upon the reputation of our
udept. dress.
Mr. Garlic appears upon the record na the
e,iihor of tue reputation ncheme. On the 18th
of August tho published proceedings say:
"Mr CGrlile presented proportion for division,
VIII he ssii was tbst Ot Mr. FRrnsworth. witt ouly
tueb alterations Uf the boundary proviiOn IA wouti
u,nt tho County Of PendletOu, and some adj iongl
poyi,ion rspeclinz tue settlement OF the debt. 1t
VIVA ortered to be printed"