Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-21
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proposition Shat j u1dcrsts,aia, the 5geptls-.
man from Northampton OR; Fishery 5tn
make 70 the North western representatives
"a Eegnrll to this question, would not equal
~ violate that tFilh2 WhY, sir. if We
1shonld sncceed in making that bargain
itlwithl, rue gsntlepep from the Sorth+West
4 what would hecome of my friends from
Pcudieton aud Halifax, Uniop5me1, reprgn
sentiug the largest slaYehplding copnties
lin the State have seen an fntimatfon
tin ,the newspapers that a bargain was on
loot between the Northwestern men and
i tne Union n'men in Eastern Virginia, that-if
i 4I+hc1Easternmen' 20 would go agAinst Disnni6ni
the AoFths W WGstern7meRs would yield .ttiisj
4 question of taxation. have never heard,
Il except Py that information through the
newspapers, that any such bargain was on
loot. But we hear il now submitted to-
/ The gentlemen of the Northwest, that if
tley, WI support an, ordinapce of seces;
4 SION, Notwithstanding this plighted faith
4 OF the State in 1850 not to touch the sui
9l9ete the gentleman from NOrthadiptoti.
tiand presume those who agree Wiihiliiin
4 4qtestfoh Of tSxutioh '''', *. - =.
5Pq That is all l h0yc to say hpon
this, question. How can. tho gentleman
from Northampton or. Fisher insist that
the gentleman from the Northwest shall.
not. require a change, ifihesis willing to
yield y himself on certain conditions. n
the t.lth is pledged i equally binds -us IL.
tue case oil secession as in any other case.
AS the'gentleman sail, tho bill provided
for q chaugn in the organic law a great
many genllemen in the East voted against
\ . reference of that question TO the people
Il But there was a large majority of the pom
4 ular HOtc In fiivOr Of referring any action
OF the Convention back TO the irSople for
ratlhcationH whether am ordinances of se+
ceSslon be adopted, or any change be
tn9de IN The Constitution. Iii my section
OF the State this question of Union and
di4qnioa oyer-rode every 'oTher onestiop.E
i.4in not now prepared to vote for any
Z ehPnge IN the organic law of the State I
am no6ic0nmittedi except, except so far as
ia representative Isl bound ito remember
; ; me sF.es -,r views Of the, majority of. his
= iell citizens; further than that, /
am in no way acohmitted to the
present. Constitution. fought Il In every
way from its ineeRtion to its iaioptiqn,+t
al 4neFe 3re q great many provisions in il
when would like to see changed; but I
: am mot prepared to- Interfere With the
u changes in the relation your tate are
hbFoHght about rendeEiug it necessary to
inteFlere, with IL. Lam willing to,T9te for
prgPosttion for the appointment of a COM
!, mtttee to which all these resolutions shall
be -su6midedi for the 9p6rb6se Of haYifif
them enquirebinto and! report, upon d the
J snSleStses sqppQss is pretty well ascet-
lelnefq sfl that NE will have an adjourned
I'll session OF this Convention. This commit
4 zee could. be orgdnfkcdi aud dtsfhgI tie
: recess Dtothiss Convention they could !. be
! fPrePasingtal report, and ip tleimeantime
III !He would nave m opport rtunityf Of consult.
8 ing our constituents. And if the resolu.
= ttons are so modified as To hive them sub.
= lnittsd tolHicomhitt6e56f enquiry; I would
a ine very willing to vote forsslrll,a q proposi-
I tion as that.
d This conclusion of Mr. Earlys remarks
i brings us,to the rising up of yMr. Ben vii.
!, sou, ,7'ot HARRISON the colleague of AR
= Chrlile, who, like Mr. Turner; of jackson
Il is paaar the, apprehension of the thorough
: bred Union msn.i Mr.. Wilson; however
E like Sir Turner, stands up doitbe rack OF
;, the tax'questtou, UNEXPECTEDLY max
d ing due allowance, of COURSE, for the iun.
q ayoidable necessity there was for him e
9 mike a great splutter about his lOyalty.q
Mr., Wilson said: -, /.
! Mr.. President, regret very. much t.
& nave heard from gentlemen on this fooI
nj SO 81 nIueh disttnst manifested of the disioy!
I, {, al y Of thenpeuple of that ip0fifoh of The
: state wgielli f7hNve the honop to7repFesont
an thIs Convention. In. i, ,t.,-+giif J.,
.dlu,ln the course Of the debhte much has
: bseu said to The disParag agelienI Of tIis
NortfWesteru portion = of the TStite.s .sinI
? ftHtuk it is time that the Western men in
:, tthis body should defenlsthei section Of
the Commonwealth. Sir, weoihRye 4ni re.
cord almost as oldaps Virginia herselh+-
I That record has heen one of steady and
! gnceasins loyalty aud devotion to the
. l.. alr.5 lEARGT-=I Hope the agentleman 10 tlti
not understand me as wishing 10 cast any
seneet!9pn on. on the Western section of tue
! Mr. sWILsoN1I refer more particularly
alto the remarks Of the gentlemdt from
Northampton, tGIr. Fisherg1 1t is said
that we are AbolitionistB.t Itis'trnelthere
, are some AholfLiOnisls in NorlL.lyestorn
/ FtNlrginia, but venture TO assert TINT You
! 9tlTe more Abolitionists in tile, city, Of
kichm0hditin there are ID the Whole Of
my Congressional District, It'is saidithat
, we are alfEee negro loving people This
, Is unjust; We have a law pPoR the; star
ftute book providing that free negroes slnIl
not De allowed to remafi within ne limits
+ OF the Commonwea ealthg THE statistics
! SHOW that in the tide-WNter,-in the valley,
ana tue Piedmont districts, tie freei nea
, groesa base increased from three to tyen.i
tIy-one per cent, since 1850. while in the
North-Test they have decreaSed twenty
seven per cent. The nun Dor of tfree ne!
{ gFoes- has been decreasingu nt,he N6rtlg
ii EEssteFn part Of the State because we ems
i9Fee a3I, the law requiring fheig FemeFal,