New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-05
VIRGINIA.

painful hour Of her history, unite the sympashles
J of all loyal hearts in her behalf The reorgani-
zatIvn of the State Government in June last by
the Union men Of Western Virginia, which re-
organization has already been formally scknowl-
! edged by the President and by the admission Of
! bcI new Srnatore and Representatives by the
Senate ard House Of Representatives, constitutes
| it the legitimate dc faeto Government OF the
State and coequal with all Other States, the
Richmond. .Letcber-D DayiS-slaye Olisarchy to the
contrary notwtbstandug-wbic later, however,
IS backed by tho whole power of the rebel
army, and the resources of their so-ealled con-
iederncy, and the former by the army and
power OF the Federal Government. Hence,
all loyal men are deeply interested in the
support and maintenance Of the recognized
Government, not only from sympathy and duty,
but also from the fact iha. the OrginatOrs of
that bold and mastery scheme, which seemed to
require almost superhuman effort TO consummater
have presented the ony plan by which each OF
tho Secession States can be brought back to
their true allegiance, and placed in the hands and
uader the control Of loyal UDUn men. So inn
rortant is tbe part which it appears 20 be Che des
tiny of the Old Dominion to bear in the present
great battle for our Government and consttu-
topal rights, and Of such magnitude are the
great pehtical changes which the issue viii force
upon her, that they create a new interest in the
study Of her geographical positioo' her political
power, and the iB1uence Of thOss Institutions
which have so long controlled her action, her
,,oreI I'D tnaterinl DroCregs
yirc,n;s il naturally divided irto four sections,
81 q: the Tide-Water, the Piedmont, the Valley,
and the Trans-Alegtany sections. These also
form civil divisions. Tie Tide-Wator section
contains 80 countieF extending from the sen
board 10 the lower falls cf the rivers, and hos
white population Of 236, eeS, ard a slave popula-
,i,n Of 1922. The Piedmont section extends
FROM the head. Of tide water 10 the Biue Ridge
Mountains, en- Sracing 80 counties, with white
population Of 2Jo 593, and slave population Of
25I ,J03, making o total. white population in
Esstern Yirgsia" OF 456, Isl, aud tctalslage
population Of Hi595. TIE Valley section em-
bruces all that country between tho Blue Ridge
and the AlleghaDy Ridge, containing nineteen
cOuntis', with 2 whito PoPl!atlon OF lsi,oo5,
and slave population OF 39,sGl. Tho Trans
Alrsbppy section. extends from the Allegheny
Ridge to the Ofio Ridge, embracing tarty-nine
counties, with White population Of il6636,
aud slave population Of Only 26,4S2, making
total white population in Western Virginia Of
I,4li, and totsl slave population Of 66,353.
From these figures it Will be- noticed that
nearly enc half OF the whole poElation Of Eastern
Virgins are slaves, including the Tide Water
and Piedmont Districts, while oBly one-tenth Of
the total population Of Western Virgins which
included the VALLEY and Trans Allegheny sections,
are in bondage. g1eh facts arc signifcont for
the future.
The ordinance passed by tho recent Convention
Of Wheeling, for the formation OF new State,
seems 10 have created in tho minds Of many IN
apprehension $hls Western Virginia ia about 20
commit q great and serious mistake. But those
who VIII carefully read that ordineaee will OBJ
serve that no such mistake has bsen or viii be
made; but, on the contrary, that ordinances
like au other acts Of tho Convention and tho Gen
eral Assembly contains 8oll-guarded provisions
against such eTrors, and full recognition Of
constitutional aud national Obligations.
TIE eighth section of the Ordinance in. qies.
tion provides thet, "Is shall De the duty Of the
Governor 20 lay before tho General Assembly
/" 30 ts noxt meeting, for Their consent, steGra'ag
a. 70 he Constitution 4 hs United States, the re-
,nlt of .he said yo:e; If i shall be found that
"a MINORITY OF the votes east be in fagCr Of q
new state, and also in favor Of the Constitu-
60 ton proposed TO said yOisrs for their adoption"
The tenth section provides that, "When the
+" Ggneral AssemHJ shGH giro lis consent to tho
4" formation Of such new State, il ahall forward
to the Congrsss Of tic United Str'ss such con-
&" sent, together with an Official copy Of uch
Constitution, Nth tia rtqvts, that the said new
State may be admitted into the Union o.
"States." Thus 10 is quite impossible TO form
q new State without the consent of the General
Assembly bnd an act OF Congress admitting saeh
new State must DO FRS, obtained. Should Cen
gress see fl to grant such admission, it would
probably do 30 under such circumstances al
would fully relieve the patriots Of Wettsfn Vir
sinia from the charge Of hasty aud mistaken
action.
let us be patient, and wait the coming OF fu
sure events, and 90 all 10 the mean time that w
can 10 sustain the people Of that section OF on
country whose bas!es are our battles, who's
misloriunes are our misfortunes, and whoie sue
cess will be our success. Let us hOpo that tn
boundaries of tho Old Dominion VIII remSi
unchanged, extending from the Ohio to ths A
lantic, and Ina. her loyal Government wiz 500
be p sysrl Of our national capital.
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