Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-04
A REVIEW.
A HetrospooIIve Glance OF tho seces.
sion Movement IN VIrginIR..The
Convention Trick by which It was
-lnLilnls6.

HlOn Movement an VirginIRo.The
Convention Trick by which it was
Initiated.
Iron the welIburs Herald.
Mr.. Editor.-The traitors in Eastern
Virginia have at length accomplished their
long contemplated and deeply laid schemes
for dragging Virginia out ofthe Union, I
may be well to refresh our memories with
La retrospective view of the manner and the
means employed to bring abont this re-
( suit. IL
In the FIRST place an extrn session of the
/ Legislature was called, TO meet on the nth
/ of January, ostensibly to legislate on the
! transfer OF the James River and Knnawha
Canal TO French Company TIE Legis-
IRture met, but instead of attending to
! their legitimate business, they passed a
bill providing for the election Of members
OF a Convention TO meet at Richmond on
the 9Th of February, to Gconsider aud pro-
pose such measures as may be expedient
to adopt in the present crisis of State and
National RfTairs.a Although the design of
this Convention WAS obviously uuconstitu-
tIoual, the people elected their delegates
| a large majority Of whom they supposed to
be good'Union men-and also voted largely
for referring back totthem the action of
Convention, ..for ratification OF rejection.-
On the 18th Of April, by insults, outrages
and intimidation, driving away number
of Union members, they succeeded in pas
sing an ordinance ofsecession, and in op.
position to the expressed wiIIof the people,
declared that it "should take effect
and be an act OF this day"
In schedule appended to said ordinance
they authorized the opening of the polls
in all Virginia military encampments,
whether within the limits of tho State or
not. Also prohibited the election Of mem
bers of Congress, as provided BY law
Before the passage of the ordinance. the
Convention ordered the seizure of Harpers
Ferry and other property belonging to tue
United States.
Oh the 25th of April they adopted the
.'Gonstitution of the Confederate States of
America" Thereby transferring us to JET
Davis bogus government, and giving hun
command of the whole military force,
public property, naval stores and muni-
tioDs of war belonging to the State, or
that she may have stolen from the Gener-
al Government.
Onthe Both of April they passed an I'M
constitutional stay Law.
Onthe 18th of May, the Governor issued
n proclamation, by order of Convention,
forbidling Us selling any "fonr, grain,
beef pork, bacon, or provisions of any
descriptions" to our heighbors of Ohio and
Pennsylvania; the snid provisions being
wanted for our particular friends from
South Carolina.
May 18th, by "General Military Order,
No. IT." soldiers in camp are allowed to
take a "Precautiouury vote,n at any time
from that date up to the time of election
By this mtans the snme!!soldiers could vote
in half dozen different places. No mill
airy despOtism about thatl
Such are the works of this Convention,
We ask our readers to look at them. If
there is one single act that has the least
semblanCe of constitutional law we would
like it pointed out. And yet we are com
mAnded to obey the constitutional edicts
of that body, on penalty of being treated
as traitors; yea, they have made it strea-
son to the State" TO speak disrespectfuI
OF their immaculate sells. Are we slaves,
that we should obey usurpers and tyrants2
we thank God that Western Virginia will
resist to the death; that her brave sons
have gone forth to crush this mob which
would outlaw us both from our State and
Federal Government.
Aud here, Mr. Editor, let me say word
to those men in our midst who, whilst
nearly every family in our community has
sent from It's bosom some dear one to fight
the battle of our common country and
blessed Union, stand up aud vote against
W uA6 OuE luLuGE6g OEOlueES ana 0uSOAuuS
are couteuding for. They have outraged
this community-proved themselves trai.
tors to friends and country by 'tgiving aid
and comfort to heenemy." But we bless
Heaven that the honest indignation OF our
citizens was kept within bounds of their
love of law and order, and that these men
were allowed pcacenbly to open their hands
and exhibit shame which will cling to
them through life and cArse them in death.
When our gallant soldiers shall have put
an end to this war-when, maybe, some of
them have given their lives to their coun-
try's Cnuse,-then this little
aIIootingmob Of yesterday In silent awe return,
To CLEAN m their sacred ashes in listOry's golden
and will sing dulcet songs to the Union;
but they will never be able TO cover up the
iufamy they have heaped upon them
selves, and children, when they are
dead,
''wn blush when they are uamed.p
DEMOCRAT.
Vote OF the Virginia PRn-Handle
Against secession.
from the RNilrOad and Mining Register.l
At the election held May %, ON the or
dinance of secession, the four Pan-Han,lle
counties, between the west boundary of
Pennsylvania and the Ohio river, to wit.
Marshall, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock, polled
1926 votes, OF which G,s2s votes were cast