Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-12

3a papers, aud il The Isl 81 January was tiTe,l
upon as the time for holding the Couxcn-
tiQp, he would move that the Governor be
requested to send special messenEers to
his people to inform hen, what they were
expected to do. 3.
Mr., Kemper again imntessed on the
House the necessity of the Convention be-
ing held at as early, q day. as possible.
Mr.. a. Knots 9dvpcatetl February 7th.
as the day for hoI9iag the Convention.
Mr., Chapman, OF Monroe, thought ii we
nre to have a Convention We had lust as
wRlllhaSe it speedily. irisRa
Mr.-Crane. nlade=p strong Union speech
--explained- his own position and that of
his cOnstitncnts-%thty sweto Yirginians,
hut Onion men also. He lwas Under the
Impression thHt, Carried away BY the feel
ling lof the hour members had already
given seveFall votes which 4his Judgment
conld not approve. ~ Safitsl .rE
Alra Mcdowell called. for the previous
questions butiWasi aHeed withdraw his
motion at5the suEgGsti lon % gs stNitas
Mr.. ROberts0ny ofi RiCimb a;who made
a personal explanation. He said, re-
mark that TellR from the gentleman near
him Mr. kemPer) demhdktd word of
reply, lest his silence NIGH seem to admit
its justice. lappeal, said ,Mr. K. to this
whole House. toe cry member, whether,
in his whole public service on this floor,
lie ever presented in a single instance in
connection with the class 81 questions we
nfctcOnsidering, udvAnGedsa "a proposition,
,l9E gave, a yote, that iAvitea or was fopndt
ed on party lines. II there was anything
lie Ind constantly and earhestIy lepre-
Gated, it was drawing such littes4 on ques-
tions OF this nnturei If there was any
thing he, had constantly sought, 1t was the
eIfacing of all references 10 such differ
ences where the ,houpr neD interests of
Nirginiu in her relations to other States
were involved. He doubted ii another
gentleman on the Eloot, except the distin-
.guishcd gentleman Iearr liilh, had for Il
moment construed the remark on which
he had commented il the sense which he
had seemed to understand it. 1t was
hardly necessary to Snyit was an inter-
probation wholly unRNrrapted by his pur-
pose: or, rs lie thought, by his language,
1t imported the simple fact, not dispar-
aging-hot peculiar hatural to all Us
by none more frequently or painfully rcal-
ized than by, himself ft-that party defeat,
where we thought gieat aud vital inter
ests, and the success II those We support
ed were involved, da ocCnsion natural
smarting aud cxcitehentsuhCer the dis
appointment. There was nothing less
thought Of by him, Than drawing party
lines or rsxciting party feelings, and he had
not thought lie ouldhave been SO misun-
derstood, till he found the gentleman near
him had so Interpreted him.
The House, bya vote oflRyes and nays,
ichanged the tint OF holding the GonYen-
tion from the 1t of Febflary to the 4th
of that month. ....,...-
The first section Of the bill, as amended,
was then read, Rs lollOws:Ss
BE Il enacted the Gsgerat 4sscntGly,
Thnt it shall be fhe duty of the officers
who were .appeiuIAa to, conduct elections
for county ottieers iA MAE lsst. at the ,plp=
Ices yestnb bltsbe9 for halj eiseti iOsts- f0t
l;meabeEs OF the General AZ embiS Ito Open
/ polls for electing sdelagajea to a Convent
tom to consider and propnse such meas !
ures as may be expedient foItte Commons
i,wsalth,sto adopt inlthe prqient crisis of
State and nut tional affairs. Eh6 snid el4tS
ton shall be held on the Al day. 6G Feb
ruarY, in the year of our Lid 1861.
L The question being on .bfAdoption, .as
amanded, Mr.. Collier, of y PelArsbnFg, offered
the following as a s9bstitStet a ..,s,-~. /
BE IL enacted b5y..ths Gasrat AaIembly,
! That it shall be the duti of the officers
(! who were appointed TO culduct the cleo
llons lor county omcers In RlAy last, ut the
places established for holding elections for
members of the General A A$embly, to open
polls to ascertain the sen S Of the people
of the GomWonwealth YAsther,there shall
/ be q Convention to consider and propose
such measures MS may be expedient for the
Commonwealth TO sdopt in ;he crisis of
Satc and National affairs, aud to elect
delegates to such Convention, The said
election shull be held ON the 4th day. of
/ February, in the year 1861.
The substitute was kdypcated by Messrs.
Collier and Martin oflHcnry, and opposed
bytMr. Rutherford, aid defeated by q de-
cisive vote.
The House Rdjournsd. i'e1