Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-25
VIRGINIA. CONVENTION
ELEVENTH DAY.
MONDAY. June "a, 1861.
he Convention met nj 2 p. NJ,

The Convention met nj 2 P. NJ.
l'r,yrr by Res. r V Dodge.
The minutes o: Friday lat were read
and Hdopted.
sir. LAMB. from the Committee on Gre
dentists. reported Lewis Raffner. Inrmhel
of the House of Dsleg ties from ktnnwh"
and .intrt of Rntne, Grrrubury SlHvk, from
X lun VIII. mud Dudley s. Montague aud
john Hall, of Putnam. rs duly accredited
hmrmhrrs nj this Convention. MessrS.
RdfFneU and Stuck bring present came fur
wurl aud rouk the official oath.
Mr.. CLOSE utfere'l the following resolu-
tiO.,, which was appropriately referred.
Nh. CLOSES RESOLUTION.
ReSo'tVd Az the sense NJ tl unve ttion, thai ths
Convention now sitting NJ iichn mi. has long SINCE
forfeited all right TO act in behalf Of the 'Pe 81
and dtaOlatlTn.
InI.m .rh. as without provncatiOn, aide from the
prlmptnyss Of unh IllOWet RmO ti'Ii they have in
vie the tOe' a1llery OF rcv"ltel States To inYUle
our erriluTy a I'd convert Held. into another
lieEiun {" becOmr tie l'iOfy rltte grounds OF our
kindred and fellow C9untryneI.
Thee f'reEn AMI 'lnnOsi trIitnTs have driven
mIly pc able aud Union loving CT zsns frIul their
h nj possessions 10y hreitSuf itjurt and death.
{ n III crins bat fdeliTy the Con titutin Of
fuheTs and in utter di-regnrd to that palladium nf
free Ins iuhe ituuct-Iip unbiased exercise Ot thu,
right Of sufIIIS' ey have surrounded tho polls
with unnt and bay excluding thousands uf
riEhIIll an admitting uther thousands Witl-
hoy have attempted tn set aside the supreme law
of the au'l which gives US representation IN lie
onEreSs II the unittI stHte@ ~ America bv or'ier:
Ing thar tho election for this snd should he O ptOnUd
BIi prJh b ted.
They are nav daily eating ont the Ensren4nce Of
the people Ivy f.rcsd lOI anil eImmOn robbery. anil
are p undering rs. as they have Gsroldy plnudered
Icnt, our highest slerIanca IN the Envernr emf Of
the UnltsI states Of Amerlui, In this extremity
appeal to it fr prnec Hhlnsf tn, Sc armed in
vHlers and ak & that al which Is Eutr1i tel hy
cur Constitution to secure to rs the cIntnu ince OF
"ur 'eIuhltcln gnvernlueht.
Mr.. CAMILLE, from tue CummitteeOt sew
enteen Ia whu WAS referred the consider
ntiun of proper military system, reported
that they had had the same undcrconeilrrn-
ti"n aud COME to the conclusion that the
present military system is ;,s eli lent
nue nS can he devised, and Ill that is neg
essay Il tn put it in 0peruinn. The cum
miitrp, therefore. make me- report hut P6iS.
But while am UP, said Mr. g., will
take occasion to say that | think no greater
service could Le nicrc,l To the I,eoul1 at
uur State or to tlir people Uf the ULiIn,
thhn for each aud every member uf this
convention VIII III it takes IL recess. on his
return home to take the stump. mrd by all
uth"r means i'll Ibis pmwer t1 urge upon
"ur citizens tn enlist in the a"FIie of TIL.
U. s . with the uudrrStin ling that they
have hal. 1t w0uI relieve our State gov
| rrun1 Eat fran 1t very heIvy exp. AZ anil
furnish US an eff lent aud wei, disciplined
military fnrre ( ~ the Stltc aud Fed r Il de-
frure. The uifi 'prS of the Fr'lrr Il Cavern
| m"ut now in our mi lSt are instructed tn,
'mi wi whenever CuWptuy is raised any
where 10 the State. send an army off ar
regularly To Muster it into the servi..c nf
the U. s.. and it will he tukem t" convent
rnt places OF rendezvous. where cum-
Portable camp will he provided provisions
furnished, and they will lac armed. tqnipped
and ptii at ;he expense mf til" FEEDER i
Government. by the present militia sys.
| tenn any uMnher at volunteer companies
rHm he raised AMI use far han. gUIr,iI.
aud they can brrum 'nSel uf men wlip ciu-
nat he & IT to enlist in the sprvi.'r of the U.
s, AMI will mid III the execution of pro
''sa and the enfUu rmenL of the laws in
their respective counties.
Mr.. Vas wITRLE. "n behalf of the C. nm
M tlee of Seventeen. rep ,r;s. an nd iress
tO the people of Virg ia. in explanation
aud Justification of the action OF the Cuu-
veuiyun.
On motion of Mr.. West. the address was
lri,' a. the table aud ordered to he printed
| Mr. FRnsr offered the following, which
waa adopted:
| ResoiUed, That when this Convention adj
| jnur To morrow. it adjourn to- meet ag ain
"n the first Tuesday in August next, at 2
nciu.k. p. NJ, unless s""nrr convened
hy the G 'vernOr, with the advice of the
| Council.
| MIR. lIAwXHURsT nl'tninPd leave Ia read
the proceedings nf meeting of the riti-
zsns "r e 'st"r" Virginia, inclu ling an all
dress to the Contention
The document was ordered to lie on the
tnlic.
Tue Convention then adjourned.