Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-02

peat that never would yield solitary
obligation of the Constitution-that new
er would consent to a violation of any rights
CT my -citizens-that where slavery
exists under the law, let il exist, aud let
the record be made between the owner of
the slave aud Him who holds us all to ae-
eount-bnt firGat to k1o,o i0Ay tie 334, 900
people Of Vest piEgiRia should Be JoreUer under
tie domination Of EdIUS NOT adapted to free
labor Orthe Development of the country for
the 6eneft of $500 siaUeholders, otgHing thia
day not more than 5000 or 5000 sLdpes IN
our midst. That is the naked Gods truth
spoken out at last. CApplause.1 What
an obligation is there resting upon us?-
We do not interfere with slavery in East
ern Virginia. We only propose TO abolish
slavery within the limits of the new State
we leave them to their just rights and all
tnelr franchises under the constitution in
Nery respect We are not affecting their
rlght TO a solitary slave there, but we wish
IN IN our midst-in the midst of popula-
pon not homogeneous with theirs-a pop-
piation of different social institutions and
diuerent social habits-R population that
mas dluerent commercial relations, differ
erent Industrial pursuits, in a geOgra phical
position that utterly cuts us of from all
connection with the East-I want 90 know
Why It is that we should be forever COM
PEELED to adhere to- East Virginia2 What
injury will We do her by this separation3-
Let US see about this now.
According to the last census there were
$4,000 slaves in the limits of the proposed
new State. L understand 1000 or 500
have left Hampshire county alone. IL is
certain that there are not now 5000 iu the
limits OF the new State. How many over
twenty-one years of age2 Why half of
them, reckon. Then there are 900 uu-
der twenty-one years old. Those over
tWenty-one are slaves for life OF those
under twenty-One perhaps one half are
under ten aud one half over ten. Then
1000 slaves will serve to twenty-one and
2,OOO from ten 10 twenty-five. see some
physicians in the crowd: How many of
these according to the tables OF life aud
humanity will die before they arrive at the
age of twenty-fye? Perhaps a fourth of
them, perhaps a third do not know.
so that in point of fact it would be taking
tue labor of J, 900 slaves; 500 from twen-
ty-0ne years and upwards and 500 from
twenty-five aud upwards. That is the
amsunt of the thing at last.
ask again in the face of this fact-When
all our commercial connections, Industrial
pursuits, social habits aud feelings and IN
terests, had almost said physical and
sPiritual-When our interest is natural Y
Schools which we never can have in
slave State-when our interests are con-
nscted with the development of our rich
mines of minerals and our wells OF oil
when all these stand antagonistic to this
presumed or supposed or real antagonism
Ot interest on the part of the owners of
l,500 negro "boys" nnder ten years of age
and l,5OO over ten aud under twenty-five
Ewheh the issue is reduced to that mar
row compass, l ask you again, can we
hesitate? Can we? Why would rather
buy a half dozen myself. would rather
be one OF $500 men to buy each himself 4
young "nigger" and thus mend the matter
at once than not have new State. Zap
plause. And then there are $500 men
willing to do that if necessary. a voice
"yes, twice that We can do that We
ought to do it.
Now, fellow citizens, will you stand fast 2
Will you in your magisterial districts, if
should send ont to you a memorial to the
lower House of Congress, with this act as
it passed the Senate attached to il, PRAYING
the House to pass the bill in that shape
will you take the trouble to go arounj
among your neighbors, and get them
to subscribe to it All that want
the new State under these principles and
conditions will do il, Have it ready by the
next assembling of Congress for Blair and
Brown. Why, Blair would dance forty
hornpipes, like he always does when be gets
glad over anything. five will send him a
petition of so, 600 he will take it up in a
wheelbarrow to Congress if he cannot get
it there any other way. [tapghter-l
have just word to say in conclusion
aud that is about the new state. have
been like the old preacher who was always.
preaching against the bishops. They ap-
pointed him to preach the annual sermsn
of the PresbyteEy. He was good man and
it was necessary to do him this honor; but
on public occasion like that they did not
want him to preach any about the bishops,
SO they selected his text and it was the irst
Of Genesis: +: 'In the beginning God erea-
ted the heavens and the earth" So when
the time came round he told his cougrega-
ton how he had been called 20 preach the
annual sermon, and that the text had been
selected by them for him. He put on his
speetacles and read @In the beginuings
God created the heavens and the earth.p-
Then he put his spectacles up, looked
around gravely upon his auditory aud said:
$50 you see brethren there is nothing in
favor of the bishop in that text.r Laugh
ter. .ss..4s - -
Somehow let me talk round as will
always come back en- the new State
(LAughter.) Aud now my friends tell You
that if you stand fast, stand fast to the
country, stand fast to the new State, you
shall have it.. Much was done in our behalf
by assuring them of the facts Of what Nc
bad done in West Virginia for the Union
The very fact that we could point to 10000
men enlisted for the armies of the republic
was very much in our favor and see il
eloquently adverted to by Judge wilkins
IN his remarks on being called 70 preside
over the great mass war meeting at Pitts
burg; and he said that considering what
we had done we eminently deserved new
State, and to be admitted by Congress. If
you send 1000 men again promptly to the.7