Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-04

new state, or its name. The Convention |
has exceeded thePoRera delegated to them |
by the people, and instead of going on to |
frame Constitution, as they should have
done, they have wasted time in doing that
which they had no business to do.
Mr.. WlLsON would not vote for the aD-
preparation because he did not believe the
Legislature had the power to make it
This was the Legislature of the whole
State of Virginia. The Convention only
represented portion of the State. He
had been in favor Of a new State, bat now
he did not expect Il, hat rather regarded
the whole thing rs farce
Mr.. WEST said the Convention was leg
ally created, and the Legislature must pay
its expenses. He had n0fault to find with
the Constitution, as yet. He never expect
ed that they would finish their labors in
less than four months. He had been from
the beginning in favor OF a new State, and
he was willing to give the Convention all
the time it wants to make proper Consti.
tuition.
Mr. DRowN, (who is member of
the Conventionl said, in reply to the gen
tlemun from Preston CIR. HoOten), that if
the Convention had done anything to en-
title it to the admiration of the people it
was in Cularging the boundaries of the new
State.
Mr., HoOTEX said that the boundary was
settled by the August Convention. 1t
seemed to him that the object of the Con-
Vention in changing the boundaries and Oc-
casioniug delay WAS to defeat the whole
object. He had observed that the very
men who were originally opposed to a new
State are the very men who are now en-
deayOring TO prOCFastinate the action of the
present Convention.
Mr. SMITH, ms one of those opposed to
premature action in regard to the new
State, explained his position at some
length. lie criticised the action of the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. WILSON, who
had been one of the most earnest in favor
of the new State, but who now character
ICES it as farce.
Mr. WILSON was sorry that he did not see
through the subject then as he did now
He had no idea that those who were OPP
posed to new State in August would fol-
low it up to this time. The gentleman
from Marion (NIr. Smith) made u strong
speech against the new State ordinance,
and then, as he WAS politician, voted for
it. The vote is Of record, but the speech
is not.
Mr.. SAITH said that he had entered his
protest with his vote. lie did not know
whether the gentleman weighed his words
well or not, but the insinuation that he was
n politician seemed to him little often.
siVe. He (Mr. Smith, had never been a
politician. If he had been rightly inform
ed, the gentleman from Ohio had a weak
ness himself for the flesh pots of Egypt
He had tried to get into the Convention
which is now in session.
MIR. WILSON exclaimed with considerable
energy that the gentleman was misinform.
ed.
Mr.. Smith said he had seen the gentle.
mans name in the papers.
Mr.. WILSON said he had declined to be 9
candidate.
The SPEAKER called the gentlemen to or,
der, and reminded members that tile digui.
ty aud decorum Of the house was in theil
hands.
Mr.. SMITH moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. LOGAN explained his position upor
the question. He was willing to vote FOL
. the ten thousand dollars, if that would b
, regarded by the Convention as hint tina
the Legislature desired the Convention Il
; close up its labOrs as speedily as possible
but otherwise he was in favor of paying
every cent of the per diem.
y Ne. s5NtnRR,,in,0l lnil0u to q remark tina
the Convention G1Rht to postpone its nc
tion until the people within the proposed
boundaries have an opportunity to expires,
themselves, asked what chance the peopI,
of the State had had to express thcmselYe.
in reference to the action of this restored
! Government AS to the gradual enamel
patton clause in the Constitution, he wa,
. of the opinion that the State must bt
a free one; aud although pro-slaverJ
. man nil his life, until recently, he stool
here to-day in favor of n free State. II,
tntimated that the charging of the boun.
daries would defeat the whole project, be,
cause if we take in this great slave ele.
, ment, and go before Congress with slave
} Constitution, Congress will not, and should
. not, admit us. Some people held up thei,
hands in holy horror AT the mention o
slavery, but he believed it was the root
. heart and marrow Of all the troubles which
curse this country. He was for placing thu
thing where it would never disturb the pros
J perity of the new State of West Virginia
Let the consequences be what they might
he would not vote for this appropriation
He was in favor Of a new State as always
but not the kind of n now State which tn,
. Convention proposed to make. He WA
notwilling to pay men for doing that which
they had no business to do. He said tina
the present Convention had no more bust
ness to go outsideof the boundaries pre-.
scribed by the ordinance which created
it thnn it had to take in Belmont County
Ohio. The enlargement ofthc boundarie!
carries with it the elements of death to til,
new State.
Mr. FAST said he was not aware that thu
Convention had finished its la6ors aud thai
We were discussing the question of ratify.
ing the Constitution including the Niger
question. The House should manifest a
little more industry in its own deliberations
before it undertakes to hamper the action
Of the Convention. The slavery question
was not before the House and should not be
discussed.
Mr.. ZlNS was new State man and was
not inclined to throw any obstacles in the
way OF the Convention. Hewas still hope.
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