Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-01

-llieoaaty Of CAbeii. one representative tor
tie county OF Wayne, one representatives
for the county Of Boone, one representa-
tive for the county of Logan, one repre-
sentative; for the county Of Wyoming, one
representative for the county Of Mercer.
one representative for the county of Nc
DoEeIl, one representative; for the coun-
ty Of " ebster, one representative for the
county Of Poeahontas, one representative;
for the county OF Eayette, one Fepreseu-
tsIiTe; for the county of Raleigh, one
representatives for the county OF Green
brisr. two representatives; for the county
OF Monroe, two representatives;' for the
county Of PendlelQu, one Representatives;
for the county of Hardy, one representa-
tive; for the comfy of Hampshire, two rep
resentatiTes; for the couHty of Morgan, one
representative; for the county of Berkeley,
two representatives; for the county of JEFF
terson, two representatives. for the county
of Clark, one representative; for the coun-
" of Frederick, two representatives; for the
county OF Warren, one representative; for
the county OF Page, one representative; for
the county of Shenandoah, Two represent
natives; tor the county of Rockingham,
three representatives; for the county of Az
J gusta. three representatives; for the coun-
+ ~ of Highland, one Representatives; for the
county of Bath, one Representatives; for the
county Of ROckbridge, two representatives;
for the county Botetourt, one representa-
tive; for the county Of Craig, one represeu-
tive; for the county of Allegheny, one rep
resentative;
SEC. 3. hid be il .ttrLhsr enacted, That
the members of the Convention elected
t under the provisions Of this act shall meet
. at such place as the Governor of the State
of Virginia shall designate, at as early a
i day after their election as may be practi-
: csblei aud shall have power and authority
t 10 form Constitution aud State govern
, rnent upon the conditions prescribed in
this act and not repugnant to the Consti-
tuition of the United States, which ConsIi-
I tuition so adopted by said Convention shall
J. be submitted to the people of the said State
of West Virginia for their adoption and
-, ratification.
SEC 4 4iRd be Il further enacted, That
e upon the ratification OF the Constitution
/ framed by the Convention aforesaid, and
the public declaration by the Legislature
of the State of Virginia asserting to the
I formation of the said State of Virginia
i under the conditions and provisions impos-
ed by this act. it shall be the duty OF the
Governor thereof to transmit official evi-
dence of the same 10 the Presiden; of the
United States on or before the--iay Of
e -ueXt, upon receipt whereof the Pres.
: ident, by proclamation, shall announce the
fact whereupon, and without further pro-
r ceeding on tue part Of Congress, the ad-
mission OF the said State Into the Union
shall be considered complete.
: SIC. 8. Ind Be IL further enacted, That
n the said State of West Virginia shall be
entitled, until the next general census, to
as many representatives In the House OF
Representatives as the people thereof will
i authorize under the present apportiOn-
ment.
: MIR. wILLEY'S BILL-WHAT 1T
d PROPOSES.
g The following is the bill offered BY Mr.
:, Wiley as substitute for the foregoing
s and which was adopted blythe Senate.
e WHARRAs. The people inhabiting that por.
If ton of Virginia, known as West Virginia
i did, by Convention assembled in the city
= of Wheeling on the 26tu of November
E, 1861, frame for themselves Constitution,
E, With view of becoming a separate and
: Independent State and whereas, at a gene
l. raj election held in the counties comeri-
l. sing the territory aforesaid on the Sd DAY oil
:, May last, the said Constitution was APPROX
;, ed and adopted by the qualified voters OF
., the proposed State; and whereas, the
: Legislature of Virginia by an act passed on
j. the 18th of May, 1862, did give its consent
n to the foundation Of a new State within the
Y Ia
e be known by the name of West Virginia
and to embrace the following counties viz
- Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall WelZel
Marion, Monougalia, Preston, Taylor, w.
# Ter, Peasants. Richie, Doddridge, Harfi.
= Ison, Wood, Jackson, Writ, Roane, Cal
(. houn, Gilmer, Barbour, Tucker, Lewis,
q BraKton, Upshur, Randolph, Mason, Put
nam, Kauawha, Clay, Nicholas, Cabell,
Wayne, Boone Logan, Wyoming, Mercer,
i Mcdowell, Webster, POcAhontas Fayette,
n Raleigh Greenbrier Monroe, Pendeton.
q Hardy, Hampshire aud Morgan; and
:, whereas, both the Convention and Legis-
lature, aforesaid, expressed strong desire
;. that the.new State should be admitted into
! the Union, and the Constitution, aforesaid
being republican in form, Congress doth
hereby consent that the said forty.eiEhi
+. counties may be formed into separate
y aui independent State. Therefore
4 Be Il e1Geted By The Senate aud House OF
:. RGpreseHtanrss Of the United States of Amer
II lea IA Congress assembled, That the State of
. West Virginia be and is hereby declared
to be one of the United States of America,
4, aud admitted into the Union on an equal
). footing with the original States in ali re.
!. spects whatever, and until the next
A general census, the said State of
: West Virginia shall be entitled 10 three
4. members in the House of Representatives
|. of the United States; ProTided aIlrays
= That this act shall not take effect until At.
4 ter the proclamation OF the President of
: the United States hereinafter provided for.
/. II being represented to Congress that since
/. the Convention of The twenty-sixth of No.
yember, eighteen hundred aud sixty-oue,
a that framed aud proposed the Constitution
q for the said State Of West Virginia, the
i people thereof have expressed Wish to
change the seventh section of the eleventh
a article of said Constitution by striking out
the same and inserting the following ia its
q place, viz: 1.-The children of slaves born
e within the limits of this State after the
: fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and
Isixty.three shall be free and that all elova,