New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-03
free States was without slaves and

eurr0un0iu8 iIec CtaVoe, W" =,
not at al! welded TO slave institutions. nut
except this wedge-like strip, Norm. western
VIRGINIA wa, "a much Pro-Slavery IN Its oPlDi'
ons aud prejudices as any other part oil 'pe
Ola Doninion. But the existing enlargement
oo tbo 20, orostiop. and tho lree-sOll tendencies
of the Pan. Handle (the most commercial part
Of yiroinia) TO say nothing of the exposed
frontier along the Ohio River. combined to IN
duce Northwestern Virginia to stand by the
Tpiop: sud although il did little or nothing to
help itself or help the Union, it gladly received
the Union troops aud allowed them to drive
awa7 the Rebels. Their next step was to form
q provisional Government for the whole Siate
OF Virginia A few Of the northwestern couN'
ties elected Legislature who chose uo'ciHoi'
and tue Governor and Legislature eiainiea ~
make laws Cor all Virginia Inc pa'llo''c
stand taken by the northwestern part u VIZ
gus met with popular applause aud Congress
allowed representatives chosen oy oroer Vi 'he
nroxis;o, ., Government 10 sit in The House, aud
tbs Sonata admitted 50 Senators OF the whole
State o: Virginia geni3emen chosen by o.
LecjsIsture which Represented, without al
tbortv Of Law, q mere fracton Of the State.
That Legislature has now gone step
further by proposing to divide the
State Of Virginia, and Convention
called uuder its authority has just completed
= Constitution for new State, to consist OF
The NORTHWESTERN part Of the State OF Virginia.
What this Ce0sGtuticn proposes to do abou. the
:. - e mo. fnf M g is.aH
but that it leaves Slavery in Ne~-Nrsinia just
where il is in Old Virginia. is known 20 oil.
Bat lei IL suppose the proposed Constitution
wholly acceptable; is there any way by which
The new State can be admitted I've things
sre necessary 70 secure this result. First, the
Legislature al the whole State of Virginia
must cOnsen; 10 il. Secondly, Congress must
consent. Assuming thu consent oi to1gress,
how ID the first difficulty to be disposed Of
The admission OF Senators and Representatives.
IS au ephen.crai question:; tie adnii'si"n OF
new Satc most grave, permanent question:
We have no patience wdh the s'updl'! Of
snavery which insists fhat one wrong ,s not
onl, precedent for One like itselt, Dut asO
Cor yet grcater wrong. II, under the spur
of patriotic enthusiasm aid hatred OF TRAITORS
Ike Mason and Hunter men WHO Represent
about sixth part Of the people of Nirg mia
have been admitted 10 sit in Congress as rep
rcssutat.,es d, the Whole people, 1t b. 10
means ioovs ths: the mischief and mistake
are to be Indefinitely extended. If the gifted
Garlic has been suffered 10 open bis eloquent
tips IL the Senate to Outrage Northern sent-
Inent aDd prove hineeI lit successor OF
Nason, it by 40 means follows that bis con-
stituency j ever to Be made anything Iess than
the whole people al Tie whole State oil
Virginia. Congress may detraud itsr
by admitting persons 10 its floors WHO
lave 10 right there; bat it VIII be
ia no haste 10 perpetrate fraud upon
The Constitution Of the United States by
admitting o new State formed or erected
within tie jurisdiction of another State with
out the consent Of the Legislature OF tue whole
OF toe original state. To aduit Ncw-Nirelnia
1uder the sanction Of its Provisional le.s-
Iature is simply 10 admit part OF State, with
fhe consent OF that part only. Tue Constitution
inteads that the part left shall baye an equal
voice with the part leaving. GA any other
principle oyery State might be cut ny iutO
numerous new States, aud those States might
20 our as4unine 10 duties toward the remainder
of tie mother State. To state The ease il
epoplL 90 prove that Northwestern Virginia
ca1re' coasitu,ionaliy st up as pew state
bv the NEE consent Of Itself, expressed Through
it, sectional Provisional Legislature Consider
Ing the relative positions of tue Eastern aud
NORTH. - cstern sections, it would certainly be
ersat lsrdfhp if tue two we're hereafter
DolLcaHy reuDied. But for thus there :. no
necessity. Ira the exercise Oi the var pover.
North-N estsru Virginia may be declared =
Terr,iory of the United States, viii tree.
inst..u.ms. end may be authorized t. form q
free Corcuuent by meaus Of free COnst.-
futon To- 5e approved by CoDgSes.. ia tbs
way az question:. Of regularity may be a'olded, .
AUG asg.t new star be- added t. or galaxy
in . i-aln.r perfectly jus, and iesal.