Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-01
THE CONTRAST.
The Two Bills for the Admission of
West Virginia.
SIR. cARLILE,s RILL-wHAT 1T
PROPOSED.

The following IS the bill for the admis-
sion of West Virginia into the Union, drawn
by Mr.. Carlile and reported by the Sen
ate Territorial Committee and voted down
by the Senate, at the last session of Con
gress. -lH-s0
By an act of the State of Yir.
Rina, May thirteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, entitled .'An act giving
the consent Of the Legislature of Vir-
giniA TO the formation aud erection of
new State within the Jurisdiction of this
State" the people of that part of the
State of Virginia including the counties of
Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wet
eel, Marion, MouougAlia, Preston. Tny-
lor, Tyler, Peasants, Richie, Doddridge,
Harrison, Wood, Jackson, Writ, Roane,
Calhoun, GiImer, Barbour, Tucker, Lew
is, BrAxton. Upshur, Randolph, Mason,
Putnam, KanaW ha, Clay, Nicholas, Ca
bell, Wayne, Boone, Logan, Wyoming,
Mercer, Mcdowell, Webster, POcthontas,
Fayette, Raleigh, Greeubrier, Monroe,
PendIetou, Hardy, Hampshire, and Nor
gan, did, with the consent Of the Legis-
lsture of said State of Virginia, form
themselves Into an independent State,
aud did establish a constitution for the
government of the same Therefore,
BE it enacted 6s,7 the Senate aud House of
RsprsseRfdtiBes of the UHited States OF Amsri-
ca IN CongTeSs Gssembied, That the State of
West Virginia shall be admitted into the
Union ON an equal footing with the origin
al States in all respects whatever, upon the
following conditions, viz: %
First. That there shall be incIuded with
in the said State of West Virginia, in adfi-
ton TO the counties already enumerated in
the preamble TO this act, the following
counties, as laid of aud defined by the Reg
islature of the State Of Virginia, to-wit /:
Berkeley. Jefferson, Clark, Frederick. War
rem, Page, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Au-
gustA, Highland, Bath Roekbridge, Boz
tetourt, Craig, aud Allegheny. ~
Second. That the Convention hereinaf.
ter provided for snail, in the Constitution
framed by it, make provision that from and
after the fourth day ofJuly, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-three, the children of all
SLAVES born within the limits of said State
shall be free.
SEC. 2. Ind be nfrther enacted, Thar
the people Ofths said counties hereinbe-
fore enumerated, qualified under the Con-
stitutiou of Virginia as electors, be, and
they are hereby, authorized and empower
ed TO vote for aud choose Representatives
to form Convention for forming and adopt
ing Constitution fer = State by the name
of West Virginia, OF any other the said
may adopt, in accordance with the
provisions Ofthis act; aud all PERSONS quail
fed for representatives to the Legis-
lature OF Virgins under the coustitu.
tion thereof shall be qualified to
be elected to said Convention. The
election for the representatives. aforesaid
shall be held at such time at theusual plA-
ces of voting in the several counties as the
Governor of Virginia may direct aud pre-
scribe, aud as soon as may be after the
people thereof shall be relieved from tue
presence of armed insurgents; and the re-
to said convention shall ap-
portioued among the several counties as fol,
lows 80 b. tal As al1s t7sl77l
For the county Of Hancock. oas repre-
for the county of Brooke. one
representative; for the county of Ohio,
three representatives for the county of
Marshall, two representatives. for the
county of Wetzel, one Representatives;
foS the county Of Marion, two representa-
IiTes for the county of MonOpgalia, two
for the county of Pres
ton, two representatives for the county of
Taylor, one representative for the eoun-
y of Tyler, one representative for the
county of Peasants, one Representatives
FOR the county of Richie, one representa-
live, for the 1eountyl of D0ddridgeI one
representatives. for the county of Harrison,
two representatives. for the county off
Wood, two representatives; for the coun. |
y of Jackson, one representative; for the
county Of Writ, one representative; for the
county of Roane, oas representative z for
The county Of oalhonn,1 one representa-. |
live; for the county Of 6i1ner, one rep |
for the county OF Barbour, |
lne representative ;foEthe county Of Tuck!
r., one representative for the county of |
Lewis, one igepresentatlEe, fol, the county |
IF Braxt9nr one representatives; tor the |
county OF Upshnri ols.rsPresentatiTe for
he county Of Randolph one represents |
IiTei for the county Of Mason, one repre-
for the county Of Patnsm, one |
for the county, Of Kama
E5sg Two representa- for The county |
II Clay, one representat for the -esoun- /
y Of Nicholas, one tepFese1tAtiys III the !