Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-10
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Being &c eclectic 10 politics. And dsDir.
ina nOibine ,AnppIal s0nnrh e. W Peaea
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Sslf u he iaVIt1iioa ID y8aF Sundays
IlSuS % en- ~ Sagg iiOne . rllsrd
70 thS PFst1lt tiaius Gia9aiFS ID West
Virginia.
While have OVsF lslt deSiPoOa that The
soSlh Ghonld enjoy all The protenilOa 70
their apaealIaF isstilatloe' guaranteed b
The Conhtilntlas a. ~ UaiteA 8taie1, II
have never dodbtsd ~ m6aEaa that the
iathiallS g slEo,is ViEgiHia ahnanaSas thAt
she should b released ifon The Sbaeklei
Of slavery ahd Of that species q legtsla.
tI0n which e gssafaliI nGeesSary 10 leeuFO
iJ pofnSaSaey. 10 thlS OPinion I an
veil SatlGdea thGt Rhea the subject %
o6ee falfiy presented before then. . large
proportion u pJt 4 decided majority Of
he people Of West Virginia VIII sntiFely
concur.
without ihttaaIag . reaeet 10 The
slightest degrte nPon tbe member Of the
COaSlltlIlonll COnvention, With May Of
whom an personally SeQualGted, and loE
whom I eplSrtaIa tie bIghest reSPOet, I
may 30 allowed 70 IAy, that ID alnbit Is.
noFiug the subject o. SlaTetJ, Gnd neg.
leetIng 70 provide f0r lts gradual e.
IllgpiBhmsot by eoaDtltutiopAl pro.
vision, they have doaS . very uuWiSS
thing. Bat this Olleu happens With the
partsaS Ia politics, q IL other thiagS, that
10 die oVerttal6ed Efforts q appearing
conservative, before be Is aware 30 hndl
himself uEeOSESely ID the slough, That
Tie Convention WhO expected, BY least
three louttbs OF the people, 70 submit TO
them free State C6n5tItuIloR for their
adoption OF FejeeIlon, ID q question which
Il think, does not admit OF the shadow Of .
doubt. But The ConVenllOn Ia their Wis.
dom have seen 81 70 do otherwise; U they
40 not thereby succeed Ia sutAlllng great
mlSIOEtuneS on this section Of Country,
the fault will certainly Be- none Of theirs.
ASlo your Suggellion that the Commis.
slouerS should 90 on 10 Warrington, aud
SQUAD the membSFs Of COngreSs on The
subject beforehand, cannot exactly see
tie prophecy Of that; iaAsmueh ~ II would
look like 90 Invitation TO The member Of
that body 70 dictate a6d luletmeddlO In
our local and domestic AfAlrS, thug
which Il would Be neither right nor e2Pe-
,disnt for them 70 do,
Now then, the only rsmaipg question iS
what shall wedoi 10 The case Aud Il %
nv very decided oPlaiou that We should
vote fol the ueV Constitution, and endeav.
Or 70 secure the admission Of West Viz.
Rlna lnto the Federal uniou, as new
STATE. A half loaf Il better than n0ae,
SSslng hat the new C0hStitation embraces
nearly all the liberal aud popular features
ofthP free States Of The North and West,
You will say, Of course, that L q not
likely that CongrslI will grant % admis-
SIOu. But are you not aware that such q
refndl IL The very reSult q which political
triekSteFs are aiming, 10 order % gel Capi-
tal tot the organization q Aa opposition
party, and fOF the proStrAtion Of your (tbo
Republican, paftyf II not, will give
yoa the Information, aud leave Il With you
for digestion, while pass on 70 cay, that
ia my opinion, COugteSs viii net rsiectoaF
application, II We 90 before that body pre-,
seating 90 undivided front. Now, IirS,
without Intending i q 90 unmeaning
compliment, I must say, tllht With you as
de editors Of q most inauential paper,
TeStS the responsibility Of saying whether
ne shall DO new State OF not. 1 know
that the idea Of adding an additional slave
State would DO dlsagreegble 70 you, aud 70
The whole North bat L might DO eOnSol-
ibg % reflect 81 The same time, that you do
aSt add any additional slave territory 70
the Union, and that With the one solitary
existing clause on the subject IN the Goa
situation, .excludlng The admission Of slaVes
iFom other, ead cO-operttinE with the ma
taral eourSe Of events, slavery could not,
BY any possibility, exist among as beyond
aIfeW years At the most
As to any impresalou that might exist 10
the North, 10 regard % our Cons.itatiOu
tending % prevent emigration, you, airs,
W6nld have . great deal 70 do In fixing
that impression, Your power is vast 10
this particular, 10 you must be aware. AZ
al events, the North are. a reading people,
have a sharp eyeto their Own Interests,
aud Ia all probability would be able %
comprehend The current o. events sooner
than ourselves,
Even 70 NE, Who have never mixed my.
Selfup much With this slavery question, 4
would BY very dlBtaSttful indeed that The
bSsI interests 81 West Virginia should be
SSeyi6eGd 70 npptase the oligAEchy Of E9St
Virginia, Of u Any other, slave State. This
At least "a ny opinion should not be done.
Our eOur3e should he plain, Straight-
forward contBe, ald that iS 70 leglSlate for
0urselyeS, without asking leave. and lat
older States do ths came; for an sure
iObe ofihem will ask leave Of %, not even
our good old Mother. * KS
But you may sly that the mischief Is al.
ready half accomplished. Il may be 90 OF
4. may not be 90. You may rely upon Il,
however, that Ia eisher case, Of ia any
event, The qIeSli6h Sb 70 The continGaueO
aEqlavsFy ia West Virginia Is 7aIy one Of
time Gldrtkat tfMs too VIZ Be ShOrt. If
West Virginia were admitted to.day-and
let this gdibeiorO Congress, and lepitbt
understood 1.-The issue Of slavery, OF 10
aIAfsFy, would have 70 be met at ths6rst
election ior members Of the Legislature;
aud Il ] do not greatly miSinterpret the
tone ofpublie sentiment, The ''pscullAr In
tltution" would DO badly SColehed 10 not
killed outrightat The very drSt eleo.lOn.4
AZ all events slavery without doubt, would
receive itS death blow within two or three
years after the adoption Of the ConStitu-
tiuR.
RiSk something then q you cannot do
better. Advocate the aeW CouttitutioB.-
Lat % 60 before Congress g . unit. Let