The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-12-13


lnents, the ID, 18th, ath, 18th, 14th iowa
14th Missouri, and lst Miss our artillery,
and 22nd and Slst Ohio, of Davies Division
by publishing this. JUSTICE.
XxxVII CONER EsS-2D SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.-HoUsE. The
House considered che Senat to hill for the ad
mission of Western Virginia into the I'm.
ton.
Mr.. CONWAY said no did MT regard
the Proclamation rs n w. precedent, as saw.
ing the assent required by the Co,stit ution
Western Virginia, was no. lawful State
He believed it was the intention of the Pres
ident to encourage State organization in all
the seeded States, but placing assumption
of the State in the hands of few lndividu
ais appointed by the President was h,grant
and unconstitutional The scheme was re
EVOLUTIONARY and ought to be exposed to the
reprobation of every loyal citizen, It would
/ be an utter perverSion of our system. II
would in effect, concentrate.all the power of
the Government in The hands of the Execu-
| i've.
Mr. BROWN, Of Virginia, replied arguing
that the erection Of the State Of Western
Virginia was perfectly legal and constit,,.
tional. The provisions Of the Consti tu,i,n
in regard to the erection Of new States had
been complied with. and in this connection
he quoted from the preamble an act admit.
ting Kentucky, which was formedfro par,
OF Virgins, precedents, he insisted, supper.
ted the new State organization.
Mr.. MALLORY said, understand that
more than half the Counties of Virginia
were not represented to the Wheeling Leg
islature
Mr.. BLAIR, of Virginia, asked were not
all the Counties invited?
Mr.. BROWN-All were expressly invit-
! ed.
Mr.. MALLORY. Although they were
invited were not some of them so complete
ly in the control ola Foreign government
that they coul not send representatives to
the Legislature
M. BROWN. can't say whether the
people were under intimdatio, or not. 1t
is sufficient to say they were invited to
come. If they stand away il was, their o wn
fault. not ours. If they were disloyal they
could have no voice in tn. Legislature { +
Virginia.
Before Mr.. BROWN concluded, the
morning our expired, when the House took
up the special order authorizing Assessors
and Collectors. and their Assistants undcr
the Tax Law, to administer oaths, &c.
The bill passed.
Mr.. BROWN resumed his remarks in adj
vocacy of the bills for tho admission of the
State of Western Virginia He stated var
ious considerations why the State should be
admitted as matter Of expedcncy. The
people of that section had been struggling
for 40 years for separate existence. 1t
now had 16 regiments in the field, obtained
by volunteering. not by draft.
Mr. COLFAX remarked that at the last
session he had great doubts as to the pro-
pristy of passing this bill but on examina-
ton, his mind was made up that it ough,
TO pass.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN appreciated the pa.
r,otisn and valor of the people Of Western
Virginia and the desire which they express.
cd to become free people, but on this mat
ter be was not governed by feeling, but by
the principles of Constitutional law Con.
gress could not admit new States cut Of the
ancient Territory without the consent of the
Commonwealth, and this had not been
given. If States should be made in the me.
thod proposed, new ones could be made at
pleasure irrespective of the Constitution o,
the United States
Mr.. EDWARDS said he would sustain
the loyal people. IL there was no other way
| he would seize the rebellous portions and
hold them as territory and repopulate
them.
Mr.. WICKLIFF. You speak about re-
populating Virginia, what would you do
with the people you exterminate, kill o,
make slaves Of them.
Mr.. EDWARDS. If necessary would
exterminate that whole people in order to
preserve the integrity Of the Union.
Mr.. WlCKLIFF asked women and child.
req.
Mr.. EDWARDS. They are not foun in
arms. This unlntentional pun gave rise to
general laughter. They are entitled to the
protection of every civilized people in the
world.
Mr.. MAYNARD spoke Of his finding pa
triotic and loyal people in Western Virginia
begging to be disenthralled and relieved of
the dead carcass Of Eastern Virginia. II
would DO uljust t, keep them waiting until
our army should compel tho other portion
Of tn, State to obedience.
Mr.. STEVENS sad it was mockery to