Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-02
Mr.. Simmer said the bin proposed that

MI Simmer said the bill proposed that
an children born after 1868 shall be free,
outallowed the present generation Of slaves
i 70 continue as such, thus admitting another
save state with two Senators for whole
generation. He could not consent TO the
ADMISSION OF State with constitution
recognizing slavery for whole generation.
I de quoted from the speeches of Webster
I against the admission of Slave States
Il Mr.. Hale of New Hampshire, said Web
ster in later and perhaps wiser years. re,
| pudiated every word of those speeches.
He should not vote because Webster had
said one thing or the other, but it would
along admitted States with slavery with
seem singular that while we had all
out any objection, we should now refuse to
admit the first State that asks admission
with q condition for the immediate estab-
lishment of a system of prospective eman-
cipation. AS he did not make this world
he was willing to take it as he found it,
and meet the question practically. 1t was
not for us to set ourselves up on dogmatic
wisdom against the convictions of other
men who may possibly be as wise as we are.
He wanted to deal with this thing as q prao-
teal fact, and he would hail the admission
of a slave state into this Udion with a
clause in its constitution for gradual eman-
isfactiOn than the admission of free state
outright, and why2 because there is joy
among the angels over one sinner that re-
penis, more than over ninty-nine that need
no repentance.
The Consultation guarantees every State
republican form of government, and Con-
gress has generally had tile proposed con-
stitution of State, SO as to judge for itself
whether the constitution is republican or
not, but this bill says nothing about this
State constitution. 1t provides that some
counties may get together and form con-
stitution and when admitted by Proclama-
ton without Congress ever seeing the pro-
posed constitution at all. Such proceed
ing would be entirely at variance with all
former action of the government, and Con-
gress had never delegated this form of in
depreciation of the constitution 10 any 9TH
er power. He did not think State could
be admitted under this bill.
Mr.. Wiley. of Va, proposed to amend
the bill SO as to obviate the objection of
the Senator from Vermont, enabling the
State to be admitted when it ratified u
constitution republican in form, with the
fundamental condition that children born
after the 9Th of July shall be free. In re-
gard to Mr. Summers amendment, he said
that most of the slaves now remaining in
western Virginia were old family slaves,
and gradual emancipation was better for
the interests of the slaves. The bill, in
effect, proposes the admission of new
free State.
Mr.. Wade, of o., was in favor of the ad-
mission of the new Stale with the amend
nent to the bill proposed by the Senator
from Virginia. These people of North
western Virginia were divided from the
rest of the State. -telerraDhically and So
cially, add there was great eumity between
them. And although this new State was.
half slavery for a time, yet it looks all the
while to ultimately being free State aud
to the determination of slavery.
Mr.. Fessenden, of Me-, was in favor of
the admission of this new State, but there
were some things in the bill he should like
to examine. He thought that before the
admission of this new State we should
take au immovable position in regard to
gradual emancipation. He moved that the
bill be postponed for the present and the
army nPpropriation bill taken mp.