Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-06
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mittce on schools aud colleges
On motion Senate bill No. = autugr;-
zing the establishment OF = Branch BaaE
1T Charleston, was referred 10 the Commits
tee or Banks.
On motion of Mr. Hooton Senate bill No.
5 repeating ian act 20 prevent offences
against the Commonwealth and TO provide
for the organization OF patrols was re-
teTFcd TO the Committee on Courts Of jus
tice.
Nh WILSON moved reconsideration of
o: the vote by which the resolution of Ir.
Parsons proposing an Adjournment of the
Legislature TO Clarks5urg, vas tabled.
Mr.. Parsons said:
Hr. SgsGssr-When Twas elected 10 the
Convention which met in the city OF
Wheeling, the 10th of June last. fully be-
lieved, and so did my constituents. that
the people OF Wheeling were determined
to have a new State. And true, sir, they
said so then, aud still say they want 3 new
State; but insisted then, and still insist
that the time has not yet arrived, and
every Influence IS brought TO bear against
immediate action Sir, I should like 10
know when the time will come, and what
viii be the signs Of tue proper time 10 di-
vide the State OF Virginia. / thought the
present Convention was electud for a spe-
cial purpose, and none other, and that was,
20 frame a Constitution for the tLiriv-uiue
counties, including those that were per-
mitted 10 come in By vote. But instead of
framing 4 Constitution, they have speat
near . month in making = new boundary,
without scarcely beginning to frame Con-
siitutiOn. am satisfied, sir, the present
boundary will defeat the new State
Whether intended by its advocates, or not,
/ Will not pretend 10 snE.
Il is thought by some, if the seat OF
! Government was remoTGd from Wheeling,
We should not meet with so much opposi-
lion. Some say the citizens of Wheeling
know If the State was divided, they should
loose the seat of Government. ! for one,
am willing to move 1t now and If we have
/ 20 remain in the old State OF Virginia, I
am for advancing towards Richmond,
and Clarksburg will be getting on that
course. And should that not sait, we
/ might make our next move to Stanton.
! hope the House VIII pass the resolution.
/ l am opposed to the Convention taking
( any more territory, ana had they have
/ spent their time in framing Constitution,
/ instead of discussing the boundary lues-
ton, by this time, sir, we might have had
( II vote by the people, and in a short time
had the Constitution laid before Congress.
SIR, / am a division man, and have been
{ for twenty years, and for immediate Givis-
| ion, and Tor a free State, too. Sir, slavery
has been 8, curse to Virginia. II has been
the cause OF all our troubles. | an for
taking right hold OF the evil and banishiu-
this curse from Is forever. Sir, we never
can be happy and prosperous people
| while we remain slave State. We have
tried 1t long enough. Ny motto is free
dom or death.
Reconstruction, sir, IS the thief of time.
Sir, if we let this time pass, we never will
get q new State, aud We had better 20
home aud tell our constituents the new
State scheme was a perfect humbug, aad
not dupe them any longer.
The House refused to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution Of Mr.. Parsons
was..tabled.
M. Blows called up the following reso-
luton, offered on Friday by himself:
WHEREAS, In pursuance of the 9th Arti-
Gle or the Constitution oil the United States.
the Congress adopted the following joint
resolution, which was approved March .,
1861, viz:
"ResolrsF by the Senate aud House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following Article be proposed to the Leg
islaJures o! the several States, as an amend
meut TO the Constitution OF the Uuitel
J
fourths of said Legislatures, shall he valid,
to al! inteat5 and purposes, as part Of the
said Constitution, viz:
ARTICLE THIRTEEN.
mo amendment shall be made to the
Constitution which VIII authorize or give
10 Congress the power to abolish or inter-
tere, within any State, with the domestic
institutions thereof, including that OF per-
sons held tolabor or servi"e by the laws of
said State
Upon consideration whereof.
ReSOlrsa, BY the General Assembly Of
Virginia, TGat the said proposed amend
ment be, and the same is hereby ratified,
and declared TO be valid, to all intents and
purposes as part of the said Constitution,
when ratified by three-Iourths of said Leg
islHtures.
And that the Governor of this Common
wealth transmit . copy Of this resolution
to the President of the United States.
Nh BRowS moved to adopt ths resolu-
ton.
Mr.. SNYDER said that the amendment
proposed by Congress was adopted To as
sure the people OF the Slave States that
the Government had no disposition to in
tertere with their property. The action of
the people of the Slave States since that
time had been most traitorous. TLev
Hau LOELSlteS AZ tuelf rights bgt tle right
OF the haltIr about their necks. He want
ell to know if it was the intention Of the
gentleman from Kanawha to prevent Con-
gress from interfering with the negroes OF
rebels. If so, he entered his eternal p-o-
test agairstit- As long as one single reb-
el continues to own one single negro the
power and dignity of the country will not
be vindicated. lie would protect Union
mcI. in all their rights-negToes aud all.
but the twO-footed and four-footed aud
stationary property of rebels must be con-
hscated. Until We know what action
CONGRESS will take in rafa-a--, p, H.. -.