Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-22
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Our friend, Mr. f. B. Hall, of Fairmout
sends Us what we consider an excellent
suggestion, and one which has been moot
ed here for some time past among the
friends of the new State He draws mp
the form of a memorial TO the House of
Representatives, at Washington. praying
that body to admit the new State into the
Union, on the terms and conditions speci-
fed in the bill which passed the Senator,
in other words. on the conditions named
in Mr.. wiHey's bill. He proposes to us
that we print the headings for such me-
mortal, first pref4eing it with recitation
OF the Senate bill, as it passed, and then
adling the following:
To tGe Honorable-The Speaker and Ae'n-
6srsef the Houss Of Representatives. Of the
" s.:
The undersigned citizens aud voters of
Marion county, in the proposed State of
West Virginia, respectfully and earnestly
petirion your honorable body to concur in
the bill passed by the Senate of the United
States admitting the said State into the
Uuion, with the conditions and provisions
therein contained, at the earliest possible
momeut of your session in December,
1862, and thereby do justice to truly 10y
al and suffering people.
Sir. Hall only draughts this form as a
suggestion for some sort of memorial
Perhaps larger and more formal one may
be necessary. The one be gives illustrates
we'll enough what the memorialists want to
get at, aud with few verbal alterations
will probably do We need not say that
we think we'll OF Mr. Halls suggestion.
After drawing up this memorial his fur
Their idea is to lay off regular system of
capvassiug for signatures in each county,
He says, for instance, "iu Marion comfy
We are taking steps to memorialize Con
gress to pass promptly the Senate bill adj
hitting the State of West Virginia. We
have committee composed of one man in
each magisterial district who will take
some such form as enclose, when printed,
and canvass the district-visit all the voters
and get their names. This, if done in ev-
cry county, will enable rs to go before
Congress with the evidence that we are in
earnest aud are not to be put of. A move
meut of this sort will have great weight
and effect there"
These suggestions of Mr.. Hall will, We
doubt not, meet with hearty concurrence
among the people generally. 1t certainly
is an excellent move. and we trust thatthe
friends OF the new State in each county will
at ouce putin motion the machinery which
he suggests. II it is desired. aud if they
are ordered, We will print number of me-
MORALS for each county, each copy to con-
tin the bill as passed by the Senate with
the petition above suggested following it
The active men OF each county should see
atau early day to districting off the county
aud securing the right kind of a canvasser
for names in each district. A tremendous
list eau be got in this way, aud when for
warded to Congress, will, we undertake to
say, at once Secure orr admission. 1t is
advisable that the names of all the soldiers
be got before they are ordered to service in
other parts of the country, and the friends
of the new State in each county ought to
see that these soldiers have an opportunity
to express themselves before leaving
Thousands of them will desire to do SO, aud
it would be great wrong to withhold an
opportunity from them. Many otthem will
not have an opportunity to vote for some
time to come, and it is their just due that
on this subject of new State, SO dear to
nearly every one of them, they have an op-
portuuity to record themsevesl
The good example set by the earnest
men of Marion will, We trust, be at once
followed by :he earnest men of Marshall
and all the other counties. Immediate
steps should be taken in every part of the
new State. We hope soon to be able to
announce general movement.
Tag new volunteers are beginning to
move towards the seat of war Small
squads have been gowing forward for