Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-11
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Che Admission. .Os West Virginia
The preservation Of the Integrity Of the
Union or i,s dissolution 10 involved 10 the ques-
iiou Of the admission Of the 30 called ssase OIL
Wet Virginia into the Union.
After the passage of the Secession ordinance
By Virginia Convention, Convention OF DEL
eaates from western counties In that State was
held a. Wheeling. That Convention organized
what it called State Government, and elected
two persons as members of the United States
Ssps,e-Messrs. CARLISLE and WiLLEy-who
we're admitted into and nov bold their seats In
.hs. body. Bat these gentlemen.H We under
stand u. we're recognized By the majority In the
Senate as Ssustors, not from new State COM
posed Of part Of Virginia, for none such had
been constitutionslly admitted, but as repre-
senting the whole State Of Virginia Indeed
the idea at fret seems to have been to reorgan'
ise Government Of Wheeling for the whole
sts.e and not for part Of It. Assuming ss
be such, It originally went into operation
But the plau of forming new State was af-
terward broached, and q party formed for that
purpose. A Convention protesting to repre-
sent come forty eight counties lying, With an
exception or two, on this side Of the Alleghan!es,
passed an ordinance for forming new. State to
be called Kapawhs, since called West Virginia
The Convention also adopted Constitution fol
the proposed new State. The so-called Legis.
la.ure citing at Wheeling and assuming to re-
p,esen. the whole State Of Virginia-the same
body that elsc ed Messrs. CAaLisLE and WILEY
to the United States SenaEs--rstlaea the action
Of the Convention. Az election VAS held for
the ratification of this Constitution BY the peo-
ple, and majorities IN ice favor were reported
from most, if not al the forty-eight counties.
But it seems this Constitution for tbe pro-
posed rev State did not provide for the abolish
mens Of slavery, opd therefore, did not satisfy
the radicals either within OF outside Of its
boundaries Il Was, in consequence, by some
device or management so arranged that what
IL called an 'informsl" vote was taken at the
ratification election. and in counties where such
"Informal" vote was taken, m0jorities were, as
was to be expected. reported In favor of an abb
clifton clause In the Constitution, = =
Mr.. wIILry had introduced into the Senate
bill for the admission Of the new State into
the Union under the Constitution as formed by
the Wheeling Convention, and reported as rat.
iAed BY vote Of the people in certain counties.
At bis instance and as Il is said, on the strength
Of bis representations In regard 70 the "inform-
oil" vote taken In some counties for an abolition
clause ir the new Constitution, the bill was
amended, 10 90 70 amend that Constitution by
epgraftipg In u .prosisioa for gradual eusnci'
patton. In that shape, the bill for the admia-
sion Of West Virginia passed the Senate at the
last sssson of Congress. 8a8 81
The bill as amended went 10 the House near
the CLOSE Of the sessIOp, but was not finally
acted on. ID was made the special order for
che second Tuesday Of the preseDt session.
During the recess of Congress petitions were
gotten up and other strenuous Efforts made 70
insure the passage Of the bill through the House.
Isis .bought that Il thas can bs done, the Wss.
vifgiuians, seeing that Congress will give them
@ new State Il they abolish slavery and not
otherwise, will accept the condition imposed,
rather than let the new State proIeCs fall
through sltogethsg. sssq ni 4sc
On Tuesday Lass In pursuance OF the stand
ing order, 90 We learn by telegraph. the West
Virginia bill was taken up In the House. A
discussion arose In which members expressed
opinions for and sgainss the admission Of the
proposed new State. On the one band, Il was
aalrmed that i.s sdmlssion was lawful and con-
stitational, and on the other, that 10 was revo-
lusionsry and should be reprobated BY every
loyal cItissn. Several Of the leading members
of the msiorisy party In tho House spoke in
opposition 70 the bill, while o.hsrs Of that party
we're strong and urgent for iss immediate pas.
sage.
Mr.. CasrTraDEE, Of Kentucky, having re-,
marked that II States conld be made In the
method proposed, new once could be made 81
plsasurs, irrespective Of the Natiousi cOnsti.
tuaon. Me-, EpvAsps. Abolitioniss. fsom New
Hampshire, said he would sustain the loyal pec-
pie, meaning those in favor Of the new State,
and II there was no other way. be would seiss
she xebslIIous porticra, hold them as territory,
end repopnlste them. Z l'ts -
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