Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-16

With the views which they entertaiued, and
there Wasau overwhelming necessity, on
our part, OF recognizing what they did in
that respect, so as to enable them 10 remain
IN the Union, and so as to secure to them
the machinery of government BY which the
could regulate aud control their own
affairs.-7a.5. 81, : f-..-..4i
Butit has been said here that we should
Ind ourselyesin an extraordinary position
when the whole Stale Of Virginia shall
have been reconquered, or when peace shall
be restored, and she comes back to her al
legiance, aud asks to be considered as a
State of the Union. II, by our action dur
ing her absence, she shall have been di-
vided, aud her territorial limits circum-
seribed, II is consequence of her own acts.
As native of the Old Dominion, feel
some pridein her interest, and 1 would do
nothing which is not right and proper un-
der the eoircnmstAnces. But it must be re-
menbered that Eastern Virginia, under the
administration of John Letcher, have done
this thing for themselves. They have en-
gagged in a struggle against loyalty aud
reason, backed up by an organized gov.
ernment warning against the Government
OF the United States. In that struggle they
have torn the State asunder, and left this
people west of the Alleghenies without a
government and without any machinery by
which their affairs can be controlled. II
this state of things operates 70 diminish
her power In this Government, II it impairs
her dignity, the people who have dragged
her into this condition are alone to blame,
AT all events, the men who have remained
loyal to the Government are not to suffer
because the dignity OF Virginia may be
impaired. But ] do not understand that
Virginia is to suffer in the way of dignity
or position by this division. Though the
remaining portion of old Virginia may, not
have as much weight in Congress, yet the
whole territory of the State will baye more
weight than she has now. She will have
the same Representatives in this House as
she had before, the two States being con-
sidered together. In the Senate she will
have double power. A VoIoE. That is
why object to II. n That is why favor
1t, because I know that these two new
Senators from Western Virginia will be
identical in interest, feeling, and loyalty
with the loyal portion Of this Confederaey.
Therefore II Is that would give that ele-
ment additional strength in this GoVeru-
ment, and weaken and impair the element
lwhichis rAlculated to break up and destroy
this Unionl as it is now engaged in an
effort to do. would, in these revolution
ary times, do anythingI | could eoustitu-
tiona!ly do TO weaken and impair the
strength OF the disloYal element in this
Government, and build up, strengthen, aud
maintain the power of the loyal element.
This is my position; and in voting to create
a new State in Western. Virginia, / think
am doing something to accomplish that
purpose. '-U
We are living in revolutionary times, and
he who would undertake to apply meas
ures of relief, such as are expedient in or
dinary times of peace, is no statesman.-
We must apply medicine suited to the
disease, apply remedy suited to the times;
and we cannot afford, while the nation is
trembling upon the brink of destruction,
to split hairs on technical constitutional
points, If I had power, would save the
nations life by the exercise of all powers
necessary to the result; for snch powers,
whether expressed in the Constitution or
not, are from necessity implied. would
save the nation, and would march with re-
lentless step towards accomplishing its
high and proud destiny. And speak It as
member from slave State. am for
eomplish the purpose. II Is our duty to
preserve the life of the nation, and Ii
should not die for the want Of the exercise
of the proper power TO do it. 1 believe
snti,isS | u roHg romn NO ~ IN TTnion Sts.o
I admit that / had SrsSs consfi,n,;ansi %
doubts unon this onestion. bnt Szbsni !
came n considsr All me cIsIses ~ ,bs
Constitution in connection. and IN. conSj-
tion In which / found these neonIs ninrAd
in Westsrn Yirginia. / came 70 tbs cancIn.
sfon that va lad III = bisl rioht IN 40
tbis ACT and tbat' II is onS J,,Sr ~ rsI;.v.
that mamie from ,be conditio3 IN wbict
they are placed, ~ -
"a remarked Yesterday We fail N
what VIII be the condition of that people