Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-06-05
The New State III Congress.
Speech of Senator whey
On presenting the Memorial OF the
virginia Legislature FOR Division
of the state,
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On the goth day of August, 1861, this
Con vention passed
An Ordnance to prosiae for the formation Of
q neae STATE out Of a portion Of lie tsyrtE-
tory ef this State.
Whereas it is represented to be the de.
SIRE OF thepeople inhnbiting the counties
hereinafter mentioned to be Separated from
this Commonwealth and to be erected into
separate State and admitted into the
Union of States aud become u member of
the Government of the United States 4
tiR rue people of Virginia, by their dele
gates assembled in Convention ut Wheel.
ingS do Ordain that a new State, TO be CALI
ed the State of Kanawha, bs formed md
erected out of the territory included with.
IN the following described boundary;5 be-
ginning on the Tug Fork OF Sandy river,
on the Kentucky line, where the counties
ot buchanan and Logan join the same,and
running thence with the dividing lines of
said counties and the dividing line of the
counties of Wyoming and Mcdowell to the
Mercer county line, aud with the dividing
ltne of the counties Of Mercer and Wyo.
ming to the Raleigh county line; thence
With tue dividing line of the counties of
Raleigh and Mercer, Monroe and Ra.
leigh, Greenbeter. and Raleigh, Fayette and
Greenbrier, Nicholas aud Greenbrier, Web
ster, Greenbrier, and Pocahontas, Ran.
dolph and Pocahontas. Randolph aud PEN
dleton to the southwest corner of Hardy
county, thence! with tho dividing line of
the counties of Hardy aud Tucker to the
Fairfax Stone; thence with the line divi-
ding the, States of Maryland and Virginia
to the Pennsylvania ltnei thence with the
line dividing the States of Peunsylyania
and Virginia to the Ohio river; thence down
said driver, and Including the same, TO the
dividing line between Virginia aud Ken
tucky. and with the said line to tie begin
ming, including within the boundaries Of
the proposed new State the counties of
Logan, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Mich
olas, Webster Randolph, Tucker, Preston,
MonOngalia, Marion, Taylor, Barbour, Up
shur, Harrison, Lewis, Braxton, Clay, Ka-
nawha, Boone, Wayne, Cabell, Pntnam,
Mason, Jackson, ROane, Calhoun, Writ,
Gilmer, Richie, Wood, Peasants, TYLER.
Doddridge, Wetzel. Marshall, Ohio, Brooke
aud Hancock.
q. All persons qualified to vote within
the boundaries aforesaid, and who shall.
present themselves at the several places of
voting within their respective counties on
the fourth Thursday in October next. shall
be allowed to vote on the question of the
formation of new State, rs hereinbefore
proposed; and it shall be the duty of the
commissioners conducting the election at
the said several places OF voting, ut the
same time, to cause polls to be taken for
the election of delegates to a Convention
to form Constitution for the government
OF the proposed State.
3. The Convention hereinbefore provided
in the irst section of the ordinance, so as
to include within the proposed State the
counties OF GFeenbrier and POeahontRs, or
either Of them, and also the counties of
Hampshire, Hardy, Morgan, Berkeley, and
Jefferson, or either of them, aud also such
other counties MS lie contiguous 70 the said
boundaries or to the counties named in thia
section, II the said counties to be added,
or either Of them, by majority of the
votes given, shall declare their wish to
form part Oftheproposed Of State, aud shall
elect delegates to the said Convention, at
elections to be held at the time aud in the
manner herein provided for.
4. Poll books shall be prepared under
the direction of the Governor for each
! place Of voting in the several counties
/ hereinbefOre mentioned, with two separate
4 columns, one TO be headed 'tFor the New
State tho other Against theNeW State. y
/ And it shall be this duty of the commits
Bioners who supertntended, aud the officers
who conducted the election In May. last, OF
such. other parsons as the Governor may
lapp6int, TO attend, at their respective places
Eof holding elections, and superintend aud
conduct the election herein provided for
| Audit the said commissioners and Ulcers
shall fail to attend TO any such place OF
holding elections, it shall be lawful for any
two freeholders present to act as commits.
siouers In superfpt ending the said election,
and to appoint officers 70 conduct the same.
1t shall be the duty Of the persons super
Intending and conducting said election to
Iemploy clerks to record the votes and &c
indorse on the respective poll hooks t6S
expenses of the same, e
II, on the day herein provided for hold
ling said election, there shall De. in any o.
lthel said counties any military force, OF any
hostile assent blage OF peFa0nsRso as to in
terEere with a full aud free expression o
the will Of the voters, they may assemble
4 ge salys ysOtheE place within their county. ant
hold an elsctiunnas herein provided for
! 1t shall 30 the dity. Of che eommfssi si6dsr
tsnperfnt tendti aud officers cohdnctini
said election, aud the elefks employed =
record the votes; each. before Cd ttsing up
on the duties Of his ONCE, tostASe, IN d u
tfon TO the cath now required by the gen
eral election laWs the oath OF once pre-
} sogihed bYTt this convention. Gt shall b
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