The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-02-19
West Virginia.

81 am new Stalo man, Dut non
.tc Congress debating 10 u.s. that
sounds we'll. has tie genuine +. F. V.
M about it, in fact is eloquent of Of
niod pride, of insulted dignity The
Dotted States Congress pesumng to
Jisat1 TO Virginians! II is upbeurablo,
asolntcIy insuferablc! Suppose We
fyhwith leave this dctsiorial govern
1enl, and hambly begging pardon of
l,o;cher, Davis d Co., for all past resist,
anco 20 their authority, Immediately cast
our lot in with them, where We will be
forever exempt from all "dictation," and
"by doing works meet for repentance"
.gesadvenlurc we may eventually so far
yxpiaie our past obdurncy aud pro-
yerscuess, ms 10 be called "aboilionists'
nc more forever"
West virgnisnsl Congress has treat.
ed goa just as it has uniformly treated
1Nm applying States. Do you deny
the right Of Congress TO refuse admis.
sion to any people asking admission'as a
State? As the Constitution says econ.
gress may admit new States" you can.
net deny butt may refuse to admit
Nearly every session of every Congress,
some application for admission is abso.
lulely refused; and yet these Jesui!ical
cavi1lers would have Union men be-
iove this is the only case in which
congress ever done aught, but go through
ihe form Of voting aye, when the ques
ION came up, Congress is the repre-
tentative oftho whole people, and as the
omission OF now State affects the
character or the interests Of all the old
States, Congress. is in duty bound 10 see
!bnl the old States-which they in Con.
gress not only represent, but are the
ruard,ans of their every interest and the
as.odians of their heritage-shRll there.
Nv raceigeno detriment,
Congress has,, by the express provis
ans of the Constitution, the absolute
'iscre,onal power to receive or reject
'ew States, except in one case, and that
5, il cannot lift would admit any new
Stale not presenting "a constitution re-
publican in FORM" tia! indeed would be
constitutional, but to absolutely 70.
oct, or os in our case, conditionally re.
ct, is not unconstitutional.
ither Congress nor any other power
!rirc ont any S ate after being once
ne Union, consequently, TO forefend
sible disorder or antagonization, il
indispensable Congress should be
aed with supervisory power The
IF admission being absolutely irrO
nlsahle in its nature "A State once cd
tt.d-heing forever a Sta!e-"iho faith
20 san that, TO prevent any incongru
Us clements, in order to insure that nj
state gain admission into our Fedora
Union with monarchial constitution
or any constitution inconsistent, or in
ompalrbic with our form Of Govern
Aent, power to supervise the conSdtu
tons MS presented. must be lodged some
aere; and they, wisely reposiag in :b,
sound discretion Of the peoples Repre-
ssniatiycs- Congress--invesIeJ that bod
with the power, with this one Limitation
howevcr-that "the Constitution must b
republican in form"
Though We may feel chagrinod a
Congress refusing our application Wit
the Constitution we presented, lot Us nc
"ory ike sick child" let us not allo,
ourselves to become so enraged as-- Iik
a disappointed lOyot.--to commit suicide
H.. lot US on the contrary, like men tba
bavo pasoed through many iery ordeal
IN our adyCrsiies heretofore, tspurn {
act the isnoble role Of whining day ate
day, because fsrseolh our request we
but cOndilionslly granted, lot us lik
true Yirginians accept Of "tho situation
ms we fad "the memorable logic of CIV
ents' has presented il TO US, lei US a
fhivnlrou' men plainly ackncwleds
~Aat is absolutely undenaJlc Sc tia