The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-02-19
A. ID. CnIdwolI,, speeeh.

When we reached the Hall, a. b.
Caldwell, Esq, was upon the stand ad.
dressing The meeting, BE was at the
moment depicting the great benefits TO
flow from the creation Of the new State.
lie was telling them that under new
stale Consultation with gradual eman.
ciEition clause in it, the immense water
power of West Virginia would soon DO
'urned 10 industrial purposes; its inCx.
hsusti5le fields Of coal would GIL the
Furnaces Of manufactures ana Of FORCES,
employing with a profitable industry
thousands Of people who through this
prosperity could bay homes and edu-
cat their children 70 responsibility and
to adOrn and beauty with all that Is de-.
sirablo in industrial civilization this now
down tFodteH cily OF Wheeling. Soon
the hill tops would be covered with or.
chards Snd vineyards, end the rich val.
leys lccmine with tmall farmers growing
wealthy under en economical system Of
agriculture, The population OF the new
Slate would soon be counteh by mill
ions instead Of hundreds Of thousands,
oad .hc suburbs Of the city Of Wheeling
woDli be better lighted with the fires OF
furnaces than lis principal streets now
were with gas. [APplause.l Then
%bRt objections, II such were to be The
rcllen results, to having new S!ato?-
WHO are its enimies? Thirty years ago
every man in Tue Pan Handle was for
Helug cut loose from Virginia, Tho
ieuders were found among those who
arc disloyal 10 tho Government of tho
United States. a voice that's so, go
Those who lent no helping hand, when
tne Government 0 iho State was 10 be
ieorgtnizcd They were the lenders OF
this ytird party, too which has sprung
up amongst US, which processes TO be.
lievo that The President and the Govern.
ment ct Washington are trying to daa.
s,roy the Constitution. These we're the
men opposing tie new State who are
tsyiag to gei INFO power BY making cap
ital out OF tho misfortunrs Of the country.
Applause They had cajolei many IL
man into their mids! under the namo oil
Democracy, as hey coaxed many man
on Monday last to vote the red ticket by
telling them they would be voting for
Democrats II they were Democrats,
ucdsnye the mmk, Laughter.
Mr.. G. went on atsomo length 10 ex.
coriato the bu,lernuts. These men we're
heading the opposition to a new State
What objections had they Matched up
.gaias: it. lie would take Mr.. Richard.
son's objections which he believed com
prohended them all. He says he voted
Tor the Constitution as i. passed the
Convention. Then he must have be.
iieved TIA, the Legislature lat gave its
consent before that Constitution went
before Congress was such one as is re-
CURED by the Constitution of the United
States. OF course he believed Congress
could conStitutionaiy admit US by Civ.
ing its consent or he would not have vo.
ted for it, Oh, but after voting for it,
an amendment is put into it by the Abo,
h'ionisd and now he cNnpo: 90 for it,
That amendment is to strike out the sec
non wA'Gh iree negroes SAail not come
INTO Tue o'a'e lor permanent residence
ana put IN Tue emancipation clause
"hieh uoes not emanciPaIe a single ne
gro over Il years oil age. ne now OBJ
jecis 70 mo CONSTITUTION and he Is not
only S'lns 10 woe against H. but he's a
Candidate TO get INTO The Convention to
oppose II mere: why the very next
sec'on o. 'H"' CoGsN'G'on tdops the
lres negro rs" OF inc Code winch says
that no free negro snail migrate into tue
S'ats' II nc G'es every olnzen may
every constable SncEh and sergeant
mRH take MN up before magistrate
anl he must Day dollar 70 the man ar.