Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-03

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More ofthe Speeches Mt the New Stat,
Meeting Saturday Night.
The following synopsis of the remarks
of A. B. Caldwell, Esq, and Governor
Peirpoint in the meeting at American
Hall Saturday night, would have ap.
peNred in connection with Mr.. Porter's yes
terday morning but for want of room
Though not so satisfactory as full.report,
they will be found replete with many stub.
born and significant facts in regard to mat
ters that deeply concern all our citizens.
MR.. CALDwELL's SPEECH,
When we reached the Hall, A. B. Cold-
we'll, Esq, was upon the stand addressing
the meeting. He was at the moment de.
picting the great benefits to flow from the
creation of the new State. He was tell
ing them that under new State Copstitu-
tion with gradual emancipation clause in
1t, the immense water power of West Vir.
ginia would soon be turned to industrial
purposes; its inexhaustible fields of cohl
would fill the furnaces of manufactures
aud OF forges, employing with profitable
industry thousands of people who through
this prosperity could buy homes and cdu-
cate their children to responsibility and to
adorn and beautify with all that is dcsira
ble in industrial civilization this now down
trOdden city of Wheeling. Soon tho hill
tops would be covered with orchards and
vineyards, and the rich valleys tcemiup
with small farmers growing wealthy under
an economical system of agriculture. The
population of the new State would soon
be counted by millions instead of hundreds
OF thousands, and the suburbs of the city
of Wheeling would be better lighted with
the fires of furnaces than its principal
streets now were with gas Applause. I
Then what objections, if such were 10 be
the golden results, to having new State
Who are its enemies? Thirty years ago
every man in the Pan Handle was for be-
ing cut loose from Virginia. The leaders
were found among those who are disloyal
to the Government of the United. States -
A voice ''that's SOL Those who lent no
helping hund, when the Government
OF the State was to be reOrganized. They
were the leaders of this third party, too
which has sprung up amongst us, which
processes to believe that the President and
the Government ut Washington are irving
to destroy the Constitution. These were
the men opposing the new State who are
trying to get into power by making capital
out of the misfortuues of the country. Ap-
plause.l They had cajoled many a man
into their midst under the name of Democ-
Tdcy, as they coaxed many man on Mon
day last to vote the red ticket by telling
them they would be voting for Democrats.
If they were Democrats, God save the
mark. Laughter.
Mr.. G. went on at some length to cxcori-
ate the butternuts. These.men were head
ing the opposition to new State. What
objections had they Matched up against it.
He would take Mr.. Richardson's objections
which he believed comprehended them all.
He says he voted for the Constitution as it
passed the Convention. Then he must have
believed that the Legislature that gave its
consent before that Constitution went be-
fore Congress was such one as is required
by the Constitution of the United StAtes.-
OF course he believed Congress could con-
stitutionalIy admit US by giving its consent
or he would not have voted for 1t. Oh, but
after voting for it, an amendment is put into
it by the AboliioniSts! aud now he cannot
go for it. That amendment is to strike oul
the section which says free negroes shall
not come into the State for permanent resi-.
dence, and put in the emancipation clause
, which does not emancipate single negro
over 81 years of age. He now objects tc
the Constitution and he is not only going
to vote against it, but he is a candidate tc
get into the Convention to oppose it there
Why, the very next section of that Consti.
tuition adopts the free negro law of the
Code which says that no free negro shall
migrate into the State. If he does every
citizen may-evcry constable, sergeant
} sheriff mast take him up before magis
trate, and ho must pay dollar to the mar
arresting him, and be held in a bond o
500 to leave the State in ten days; and i
he does not give the bond or pay the doIla
he is to be whipped with stripes and tha
repeated until he does leave the State
Does Mr.. Richardson want a stronger pro
hibitory law than that? o, but he wantsi i
q in the organic law, because he wants to til
the hands of the people. II the people art
left to vote on it they may decide to permi
them TO trust the people. Who ever heart
of such an objection before-thati it lett to
much power in the hands of the voter!-
He is a great stickler for freedom of speed
and of the press. but this is like curlailinl
the right of suffrage. But the objection
amounts to nothing, because il the peopl
through their Legislature could Prohibi
j free negroes from coming in as he is afrait
they will they can under our easy name
of calling Convention and put it in tn
Constitution il theytvaut it there; or if
was in there they could as easily take 1t out
What the people could do by the Legisla
ture they could do by the Oonveution.-
Congress did not put clause in there pro
hibitiug the people from excluding them
IF it had there might have beenisome fore
t in his objection, but rs it is there is none
But Mr.. R. had another objection-th
amendment was tyranniCal and outrageou
-iuoth words was Congressional die
Is tation ~ lsliif q
Congress has been debating ever since