Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-18


Is the AsEy.std cors'i,urioaAl C5nEen.
tica Lass WesE, usjority aad E:sori.y re-
PortE we've pressnreo y sbe GO1ai.ies o.
tie Declaration OF Rigll.; The former D,
Mr.. Stirling, Of Baltimore, ssd tbe latter
y Mr. Chambers, Of Kent County.
The nsjority report. strongly emsneips-
IiOn, contains these psoriiionz:
"ArticIs 4 TIE CoEsutu,icn Of the Uoi.
ted States sHd the isEs Lozde IN pursuance
thereof being The supreme IL = Of ice isuS,
every citizen OF This .5t.te owes baFztos,uuI
allegiance 70 the sfitutiOn a,.t G,VrIn
msnt 0i ibe CnI;ed S.sIss. I'D Is LOi Loursi
by any law Or oEdin-Sce Of ibis STATE 10
eOutTaVeHtiOn OF sGTTersIoa thereof.
''AEIIcis % TbsI hereafter 10 tbs State
there sBaiI be neither slavery nor isyO.u.-
laty serVitude, except III punishment Of
crime, whereof the pzrIy Eba!i have been
duiy convicted; snd AZ Per.oob beId TO ser
vice or labor Sc s!a.ez are hereby declared
free"
The word Stree" wss stricken outi sew
eral sections, and the Legislature recon-
mended to encourage rbe extension of a
judiciou' system Of geaerai education.
The minority report coDtaiOsd this pass
age:
"Tbat, with regard to the proposed
fourth article Of the Declaration OF RiebIs
as reported by the majority, they mr.. ii
opihlon that h9SeTeF true Is The PROPOSE
'inn that tbs Cousil'nti1n Of Ihs United
states aod ths Laws made in 9ursuaOca
thereof are the supr,ms law Of lbs ..Dd.
yet II hsa never beeH deemed necEs5arv NV
IL tai n
u"nI or by those vino framed the coust,tu
tiOu Of this slaie, or, ia so far ss the ,,,,.
derSigned have learned Uy the trainers o,
any one OF the numerous contributions of
the other states, TO iuserI amongst the
rights ard pretogstiyes of thefr cutzeps
any Language enforcing the obligation Of
allegiance 20 The general government OF
the Uniled States.
'Nor DO the undersigned perceige tbs
necessity for departure from the uuiser
sal practice that has obtained 10 all the
statea, aud which practice has been ad 4.
heted TO even III those instances where
constitutions have been framed in the
midst OF existing civil war; or for the vol
nniary Offering uf allegiaGre TO In. yov
ernmcut, on au assumed condition of hos.
iiliIY 10 the Legislation of the STATE 10 The
government OF tie Uuited States.
"Fh9 undeGsiRned Alsa dissent from the
adoption of The 23d Article as proposed
IN the majority report, b-lrrving il 10 con.
template II sudden, violent, and mos, mis-.
chisvOus destruction OF The rcIuriop o,
master and slave, which, commencing with
the snriiesr history OF The COLONY. ba,
been maintained during ali The interven.
Jog period, with Tie regular and proeres
stve advancemenIs of ,ha state ia all
that is useful and honorable, and win >
conviction OF it's Usefulness and proprie,I
, on the part OF cor citizsns 20 deenly
aud universally felt, that ,.hey have care
iuily prohibited By their coGstiru,ion. a,
well that OF l776, as that OF 1851. snv in,
tertcrence with this relation, the runtnr,
OF which is nov recommended blythe ms,
joriiy of the COMMITTEES without de slight
est preparation on the part of either mssts,
or slave for the extreme change of condi
ton so simultaneously pTecipitated upor
them, iuhictiog upon each very serioul
aud unnecessary Injury and suffering, AM
particularly upon the slaves, aud 10 tbt
absence OF compensation, iniauitons and
nrlnst In the extreme 70 the master"
Both reports were laid over.