The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-14
rr--. nj LEGAL status sf Bcrseiey aud
Ieuct~an Counties

Eatnfs At.fa
mis- isas sub s,-i in Which our loyal
r.-eple f,l decp iutcucsi. and henoc
bave r,ad with curg the rcccut cOrn,>-
pondcucc in your columns between
NJ. uawes ON thc one side. aud Mes,rs.
Van Minklc. stanton aud others ou the
othtr. For nav own part, I can say I
hsVe never culert.Dncd a doubt ON the
.uhioct. and. Dr. I hai. this cOrrvspou-
lru,., would certainly blye rcmoNcd &C.
Thr loyal people. thus Car oy Che ald oi
friends re>lduig in other States. have
n,.an aide tu luuu-urlie, complete and
sustain the new stale. Without, snd Of
ten against. tle efforts. muucuce and
uiachinatious of prcieuluus political
leaders who have fulACi one rrf ard
rnrt..l tfr attr'-now icel constrained
o. make am effort Co rgscue thc above
COUNTIES from thc imminent pSrl they
have h,cn purro-cly or l-uorinily, aud
certainty unucge>,trIly, Cotton into
aud SWIM them AZ lc-itmAic parts oi
Che new state. That they are NOT 50
nov must D. evident to an those who
haye resd The correspondents. Llc
tao llticr- of Mr. Dawes. a. Well as his
Report al iho last session of longry~s,
4. chairman az Che Committee uu Elcc-
u.
AN. n. ben the point came dlrectly iu
i..ue. aul In which the COMMITTEES wa-
unanimous. a1or,is COMMUNICATIONS,
MOI only of ~ bat the law ought % d.,
but of " hat DO has hcen settled OBJ D. ~
the supreme Court OF thc nltei >tate-,
via. rhaf o. compact Or ugnecmcnt
between the two states whirh ctGurfs
the boundary ani jurisdiction hcfwuen
them. IL valid unless consouied o. IN
TunrrrSs. lhn cou~rul 81 the thrct
pouers mus D. had before The change
= r-ousummatet. These cunscuts. too.
must raarrlr Hr rl-rrtsf or tlf efnIr frif.
ff the Two Sratss Interested agrec. and
hsfarf Congr-s give, on. o0rscut. one u
the states rayoku-. a. Do may. the ncco-
taton tails. and the cCuseut % Con-
rrg~s aiieruarl cannot save-f'r az NO.
time does thu consents 81 the three pare
Ties concur or cosXtst Nor can the PER
f,rnansls Of any acts hy either state in
pursuance OF such iuonhale agrecncut
srStup the orher nom recSilug hsr1ne
Courre.s couscuis, 90 impose any e>ps-
cial obligation on Oongrtss O. assent
To aimii power in Two States 90 impose
such an ofl cation. would impc-~e "
strictious on the dlscntiou o. Congress
uot allowed 1y the Constitution.
LISA we'll settled principle OF. law
that owners 20 adjoining lands may az
,ertain. and rs-esiab,ish dividing hne
without exchanging uuv deelis, which
arc rcquirci o. pas title; and the rca-
son -. theuo - no passing % title or
chang uf boundary. but only a ruting,
fNine aud r,.-fat lshing the old hUuu-
darv line. ufcour~e Siates may DO the
same thing without the consent of Con-
.sryss. AZ b ioss uot change one title. the
true limits Cf tleir respective territory
or jurisdiction. or involve a'compact or
fgrpenneuf of the political char1ctcr con-
t.,unrlate,l bv the Constitution.
Bur o. infer fruu this that two states
can acrre tc TRANSFER nom the territory
ani lrislciion 81 one ID that of The
athrr. fa.ooIa. Vel defined and regular
lvor-1ufrl.i counties like Rerkcley and
ferpr-an. Which. lol-rther. contain slo
slnars miles. and in i>,so -7.lS iuhatl-
flrtS. rrf -hrHTf OF ttrlr rassfla1 ng-
r...a.ff rs'r1 ri. rs parts CT tic cd Nf'c,
1s -l.'tf1ra. Irfac.Hl. clalrtssalla-l rna
.rs-ra.rf rrrrrl.r dltIrcrs, alft a. uuElrr-
r-s PSF sfcrs. dc.. 90 froi tl t,e uu-
siHrff nrrrntsn ns Nrir1 ports Uf ltr-
rlrsr. and instead of straiglteuiug tle
line make ir complete Ga Etg-wifh-
out TIRE cruscut of CVuguss. i simply
ahsuri 1.-Two couuiiCs CHn D. 81 trans
fsrr,.i. why uo- Oh % 81; and DO y. WHY
not nll the couutiCs OF Virginia. and 80
the GA STATE. one 81 che essential mcm-
hsrs 90 the national organisation. viii
hccome mcrgod and |sappgar. to-vihcr
with its ~rnators aud other COuguas-
s.rraI rCrrtslutalVus. Nor wnull tla
ca,nsoliau1n sap hers Others would
nllnw and cur rrasCnt Beautiful sVs-
tenn hscnue "a consolidated Emnire.
aurse hy flrthan sesssicu. THIS sub
mia = rna Estimate cuu~trruErFa nf Che
rrinciule 10 eStahiishei.
Tue oulv known Uay 10 oue state as
guirng lrrrllorv AM luri~.Iiciion from
ruot1er. II ~ gurcna.t. VA t.cl implies
crupact ur e-revueuL Hv hy conquest,
e1lch iuIltl- ilnle. The Zeu.icnlan
VII uoi ccu,cud thai they have aeluird
Do ny tne lErcr. u 1a.eNer nav D. their
fuiurc Intention. Ufccursa Be- can only .
D. doue ty ccupact 90 agrecmeut b. .
tween taC states. con,rmr. lated hy thc
Nnn>iiililrn ts rsi liriug Che con>cut .
ottCuZnss
TIE iuisrest vhdch it j. ,-szent.ai OR
trt rsltru ln nroieCt and Euar'i, and 50
erfl.a % c. aNaHoo. Cluuut, I suniuii.
D. r1rfnt.l o. land or tcrutory a. Mt.
~tsnt.rn -ss1ul- o. surNc~,. hut must eN-
M 4. IL = ~ 90 eminent Domain. and
d ths prs-ervaticn % ~ r-,litlcai Or
saulraiiun.
It i Submitted that the csses ciicd ~
18th palrI -. e.slabltsa this loctrinc.
rre early c1slS OF the Virginia Lezi--
lsiure ciiai ~ NJ. Stanton. import On
heir face only to ry-e-taoiish ami "