The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-20

The committee on Appropriations, how
ever, are In an economical mood, and
are cutting down the estimates very
much,
Ex-Governor Corwin, who died in
Washington on Monday afternoon, was
in his usual health last Friday evening.
There was social reunion at the resi-
.dence of Mr.. Wetmore, agent of the
State of Ohio, which was participated
in by a large number of prominent
Ohioans. u
After the guests had left the supper
table, and many ofthem were clustered
around the distinguished gentleman.
enjoying his usual flow of wit and hu-
NOR he was observed to have become
exhausted, and remarked that he must
nave 9. e, fresh air, as he was very warm:
de then was found to be falling, and
was caught in the arms of friend.
He was Immediately conveyed to a
chamber and put to bed, and the best
medical aid summoned. a large NUM-
Der of sympathiHihg friends are CON-
stantly calling, including Chief Justice
Chase, Judge Swayne and Postmaster
General Dennison. ~ Hg
The legislature of Mississippi has
ratified the constitutional amendment
with the qualification ''that this ratifi-
cation is expressly made and adopted
upon the conditions and with the reser-
vations following:" @ ~,
1st. 1tshall not be construed into an
approval or Endorsement of the politi-
cal principles or doctrine that the re-
served rights of a State can, without
the consent of such State, be usurped
or abridged by the Federal government,
through the tnstrumentality of con-
slitutional amendment. ai ~ $40
"a. II shall not be construed into ex-
pressed or implied consent on the mart
OF the Legislature that Congress shall
abolish slavery where itlawfully exists
IN any State that may refuse to ratify
said amendment:
Sd, The emancipation of slavery in
this State being fired fact-distinctlv
recognized by her condition, and by re-
cent legislative enactments, designed in
good faith to maintain and protect the
civil rights of the freedmen appertain-
ing to their new condition of freedom.
Thesecond section ofsaid amendment
Shall not be construed as a grant of
power to Congress to legislate in regard
to the freedmen of this State but SO far
as relates to this State it shall be con
strued simply as grant of power to
Congress by appropriate legislation to
prohibit and prevent the re-establish-
ment OF slavery therein. ,J--- 81
The epeople of Virginia are agitating
the subject of removing all the negroes
from that State to Florida.
Editors InteUigencer --1-. =
Will you be SO kind as to give the
following lines place in the columns
friend: t.F - -
a "wEsT VIRGINIA"
'tMay we not be justly proud of being
sons of West Virginia? Have we moi
earned that title fairly and nobly? Did
we not earn that name by loyalty to one
OF the best Governments God ever
gave to mortal man? When first the
tocsin OF war resOunded over our be-
loved land, when armed traitors were
rising on every hand and threatening
to tear down the temple of our liberties:
when the very foundation of our Gov
ernment trembled as though it would
Iall, dld not West Virginia nobly
stand by her slider When the sound or
the cannon, as they thundered their
deadly missiyes against the walls of
Fort Sumpter, reverberated over the
loyal States, and our martyred and pa
triotic President, issued his first call for
volunteers to avenge the insult offered
to the flag of our country, did not West
| Virginia promptly respond to that call?
Did not her brave sons buckle on the
armor and go forth to do battle for our
common country? Did not every loyal
| west Ntrg1ntan's heart beat with in
dignation when that arch traitor Letcher
and his coadjutators attempted by foul
means to force the State of Virginia into
open rebellion against the Government;
1t is needless to recount the daring serv-
ices of the West Virginia volunteers.
They have won laurels on almost every
hard contested field OF battle they have
crowned themselves with glory where
ever the fortunes of war sent them /;
| they could hardly fail to do an undaT.
such heroic men as Curtis, Thoburn,
Dnvan, Lockwood and many others too
numerous to mention, but none the less
deserving. May the star of West Vir-
ginia rise until she stands second to
none, in the bright and glorious consteI-
composed. aaE r LEE d.