The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-04

The Virginia Delegation fer Cens
Mr. mcpherson, the Clerk Of the House,
haa definitelg decided to omit the names
.f ali the members elect from the State
ot virginia, as, in his opinion, even were
No nnestion of law involved with respect
10 the test-oath act, the credentials ls'
sned by Gov. Pierpoint, which they nave
respectively presented, are irregular III
form.-National Intelligencer. y..., t..
The Richmond Wing, of Friday says:
"The law of Virginia does not require
credentials to be issued by the Governor,
and, accordingly, none have been issued
by him, and none presented, respectively
or collectively. by the members elect
IfMr. MCPHERSON has decided 10 oini'
their names from his roll, for the reason
assigned, he will find himself In a riui'u'
lous attitude"
fSIn addition to this there Is anotnei do
pect of the question concerning the adj
mission of delegates from Virginia which,
if lost sight of by Mr.. MCPHERSON,
will place not only him but the present
and the last administration in a ridlcu-
lous light. Virginia does not occupy a
position similar to that of any other
southern State. Governor PIERPoNT IS
not provisional governor" not an ap-
pointee of the President; he claims his
office by virtue of an election by the
people, and organized what was called
"the restored government of Virginia
having its capital first at Wheeling at
forwards at Alexandria and, since the
conclusion of the war, at Richmond
This restored government was recognlz'
cd as legal by President LINCOLN and
afterwards by President JOHNSON and
its legislature was regarded as having
authority to give the assent necessary fol-
the erection of the State of West Virgin
Ia. Virginia, under the PIERPoNT gov
eminent, has been recognized as legiti-
mately State in the Union, as much
30 as Massachusetts, or Ohio.
If then MCPHERSON refuses to admit
the members of Congress elect from Vir-
ginia, he denies that the PIERPoNT gov
eminent is State government in accord
ance with the constitution of the United
States, and denies also the legitimacy OF
West Virginia, because whatever legitl-
macy the State of West Virginia has 1T
derives from the restored government
If MCPHERSON excludes the Virginia
delegation, he must also, in order to be
consistent, exclude the West Virginia
congressman also.
We presume that Governor BoREMAN's
present visit to Washington is mainly
for the purpose of presenting this vie"
oft case to 1.-THE authorities" there and
doing what he can to prevent MCPHER
SON from declaring by his official action,
that West Virginia is bastard COM
monwealth 1t is fact that should not
be forgotten when the Republican party
il Wanting itself the especial champion
and protector of the New State, that the
Baltimore convention of that party, the
convention that nominated ANDREW
JOHNSON for Vice President, took action
precisely similar to that now proposed
by MCPHERSON it excluded delegates
from "the restored government OF Vir-
ginia" and thereby formally denied the
validity of that government and its power
10 authorize the erection of the New
State. That's what the Republican par.
ty did, and unless the Republican Clerk
of the House of Representatives is very
CLOSELY watched, he will do the same
thing in Washington to-day.
L.. n L. M