Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-07

non ot any government iOr population
IN which the negro is considerable ele-
menl, j, would be both folly and crime
nnt 10 arrange his political status with a
reference 10 hls radical inferiorily TO the
whites. That the emancipation OF the ne.
Rrn trom slavery having having been &C
complsled and determined. il should re.
main with the white population of the
States. in which he is a resident, 10 de.
eide what political rights should be grant
ed him, and TO add 10 those rights, as The
discharge Of The duties and responsible.
ties OF his political situation indicated his
fitness for their exercise.
REPORT 2.
After the passage of The ordinance OF se'
cession by. The Virginia Convention in
April, 1861, convention, composed ol
delegates chiefly representing the people
of me western part Of the State. assembled
a, Wheeling IN June Of that yeor, and on
the l3Ih Of that month by ordnance de-
posed the Stale Government then al Rich
mond Six Gavs afterwards VIZ: on the
l9th Of June, 1861, the convention. by
an ordinance, Sly led "an ordinance for The
reorganization OF The Stale Government,
ordained THAI "a Governor. Lleutenanl
Governor and Attorney General Tor the
Stale of Virginia, shall be appointed by
this Convention, TO discharge The duties
and exercise The powers which pertain to
their respective Offices by the existing
laws of the State, &C." The heglsIa'
lure of Inc State it was also provided,
should be composed of the "Delegsles
elected to ,he General Assembly on the
ga of May last, tlS6D. and The senators
entitled under existing laws 10 seats in
the next General Assembly. together
with such Delegates and Senators az may
be duly elected under The ordinance OF the
Convention, or exlng laws 10 fill vacan'
cies, who shslI qualify themselves by Ia
king the oath or affirmation hereafter SET
forth" The oath above mentioned is IN
he following words
Il swear (or affirm that will support
the Constitution of the Uni'ed States. and
the laws made in pursuance thereof, a.
The supreme laws of the land, anything 10
The Constitution and laws Of the State OF
Virginia. or in the ordinance Of the Con
venlion which assembled / Richmond on
the l3lh of February, 1861. 10 the con-
trary no,w outstanding; and that will up
hold and defend the Gevernnent of Vlr-
einis ss vindicsled and restored by the
Convention which assembled al Wheeling
on the llh day Of June, 1861 So thai
the Governmen, of restored Virgins was
inauguraied by Convention which as
sembled at Wheeling in June, 1861.
which proceeded to remove the Executive
officers Of the old State and TO appoint
others, and 10 organise Legislature from
those who being elected to the General
Assembly Of the State al The regular cleo
lion in May, 1861, were willing TO repair
to Wheeling instead of to Richmond, and
10 take the oa,h Of fidelity 10 The Govern
nen, of the United States and the resiOr
ed State of Virginis.
By an ordinance OF the same Wheeling
Convention passed August 20th, 1851,
recinng that "wberess II Is reported 10 os
The desire Of the people inhabInng The
counties hereinafter mentioned. 10 be sep
Grated from this Commonwealth, and 10
be erected into a seperate Stale, and sd'
milled into The Union of Sistes' was
ordained "thai new State 10 De called
the Stale Of Ksnswhs. be formed and
ereciec out of the territory included WIN,
in the following described boundaries y
The boundaries are then defined, and Inc
counties embraced within them are then
enumeralsd. in the list Of counties thus
specifically set forth, neither Jefferson
nor Berkeley county is included. but in
subsequent section of the ordinance the
Convention which was authorized to form
The new State was empowered 10 change
the boundaries FIRST described, SO as TO IN
clude both these and olher counties. The
vote upon The proposition for the ne"
State was submitted TO The people of the
territory first named Exclusive be II re-
me membered of the counties Of Jefferson and
Berkeley, on the Fourth Thursday OF
October. 1861. and at the same time del
eea,es were elec,ed to NEE, in Conven-
lion. also q, Wheeling on The 2SIh of No
yember following, should The popular
vote adop, The project Of the formation OF
the new State. The new organization
was resolved upon and the Convention
selected TO form It's Constitution assembled
a. The time and place appointed and pro-
ceeced with the work assigned it, Inc
Constitution of West Virginia which
name was substituted for that OF Kama
wha.) was accordingly adopted on the
ls'h of February. 1862. and ratified BY