The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-14

this ordinance. He (Ferrebee) did not
believe Il constitutional, did not believe
the Convention had right 10 pass II.
Then me voted for measure he did not
believe In, thus proving that he acted
under constraint. IL n state had the
right under the Constitution 10 seccde,
then il was Infamous for the Govern
incnt 10 attack us. Those men tried 10
have the people believe we could come
ont of the matter in peace and without
loss; vet they all the time knew that II
was u revolutionary method. When
called upon 10 decide between these or
dinances, have no hesitation In de
claring secession 20 have been unconsti-
tutional from first 10 last.
This has been styled unusual 20
adopt this coursel II II IA most unusual
thing for a state to rebcl-a most unus-
ual business that we have 10 settle, and
IL demands unusual remedies. have I
yet 20 learn that Hny course demanded 4
by right Is wrong, because unusual.
Are we conquered prUvincesr
There are those In the States not In re-
bellion who affirm that the rights Oft
eonquerur are over us. Extremes often
meet. Some here take the same ground. I
and consider Us out OF the Union. We |
7 had al offices OF dc fdcfO Government. I
/ The Government OF the United States /
holds that all these offices are vacant
suppose we imply by repeating the or
dinance OF secession that II was right7 /
! II Is no matter Of indifference which 1
method we shall take. One ordinance I
rcpeufs the other declares TINT the In
] tent Of our fathers was 10 make the |
I Union to last forever. II Is not strange |
| that gentlemen should shrink from the |
ordinance lest he should stultify him.
self, he can vote dgdinsfh, and let his
name GO on the record ms opposed, and I
7 not stultify himself. Thinking the doc I
/ trine false, cannot vote for repeal
Thuse who vote for the substitute vote
I for the doctrine. lfany man believed
secession unconstitutional, can he vote l
| for the substitute? IL IL the old naked
matter OF secession. We are told that !
we can compromise and make all
smooth but they are exactly opposite. |
I Col. Ferrebee interrupted to say that
both ordinances declared that the act OF
Z secession Is null.
I The speaker continued, and retorted |
that the ordinance he supported also |
maintains that the act Wds null. The /
difference was all In the irds.
A. TO the charge u making the /
smooth way rough, Il was new 10 him
1 that II was necessary 10 do everything |
that ANYBODY desired in order 10 avoid 4
such charge. We are told we should |
not throw Obstacles in the way. Who /
placed this gredf obstacle In the way 4
which we are now trying 90 remove. I
The first obstacle has been put In the I
way by the very man who cries, "Dont /
puf In obstacles" He derided the idea
that the ordinance cast a slur on brave
men who had fallen.
I have never believed that the people
Of North Carolina were ever In favor OF
secession or revolution In any form,
LApplause.l
The speaker continued nj some length,
but time will not admit OF a more ex-
tended abstract OF his remarks.
AN uSBEfIEvER SPEAKS.
Mr.. Conigham, Of Halifax, became
classical, and Informed the delegates
that the ordinance, as reported, was ror
81 prcfercd alhd, and proceeded 10 con
vince everybody that he could perform
wonders in that line himself. The mat
ter in dispute was n matter OF Judicial
investigation and action. The ordi-
nance then could decide nothing. Ills
great anxiety, however, showed that ne
believed Just the contrary, and that was
" hat troubled all these rebel gentle
men-it decided too much.) II j. Use
less to declare the people of North Car
olina never favored secession unani-
mOusly, for unless, as some assert, his
tory Is a lie, 10 must go down 10 poster
ity that the people were unanimous for
secession from thei soabOard 10 the
mountains. Here the honorable took
his seat.
OPPOSED To COMMENTARIES.
The rebel Mr.. Mebane, opened his
mouth i'm parable, aud opposed the
ordinance under the figure of u COM
meutary on constitutional law, which
he said would be very useless article
to carry UP 10 the gentlemen Of Wash
ingtOn. They needed no testimony on
that subject. II II was necessary 10
vote for commentary on the constitu-
ton, then he favored the ordinance, but
II the same end could be accomplished
in plain way, he should favor the
substitute instead. Why say IL Is
necessary 20 kill seccssionG In the
simplicity OF his heart he really bellev..
ed that one sherman and one Grant had
killed ii ms dead as Julius Cesar.
IMPORTANT To DEFINE POSITION.
Mr.. Phillips deemed IL very impor-
tant Tor the Convention b. put ON record
its opinions concerning the doctrine OF
secession--as the State had done before.
We are told that Sherman had killed
the principle OF secession. Sir, prin-
ciple is immortal; the sword cannot .
kill IL any more than n steam engine
can run over it. IL must be met and
established or overthrown by argu-
ments.
eThe gentleman spoke nj length and
with power, but the closing of the mail
renders IL impossible TO add more. Al
the conclusion Of his remarks the Con-
vention adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow. The next session bids fair TO
prove moreinteresting, If possible, than
that of to-day. III. V. y. Is.
The TRUTH WILL OUT AT LAsr.-The
Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading DEM
ocratic organ Of the West, says:
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