The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-23
.,rbc Restoration of Virginia"

we nublish in full below, the majority
and minority reports made to the FiI-
eipia Legislature by the committee to
whom the question was referred The
majority report was submitted to the
House of Delegates last Thursday, and
the resolutions proposed by the commit
tee were ordered to a second reading.
The report, together with the resolu-
lions are as follows:
THE select committee TO which was
referred the suhieGt of the restoration of
the State of Virginia, and the commit
fee on Finance to whom was referred the
question of appointing commissioners to
proceed to Wheeling, with a view of
making an adjustment with the State of
West Virginia of the proportion of the
public debt of Virginia, proper to be
borne by the State of Virginia and West
Virginia respectively, have had the sub
iect so referred, under consideration, and
make the following report:
Your committee are satisfied that the
people of Virginia deeply regret that
from any cause the Commonwealth Of
Virginia should he dismembered, and the
State of West Virginia created within
her former territorial limits an event, in
theopinion OF your committee, injurious
to the people of both States, creating
the necessity for the support of two
governments instead of one, greatly IN
creasing the burdens Of taxation, and
calculated to produce alienation between
the people of the two States by raising
questions of controversy between them
upon different questions, Of which
The Chief are the proper adjustment Of
the public debt of the State of Virginia,
and fair division Of the public prop
eTty
If, in the past, any real conflict of in.
teTest existed between the eastern and
western portions OF the State, the same
has been obiterated by the events of
the war, and there is no good reason
why the people of both States shOnld
not be reunited, and live together again
under the flag of The "Old Dominion"
as children of the same illustrious an
ceStry and heirs of common State re
povn. Cherishiug a sincere affection
for our brethren Of West Virginia, and
the truest anSiety for establishing and
perpetuating the reunion of the two
States, we do solemnly and confidently
appeal to the like disposition among our
brethren Of West Virginia, that they
will concur with Us in declaring, as We
do hereby declare every desire, as soon rs
practicable, to adopt proper means oi CO.
operation to reUnite and obtain, unim-
paired, the original integrity of odd
Virginia" aud with this view Your
Il H., Ct
the following joint resolutions;
Joint resolutions in regard to the rcst0-
ration of the State of Virginia TO her
former boundaries, and the adjustment
between Virginia and West Virginia
of the public debt:
Reeolred By the General assembly Of iu,,
ginid, That the people of Virginia deep
ly lament the dismemberment OF tho old
State, and are sincerely DESTROYS to estab-
lish and perpetuate the re union of the
States of Virginia and West Virginia,
and that they do confidently appeal TO
their brethren of West Virginia to con
cur with them in the adoption of suita.
bic measures of cooperation in the resto-
ration of the ancient Commonwealth of
Virginia with all her people, and mp to
h6r former boundaries.
2 That -~-- commissioners. resident
citizens OF this State, shall be appointed
by the joint vote of the two Houses Of
the General Assembly, to proceed forth
with to the seat OF Government Of West
Virginia, for the purpose Of communion.
ting to the Governor aud General Assem-
bly, OF that State - copy Of the foregoing
resolution and the report of the commit
tee accompanying the same With all
thority to treat on the subject of the !
restoration OF the State Of Virginia to
its ancient jurisdiction and bound ries !
Proridad. that the result of such nerotia |
ton Ii favorable TO such restoration on /
any terms, shall be subject to the Ippyo |
val or diSapproyal of the Legislatures or
Conventions Ct the respective St~tcs g..
may be hereafter mutually agreed Ur90
. Inc commissioners appointed under
lbe foregoing resolution, are also emp2v-
red and directed 70 treat with, the au-
.hurities OF West Virginia upon the sub
eCts of the proper adjustment of the prt
ic debt ct the State Of Virginia, ? -
incurred previous to the dismo- tho or
of the State and of a fair Underwent
public property, sQbie division Of the
approval or d,Sar- ct. however, to the
Assembly prevail of this General
1 Tie
auth soi5 commissioners are hereby
.orized to treat upon either or noth
of the subject, mentioned III the ~"
preceedmg resolutions. rs circumstances
NAV demand. with instructions 10 sis
pend or torbear any action on The sub
iect of adjusting the debt OF the state
or a division ot the public property. It.
in their opinion, the probable rc>toratt"n
of The state to its ancient boundaiirs,
max render m effort al such adjustment
unnecessary. the action OF said commis-
sioners TO he subject t. the approval or
disapprovl OF this General Assembly.
On Friday the minority of the commit
tee submitted to tue House of Delegates
the following report which was ordered
to be placed on file:
After duly weighing and considering
the subject submitted 10 them, with all
its surroundings, we differ to some eN-
tent from the majority OF the committee
iii some al the conclusions at WhCh they
have arrived, and beg leave respectfully
TO present as the report OF the minority
That whatever modification and re-
gret the people OF Virginia may expert
ence at the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the still
proud old Commonwealth, they have the
high aud lofty consolation OF knowing
that il was by noact Of theirs that tins
1,Dcrotaf,II deed WAS ACCOMPLISHED: that