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orranization in the rebellious
States that would protect the loyal peo-
ple. support the National authority, and
speedily restore those States to their
practical relations to the Union. This
Congress has endeavored to do by the
several acts passed for that purpose.
And, although the enforcement of these
laws has met with much opposition, and
has been greatly obstructed and retard-
ed, yet il is believed that the werk OF
reconstruction under them is making
successful and certain progress in the
right direction, and that ere long We
will rejoice in a restoration that will
bring with il reasSured and permanent
harmony, prosperity and happiness to
all the land.
To this end, while engaged in doing
whatever may tend to promote the in
terests of our State aud her people, We
sheuld remember also that it is our
bounden duty to sustain the Congress
of the United States in its arduous and
patriotic efforts 70 fully accomplish this
great work Of reconstruction, which IL
has iuaugurated and so nobly and faith
fully maintained and prosecuted TO the
present time.
The legislative authority Of the State
is in your hands for the present year.
May an All-Wise Providence, who rEles
in the affairs of States rs we'll as of men,
guide you in all your deliberations.
ARTHUR /. BoRENIAN.
EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
HkoliRg, JdRRdTy 81, lS6S.
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pass the joint resolution referred to in
the morning session The question was
debated by Mr.. FOREMAN in the mega
tive, and Mr.. CHAPLINE in the affirm
atiye, when the latter called the yeas
and nays. The result was-yeas 10:
nays 3. The resolution was passed.
A Committee from the House of Dele
gates announced that that body was or
ganzed.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. BUR-
LEY that three committee Clerks be
elected with the same pay per diem as
last year.
The following gentlemen were nom
mated: l.. K. Abbott, Col. Edmund
Fry, Orlando Stevenson, Asbury G.
Clarke, David X. Shields and Ed. S.
Dillon. II. r. Abbott, Orlando Steven
son and Asbnry G. Clarke receiving the
number of votes required were declared
duly elected committee Clerks.
The Governors message was received
and read by the Clerk.
On motion, the Governors message
and accompanying document: were laid
on the table.
1t was moved the Senate adjourn un-
til tomorrow at ten o'clock. Motion
carried.
AliOurnal
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, January 81.

At II o'clock this morning, the House
of Delegates was called to order by w.
p. HUBBARD, Clerk of the last House.
Prayer was offered by Rov. G. Mar
tin, of this city.
The following members then appeared
and were sworn in by the Clerk:
Barb0nr-Fenelon HOwes.
Berkeley-Samuel Gold, LeviJ. Tabler.
BooRc-Robert Hagar.
B,drtoR-Henry Bender
BrO0ke-James Hervcy.
DOddridge-Noah James.
Fdyctte-Matthew X. Harrow.
HdmpShre-John Largent.
Hancock ck-Joseph w. Allison.
Har1risOn-Solomou S. Fleming, Ma
than GOtf, Jr.
JackSOn-Edward S. Mahon.
Je6ersOn-David Billmyer, Edmund
Fl. Chambers.
hanarhd-Henry c. McWhortGr, John
L. Cole.
Lewis-Asa A. Woodford.
LOgdn-Ulysses Hinchman.
Acknowledgements Fleming, George
W. Martin.
Marshdll-S. Townsend Armstrong,
John Ferguson.
.MdsoR-William II. TomlinsoD.
MinadI-William NJ. Welch.
MonORgalia-James V. Boughner,
James Z. McClaskey.
Norgan-John Rufus Smith.
Ohio-AlexaudeI NJ. Jacob, William
W. Miller, Joseph w. Parker.
PrestOn-Francis Heermans, William
K. Crane.
Putaam-0wen G. Chase.
Ritchie-Eli Riddle.
Roanc-ThOmas Boggess.
Tdylor-Reuben Davissoh.
Tyier-William NJ. Powell.
Jpshur-David S. Pinnell.
UGme-Jackson Spaulding.
Uet=Cl-John W. Morgan.
Hrt-William c. Stewart.
GrccnJricr aud MORrOe-Andrew w.
Mann, Cyrus Newlin.
CdbcH and LincOla-James ii. Fer
guson.
DELEGATE DISTRICTS.
Wood and Pleasants) Jacob
B. Blair. VIM. III. Steere.
Sccond-(GilmcIhDd Calhoun)-Alcx-
ander Hoffman.
TEhd-(Clay and Nicholas)-William
Waggy.
Fourth y (Pocahontas and Wobster)-
Adam Gregory.
FVM-(Raudolph and Tucker)-Jas.
W. bennington.
Sjrfh-(Raleigh, Wyoming and Nc
DowelD William c. Richmond.
.SereRth-(Grant and Haray)-Henry
w. Pope.
.4JScnt--James Jarrett, Of Greenbrier
and Monroe.
In consequence of the vote in Mercer
being tie ON Delegate, no certificate
had been issued to either candidate.
On motion of Nr. FERGUSON, of
Cabell, the rules which governed the
last House were adopted for the gov
ernment of this.
Mr.. NEWLIN moved that the House
now take recess until thee o'clock, in
order TO give the Republican members
an opportunity to caucus for officers of
that body. Carried.
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Australian Gold.

The London Times says: Australia
continues leading source of our gold
supply. THUS, out of the gold import
ed ints the United Kingdom from all
sources in October( valued at t ,39o, ,6s9, }
f9Oi,74l came from the Australian colo
MES. The corresponding total for Oc-
tober, 1865, f2l6,S6 For the ten
months ending October 81, this year,
the total deliveries of Australian gold
to Great Britain did net exceed G., ,76S,-
I'll, out of El3,03S, SOL imported from
all sources TO the same date. In the
first ten months Of 1866 the total value
of the Australian gold imported was
E5,623, ,233, ,~aHd in the first ten months
of 1855, f3,l02, ,097. The imports of this
year are, therefore, not quite up to the
mark of 1866, although they present
sensible advance upon 1865. The i'm
ports of Australian gold into the United
Kingdom in the nine years ending 1866,
were as follows: 1858, 9,064 ,763; 1889,
fS,624, $50; 1850, E6,7l9, 900; 1861, So
33I ,225; 1862, f6,7O4, ,753; 1868, f5, 5,905.- :
SOS; 1864, f2,656, ,971; 1865, f5.041, 40,
and 1856, &c, ,sS9,764. - =, - q
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dered uRproductivc by prescription, aud
their share Of the public burdens has
been imposed upon their more prosper
Gus neigbbOrs.
In thi. connection the Governor
makes no mention of the extravaganza
that spent Sas,OO0 for soldiers medals,
or the simplicity that entrusted more
than $4,000 to his charge as "Civil
Contingent Funds" destiny unknown.
He also ignores the fact that the Peni-
tentiary was to have been completed,
under the original estimate, for $780,
900, although he wants $4,000 more
expended on that institution,
which will leave it but par
TALLY finished. A similar dodge is
practiced with regard to the Asylum,
upon which S4lO,OO0 have been expend'
ed, and lnore money is needed to COM
plete but a portion of the building.
1t is not through Free Schools proper
that the peoples money has been was
ted. 1t is through the numberless
paid officers employed to enforce the
system, aud the dishonesty of the men
charged with the keeping of the school
funds. The confessed delinquency of a
Marshall county official to the
extent of several thousand dollars is too
recent matter to have been forgotten.
The defalcation Of Radical school otii-
Ger in Harrison county the other day,
will also help to show the direction that
the public money has taken. Radical
ism is rotten through and through, and
its natural results, dishonest officials,
are greatly responsible for the COM
plants about taxes. 1t is not because
school houses are being built that the
people are groaning, but because office
holders are plundering and thieving.
The universal cry is that school houses
are not built, that teachers are not en-
ployed, and that children are not taught,
while the tax-gatherer collects money
almost without limit for educational
purposes.
And thus we might consider the mes
sage, item by item, and show it to be
the shallowest demagoguery possible.
We may refer to it again, but in the
meantime we hope there will be man
hood enough in this Legislature to re-
quire Governor FOREMAN to make n re-
port concerning his disposition of the
"Civil Contingent Fund"
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DemOcrnti. Nominations for
Council.

FIRST WARD.
F;rst BraneA-A. J. Pannell.
Second BrGnch-ThOmas II. wheeler w .
Go.horn, J. r. Bacr, John Hughes
sECoND WARD.
First Braaek-T. p. ShallcrOss.
S,eoad BraRch--John Piarr, W L. Cham'
hers.
THIRD wARp.
First Rsaach-John IL. Hall.
Second Brdneh-J. ID. Dubois John SolSn, y
r. McCOurtney, George Baird.
FOURTH wAEp.
First Rsdn.h-Samuel Harper.
Second Ward-W. W. Miller, Robert Craw'
ford, Robert Simpson, John Bonng D. ID
Ewing.
FIFIH wARD.
First Brdneh-A. C.. Quarter.
Second Brdneh-(ieorce W. Rumble JoSePn
Salisbury, Joaeph Long.
SIXTH WARD.
EYr., BrancL-G Gorge Caruahan.
Second Branek-Alkrrt Il. Lady, b. Shaniry'
Porter Smith.
SEVENTH WARD.
First BraHrh--JObn Murine.
Second RrdEch-Charlcs Lauo.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate was called to order by the
President at three o'clock p. NJ.
hr. BURLEY moved that the Senate
proceed to the election of committee
Clerks. Motion laid on. the table.
Mr.. HOkE moved to appoint three
pages. Not agreed to.
A motion was made that the Presi-
dent appoint two. Carried.
The question came up as to suspend
ing the rules of the Senate in order to
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.

A ND GENERAL LAND AGENT.
n WHEELING, W, VA.
VIII practice in the Courts Of ohio and adjoin.
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NTANUFACTURRRS AND DEAL
NlERS In Hawscr laid Oil We'll Rope, Manila,
Hemp, j ute and Cotton Cordage, Fishing Tackle,
Lines, Twincs, Tar, Pitch, Oakum, Blocks Tar.
paulins, Fire Brick, Tile and Clay, Gum Hose
Betting and Packing, No. % Water Street.
Wheeling, W. Va msI2l.ly
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NTAHUPACTURR ALL KINDS
Itl Of CRACKERS, CAKES, BREAD, &e.,
No. IG2 Market Street, East side, a few doers
south OF the Market House, Wheeling, W. Va
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TMPOkTEIS AND DEALERS IN
i FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINES si1d
Liquors, Manufacturer Of Pure Cstawba Vine !.
Quincy Street, between Main aud Market bts.,
Wheeling. W. Va, keep constantly on hand
Brandies Scotch and Irish Whslies Jamaica
Runs and CoIdisls, choice Old Kyo aud BouTb-n
WhisLios. sup2O
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PESITESTLARY.

The Report of the Board Of Directors
of the Penitentisry, exhibits the pro
gress Of the work on that structure, the
amount of money drawn on the orders
of the Board from the Treasury, and the
amount and items of expenditure. II
is accompanied by the Reports Of the
Treasurer, Superintendent and attend
ing Physician. 1t may be sesn from
the Report of the Directors that there
was a balance Of s10, ,Oz9 60 of former
appropriations remaining unezpended
September 30, l567, and that further
appropriation Of s75, 900 is recommend
ed: with this il is expected to erect the
walls enclosing the grounds and COM
plete the building to answer present
necessities, and it will then be for fn-
ture Legislatures to determine whether
any, and what character of, additions
shall be made thereto. It will be seen
that the sum now asked for, added 70
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J. q G. BAYHA,

y. o u. bA I1A,
DREAD, CRACKER AND CAKE
ID BAKERY, Market Street. opposite the
Washington Hall few doors above Monroe
Street keep constantly on hand 4 fall ass0rt
mont of the above articles.
IT, Their wagons run constantly 20 all part
Of the city ith Bread, Crackers, RuskA Cakes
etc scp2i.
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,GPICrLTrRAL COILEGH.

The Board Of Visitors for the West
Virginia Agricultural College" j." consist
ing of eleven suitable persons, one
from each Senatorial District, has been
appointed, the property conveyed, the
College opened. and over one hundred
and twenty-five students reported in at
tendance. The Governor thinks that
the Estate students" ought net to stand
guard over the building as wrequired,
and that somebody should be appointed
custodian ofthe college funds.
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The receipts and disbursements of the
public revenue, for the fiscal year ending
September 80, 1867, are shown by the
Annual Reports of the Auditor and
Treasurer. as are also the estimated re-
ceipts and disbursement, for the current
year; from which it may be seen that
The balance remaining in the Treas
NY Octahnr 1 lsf6 was. .........t g. 40 q
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Cctte proposition est appnyee
par une resolution du Congress,
datGe du 81 ftvrier 1857. Une
lcttre, ecrite de Paris rannee pre-.
cGdente par jefferson d Madison,
Iaisse poindre ddja l'iiee de chan.
gements poIitiques dams la Consti.
tuition, dune division du ponvoir
en- trois branches, dune subdivision
du Legislatif en- deux chambres ct
de la creation dun Executif dis.
tinct. Tous les Etats, sauf lie
Rhode-Is land. acceptent l'invitation
de la convention d'Annapolis ct Sc
rendent a celle de Philadelphia, on
nous allons les retrouver revisant
les Articles de Confederation.
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NOUvELLE.O ORLEANS.

ecus dargent bien place Tout ca pour Ia Rose
jour Cest done file presque richie ct Ia meilleure
chosr dams tout Cercelle Savastu ca, mon garcon
Non, pere Mas pour faire le bOnheur de son
mari, Rose n'aurait pas besoin de cette fortune. n
Pour fare 10 bouheur dun mari, je dis pas mas
pour en- trouver un. ce nest pas Ia meme chose.
lie jeuue homme sentt quill eais rasonnabc do pas
repoudre aileurs il nava point defendre affec
ton pour Rose contre les idees de pere. Du
que Is fermer rapprouvait il ui iuportat peu quo
&C flt pour motif Oh pour un autre.
-Je verai le forgerou de jours. reprt e fer.
mer ui dira deux mots de cette aairc ct nous
rapgerons Ca #aa5n".@a~s an. .s.f# #a.H.-...
Charles remercia pere. ct lis separerent le fer
mier songeant foins mossons ct fargent quill
re,rerat dune recote abonhants 10 fills le cur joyenx
pensant Rose. marriage, lavenir, toutes les
joies dune vie henreuse...e II s,. v.......-s .-.
LIE endeman, dams lespoir do voir Ia jeune l!e Char
les quta prcsque pas e jardin mas Rose mon
ira point parmi asurs II apprt, s sor que Ia veuvo
Darer etat devenue tres maade ct que dheurc heus
on attendait dernier moment.
Ellie mourut quelques jours plus tard.
-Pauvre Rose pensa Charles, ellie doit etrc bien NAL
heurcuse aujourd'hui. ~s -aarge| .tt a0 f. #s.
"a s#& .aaf@@ ...~ ~ EMILE RIcHEBovRG
..s..r In suite an proclaim numtro ..4
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blicanis6. II ny a Ia que Ia substitu
tion dune rec 4 unc antre dams l'exer-
cice des droits officicls dn Sud CO qui
peut avoir roTr resnltat de donner aux
.radicaux des colleagues noirs au Con-
gres Ia place de colleagues blancs, ct
aux Etnts du Sud un gouverncment dc
noirs d la place dun gouvernement dc
b'ancs; mais ce qui nest certes point
pratiques \iberte republicaiue tele
que 'avaient revee les auteurs de Ia de-
claration d'Independance.
81 uotre abonnd ne trouve pas notre
rdponse suffisante, quill nous le disc.
ct nous aurons un monceau d'autres
griefs 4 lui soumettrc cOntre Ia repu-
blique d'aujourd'hui.
Paase des Lacs.)
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REPONSE 4 UNE QUESTION

Tn de nos abonnes nous ecrit pour
nous demander pourqnoi nous avons
change d'opinion ct 81 la republique
d'aujodrdhui ne vaut pas la republi.
que d'autrefois.
Nousz, 'avops pas change d'opinion /;
nous aimons toujours Ia republique !;
settlement, nous trouvons que Ia repu.
blique d'aujourd hui ne want pas la
republique d'autrefois. D'abord, la
republique d d'auiourdhui entre,ient une
armee do 10000 hommes en- temps
do paix ct celle d'autrefois Sc conten-
TAFT dune armee de dix mile A douze
mile hommes. Ensuite, Ia republique
d'autrefois reposait sur un principe
veri,ablement republican,, c'est.a.dire
sur le consentement desgouvernes, que
les auteurs de Ia declaration d'Inde.
pendance avaient donne pour base a leur
edifce politique; Ia repubiique dau-
jourd'hui relose sur une autre base,
puisau'il y n, en- ce moment, du Po-
tomac an Rio Grande, des millions
dhabitants qui sont gouvern6s sans
leur consentement ct contre leur con-
settlement; puisqu'il existe dams le
Missouri, lie Tennessee, le Maryland. 10
Virginie occidentale, ct ailleurs, des
serments d'epreuve, qui excluent du
suffrage des miIliers ct des milliers de
votan.s. On dit quill faut tout celia
pour empechcr le Sud de Sc revolter
de nouveau ct pour le republicaniser.
Nous ne sommes pas assez simple
pour croire que le Sud, readnis plei-
uemeut ct honnetcment dams rUnion,
sOngerait 4 soulever une nouvelle
guerre civile. II doit avoir assez dc 10
guerre CONNIE celia ct d d'ailleurs. sill
voulait recourir aux armes, il serait
trop fable pour etre dapgereux. Ceux
qui Sc servent de oe pretexte pour
l'opprimer, sont dc miserabes tyrans,
aussi hyrocri,es que laches. L'autr,
pretexte n'et pas moins odieux. Les
radicaux feignent de croire qu'ils peu'
vent rfpublleaniser le Sud avec des
lois deception, depression ct dc
privilege. Mais lis savent tres bieu
que. pour changer les idees politiquss
dun peuple, il faut remplacer les lois
anciennes par des lois meilleures, par
des lois Dormant plus d'ordre, plus dc
securite, plus de bien.etre. Ce mes,
certainement pas parce que le droit de
suffrage a etc donne aux negres ct en-
leve aux blaucs que 10 Sud est repu
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a v Z s

Avis public eat presentement donn6
au'un cheval creole bal. age d'environ
quatre ans, taille quatre pieds de haut.
sans marque apparente. a etc trouv6
lundi. "a ao1t 1863, sur l'habi'ation de
Nine We C.-B. Mericq. 81 le dit cheval
nest pas reclame dsns les dix jours qui
suivront la date du present avis, il sera
vendu a l'enchere, le Mardi Is septembre
1868. 4 10 heures A. NJ, sur l'habitation
de Nine We C.-B. Mericq.
CONDITIONS COMPLIANT.
Paroisse St-Jean-B Baptiste, 5 septembre
1868. ....
FELIX RoUssEL,
syndic du Be arrondissement,
rive droite.
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se hasardait parler Ia jcune le il etait heureux
orsquee lu await rpondu par queques paroles ou seu
eYssnt par un sourre. ".a=@
I'm jour de grande hardesse an rque de dechirer son
vehement il passa ravers de IL haie ct eutra dams e
ardn de ID veuve Durier II portat dams ses bras uu lis
magui6que quill venait d'arracher. ... ... a...
Cette aeur manque pres de Ia madone, dit-il Rose
Cetait IL seule rason qui put lu fre obtenr par.
don de 50 petite incartads. r. n---~v
Rose facha point. .- @'
lie fs rems terre, ut sogne par ID jeune le ayec
un soin tout parcuer il devnt le roi du parterre
II ut perms eune paysan de vepir eau
ser avec Rose ct grand mere. II po6ta 81 bieu de 10
permission, que passage quill seta ouvert dams Ia haze
ALA toujours en- s'elsrgissant. s@s#s
Un matin le ermer spercut Ia trouse ct neut pas de
peoe deyuer qui lavait e II comprit aors poarquoi
son 6s sllait 81 frequemment au ardiu.
-Ah. oh monsieur fls, Sc dit.il, je m'explaue
nsinteDsnt ia passion Four les feurs msis ce ue sont
point les giroaees nj les camess nj les oes, nj meme
les tupes que tu an,es e mieux CO sont les roses on
putot seule rose a Rose du forgeron Durer Ces.
enfant nas ellie hoonets ct sage ct pus
devouement pour veile grand est admirable
Tout celia vaut quelque chose Allons h vous avez
bon god ct e sus content de yor que yous netes pas
un sot. @r ata.n
Es e fsrmer, les mains deere lc dos acheva dc fare
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EDGAR POST-OFFICE
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
LA GUERRE ENTIRE LES ETATS
TIrREs DU PoUvoIR FEDERAL

L'etude retrospective a laquelle
nous nous livrons sous la conduite
de lhomme d'Etat don't Ia simple
rencontre avec Rosecrans ct Lee
aux White Sulphur Springs a fait
naitre tant de commentaries, ne fut
jamais plus utiie ct plus opportune.
Au moment en- effet on les opprimes
sc rassemblent de toutes parts ct
OH des milIiers de clubs jaillissent
du sol CONNIE une vegetation prin.
taniere, a la veille dune election
plus solennelle ct plus decisive
quill ny en- cut en- aucun temps
dams ce qui porte encore le nom de
repubIique americaine, il importe
de seconder le movement du peu-
pie, de fortifer son courage ct de
justifier son espoir par une consta-
tation logique de son identits ct
une confirmation historique de sa
souverainete. II faut-lui demontrer
jusqu'a l'evidence que lie gouverne-
ment de fait sous lequel il languit
ne RESEMBLE en- rien au gouverne-
ment de droit sous lequeI il pros
pera, ct que, pareil 1 Ia lice de la
fable, le pouvoir federal s'est
transforme ct metamorphos6 radi.
calcment par une serie d'empiete-
ments ct d'usurpations. Cette con.
viction, une fois settlement implan.
tee dams les esprits, produira 10
yolonte forte ct Faction energilue
qni commandent aux evenements.
Oh sont les titres du pouvoir fe.
dsral ct on pretend.il decouvrir Ia
source de l'autorite don't il use ct
abuse q? Cette autorite, sans cesse
envahissante, est-elle legitimc La
question. objet des luttes passees,
presentes ct peut-etre futures. est
de solution facile. Nous savons
comment les Etats creerent une
Union primitive sous les Articles dc
Confederation dc It'll on de 1880
suivaut qu'on considere Ia date du
pacte signs par le Congress, ou celle
de Ia ratification de ce pacte par
les Etats. Les Articles compre-
naient deux series, pune relative
aux stipulatious du covenant ou de
Ia ligue. l'autre mentionnant les
delegations faites au pouvoir fsde
raj. #@aaanr a@rFnaE~
q. Resumons d'abord Ia premiere
serie. La Confederation devait