The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-25
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sElaei Court Ralls 70 4Igree Uno, ~,
i eeto be, Ihde in mo Cassa. 80
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l.fot,la als ~ sagtoll oliFotltels ofthe ss,l
Ihe Gomnion ionWealth of Virginia nm,
I{pla1uan 18. he State az '{Vfsfe VI.
lIgtnia. This bill Is bfoh6lft Ia dstat.- ~
lImtnes iby aidecree this court ~ tSsy
the counties of q Jetterson and BaTlse 40
siss siEe ,nS!, within the boundaries 81
the old Dominion; or within the honn.
.kdaries OF the new State. The uuestion
was heard onsd mutter ;interposefis III,
Ethe STATE OF Vest Virginia fo7theihiff
The demurrer admftted all the fasfS
lI.statedin the .bitl, and raised the 6fSss
ton whetherupon these facts the com
Il Iplainant was entitled, in Law. to the ra.
llief demanded The facts in ithe canse
shaYe been hereto ofore publ blfshed I'M tliis
llpaper. & ~,
II The etolloWingisa q summary of the ar
lEgnment on the part OF the old Common
.wealth, which Is, in effect, sustained by
1.-THE sdiyisi on the Court on the demnf-
Ifenhs sannounCed below ri 4
4. The tenth sectiont of the fifst arti.
cle; Of the .Gpnsti titut ion isl:55 s.lNoi State
snail " hput the consent.of Congress.
lenteF into fanYSagreemen6or or aeonpacs
with other State or aiforelgn powef:,'
and the proposed transfer from the
lICommonwealth lth of Virginia of that baft
lsot7tts territory and jufisdicti on noTysI n
CUES ON 70 the State lot West VsiFefnias
conld be etfeotually ~ }male onl = by q
compact or agteementY within the
Iimeaning of these words i'm the Consti-
tutor. 1T IS sci lt.eyid dent that one State
llcslnnot grant, and sanot thef State accept;
lIthelcession of territory and siurisdi
IiNy,iithont compact or agreement; and
Il issl1s snen compacts and agreementss have
lbeen uniformly received and treated
by the judiciary and by Congress as
within this pro- vision of the Gohstitu-
lluon, and as requiring the assent of
congress. Many cases cited.J The
acts OF States In reference to their terri
tory are not to5be interpreted by tech-
meal rules, nor eYinced by technical
sy1o55aS' Ihe 81 biect of the transaction
ana Gne real intent and effect of the act
are alone tpJnes constd tdered. Andsi ifithe
thing proposed could take eletfect only
tween the States That thing ii Sprohib-
lied tromst king otiuntii |. the assent,
OF Congress is obtained .Fle I s. ~ -. y
IT. The legtslatio of Virginia, as to
the eession of these counties tothe State
Of Of West Yirgtnia, was only q proposal
80 ~ !V olIeEaaNs ss ~ .ttaustefl OF
territory upon certain conditions. So
Tar as IL depended upon the Common
wealth of Virginia to prescribe these
copai aitions, they are contained in its
ctsrot gislat ion. But no proposal.
by one State to another State, can
amount to- q concinded COMPACT or
a9feelfief1 uatii n ile5 5aSsenE & n Or Ssrsss
rs given TO IT. Prior, to that consent.
any action ofthe State must be deemed
"a proposal only which it may with.
draw or continue flccorclino, IN It's oIs,,.
sense al riplIt - - W.
in. me i5iI Iisbov1 tI,a, Cow, ,,,o,,-
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il1as. nus only 70 some
on the stare, or 70
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~ y, sl slets pakI OF A[5 peep whose cesston
.5t 81 44e8 8la4aGuLe OF Wiz
81 snose cesstons. The
4 isSs9ss y : az. sne consent OF ma.
49,. n eaeh. OF the
-: sI y pRpQfkunltyato ex-
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tunda.
laasn III e9 ot the proposal of
y, Isss has made
WITHOUT euchi consent 1T has been madel
VIZ Atnouss tnet tconsent of Virginia. and
M III. Y 70
3 ~; Ane 2Eesef bed Tor the as
eonsent were
~ y thropgh
~. ~ thtsy proved to- be