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From the Charleston Courer.1 bi1 S'Hii'
|, At the last session Of the Legislature
Governor William E. Stevenson sent to
that body his estimate of holding, a
Convention to alter. the Constitution.
He flung his figures about with reckless
zeal, and after the most frantic manipu-
latiou, of his statistics, reached the
startling conclusion that the total cost
Of a Convention would be 1926, 1872 q.
Upon that estimate the Radicals have
based their opposition to a'Convention,
and acting upon the idea that falsehood
may be made fact by repetition, have
repeated the "wondrous tale" with We;
hement clamor. For their special en-.
tertainment, and to illustrate the relia.
bility Of their lightning calculator"
we here reproduce an estimate OF a
Convention, made in 1861, by Hon.
William E. Stevenson, Of Wood county.
aid by him reported to the Convention
OF 1861, of winch he was member and
of whose Expenditure committee he
was chairman; P. Z - : at o.
Extract from the journal OF the
Constitutional Convention OF West Vir-
ginia.") ,o.,
MONDAY, December l6, 1861.
On motion OF Mr., Van Wrinkle. the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
Printing and Expenditures report 40
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probably be required to pay the mem
bers and officers and detray all other
expenses OF this Convention, based upon
a probable session oil sixty-tire days, in
order that the same may be laid before
the Legislature for their government.
TUESDAY, December II, 1861.
Mr.. Stevenson, OF Wood, late
loyal, Governor OF the State OF W est
virginia. chairman OF the committee
on Printing and Expenditures, submit
ted the following report:
The committee on Printing and E4-
peuditures having been Instructed 10
report an estimate Of the sum which
will probably be required to pay the
members and officers and deiray all
other expenses OF the Convention, based
ON a probable session OF sixty-slve days,
in order that the same may be laid be-
fore the Legislature for their govern
ment," would respectfully report that
they have made such an estimate and
find that the probable expense Of the Con-
rsation for sirty.fvs days sciH be SIXTEEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. All
of which is respectfully submitted.
w. f. STEVENSON,
.s...' Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Van Wrinkle, the
following resolution was adopted
Pesolved, That the report of the com
mittee be accepted and that the Presi.
dent of the Convection inform the Leg
islature that the expenses Of this body
will probably amount to SIXTEEN THOU
SAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, and re-
CUES, that the said sum be placed az the
disposal Of the Convention |. s-3
Here we have Stevenson estimate OF
the cost Of Constitutional Convention,
reported by himself, and accepted and
endorsed by the Convention OF which
he was a member. That was Tor a
Convention he favored. Ten years later,
for a Convention he don t want, he mauis
tie multiplication table until he ham
ners out a result Of three hundred thou
sand dollars, as the cost for the same same;
purpose. The elasticity Of the loyal
conscience is bewildering.