The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-14
CHARLESTON,
A Rare Book, the Journal of the
Virginia Secession Conventions
The Celebrated Burnley Resolutions
--Tribute to Mr., Burley's Memory.

February 8, 1872.
have had the good fortune to find here
rare book, at least 10 us in West Vir.
ginia. 1t Is the Journal Of the Conyen.
ion at Richmond, which, in 1861, passed
he ordinance oil secession. have
read with interest oil their proceedings
from the day Of their meeting until the
ordinance was passed April II, 1861, and
the Journal shows that adlournlng from
time 10 time, they were in session as late
Us the middle Of December, of that year,
and there is no minute showing that they
ever did formally and finally adjourn.
II will be remembered thai when that
convention assembled and was organized,
1t was supposed by US western people
to he strongly opposed to secession,
but doubt not your readers would
be as much mortified in reading the
proceedings rs l have been 70 see so
few expressions OF loyal sentiments from
Western members rs arc to DO found
therein. H.'.I isrr d.
l r"
Our western delegates proposed ana
constitution giving a doubtful consent to
elual "'!u ui,..ol y 'ltA '; Y, w whle
sc''SSSio'' ~ tSSHlt'o'ls anu srsasonHolc VI
teranCGs i'll every page, l avelookcd In
vain for counter sentiments from Union
men. They may have been suppressed,
.nauu' 10 .'uSy uIa many thlnss IN
s.oics s sessioa a Dus II lucy inIenueu 70
yHPIusu cVoiy u..eta NJ, y ,oyalt lucy
ny, Ii ny, aiu .ll's onS II ~ my op
JSIs 70 lay p Sap your Fcauefs' anu my
only reason ior addressing you at this
time. I-aa a.r. Nh,
f They are in the form Of resolutions,
and appear 10 have been offered by the
Hon 3Iameo Rrrlcv rnon tho mi Iov NJ
NJ. T t.. 49,, ~ 80, H. w." -
ps"ton, J'St vno l'UnIn peior' 'iic l'lSs''sc
o. inc secession ordnance.
MIR. Burnley sleeps with his fathers, his
memory honored and reverel by oil who
knew him: and these resolutions offered
hv hin, wban tho Spovos NJ aocooo;on
,1oro .co,h;ng oil oron,d lin onS r,hon
10. 'e', ,, 5 sM S'ouu NM "nu =" usI
80 many hau uFiiteu away from the goou
cause, should stand forever us monu'
ment to his tearlessncss and integrity.
The whole document ia too lengthy for
nnblico,ion ood ann comnelled IN select
hat tno roaoIrt;ono TEn first q. ~ ,yhot
Dut WV ie'OI"''ol9 NJ t',S' NO " "A" :.
lie thought OF secession ana inc secohu
seems almost prophetic, Us 1t ioreshadows
almost exactly what proved TO be the
course Of w estern Virginia when the war
hurst mon lis. aS,Ia u
t,DoorIr,;on, ,rh,,;,,od H., NJ. pr.,o,,
N1oroS IN 1SN1 '% ~ TnnUon,;on Va Nu'''9'
''A @PesotCSF IA AZ Tho dyod SnI do,ihoro,c
o,inio~ NJ thia C s t%ot nnIIisca
t;on and sscaSs;on = ~ iIoIioc;es ' and ho.e-
" " .; tbs Ia, T -, ," nSN NJ MOd;sn'
Mo,h "n Unr;aS SnV t.o1 ~ VI Oaaa n;sons"s
.'Ott FL. ~. w eSo IT,, pC': =. oIie
49, o o" ' 1S: nau W a0s ~ tue
minus VI .nT eis vi tile Ooh'tlIu.op'
auu Ht0 Tt nn ano ns,,a ~ goSefa
ny cnS, mI1O I; 1Ie sos.nu PIa'eiSoi sense "
snI pcrPiS m " neNet nuoPt VI suD SUD- W
anu winch. II ohce rGcOsnlIGu' WIN u!ser-
y anu entrely overthrow al possiollity
oLestaDishlng d hNee anu permanent gov
crnment on Inc comment
4t &c inst Tue rignt ot reVolulion
can De exercised as wen by a portion OF
Lhe citizens OF q State against thelr et9te
government us II can DC exercised by inc
wh9lc people OF a state against Their Fed-
eial government; ana when tle powers
ora saIe government are used Tor pur-
poses OF unjust discrimination against q
Poltloh ol inc citiZehs or a par
ucular section OF inc state IN im''
posing upon one poruon or sectlon
en UNIQUE proportion Oh tne burdens
Of ING olate government, ana IN exempt.
lng from uTatlon Q peculiar species OF
propetty. peionslag, 70 great extent %
ahot1er portion OF the cltlzens, ana 10
Saseu mostly IN anotner secllon OF inc
Sua'e, mus increasing taxation upon all
i mei Interests ;n.ss IN oEuet 10 LaYor pec9-
n lT !Il eI,; .ne pe9Pc mus oPpresseu,
e tor HIE as III c0ns h ,!
fieJ IN rrsistina t tSc col T% ii tSS
revenue ron them until tlle Injustice
aforesaid was removed. And that any
change Of the relations Virginia
now slIstalns 70 inc Federal Govern
ulGuL1 uplluSL luC WISHES OF even