The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-15
rnE NrArE nlsroKIcAL SOCIETY.
Close orthc Meeting New Mcmbcrs-Mr.
Davies Address.

Davies Address.
The Wet Virginia Historical Society
CLOSED ole Of the most successful meetings ot
is history Saturday evening Durips the
two days session u number Ut new members
were received into the Society, gmong them
Messrs ]. J. s IlaslrF, Jackson county; NGgh
Sterling, Wheeling; DR.. q |. Garrison,
Wheeling; Judge Il. +. Fleming, Jackson
county; I. D. Houston, Wheeling; J. W..
Hearnc and Henry o. Or. Wheeling; +. w.
Wilson and Wesley Mollohan, Charleston;
". N. U. Dawson, Kingwood; r. G. Linn,
Calhoun county; A. + Wilmotn, Randolph
county; S. b. hall. WetZsl county; J. B.
GiikesOn, Hampshire county; Charles l..
Brown, jackson county; J. A. Faris, Wheel
ing; o II Oxley, Lincoln county.
The st ssiouY were presided over By Hon. g.
]. Faulkner the President, and in the alb.
senCe Of the Secretary Hon. b. L. Butcher
discharged his duties. at Saturdays session
the President laid before the society al In
teresting manuscript from the pen OF Hon.
&. l.. Craumer, on the First Court Held
West of the Allegheny Mountains, which
was read and Osoerderedt to be published in
the next volume OF the proceedings OF the
society, J. A. Faris presented u paper en-.
titled, "Oue Hundred Years Ago In and
Around Wheeling" intended to accompany
the painting Of the second siege OF Fort Hen
rs, which was referred 10 the President fOT
examination.
President Faulkner laid before the society
the following topical review Of the history oil
the State, designed 10 encourage and stinlu-
late historical research In special directions
|, The prehistoric inhabitants OF West
Virginia, rs fur as their character and habits
may BE- illustrated from mounds and otherre
mains Of antiquity in this State.
.. The Indian tribes inhabitiug this State
or roaming through 1t In pursuit OF game OF
pleasureat the period OF its settlement
3, To trace the currents OF immNgination
| from the North and East; that IL, from Penn
sylvania and Virginia:
1. A particular reference 10 Governor
Spotswood's expedition to the Blue Ridge
Mountain In liz aud Governor Penn's pro-
clamatiOn Of religious freedom, with theit
influence ard effect upon the settlement Of
this State
8. The Fairfax Graut, embracing twenty
two counties Of Virginia and eight in West
| Virginia, with All examination OF its lands
systems and its influence uion the settle
ment OF the State.
q. The Indian wars from 1850 to lTS2, in
which West Virginia 60 freely contributed
her blood to the maintenance OF the terri
toriaI rights of Virginia along the Mononga'
hela and Ohio.
:. The large contributions fr nm West Vir-
giiAu to the cAI s. ofliberty tndindependence
from lilo TO 1851. 49,,
s, A particular reference to the condition
OF this Slate after Braddcck's c.eat, inllI15,
and the numerous maSsacres from Indian
raids while unprotected by any adequate mil
itary force.
O. The rights OF West Virginia 10 the
Potomac riYeras defined by compact made
between the States OF Maryland and Virginia
in lTS5, ut Mount Vernon, with the CoustruC
tion given to said compact, ind the decisions
10. The rights of West Virginia in the
Ohio river within her territorial limits, with
the decision thereon.
II. The land system OF Virginia as
applied to West Virginia, with its effects
upon the population ana settlement OF this
portion OF the State.
~ The negotiations between Virginia
and Pennsylvania, which led to the surren'
der by Virginia 10 Pennsylvania OF that rich
and productive territory lying south OF and
including Pittsburgh, and west OF the Mon
onGahela river.
IL. Washngton's career asa West Nir.
ginian, civil and military, and his connection
with her territory us one OF its largest landed
prnprietOrs.
ii. Aaron Burr and his trial upon a
charge OF high treason at Richmond, so far
as planned and carried into effect on Blan'
perhassett's Island in West Virginia.
Is. The political reform movement OF
West Virginia. commencing with the Staun-
ton Convention, in August, 1873 and ending
| in the Reform Convention oil 1850, in which
sll the anti.Republican principles Of the
early constitutions Of Virginia were over.
thrown and representation based upon white
population, all offices OF the government
made elective by the people, suffrage extend.
ed, and just principles OF taxation establish
ed.
On motion, It was ordered that the papers
of the State be respectfully requested to pub
lish the said synopsis OF historical points,
that they may attract the interest in pursu.
ing the inquiries indicated.
at the evening session Charles Davies,
Esq, delivered delightful address on the
Life and achievements OF Christopher Colum.
bus, which was listened to by n very iiAtter.
ing audience. Mr.. Davies treated his subject
in most pleasing vein, alternating between
eloquent passages and witty touches which
kept his audience in perfect glow OF pleas
ure.