The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-04

i constituents rs do, and knowing thei
tte'PFetlises and hearing Y
Q we have helrd from many members th
Il views Of their constituents in the prem
Q ses, think large majority OF the pee
Q pie within the limits OF the proposes
: new State aro not satisfied with the nam
9 OF kanawhl, undertake TO speak onl,
] for my own constituents, and know
!, that with scarcely dissenting voice il
: the 2,40O votes OF MOnOngalia count,
they are dissatisfied with the name. Al
TO myself l can say III all sincerity tina
It Is to me q matter OF the most perlec
Indifference, Give me q new State lnt
call II by whatever name will be accept
. able TO the people and am satisfied,
As TO the power Of this body, thinl
It Is complete. We arc as sovereign NJ
the convention that made the ordinance
alluded 10, We are the people as much
as that body was the people, and our aG
ton Is no more final than the action o.
that body was final, Our action, us the
! action OF that body did, has to go bach
for the sanction OF the people. Oul
power in the premises Is perfect; and
settling this question or any other in
depreciation oil our powers would very
much hamper US in regard to projects oil
vastly more moment that will be before
the convention, We are proposing alb,
solutely and Internationally to induce
in the new State very considerable
number OF other counties than those in.
Cluded by the ordinance. Yet think we
have the power TO do so, 1t Is to 20
back to tho people, They are to dc,
termine'it at last,
AS to the "lesh-pots Of Egypt" my
friend and used to be down there, and
think We can both say We got enough
Of them, LRughter,l WegOt dose OF
them In 1851 that hus lasted us ever
since, an very willing To place my
self under my provisional Moses from
tho county OF Wood, [Lapghterl ready
to follow him in this new enterprise OF
oursi aud hope he will be more sue
Cesstul than his predecessor and not only
get q sight OF the "Promised I.Gndn but
will go over Jordan with us. Laughterl.
However, it matters not TO me whether
you call this West Virginia, or New Wis
GINA, or kanawha, or Potomac, or Au-
gusta, or Allegheny, or any other name.
am satisfied, however, that my con-
stituents would DO best pleased with the
name OF West Virginia.
And while am up, will take occa-
sion to say that although | am done
with the ''tlesh.pots Of Egypt" and
hope to sever political connection rs u
State with Eastern Virginia, | am never
thelcss ready to take anything good
from them or any other place wherG'I
may find 1t, | am not to be frightened
from what Is right aud proper, and
means good By any imputations, meant
or unmeant, by any prejudices whatso.
ever; and II can lind anything in the
old Constitution thRt is best | 0m will
Ing to adopt 1t. There are cherished
memories connected with tho old State
In old times that will never bc obliter.
ated while memory holds her seat.
Whatever may have been the course Of
Virginia towards us in recent times,
even West Virginia owes duty which
she ought to have tho nlagnanimity to
acknowledge. On her own soil our own
goddess OF liberty was born: and how.
ever much her devoted followers may
have discarded her worship by the in
PRODUCTION OF false gods, still | cling to
the memories OF the past and | shall
cherish that until memory Is no moro.
Moreover, We have fought this fight
under the name OF West Virginia. We
are known and recognized us West Vir-
giuia;-on the Continent, over the SEA,
In Europe and everywhere, we are
spoken OF rs West Virginia and rs men
rising up in the mnjesty OF our love OF
right aud OF liberty 0nd perilling our
lives and fortunes and taking stand in
defense OF our rights We have been
called and designatedpS West Virginians;
aud II were TO make selection OF oil
the names, il seems to me that OF West
Virginia would be the most proper. We
arc not adopting the principles Of Old or
East Virginia with the name. Such q
conclusion is utterly illogical. We arc
standing by the principles upon which
we have been fighting hitherto under
tho name of Western Virginia, and we
can stand us steadfastly and loyal here
alter when wo are utterly cut oil from
political connection with East Virginia
while the name Is Western Virginia, NJ
under any other name.
What the new State shall be called is
d matter oil taste. II involves no prin-
Ciple, and | think the guiding considera-
ton that should influence our action
hero is, what name, on tho whole, would
best suit the majority OF the people in
Guided within the new State? | believe
West Virginia would do that. Ibelieve
Kanawha is not suited to q majority OF
them, and therefore for the present
| shall vote for striking out.
MORE cRossFlRING.
Mr.. sinsel.-After hearing the apology
Of the gentleman from Wood, wish to
make few remarks.
Mr.. VanWinklo.-No apology, sir Il
made an explanation. offer no apology
for anything do.
Mr.. Sinsel-I was Just going TO reply
10 the remarks OF the gentleman from
Ohio in reference to this ordinance
being binding, had always understood,
or been taught to believe, that when the
people assembled In the capacity Of n
convention, in country like this, that
there was no law to restrain them, only
the constitution OF the United StAtes,
the laws Of Congress and the treaties
made under them, but 1t was presumed
we had resolved ourselves into an
original element and that We could form
any kind OF constitution that might
suit the delegates best, We are then
responsible to no other than our con.
stituents. II We do work here which
does not give satisfaction to them, they
will vote 1t down. They have finally
decided this question.
Then, itweare In our original element,
how eau the convention that preceded
us be above us? II Is true we arc de.
pendent on the legislature OF Virginia
for our compensation. That is n small
matter though. So l think that the
ordinance passed last August surely can
not trammGl us in the least. We have a
perfect right TO make such n constitution
and give such q name to the new State
as we mny think best aud submit 1t to the
people for ratification or rejection. They
finally passed upon II, We do not act
finally in tho matter.
Mr., Caldwell asked for ayes and noes
In the question.
Mr.. paxton-Beiore tho call for the
ayes and macs l was going TO ask the
privilege Of q single remark, II Is not
because care for the name, but because
| believe there Is All important principle