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

The first report OF the Committee oil
Fundamental aud General Provisions
was taken up. The first section was
read aafoIIows:
"strtioS l. The State Of HnnAwhn shnll be
und remain unc Of the United States Oi America.
Thctonslrlipn VI The United States, aud the
Laws aHl treaties made IL pilrsiihlicG thereof,
shall Or the supreme law Ot the land"
Mr. Sin>cl-I move to strike out the
word "Kanawha."
Nlr. Van Winklc.--I should like TO
hear some reason assigned, II there is
any, why this name Is not II good one.
Mr.. Sinsel.-OnG reason | have for
striking II out is that am u Virginian.
Twas born and raised in Virginia, and !
have ever been proud Of the name. !
admit that Virginians have done wrong
that many OF them in this rebellion have
disgraced themselves; but thQt has not
TGaned mr from the inne, When VT
look back to history Nnd SEQ tho origin
OF the name Virginia, from the Virgin
Queen, the Queen who swayed the sCep
Ter Of England with so much glory and
renOwn-we might almost go back u lit
Tie farther tu Virglnin, tho Virgin. II
always makes me think OF the Virgin
Mary, the mother Of our blessed Re
deCmer. II is Il nAmc that | almosI
rcverc;and lam utterly opposed TO lCav
Ing II ont and substituting the iiNmC
"Kanawha' In It's stead.
sr.,n ,,r,,, q, ,,t ,,r,,,
blr, parkcr--It strikes mo there ART
other reasons than those offered by the
gentleman from raylor There Is with
in the boundary Of the now State u largt
county Of thu samC name us the ono pro
posed Tor the Slate. Tho county 0I
KSRuwha which has been ono OF thu
most prominent points within the bound
aries Of the proposed new Statc. II
looking over the United States believe
wcCan find no instance where amy sub
division Ot State bears tho name Of tht
State itself. have referred somewhat
10 the gOzetceS, md from my recolleC
ton this is the case. Take Ohio--wl
mud no county, no town, no subdivision
within that State bearing the name o
the State itself. SOin Kentucky, Massa
Chu@tls, California or any other State
We'll, now this means something. and
seems TO me discern the reason why
Hso scrupnlously guarded that no sui
division Is given the name borne by th
state, The reason In that II shall nc
create confusion In postal and other cor
hcCuons with other parts Of tho Countr
and outside world. II seems IN inc thG
We eau find some other more prOpr
name. 20 with my friend from 'l'aylo
10y Virginia. GO though but d
adopted son Of vlrginla-iOF resCuin
lcf and preserving her. Now, II "
have the Stale Of KanNwha, the count
Of EanaWha, aud the postoillCe at Kanl
wha Court House, II seems 10 me thT
weshall yet into confusion, Therefore
can see no particular claim that KanaWh
ha There is very pretty river tliei
Ollhis llnmC-nicc river-hnt thotO Is II
particular tuphOny In the maine au
perhaps no ClOiin from historic COnsldG
alions | don't know Of any.
iIlE rEorLE ADOPTED "KASAwitA."
Mr Brown, Of KNnawha - Beio
changlngtic maine, 1t seems 10 me u
convention ought 10 inquire rs 10 u
pioptCly Of IL and whether there ls q
better name 10 bO selected, In lOOkll
Mout power In the matter, iindofslAi
yeatc called here In pursuance oi la
undetstand We arc not hOlerogene9
mass ol individuals assembled Tor o