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

: TUG WHheh OF my constituents
u A REGARD FOR INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE,
Mr.. Lauck-I wish to reflect here, in
!. my votes and what have to say, the
I views Of my constituents. | know that
. 70 . man they are opposed to this name,
AT least have heard OF no person in the
bounds OF our whole county that was
willing to have 1t. We lro told that the
7 name was compromise. In our county
I we went into the election with protest
, against the name, The delegate that
was In the Convention that passed the
ordinance for the new State told us 1t
was q mere formal matter and that 1t
/ was expected the Convention would
take action upon the name, In my talk
i with the people there during the canvass
IN reference to the new State, was
bound to pledge myself to them to use
all the influence had here TO change
, the name, For they were not willing 10
have the new State at all II Virginia"
was to be stricken out.
SO far as the name is concerned, care
very little, Principles are what care
for, We are here to get a new State.
But we must have some little regard for
individual preference,
There are other names aside from
Western Virginia and Now Virginia,
which would, perhaps, be us proper as
these, My friend from Ohio wanted
nothing that had Virginia to 1t, The
name, confess, has lost many OF the
charms Il once had for me, The sound
OF Virginia" has not that effect upon
my heart which 1t had few years ago,
And would say that II We retain Vir-
glnia a very proper thing would BIO to
call 1t "Loyal" Virginia. Laughter,l
But think there are other names, some
OF which might be adopted. "Columbia"
would be beautiful name. Rln will
ing, though, when this name is stricken
out, to I'LL the blank with any the con-
ycntion thinks best,
NATTER OF GOOD FAITH.
Mr., Paxton.-I have no special par
TALLY for the name Of Kanawha, d. l
should be rs well satisfied, and perhaps
better, with many other names suggest
cd. But the difficulty that presents IT,
self to my mind has been referred to
already by gentlemen who have pre-.
coded me. 1t Is: Have wo right 10 |
change that name2 The ordinance Of
the convention OF the people which
called this body into being prescribed
the name. Are we not bound by that
ordinance? And Is it not our duty,
wherever It may be practicable, TO main
tain It? II we depart from the text In
this instance, may we not do so In many
and all other instanCes2 Where would
such u precedent lead usP Will not we
be entirely at sea? However much /
might he disposed to adopt some other
name, shall feel constrained to vote
against striking out the name OF "Kana.
wha unless / can be satisfied, at least,
that We have Alright to change the name,
and that such precedent will not prove
Injurious and detrimental to our further
action here.
MIR, VAN Wrinkles WIT,
Mr.. Van Winkle-I have listened with
considerable interest to the remarks on
this subject; and as near as l can find
out, with tho exception Of, believe,
two gentlemen on one side and ono on
the other, nobody cares anything about
it, 1t seems to me, with the exceptions
mentioned, the gentlemen to not feel
disposed to take exception to this name.
1t Is their Constituents" or it is the de-
sire for something else, and really no Oh
lection othe name by itself, us has been
stated. | think, perhaps, one complain
ed OF its euphony. think II is ono OF
tho most euphoniOus words with which
am acquainted. Almost every letter
in II has n soft and musical sound,
l called upon the gentleman who made
the motion to strike out to give US some
reason why the name "Kanawha" should
DO stricken out. It had been proposed
upon the proposed State as the result Of
n compromise in the committee Of com.
promise in the August convention aud
gentlemen here present who %ero NOM
bCrs OF that convention will remember
that 1t was stated upon the floor OF the
convention by Mr.. Carlisle, chairman Of
tho committee, when the report OF the
compromise committee was brought in
and 1t was proposed to change the name,
that the name was part OF the conipro.
mise.
Mr.. Lamb-[In his seat MIR. Carlisle
was not chairman OF that committee.
Mr.. VanWinkle-The gentleman from
Ohio informs mo that Mr.. Carlisle was
not tho chairman. Well, II was so stated
by Mr. Carlisle; and 1t was within the
Knowledge OF every member Of that
committee, OF which the gentleman on
my left (NIr. LAMB was one. l was
another, Mr.. RuiFner was another, Mr..
Farnsworth was another, Mr., Carlisle
was the fifth, and forgetat this moment
who the other member was. Mr.. Pax.
ton, Of Ohio county, was the other-Re.
porter1 So far then as the action OF the
committee before the convention was
concerned, they compromised that action
by withdrawing tho motion 70 change
the name when 1t was stated that 1t had
been settled as the result OF compromise.
So far as that goes, think the name
ought to be considered fixed. ! do not
say that II there is amy grave and I'M
portant reason for changing the name
that might not yield, but until some
stronger reason than any that have been
offered here yet can be shown ! much
prefer that the name fixed in the or
dinance should stand.
One gentleman tells us he ISL Viz
ginian. Now, what very much fear,
from the indications thrown out all
around rs on this subject Is that several
gentlemen intend to DO Virginians after
No have separated from Virginia.
should like to know whether when we
have organized a new State; when the
wheels arc all in motion; when we meet
for the purpose OF transacting business
appropriate to our new State; when there
arc before us questions for confederation
such as we maintain our old Virginia Is
not able to dispose oi--questions relating
10 our peculiar situation--we are 70 be
told they did not do so In Old Virginia
| II tho feeling by which II Is nov at.
tempted to iasten tho old name on the
new State putting old wine into new
bottles, old cloth into now garments-is
10 prevail, wo shall have no precedent.
We will be FREQ TO refer to the action OF
States all around, In the action oil any
communities anywhere, but we shall DO
told that this was not done 80 by Old
Virginia, which wn arc about to ropudi:
ate, Iigentlemen do not mean that--it
that ID not to DO tho effect OF 1t on tho
minds Of gentlemen here, nevertheless
that will DO the object produced on tue
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