The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-04
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: the general practice in regard to ascel
tanning and determining the names o
States,
But what have we here in Westerl
Virginia to attach US to the name OF Viz
ginia? | have been an inhabitant o
Western Virginia for thirty odd years
During that time what have we received
but oppression and outrage, / may say
from the State Of yirginia2 During tina
time our people have been constantly
cOmplaininguf the course OF policy tha
has been forced upon them. We have
been denied by the State OF Virginia
For many long years our people shared
in the representation aud government O
the State, Look at the policy OF Virgins
I in regard to improvements, Loaded
down with q debt from which she car
never recover, the proceeds Of that debt
invested in public Improvement and
buildings Where Is the one foot o.
these improYements-where is the one
public building within the borders Of
Western Virginia?
Is there anything in the proceedings
Of the Convention At Richmond that
should attach us 10 this nameY was not
every measure attempted to be forced
upon us against the earnest protest OF
our peope2 Did they hesitate on our
account to adopt q measure that would
have ruined US forever, when they sup.
posed not that II was to the interests
OF the people but to the interest Of
the consplTators who had been the
leaders Of the people heretofore in
Eastern VirglniaP Aye, they would
have transferred you, without asking
your consent, ut once to the Confederate
Gates, They would have been glad to
transfer the war TO the borders OF the
Ohio river,
What Inns been the policy Of Virginia
throughout? Are we goingto keep that
policy along with the zane, when we
came here for the very purpose OF rev.
olutionlZing that policy in every respect
almost in which It Is possible for us to
do SO? Or are we to change everything
Virglniain but the name? Shall We
make change In all the essentials and
yet stick upon this slight mGtter2 Shall
We proclaim In the very uGt which this
Convention Is about to adopt that we
feel grateful for the favor OF the State OF
Virginia as heretofore bestowed upon us {?
No, gentlemen; No! want to cut loose
from these reCollecttous, Iwaut to have
the new state not only in substance but
even in name, A resident OF the State
as have been for more than thirty
years, have no hesitation in proclaim
ing to this Convention and my constitu.
ents that there is nothing In the conduct
OF the State Of Virginia towards the peo-
pie Of Western Virginia that entities her
or tho name to our attachment.
Gentlemen, this thing may have some
practical effect. You RrG so attached to
Virginia that you are unwilling to lose
the name. You look for immigration
from other States. Will 1t be one OF the
means Of inducing It that you tell them
that this IL Virginia still, that you create
the impression that Virginia policy is
still to governP Let that impression go
abroad through tho land, and the very
name OF Virginia, the very idea that Vir-
ginia policy may still prevail over this
portion ofthp Slate will prevent hun.
dreds aud thousands from coming with
in her borders.
For one, shall vote against the mo.
ton. consider the nRme-though /
have no particular attachment for that
name-peCuliarly appropriate. There
are two riVeB KnnaWha within our Dor.
ders-the Little and Great Kanawha.
They are the principal rivers within our
boundaries. We are Just pursuing the
example provided in a dozen or twenty
instances around this country. But II
"Kanawha" Is stricken out l do not
want to SEQ anything that has Virginia"
to 1t inserted in the blank,
Mr.. cALDwELL's yrEws.
Mr.. CALDWELL beg leave to remind
the gentleman who has just taken his
seat that prior to his making Virginia
his domicil this portion OF the State had
name, was designated by its peculiar
nume, and for years past has been des-
ignated by the name OF western Vir-
ginia." lam not in favor OF the renova.
ting or changing OF names or even con-
situations. We in Western Virginia |
have been struggling for Western vir-
ginia rights evprsinCe the oldest member
Of this convention can recolleCt. West
orn Virginia hns been made dear to all
of lis; and think that for that reason,
II no other could be assigned, Western
Virginia is the most proper name for
the new State.
Tho gentleman has adverted to the
compromise action OF the last Conven-
ton. l WINS amember OF that body. 1
was not, however, a memberof the COM
promise committee. II Is tho first time
that l understood that we compromised
away the name. The compromise, as
understood 1t, in part or in chief was to
submit TO the people whom We propose
to comprise in this new State the ques-
ton whetherR new State should DO form
ed or not.
Members have told you-and ! have
no doubt about the truth OF 1t, for ]
know how IL was in my County-that
they voted for this new State under pro-
test against the name. 1t has been snid
II was not because any particular objec.
ton to the nance Of "Kanawha," but be-
cause theydeslred us Western Virginians,
in asserting Western Virginia rights, to
bear the name OF Western Virginia. 1t
Ia for this TINT l desire Kanawha may
be stricken out that an opportunity may
be given 10 name the State Western Vir-
GINA.
AiARD NAME TO SPELL.
Mr.. WilIey-I donot propose to enter
into any discussion, particularly this
morning, in regard to this matter, but
simply to state to the convention what l
understand to be the desire Of the con.
stituenCy ! represent. So far as have
understood there was some reason why
they werO very much opposed to the
name Of Kana3ha. Amongst somc'that
may be assigned Is TINT 1t Is very hard
name to spell. [MCrriment.1 / have no
objection 10 II personally, OrtO any name
that IL convenient; though in this case |
think the rose would smell sweetor by
some other name. Laughter.
Tho main object have In Wow Is 70
adopt such d course and policy as will
result In securing lis a division Of the
State aud u separate commonwealth. A
rrmnrk was dropped by the gentleman
from Ohio which II appears ought 10 DO
considered, That In tho last convention