The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-30


/ Francis H. Pierpont. Governor Of the
/ Commonwealth Of Virginia, wheeling,
| virginia Five days later Caleb B.
Smith. Secretary Of the Interior Ger
tined 10 His Excelleney, Francis Il.
PieFpont Gosernor O. the Common.
wealth Of virginia the basis oirep
presentation IN Congress as determin.
ed by the Eighth Census, and that
Hereunder the Common ealth oiyir-
sinia was entitled to eleven members
Ia, the, Hpuse Of Representative for
the. Tnirts:Elsath Congress-,
This. within I'VE days after Govern;
d. Pierpont's election BY the conyen.
ton. he had secured the recognition Of
me Restoted Government by the Ma.
tlonal yetnment. This Convention,
having completely restored tae Gov.
eminent Of the Commonwealth, al.
jollrned. on the s5th Of, June to reas,
semble on the 9Th Of August ensuing,
Governor pterront issued a pboclsnR
'tion eopyening the General Assembly.
IN Extraordinary session at Wheeling,
July /. 1861. In this Body there we're,
present ten senators and fortyaine
members Of the House of Delegates.
Daniel Frost, of jackson county, was
elected Speaker, and Gibson Lamb
Cranmer, of Ohio county. Clerk. Gov.
ernor Pierpont's message to that Body
is one of the most remarkable State
papers connected with the Restored
Government. Having dwelt upon the
conditions Of existing cixil War heI
said: "We are passing through 3 per;
Tod Of gloom and darkness in our counr
tty,s history. but we need not despair;
Ftbere,i is a Just Cod who rides upon the
vhIrlwind and directs the, storm. Let
is look to. Him with abiding conn.
denee." on the ninth day Of the sss;
sion the Assembly elected the follow.
ing state ,efteers,,,yi viz: Samuel Crane,
81, Tucker county, Auditor of Public
Accounts; canin9eN TAR, Of Brooke
county Treasurer Of the Common q
wealth: Luclan A. Hagans. of Preston
county, Secretary of the Common.
wealth. ON the same day the Assem-
bly, elected John s. Garlic, of Harri-
son county, a United States Senator.
70 succeed R. NJ. T. Hunter. who had
resigned his seat in that body. Then
followed an election Of the SUCCESSOR
to James James N. Mason, who. like
Hunter, had resigned MS seat after
Virginia adopted the Ordinance Of Sc
cession. and, Waitmap T., Wiley Of
sIsn69g pl;a county. was elected toI
EsSis position. Garlic and Wiley pro
fseded 81 once to wasatp 4 where
they were admitted to seats in IN. The ff!a
Cons Eess which had assspblsd IL ~ n Ef s
tfaardinary session on the lth day 81
Iply.: Having finished its business i
| The Assembly adjourned July 9Sthi Y
The seeon5s Wheeling Convention
feassembled9n TIRE 9Th day q A August lyil:s
ena Continued ia, session until the p 5slst
daS OF that month. rs chief work vel g sIs
that of providing for the division q
the state, and, the formation q the!
new state Of West Virginia within t thel
limits, of the old Commonwealth. The
Assembly, held It's regular session 6s-
ginning December 3, 1851, and ending
February, 10. 1852. By an act passed
January 7th, it provided, that on tae
92d day OF the ensuing May, an cleo
lion by the people should be held to-
choose officials for the pnexpired term
Of governor, Lieutenant Governor and,
attorney General. This was done on
the date axed. when Francis H. Pier
pont received 1924 votes for Govern
or, Daniel Polsley 14,S2S votes for
Itdeutenant Governor, and James ri
Wheat 1874, votes for Attorney Gems
IsraI-all, elected without opposition
ktor the Gpexpired term Of Governor
lEetcheg and the lieutenant Governor
land, Attorney General serving With
Iatm.. rs ,.oe,,, ..S..,54 +. .s5,.sJs5ss
The Restored, Government contlnlt.
ed at Wheeling exactly two years,
Il. e. until June: 20. 1893. This last.
named day. was q. remarkable one in
| the history ot..tAs vtfgiplas. lp Wheel.
ling, = vast multitude thronged the
streets, Thousands Of ,aags autteredI
lin, the breeze. the display OF bunting
was the most attractive ever seen in
tine .'western Metropolis" A process:
sion marched through the. principal
streets and then halted in front Of
'tIinsley Institute. 1t was Allied with
Ipeonle: the streets were filled with
men, women and children. and the
yards, windows and roofs were filed
With eager faces. IA. large platform.
had been erected in front of the Iustis
I'll 80 !. ~, ALtAI.. ~, =, :. N nn.r, an ntnt