The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-17
WEST VAS.
(oonttnusd Trvm Eighth Yags.)

(ooaeinusd rrUm zashth Yags)
From Yves, virginia.
Land OF the laurel and pine.
Where men are brave and women divine.
Nhere crystal stream and mountain
defect heir ,Ints in many a cheek
West Virginia. our Mountain State.
s. ". Wood Closes.
Mr.. :: '. Wood. president OF West
VII sinia's senate. closed the addresses
history OF the sttse. lie described rnOss
.loguently the conditions that gradually
led up to 'he formation OF "A new state.
speaking. in part us follows:
Made Sacred by the RIood OF Heroes.
We meet tnis day Oh historic ground.
I. express IN part. the pride and !easur.
OF n great people. upon the Fiftt-th An
niversary OF that day when the state VI
West virginia was proclaimed. and de
place. a. an equal among the proud ana
Independent states. which constituted TIE
American lHlOn OF tie states.
1t - difficult 20 realize. after fhe
lapse OF fiftN years. that the necessity
for III" eNi-t~nc. ~ this state. ana ~
admission into tie Mon OF stateS. was
necessity both political and military
Political. hecauS. in the great war
between a., stats the administrator OF
Mr. Lincoln. needed the aiJ in ren,,r.Ss
80 the two senators and three corsr-S~-
men 20 which tire state was entitled. ana
and was bound To- have a loyal stat. ~
ending from Washington. west to the
onto river. and bordering upon the loval
state az psi". over which 10 transport IA
security. a., men ana munitions Of war.
which the critical situation az the times
rendered absolutely neCssary for II. et-
f.Ctiv. operations ~ the Union army.
Sat m! Fellow citizens. the formation
az the stat uf West Virginia and the
reason for her existence. as a state was
Fundamental and moral reason anu
had ITS foundation Laid In the declaration
1t a aaHa.H .snW.4.
m" gooi V'upi, OF Virginia IN a fun an 4
Tree convention. ncld by them at VIII
Declaration or Rights.
NJ. Woods here cited the Declaration
az Iiiehts a. adopted by this meeting ana
tuid how West Virginia had been true to
her duty I'm handing these principles
down 20 posterity. He also Included
how West Virginia had parted from Ter
mother state. virginia.
rs he said These Declarations OF
Rights. these funda mental principles OF
free government. found their way into
TIE Declaration OF independence. AMI
into the Constitution OF the United
states. and tney have become the foun-
dati"n and bed rock upon which all ou-
greAtuess. as % people has been buildci.
ans they have become a. fixed and i'm
movable IN to hearts % American rec
men. a. the eternal hills. and the psOpl q
Of Virginia west Of the Allegheny noun
tains. were enc people. who never forgot
these sacred prccegts
rs IL any wonder then that tho harry.
without fortune. who had only thcir
labor. the power Of their stronE arms
and the courage ot their patriotic TO-
'or. with WIT. ~ 20 make the battles o-
lfe. woer impatient. restless and de.
'Cou'ontei when they found them sol vss
coming IN daiiy contact and competition
viii SlaN" Labor ana tho er1aRcuia-i1 :
evils which attended it,
In settlirE tr'- state" no SAID "'he
settlers brought with them. and laid ~
Ihe foundations ~ This now state. -ro
Ni-rinia declaration u RiEhts. ana MS,
t'e declaration embodied IN the cos Isl o-
- to f..-f v.-. territory. and thew re.
l.S'"d. ard they trcui,ateA fhs N.,t..
ma the sentiment embraced tn go. -es
ei'n ~ re northwest territory he,onc '4
- tho All"chen! mountains. AMI tte'
adhered - t1et conviction with m ur'
eltNrahle 'enacity. which they neve- 70,
-Ni~ r-i1rirle thousands ~ Them gave ~.
tNeir homes ar1 surrer i"ref the'- r."'
:" make II rern.tgaI
knew. ara Iut"- -he l-spir1tion - CO.
ro,"i t- fer-ert patriotism, ias"+
Vo-t Vir-iria
-'~ -" ~e- i.'wc"n tho states 80
t-ar az o. Pho army finder Gen, r.,
"rfe-e In lve.- Wig. -'.-ta.s grea,
h,shi.rt ,cuo.,. standing up re-'
rei- eol--e- " rc-e thr high rnnur IT,,
tr'i~- 80 ~tv arI yfsro tie frorl- o.
80 'au collar ava hs-rIn~- 'reos o-7,.
their E-"'r h-ar~h,s among 'r" clouds
ruer fo.rrt and suffered md sta~va1 -r.
g rG -r -a"fIe- ana confirm fNt --f..
or.'e - -'r--. '--H odist - 90 5..'pr1
'.o- mad" hv e 10 -ce'olo - virginia, o'
- l2'- do, a. 1u-e. '--e
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