The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-22
wed from that
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by mere force 'ohs''iton"''
expectancy"
M rule the officers of the Ss t hs NE.
state they that they would be po"ueo iof
divided"
George w Summers most distinguished suspic,ous Of
ruling CLIQUE Which constitutions and enac A' 0A' Will
and with so little regard 70 luoi' sentiment
October T. 1861 was designated for the v m pn
dividing election Of delegates TO- the took tna
1on people borders of the loyal
did people to the Importance Of
an, ss scs ssessG that n only s1 had
the citizens had been able o to cast a
counties told the same story apparently ~ns the sqoa
the other DELEGATES However, en e set
men, Otherwise numerically weaker secessonsts " " "
1 sopcr added that the @
the sosae p ~os eS for tho
formation Of merely reconstrus the old
$50 frank were these admissions people the western portion
Southern in their m SYN that d may be added
that they unpublished to this day.
The wa, adopted by the uspsy nr large mn3nry @
Sss 49, In order D oa a so 6 ssu the moi
@ M nanner citizens Pennsylvania and Indiana en-
n nS@ to- On ss: the con.t"''on
~ . +, Panhandle counties furnishe one+hrd oil
tho entire civilian constitution The Sen panhandle cast
hundred and thirty D Se ,a es sse S Tns r
eaI adopted by vote of six s@n anhsd Ra the ''
oca s x 10 ne ce thing done in the
ne 5 3 3sr souny and alone
poled Ia county OF some
voters and elected by stu saeF number OF votes
This reference reseed state Of Virginia.
h governor in his message made no dictate the which
legislature although he attemp 70 give
be revolutionary eedns his ne1p
be complied twehough and illogical rea
sonirg.'
However the situation did not and clear think
the omalty appointing to cons the question gave IL
Tes o sovereign people of Virginia."
hlle not admitting the proceedings in YVES.
s R on e o today the
the Wheeling government sound si'ay hollow anu
and erected ses a6a tit ssE
up the federal sovernm;oud not now De aH
and peodents in breaking away without its consent
Virginia formal took her place IN the Union
d Sst y ssts and ne v64a h o6
West lrsna
The igencer Prof McGegor because
wishes present possible tone and tenor in which e
West Virginia are wte Enough given we
indicate that committed against
the majority Of the people did not want separation
from unconstitutional through
out Virginia rule actuated by SELFISH
by patriotism These Propositions are OF course n
definitely formulated but they so often ,daed sia =
escape the the authors conception
conditions surrourng what he is pleased To
Disruption The Inelece prefers to call The Crea
difference these two expressions
the circumstances and con
Of tbs being men VINO were
selfish motives to imply that ucn
of r lives Is to belle what many
author sghngy refers
the Virginia had deVe
reptat circumstances limited
able West virginia
the War period IS safe to say that no state
stronger wiser and more
patriotic leadership Virginia trying years from 1851
history snn then have we been represented
leadership AthE Waiman T. Whey
Hubbard Campbell Tarr JOIN
Jackson Daniel Lan Archibald W. Campbell James
Mirew Nathan Golf Frucs Perpont William C. brown
John A. Ollie and who might be named
they notHsh Their whole lives oot
evidences devotion not
humanity.
write article to have lived his early
purity Of his character his
generosity sefshne fny who could
OF whom devotion to duty as ne
life not have BEEN either
eQuence other but IN
courage and draw