. History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Va. Light Artillery . So they went to him singly and by num-bers. He explained the proposed action in detail. All inquired,Have you consulted the President or any of his cabinet? He an-swered No. ^^e dont want to consult them. This action by ourenemies will be called revolutionarj-. The government of the UnitedStates is watched in this country and Europe, and we dont want to com-promise it in any way. But we will submit our work and I will guaran-tee its acceptance. The convention
. History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Va. Light Artillery . So they went to him singly and by num-bers. He explained the proposed action in detail. All inquired,Have you consulted the President or any of his cabinet? He an-swered No. ^^e dont want to consult them. This action by ourenemies will be called revolutionarj-. The government of the UnitedStates is watched in this country and Europe, and we dont want to com-promise it in any way. But we will submit our work and I will guaran-tee its acceptance. The convention assembled on the 13th of June 1861. It was agreedthat all the members before taking their seats, should take an oath tosupport the constitution of the United States, as the supreme law of theland, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ordinance of seces-sion passed at Richmond on the 17th of April 1861. About thirty-fivecounties were represented, and every delegate elected but one, took hisseat. Hon. A. I. Boreman was elected President of the committees were appointed on fundamental principles and. HON. FRANCIS H. PIERPONT. LOYAL WESTER X VIRGIN LA. 15 plan for reorganizing the state. The committees went to work in earnest,and in a few days they rejiorted in substance that the loyal people of thestate were entitled to the benefit of state and national government; thatthe offices of Governor and Lieutenant-governor were vacant by reasonof the officers who were elected to their places having joined a foreigngovernment; and that it was the duty of the convention to elect a Gov-ernor and Lieutenant-governor for six months until the offices could befilled by an election of the people. They made it the duty of the Gov-ernor to recpiire all the officers in the state to take the oath to supportthe constitution of the Lnited States, as the supreme law of the land;and the restored government of Virginia as vindicated by the conventionassembled at Wheeling
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