,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,rahall1 and ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,recognizing the sesquicentennial of    
,west ,virginia statehood4  ,whereas    
#bjac marks #aej years since the ,united
 ,states admitted ,west ,virginia as the
 #ceth ,state in the ,union2 ,whereas   
the sesquicentennial of ,west ,virginia 
statehood is a truly momentous occasion 
that allows all ,west ,virginians to    
reflect on the ,state's proud heritage  
and bright future2 ,whereas the         
territory that is now the ,state of     
,west ,virginia was originally part of  
the ,commonwealth of ,virginia2         
,whereas1 on ,may #bc1 #ahfa1 ,virginia 
voters ratified the ,secession          
,ordinance to leave the ,united ,states 
and join the ,confederacy2 ,whereas in  

,june #ahfa1 a group of pro-union       
,virginians met in ,wheeling1 ,west     
,virginia1 in what became known as the  
,second ,wheeling ,convention2 ,whereas 
the ,second ,wheeling ,convention       
declared all ,state offices in ,virginia
 vacant1 and all acts of the ,general   
,assembly to be null and void by virtue 
of its attempt to force the people of   
,virginia to separate from and wage war 
against the government of the ,united   
,states and against citizens of         
neighboring states42 ,whereas the       
,second ,wheeling ,convention created   
the ,restored ,government of ,virginia  
that sought to rebuild ties with the    
,union2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bd1      
#ahfa1 residents of the area that is now
 ,west ,virginia voted to approve ,west 
,virginia statehood2 ,whereas ,president
 ,abraham ,lincoln issued a proclamation
 on ,april #bj1 #ahfc1 during the heat  
of the ,civil ,war1 admitting ,west     
,virginia to the ,union2 ,whereas ,west 
,virginia formally joined the ,union on 

,june #bj1 #ahfc2 and ,whereas          
,president ,lincoln recognized the      
importance of ,west ,virginia's         
admission to the ,union by writing ,the 
admission of the new state1 turns that  
much slave soil to free2 and thus1 is a 
certain1 and irrevocable encroachment   
upon the cause of the rebellion4 ,the   
division of a ,state is dreaded as a    
precedent4 ,but a measure made expedient
 by a war1 is no precedent for times of 
peace4 ,it is said that the admission of
 ,west ,virginia1 is secession1 and     
tolerated only because it is our        
secession4 ,well1 if we call it by that 
name1 there is still difference enough  
between secession against the           
constitution1 and secession in favor of 
the constitution4 ,i believe the        
admission of ,west ,virginia into the   
,union is expedient43 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
sesquicentennial of ,west ,virginia     
statehood2 and  7#b7 encourages all     

,west ,virginians to observe such day   
with appropriate ceremonies and         
activities on this historic occasion4