this gentleman knew if the war,deracy were to win the very likely they would be seen as traders to virginia. traders in the 19th century, if you are found guilty of treason, you would be hung by the neck until dead. that is what they have to lose. when they signed the declaration their name toning the document just as the founding fathers at sign that their names to the declaration of independence mean everyone knew who they were. john fletcher, the confederate governor of virginia put out a call for the capture. face inwhat they had to this fearful experiment. was a lawyer from miriam county, west virginia. fairmont the city he lived in. he would have never thought of himself as a politician. he would have never thought of it of the civil war. placed in a set of circumstances. he was unanimously voted by the body to be the governor. it was his idea. -- settingone sense at home reading the constitution when he came across the article, the idea that they could use to form the new state. you are going to make a new state from the parent state, the legislature of the parent state has to give p