The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-05-18
ENQUIRER OFFICE, May II.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Yesterday the Legislature of this State
met in this City in accordance with the
Poclamation OF the Governor.
The House of Delegates was uncommonly
fuH-l77 members at least attended.
ted Sheaker--SS William Munford Clerk !;
without opposition. ssfs -r,
Fear Cand:aatsS were aeaiiuated for ,siit
post of SERGEANT at arms. On the Attn bal.
lot, the vote stood thus; Daniel Vcrser of
Holloway so, John Jourdan of Amherst 81
both of them Soldiers of the Revolution
Mr.. Verser was of course elected.
Henry Southall and Philip H. Stubble-
field were appointed 1st & Cd door keepers.
Eleven candidates were named for the post
Of Sd door-keeper Mr.: Davis was appoint
ed. The House determined to dispense
with the employment of a eth.
A Communication from the Chief Magis
trate was then read.-Resolved that 500
copies be printed for the use of the mem
bers. -
On motion of Mr.. Seawell of Williams
burg, the Executive Council was requested
to Law the Journal of their Proceedings before
the Houss.
Adjourned till this day ten O'Clock.
The Senate formed Quorum-17 mem
bers present.
hOucfl dytOT ISJs W9E reelected OfaeU-
ker-Theod, .sius Hansford, Clerk and
Archibald Denholm, Serjeanf az .drn,s.
The Governors Com munication was read
and laid upon the table.
COMMUNICATION OF GOVERNOR
BARBOUR TO BOTH BRANCHES OF
THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
COUNCIL CHAMBER, May II, 1913.
The Senate, and
House Of Delegates,
IL has become my duty to commu-
nicate TO you the circumstances which made
necessary an extraordinary meeting of the
| Legis' AZURE. 81.
! 1t 10 known to you that your predeces-
sors at their last session passed n law en-
titled g an act providing for the defence of
the State against invasion or insurrecfion 4"
/ After waiting a convenient time to rive
| publicity to the law, SO as to afford the
| citizens OF every p,rt of the common alrh.
| who we've disposed to enter the service, an
| opportunity of making known their wishes,
| and thereby greatly extending the range Of
selection. the Executive proceeded to
make the necessary, appointments of
which they gave information to the parties
concerned, but withheld the commissions.
Ia this st3ge of the business, letters were
received from the Secretary Of War, and
on state, which IN the. estimation 81 the
Executive gave an aspect To our situation
entirely different from the one existing at
the time the law passed. These letters as
well as mine to those officers Of the General
Government, connected therewi ", are en-
closed, and. will be found in packet a. The
cDuses viii : led to the pass9 sc of the law
are not only disclosed in its preamble. but
are ct general not"rlety. n powerful ar
mament ct the enemy had entered the wa
ters ct the commonwealth under circum.
stances we'll calculated TO justly the mos,
serious alarm an exert of this kind moi
having bse9 ANTICIPATED, no efTectual rnea-
*uFes hal been adopted for our de- ,nce.
and our eastern frontier was greatly expo
sed. --Sn' was or condition ard 'uch our
hInger when The lay received the assent oil
| the Legls. ;t.r;.-- Ssh ,r;ly aGer'its adjourn.
men'. ue General Government having in
confrmrt ~uh IT'S q wsr AID du.v, taken
! upon i's"ii, the defsncc Of tie STATE. sane
tioa2 tic course pl.s sued b. the EAee4dye