Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-18
General Assembly of virginia.
House OF DELEGATES.



Immediately on meeting, the House, on mo-
t'on OF Mr.. DAsNEr, proceeded to execute the
| order OF the day for the election Of Judge in
place of Judge Brown, resigned.
Mr.. Senple. (the Executive ncumbent,) was
dominated Ivy MIR. Richie, supported by Mr..
Roy, MIR. Jones, Mr.. Gregory, Mr.. Brodnax
and Mr.. Murdaugh.
John Is. Clopton Esq, OF New Kent, was
nominated Ivy MIR. Roane. of Charles City, sup
ported by MIR. Dabney and Mr.. Dade.
The vote being taken, stood follows:
For Semple--Messrs. Banks, (Speaker) Riley,
Coeburn, Booker, Stuart, Miller, Wilson, of Bot,
Gholson, Shell, Patteson Of Buck, Yancey, Dear
ing, Cheatham, Dickerson, Richardson, Patteson
of c., Pendloton, Wilson of c., Brodnax, Jones,
Richie, Marshall, Wallace, Payne, Helms, Hale,
Woods, Barton, Barle, Smith of c., Watkins of c.,
McCamant Stewart Bruce, Sims, Roane of H..
Williams, Gravey, Gregory, Gallaher, Fry, Carter
of l.. & r., Heiskill, Lawson, Harrison, Taylor.
Poindcxtcr, Street. Roy, Goode, Webb. Cabel,
Murdaugh, Collins, Dunton, Harvey. Robertson,
Whether, Swanson, Cacklcy, Nash, Watkins of P.
e., Stands, Carter of p. W., Mcdowell, McMa.
hon, Cline. Macfarlane, McMullen, Griffin, Sto-
phenson of Spott., Conway, Crump, Pegram. Nc
Coy, Sturman, Stangor, King, Brown Of p, Ruth
erfood-Si.
For Clopton--Messrs. Gilmcr, Randolph Persing.
or, MCue, Mayse, Preston, Henshaw, Faulkner,
Pate, Campbell, M'Com,s, Roane, ofC. c. & N. X,
Thornton, Daniel, Stephenson of +. g. N, Smith
| of Fred, Emmons Anderson, Vance, Mullen, Gof,
Kincheloc. iIollenian Berry, HARDWOOD, Hooe, Dab.
hty, DcaTu, onitn, OF m. o. hBOI, Henry,
Wiley, Alexander, Charlton, PARROT, Letter, Dade,
Ads,ns, Hiner, Brown of Preston, Boothe, Moore,
Bare, Newman, Thompson, George, McCulloch,
Maybery-49.
92-Clopton 50. So Judge Semple was elect
GOVERNORS COMMUNICATION.
This document, see last Wing, being read,
Mr.. BRoDNAx said it was high lims for eve
ry man to rouse himself to a sense of the dam
/ hi, In ~
Assembly Of Virginia was constituent body,
composed Of the Representatives Of her peo-
lie, and as such bound TO watch over their in
erests aud warn them of the invasion of their
rights. They were the warders on the watch
| tower, whose duty II was To proclaim tie ss &
set approach of dagger. All would admit that
the crisis was important and the danger immi-
hent. Ii was then no time to sleep in fancied
security-tO cry peace-peace, when there
| no peace. The sentiments of Virginia, that
| State, which had so often preserved the peace
OF the Union, ought to he known, and in what
manner could they be so fully aud unexcep-
| tionabiy expressed, as by a vote of her Legis-
| lauyc body. Acluated by these sentiments, he
had prepared the following resolution, which
| Inc hoped would meet the concurrence Of the
| house.
| RESOLVED, That committee be appointed TO take
into consideration the relations existing between
the State OF South Carolina aud the General Co.
| vernment of the United States, the consequences
likely to result TO each, and to the Commonwealth
of Virginia especially from ordinance and other
proceedings adopted by Convention recently as
| scmblcd i'll South Carolina, and proclamation by
| Andrew Jackson, President of the United States,
consequent thereon and lately addressed to the c-
| tizcns of the United States. and the Communion
ton of the Governor of this Commonwealth on
the same; and that the said Committee report such
measures ac in Their opinion may be deemed expo
dent for Virginia to adoptthe proprioty of recem-
mendng gene Fal convention of the States, & such
do s,I q
be proper for her to express in the present fearful
and impending crisis, for the protection of the
rights of the States, the restoration Of harmony,
and the preservation Of the Union.
| The general Uaure of these resolutions
would, lie said, leave room for the committee to
make such alterations suggestions aud amend.
ments, as might appear conducive the end
for which they were, designed. IL would af-
ford time Cor deliberation before Virginia again
threw herself in the BREACH, and arrested the
mighty foundation ssSach was likely to destroy
the very name OF liberty. We were involved in
amaze of difficulties Ifdanger Threatened from
one quarter alone il ght be anticipated with
| ease. But at this moment black and ominOus
| clouds were rising AT the same lime from the
most opposite quarters. He would not say that
HE dangers TO be unprecedented from each
were equal, but hlOodshed will ensue, and eth
err law of the Union, rejected hy single
State, or that State Frustrated forever by the
arm oil the General Government. He regretted
the present situation Of affairs, but could not
think that Virginia would submit without, at
least strong remonstrance, to see sister
| State trampled into dust. Ii would be con-
tTary TO the doctrines of '9S, to the principles
inculcated by her Jefferson and her Madison,
| TO every feeling dear to the bosoms Of her sons.
lie regarded the present as the most awful cri
scs since the signing Of the Declaration Of In.
dependence, and not yielding in importance to
that inomeDious period for il had long been
foreseeu by the wise, that country whose po-
pulation increased rapidly, must, in the course
of nature, at length become too mighty TO re
main in vassalage. But the situation of things
now existing, was so much the worse, that il
had come in a manner unexpectedly for who,
alter the coDciliatory tone OF the Presidents
late Message, could in short n time, have
expected from the same quarter, n document so
| very different in its nature? Whatever course
was determined upon, il beloved Virginia to
| proceed with the utmost cahtiOn. On what
| ever side we turned, danger WINS staring us in
the face. To say that we were between Scyl-
la and Charybdis, would be to use an express
| ion not more tTite than descriptive eff our con
| dillon. lie wished from the bottom of his
heart, that ). Carolina had not proceeded SO
rasbly -se precipiiate ly:--tbat size bad paused,
deliberated. pondered upon the steps she was
about to take:-that she had consulted with
| her sister States, nj least with those in SINH
lar situation with hersef;-thsi The period of
| time fixed for compl ance with her acquisitions
bad not been so short as to cut off all hope
OF full action upon them Ivy Congress. But il
is too ato now. South Carolina's interests
are our interest, and we will not see her tram
| pied in the dust without interfering in her be-
hnT tie would be glad 10 see her brought to
reason, but not AT the point of tho bayonet, not
by brute force. Something must he done, und
done quickly. On the first day OF February
| South Carolina must secede from the Union