Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-07
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.ared ths, the Committee of Courts OF justice |
.,ruc,ed ,e inquire into the cxpedicney OF DIS |
ms With III. attendance Of Witnesses residing !
:, .,s ,asp one hundred males from the Court where
,e,r testimony is required, and authorizing depo-
,...s to be taken in such cases
/ communication was received from TIC Govern
-nsmi,,,ug ropcr, from the N w. Bank OF
x,s,a,. which was nioison Of MI. Carter oil h
AID IT,. laid on the table.
rhe order of the dav being the Repor, OF The
.smm,t.oe on Federal Relations, was Taken up anu
"a n,o,on of Mr. Wilson Of Boeiourt, TN House
,,,,.serd to the consideration thereof and resolved
,,s,lf into Committee Of the Whole, Mr. Miller OF
Bosetouri. IN the Chatr ..
Mr. RpdaaA moved various amendments of the
repor,. having the effect Of te-modellina many oil
the resolutions, and Of suppressing most oil the
reasoning ofthe original-We could not obtain
a ccpy Of the amendments, and AVOID stating them
for fear Of errors They were seyerally sgr~d to.
Mr.. Marshall offered the following substitute io'
the amended report,
Whc,ess the General Assembly Of Virginia,
a.en,v IMPRESSED with the importance OF the ap'
Iproaching crisis which, by bringing into collision
The movers Of the United States and Of one OF The
states Of this Usion, threatens ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
the whole. with all its disastrous consequences
rrd whereas wiibou, entering upon an 'nses''sa-
lion of the controversy, presuming TO decide be
tween the parties and without co pmhtine or lie
SIGNING To commit the future action Of tins common
wealth IT ia nevertheless the ANXIOUS wish OF tins
Assembly 10 arrest # possible, Tic progress OF Vio
evil
ne IL therefore rssoired By The General Assembly,
That the competent authorities OF the State OF south
Carolina be- and they are hereby earnestly nhd it.
speeitully requested, IN tho name, and on behalf oi
,.e people OF Virginia, that they bc adIWeu by
the lies NJ inicres, and adeeton--by tho snc'ed
bond which has heretofore so hopplly connected us
by the glory Of our common ancsAtors-by the
remembrance Of their tolls their valou, aud thcir
bood-to rcscind the Ordinance ofihc Convention
lately assembled that State, or nj least to suspend
It's opern,on uniI the close Of the next sss'on OF
Congress by which period, there Is reason TO believe
th., he revenue laws o<,hc u. States VIII have
been SO modified as 10 be satisfactory 10 the South
ern States.
Resolved, also, That copy Of the foregoing pre-
.,,ble and resolution be transmitted by the Gov.
crnor of this Commonwealth, TO the Governor OF
South Carolina, with n request that II may be
communicated TO tue proper authorities oil thai
State.
MI Ronne offered a substitute for the proposition
Of Mr. Marshall which he described as taking
middle course avoiding the discussion OF points OF
political faith, and yc, fully indlca~ng to South
Carolina the cnu,se which Virginia would take.
After some discussion, IN winch Meesrs Roane,
Marshall and Brown Of Petersburg participated
thc proposition OF Mr.. Ronnn was rejected
The question then recurring on the preamble aud
resolutions presented by Mr.. Marshall, Mr. Wal
lac addressed the House at great Ioagh 81 the mcr
is of the General question.
Mr. NJ, Dowo SAID he DID not intend To pursue
49,. l.tt, oil, ti. Ion
!, pfopo,it,on, which, with the exception of n few
words, vas the same had been presented on
Saturday and winch was then relettci he believed,
because its views w-c rot thoroartiy understood
Thus p,o,ect contemplated mi'idle course and
vale II proposed mediation between the con'cn
ding patties, IL would preserve the state intact
4, was difficult Tor any member thorone lily To un-
dcrstand proposition from herring 1t reud Tn,
report OF the committee had been before them N
p,,n,ed form, appealing both TO the eye aud under.
standing 81 he hoped therefore he should 10 sustain
ed when ne asked that this project might be p,ln.
ted. Mr. Med. then submitted resolutions, being
an exac, copy, with one exception " those of Mr.
v Aiiaee, ~ another column
Mr. Mar all hoped that II would be the pie n
surc oftlc committee also to PRINT the preamble
and tesolu,ions subnjttedb by him tins morning.
Mr. B,odnax said II The proposition oitlr gen
which had been or might be Submitted ought ais,
a. be p,intoi IL under siood that several gentle
men intended offering projects, and he hoped
should il be decided to rrint, all those who IN
tarJed would hand III their resolutions
Mr. Campbell had .mendod, at a convenient OPP
ror,uuuty to present certain resolutions and It i
was the understanding ofths eomnattec that such
p,o,ects were now " be received he would suLmi
them.
,.,r Carter Of r, w objected TO tho printing .
nny Of the resolutions Ho thought II would be Sc
yefa Jays before the propositions would be orcsS M
ted to the House, If all 10 be printed Besides
thc projects of gentlemen could be presented by Of
frng them as amendments to the resolutions con-
tanned IN the report of the committee.
some CONVEX sation took place between Messrs
l,roai.ax Campbell, Carter of = w, Mcdowell
eud uiner, when the committee rose, reported pro-
gress, and had leave to SIT tomorrow,
Mr. Gholson moved that the report of he com.
mittec, as an,endsd, DO printed.
Mr.. Wilson Of b moved TO amend the motion, by
ordering all the projects Of members to be printed in
Guiding those OF the gentlemen from Rockbridgc
and Brooke.
Mr.. Brown Of Petersburg said he had drawn up
certain resolutions, which, perhaps, he should not
lind ii necessary to offer But he thought i, better
20 submit them now and move their being printed
Mr. Dade moved to divide the question, so as to
take il on the amended report first; but after brief
conversation, withdrew his motion.
Mr. Mccoy said he had prepared some resolu-
lions, which, if it the understanding that al
suea projects were to he printed, he woull now sub
nit
After some further discussion between Msssrs
G!l'asr and Brown, MIR Pendieion moved that the
question on printing be divided, ard be first taken
On i.e amended report, and the substitutes presen-
tel by Messrs Marshall and McDowell-whch
waa agreed to, and they ordered to be printed
On motion Of Mr. Mullen, the House adjourned
Thursday Jan. Various pe,isions were