Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-07
Virginia Legislature.
TUESDAY, January Is.
Debate on Fedora! Relations

Mr. McCamaut said he had intended al
an earlier day 10 express his views on this
subject at large But he had Welded To o.
Tiers ADLER than himself, and who had said
more dian he could have said Pat he now
rose, not 10 debate the questions offered 10
the consideration Of the House. but 10 move
10 strike out the Whale OF the 7ih resolution
lf the House Should agree 10 strike out this
resolution il wonNd he a declaration that they
s,in placed confidence In the presiden, OF the
United Staies---a man whom Mr. Nee had
uniformly supported under al circumstances,
and who bad emphatically filled the measure
Of his country's glory. lie asked the ayes
and noes on the question.
Mr.. McDowei said that many things had
been stricken odt sf the resolutions TO which
he assented and ri,any retained 10 which he
was opposed In this instance, lie should be
forced to vote FOE striking out portions which
met his concurrence. ih oIdor TO get rid Of
Others which were objcctional. Had the 9Th
resolution been dsfnembercd. he should have
been able 70 have voted on the several pro-
positions separately: but if obliged to vote on
the whole, his views Of the question of seces-
sion would o5lige him 10 vote against the re
solution
The question was then put and decided in
the negative, as Formerly stated,
. MI. Faulkner asked whether lie resolution
was now open TO amendment
The Speaker said it was nor.
Mr. Campbell said he rose TO offer an a.
rhendment which would put the question Of
secession on its proper footing. The point
to be settled ofgreatesi Importance, v as what
was ment by secession. Tile mo.ion he now
made would REQUIRE the House to say dis.
lly hot mo a
revolutionary right He then read his rcso-
luton las pnbishedin the Enquirer ofThurs-
day. which he moved to insert after the 7th
resolution of the Committee
MIR: Carter said il appeared to him that
! lying aside the merits OF The q~~stion Of sc
! cession, there was a vagueness in this reso-
! luton which would induce him to vote a
! ganst it There were many members he pre-
srned who had not examined the ordinance
| Of South Carolina. and without having ex-
amined that document, il would he improper
| TO give a vote on this proposition. He la
mented that the question Of secession had
| been brought before the House, as he thought
! il. could not produce any parctical result
| lie did not think II necessary for this Legs
lature to declare how State should redress
her wrongs, and he had offered a proposition
TO that effect before another body. He had
intended to move an amendment Of the 7th
resolution after having voted against strik
| ing it out, but be had ascertained by that
answer to question put by another gentle
man that it could not be amended
MIR Faulkner thought that he could not
suggest course which would free the Honse
from The difficulty which, under the decision
OF The Chair, il seemed involved. IL was ve-
| RI certain that the vote given a few moments
since upon striking out the 7tb resolution.
did not test the sense of the II ouse upon the
question of secession. II was doubt with
1 him how he would vote upon motion to
/ strike out the entire resolution. He also
J knew some individuals near him, who were
! unt3yorebie TO that sentence of the 7th reso
lution. which in(erentially recognised the
doctrine OF secession. and yet who were I'M
| willing to strike out the resolution. He was
not altogether satisfied, either at the manner
in which the question was presented IN the
resolution Of the gentleman from Brooke
The Chair having then decided that the
eth resolution was no longer liable to modI-
ica,ion or amendment; and it now not be
ing in order TO strike out part, he saw no
mode in which the sense ri the House could
he fairly tested. upon that important prncl-
ME. but by having a re consideration OF tne
vote TO strike out the 7th resolution. lha'
course would enable us to test the question
in a mode the least eXceptlonable 10 nom
parties 10 the House lie was satisfied
] theyeCofe If his friend from Brooke would