South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-20


corning Duff Green.
Wsdnesday, Feb. 10.
On motion Of Mr.. BRowN OF Nelson.
the Committee on Militia Laws was
instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency Of furnishing arms to one volun-
teer eompany (whether uniformed or
noD 10 each regiment.
Thursday, Feb. IL.
ABOLITION RESOLUTIONS.
On motion Of Mr.. PARKER the Res.
olutions on the subject Of the Northern
Additions, with the amendments o.
dopled by the Senate, were taken up.
The 6rst amendment proposed By
the Senate, strikes out Of the follow.
ing resolution the words 10 italics
III. Rssslssd, That this Common.
wealth oAly has the right to control or
interfere with the sabject Of slavery
within ito limits, and that this right
ssiH b maintained at all hazards"
Mr.. PARKER, moved that the House
disagree from the Sen ate's amendment,
and The question on disagreeing to the
Ssnats's first amendment, was put
and carried, Ayes 6S-Noes So.
The second amendment, merely q
verbal one, was agreso TO.
The question on the third amend.
msnt then occurred, which strikes out
the third resolution Of the house, as
follows:
"Resolvsd, That the non-sIave-
holding States of the Union are
respectfully but earnestly requested
promptly to adopt penal enactments,
or such other measures as will sffectu-
ally suppress all associations withia
their respective limits, purporting to
be, or having the character of aboIi-
tion societies; and that they will make
il highly penal to print, publish, or
distribute newspapers, pamphlets, OF
other publications, calculated or hav.
ing tendency to excite the slaves Of
the Southern States to insurrection and
revolt'-and insert the fsIlowing'
"Tha, the non slave- holding States Of
the Union are respectfully but earnest-
ly requested to adopt such measures
as will efsctually suppress all associa'
tons within their respective limits pur-
porting TO be, or having the character
Of abolition societies, s. the publishing
or circulating ofnewspapers, pamphlets
or other publications, calculated or
having a tendency to excite the slaves
Of the States to insurreclion s. revolt"
Nc. PARKER moved that the House
disagree, and asked the ayes and noes
on the question--which being put, was
decided ia the acknowledgement 20
Noes IS.
The fourth amendment OF the Sc
nate was then taken up--being to
strike GU. the 9th resolution Of the ,
House, which is as follows: =
"Resoiued, That confding In the
Justice and loyalty of our Northera
brethren to the principles ofthe Union,
enforced by the sympaihiss Of commoa
dangers, sutferings and lriumphs, whi'a,
ought to bind us together in fraternas
concord, We are warranted in the sx-.
pectalioo that the foregoing requests
will be Isesived ia the spirit in which
they are made, and compIisd with"-
and 10 iassrt the following in its stead ;:
"That we have seen with great salts.
faction the expressions Of public opin>
ion Of our Northern brethren rsspscst
ing the proceedings OF the abolitionistsl
among .them and that coafiaing, in|
their justice and attachment o. thsI
principles of the Union, embossed by|
the syppathies Of common dangers
sufi'srings and iriumphs which augh. 70
bind Us together in fraternal concord,
we are warranted in the expestatioA
that the foregoing request ,sll be re9.
ceived and complied with in the spil!Z
10 which il is made"
The question was then iAas, sas! ~