South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-03-05

any officious request from ME and, if
it is contrary to their duty, none ought
to desire of them to perform, il, espe-
cialIy one who cannot CLAIM, authority
of any kind to determine such ques-
ton for them.
The adoption of these resolutions,
must be considered by all, as sufficient
evidence that they who have sanction.
ed them by their approving votes think
differently from me 10 these particu-
lars. This their opinion has now pass
ed into an irreversibIe judgment.
Therefore it would i'll become me to
address an argument 10 the body itself /,
which has SO decided, to shew that
this its solemn, and recorded, aud pro.
mulgated judgment was erroneous. II
was necessary for my own justi6ca-
ton, to state the fact, that ! did not
concur ia this judgment, but to do
more than this would be as improper
as it would be now useless Hence,
l am restrained from presenting my
own views Of this subject to the gene
raj assembly, for the sincerity Of whose
expressed opinions | entertain the
same respect that claim for my own.
But lift should please The general
assembly, either in kindness to me, or
10 justice to the people Of Virginia, our
common sovereign, to permit me to
spread upon their journals document,
respectful TO those to whom it will be
addressed, and dulifuI to that sovereign
to which only our allegiance is due, !
should be gratified by such permis-
sion, and l will gladly avail myself Of.
it, TO state in that way, the various
considerations which have induced me
TO dissent from the opinions Of the ge.
neral ASSEMBLIES set forth in the reso-
lutions. Without such permission, how.
ever, not even my own vndication can
tempt me TO be guilty Of VIVA. should
consider az INDIGENOUS to any co.ordi-
nate department Of the government Of
my country, by which department !
am addressed ia terms Of such courte-
sy as j, has pleased the general assem-
bly, to employ 10 these resolutions to-
wards me. (Signed.
L. w. TAZEWELL.
Elk. Department, Richmond, Feb. 2s.
The message having been read, Mr..
Watkins moved the following pream-
BILE and resolutions, which, after some
debate, were agreed tot
Whereas s'pfeamble ard resolutions
upon the subject of expunging from the
journal ofthe senate of the United States
a resolution Of that body, and relative to
the right Of instruction." were passed by
this general assembly on the goth day OF
the present month February, 1886 and
BY one of the said resolutions, the COVER
nor ofthis commonwealth was requested
to transmit the same 'sto each of the Sc
majors from Virginia in the congress of
the United States, with request that
they lay the same before the senate" and
whereas. the governor Of this common
wealth has refused to transmit The afore-
said preamble and resolutions, in pursu-
ance ofthe request aforesaid, aqd cou-
trary to the usage of the executive of
this states Therefore,
RESOLVED By THE GENERAL ASSEM-
bly, OF VIRGINIA. That the speakers Of
the senate and house Of delegates be, and
they are hereby requested forthwith to
transmit the aforesaid preamble and res
olutions to each Of the senators from Vr-
GINA in the congress of the U. States.
Before adopting these resolutions, a
'protracted conversation ensued, 10
which Messrs. Watkins, Madison,
Voolfolk, Fontaine, and Wilson Of
Bot, Of The majority, and Messrs. Sta.
nard, Parker, Witcher, Gilmer, Boots,
Powell and Brown Of Pet. on the part
of the minority took part, on the point
whether the governors course was a
departure from usage or not. The
minority contended that although the
usage was for the executivelo transmit
yet in this case, new feature was
added, the governor being requested TO
request the senators, sc. They allie
ged that no precedent could be shown
when a former government had been
put under this requisition, quoted pre-
cedents showing the contrary, and ar
gued that therefore Mr.. Tazewell's re.
fusal was not against usage. MIR. Wit.
cher added, that no governor before
had been required to TRANSMIT instruc-
.ions which he believed demonstration
al, and that this was the first case OF
the kind in which legislature and go'
vernon had disagreed. The majority
alleged precedent, without going into
distinctions.
Mr.. Parker moved to strike out the
words "against usage" and MI. Wat
r 4 .af