Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-18


IA hold the elections Tor their adoption or rcJcc-
,;oo and when the said poll shall be completed,
the officers conducting the elections shall transmit
H., same To the Executive !; and II a majority o.
thc ,orcr, shall adopt the Preamble and Rcsou-
lions, then the Governor shall and he IS hereby
requested TO communicate the same 10 our senators
in the Congress of the United States, as the sense
of the rcoplc and of the General Assembly OF tbs
Commonwealth.
The question being put ON this motion, 1t was
rejected. Ayes 57-Noes IS.
Mr. MADISON then moved the previous qnes-
ton which was agreed Ia. And the main ques-
tion ON r,c first resolution OF the Committee was
mt and decided IN the affirmative, as follows;
.iyes-Messrs. Banks, tSpeaker0 Layne, Wi
lev. Nc Clin,ic, Wilson u b., Decamps Iurnbnll,
Booker Austin Daniel, Samn.!, Richardson, Hin,
VAUGHAN, Smith Of Fauquicr, llicker,oh Strange,
Stcecr, Holland, Bowen, Dawson, Wans, Wat
kins Hail of c., Avent, Carrneton, Coleman
Sloan, Nixon, Goodali HARRISON kinchcloe Fon-
tainr ilol.man, Robinson, HAYS, Srraton, Harris,
Taylor Of M.,Rorcrs, Garland OF NJ, " ilcy. Nor
gan, Chapman. Shc,rard, Brown Of ", LELAND,
fi'zqcral', Wooliolk, Almond, Albums, Mccoy,
! Cachn, hopkins, Carroll, Madison, Stands
v Hams, MMrc,cy, Ncklin, Mofctt, Conrad,
]. ,c,, M'Nui!,n, Bare, Rinkcr, Cru'rhfcd,
Moorur, Sprarle,, i'arrra,e, Gillespie, Gibson
and ~auud, rs--I3.
Noss-M,>sr.. Gfinalds nIimcr, Sourhall,
Garland of A., b,sohc, Clsie, Caepbrll, Patr,
Hunter oi b., Iicn,haw, Miller, Mallory, Bcuhring,
Christian, Johnson, Wilson OF e., Servant, Hunt
cr r., Ball, Price, Hale OF F., Smith ofFrcdcr-
ick, Smith Of g., Wc,hrrcd, Mullen, Bolts, Greg
ory, Griegs, Berry, Summers, Fleet, II zoe, Car
ter, NELL, Beard, Powell, Ta,lol of L., Rae>dac,
Wargcncr, Inclcs, Benton, Murdaueh, Cooke,
Parker, Chaplinc, Masters, Swanson. Wncher,
Morris, Dorman, L., burn, Harley, Butts Delasl,-
mutt, Jet, Prcntiss, Cunningham, Brown OF p,
Stanard-59
TIE question then occurred on the second reso-
luton OF the committee, which is as follows:
Hesoircd also, That rh, Assembly regard the
right OF instruction, " as resting on the broad ba-
Sis OF the nature oi Representations, ard the
vital principles Of free institutions and thai
ii is the dut, of the Representative to obey
the instructions OF his constituents, or resign the
rus, with which they have clothed him. in order
that they may be transferred into the hand, OF
those WHO will carry into execution tie wis Is and
Instructions of the constituent body.
Nj. STANARD moved To strike out the above,
and insert:
Resolrtd, That as il is the indubitablc right OF
the State Legislature 10 instruct their Senators in
Congress, on all points, either constitutional or poll
Tic, whenever the magnitude OF the occasion shall
require such interference and that, BY consc-
qucncc, i, is til, bounden duty OF the Senators to
obc, such instructions: Prorided the Instructions
TO be given and obcyed require not the Senator to
commit IA violation Of the Constitution, or an act
OF moral turpiludc.
Mr.. DANIEL called for a division Of thc question :;
and the question put ON striking out, and de-
cided m the negative, as follows:
AYks--Mcs>rs. Grinalds, Garland ola . Brooke,
Craig, Campbell, Pate, Hunter of B. Il,nshaw,
Beuuing, Servant, Ball. Price, Smith of r., Wetl-
cred, Mullen, Bolts, Gregory, Berry, Summers,
Neil, Beard, Powell, Taylor of L., Waggcner,
Benton, Mnrdansh, Parker, Chaplnc, Masters,
Whether, Morris, Le.burn, Butts, Dclashmult,
Jeu, PIcntiss, and Slanard-37.
NoEs-Mrssrs. Banks, (Speakcr,) Gilmcr, South
all, Layne, Wiley, M'CIin,c, Miller, " lI>on of b.,
Decamps, Turnbull, Mallory, Booker, Austin,
Daniel, Samuel, Richardson Johnson, Hill, vii
son of C., Vaughan, Hunter of f., Smith of f.,
llicher>on, Strange, Seger, Hale of f., ilolland
Bowen, Dawson, Watts, Smith of c., Watkins,
Hail OF g., Avcnt, Darlington, Coleman, sloan
Nixon, Goodall, Harrison, kinchcloc, Fonlainc
ll"llcman, Fleet, Robertson, HAYS, Sraton. llar-
rs, RagsdaIc, Taylor OF NJ, Rogers, Garland of
NJ, W ley, Morgan, Chapman, Ingcs, Shcrrard
Brown of Nelson, Cooke, Leland, Fitzgerald,
W o"liOk, Almond, Adams M'Cov, Swanson,
CacklrN, Hopkins, Carroll, Madison ShandS
Williams. Marteney, Nicklin, Dorman, Nolcj,
Conrad, jesse, lMuen, Bare, Rinkcr, Harley,
Cru,chi'l Id, Moncurc, iiare,avc, GllIispip, G,b-
son, Saunders, Cunnneham and Brown OF P
90.
Various other motions were made, and were cut
nhhl repeated motions from Mr.. GREGORY to add
l"nrn. Mr.. &. declared that he considered il lis
duty To continue To make that motion, and lie
""uld persist IN dong until day light. The
! a>"> and noes were twice taken on the motion
10 adlu" and ilt vote stood IN both cases 80 To-
go.
Numerous appeals we're made, to Mr.. GREGORY,
t" 'nourc him t" nj from lli> cuurs, hut with
! out as al.
Finally, a.'r' ,vul, ,a6sefs.Is +. fWrcn Mcs,r,
Gregory, Nur!.rgh, Bots, aud " atkins, ON mo-
i"n Ct the a':,r gentleman,
lie House, alta quarter past !, adjourned.
U1dne~doy, Esb. 10
On motion OF Mr.. Brown OF Nelson, he Com
mttrc on Militia Laws WAS instructed 10 inuurc
mi" die cApcdicnc, oi furnishing arms to one vol
unt''r company ("hcrher uniformed or noD in
each regiment.
EPPCNGlNG RESOLUTIONS.
The report of the Select Committee ON the sub
Jcct OF tApunging being taken up, and the oucs-
ton being on adopting the second resolution, which
is rs follows
Hesoirrd, diso, That tins Assembly REGARD
I'll" Right of instruction as resting on the broad
principles OF our free ins,urons-and that il is
the duty Of the Representative 10 obey Tho ius,r,c