Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-06
VOL. I5-AO. 81

should on Monday nIler substitute 10 the
nil which NJ won't then ak 10 have printed.
ABOLITION.
| The Srrabor lad before the House a letter
! rom the ACHING Governor enclosing resolutions
! 4 the Legislature Of Vermont. declaring, l.t,
| That neither Congress nor rHe State govern
n'pl have any constitutional right 10 ablidge
he free expression OF opinions, ~ the transmits
ION Of them through the public mail and 2dy,
That Congress do possess the power 10 abolish
,lavey aud the slave trade III tie District OF CO
lunhla.
Ga mutton Of May, the communication wa
lad upon The iHhle.
On ,nolioo of Mr May. the Committee Of FL
lHuee we instructed 10 inquire into The eSpe'
iltnty al causing The srsslons' acts The Gene
al Assembly, which ure distributed TO the clerks
ii the several courts. TO be hound or half bound
md tl8o ioto the cSpedlencv OF furnishing 10 the
members Of Assembly copy OF such acts.
On motto oi Nj Carter,
Thu House adjourned
1hndny, FeJ. e..
mcssRGe was received rom the Senate sta
ing ,hai they had passed hdis-to inrorpt rate
he trd,r Farm G6l,le 'miAlAY Incorporating
stone VIII manufacturing company the
ttpHL In M, i0g comt auy-ihe Eagle Gold m,n'
~ Company the ttksy,lle manufacturing
company the Mount Holly manufacturing COM
AMY, und lbc I}ur ,dgc mining company
Road IA HE county oi Rocklnidae 10 amend an
act rcotl or ling the Dnn,l IL manufacturing
company; and 10 ineotpora The thu 'ie,s oi the
springfield Academy.
ia motion Il Nlr Harrison. leave wns given
% bang IN a III 10 lntr asr + = salary oil the
Puue pal En- Imeer ol this Comm onwcai'h
Ga motion Of Mr.. Book.r, the COMMITTEE oil
F,Nllcges aud + cetioo, W.T. directed Ia M"
INTO The NNpedlency ot amen aing the Ei,cuon
Ia IA no - l
NIX the lie non, the randIdatrs or Their agents,
To require person I'll ring 10 vote 10 answer
upon oath Affirmation all que TONS deemed
pertinent hy the cunui~siuntt> a. 10 Ills llGht OF
voting. mud oil modifying OF repeating 80 mueh ol
lii" nh section oil the General Election Law nv
authorzez any person 10 tolr m.iels on M oe'h
or htli unuon, that h. ~ his conscience believes
hlrnseIl duly quail fed 10 VOC.
ABOLITION.
Nh Blyly OF A. mot ed that the House ihke up
the commune alton oi the acting Governor, prs
s.hted 5 ,tur!ny. dosing c,itain feso u'lons
Of the Legislature oil Vermont, on the subject oil
Audubon. The Governors letter and the r.so-
luton, arc rs follow:
EXIcuuyE DIrAHrMrNr, Feb. gam, 1897.
To he HpuSe 81 Dei,gafeS;
| transmit iulhc liousr 81 Delegates CERTAIN
te,olutons adopted by the Genera Assembly oil
tac STATE oil Vermont, aud forwarded To me ny
he Governor OF that st,tr, de huldg-lsi, that
neither Congress nor the State Governments
have any con ,lltutonal night 10 abrldge the Tree
expression OF opinions, u the tan -u,s -bn q
lbrln though the public ma aud 2dIy tiki
{ un2irss do posSe,s lie power 10 abolish >la,tfY
aud the slave trade IN tie Di-irlct OF Columbia.
Viewed, IL conceive these proceedings must
lie, As the deliberate response oi the state Oh YER
mont. 10 the soemn resolutions VI the last Gen.
.ral Assembly oil V'rginln, requesting oil the
.ures tltt,utly IS -u91''.'ve @llao''nn "i mea-
ilr land 10 make 'penal the printing, publishing
or distributing ofnewspapcTs, pamphlet, or Other
calculated To excite the slaves VI
tac Southern States 10 ln,utrcction aud revolt"
declaring that t,ouaicSs have 10 constitutional
power L. abolish slavery ~ the District OF Column
ldl . and that they would regard any act ct
Conafes. having such object, AS ati'ldlng just
cause Of alarm 10 the slave holding States, aud
bringing the Union INTO imminent Peih"--it will
b. seen that the Resolutions from efmont not
only deny our most NJ and reasonable request;
but, on Tie contrary, spread over pinelrle, and
prlrllces wlsrh We have denounced AZ subver-
ave of our rights aud endahgerlng our tran
oulity, the broad II 10 ot G0Ycrnmea; prolec-
non.
a course so contrary to our Isl expectations,
and 50 male III unison VITA than spirit of irate'nsl
concord we 40 sincerely desire 10 cherish, cannot
fail painful surprise Of the Pc ople oil The
STATE alarul tue I.Ars OF eFerg Trend OF the u
mon and eusa4e your own most profound aud
auxluu, reflections.
WYNDHAM ROBERTSON.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resoirrd, By hr General Assembly Oh the
STATE 81 Vermont thai neither Congress nor the
SItr Government have any constitutional right
10 abIle the ir,c eNpie. sion OF opinions or the
tfan.uiI , ION Of them through The public mail.
Rfs9ir,d, That hi, Excecncy the Governor
he requested to transmit copies OF the foregoing
fc,oHuton, u the Executives ole eh The States,
and - each oil our Senator, aud Representatives
IL Congress.
( rhe resolutions passed the Vermont House
Of K pre- sentative. un The 10Th aud The Senate
an m. l6il,pr \ Jvcmbcr last, and were iran
muIri A., the Governor on The 7th Febluary.J
\ lon, IL rus ION ea,usd Oh Mr.. b ,ly's mo-
ilon; IA whlch Aessr.. BaYly oi \, bavI>, Ran
doph. Wnhei. Booher, DAverpor' Miller, 81
lnund, ol a., My, " ll,on u, Moo'r, Hop
hlbs aud Wiley took part, when me aye, and
oes having been ord red on no'Ioa OF MI bayly
nj A .. lho liua,e agreed 10 take up The resoiu-
lion hy the following Oh:
Bg,8- Mc,s,>. Banks, (Spcaker,) Buy OF
\ Poui on, RVt,, la"do pa Pow II, . uar',
lllpcf. BYRD, GogIln, CAM bell. sroigrdss,
BOYD, M,llcr, W,ison Of b, Ban M'A'iilan,
Turn1ull, Mallory, " Ill, Nlhers. Sanuets OF
Caroline, Rlehardson, Carson II II, Nii-on OF
G., sen ant. Hunter, Ball, 4 ,munds OF f.,
Dickinson Dr,klns, " ood-. R"blnson. Hale ct
Giles. Smin 81 G.. Cox OF G.atson. Smhh OF
G. :. Sloan, Shinn, NJ MIN, NJ andll,h, Dav.n-
nor. Wright, Cnlter, Collier, Luckelt, Biaden,
Newman, liudgins. W liey. MGauley, Benton,
MnrIauah, Cock, Alexander. B,ady, "ooiioik,
N'Cog. " ltcher. Tui stall, Hopkins, Hubard,
HAMMOND Penileton. Dorman, Moore, Cootes.
Jc.sec. Spce,, Dayi., Butts, Harg'ave, Gillespie.
G bon, Jeu, S .,nuel, Of Wool, Cunningham,
Nv Sianard-S0.
Nnes. Ales,r, Layne, Wiley, Austin, Book
rr. NcAlll,ier Cox OF C., stra, &c, STencei,
El,mund, If H., Ta,lor Nixon, Harrison, An
ar Johnston. F,izser 3D. Almond, Oakley,
Fa;r,ay. Venab'e. " iliams, Moffcii, Bare, RIM
krr, Moacure, Daley of s, Ripley, S,anger--