Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-02-18
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.
Monday. February IL, 1850.
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION

The resolutions of the House were yesterday
adopted by the Senate with great unanimity,
and with only single amendment, viz: that
copies should be seat to the Governors Of all
the States, instead of the " slaveholding States
exclusively.
On Friday Mr., Amber had moved TO amend
the second resolution BY inserting after the word
"proviso," the following words: I" or any other
measure which recognizes the exclusion of sla-
very under the supposed operation of former
Mexican laws" Yesterday, Mr.. Amber with
drew the amendment, under the conviction, af-
ter consultation, as he stated, that the resolu-
tons, as they now stand, meet the object, TO at
tain which the amendment was offered, and.
consequently, that the amendment was super
fuous.
A motion of Mr. Pitts to amend the second
resolution by restoring the language of the orr
ginal report of the joint committee, was, after
discussion by Mr.. Pitts, Carlile Stanard, Am
bier, Shackelford and Denea rejected.
Mr.. Rogers moved TO strike out the word
" slave-hodng" from the sixth resolution. AZ
favor and Mr.. Amber in The negative, it was
adopted.
AYss-Messrs. Thompson Kinney Garlic,
Darlington, Isbell, Shackeltord, French, Turner,
Stanard, Harvie, fIrantham, Edmiston Crump
JONES' HARDWOOD, Rogers and Fry-17.
NoEs-Messrs, Dennis Speaker, Rives,
Woods, Tribe, Barbse, Daniel, Opie, Tate,
Cowan and Amblcr-1O.
The preamble and resolutions were then adop-
ted, as follows, by the votes attached to each,
and Mr.. Stanard requested to notify the House.
The House will probably act to-day on The Sen
ate's amendment as above-and Virginia will
have consummated her duty, and sent forth q
full and loud voice of warning to the agrees
ors on her rights
1t is proper to state that Mr.. Garlic voted
against the resolutions, save the first, because
they differed from the action of the Legislature
last winter.
Whereas the recent action of the General AS
sembly upon the Wimot Proyiso and kindred
subjects, and in relation TO fugitive slaves, has
met no other response from the -slayehold-
ing States than violent denunciaton and sys-
tematic perseverance in the wrongs of which
we complained. And, whereas, it is apparent
that the inevitable result of such course of ac-
ton on the part of portion of the States must
be to excite bitterness, jealousy and distrust,
among the rest. to kindle the angfiest passions.
to extinguish that spirit of concession. and des-
troy that mutual forbearance and traternal affec-
ton Which founded, and have sustained, our
confederacy, and finally 10 dissolve the Union
itself And whereas, we are anxious, if posi-
BILE, to avert the evils which threaten us, and be-
lleve that the most effectaal means of doing this
are to be found in the coHlial union of the whole
South in the maintenance of the Constitution,
and the preservation Of the Union, if it car, be
preserved, and for their own preservation, if it
cannot:
L. Be it therefore Resolved by the General As
sembty OF Virgtn,a, That upon the questions
thus perseveringly and recklessly forced upon
the country, Virginia has taken her position and
that position will be maintained. Her loyalty to
the Union is no matter of empty profession. 1t
is stamped upon every page Of her history. No
State has done as much to form the Union. and
none are prepared to do more to perpetnate it in
the spirit in which it was framed. and ia which
alone il can be preserved. But loyal as. she is.
and always has been, it were a fatalerror to sup
pose that Virginia will ever consent that that
Union, to which it has looked as source Of
happiness and honor, shall be converted into an
instrument of degradation and oppression.
The first resolution was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Dennis: (Speakers) Rives,
Woods, Tribe, Barbee, Garlic, Daniel, Caring
ton, lsbell, Pitts, Shackelford, Opie, Tate.
French, Stanard, Deneale, Grantham Edmistony
Cowan, Crump, Jones, Harw ood, Amber, Nc
Cauley, Pariott and Fry-26.
NoEs.-Mr. Thompson.
2. RESOLVED, Tha, in the event of the passage
Of the Wilmot Proviso, or any law aboolishing
slavery in the District of Columbia, or in any
manner interfering with the rights of slave
holders therein, or abolshing slavery, or the
slave trade between the States, Virginia will be
prepared to unite with her sister slave-holdng
States in Convention or otherwise, in the adop-
ton OF any measures that may be necessary to
provide for their mutual defence, or to secure
their common interest.
On the second resolution the vote was
AYEs.-Messrs. Dennis (Speaker,) Rives,
Woods, Tribe, Barbee, Daniel, Darlington, Is
bell, Pitts, shackelford, Opie, Tate, French,
Turner, stanard, Harvey, Deneale, Grantlam,
bier, Pariott and Fry-s4.
NoEs.-Messrs. Thompson and Carlile-2.
B. RESOLVED; That in the opinion of this Cen
I EoSiAOiJ EOulucTIl CONVENTION, III WHICH
the States, as States, are represented, should
| consist OF delegates, selected by the people Of
| the Several States i'll Convention assembled, who
! should carry with them all the authority derived
from such att appointment, and be prepared to
act for those whom they represent.
On the third resolution the vote was
NoEs.-Messrs. Dennis. (Speaker,) Rives,
Woods, Tribe, Thompson, Kinney, Barbee,
Daniel, Darlington, Isbell, Pitts, Shackeford,
Opie, Tate, French, Turner Stanard, Haryie,
Deneale, Grantham, Edmiston, Cowen, C.ump,
Jones, Harwood; Amber and Fryer.
NoEs.-Messrs. Garlic and parriott-2.
4, Resolsed, therefore, That upon the happen
ing of either of tie contingencies contemplated
in the second resolution, the Governor be au
thorized, and requested, instead of converting
the Legislature, to issue his proclamation for the
election of delegates to a State Convention, to
take into consideration the mode and measure