Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-21
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
DEFERRED PROCEEDINGS.

Saturday. jan IL. ISbD.
The Speaker laid before tho House the following
mnnlratfan from the q ,vernor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.. Jan. 18th, 1850.
To tho General alssemblg Of J6,gni,
tirnle men haye received IRON the Governor 0f
Vermont resolutions passed by The Legislature of
that State upon the subject III slavery; with rrqnest
thai should transmit hrm to You. comply with ihs
nques be ause | think 1t poper yon should knew ,he
temper aud ,pr manifested towards Virginia and the
South by Vermont III could believe The senments
contained In these resolutions confined h tho Stat"
i,om which they enana,c, they would esci'e in me. ss
am they would in every cItzn of Virginia. feel
ing OF rily m.rclv, Bul we are constrained To br-
lieye itom evidences tuo numerous mud clear 10 nd
nut of doubt thai these resolutions embdv the
opinions and the feelings loo of large majority of tho
free States.
In thla respect they present to question of momen-
Importance nnd drive Ia CONSIDER how We are ~
VIndlcae our character aud inninain our constitutional
rilhs, The provisions OF tho constitution, up'o'diig.
sustaining aud prnecag slavery. are. by these resoa
uons, abrngaed and dIsteganIed. The opinion OF tho
North susialns this action.
The tine has already passed for the discussion If Tho
questions betNcfn us no humnn poluence
stop the lndlung career oi Inurv aud wrong which
the Nutlh Is pursuing towards They trample upon
The and riphs. whilst they meet with
aud contempt all enonstranee against their course
OF NJ aress0n,
We can take care of ourselves let ns not sit idly
down until Tho foot of the destroyer comes.
! would recommend The passage OF The resolutions a.
daplcd last session aud the passage Of law providing
la the attendance OF reprfsen alves IN The Southern
Convention assemble nt Nashville. in June next aud
thai money beappropriaed 10 delray a their cessary
expenses incurred by such atlendancr.
JOHN d. FLOYD.
On motion of Mr.. Siovall. the communication wasov-
doffr be referred io the Select Committee on the NIL.
innl Pf1yiso aud uiher kindred measures.
Mr. Syme moyed h send The resolutions back TO YER
mont and advocated the motion at sonc length.
Mr. Fefgusln warmly sustained MI Syme's res"'u-
ton aud declared lie ready 10 stand by the altitude
OF Virginia "a all hazitd4 aud tn the last cXtlemity
Rather than submit lh,se constant aggresspn of the
Northern fanatics, he really 10 dissolve the ties Ut
Unnn
We did not reach the the hall ill near the conclusion
of Mr. i. : tcmnds
Mr. Iownes advocated the motion of Mr. Srme. with
an amendment hat the Governor sending the fesou
ous back, accompany them with dec aralion that me
Legi-hure Of Virginia understand their Constitutional
rights, and mean To mhiuiain them
Mr. SJnc acceped The amendment oi Mr. lowhes.
Mr. Perrow prepared fr dissou'lon o The Unlo'.
if Southern rgh's To he assnled-bn he wished 10
plare the North IN The wrong. Mr. i. ihu!h' there wm
duper al te present ol he passage oi any law ao-
shiny slavery in lhe District of Columbia or Infringing
on the rahs Of the Soutlas it would be mot with tho
Veto of he Executive. Mr. T. continued at some Length
show the utter dependence of The North upn The u'h
aud the complete power OF the Souh lodeend herse a
paas nggmssipns from any quarter lie regarded inc
Vermont resolutions insult offered and thought We
should send them back
Mr. Wlckham had hoped the motion of Mr. S,me
would have prevailed without discussion AS he wa un-
wIing thai it should app a that we attached an npo,
lance the resunlionsNlr. w. sugg.se ed In amend
men 50 ms tn clare that the Governor should send the
resolutions back without Comment
Mr. Burw,ll denounced the resolutions as most IN
suIilng and Infamous He trused that the motion "i mr..
Syne with Mr. Townes' amendment, would prevail
Nlr B gave history Of the Vermont Resolutions as
depicted IN the u $ Senate. lie also showed how de-
pendent the North was upon The South the South be-