Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-13
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From the Enquirer.
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION, &c.
The resolutions Of the House yesterday Mon
day Feb III adopted by the Senate with great unanmi
ty, and with only single amendment, viz that copies
should be the Governors OF all the States instead
| OF the "slaveholding" States exclusively.
On Friday Mr. Amber had moved to amend the
I'd resolution by inserting after the word proviso the
following words: "or any other measure which re-
cognizes the exclusion slavery under the supposed
operation of former Mexican laws" esterday MIR.
Amber withdrew the amendment, under the conviction,
latter consutaon) he stated, that the resolutions,
they stand, meet the object, to attain which the
amendment was offered, and, consequently, that the
amendment was supert1uouS.
motion Of Mr.. Pitts to amend the I'd resolution by
restoring the language OF the original report OF the Joint
committee, was alter discussion by Messs Garlic,
Stanard, Amber, Shacketord and Deneale, rejected
Mr.. Rogers moved to strike out the word 'slavehold-
| ing tlom the 9th resolution. After discussion by
Messrs. Rogers and Stanard in its favor, and Mr. AM
bier in the negative. it was adopted as follows:
= AYEs-Messrs Thompson, Kinney, Carlile Caring
ton, lsbell Shackletord, French Turner Sanard, Har
vie, Grantham, Edmiston, Crump. Jones, Harwood,
| Rogers and Fry-H
NoEs-Messrs Dennis (Speaker,) Rves, Woods,
Tribe, Barbee, Daniel, Opie, Tate, Cowen and Am
bler-lO.
The preamble and resolutions were then adopted, as
follows by the vote attached each, and Mr. Stanard
requested to notify the House.
1t IS proper to state that Mr. Garlic voted against the
resolutions the first because they differed from the
action of the Legislature last winter
Whereas, the reeeut action OF the General Assembly
upon the Wmot Proviso and kindred subjects and in
relation to fugitive slaves, has met with no other e
Spouse from the savehodalng States than violent
Remuneration and Systematic perseverance in the
wrongs OF winch 1--we complained And whereas, it is
apparent tna The inevitable result OF such of
actloa ca the part of portion Of the States be
Excite bitterness, jealousy and distrus among the rest
to ndle the angrest passions to extnguish that spirit
OF concession and destroy that mutual orbearance and
traternaI md ined
contederacy and finally to dissolve the Union itself
And, whereas, we are anxious if possible to avert the
evils which threaten us, and believe that the efec
tual means of doing this be found in the cordial
union OF the whole South for the maintenance of the
Constitution, and the preservation Of the Union if it
be preserved and for their own preservation, if
not:
l. Be it therefore, Resolved, by the General ASSEM-
bly, OF Virginia. That upon the questions thus perse-
veringy and reckessy forced upon the country, Virgin
ia has taken her position and thatpositon will be main
tanned Her loyalty to the Union is matter OF empty
profession 1t is stamped upon every page of her history
No State has done as much to form The Union; is
prepared to DO more to perpetuae it in the spirit in
whichtit was formed, and in which alone can be pre-
served. But, loyal she is and always has BEEN it
were fatal error to suppose that Virginia will ever
sent that that Union, to which she has looked as a
of happiness and honor shall be converted into
an instrument degradation and oppression.
The first resolution was adopted by the following
vote:
AyEs-Messrs. Dennis, (Speaker) Rives, Woods.
Tribe, Barbee, Garlic Daniel, Darlington Isbell Pitts
Shackletord, Opie, Tate, French Sanard Deneae
Grantham, Ediniston Cowen, Crump, Jones. Harwood,
Amber, McCauley, Parott and Frye.
| No--Mr Thompson.
2. Resolped, That in the of the passage Of the
Wimot Proviso or OF any law abolishng slavery in the
District OF Columbia or IN any manner interfering with
the rights of shareholders therein, aboishng slavery
or the slave trade between the States, Virginia will be
prepared to unite with her sister savehodng States in
Convention otherwise, in the adoption of any mea-
sures that may be necessaryto provide Tor their mutual
defence, or tosecure their common safety.
/ On the second resolution the vote was
AYEs-Messrs Dennis, (SpeakerO Rives, Woods,
Tribe, Babee. Daniel, Darlington, Isbell, Pitts Shac
kleford, Ope, Tate French, Turner Stanard Harvey,
Deneale, Grantham, Edmiston, Cowen, Crump Jones,
Harwood, Amber Parriott and Fry-M.
NOES -Messrs. Thompson and Carise-2.
B. Resolred, That in the opinion OF this General AS
semby, Southern Convention in which the States as
States represented should consist OF del egaes, Sc
ected by the people Of the several States in Convention
assembled, who should carry with them all the authority
derived from such an appointment and be prepared to
act for those whom they represent.
On the third resolution the vote
AyEs-Messrs Dennis, tSpeaker,} Rives Woods,
TRIBE Thompson, Kinney, Barbee, Daniel, Darlington,
Isbel Pitts, Shackleord, Ope, Tate, French Turner
Stanard, Harvie, Deneale, Grantham, Edmiston, Cow
en-, Crump, Jones, HARDWOOD, Amber and ry-2
NoEs.-Messrs. Garlic and Parriott--2
A. Resolyed, therefore, That, upon the happening of
either OF the contn gences contemplated in the second
resolution the Governor be authorized and requested
Gnstead of converting the Legislaturre to issue his
Convention, TO take into consideration the mode and
measure of redress with power to appoint delegates to
Southern Convention, and to adopt such measures as
the crisis may demand. The said delegates to be cho-
sen BY each city county or election district, according
to its representation in the House OF Delegates and to
receive the same pay and mileage as members fthe
General Assembly.
On the fourth resolution the vote
AYEs-Mssrs Dennis, (Speaker0 Rives, Woods, Tri-
BILE Barbee, Daniel Darlington, Isbe Pitts Shackle-
ford Ope, Tate, French Turner, Standard, Harvey,
Deneale, Grantham, Edmston, Cowen, Crump Jones,
Harwood Amber and Fry-25,
NoEs-Messrs. Thompson, Garlic, Rogers and Par
riott-4
S. Resolved That regarding the Convention pro-
posed TO be held at Nashville on the first Monday iu
June next as intended enable the people of the South
to take counsel together as to the best and most eec-
tua means of resisting the aggressons OF the North
of enforcing compliance their part with their con-
stutional obligations, and thereby of preserving the
Union of these States, now IN imminent peril by reason
OF the course pursued by the non-slayehodng States
and their representatives in Congress- in their ceaseless
agitation land that too in the most unfrendly spirit (of
questions involving the peace, the institutions and the
very existence OF the Southern States; and approving
the objects OF said Convention, above set forth the
General Assembly doth recommend to the good people
of this Commonwealth to send delegates thereto; and
that to this end they hold primary meetings in each
city, county and election district in the State, and ap
point delegates to Convention to be held in each Con-
gessional District in the month Of May next and that
the District Convention, constituted do each select
two persons Zone from each Of the two political parties
OF the counry0 who shall be delegates to the said
Nashville Convention. |
On the fifth resolution the vote was
AyEs-Messrs Dennis, (speakero Barbee, Daniel,
Darlington, Isbell Pitts, Shackeiord Ope Tate, Stan
ard, Harvey, Deneale, Grantham, Edmison, Cowen,
Crump, Jones, HARDWOOD, Amber and Fryw,-,2o.
NoEs-Messrs. Thompson, Kinney, Garlic, French,
Turner, Rogers and Parriott-7
&. Resolved, That the Governor of this Common
wealth be requested to send copy of these resolutions