Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-12
The virginia Resolutions.

The Richmond Enquirer of the Goth ult., con-
tains the preamble and Resolutions, as they were
adopted by the House Of Delegates, with the votes
given on each. They are as follows
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of South
Carolina has passed an act to provide for the ap-
pointment Of Delegates to a Southern Congress,
"to be entrusted with full power and authority to
deliberate with the view and intention of resisting
further aggression and if possible of restoring the
constitutional rights of the South, and if not to
recommend due provision for her future safety
and independence - which act has been formally
communicated to this General Assembly:
Agreed to without division.
1. Be It therefore Resoiged 6y tie General as
selnJly Of Virginia, That while this State deeply
sympathises with South Carolina in the feelings
excited by the unwarranted interference of the
non-slaveholding States with common institu-
tons, and whilst diversity of opinion exists among
the people of this commonwealth in regard to the
wisdom, justice and constitutionality of the mea-
of the late Congress of the L. States, taken
a whole, and commonly known as the COM
promise measures yet the Legislature of Virginia
deems it a duty to declare to her sister State of
South Carolina, that the people of this State are
unwilling to take any action Tin consequence of
the same) calculated to destroy the integrity of
this Union.
Ayes no. noes Mr.. Harrison.
2. That regarding the said acts of the Congress
Of the United States taken together, as an adjust
ment of the exciting questions to which they relate,
and cherishing the hope that, if fairly executed,
they will restore to the country that harmony and
confidence which of late have been So unhappily
disturbed the State of Virginia deems it unwise
lin the present condition Of the country to send
delegates to the proposed Southern Congress.
Ayes 10, noes 3-Messrs. Harrison Butt and
TomIin.
Sd. That Virginia earnestly and affectionately
appeals to her sister State of South Carolina to
desst from any meditated secession upon her part,
which cannot but tend to the destruction of the
Union, and the loss to all of the States of the
benefits that spring from it.
Ayes 114 noes Mr. Harrison.
4. That Virginia, believing the Constitution OF
the United States, if faithfully administered pro-
vdes adequate protection of the rights of all the
States of this confederacy, and still looking to that
instrument for defence within the Union, warned
by the experience of the past, the dangers of the
present, and the hopes of the future, invokes al
who live under it to adhere more strictly to it, and
to preserve nvioate the safeguard which it affords
to the rights of individual States and the interests
of sectional minorities.
AYES IS, noes none.
9Th. That all the legislation or combinations
designed in any way to affect the institutions pc
cular to the South deserves the most unqualified
reprobation, is derogatory to the rights of ant
peculiarly offensive to the Southern States, ant
must if persisted in, inevitably defeat the restora
ton of peaceful and harmonious sentiments il
these States.
Ayes 118, noes none.
6. That the Governor of this Commonwealth
be requested to transmit copy of these resolu
tons to the Executive of the State of South Caro-
lima, with the request that they be laid before he
next Legislature, and that copies be also transmit
ted to the Executive of each of the other States O
this Union-the State of Vermont only excepted
Agreed to without count.