The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-29
Virginia and the south Carolina solutions

The following resolutions were adopted by the
Legislature Of Virginia, the 10Th instant, rela-
tive to the resolutions Of the South Carolina Legisla
ture, favorable to the assembling Of Southern
Congress, with view to dissolution of the Union:
Whereas the Legislature of the State of South
Carolina has passed an act to "provide for the APP
pointment of delegates to Southern Congress, to
be entrusted with full power and authority to de-
liberate 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 COM
municated to this General Assembly:
BE it therefore resolved by the General Assembly
of Virginia. That whilst this State deeply sympa-
thizes with South Carolina in the feelings excited
by the unwarrantablc interference of the non slave
holding States, with our common institutions and
whilst diversity OF opinion exists among the people
of this commonwealth in regard to the wisdom,
justice and constituonality of the measures of the
late Congress of the United States, taken as a
whole, and commonly known the compromise
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 UNI.
willing to take any action Tin consequence of the
same) calculated to destroy the integrity Of this
Union.
ID Resolved, That regarding the said acts of the
Congress of the United States, taken altogether.
an adjustment of the exciting questions to which
they relate, and chershing the hope that if fairly
executed they will restore to the country that har-
mony and confidence which of late have been so un-
happily disturbed the State of Virginia deems it UNI
wise, in the present condition Of the country. to
send delegates to the proposed Southern Congress.
3D.. Resolved That Virginia earnestly and aiiec-
tionately appeals to her sister State of South Caro-
lima to desist from any medtated 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.
4th. Resolved, That Virginia, believing the con-
stution Of the United States, if faithfully admins
tered provides adequate protection to the rights of
all the states Of this eonederacy, 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 nvokes
all who live under it TO adhere strictly TO it,
and to preserve inviolate the safeguards which it
affords to the rights Of individual States and the in
terests of sectional minorities.
9Th. Resolved That all legislation or combina-
tons designed in any way to affect the institutions
peculiar to the South, deserve the most unqualified
reprobation, dcrogatory to the rights of, and pc
culiarly offensive to the Southern States and must,
il persisted in inevitably defeat the restoration of
peaceful and harmonious sentiment in these States.
9th. Resolved, That the Governor of this COM
monweath be requested to transmit "a copy of these
resolutions to the Executive of the State of South
Carolina, with the request that they be laid before
the next Legislature, and that copies be also trans
mted to the executive Of each Of the other States
Of this Cnion-the State of Vermont only excepted.