Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-27
Thursday, March 20.
HOUSE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

When the House met, the Orange ant
Alexandria Road being under considera
ton, MIR. F'lournoy proceeding in his oppo
sition to the bill when he was interrupted
by Mr.. Barbour, who moved to lay tn,
bill on the table with the understanding
that 1t would not be called up during the
session. Agreed to.
Mr.. Scott Of Fsuquicr offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, and advoca
ted them in brief speech
Whereas the State of New Hampshire
Maryland and Indiana, through their Con
ventions, and the State of Illinois through
her Legislature, have expressed their APP.
probation of the series of acts Of the lat,
Congress, commonly known as the ''Com
promise Measures" and declared their
determination TO support the same as a fl
naladjustment of the sectional controvcrs,
that has so long agitated the Union; anc
whereas the State of South Carolina has
expressed opposition to those measures, and
through her Legislature taken steps to send
deputies to the Congress of the Southern
States proposed by the late Nashville Con,
vention; and, in connection Herewith, has
provided for the asse mblage of a State
Convention, to take into consideration the
/. proceedings and recommendations of the
said Congress and for the further pur-
pose of taking into consideration the gen
eral welfare Of State, in view of her rela-
tons to the laws and government of the
United States and these acts having been
formally communicated to this General
IL Il
State should make known to the sister
States her sentiments respecting the same
BE it therefore Resolv d, by the Gener-
al Assembly Of Virginia, That regarding
the said acts of the Congress of the Uni
ted States as final adjustment of tie ex.
citing questions to which they relate, this
State Is willing to acquiesce IN the same
and chcrishes the hope that if fairly execu-
ted, they will restore to the country thai
harmony and confidence between its part,
which Of late have been so un happily
disturbed.
2. That whilst this State sincerely sym.
paihieses with S. Carolina in the feelings
excited by the understandable interference
OF the people of some of the States with
our domestic institutions; and whilst she
cannot approve of all the legislation Of
Congress touching the same. yet she per
ceives in the present condition of the coun-
try nothing ojustify any action calculated
to endanger the integrity of the Federal
Union.
3. That in the language Of the farewell
address Of the father of our country, she
regards the "unity of Government which
constitutes us one people as main pillar
ofour real independence; the support Of
our tranquility at home, our peace abroad
Of our safety, ofour prosperity, of that very
liberty which we so highly prize" and
watching for its safety with ..jcalous ankle
ty," this State deems it duty to declare
that she cannot unite in the Southern Con
gress, nor in any way commit herself to the
evident consequences of such a measure
and sheis constrained respectfully, bu
earnestly to demonstrate with her sister
State against any meditated secession OF
her part, which cannot but tend to the
destruction ofthe Union and the loss of al
the countless blessings that spring from it
d. That the Legislature of Vermont anc
other Non-slaveholding States, designed Il
deprive the South of the only measure o
the Compromise conceded for its protcc-
ton, deserves the sevcrcst Reproduction, a,
peculiarly offensive to the Southern States
as derogatory to their rights, and fraughi
with imminent danger TO the Union.
s. That the Governor be requested tc
transmit copies of these resolutions to the
Executives ofeach of the other States with
request that they be laid before their re-
spcctive legislatures.
Mr.. CrutchEeld moved that the resolu.
ton be laid upon the table and be printed
Upon this motion debate arose, in which
Messrs. Crutch6eld, Boiling, Dorman
Flournoy, Stovall and Ferguson participa-
ted. The motion was finally adopted.
A motion was then made that the resolu-
tion bemade the special order of the day
for Friday afternoon. On this motion Mr.
Taliaferro, called for the ayes and noes,
when it was adopted by the following vote:
ayes %. noes "a.
ELL REJECTED.
Guaranteeing the Bonds of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company.
On motion of Mr.. Janney, the House adj
journed.
Friday, March 81.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Rev. John Early Of the
Methodist Church.
Various reports were made from the
Standing committees.
BILLS PASSED.
Releasing to ]. Louis kinser the Com
monwealth's right to certain 10, in the
town of Alexandra.
Incorporating the Pleasant Valley Iron
Manufacturing Company, in the county o.
Barbour.
Incorporating the Spruce Run Manu-.
featuring Company.
ELECTION OF GOVERNOR.
When the hour arrived for the execution
Of the JOINT order,
Mr.. Hays rose for the purpose of nomi.
mating Col. Joseph johnson of Harrison
county. He passed very high eulogium
upon his social, personal, political, orator.
csl and military character and services
And was followed hy Messrs Flournoy