Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-01
VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA

The resolutions on this subject, it will be re-
membered, passed the Senate with few amend
ments, heretofore noticed. The House agreed to
all but the one striking out the clause excepting
Vermont from the States to which copy of the
resolutions is to be sent The House on Friday,
very properly, disagreed to that amendment, by
the vote of At to 49, Virginia has already de-
clared that she would hold no communication with
Vermont, until the latter State shows herself a
reasonable, and not, as now, factious, member
of the confederacy. The Senate afterwards, ad-
hered to this amendment, and on Saturday the
House, by decided vote, insisted on its disagree
ment Soon after, the Senate very properly re-
ceded from its amendment, leaving. the resolution
as it originally came from the House.
We republish the resolutions, once more, in their
correct form, as they have passed each House of
the Virginia Legislature, by an unparalleled una
nihty.-Enquirer.
Whereas the Legislature ofthe State of South Caro-
lima has passed to provide for the appointment
OF delegates to a Southern Congress" to be entrusted
with full power and authority to deliberate with the
view and intention OF arrestng further aggression and
il possible OF restoring the constitutional rights of the
South, and, it not, to recommend due provision for
their future safety and Independence which act has
been formally communicated to this General Assem-
bly,:
1st Be it therefore Resolved by the General Assem-
bly, Of Virginia, That whilst this State deeply sympa-
thzeswith South Carolina in the feelings excited by the
unwarranabe interference OF certain OF the slave
holding States with common institutions, and
whilst diversity OF opinion exists among the people OF
this commonwealth in regard to the WISDOM justice
and constiutonay ct the measures of the late Con-
gress OF the United States taken as whole, and COM
monty known as the compromise measures yet the Lee
gisaure OF Virginia deems it duty to declare to her
sister State OF South Carolina, that the people of this
State unwilling to take any action lin consequence
of the same calculated to destroy the integrity OF this
| Union.
Resolved2 3D. That regarding the said acts of the Con-
gress OF the United States taken together, ADJUST
men oil the exciting questions which they relate and
chershng the hope that, if fairly executed they will
restore to the country that harmony and confidence,
which OF late have been unhappily disturbed the
State otVrgnia deems il unwse lin the present con-
don of the country to send delegates the proposed
Southern Congress.
| Resolved, Sd. That Virginia earnestly and affec-
onaely appeals to her sister State of South Carolina
to desist from any medtaed secession upon her part
which cannot but endanger the peipeuity of the Uni
on. and the benefits all the States resulting from it.
Resolved, 4th That Virginia, believing the constitu-
ton OF the United States, il faithfully administered,
provides adequate protection to the rights OF all the
States of this contederacy, and still looking to that in-
srument for defence within the Union, warned by tho
experience OF the past the dangers OF the present and
the hopes of the future nvekes all who live under it
to adhere strictly to it and to preserve nvioate
the safeguards which it affords to the rights ofind-
vidual States and the interests oil sectional minori-
ties
Resolved 9Th. That all acts of legislation or combi-
nations, designed in any way injuriousy to affect the
institution of slavery, deserve the unqualified re-
probation, are peculiarly offensive TO the Southern
States and must, if persisted in, inevitably defeat the
restoration ofpeaceul and harmonious sentiments 10
the States.
Resolved, 9Th That the Governor of this common
wealth be requested TO transmit copy of these resolu
tons the executive OF the State of South Carolina
with the request that they be laid before her le.
glslalure, and that copies be also transmitted to the
executive of each of the other States of this Union
| the State Of Vermont only excepted