Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-21


leopard its perpeutv. Why should we not speak GU
our opinions the Union! II there are those amonps
US who are opposed to it, let knt them He hope
the resolutions would be laid the table an after
wards be considered.
Mr.. YERBY said that up to this time nothing had oc
cured which would make HIM IN favor OF dissolution
of the Union, OF to contemplate dsunion. Although h
had hand in bringing the resolutions before the Hous
yet he desired to know the opinions OF the Legislature
on this subject. He was Compromise man and woulc
stand by it.
Mr.. JOHNSON movedt postpone indefinitely. w,
had been here two months, and what had we done!-
We had already had three of resout ions on Fede
raj relations, and now we had another. He though
that this great question had been settled by what he
had witnessed this morning. He attempted to went
his way up to the Capita but found the crowd grea
that he could not make his way through. He fount
that the assemblage caused by that distinguishes
individual, Mr.. Henry Long, in whose person thu
majesty Of the Fugitive slave law had been vlndca
ted. AS everything was going on so we'll he did no
why we should produce agitation upon this subject
He considered that the previous course four Senator
would be guarantee OF their future course, and it was
| unnecessary to give them any directions.
/ MIR. Boiling repeated, that had not these Compro-
mise measures been adopted, this Union would only
be in memory. He lived among Union men. His OBJ
iect to cut the throat O. some of the resolutions
which had been introduced here. He thought that the
recommendation of the Governor for grand National
Convention, where the rank ahotonist and the no,
Souhemer should sit together would prove as great
failure a certain other Convention, (the Nashville
Convention 1t was to cut the throat of these meas
| wanted
the voice of Virginia to go forth loud and clear as
the blast of the bugle He did not introduce these re-
solutions as party manhe was actuated solely by his
love of the Union. He believed that the Union was
the Ark of safety. He wanted Virgna's voice to 90
forth to strengthen our friends at the North. There
was Webster and Cass and Foote, and Clay who had
acted together those great questions and he wanted
to give them cheering voice. He did not here as
party man. except far his party went for the honor
| and preservation of our rights and OF the Union
Mr. Cox voted for the indefinite postponement, as the
whole week had been taken up in the election Of a
Judge, and the Land resolutions. He thought il was
gratuous and he could not see why, whether we had
to elect Judge do anything else, gentlemen should
| state that James M. Mason was Dsunionist He had
voted for Mr. Mason and he knew that James M. Ma
was tor the Union as long as the Union worth
preserving He hoped that would take the bills up
from the table and get with them, the Senate had
adjourned for three days because they had nothing to
do
Mr. Scorr of +. thought we should act now, as the
majority OF the Legislatures we're in session, had
been in session. and were acting, or had acted on this
subject 1t is proper it due to- ourselves, due to
constituents, that the true opinions of Virginia should
be made known He h ad just seen communications
sent to us by the Governor, enc osng the resolutions OF
South Carolina. How should we receive them? AS
we did the Vermont resolutions! Are to lay them
on the table This communication has just been sent
in by our Governor. In these resolutions of South Car
DINA, it is proposed to send delegates to Southern
Congress, according to the recommendation of the
Nashville Convention 1t is also proposed to hold
State Convention in them. Do not these resolutions
dissatisfaction to the Union? What are we to do with
these resolutions? May not action here have some
influence on the action of South Carolina? We know
how rife the doctrine OF notification was, and secession
is there now Let South Carolina undertake to carry
out her doctrine of notification and secession, and who
knows what may ethe result! Asshe has made this
appeal lis, he for treating her courteousy and
telling her that Virginia was Tor acqulescence that
to her proposed action, Virginia would take no part,
but to attempt to restrain herto counsel her-to adj
wise her. This much is due to ourselves and to our
H., H. al,
get rid ofthis subject by side wpebut that each
Der would vote the opinions Of his constituents. We
all know how easy to get rid OF troub esome ques
tons by side wind. The gentleman from TAYLOR
has told that he desired the resolutions postponed
because he wanted to get on with the business OF the
House. How many others may vote the same way
for the reasons, he did not know; but he desired
that plain vote should be had upon the merits Of the
resolutions, and did not seek to escape direct vote
upon them by this side wipe. He wanted the views of
the Legislature this question: to go forth to the world
He hoped that we should come up fairly and squarely
to the vote upon the merits ofthe compromise.
MIR. FLoURNoY did not see why resolutions OF this
character should have been introduced Our Senators
had introduced any propositions on these subjects
lift was the intention OF the mover OF these resolutions
to force to vote and to express our views to the
Compromise as originally proposed he would die in
his seat before he would that ne was n favor OF that
When the resolutions OF South Carolina shall
come up, we should then act upon them. We did not
know officially that such communication was here;
only by the statement OF the gentleman from Eau
ready to actupon hem AS to the Compromise" large
majority OF this constituents were opposed to it, but
they olerated-yes, that is the wordtolerated it, be-
cause of their oveor the Union He also only tolerated
it. Ie rather regarded those who favored the Com
promise disunonists. He did not think that one
third OF the membersEo this House were in favor oil the
Compromise, an original question What was the
"Compromse!" Nothing but surrender OF Southern
rights to Northern aggression He did not hesitate to
say that he opposed to the introduction of these
resolutions as he wasin favor ola short session. He
Tho 1nfrpI ~
business here. When 1he resolutions from South
Carolina should comeup he was in favorot acting upon
them.
Mr. DoRMAN did not consider the friends OF the reso-
luons before the House responsible for this discus
SION Last winter you did not hear any thing said by
members the opposite side of this House about the
loss oftme He thought that we should now pass the
resolutions.
Mr. FLouRNoY. The difference is, that last winter
previous to the action OF Congressnow it subse-
quent.
eman, but he had mis- desk the resolutions from In
diana which had given all so much Joy. He called
the previous question the indefinite posponement.-
The call was seconded, and the question was taken on
the indefinite postponement, and resulted follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Finney, Allen, billiard OF A., Nc
Dearmon, McClintc, Tompkins, Hays, Wells. Power,
Buckner, CaTneton Of G., Jones, Barbour, Deskias,
rant, Cason, Sova, Fleming Stump, Monroe, White,
Arnold, Howser Tomlin. Pendleton,. Niblett, New
man, Ienney, Montague, Harvey. Williams. Basker-
vile, 3eirne EdmundsOn Vanorsdal, Butt, Hender-
son, Campbell of NJ Boswell, Robertson, Kee, Cox,
Neal, Cackley. Flournoy, Harrison, Sturm, Martz,
Yancey, Pitman Calvert, Campbell OF Smyth, Whea-
don, billiard of Sussex, Johnson, and Massey of War
ren-59.
NoEs-Messrs Hopkins. (Speaker) Bowcock, Garter,
Massey of A. Imboden, MeCue, BurweI, Hammond,
Grantham, Darlington Of B., Forbes Clark, Speed,
Wilcox, Segar, Stuart, Hume. Scott of F., Dunlap,
Cooke, Brooks, Wall, Welton Hall, Morris, Southall,
Duke, Iewett, Patrick, Gresham. Slenp, Ferguson,
Edwards, Wright, Darlington OF L., Boydston, Kiby,
Dawson, Stubs, VERIFY, Russell, Witcher, Fairfax,
Garrison Strother, August. Craig, Doman. Patterson,
Herman, Speers, Sutte, Wilten, Dirty, Jackson and
Boyd--5S,
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Jan. 90;
proynr hv the Row Mr. Noora Of tho praohytarian