Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA
SATURDAY, Jan IS, 1851
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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Mr. iALlaFEERo from lhe coi.1teee iof Couils Oh
Justice presented OH dvorcng Anna voolfolk from
ner husoano bent'y H. Toooh' aug OH oiVofcihg
Henry L.. Stephens from lis we keoecca Jane-and
also repUrs upon various lesoiutions ava pettlohs
W.T. WILLIAMS iroh 'iie eolhuuee on ffoposhlohs
presented bill incorporating the town OF Harpers
Ferry
vi CRAlG rom lfe coln',l.,ee on hdaas' presented
a. Dill IN relation 10 cams across Mchlm creek, IN
lyief county.
WI; uuhkkANI rom .lie eoi1iil.ee on banks, pre-
sehlea ON 10 M lie 5oyalon Savngs BANK
Onmohon OF Mr. fATRIck-fesotGe0, That the COM
mittee on Agriculture enquire INTO the expectancy OF
incofporatlng me great western Winning ana Manu-
iacrnrng company
ne orEAEER lalo oflole ene iiouse comuhca-
tion rom me enclosing resolutions OF the Con
ven,lon OF I'VE" Hampshire, relaiVe 10 tne unon,Laid
on i'le taole Also co.nluhta.oh rom ''le uover
nor enclosing, lhe fesoutiohs OF me SCUM Cafona
Legsare relative I TO Houlhefn congress &C The
fesoiutons were iao on .Ie ''oie.
Ar. D i IL ~ hha ~ " ione -. r
WI boLLNG thou Ut l'ial 1t was lle me pc Lon
vhgnia s.oou oe hno"n oie espeeIa' ~ as 81
'au iecentiy slsel 49, &c g q we
ne accofanSy ole!eu .he iunpWlnS resolutions:
whereas .he 1 HuesIons MNich ialeiy ael1'ea lhe
Oohsiess VI .le or'ea 'i'es' anu leaeaeu lf peace
=, .'I "u III ane Gnlon
nave oe 9 happy ny o several aelS Known
as tio - i ais uie au
uslGn OF losG q"espns has eecu Wlout con
tiavehnH tIe pos'',on 'ne1 py virginia at me iast ses
SION oi te Ley id wl'Teas tlle sdla Cohlpro
mise eases are itsaiueu ny Fnsa as onoing up
on al the states ae Oh ,ha ms wnoa however they or dy
uuds may uGe "lsi anoi. 81 te luli measure OF JUS
ice 10 ie save I.aes anu whereas 11rgma cons
as as SIZE esta las s e onlon great
pesss' ulu wneteasl aso, snghla REGARDS lne COM
promise measures IA .he nature OF treaty OF peace be-
S Iween lie ncn s'Seiioious auo the slaVehou'ng
0'a5es: therefore, -. 49,,
That Virginia will stand to and abide nv ,boss Mas
ures in good faith and will not sustain or countenance
any State in violation of them
Resolyed, That Virginia will consider the repeal of
the fugitive slave law dissolution of the Union and
will in is repealed rose any longer to recog-
nize herself member thereof.
Res0tDed That Virginia looks with profound con-
tempt upon that reckless and party at the North
known as aboonsls and regards them as persons DIES.
ttule of all claim to the respect or federation of man
kind and that each State owes it to ts sister States to
all further agitation OF the slavery question by
them within their limits.
Resolpcd also, That our Senators in the Senate of
the United States, be instructed and our members of
Congress be requested to sustain the COMPROMISE mea
in good falkland, IN case the law generally
known as the fugitive law is repeaIed-or, Congress
shall pass any law abolshing slavery in the District
of Co lumbia, or abol.hing slavery in or the slave
trade between the States that our said Senators and
members OF Congress resign their seats in the respective