Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-21
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

D,
Tor the construction Of bridge across New river, in
GILES county;
Auhorisng on increase Of the capital stock of the
Junction valley turnpike company by private subscrip-
uoh' ana Tor other purposes.
ELECTION GOVERNOR
message received from the Senate that it had
agreed to the resolution of the House to 90 into the eec
non OF Governor, with an amendment changing the
DAY from the goth to the 2lst inst The House con.
CURED IN the amendment
wAsHINGToN's STATUE.
Mr. AUGUST offered the following resoluton.
Resotred, by the General Assembly. That for the
purpose OF guarding against any mua,ion or destruc-
ton OF Houdon's Statue of Washington believed to be
me only correct representation in marble OF the Father
OF ms country, the Governor of this be
requested TO in plaster 10 be taken from the
SAID statue, and the be distributed amongst the
several collegiate institutions OF this Commonwealth.
ayes76 noes q.
DOCK CONNECTION
mr. STUBBS offered the following resolution
- heso.red, That the President of The James River and
mana" ma company be required to furnish this House
copy OF lhe contract or contracts made for the con-
necuon between the Basin and the Dock and also a
copy oil the contract made for the building of ship
loch, cohhecng the DOCK with tide water at Rockets,
ana also to inform this House whether an additional num-
Der OF hands could not be employed for the more speedp
execution OF the work.
The resolution rejected.
MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
MT. CRUTcHFIELD offered the following resolution
which, after debate, was indefinitely postponed:
hesotoed, lhat leave be given to bring 10 bill re-
peang SO much OF an act passed the present session
as posipones the meeting of the next General Assembly
to the second Monday in January 1852
BILLS REJECTED.
Amending certain sections OF chap. 81, of the Code
Incorporating the Martnsburg and Canon bridge
Turnpike Company, and
-, Increasing the capital stock oil the Leeds Manor
Turnpike Company.
BILL INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Causing the Morgantown and Ices Ferry road 10 be
Macadamzed.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE,
Mr.. PATRICK offered the following resolution:
ReSotUed by the General assembly, That the Joint
resolution providing for adjournment of the present
session upon the 24th ns shall be and is hereby re-
scnoed, and that on Monday, the 3lst of this month";
the House OF Delegates, will, with the of the
Senate, adjourn sine die until the second Monday in
January, 1852.
The previous question being demanded and the ayes
and noes ordered, the resolution was adopted by The
following vote: ayes SO, noes Sc
RECONSIDERATION OF BILLS.
. Motions were severely made by the friends OF the
following bills to reconsider the vote rejecting them
put !wo thirds not voting in the affirmative as required
by the rule OF the House. the motions were rejected
Authorizing further subscription to the Ohio and
Maryland Turnpike Company;
INCORPORATING the Jefferson Road company--Ayes
46, noes Sc.
BILLS PASSED.
Bill imposing tax on Dogs in the countyof Mid
Incorporating the Coal River Bridge Company:
Incorporating the Newark Turnpike Company and
Incorporating the Salt M ills Bridge Company.
When the hour for the arrived the House was
discussing the Bill authorisng the Orange and Alex
andra Company to extend their road from Gordons-
vile to Lynchburg
EVENING SESSION.
When the House met, The Orange and Alexandra
Road being under consideration, Mr. FLouRNoy wass
proceeding IN his opposition to the Bill when he wat
interrupted by Mr.. BARBOUR who moved to lay lthe Bill
on The table, with the understanding that it wou no
be called up during the session + |
. PRESERVATION OF THE UNION.
hr SCOTT, OF Fauquier offered the following pream-
Die add resolutions and advocated their adoption in
lefspeeeh,
Whereas the States of New Hampshire, Maryland and
Indiana through their Conventions and the State OF H.
nois through her Legislature have expressed their an
probation OF the series of acts of the late Congress COM
monty known as the Comp omise Measures" and de-
clafea lieir determinations to support the final
OF the sectional controversy that has long
agitated the Union; and, Whereas the State of South
Cato has expressed her opposition to these measures
and through her Legislature taken steps to send depu
ties 70 the Congress OF the Southern States proposed by
the late Nashville Convention and, connection there
with, has provided for the assembling OF State Con-
venon to take into consideration the proceedings and
ofthe said Congress and for the fur
ther purpose OF taking into consideration the general
welfare OF thai State in view of her relations to the laws
and government OF the United State+ Aud these acts
having been formally communicated to thi General AS
semby IS deemed proper that this State shou make
known 10 her sister States her sentiments respecting the
same.
Be htherefore resOiped by the General Assemblp
OF Virginia, That regarding the said acts of The Con
exciting questions to which they relate, this State js
willing to acquesce in the same and cherishes the hone
that II ary executed, they will restore to the country
that harmony and confidence between its paris which
OF late have been so unhappiy disturbed.
q That whilst this State sincerely sympa hses with
South Carolina in the feelings eSaisd by the unwarran-
ted interference OF the people 6 some of the States
with domestic institutions snd whilst she capnot an
prove OF all the legislation of Congress touching the
Same, yet she percelves in The present cond ton of the
country nothing 10 justify any action calculated 10 en-
danger a the integrity OF the federal Union.
s. That IN the language of the farewell address of
the father OF our country, she regards the "upity of Co
veinment which constitutes us one people as a main |
pillar OF our real ndep ndence the support of our trau
quly al nome cur peace abroad OF our safety OF our
prosperity, OF that very liberty which so highly prize
and watching tor its sufety with Jealous anxiey" this
State deems II duty to declare that she cannot unite
In the Southern Congress nor in any way commit her
sell TO the evident consequences OF such measure and
she is constrained respectfully but earnestly to remon
sate with her sister State against any media seces
son on her part which cannot but tend to the desruc
ton OF the Union and the loss to all OF the countless
blessings that spring from it.
d. That the legls station OF Vermont and other nom
ats designed to deprive the Souh of the
only measures OF the Compromise conceded for its pro-
lection, deserves the epYobation peculiarly
oens i've TO The Southern States derogatory to their
rights and aught with imminent danger to the Unino
3. That the Governor be requested to transmit CO.
,les OF these resolutions to the Executives OF each of
he other States with request that they be Land be-
ore their respective Legislatures.
MIR. CRUTcHFIELD moved that the resolutions be laid
'pon the liable and printed Upon this debate arose
q which Messrs. CRuTcHFlELD, BoLLlNG DoRMAN
FLouRNoy, STovALL aDd FERGUSON, participated
motion was then made that they he made the spe-
nal ordero the day Tor O'Clock Tomorrow (Frdav)
,ttanoon. On this motion Mr.. TALIAFERRo called
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