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1AEViRGIxIA RRsouurfoss o,s ,.a.s
AND 1879.

Z i only those Who 81 A,l-.,,,... -
believers il ,hpse venerable als
~ The name Of The Resolu,;on. & 49, '.'sa -
IA. he @virslnia doe,siaesa 4 ~, - aaow
q two SETS q resolu ioas, one paszss 4; .ss'',s
ether in 80, Misled ~ lie co,D mn ~ sas
the gentleman who sent Us ,ke roe
respecting The Report ana Resoaons = s - go
yersanlly spoke Of them as lie res,lu,ias = rs
INC puoheauon OF that note has drawn fram
ssnsl1ois ana esteemed friend in Yiraiuia, who
vas member Ofthe Legislature Of III, s,s,. =
iI9s, The anne4ed "reminiscences which cosa;.-
is0m pafsieiPAior IA the transactions II al, s.
Rod viii Be READ With interest even ~ ,ha.. g.
may not admire The wisd sm ~ Al G y
sssetsea q me resolutions but who misi never,hs.
50 RESPECT ne dieniy and purity Of ihoss s,a,es
nash ikem whose connsels, however n,is,aken ~.
resolution emanaled - Nafi8a1l Hisl!,sssesr.
VIRGINIA, January S 1854
MY DsAR STA: Ny attention has beesa a,,rac,es
an AIasis IN lAe National Intelligence cop,ain
ing ne following scrap Of history connse,e5 win
lhs Virginia RESOLUTIONS Of 49, copled isn, s
coma sdlsaen q Elious Debates -
men nese resolutions of virgins, yra,a
seElea taey Mert sent TO the dIEerekS 81 aass ~ -
YOKE ne opinion II each State upon is,em AZ
$3.50 we're Ielarned bv many States ana every
answer nsgatived the apparent and diree, nasa;ay
u The resolutions These answers we,s rssas.a
oy tue Virginia Legislature ID commisas ~ ~.
oody u SO happened that Mr MadisnIf ,sa ~ ~
reported the restitution was also The ca isn,., !,
,1 y commit 10 which the answers were referred
&c Ieportea upon The same, and in a.ervseIalso.
rate and ingenious report DESTROYED ,hs as,,arss.
ana direc' meaning ofthe resolutions.
now. i 50 happened that Mr. Madissn IA -,
report tne Virginia resolutions Of 90 Ar ~ ~
no' member the Legislature Al Thar Tina
aa,ug sae great excitement " '99 he ssls elected
member oftfe House OF Delegates aKi tnos ~. :
sea al that Sc sion with many Of lhe tnest sIs.,s5
statesmen OF Virginia, some lof who,ns mad -.
distinguished members OF Congress Il, o. i
that year that Patrick Henry consen,eS - 800. -
Ioe people al the request Of Gen. Wasi;Ig,oon =
Ihe Commonwealth however was denfs rssof III;
valuable services Nv his death before IA ,nss,i.
Of the Legislature. II was At Thai s,ss.inn ~,
prescription Tor opinions sake was rnrotnsncs5 ~
the great disgracecfthe State The fasssr :, ~
hon Henry Wise, who had filIed thssSpearsr'.
char with distinguished ability fnr thrSa sncca.
slve years, was prescribed because he prsesssd,hs
principles of Washington as was the ana and g
Mc ,,,s CLERK oil the House end other officers.
The House OF Delegates was at tha,iime eon.
siueiec by strangers and others 10 be the5most do
snea ana orderiv legislative body in itf world
There were no desks in the hall. hayin3 on ,h.,,
supply et pens and ink and writing !aner and
nevSpapefs and books 10 interrupt the psoceedings
~ me House and cause disordeE; censeuilentlyl6e
sessions seldom lasted over two month";. There
ffpH IA thas,
Each member satA n wbatevsr hsneh Rn sh
proper Mr. Madison ocrnn;ed ! ssat IL tao Es
ench opposite the dr. 80 II ane tioes
,n his right, sat his friend ,hs 'is,s Eaesas Emi
,et a well-known citi en- ~ tbs E,ss. NJ rs mal
we're the only two members hsl;srrs az .neJ
red the same seat f6rinp he ant,rs sao ~
Madison took his seal eacb III IT,
air powdered and wearng hina ~ 81 ~ 1Is
vhich he never threw "a whsr - aaaSsa.ssIi
hair. He smoke but seldom Iii 49, IL s.s sus
,as with apparent dif5derce d lao ~ efa
nth little Dr. no actipn, hcldtra II; NV ana