The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-06

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURY-NEw YORK ANN
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.-The PECULIAR INsrITU-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PERSONAL LIBERTY ACT,
ETC.
The Legislature Of Virginia met At Richmond the
80 ns and the House OF Delegates organized by the
se-election without opposition, Of Oscar M CrutchAed
of spots vania as Speaker Mr. st. George Tucker
also reelected Clerk; Robert Bradley of this city,
elected Sergeant at-Arms Robert Cawtnorn of Lynch
burg First DooIke
Cove tnor Jo johnson, who been in the executive
chair four years. and who retres the 1st of January
TO make for his successor Henry A. Wise transmit
ted his last message to the General Assembly The docu-
ment Is very leng hv and embraces general review Of
all the affairs of the State. In regard to the naaoai
condition of the commonwealth, the Governor -. -
The entire receipts of the treasury excu
sive Of the internal improvement fund and the litera
fund, as shown by the exhibits Of the Auditor Publ
Accounts, amounted to ST. ,958 90, which, with tn
balance in the treasury at the end of the preceding
year. Of $50 ssl o. makes total Of 81 sis IT, tn
the same period excluding the unds amounted to
sos 10 showing an actual deficit Of 1886, olS OF,
which 81 before stated vas provided for by temporary
loan OF S9OO,OOO The Treasurer under the provisions
OF the law, executed his notes to the banks payable
the 10Th inst but the Of the State is pay
received by that day. 1t win be necessary then that thes
notes be renewed This is understood
the banks will not hesitate TO extend.
In addition to this deficit exhibited by a comparison
between the receipts and disbursements II is proper
state si. spay I pS % a og sS and which
been deferred in consequence OF want Of fluids These
amount In the aggregate to about $3.50 900, and will
require additional amount to be provided pay them
During the months Of December and January, large
POI ton Of the commemorative revenue IL payable and
will be received amounting, is estimated to sl130-
O0O The Interest due on the public deot and payable
on the lst o. January s127 ooo While therefore the
sufficient for the payment Of the interest and for the ord
nary expenses Of the government yet necessary
authorized to negotiate further temporary loan for
whatever amount may be requisite
The Governor the repeal of all laws on the
subject Of usuIy that citizens may free to stpuae
for such rate of interest may be agreed upon by con-
tracing parties He again the purchase Of
Mount Vernon BY the State it from the danger of
desecration and ruin. The message contrasts the re-
sources and enterprise Of Virginia with those Of New
York, ~ f00ws:-
1t may be painful but neverhee profitable to recur
occasionally to the history of the pas-to listen to the
from the effort aud actions Of those who have preceded
in the drama OF M The records Of former days show
neny the first commercial State in the Unonwnen her
commerce. exceeded in amount that Of all the New EGG
Land States combined-whsn the city of Norfolk owned
more than hundred ing ships, and her direct
foreign trade exceeded that Of the city Of New York now
the centre of trade and the great emporium Of North
At the period Of the War Of Independence the CON-
merce Of w gina four times larger than that of New
York In 1853 the imports Of the latter amounted to
enormous sum Of hundred and eighty millions near
y while those Of Viz gnia not quite $500 And
during that year there cleared from her ports $50
same period go and The amount Of goods imported was
less than four millions OF dollars showing concusvey
that her commerce has dwndled down into comparative
insigniacancs But viii pu sue the humiiatins com
psrison no further but rather inquire for the
which has thus deprived Virginia Of her supremacy
s grasp the almost entire control Of and emolu nents
derived from the commerce Of the country.
Advantage virginia hes greatly IN. aasant.ae o,er
any portion Of the North In all the elements requisite to
as =. ana but
talent ntrusted to her and has tailed to reap the
reward.
We have not emily permitted Northern enterprise to
overreach us but we have aided it BY actual contrbu
lions Of millions annually 'to the building up Of their
rights Of Cur own citizens. AMI the southern people
generally; moreover, when shall have expended
some twenty thirty millions in the construction
great horougi iare, and completed the inland system
Terminating the bay shore the inevitable
viii be 70 cast additional millions gratuiously at the
disposal Of Northern merchants and SPECTATORS Facts
ton.
In oImer communicat to the legislature briefly
averted TO some Of the advantages resulting from the
establishment of such direct communica atom with foreign
countries well the necessity OF having the business
transacted In vessels owned aud manned by citizens
also showed, a. think conclasvey, that upon the
completion Of the system in progress of construc
to support line Of seamers and the only doubt resting
upon my mind then was in regard 10 the time when
should embark in that enterprise and whether 1t shoul
be executed BY public or private means.
since then however, the relations existing between the
Northern and Southern States have changed every
vfsge Of doubt has been dsipated In regard the poll
cy and imperious duty Of Virginia.
On the question Of slavery the Governor stands on the
broad platform Of the constitution, and deals
heavy blows upon Massachusetts in Southern style
Hear him -
Since your last session have received from several OF
the States Of this conederacy resolutions upon
subjects, with request that they may be submitted
your consideration. In accordance with this request
they are herewith communicated The resolutions from
the states OF Rhode Island Maine, Massachusetts, end
Connecticut, upon the subject Of the establishment OF
Territorial for Nebraska and Kansas add the
admission into the Union Of these Territories
and relative to the fugitive slave law will doubt
t.sct your attention Tue whole scope and tenor 81
institutions and they are based upon the idea that the
states Of this Union not entitled to equal rights aud
that the people or one section to be allowed piy
fges and capacities which 10 be denied TO the people
OF shother This assumption should be promptly.
To such degradation should not submit The people
Of Virginia have the inaienabe right 10 carry any
species Of oery by them into any Territory
cf the United saes that the people any other state
have TO carry any species Of their property and Congress
has no authority 70 pass laws allowing the right to
state and denying 1t TO smother.
The people the States abolished slavery with
in their limits declaring that sound policy required
that II should be effected therein soon might
conssen. with the rights Of ineiv iuas and the public
safety and welfare What right have they TO say that
ey requires it to be abolished within their Jurisdiction
and when IL viii he consistent with the rights Of ndid
duals. and the public safety and welfaret What right
have they to declare that other ndepen sovereign
ties have net the equal authority to maintain II
to them proper that sound policy requires the contnu
esab-hmsn, Of slavery within their limits and
have not equal power 10 declare whether II be consistent
with the light. 81 individuals that II should be continued
abeisheas The Cover OF the United sta have
such power delegated to IT, 1t bel ngs alone to The
people, when they come to esa blsh the fundamental
law FOR their government; and Congress has
ihority to prohibit any state from coming into the
Union because slavery does exist does not exist within
It's limits.
II L. 'alse philosophy which teaches that the institu-
tions which have proved good for people, and
viii b. gocdt for all future commonwealth Ii Is not
true that the nstuions Of Austria Russia rarey
which They think good, the best for TIE United
States. IL IL not true that the institutions OF Con-
necicut wcad be best for Virginia. II II true
1T Is no less 'alse 10 attempt a crusade against
nations or States, TO compel them TO embrace prin-
cples or laws obna xious to them because they
deemed gpod and wholesome by others. The true and
only sound princp Ia for each state nation adapt
it laws sn1 constitution 70 the c which