The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-18


exceeding In cost - dollars, to be placed over
the grave of James Madison (Mr A. prefaced the
resolution with some remarks, in which he stated
that MT Madison was buried in an open field, with
no mark to distinguish his grave
Other resolutions were proposed and adopted
Mr. DOUGLAS presented the petition of b. B. Mi.
Nor, Esq, asking permission to occupy part of
the public lot near the State Court House, in the
city of Richmond
On motion, the Internal Improvement bills were
made the order of the day for Wednesday next
On motion of Mr.. YATES, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Littleton.
A message from the Senate announced the pas.
sage of sundry bills which were read and referred
to appropriate committees sF. s,zt5
Committees were called fer reports and num-
Der of bills were reported, which will csme up in
order.
CONTESTED ELECTION FROM FAIRFAX.
Mr.. PENDLEToN, of Louisa, from the Committee
of privileges and elections reported upon the pc
tition of X. II. CoCKERILL, contesting the seat Of
JAMES THRIFT, the delegate returned from the
county of Fairfax. The complaint of the contest
ant was, that the returned member ''was not eli.
gible to a seat in the general Assembly of Vir-
ginia, because he had not been resident of this
State for two years next preceding" his election
as the constitution requires. The committee give
it as its opinion that Mr. Thrift was resident of
this Commonwealth at the time of his election, as
no intention was shown that he had determined to
abandon his residence in this State therefore the
committee unanimously resolve that James Thrift
is justly entitled to his seat in the present Legsla
ture
The report goes on the table, and viii come up
in order.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
The SPEAKER laid before the House the follow
ing message from Governor WISE, enclosing GER
tain resolutions communicated from the State of
Vermont:
To the Senate and House of Delegates of the General
assembly Of the Commonwealth Of rnginia
GENTLEMEN : j hesitate to decide upon comply
ing with the request of the Governor and Eegsla-
ture of Vermont, to lay before you the accompa,
nying resolutions of that Stale, ION much of the
Governors message as relates to Kansas"
These resolutions are in every sense offensive to
US, and unbecoming the intercourse and correspons
dence which should obtain between sovereign
States in the same confederacy. They are design
ed to irritate public feeling upon topic concern
ing which it is naturally and habitually sensitive
and excited, and are calculated to impair the afec
gether in national union. Extremely erroneous and
false in fact and in principle they are not worthy
of discussion. The time for discussing such unwel
come missives from State to State is passed. We
cannot reason with the heads of fanatics, touch
hearts fatally bent upon treason.
From time to time, for many years. the authors
of such mischief have been demonstrated with in
vain, and have been induced but to repeat outra-
ges to renew insults and at last to organize oppo
sition to the Constitution and laws, and TO seize
upon State and Federal authority for further ag-
gression.
In the present posture of relations, we can but
wait in caln dgnifed and patient composure
either for the worst to come to the worst, for
past, sacred regard to law and order a love of
justice and of peace to be re-awakened and TO re-
store sisterhood of States, its affection, its har
mony, its glory and strength.
I therefore recommend that no action be had or
taken upon these resolutions by you 1t is proper,
perhaps that they should be preserved only as
State archives, in proof of the wrong offered u.s.
and of our forbearance; and this, and respect for
State sovereignty alone, determine me to notice
them as 1 now do. They are but minor results of
the same cause of apprehension and danger which
has assumed a much more formidable phase and
now arrest the gravest attention of our country
The Federal government is arrested in its opera.
ton, the representative branch of Congress is dis.
organized, and the representative principle itself
is brought into disrepute by it at this very moment
and in such crisis as this, we can hardly descend
to look TO its results upon Vermont Legislature
and Executive
Our attention is called to Washington city, not
to Montpelier. Parties, affiliated with those of Yer
mont, who have sent to US these resolutions, have
grown so strong as to succeed in electing TO Com
gress more than one hundred representatives, to
oppose mere minority, who are now defending
the cons tituton, and in Withholding from that mi
nOrity the support of thirty representatives more,
chiefly of the Southern States and the effect is,
that the House of Representatives cannot be or
ganized, except upon terms subversive of the con-
stitution and Union and the South is distracted
and divided against ITSELF Is the design of the
plurality, disunionS Is the purpose of the faction,
dicisi0n among 0nrSetUes2 If SO, it is time that all
people and all interests in our country, should be
aroused to of the fact that the easiest step to
dsunion is a ,cithdrdUal of representation and that
the potent compel aoitdraaoal Of repre-
seatation, is to disorganizc distract and degrade
representation.
How long Virginia shall be kept waiting for or
ganization on Constitutional termsf How long
she shall be kept waiting on disorganization, to
nuoid being put apon terms Of dish0n0r being
posed to dan9crf are questions for her people and
her Legislature to determine. For my part, i re-
peat the recommendation of calm, collected
dignity, and of patient and forbearing patriotism
Wait but be mt ,oanting ourselves and our pos.
teray, earnestly implore you. With the highest
respect, your ODD serv't,
HENRY A. WISE.
Richmond, Va, Jan. Is, 1856.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following are the resolutions from Vermont,
communicated to the Governor and sent along with
his message to the General Assembly:
STATE OF VERMONT.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
MoETPELIER, W., Dec. 20, 1856
To The Honorable the Goreynor Of the State of piy-
ginia: ~. s.sfs
Sir: have the honor to transmit to you the &c
IcsoiutiOub on 50 mHcn OF the dOyefuOra
Message relates to Kansas. :
have the honor to be,
With considerations of high respect
Your obedient servant
sTEPHEN ROYCE.
C. H. HAYDEN, Secretary. &
Revolutions on so much Of the Gorernoys Message az
relates 70 Kansas.
Whereas, The power and influence of SIaveholdnE
Sta.es in this Union has BEEN from an early period
successfully exerted in extending and strenrthennr
the institution of human slavery contrary to the clear
intent of the founders Of the government and In vio.
lstion Of the spirit of the Constitution and,
Whereas, In srder still further to extend slavery
and TO establish 1t In the FREQ territories Of the United
States there have been passed the fugitive slave law
70 called and the code establishing territorial govern
ment in the free territories of Kansas and Nebraska
with provisions inviting the establishment of slavery
theren and in frtherancs Of this purpose the citi
zens of Missouri have been nsuheTed 70 invade the
itory OF Kansas In armed haBds and 70 thers
by the people OF said Kansas from making their own
laws or eecting their representatives and BY law
less force 10 exclude them from exercising any voice
In the government Ut said territory; and
Whereas The present sdminisfra lon OF the gsne-
raj has lent ttself 10 fhsss cgai and un
just and has either openly AIDED fherein. or
srcrety connvrd thereat and has taken no steps g
execute the laws, to protect the people OF said
Territory la the exercise Of their constitutional rshte