The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-21

also his recent pr0nOunciameato with reference to
hopeless. unless, indeed the Northern sentiment in
his behalf is much more general than has "a yet been
manifested.
In the House of Delegates, yesterday, Mr.. Ruthsr.
ford the representative from Goochiand county
the proceedings meeting held by the citizens OF that
southern Commercial Convention to assemble in this
city the both Instant The following resolutions
BY the House to the Joint Committee having un
der consideration the subject axing some appropriate
punishment for the abduction Of slaves and ae devsng
Resolved also Is the opinion OF this meeting, that the
lawess outrages perpetraed by the Northern abolition
the rights Of Southern slaveholders merit and
should receive the severest penalties of the laws and
therefore,
should be DEATH that ali before after the
fact should confined in the Pententiary for life that
all vessels in which slaves be found concealed should
be- with their cargoes conscated and In order ef
iectuay TO detect kidnappers in thus nearous business
in all where suspected the mony of the
tra-that where effort has made to induce slave
to abscond from his master that effort, though 1t fall
should be felony and confinement in the penitentiary
that pilots now employed in their vocation Chssa
peake bay and it's waters be authorized to board any
suspected vessels and Ia order secure them from re-
sttance that the said pilots and their be enectu
ally armed at the cost OF the Sta In the event of the
capture Of vessel in this felonous business and her
con6scton and sale the proceeds Of the said sale shall
60 to the captors to BIZ equally divided among them"
These resolutions reflect the prevailing sentiments
throughout this commonwealth upon the Of
nevertheless.
legislature will go to the full length suggested in these
resolutions. Measures Of extreme harshness will be
adopted and probably effective retaAstory scheme
fixed upon but whether the abduction Of slave will be
made to involve the penalty of death Ia matter Of
doubt. The course recommended with reference to
sells board Of which slaves may found concealed
will certainly be adopted and in addition to the right OF
search recommended to be conferred pilots and their
proper equipment for that purpose two moro cutters
or small steamers will be placed upon the waters
of the Chesapeake with full powers to act
as emergencies may require. Every formidable
effort the part of Northern ab0litonsts to invade
Southern rights, will be met by corresponding efforts of
defence though such efforts may involve vioatoa
Of the federal compact The south will act upon the de-
fepsive long degree of safety to her interests
viii be guaranteed thereby, but beyond that consid
erationnot even the OF the Unionwl In
uence f0rbearance The Southern Con nercal Con
venton, to assemble In this city the Both inst, VIII
probably define what position the South will in
view Of the present formidable aspect Of aboionisn
manifested in the existing state Of parties In the United
states House OF Representatives It probable that the
JOINT committee of the Legislature having under consd
prevention of the escape OF slaves will await the action
of the convention before recommending any measures
upon this subject to the General Assembly The laws up
these subjects will doubt be framed In conformity
with the action Of that body and the recommends
tons from that source will be rigorous in the extreme
there is every reason to expect
Elk Governor Floyd offered the following resolution in
the House of Del gates yesterday:-
Resolved That the Committee Courts Of Justice in
quire into the expedency OF appropatng like sums OF
money to the of free Of color who shall emf
crate to Of the nonslaveholding States and settle
removal of such persons to Liberia.
The object of this doubt, is to obviate the mpro
upon slaves The transfer of this of population
will in social point of view be advantage to the
State for almost half of robberies committed in
the Commonwealth are perpetrated by this class. The
Northrons viii ascertain that, much they love the
woolly heads, will be by means profitable acces-
sion to their population They indolent ana mis-.
chievous Will necessarily become still more under
more liberal code of laws and exemption from the
sautary which are imposed that class in
the South
A meeting Of the democratic members of both
branches of the Legislature held in the hall of the
resolution ordering that Democratic State Convention
be held in this city Thursday Feo 28th and that the
democracy Of the various counties cities and towns in
the State be invited to send delegates thereto They sd
journed to meet again on Thursday week.
We had Saturday last the heaviest fall Of
here for the last twenty years. 1t continued twenty
hours ince ssany and is now fully eighteen inches deep
throughout the city. The novel spectacle Of slsghing
now presented on our and from present appear
for this enjoyment The cold excessive. is freezing
since the first appearance Of the snow.
tions caused by the heavy snow. Only one mail has
reached here from New York since Saturday asa seri
GUS disadvantage to business South Of scarcely
the weather there but little sSstsd n Comparison a
the condition of things here.
RICHMOND, Va, IAN II, 1856.
Resolutions of the Vermont Legislature ON tie
Kansas Difficulties, Addressed to the Governor
Of Virginia Message Of the Governor to the
General Assembly, Accompanying these Resolu
tions-Action Of that Body Thereon.
Governor Wise addressed the following communi-
cation with the preamble and resolutions herewith
annexed, to the General Assembly of this State this
morning. While the Clerk of the House of Delegates
was engaged with the reading Of them, feeling of
Indignation was eyinced throughout the House, and
feel sure that nothing but proper regard to the
rules would have restrained themembers from an
expression Of indignant scorn at this ebullition Of
N orthern fanaticism.
The following is the Governors communication,
accompanying which were the resolutions herewith
transmitted
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES GENERAL
ASSEMBLY or TIE COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA.
GEaTIEMEN-I hesitate to decide upon complying with
the request Of the Governor Legislature Vermont
lay before you the accompanying resolutions o. that
State on 50 much Of the Governors message relates
70 Kansas
These resolutions in every sense offensive to us,
and unbecoming an intercourse and correspondence
which should obtain between sovereign States the
conederacy. They dssgd to irrate public feeling
upon topic concerning which it is naturally and habu
ally sensitive aud excites and calculated impair
the affection which should bind the people Of the States
together in national union. Extremely and
iase in fact and in principle they not worthy of dis
cusson. The time for discussing such uuwelcome
sives from state TO State is passed We
with the beads o fanatics nor touch hearts fatally bent
upon treason.
From time to time for many years the authors of such
chief have been demonstrated with in van and have
been induced bu. to repeat outrages to insults
and at last to organize opposition the constitution and
laws and to seize upon State and federal authority for
further sRgr ession
In the present posture Of relations but wait in
calm, cigned and patient composure, either for the
worst to the worst for returning sense OF
patriotism. for the past sacred regard to
law order love of justice and of peace to DO
awakened and restore siserhood of States its asc
tion its harmony, its glory and strength.
], therefore, recommend that action be had or
taken upon these resolutions by you is proper per-
haps. that they should be preserved only State
chives in proof of the wrong offered Of
bearance and this, and respect for State sovereignty
alone, determine TO notice them / now do They
hut minor results of the apprehension
and danger which has assumed much formidable
phase and arrests the gravest attention Of
try The federal government arrested in ts operation
the Representative branch Of Congress- is disosanized
and the representative principle itself Is brought into
dsrepute by 1t ut this very moment and in such crisis
as this hardly descend to look to results upon
Vermont Legislature and Executive. Our atten.
ton il chilled to WASHINGTON city. not to Mont