Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-14

- Doctor | do not belleve IN examining phy
10 10 down the throat of any one. 1t is IN
u,t !, is ungenerous, to use our power Il
~ nnress. 1t is not one Of the cardinal point,
IN the Democracy to trample OH an enemy
n have not 30 understood it's principles. Sir
N you not perceive that in pressing vote
I'm this question you put the minority 10 6
Use position? Ii you compel them to vote
#gan,t these resolutions, they seemingly vote
4 .ainst the slavery clause OF the Lecomptor
d Institution. And does any one doubt the
Realty Of those gentlemen to the South or tc
tIaverS do not.
a The ayes and noes were then called for on
4he question to lay the resolutions on the IT,
BE, with the following result:
4 Ayes %, Noes l6.
H In the House of Delegates, bill was re-
tOrted TO amend and rt-euact the charter oi
the town of Leesburg, IN the county OIL LOU
GOun.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Committee on
Banks, presented reports adverse to reqnir-
ing banks to redeem in specie all notes PAID
out at their respective counters.
TO legalize the present suspension OF the
|E.nks of this Commonwealth.
10 require Savings Banks to pay bonus
ID the State.
1 TO change the law as to Bank notices, so
tes 10 make deposit Of notice in the post-oi-
fce nearest to the debtor sufficient in law.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, it was
Resgir,d, That special committee, to con-
,i.t Of fye members be appointed to enquire
aip,o the expediency Of amending IAN act to
s;o.orporate the M)nnt Vernon ladies Asso'
3catiun Of the Union. and to authorize the
4,urchase of Mount Vernon" passed March
8l-rh. 1856, so as the more eiectually to carry
but tie object of said act. :,
Mr.. Ma,sie, of Rockbridge, offered Sc
,ies Of resolutions on the Kansas question,
the same as those offered in the Senate by
Nlr. Coghill.
Mr.. kemper-I would like to record my
vote for these resolutions, and call Tor the
ayes and noes.
Mr.. Davis move that the resolutions be
laid upon the table. =,
This motion was rejected by decided
negative vote.
Mr.. Christian inquired if the rules of the
House did not require that joint resolutions,
( 10 which any objection was made, should he
Uger for one day.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. Christian then object to the con-
s siieratiou of the resolutions, at this time,
because of the Importance OF the subject.
Mr.. Keuper moved q supervision OF the
rules. in order that the resolutions might be
considered at once.
q Mr.. Christian--It was from no captious
or factious spirit, whatever that Indicated a
9desre to defer action on these resolutions
I'VE all know that federal relations, from
thine immemUrial, have been considered by
the Legislature of Virginia; but sufficient
stime tor deliberatiOn has always been taken
MANY members have been favored with an
opportunity of considering the resolutions o.
tfered before their introduction here. They
we're n select number. Others have not even
HAD an opportunity to read them. For thi:
treason desired that the resolutions should
& be laid over for one day.
d Mr. Kemper-Concurrin fully in the res
{ olutions, am prepared to vote for them now
4 1t is important that action should be taken
at once If Virginia is to assume the posi-
Z ton indicated in the proposition, the virtue
: Of that position depends upon the prompt
& ness with which it is assumed. l presume
that every gentleman is prepared to vote on
8 the question.
The motion to suspend the rules was then
agreed to.
i Mr.. Boreman-I ask the House to excuse
8 me from voting on the resolutions, as have
not had time to read them, to digest them,
or to know what is in them. ibis is ques-
3 ton of some importance, it seems to me,
(which some gentlemen have had time to con-
4sidcr They had taken action on them else
where, probably; but have not bad that ~
portunty. | therefore trust that the House
Twill excuse me from voting.
q Mr.. Massie said that bis only motives Tor
'nOt asking that the resolutions be laid over
kfor twenty-iour hours was that the delay
Knight invite discussion, and thus interfere
with the progress of the regular business be-
!, fore the House.
y Mr.. Christian offered an amendment to the
ffrst resolution, viz: the insertion of the
fwords "the Democratic members of after
the words Resolved by" He understood
That the resolution was adopted in this form
$el.ewhere, and desired that the House
should vote on the same proposition.
3 Mr.. Segar hoped that the amendment pro-
4posed would not be adopted; because, if adop-
4ted it would send forth the resolutions to
1.-The world as meeting the sanction only OF
Ethe Democracy, whereas it was well known
sethere were many members of the House who
awithout any regard to party politics, approx
led them heartily lie (Mr. S. endorsed
kevery wcrd, line and syllable Of the resolu-
EtloDs. He not only thought that Kansas
should be admitted with the Lecompton Con
*tilulion, but if she should not he so admit
Ped, he should regard the refus al as inelca'
ing firm purpose of the Northern maJorl'
&y never hereafter to admit q slave State 10
20 the Union. And he he would say further
Dnure that if Congress should refuse to ad-
Omit Kansas with the Lecompton COnstltu-
a Ion, it would be time for. the South to take q
position which would never be hereafter mis-
understood by the North.
The proposed amendment was then re-
IA ected.
81 Mr., Davis called the previous question,
s'1Rud the demand being sustained, the main
&qnestion, on the adoption of the resolutions,
5coIlectivcly, was pat. and determined IN the
affirmative AYES 10, nays ,.
D Mr.. Dromgools stated that he woald pre-
Fer vote upoo the ID resolution separately;
THAT be was prepared to vote for the first
and third in the series, but could not vote
for them as whole, having objection to the
second His objection was, that he did not
admit the power Of Congress to inspect State
fCOostitutions for the purpose OF determining
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