The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-04
Rirbmonn Qispatth.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING w JAN. 4. l. co
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA,
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TUESDAY, January Sd, 1860.
The Senate was called To order at IL O'Clock
NJ by Lieut.. Gov. X. l.. MONTAGUE. on
taking his seat he spoke AS follows:
He sald Tn II IN entering on the discharge Of the
outSs assi 5ned iin by the people of Vir6lnia, IL
Was proper that he should return MS sincere sc.
KNOW edsinents for the honor. He on ID eptfeayr r
TO discharoe the obligations incumbent on him az
becs mes Vir-in AN. governed by hi III se se oi
v nat WAS due each member. Fairness and ,uipar-
uaiity should mark his acts, and he would unite
WIN the senate In All measures " hch ma, tend to
pfou."e the interests of tine ate, or to prot &c.
her IN al her hts and institutions He sand that
tao year the, were entering on. IN his opiu,"n,
Snsnt Sl,. TO chr n,c'e Southern irdepenuence and
oontLein eauai'ts IN our F.derai N, or South
ern independence outside of that Union He trust
ca Tue dan e's which threatened our State and
sect"h would ne In-t rs they ou- 1T Ia be d those
who represent free. emit. hteEed and de pe nde nj
people ne conrss Vireinia would take IN the
present Disturbed CONDITION OF the country exc,ed
the ankle I. ol thousarGs She was anon the iirst
tY lead IN the Revolution of 76 and ~ ne has been
the hrst whose sovereilnf asd dearest ri nus have
been assaiit b, the ruthless hand of vto.enc- It
~ ooii proper ana appropriate that she sho. Id be
the FIRST to take ,h- lead 10 lie reat crss o la,.
ne ever she leads, Southe. State will r. re
70 'o'to". he trusted such action would be taken
mere mere ~ would show TO the EoTld a fixed and m
ana her s"vereisnty. DO not insult her honor b,
c"mproins'n- her principles; do not tarnlsh her
,asc li,t,na pol cy. Let 1t be known to all that
7rsinia's on, object is peace and lnde pc ndence
she means to enj' AT AL and ever, hazard. If
your ac'I"n ,e assaiied, eehd il he e. defend 1t
a. Ia Hetu ne ucIenU III upon lhe h,oOGy
te!d oi STRIFE am piep re-, ~ share the fate at
our hessed old State and her noble and generous
people.
Ga motion Of Mr. Rlvxs,
hes"tred, unanimously, That the Senate renders
the tribute of its respect ard thanks tn ths late
ihfutenant 'oveTnor, WV. l.. JACksO as s pre-
soin .''lceT. Tor the MY FtialItS nd ahil-
~ with whic ne Invariably DISCHARGED his duties
IN that captrit,.
Three communications from Gov WISE were
READ 10 The Senatt. Que OF them enclosed 4
letter asking relief for Ed wand tcCab- IA per
son wounded October Il, at Iiarper's Ferry, III
OId EroWhs rad another contained a iis' OF
the commissioners tor this State in other
States, appoln by the EXtcutiy and the
tnird and The last was relative To the pardons
commutitions and reprieves from the Peni-
tertiary, with the Governors reasons there
.or Lad ON the table, referred, and ordered
20 te printed.
Mr RiVEs presen ted the petition of certain
citizens OF Mason county and others, for al ap-
preparation 10 complete the CoviHgion andO o
Railroad, at an early day, TO the kauawha
river. Referred
Mr.. SMITH presented the petition of Alfred
Beckiey II Raleigh, N. G., for a reduction OF
the assessments on his lands
Mr.. NEWMAN presented the petition of citi-
Zens OF Ceredo, in Wayne county, for an act ct
Incorporation.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, the Committee OF
Courts u Justice was Instructed To inq uire
into the expediency OF SO amending the IN Sec
iion OF chapter ia OF the Code as 10 extend is
provisions 10 the country Wet Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
On motion Of Mr.. NEAL, the Senate ad.
iuurned