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RESPONSE ro soUrp ca aoL,SAAsp
MisslssiPPs. ~

nEsPoNsB rO soCru Ca aoLlNA AnD
MlssIssiPPs. ~
The following resolutions have passed
both Houses Of the General Assembly ofvir.
ginia
Resolved by The Genersl Assembly, Tha,
We have received vith deep ssnsibility, The
communications which South Carolina and
Mississippi have made 20 the astboritiss Of
thi, Com nonwealth through their Com M 10
sioners, Hon. C.. q. Menmipgsr aud Hen.
z. b. StArke. and We bail with lively graft.
fcation the renewed Manifestations OF that
frstsrnsl Election which has hitherto eharse.
terized, aud Ne trust will Always continue 10
cbarssteriIe, The relation. Of South Carolina
aud Mississippi. with Virgins.
Resolved, That We perform pleasing du,
~ In recording asd communicating 10 the
suthorities Of South Carelin. and Aississip.
pi eur high appreciation Of the ability, Dig
bity and eourtesy With which their Conmis-
siopers have discharged the important duties
Of their mission.
Resolved, That the present General As.
sembly OF Virginia, recognizing 10 our pres
snt Relations with non slavshOlding Sts's, an
imperative necessity for decisiys measures,
does not yet aistrrst the capacity OF iss
Southern Stats, by . wise and frm exercise
Of their reserved powers, TO protect the rights
aud liberties Of tbe people. and TO preserve
the Federal Unieu. Fer this turposs We
| earnestly desire the eoIeurreut action Of the
Southern Ssatas But the General Assem-
bly, respectfully submit, for che eonsidsra-
too Of South Carolina and Mississippi, and
ali our sister States Of the South, that Ell.
eisnt cooperation will be more safely had
BY sueh direct legislative action Of The sew,
sral State, as may be necessary aud proper,
than through the agency IL any Assem- biaas
which eau exercise no legislative power ex.
cePt to debate aud advise.
Resolved, therefore, That 30 the opinion
! Of the General Assembly is 10 ipeIped lie ut
TO appoint tue deputies 10 the conference
proposed by South CsTol.aa aud Mississip>
pi
Resolved, That the Governor Of tbi. Com
moDvealtb be requested TO communicats the
foregoing resolutions TO the Governors OF the
States Of South Csrolina and Mississippi
and TO the Governors OF each Of the other
slsysbolding States
Resolved, That the President If the Sen.
ate aud the Chairman Of the House Of Del
sgates, Transmit 10 Hon. q. @. MemmipRsr
aud Hon y. b. Starke q copy Of lbs fore.
goiDg resolutions.
The resolutions are adverse 70 . Southern
Confsrsate.
Resolutions and smendmspts we're offered
BY gentlemen Of every variety Of opinion,
when the vote 90 the main question was to.
ken aud resulted as follows
ATEs -Messrs. Aldsrsos, ArpoId, Ball,
Ballard, Barbour, BasscH, Beatlsy, Bfsbis
Boremsn, @ l.. Brown, Andrew Brown, Bur.
we'll, Carpenter, Cs sip, Ch.p maH, Christian
Claiborne, COWau, Crane, Davis, W J Dick
snson, Edgins,on. Frost, . a,tb, ID. Gibson,
J. GilmsT, Goodyeoon ~, Grsttsn. HaBly,
Harrison, Raymond. Hsetlsy, HoGman,
Holdusy, Hopkins, Hunt, Hunter, JOHN
son Ksen, knois. Knots. Kyle, LET
vieb. Locke. Loekridgs, Lusss, Lynch,
b II Magrudsr, J q. Mart n, Wm Martin,
MsSsis, Matthews, Hsupir, SisJus, MeGfu.
der. Mckinney, heKspTie, Medley, Miles,
ID. Miller, MOsg. Morris, Myers, Patterson,
Phelps. Porter, PrstlsW, Pntebsd, Ran>
delphi, Red, Riebardsob, Kiddiek, Wynd.
hao hobsusoB, x X Robinson, Saunders,
Se-u, Segaf, SkannoB, Sibert. .snes X.
Saith, Isaac ) snitb, Totwilsr, wslIses,
Arthur Watson, VISITS. wtleb, West. vii.
sou, Wilcox. Ysrby-9O
NAYs-Msssrs. Allsa, Apdsfsou. B.sksr.
vile, Bass, Bell. Blas- Boisssau. Garter.
Cbilds, Collier, A D. Diotisson. Dsskval'
Earle, Evans. Fisnisg, PTissd. Garfe,,
yamss, CDsford " jones, Warner r Jonss
ksufmso, ksnpsr, Kiuehslos ,Landy, Lypa
Mallory, MeCanAat, AsDoWsll. " eCIsehss
h0Bisgus, Nsutoo, orgain, Rivss, seldom,
Hepfy Smith, Taylor, Tomiin, Tyler, Walk
e., Ed-in Watson, wii,sn, Speaker CraIeA-
hsld- "a
The foIlSsisg IL tbs vote 10 The sEsa1s
ado ting the RspoFi Of the Co@ni,.ss, De.
elining 10 usi's 10 tbs southsru Cosvsu-
tiob
ATEs -Msssrs Arms,rosg. Brssnon.
Bruce. Csldssll. Carson, CsrFaway, Carer,
Day. Finney, Preach, GFesvsr. johnson.
jones. Logas harsh.ll, Massis, MsKsasey.
Neal, Ssesop, RsVlon, NsWman Pate. Par.
too, Richmond, Rivos, staasi. Thomas. Off
Thonss, Of II Tovss', UrquAUi. Wick
h.m, 81.
NAYS --NsssFs. August. ChFisiiau, CIsE-
bosas, Coseili. niekssson. Douelss. Gate.
gsod. Lysos. PsnsybasksT, Tslfafsrfo,
Tbs0psou-ii.
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vote vs. takes he's s,stsa sfsrussas thai
hsd be besa PFsssbs Ne vosd hsvs yo,sa 10
favour q . s9uihsgn C0sissssss
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