Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-01-16
Virginia Legislature.
MoapAr, Jan. 9!

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In the House of Delegates d Com
reported a bin appropriatihg,
S25, 00Q Tor the contingent fund.
A committee was appointed. TO wait
upon Gov. Letcher to inform him that
tile House was ready to receive any
communications from him sub
sequently reported that the Governor
had nothing to communicate at pres,
ent.E {
1.-The Senate was not in session.
t4 X TUESDAY, Jan. 3.
lii, the Senate Iaeut. Gov. Monta5
que, ontaking the Chair. delivered d
brief and Observation-Disclosures.
REMARKS or Mr.. MosFAG
Senators: nentering tipoatltedisF
charge Of the3dutiss which have been
assigned me BY thepeople OF oln Conn
menweaIth, tits proper that should,
through yoa, their representatives,
express to them with emphatic earn
estness my sincere Acknowledgements
for the honor theY.haye done me.
In.performing the ob 1igationswhicll
Elll7attach to the position to which |
have been elected, i shall .endeayor
to discharge then as becomes a Fir7
ginian- shall be goyerned in all |
do here By afiigh sense of what il due
to each member Of Ahis body and
shall extend to all that courtesy and
respect to which each ones position
here entities him. Fairness aud lin
partially shall mark my acts ; and |
shall cordially and earaestlynnite with
YOU &c far as compatible with my
position, in all measures which may
tend to promote tie interests Of our
State, or.to protect her inaiE her rights
and institutions. ! ~
You are, Senators, just entering
upon another year--a year which in
my opinion, ought 70 chronicle South
ern Independence and Southerneqnal-
lily III our federal Union, OF Southern
independence outside or The Union-
and 4 trust You will excuse me II I ex.
press the ardent hope. that tho dan.
gers which threaten our State and
our section, wilibe met ashley ought
ito be, by those&Bho represent q free.
enlightened and independent people.
Thousands are looking and awaiting
with indispensable anxiety, to see
what course Virginia will take ID 1.-THE
present disturbed condition of our
E%eountry. a
She wasamong the first to Lead ia
the Revolution Of rs, and as she has
Ebeen the first whose sovereignty and
dearest Fights have been assailed By
Ethe ruthless hand OF violence, Il il
bath proper and appropriate that she
stond be the frat 70 take the lead in
the great crisis of260. Wherever
she leads, no sister Southern State
will refuse to follow. And may fhope
that such actionwiIl be taken here as
will SHOW to the world a fixed and
inmoyeable purpose to defend her
rights and her sovereignty. Do moi
insult her honor. by compromising
her principles do not tarnish her
fame by unjust aof rash resolves, 81 d
timia and Facilitating policy. Let d
hrm adherence to justice and State
rights characterize all that may Be
done-let# it be known to the world
and especially to those who are war
ring against her, that Virginia's only
Eoblect is peace and independence. at
home and justice from abroad ; and
that these she means to enjoy at all
and every hazard, and if your action
oe assailed, defend it here; defendfit
at home, and if need Be defend ii up-
on the bloody field Of strife /; and
thonghl should not be there, as here.
to preside over yem actions, yet ii
life be spared, / will bethere, to share
the fate Of our blessed old State, and
her noble and generous people.
a resolution of respect3and thanks
to- the retiring officer, Wm Z. Jack
son. was unanimously passed.
CoscREss.-No speaker elected ret.