Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-25
STATE CONVENTION.

SATURDAY March 2Jd, 1861.
The Convention met at l0i o'clock A NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Van Dyke oil the Presbyterian
church Brooklyn, NY.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS.
Mr.. CONRAD offered the following resolution, which
was adopted under the operation Of the previous ques
ton moved BY Mr.. PRICE:
Rssolrd and after Monday next and until further
dered this Convention shall be called order 1t 10 O'Clock
the reports from the COMMITTEES on Federal Relations at
O'Clock SAID Committee Of the Whole shall take recess until
O'clock when it rssll resume Its session.
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
Mr.. B0ISSEAU presented the proceedings OF meet
ing held in the county Of Dinwidde in favor OF seces-
| sion.
| Mr.. MORTON presented similar report OF meeting
held in the county of Greene and stated there were
only four persons in the county in favor of the present
Union.
Mr.. MARYE presented similar report Of meeting
held in the county of Spottsylvania.
The said reports were referred to the Committee on
| Federal Relations
THE SOUTHERN COMMISSIONERS.
On motion of M MONTAGUE 1t was
Resored That The Clerk Of this Convention enquire INTO ana
5S sorgs and MISSISSIPPI have not been printed
THE SUBJECT OF TAXATION.
The resolutions Of Me- WILEY further discussed
| by Mr.. HALL of Marion
| Mr. SHEFFEY read resolution which he designed TO
submit substitute, postponing the consideration oil
the question of taxation until the subject oil Federal he
| ations is disposed OF.
Mr. TURNER, of Jackson obtained the floor, and an
nounced his purpose to speak on the pending question:
on Monday.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Convention then resolved itself into Committee
| of The Whole, and
| Mr. BALDWIN, Of Augusta, being entitled to the
floor resumed bis argument in favor OF an adjustment OF
the national difficulties within the Union DE expounded
at length the propositions OF the Peace Conference
as amended by the Committee on Federal Relations ana
argued that the plan Of adjustment would more eiecuay
secure the rights of the South than that proposed d. MI
Crittenden He also conrovered the financial argument
in favor of the union of Virginia with the Southern Con
fderacy, by showing that the agricultural products OF
Virginia would be subject to duty when carried into the
Northern States the people OF which are our largest Gus
TONER'S while by remaining in the Union, we could AVOID
the mpOst either side the people OF the Coined
crate States would nompose tax upon their own bread
| and meat.
In regard to the manufacturing interests oil the State
Mr. B said the Constitution of the Confederate States
prohibited protective tariff, and whilst the manuac
turers of Virginia might by uniting with the Confederate
| ates cIjoy incidental protection IRON the compet
ton of Northern manufactures, they would be over
whelmod with foreign manufactures imported under
low tariff and experience has demonstrated that North
ern manufacturers with all their advantages OF capital
and machinery arc unable TO prosper under low tariff
But supposng that il would prove otherwise he did not
desire Virginia to become large manufacturing State
or the people of the Safe OF Virginia TO become the
Yankees of the South He preferred that should
continue TO devote our attention chiefly to the pursuits
| OF agriculture and commerce.
Mr. b. closed his remarks With an earnest expression
OF his devotion TO the Union and Virginia.
Ar BRUCE, Of Halifax, then took the floor, and ad-
dressed the Committee he said in the course of his re-
marks that he od bis people when brought before them
as candidate for the Convention that he would wait tor
the Peace Conference and for the inaugural and the
policy Indicated by that inaugural His nope of the
future had almost turned TO black dispar He was will
ling TO make one more effort and shall be in the form
of an tiDar put forth by Virginia in her sovereign
capacity. Before concluding his remarks, he yielded
o a motion for the committee 10 rise, which was sub
miited by Mr.. MORTON, aud agreed to.
MEETING IN CULPEPER.
! Mr. BARBOUR presented a report of the proceedings
Of meeting held in Cupepcr county in favor OF Ssces
sion, which read and on his motion, laid upon the
| table.
LIBERTY HILLS
Nr DORMAN submitted the following resolutions,
which, on motion Of Mr. BROWN, we're laid upon the
table.
Rssord That this Convention recommend to the General AZ
aerly The ss %, imp sing license tax the sale by
IA Nirgna Irodls u ofsucn North
states retain offensive c's Of the character
known personal Liberty B sm)lgst their statutes, guard
any ning OF the provisions OF the FEDERAL Con
Rso,ra That the President Convention copies o.
the foregoing resolution forthwith to the two
Houses OF the General Assembly
On motion OF Mr. PRICE the Convention ac burned.