The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-10

| amendment, a prominent one being the ;nsiefi
| mite length Of time proposed.
| Mr.. WIcKRAA continued his argument, de
| clarisg that unless the responses from the
| North We're favorable. the Union should be
| broken up, not by secession, but by revolu-
| ton,
Mr.. MoxrAavE, OF Middl-sex, moved to
amend the amendment by striking out the
words popular vote,' and inserting "theii
proper authorities"
Debated by Messrs. MONTAGUE and CONRAD,
and rejected.
| Mr. GoopE, of Bedford, moved to amend MIR
| Wickham's amendment by adding thereto the
words "And in the event that this Common
wealth fails to obtain affirmative responses io
her requests, from the non .slaveholding
States, She will feel compelled to resume the
| powers granted by her under the Cons titntion
| of the United States. and to throw herself upon
her reserved rights
| Mr.. GoopK advoca ted his amendment: if the
purpose OF the Convent tion was TO present an
| ultimatum TO the Northern States, he desired
| II should be in such unequiyocal terms rs 10
| prevent all doubt or misconstruction i'll the
| future.
Mr.. CARLILE could not undertake to speak
| for the Convention, but would say for him
| self and his constituents that they contem-
plated the presen ting of no ultimatum. Sc
| cession and disruption they were opposed 10.
| He would be willing to vote for the amend
| ment of the gentleman from Henrico, (ar.
| Wickham,) provided he would strike from ii
| the latter clause, which was the ultimatum
/
\ tract from one of Henry Ciay's speeches,
| showing that war was the only method by
which dissolution could he accomplished.
Mr.. GooDg desired to know, il the amend
ments con tenn pia ted Were deliberately rejected
| by the North, whether he and his constitu-
| rnts would still go for acquiescence with the
| Northern Confederacyi
Mr.. CARLILE said his people believed in the
maxm-"Suiiicient unto the day is the evil
! thereof" The question WAS not before them
| when he was last with them, and he could
not say what they might decide 10 do. He
| would say th%t it was not contemplated by
them that the Convention would pass any act
| or resolution looking 10 present or future dis
! solution, without having first referred it 10
| the people at the ballot-box.
| Mr.. GoopE thought the answer was indi-
| rect but he inferred from the gentleman s
| votes this floor that he was for remaining
in the Northern Confederacy under all Cir
| cumstances.
MIR. CARLILE asked if he supposed the adop-
/ ton of an ultimatum which in fact con yeyed
| a threat to those to whom ii would go, would
| be likely to cause them to accede TO the de-
mands a?
Mr.. tioopE would not undertake to say
what the Northern people would do but the
Conven ton would be derelict in duty if it
failed TO say clearly and unequiyocally, this
is the sine qetd n0a npon which depends the
continuance of Virginia in the Union. With
view to test the sense of the Convention
upon this question, he called for the yeas and
nays.
| The roll was then called, and MIR. Goode's s
| amendment was defeated by the following
vote:
| YF.s-Messrs. Amber, Armstrong, J. Barbour.
Blakey; Blow, BoiSseau, bor-t, Bonldin. Branch,
<. H. Cox, Echols, Fionrnoy, Garland Graham,
Gregory, Goggn, John G9ode, Jr., Hale, c. Hall )
l. $ Hal aary q bfGm6 MaaTr d aanor t. ksr
Marr, Marye: Montague. Morris, Morton, Neblett,
orrick, Parke, Richardson, seawell, ehefey
| Speed, Strange, sntherlin, Thornton, Tredway
| Tyler, Williams, Wilson. and Nlse.-5a-
NAYs..MessrS,;; Aston, Baldwin, A. NJ. Barbour,
| Baylor. Berlin, BoGgess, Brent, Brown, Burdett,
Byrnc, Campbell, Caperton. Carlile. Carter. C. B
Conrad, K. Y. Conrad Conch, Critcher, Custis,
Dga1 aray haF4 & E. B Hs
| Hammond, Raymond, Hoge Hubbard, Hughes,
Jackson. Janney, MarInadake e Johnson ~ Peter G.
Marshall, Masters. Moftett, Moore osburn, Pat
rick, Pendleton. Porter, Price, Pugh. Rives R. E.
| Spurlock, staples, G: j. stuart, Summers, Tarr,
| Tayloe, Waller, White, Wickham and Wiley -
Mr.. Mc(iREw moved TO amend Mr.. Wick
hams amendment by striking out the words
''Sho I'D and would result in the total and
| final disruption of the L nion.' MIR. MCGREw
| said this declaration did not meet the convic-
| tons of his judgment, nor did he believe il
would meet the approval of his constituents.
| The amendment was relec ted.
The question recurring on Mr. Wickham' $
amendment, MIR. WISE asked for a vote on the
question, in order to test the sense of the Con-
yenton striking out.
The vote was taken, and the Convention re-
fused to strike out the portion of the resolu-
tion indicated by Mr.. Wickham-yeas 81, nays
oS. So Mr.. Wickhains amendment was lost.
Mr.. WILSON, of Harrison, moved TO amend
the ii tn resolution by striking from it the lat
ter part-''and to throw herself upon her re-
served rights Mr.. Wilson, in advoca ting
this amendment, said his understanding of the
views of his constituents was very differen t
from that of his colleague. (Mr Carlile) The
amendment was rejected.
JErvr Of ia yrtnN -ad To al 1pr,d
the 11th resolution by striking out the words
positions assuIled in the foregoing resolu-
| tions, and the" Mr.. Wiley briefly advocated
| the adoption of this amendment, and it was
| agreed to-ayes 70; noes 81.
Mr.. TARR, of Brooke, moved to amend the
IL tn resolu ton by striking out all of the latter
| clause-''And in the event that this Common
| wealth fails 10 obtain satisfactory responses
| TO her requests from the non -sia veholding
| States, she will feel compelled to resume the
| powers granted by her under the Constitution
| of the United States, and to throw herself
upon her reserved rights
| This being regarded q test question, the
| yeas and nays were demanded. and the Com
| mittee refused 10 strike out, by the following
| vote
YEAs.-Messrs. Aston, Baldwin. Alfred NJ.
! Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Boggess, Brown, Bur
dett, Campbell, Carlile, Carter, {. 3. Ccnrad,
mond. Hubbard, Jackson. Janney, Lewis, Ne
| Comas, MeGrew, Marshall, Masters, Osburn, Pat
Eisk pereT Kobsft ssot sRarP
Wickham, and Willey-37.
NAYs.-Messrs Amber, Armstrong, James Bar
Branch. Brent, Bruce, Byrne. Csbell, Chambliss,
Chapman, Cofman. Conn, Robert Y. Conrad, Rich
ard II. Cox, Critcher. Custis, Deskins, Dnlany,
Flournoy, French, Garland, Gillespie, Graham,
Grareley, Gregory, Goggin, John Goode, Jr.,
Thomas +. Goode, Hale. Addison Hail. Cyrus
Hall, L. s. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, IIoge Hol-
combe. Hull, Hunton, Marniaduke Johnson, Pc
ter C. Johnstou, Kent, Lawson, Leake. Macfar-
land, Charles X. Mallory James B. Mallory,
Mari Marye Maslin Motett, MOptague Morris,
Morton, Moore, Neblet, Nelson, Orrick, Parks,
Pugh Richardson, William G. Scott, SeawelI.
Sheiiey Slaughter, Seuthall, Speed, Spurlock,
Staples, Strange, Sutherlin. Tayloe. Thornton, ,
Tredway, Tyler, Waller, Wilson, and Wise.--sl.
Pending the consideration of the IL tn reso.
luton, the hour for recess arrived.
Evening Session.
The Committee re assembled at O CLOCK Z