Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-02

article proposed 80 an Amendment to the C0nstitu-
ton Of the United States shall apply to oil the terri
tory Of the United States now held or hereafter &C.
qnired south Of latitude SO deg 80 min, and pro-
vide that slavery of the African shall be eec
tuaIly protected, if necessary as properly therein
during the continuance Of the Territorial Govern
ment, and the fourth article shsil secure to the
owners Of slaves the right of transit with their
slaves between and through the non-slaveholdipg
States and Territories, constitute the basis of sach
an adjustment Of the unhappy controversy which
now divides the Statesiof this Confederacy as would
be accepted by the people Of the Commonwealth.
ResoEusd, That If said COMMISSIONERS after full
and free conference, shall agree upon any plan of
adjustment requiring amendments OF the Federal
Constitution, for the further security of the rights
Of the people Of the savebolding States they be re-
uuested to communicate the proposed amendments
to Congress, for the purpose OF having the same
submitted by that body, according TO the forms of
the Constitution, to the several States for ratca
tioB
Resolued, That if said Commissioners cannot agree
on such adjustment, or. if agreeing Congress shall
refuse to submit for ratification such amer dments
as may be proposed, theu the Commissioners Of this
State shall immediately Communicate the result to
the Executive Of this Commonwealth, to be By him
laid before the Convention of the peopIe Of Virginia
and the General Assembly, provided that the said
Commissioners be subject at all times to the control
of the General Assembly, Or ifn session. to that of
the State Convention.
Resolred, That Ex-President John Tyler is here
by appointed by concurrent vote of each branch of
the General Assembly q Commissioner to the Presi-
dent of the United States, and one Commissioner
to the State of South Carolina aud the other States
that have seeded, shall secede; and that judge
John Robertson is hereby appointed by like vote,
by a Joint vote Of the General Assembly, with in
structions respectfully TO request the President Of
the United States and the authorities of such States
to agree to abstain, pending the proceedings n
templated by the action of this General Assembly,
from any and all acts oslculased to produce col
lison between the States and The Government of
the United States and that the Governor be request
ed to inform. without delay, the Commissioners APP
pointed in the foregoing resolutions Of their az
pointment.
Resolred That copies Of the foregoing resolu-
tions be forthwith teTegraphed to the President of
the United States, aud also the executives of the
several States.
After the House had agreed to the foregoing
olutions Mr.. Seldom submitted to that body the
following:
RESOLVED By the General Assembly of Virginia, That
in the present alarming condition Of affairs it is
dangerous deluson to suppose that the interests of
Virginia are not thoroughly identified with those
of her Southern sisters; and that any intimati9ns
from any source that her people looking 10 any
other combination, in the last resort, than union
with them, is calculated TO weaken the position Of
our friends ard strengthen the hands Of our enc
mics.
2. ResoIUed That. in the opinion Of the General
Assembly. reconstruction Of the Uni. between
the slaveholding and on-saveholding States can
be permanent, just, and satisfactory which will
not secure to each section eelf-proteeting power
against any invasion by the Federal Union uron
the reserved rights Of either.
The FIRST of these resolutions Kss adopted, yeas
33, noes IA and the SECOND was adopted, yeas IS,
nays ~.