Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-06
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.


Mr.. SLAUGHTER moved that the resolution and pro-
posed amendments be laid upon the table, Negatived-
yeas 81, nays ~.
FEDERAL RELATIONS
The Convention then resolved itself into a Committee
of the Whole the subject of Federal Relations The
pending question the adoption Of the sixth reso-
luton of the report Of the Committee Federal Rea
tons, viz
Deeply depOug the present distracted condition of the
country smenng the that mpeed OF the
Of obedience the Federal Government but sens
bic Of the blessings Of Unlon aud impressed whs importance
the peace prosperity and Of the people indulge the
hope, that adjustment be reached by which the Union
feelings be restored throughout the laad
On motion of Mr.. CRIrCHER the resolution was
amended by striking out "cast off obedience to-" and
inserting 4" dissolve their connection with"
Mr.. MOORE moved to amend by striking out "wrongs"
and inserting causes" He expressed the belief that
the seeded States had made the wrongs of the Border
States pretext for withdrawal from the Union being
actuated in their course by motives Of interest Reject
ed-yeas 20, nays l07
Mr. SUFHERLIN moved to amend by inserting after
"hope" the words provided the authorities at Wash
iugton shall maintain peaceful relations with the seeded
States"
Mr.. SPEED moved to amend the proposed amendment,
by adding land not seek to accumulate within the limits
of any Southern State amount of troops munitions
OF not required for purposes OF external defence
Reected-yeas 81 nays 70.
Mr. SCOTT, of Fauquer, called the attention of the
Committee to the fact hatthe object aimed at by the two
propositions amend fully provided for in another
part of the report.
Mr.. SUTHERLIN'S proposition then rejected.
Mr. CARLlLE moved to amend by striking out "and
amentiDg the wrongs ETC. and inserting other words
as to cause that part of the resolution to read:
Deeply deplOriug the present distracted condition Of
the country caused By some Of The States casting of
their obedience TO the Federal Government, ETC."
The proposition was negatved.
On motion of Mr.. BOULDIN, the resolution
further amended by striking out Indulge the hope and
inserting Earnestly desre'-yeas 1885, nays 5-viz;
Messrs Amber Berlin, Borgess. Harve and Neblett.
On motion of Mr. SPEED, the resolution still fur
Their amended by striking out preserved and inserting
're-established"
Mr. WISE moved to strike out the whole resolution
and insert the following:
Deeply by the pre:en distracted condition OF the
and resisting the wrongs that have mPeed some Of the States
their connection with the Reder Government but
importance to the peace prosperity and Of the
people observing faith indulge the desire that
reached by which the Union and peace
prosperity aud arua feeling throughout The laad may he re-
stored And Vi si3a should not onsr or stoP, any ts o. sd
restore them to the Union.
The question being put striking out was determined
in the uegative-yeas 81, nays 81.
Ar. WISE then moved to amend the resolution by
adding thereto the last clause of the substitute just sub
ntted by him, changing and" to "But." The motion
was negstived by the following vote:
YEIs-Messrs Amber James Barbour Blakey Bo'seau Bor
Boudn, Branch Bruce, Cecil, Chamcss, Chapman O. Hman
Com Richard Cox Cd cher Echo Fisher Four5o y French
cSsa. asr Han ilocombe Huntcn r.beI Kent ndred
lawson Leake, Mcneil Charles Mallory James Mallory
s Rs5apS ofssH villa se ss.a sSsy
Slaughter Speed Strange suherln Thornton rreaway Turner,
ErSnSa Turner, Tyler Williams, Wilson, Wise Woods Berja
SysMsrs Ja,ner President Armstrong Aston Alfred
Barbour Baylor Berlin Blow J, Borgess., Boyd, Brent Brown
eGeas b CcnTadRobert : Conrad Couch Gusts Dent,
Deskns Dornan Fugate Gillespie Grsvey Gray Ephaim
Hall hammond, Haymoud, Hoge, Holiday, Hubbard, Hughes,
land M4rsas Main Masters, nolet Moore Nelson obun,
Patrick, Porter Pr so3 rse Push Robert scott sharp Sit
stuart summers TaFr, TAyoe, Waller, White whitfield Wick
Wiley, Kby-,t
The question required upon the adoption of the reso
luton as amended and being put determined in tie
Affirmative by the following vote.
Yss-Messs Jcha Janney, (PresD Armstrong Air NJ Bar
bour, Baylor Berlin Blow J Bogge Boulin Boyd Branch,
clemens Conuan Conrad Robert Conrsd Couch Cdtch
er Gusts Dent Dklr Early, Echols FaunOv French Fdgae
Garland, GLE Pc 6faVe' tray Goen, Addison Hal Cyrus
nag r b Han Hammond. iymond Hoge Holiday Hubbard,
Comas Grew, Newell, Macfsrl'nd MALLORY J. Nal
ary Marshall MARI MarSe sr, Nasn Masters MoTt Moore
on Orc ObErn, ptk-, pag, Pend eoa, Porter r ston
Pic. tP a. Randolph c,srdsou Roneri scott wn A. Scott
h,rp shGy silnro1, slaughter sutas Speed srlrl1ck Sta
TAR Tsyl7e thornton TredWav. Robert ". Turner Franklin
Turner Tler. waller White Whitfield wckham, Wiley, wilson
NA,s-Nes.rs Amber James psrsOur Bakey, Boelu Borst
Bruce, Carc Cecil ChAmb 7 Chapman Coma Richard Cox
yis G-s1m John Gooie Jr, Hale Holcnmb Hunion Ishel
Rent Kiair,i Iease Montague Morris Merton Nebe
sesS,l, str.us-, Aillsn5 aad Vile 81
The resolution as thus finally adopted reads as follows:
Deeply drpl,ring The present dsras,ed condition the
ca7i-y aud amsuting that lave npeled o. the
states Jalcs &,i o1ectoa e the Federal Government
sensbieo th' blessings o. Union and Impressed with s I'm
posne 70 the peace prosperity aod progress Of the people We
oeiy dsr h, az ai{m at may be tsl ed ~ which the
prospey AMI aerna feelings be ro'e throughout the land
Tie seventh resolution was then read as follows:
To remove the eV.or Of complaint may
and state euts; the
rendition OF uClig"s rm labor and q fuyes from justice
NAV mad- en-cu the expenditures OF TIE Government
.IvvI. rrdr a1fs af lr-fg and
.',or,sr NAV repeal their unrsniv and ,nstlons
~ ion and substitute IN 10 becomes the county
and ue the 's o. The States Of the Union But 10
ton ne smended in these particulars wherein experience
exhibited defects and discovered approaches dangerous the
lnst tu,Ions ii s9ns Of TIE states
Mr. WISE move 20 amend The resolution BY striking |!
out all after State Governments to same Union in
elusive.
The amendment was advocated by Mr. WISE and |
opposed BY Mr.. SCOTT of Farqnier. It then |
agreed to- yeas ls nays ~.
Ar. LEAkE moved to amend the resolution by sd |
ii the ioliosiag
And the people OF tho nonslveholArg abstain
from all Interference v M Institution Of slavery It's eN'sin
must b, an entire abandonment OF all p1l,a Organizations
upon the principle hostility southern Institutions
Zen Ing The consideration Of the proposition the hour
for recess s.TigeQ.
IAfrEREOoN SESSION
The Convention reassembled n o'clock.
Mr.. LEAkE advocated the amendment submitted by
him a che mornning session, and Mr.. JOHNSON Op. |
posed IT, The question then put and decided in the
nogltive-yeas 40, nays 90.
The seventh resolution as amended, then adopt
ed.
Mr. PRICE moved to pass By the next resolution with
the view of considering the ninth resolution.
Mr.. WISH demands1 the yeas and nays and the ques
ton being put decided in the airmatiyc-yeas SO
nays Ga.
The airth resolution was then read as follows
this right tie Of 5o,h Carolina,
Georgia, FLORIDA Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Texas with
o the a the other satcs has given s oondi
affecting eghts and salty OF The other states Among
are the free nayg alton Of the Mississippi River manensnce
the ors ntehdei protect the commerce Of the Golf Of Mx
and III power 10 retain smuggling along The Interior borders Of
seeded the Federal authorities under the Cor s
of is delam to recognize the withdrawal Of
holding Is reserved ony TO the States arte. the
Goyernm mt TO take lawful action concerning than
Mr. CONRAD, Of Frederick, moved to amend the res
outicn by striking from the FIRST lne Exercise Of
this rgh" and inserting Withdrawal from the Federal
Government
Mr. WISE raised point of order, viz: that the reso-
oiution without amendment a continuation of the
preceding one which passed by.
The CHAIRMAN overrued the point OF order.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. CONRAD was then |
agreed to--y yeas n, NAYS 50.
Mr.. MCFARLAND moved TO amend the resolution
further, by striking out the clause among these etc
and inserting in lieu thereof ito the adjustment whereof
aud to the recognition of the independence of the Con-
Tolerate States of the South or their restoration their
former relations negotiations may eventuate the Fed
eral Government is hereby called upon address itse
The amendment was advocated by Sr. MAGYAR
LAND, and opposed by Mr.. CONRAD, Of Frederick.
The question Grst put "strieng oAt,n and de-
cided In the negative-yeas jS, nays II.
Mr. BLOW Of Norfolk, maVed TO amend the reso- |
luton by striking out all after "seceaed staee and in
sorting: