The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-06
VOL. XIX.---NO. so.


Mr.. BorIpIS briefly advocated his amend
ment. expressing his hol@iessness of an ad-
justment of present difficulties.
AIR. Scorr. OF fausaier, replied, declaring
his confident hope that through some of the
measures proposed the country would even
tuaily be restored to its proud position. He
was in favor of the amendment, and demanded
the yeas and nays.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 1873,
nays S-Messrs. Ambler, Berlin, Boggess,
Harvie and Neblett voting in the negative.
MIR. SPEED, of Campbell. moved TO further
amend the resoiu tion in the 7th line by strik-
| ing ont the word preserved, Snd insert in
lieu thereof the word ere -es tablished."
| Mr.. ScorT, of Fanquier, favored the amend
| ment, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. WISE then moved to strike out the
whole resolu tion, with a view IS change the
| language in such n manner as to make 1t &C
ceptahle, and offered the folio wing substitute :
Deeply affected by the present distracted coudl-
lion of the nry, and resisting the wrongs that
have impelled some Of the States to dissolve their
| connection with the Federal Government, but
sensible Of the blessings of the Union In it's in
iegrity, and Impressed with the importance to the
peace, prosperity and progress Of the people, of
observing IFS faith, we indulge the earnest desire
| that n ad djn>tment may be reached by which the
Union and peace, prosperity and fraternsl feel
ings throus shoutthe land may be restored And
| Virginia should not offer or adopt any terms
| OF adjustment which ought not to be acce eptab to
the seeded States and rsstere them to the Union.
| Mr.. CARLILE called for n division of the
| qpes ton, taking the vote first OH the motion
| 10 strike out; and it having been announced
| by the Chair that refusal 10 strike ont would
| defeat the substitute, Mr. WISE availed him
self of the opportunity to urge its adoption.
| Mr.. CoSRAp, of Frederick, opposed it.
Mr.. WISE replied to Mr. Conrad, incorpo-
| rating with his remarks 4 telegraphic dispatch
just received from Charleston, to show the
necessity of preparation to meet impending
| war and to resist the wrongs of which the
| South complained. The difference between
| the gentleman from Frederick and himself
was, that he would remain in a Union with
out the Southern States. while he tN1r. Wise)
! would not
| Mr.. Bsows, of Pres ton, called for the yeas
and nays; and the roll being called, the Com
mitted refused 10 strike out by the following
| vote
YEAs.-Messrs Amber, Jas. Barbour. Blaker.
| B0!sseAu, Borst, Bouldin Branch. Bruce, CarIie,
| Cecil, Chambiss, Chapman. Cottma IN Conn, Rich
ard II Cox, Fisher, Flournoy. Garland. Graham,
Kind ed, Leake. Chs X. Nal lory, Jas B. Mallory.
| Randolph, Richardson. Seawell, Shefey, Slaugh.
! ter, Speed, Strange, sutherlin. Thornton, Tired
WY E96 wildn TnfuSE Fr1Rkln Tuner Tyler,
Barbour, Baylor. Berlin, Blow, Bo. sess. " BOYD, ID
cater 4at9T Cienaa Conrad Haber:
! Conrad, Couch, uriteher, Custis. Dent, Deskns,
Pie, GraveIy, Gray, Addison Hall, kph E. Hail.
nammo nd; Haymond, Hoee. IioIladay, Hubbard.
Pet, c. Johnston, ,kilby. Lawson, Lewis, ,McComas,,
Mctirew, Mcneil, Macfarland. Marshall, MasIiu,
Masters Moifett, Moore, n elsOn, 0rrick, osburn,
| Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price
| pugh, Robt. E. Scott, VIM. c. scott, Sharp, Sit
iugton. southsll, spurlock, staples Alex. Il. H
Ss waieFP White Whitded wickham ham IsGd ahGd
| wiley
This vote having defeated the substitute
| Mr. WISE moved to amend the sixth resolu
tion by adding thereto the ellowing " But
| Virginia should not offer or adopt any terms
of adjus tment which ought not to be aecepta-
bic 10 the seeded States and restore them to
| the Union.''
The amendment was reiected-yeas 81, nays
| "a.
The question was then taken taken on the
| 9th resolution as amended, and it was adopt
| ed by the following vote
| YEAs.-Messrs Armstrong. Alfred NJ Barbour
! Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Borgess. BouldIu, Boyd
Brsneh. Brent, Brown. Burdett, Burley, Byrne,
| { B: COnrad, Kober, Y. Conrad Conch, Critcber,
Custis, Dent. Deskas. Early, Echols, Flournoy'
French, Iqsate, Garland, Gillespie. Grsvely,
B. Hail. Hammond, Raymond. Hoge, Holladay,
H1bbard, Hughes, Jackson. La1ney', Marmadqke
mas, acGrew. Mcneil, Nacfarlaud Charles X
Mallory, James. E. Mallory, Marshall, Marr,
| Marys, Masiln, Masters. Motett, Moore, Nelson.
ornek, osburn, Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Por.
/ ter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Randolph Richard son
Robert Z. Scott. William G: Scott Sharp, shehey
| Sitiugton, Slaughter, Southall, speed. Spurlock
Staples, Alex. n. II. stuart, Chapman J. Stuart
sanmers' Saaa' t sStherin i Tart TaviGe, PhernIon'
l j L
| TYLER. Waller, White, Whitfield Wick ham
| Wiley, Wilson, and Woods s.-lc4.
| NAYs.-Messrs. Amber, JAS. Barbour Bakev,
Boisaeau, Botst, Bruce, CarliIe, Cecil. Chambliss
/ Chapman. Conn, RIch'd IL. Cox. Fisher, Graham,
John ',oede, Jr Hale, Holcombe, Hunton. lsbell.
ris, Morton, Nsble,t. seaweil. Strange. Williams
| and Wlse-3l
The resolution, as adopted, reads:
/ Deeply deploring the present distracted condi-
| ton OF the country. aud lsmenting the wrongs
that nave lmpeiied some of the states TO dissolve
their connection with the Federal Government
| but sensible OF the blessings of Union aud i'm
presses with Its Importance to the peace pros peri
Kat an sdnsent e 9hg my escbsd he m
Union may be re- estab shed in its Integrity and
peace, prosperity and fraternal feelings, be re-
stored Throughout the land.
The seventh resolu ton was then read by the
! Secretary, AS follows:
| 7, To remove the existing causes Of complaint
much may be accomplished by the Federal and
STATE Gov Yeruments; the laws for the rendition al
| fuGitves from labor, and of fugitives from JUS
| uce, may be made more etectuai, the expendi.
| lures of The Government may be reduced within
| more moderate Ii mits, and the abuses that have
| entered into the administrative departments re.
! formed. The state auth horites may repeal their
substitute In ts stead such becomes the comfy
and Is due TO the rights OF the states of the same
Union. But to restore the Union, and preserve
| confidence. the Federal Constitution should be
amended in those particulars wherein experience
has exhibited defects and discovered approache es
dangerous to the institutions Of some Of the
| States.
| Mr.. WISE moved to amend the resolution by
| striking out all after the word govern.
| ments" (3rd line) down to the word :. but
l2th line,) so that 1t would read, ITO remove
existing causes OF complaint, much may be
accomplis he'd by the Federal and State Gov
| ernments but 10 restore &c.
The amendment was advocated by the mo-
| yer.
Mr.. WILSON, of Harrison, moved 10 amend
the amendment by striking out the word
"may " from the fifth line of the resolution,
| fas printed aboyc,) and inserting the word
should"
The amendments were briefly deba ted by
Mr.: ScoTr, of Fauquier, and MIR. WISE after
which, Mr.. Wilson's amendment was voted
down.
| Mr.. WISE then demanded the yeas and nays
upon his amendment, and the roll being called,
II was agreed to by the following vote
~ EAs.IMessrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Blakey,
Bren: bruce tee cLa@biisa, bbia cbspnan c"
man Conn, Rich H. Cox, Echols, Fisher, Flour.
Syae GSy e5Tlapf Srshn gr4sey K GGEs J9hn
sT.sa, isaKs asSsi Msss.rsad' s S' chslIss hs'fs <:
que airs MoroD anr urr,ek arys ryeis Rata
dolph, kieha rdson, shefey, Slaughter, sou,halI
r'f Ss1as ys9 Tsys9 wssl TsEsto ws6eg %
Iisms, Wilson, Wise, woods, and wysor.1ss. 1, !" :"
ss,, SarsrnMsssrs. rdsss h hA,ton Barbour. Baylor
& B Conrad kobs Y. Conrad, Couch Couch csSser critoser,
.uSlAS, Dohtf OSShins. ppFuan, EARLY, French,
Fugate, gillespie, Addison Hall Z b. Hall, Ham,
mond, Raymond, Hoge, Holiday. Hubbard.
Hughes. Jackson, Janney. NJ. Johnson, Peter c.
Johnston, heComas, Mc6rew, Marshall, MasIin.
Mast. rs, Mode,t, Moore, Nelson, Osburn, Patrick
Peudleson, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Robert
Z. scott, Wm. g. Scott. sharp, si.iington spur
mers, sutherlin, Tsrr, White, Wickham, and VII.
ley.-t7
Mr.. EARLr moved to amend by striking out
the word restore in the last sen tenee, and
inserting the word "preserye.' Rejected.
Mr.. LsAKE, OF Goochland, moved TO further