The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-01-30
resolutions adopted BY the General Assembly OF
Virginia on yesterday.
Very respectfully,
John LETCHER

Preamble and Resolutions ADOPTED BY the
General Assembly Of V,ryinia, January the
| 18th. 1851.
Whereas. 1t is the deliberate opinion OF the
General Assembly Of Virginia, that unless the
unhappy controversy which now divides the
States Of this Confederacy, shall be satisfactorily
adjusted, permanent dissolution OF the Union
| is inevitable; ard the General Assembly, repre-
senting the wishes Of the people OF the Com
mon wealth, is derisous Of employing every rea.
/ sopable means to avert 80 dire calamity, and
determined to make final effort to estore the
Union and the Constitution in the spirit in which
they were established by the fathers OF the Ke-
public Therefore,
Resolred, That on behalf of the Common
wealth of Virginia, an invitation is hereby ex-
tended to all such States, whether slaveholding
or non slaveholding, as are willing to unite with
Virginia in an earnest effort TO adjust the present
unhappy controversies, in the spirit in which
the Constitution was originally formed, and con-
sistently with its principles, so as tG afford the
people Of the slavehoding States adequate guar
antee for the security Of their rights, to appoint
Commissioners TO meet on the 4th day OF Feb
ruary next, il the city of Washington, similar
Commissioners appointed by Virginia, to consid-
er and if practicable, agree upon some suitable
adjustment.
| Reso{red, That ex-President John Tyler, Will
lam e. Rives, Judge John W. peterborough,
George W. Summers and James A. Seldom are
| hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty II
shall be TO repair to the city OF Washington, on
the day designated in the foregoing resolution.
| Resolyed, That if said Commissioners cannot
agree on such adjustment, or if agreeing, Con-
gress shall refuse to submit for ratification such
amendments as may be proposed, then the Com
missicners of this State shall Immediately CON-
municate the result to the Executive OF this
Common " ealth, to be by him laid before the con-
vention of the people OF Virginia and the Gen
eral Assembly: Provided, That the said Commits
sioners be subject at all times to the control of
the General Assembly, or if in session, to that
of the State convention.
| Resolved, That in the opinion OF the General
Assembly of Virginia. the propositions embraced
in the resolutions presented TO the Senate OF the
United States BY the Hon. John j. Crittenden,
SO modified as that the first article proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution of the United
States shall apply to all the territory Of the Uni
ted States now held or hereafter acquired south
of latitude thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes,
and provide that slavery Of the African race
-ha be effectually protected as property therein
during the continuance OF the territorial govern
ment, and the fourth article shall secure TO the
owners OF slaves the right of transit with their
/
ing States and territories, constitute the basis of
such an adjustment Of the unhappy controversy
which now divides the States of this Confedera.
| CIV, as would be acc. pied hy the people Of this
| Commonwealth.
Resoired, That Ex-Presiient John Tyler is
hereby appointed by the concurrent vote of each
branch OF the General Assembly, commissioner
to the President Of the United States. and Judge
John Robertson is hereby appointed, by a ike
| vote, a commissioner TO the State of South Car
DINA, and the other States that have seeded, or
shall secede, with instruc ions respectfully tn re
quest the President OF the United States and the
authorities of such States TO agree TO abstain,
pending the proceedings contemplated 10y the
action of this General Assembly, from any and
all acts calculated to produce collision OF aims
between the States and the Government OF the
United States.
| Resoired That copies of the foregoing resolu-
tons be forthwith telegraphed to the Executives
of the several States and also to the President
of the United States, and that the Governor be
requested to inform, without delay, the commits
siOners of their appointment by the foregoing
resolutions.
A Copy from the Rolls.
! WIN. F. GORDON, JR..
C.H. D. d. X. X. of Va.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
By the special committe on the memorial of
Charles Whttlesey:
| The special committe to whom was referred
the petition Of Charles Whittlnsey, report that
they have had the same under consideration, and
ask leave to present The following as their re-
port:
| Your committee are of the opinion from all the
evidence obtained, that Charles Whittlesey, du.
ring the year 1852, did enter at the United
States Land Office at Saul st. Mary. in this State,
certain lands described as follows South half
of northeast quarter, the northwest quarter OF
southeast quarter of section twenty, in town fif-
ty-eight north, range thirty west, and received
therefore the usua! certificate of EMERY. pOr-
ton of the above lands were entered in compG.
nv with Pratt That during the year 1853 it
was discovered that said lands were included in
the grant of land from the General Government
to the State of Michigan known as the Swamp
Land Grant," and consequently void. The evil
dence shows that said Whittlesey, on being no.
tilted that said lands were included in said grant
and cancelled accordingly, that he did under the
provision of chapter 76 Of the session laws OF
1853, page ll6, proceed to re-enter the said
lands by filing with the Commissioner of the
State Land Office the necessary application there
for, as shown by a letter from Porter kibbee,
Commissioner OF State Land Office, to said Whit
tlesy, dated Aug. 2, 1858
Senate bill No. %, entitled a bill to amend
: sections $500, S52l and 1922 of chapter lis OF
} the compiled laws, concerning the abatement and
! revvor of suits in chancery.
Was read third time and passed.
Senate bill No. IS, entitled bill to amend &C,
No. 24S, of the laws of 1859, entitled an act to
} regulate fire, marine, life and health insurance
. companies, and their agents, associations, part
! nerships and individuals doing fire, marine, life
/ and health insurance business, not incorporated
: by the State of Michigan, approved February
Is, 1889;
Was read third time and passed..