The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-27

Submitting the Question Of North or sost1
20 sAe Peopts.--Mr. Tomin asked leave to
nmea ,,,,a tue ioiiowing preamble and joint reso-
,,ntions, which, on his motion, We're read. and
isid on the table, with an intimation that
thes would be called mp to morrow
The General Assembly Of Virginia, deeply i'm /.
pressed with the critical condition Of National AZ
Of tho sep the only 90 to sh
to !. necessary TO he decided As representative
9l the people, we have every eonfdenee in their
dsnee and wisdom, and that the action Of the ma
l9riiy viii be aoauiesced in. and thenceforth W Q
The General A. senbly has heretofore exerted
us influence in endeavoriGg to preserve the zion
iy failed.
This utter failure to compose the differences
existing between the sections, has been produced
ny the operation of causes and influences which
nave nave prevailed for many years Against these in
aucnees the people of this Commonwealth have
invariably struggled and urgently protested
Against every protest. and regardless of eonse-
guenoes OF the most disastrous character which
were constantly predicted and which culmi nat ed
IN occurrences in this State deeply depiored dis
trsssing 90 our people and onrdcnsome and op-
pfesslNe, the Iaoet tucessant agitation of the
question ot slavery, in all It's aspects, has been
kept ap IN the halls Of Congress and in the iegis-
ia'iNe bodies of the Northern States well as in
their pulpits and presses and schools, harass-
shs 20 the Southern people as the passage Of the
most obnoxious laws could possibly have been -
from these and other causes, feeling of dssatis-
iaeion, irritation, aud distrnst, has arisen iu the
nind- OF the Southern people, and sentiment of
hostliity TO our domestic institutions has been ex
hibted at the North, mich utterly at war wiz n
that fraternity W hich ought to pervade Govern
nlent Instituted for mutual happiness and security
hese ieengs have at length ripene ed into disrup-
tlon ana severance OF seven 81 the States which
eerctoiore composed the Uniou. The seeding
States have now formed Cobfederacy and estab-
iished an Independent Government, which ought
to be recognized by the United States and mn Il
| ne by the Governments Of the world With ALI
These facts before us, and with a view to ascertain
that Judgment, and TO give effect to the popular
will. does hereby
Reso're, That il shall be the duty OF the Com
iniSsloners and officers who shall be appointed
according to law TO superintend and conduct elee.
tons for members of the General Assembly at
The next election in the month of Nav to open \
separate poll to take the sense of the uusIi ed
voters upon the question of remaining In the
Union with the Northern Ststes, or of uniting
Virginia with the Southern Confederacy In or,
der to ascertain the sense Of said voters there
| upon, the said officers shall cause to be kept A
separate poll, with two columns, the one TO be
headed =" For the Northern Union ~ and the other
" For the Southern Union - and the names of
those VINO vote for the former shall be written
nhder me former heading, and those who vote for
| the latter, under the latter heading When the
| said officers meet, provided by law in the
elections Tor the Legislature, held at the same
time. they shall ascertain and make return of the
humper OF persons voting for each proposition ;
tney snail deliver the said poll. books TO the
clerk OF their respective counties or corporations
to be preserved in his office, and shall forthwith
transmit certificate containing the aggregate
vote Tor each proposition, to the Governor TInop
the receipt thereof, the Governor shall ascertain
the result and make proclamation thereof and
snail also transmit copy of his proclamation A.
containing the SAID aggregate vote, to the Con-
vention for their information
Adjourned