Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-01

I NcOIril, NELSON, PrrsInh, KAIu TTpH, NIVHaFUsOH, N.FFs, u
s.. Scott, s.aw.i, Shelby, Slaughter, sPeed; Staples
Strange. %Suthrrin. Thornton, TrelSny, u. u: turner
Tyler, Waller, Williams, ~te, Wooi., Mr.. Pre'iden' V-n
ney)-Io.
So the resolution was t elected.
Before the vote vas announced, Mr.. TURNER
slated that lie had paired Of with Mr.. PATRICK;
and liien, On mutiviI, the Convention ADJOURN.
sL. -
7NYRTESETEN7Y DAY.
THURSDAY, AARcn %, lS6l.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment ut 10 clock, A.. NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. DIR. Willis, Of the Mctho-
dist Church.
RESOLUTIONS OF NELSON COUNTY.
Mr.. CABELL-l present the proceedings o!
a public meeting Of Nelson county, and ask
that they be read, and that they take the usual
reference.
The proceedings we're read az follows:
PUBLIC MEETING N NELSON COUNTY.
At a public meeting held at Livingston,
Nelson county, on Mnntay the 25th March,
Chat being court day. after public proclama-
ton Was repeatedly made from various points,
so us to insure II full knowledge Of the meet
ing and It's purposes, on motion OF }. IL.
McCue, ESD, VIM. 5. billiard was called to the
chair, and \. II. Goodwin appointed secretary.
The Chair having stated the object Of the
meeting, Mr. McCue addressed the assembly in
favor OF immediate secession, urging the adop'
ton Of decided action on The part oil the repre-
sentative Of the Stale Convention from Nelson
county. He WAS followed by Col. J. Is. Har,
grove in u strong appeal 10 the same purpose.
The following preamble and resolutions were
then adopted without Il dissenting voice from
any party:
Yirginim having done all that she can CT
ought to do, consistently with her honor, to
preserve the Union
Resolved, therefore, That We, the people Of
Nelson, DO hereby express it as our solemn
conviction that the State of Virginia should Sc
cede immediately from lhe United States Go
vernmcnt.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be
forwarded to our delegate in the Convention 10
be presented by him 10 that body, and lie re-
garded by him IS instructions to voIe tor Ali
ordinance Of secession 1t once.
\ mntiUn was then ,ra'le. and passed, Thai
the proceedings of the meeting be published
in the Richmond Wing, Enquirer, und Exami.
ncr, with 4 request that Lynchburs aud Al
rSandrla papers copy.
On motion the meeting ,hcn Adjourned.
wv. s. BILLIARD, Chairman.
:. ii. GOODWIN. Score ary.
The resolution WAS referred 10 tho Commit.
tee Oh Federal Relations.
CORRECTION CT TIE JOURNAL.
Mr.. EAnLY-l rise 10 make u correction Of
the report Of the proceedings 81 Tuesday
night, because that report places INC in a false
position. find in the Enquirer" of this
morning this: after a motion was made to
,I;.,,, and ,l..,j,l in tho p.,,tivr
"Mr. EAKLY.-Mr. President
"Mr. HARvlE-l rise 10 4 point Of order, and
it is this: that The gentleman is bound 10 rise
from his seat before he can be recognized Ly
the President.
"Mr. EARLY.-l did rise from my seat.
"Mr. HAKvIE The gentleman was standing
before he addressed the Chair and did not rise
for that purpose"
AS the gentleman from Amelia stated | did
Tot rise from my scat, and the Chair so Geci.
d.d, hut it is not true that | claimed to have
risen from my seat. On the contrary disputed
the right Of lhe gentleman from Amelia to cali
ne 10 order, and asked if he rose from his seat.
| suppose it was that remark which was mis-.
und, rsiood by the reporter. ] do not want 10
b. placed in the position ct having stated what
was not true, in the face OF tie statanen' vi the
gentleman from Amelia, and Of the ruling OF
the then President. 1t is necessary to make this
correction in order that | shall not appear to
have been gully Of cquiSocatiun, III my desire
t. obtain the floor.
IASlS OF TAXATION.
The President stated the business before the
CONVENTION to he the consideration Of the rcso-
| ~lutions offered by Mr.. WILEY, on which Mr..
| TuKSEn, of Jackson. was entitled to the floor.
Mr.. TURNER, of Jackson, resumed his re-
marks Oh the taxation question. His speech
will be found on the fourth page Of this paper.
Mr. WILEY also addressed the House OH the
same subject, but no! having concluded, the
| report Of his speech is necessarily deferred
COMMITTEE Of THE WHOLE.
The PREslpEST.-Ihe hour has arrived iur
the Convention to 60 into Committee Of the
| Whole. The gentleman from Albemarle, (hIr.
| SuuruALL-j vii! lnke the Chair.
Mr.. TunSEn-I desire to Gull up The rcsolu.
ton wllicl. / offered the other day, in reference
to charging the hour Of meeting.
The PREsIDEST.-The Chair cunnot entertain
q motion to .Gkc it up now.
Mr.. TCRNER-l n,uve TO suspend the order
Tor ths purpose Of calling up that resolution.
The motion was lost
The Convention then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Sir. SorrgALL in the Char.
The CuAlHMAH-Whrn the Committee rose
Yesterday the question under consideration
was the first section OF the report OF the Com
mjlree en- Federal Relations. A motion had
been made by the gentleman from Middlesex
(Mr. MoNrAGuE) and the gentleman from Glou-
ccs,er (Nr. SEAwEl!) moved an amendment to
tho amendment, whlch the gentleman from
Middlpsex accepted. The amendment proposed
10 insert in the fourth line, after the word
were" the words land still are" SO that if
the amendment was adopted, that portion Of
the section would real when the Federal
Constitution Was formed were. and still are,
independent soyereiguties.'
During the discussion of that amendment,
an amendment Was suggested which was to
add after the word "are' in tie amendment,
the word "sovereign," which was accepted by
the mover Of the first amendment, and which
now constitutes the pending amendment to the
resolution. Should tie amendment be.adopted
that portion Of the resolution will then read
"When the Federal Constitution was formed,
we're, and still are, sovereign and independent
sorereignties."
The question will b. unon that amendment.
The Chair has stated the question as it was
understood by him. The Clerk, however, in.
forms the Chair that, perhaps, there may be
some misunderstanding this morning upon the
question, and in order TO have the question
correctly put, the Chair would ask the gen.
tleman who occupied the Chair last evening,
to give his views Of the state Of the question.
viii the gentleman be kind enough 70 state
what the question is!
Mr.. PgIcE-l understood the Chairman to
state the proposition as | understood it On
yesterday evening. The Clerk furnished the