Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-11
viii resi.l the same by,iil the peaas in our

power.
Mr.. Riyes moved TO amend the resulu-
lion oy striking ont all after The word
The motion was Tciected-yeag 8, nays
.ls3. Those whiting In the affirmative were
Messrs, Caldwell, Carter, Rives. Stuart md
Marshall
The resolution was then adopted ny u
vote of So o'I-Mr. Caldwell, OF Wheel
ing voted in tile negntiTe.
The .4t1G0iaa CSHlmisgioHerS.-The Presf-
dent laid befure the Seuate tue following
communication from the Executive, which
was read, and, with the accompanying doc
/. qmepts, WAS laid upon the table aud or
/ dered to be printed; tsft
/ EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Jan. Z, lsGl
j GeRtlemsa gfths Senate aud House Of Del
egatsS: have the honor to cqmnlunicate
herewith the credentials of the aHou. Ar
! thur F. Hopkins aud F. n. GilEaer, Jr., Esq,
distinguished citizens Of Alapauia, apr
pointed by his Excellencytl the Governor of
that State, Commissioners to the sover-
Cigu State OF Virginia, to consult and ad-
wise with you aud tue Executive as to
what ts best to be dong to protect our mu-
tnul interests and honor. circumstances
\ which have occurred, and events which are
Occurring daily, surround this movement
I with unusual interest, aud more than or
linary Significance and Importance. In
times Of calamity and peril, when tEe
peace of the nation is .disturbed;' when
lhnic ard distress prevail in the financial,
commercial. mercantile, agriculturul, pitIit-
/ ing aud manufacturing interests; when tile
lIbOrer and artisan, dismissed from em-
| plUymcnt, are threatened with want, and
when the Union is disrupted and almost
III the throcs Of dissolution. such consul.
iatiUns MS are proposed. may result in de-
Tfsing~some practical nnd efficient means
of relief from the evils now upon us, aud
those that nre impending over US.
In 1850 the question was pr pounded to
Mr.. Calhoun. can the Union be saved a.
His answer was, "The North has only to
will it to accomplish ito do justice, by
conccding to the South au equal right in
the acquired territory, and TO do her duty,
by causing stipuiutions relative to fugitive
slaves to be faithfully fulfilled, to cease
the agitation of the slavery question" Sc.
! This will cost the North no sacrifice Of her
honor, her dignity or her rights. Tic
/ South asks nothing more than her safety
! requires, and will be satisfied with
nothing less. The continued existence Oi
the Unicn, therefore, depends upon the
decision the North may mGi;e.
/ These gentlemen desire to n1lrcss the
( two Houses Uf the General Assembly, and
I lam sure it Will be your pleasure 10 ex-
tend to then, that courtesy. They are
nUtives of our beloved COMMONWEALTH,
aud now return to her us the Iionnred rep
resentativcs of Southern sister State
Give itheIu cordial welcome, hear them
calmly. Nnd weigh iispnssiouately the
views they may present.
.f51ai5z, Joux LErcprk. E
ThelcredegtiaIs above referred q. are. in.
tue t9il9sA ing iurrp-I7StlIe lRRs OF eitlicy
l icoplmisssene being inserted where, the
! l4bl,tnlSss occur They arc dated at the Ex-
I ecutivs Department, Montgonnicfy, Ala.
/ Dec. 10Th, 1860, and are addressed! TO. G Gov.
fletcher;
! THIS will be handed you by -, a dis
| tinEuisited citizen of Alabama, who has
been appointed lin conjunction with ~
a Commissioner to the State of Virginia,
for the purpose of consulting and advising.
/ with your Excel!ency and the members O.
/ your General Assembly, as to what is best
ito he done to protect the rights, interests,
and honor of the slaveholding States in
the emergency which lms been forced upon
them by the election ot Abraham Lincoln
to the Presidency of the United Statcs-is
commented toyour favorable consideration
and that of your Legislature. He bears a
commission which will disclose more fully
the object of.his mission 4s#9
With high consideration,
am your ob't serv't,
A. B. MooRE.
Report of Harper's Ferry Commissioners.
The PrasidGut laid before the Senate n re-
port Of the Board of Commissioners to
audit and pny the expense attending the
invasion of the State. Laid on the table
[See House proceedings.
National Contention Proposed. Mr.. ARM
strong, of hampshire, offered the following
! resolutions:
Resolred, That the General Assembly of
Virginia do hereby request the Congress of
tho Unitcd. States to call Convention OF
the States, to propose amendments to the
Constitution of the U. States.
1 2. That the authorities of the several
States be requested to call, Immediately,
conventions of their people to consider
sMch.amendments to the Federal Constitu-
ton as the general Convention may pro-
nose, and, Ia. the event that the sectional
differences now threatening the peace of
\ the country cannot be satiSlnctoEily s. adjust
ed, to provide for the pctcenbl elSitssolution
of the Union, and Just and fair division
of tho public properly, and for the pay
ment OF the public debt.
3. Tint the General Assembly, ,Jfpr and
on behalf of the people of Virginia. .t,earlIs
estly request tile authorities of the Fcderaf
Government not TO tnkeuHy steps towards
the coercion OF any State, which. has or
may Withdraw from the Union; aud we
earnestly request any such State to refrain
from auy measures likely 10. conduce to a
collision of arms with tie Federal author
lities, uutil Time is afforded the people of
Virginia TO act through, their Convention;
and we urge the people of all parts of the
country to pause in their action until
proper Efforts are nude to 1scertSiu'if the
seSerul States thruntsh their STATE, ,,t,fI,or
tiles, cannot adjust the differences between
/ the North and South, or separate in peace,
aud thus prevent the flames OF civil war
from being lighted over our whole land.
4. That the Governor be requested to
!. .conlmnnirnte ,cnnies nf the .fnre,.nit,rr e.