The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-09
owNERAL AssEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
lEXTR4 SESSION.
SENATE.

EI,ftlea Of Doo'kssper.-Oei. ,hoMHS :,
,,.,sm.s Of Elizabe,h City. was elected Door
Sa..sar s;;cs ID SBxrrEY BALDWIN, resigned,
~hp has removed from the State. >
IA, 1nti-Coe,eioa Resolw''oHS-A commune |
-, from the House was read. informing the !
Ssnate OF the ADOPTION Of resolutions against
,ns coercion Of any State into reunion or SUBJ
mission by the Federal Government
After the resolutions were read, the Preei- |
dent stated that the question was on concur
ring In the resolutions.
Mr.. STUART moved to lay on the table and
print The subject was debated pro ana con
hy Messrs DoUaLAss. AUGUST, ARAsTRota
aud others, aud the vote being taken 'ne NC |
| u n TO lay on the table was reJec'ed-yea' 10
| nays 81. .,,,,on heiny
| called for the first resolution was men
| ,std aud adopted unaLimousV, (yeas w aS
| follows: |
| R,,eIy.d by the General assembly Of Virs,nta,
| nat the Union belns formed ny tine assen. oi VIC
| States re.pectivel ana teinS oons ,rsI'ntinns
| suaranteed to each, cannot and QUAINT not " W
| maintained by force.
Tns second resolution being read, Mr STU-
| ART expressed his OH elton 10 tne phfa seo'o
| sy AS n involved d palpabie aosuroily. IL.
| MIR DOUGLASS briefly replied 10 the cr,u-
c,sIn and the roll being tneh caI'eu, sne o.. no
| ton was adopted, as ioiio"
| MIR. Caldwell:
| R,so.red That the Government OF the Union
has 40 power to dec are or make wat @ st,tuent
| members. .o,
| lows: rat,
hssor s ,oetermIped, or shall determine under
| existing circumstances; TO WlthaiaM a,.amnt
be ps1, OF The Fsds al Government 70 eos,ss
he same INTO union OF supn.lssio" anu w. nnwer
WI e' Rav 1ss 1 mosea 10 amend
Il by striking out all after Inc worn
| sion." ovsaa-
These voting in the affirmative were MessIS'
Cald we'll, Garter, Rives, stuart anu we > Vote
/. TIE resolution was then adopted py Note
a | of IS TO l-idr. Caio"ei' VI
~ in the negative. . 5000. Tho ppEst.
- pENT laid before the Senq.e .ao which
70 | communication from the Executive, wnN
40 | was read. and, with the accompanying aoeu ~
ments, was laid upon the table anu oi"o ~
: be printed: In, ? 1ss,
n. G.utl,mtn Of The Senate aud House Of DEG,
;, gates / have the honor to commuuloa ,,: a
ee inc 3. Gmer IT. ESQ, distinguished citIzeGs oil
r Aabama appointed b., his xeenrnI y t The SOW
In srn4 s State ct Virginia 20 consult and aayife
with You and the Executive as to ~nts as eo and
rn tons IN protect mutual lntelests, a nd
ono9 circumstances which have occurred, and
events which are qocu,T ANAL interest and
&c more than ordinary SIGNIFICANCE ana tn oeaoe Of
tunes Of a?a w pSe panic and distress
p prevail ia the financial inter,
xb.n s abos aud the ss
tie from employ are threatened Win iost IN The
oas nS dissolution, sucn consultations as are
may dsyns tSs egs
upon us and ihore that mpe nons 9 3 us Cal
h ,is s,o b vas a1s
THE North has only to VIII y 10 scS an equa
Dc il sSs Ss duty
faithful, sssa s t. os' Th fas VIII cost
Of her hon9 her I dSe'tS Ssn he
us, ists reauires and she will be satisfied VIII
by nnthing less The continued exis'edn az s,nn tn
-. | liner therefore, depends upon the oe>iSion LII
| North may ma Ike. ., .adress the tw
nd sen,emsn aes HIssem no and am
VIII oe pleasure to of our beloved sS Com
nWssth and to her as the Gre
representatives OF southern slS hm Calmly an
zen them cordial the Views they
MS weish oispas"' JOHN LETcHHR
The credentials aboSa1ertfe s,, 10 commi:
VI sioner being inserted where the blanks occu
ism They are dated at the Executive DepaI "a
1i-n Montgomery, Ala, Dec. loth' ioo'' CIV" ~A0 -
aim dressed to Gov. Letcher
s of Lbs will re- handed you by - dstingulsht
c,tIzsn Of Aabaina who has been appointeSat "a 9
GUS tor he purpose OF consulting and az
r. is vslng with your txceency ana me u nest to-
ia your ~ nTotect the hts interests and honor
ton the slavehodng States IN the aect,on
sas fssn Lincoln to the Of the Gnu
sta,ess commented to y eu Hs bears
rem commission hch viii disclose more fully the
bic isot of his missioa ,.,,;or
acyi WIN h'1 am Your ob't serv't..
was a. D l"o'H -
,he p.ox, of rt,y,ey,s Ferry Communicated
tho | president lad bef1re the Senate a iepof !
asses, ,ns xnsnss attending the invasion of l
ly OF State. LAID on the table lSee House ~
acts ceedings.1
v-if Not,onal Conrsntioa Proposed -Mr. Ar
,res STRONG, of Hampshire, offered the ioiio"
a ~ resolutions: go
" Reso.rsd. That the General Assembly Of Y
one gina do ne reby request the Congress nl the I'M
aza States Ill convention OF ne ta'e f the
. nd. . .se amendments to the Constitution o. 'n'
ands ahat the authorities of the sever j STATS
sTeH rsaueseu as 20 70 consider sucn amendm pts
nion Federal contribution as the gensia e1
esto differences now lhreste the peace Ct Inc GO
sibIe Ir, cannot be sa sfactor, adjusted, 10 prov
oxen mat and far division of The public property
atch- me ment oi the pubic Ge e., and on bel
the OF The people OF virginia earnestly reeass .
vove auhotles Of ,ke m an st.e
anu mas or may wllhdras from the UNION; aha
brink earnestly request any such State " refrain
rvivs any measures sds,a 20 ,mehorites until tim
nysS, tnn and We urge The people If all parl
the countr, TO pause In their acion unit pffs
few several s.a.ss through their State aatno,l.
opted adjust the hu anD
/ III,
BRA the .ues o. owl war from being hEh'eo o'0i
ustice whole lana. cov.,,or h. reouestsd to comm
rticle cat. copies OF the ioregons resolutions 70
, that Federal and State au hoTitles.
That a JOINT committee be appoinseHS ~, ~
pare, immediately an address 10 tne s, Saa -,
rights Inc Unlou Astting forth the anxious oesire OF
each people Virginia to preserve the Onioa On "
stitu- cons stent Win their rights, their honoI
'iveiy safety; their hrm Diet rmlnstion aot 70
the tner equal sbs an sSns o ,hs
bvs nod, az states The necessity oil the speta'
ttor n nd 4 ii
est OF ton as saLsiy tue peopie VI stIsdnta al
| the Sout n that us prosIaitn' are intehQeu 10
with tect and secure tn Iii IN NE quiet posis.s'
ualty nn .Sn ii f,.hts IN the Territories respected
sgroes that tne powers OF tn edefai "o'ein'"eA'
;ht | not he used TO their INJURY.
nplete owing MS a substitute for the first resolu
ity in wh>,.n,. Ths p.ltical differences that az
'sct in the country 81 thus time ppst eventuate II
sr,ra | com plete dlsmemberment OF this great ma
unless speedily and definitely - tea an1 WI
uction as, thosu d Hsfences only be finally ARA
,rick | Dy amendments TO the Constitution OF the VI
States: Now, therefore, Dc IL
nalon Rssolrsd by tas Geasrai Assembly Of Vifs
in the That APPLICATION Is hsr maze re Son,
civil the o. ih fss ss,s ,ture of Virgi
States the Congress of the United states 10 can
cam vsnnon for srp gt,sd "
as they 0Kssosred That the Legislatures Of the Sc
claim States of this Union ara here1y respectfully
ght in a'ntcatton.
main. '- Rssoived That the Governor of this Com
Ia wealth. be required to forward copies 81
oIl0.- rasoluLlOn to ne Speaker OF the House OF
hem to ssntnuyes and " the Wee President OF the
Ind the states De and that he commu &c sts The p.
ghts OF of these resolutions, By teesraph to the
conceal noIs OF the of mar res thu
q 'nsif Ga motion of Mr. THOMAS, both seri