Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-18
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION

Inc IreS'uent announced the olOWlDg committees VI
der resolutions adopted yesterday
Federal Reldtions-Nessrs Conrad, Wise, Stuart of
Scott of Fauquer, Preston Harvie Jackson mcfarland
McComas, Montague, Price, Southall, Wiley, Bruce
Boyd, BmbOur, of Culpeper, Williams, Rives, Moore
Blow and Clemens
Committee Eiections.--Messrs Raymond Goggn
Brown, Chambliss Caperton, Amber Gray, Hunton
Campbell, Tredway, Hall, of l. Shelley and Patrick
Mr. STUART asked to be excused from service upon th
Commit con Federal Relations He member OF thu
Senate and under the present arrangements could attent
his representative duties in both bodies but il hi
| should undertake to serve member OF the Commit
tee, he weud have to neglect his duties in the Senate
and therefore asked 20 be excused.
Mr.. STUART excused and Mr.. BALDWIN substituted
Mr. CLEMsSs also asked be excused, il would be
announcement for him, being deprived of the power
ocomoton, IRON amenes) TO attend the sessions of the
Committee lie therefore asked leave to decline in favor
of Gen. JonS j. JACKSON of Wood county.
Mr.. CLEMENS excused, and Mr.. JACKSON substituted
| ELECTION RETURNS.
| On motion of Mr.. D0RNAN il was
Resirsd Thai the election returns the President
OF the Convection be referred the Committee EeconJ Will
OF referring the action Of IN Convention to the people
On motion of Mr.. SUTHERLIN it was
State and reporters for the same be to c"ny
| ton, under thr d. ec,ion Of the President
| THE Young MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
| On motion of Mr.. TURNER it was
EsrSi That this Convention tenders to IN. Young Men,
Christian Association Of Bchmond It's CRATE ul acknowledgement
fos hind oer Of this body
tie Reading Room and Library Of the Association
| ADMISSION on SPECTATORS
| Mr. EARLY offered the following resolution:
Rstysd II at the Sergeant Arms Of this Convention
certain the number OF that be accomod In the
ey set spa los gentlemen spectators and that
the Secretary .ue tickets admission the number
be Accommodated and dshlte them equally among
members Of the Convention and that no person he admitted
the said gallery Monday next without ticket Of al
mission.
Mr. MONTAGUE remarked that he didn't like the reso-
/ t,,;a Anil ~ x;,,t 81
The PRESIDENT announced that if the demonstration
repeated he would wait for notion but direct
| h, Sergeant al arms to clear the gallery.
Mr. MONTAGUE then stat his objections to the resp
lu'ion, and
Sr FISHER moved that when the Convention ad.
ourns it will adjourn TO meet at the African Church.
This motion was rejected, and the resolution adopted
| ayes 81 noes 81.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Mr. MARI, OF Fauqutr, offered the following resou-
ton which was referred under the rule adopted yesLer-
! dsv:
R,ogsd Ths, vlrgps cherish, devoted attachment to tn.
Union Of hes- States under the Constitution framed by the
an patriotic men Of the past-that she vil use
honorable edot and make flee consistent u
her honor and ineres' and utAn 1t hut that
It Is proper declare through he Convention
be her opposition coercion urder existing clFrln-
Of slave state and unaenabe determination
N submit 10 Naturalization 81 the Government In which her
rights sssted fully projected and that II the Uniou
cannot preserved upon honorable
| coDPore. : part'i Il should be divided
NJ. MORTON, of Greene and Orange, offered the fol
lowing resolutions
RS.arsd Tba. the people OF Virginia. in Convention Assem-
BIZ, do soltnny are vii
States the prreXt u the enforcement OF the
That she s1sa nv protests against the use Of star ding
army Of TIE Uuitei States b. the General Government,
and tn concentration troops a. the Pece Metropolis and at
ous r sr,ena dc to eosre- any state or hAts 0r ~
g. 's Commons eah srdenty desires to restor. the
Federal Union and preserve upon terms OF safety and
all is aezbers but the efforts being made for that
prove Ing she viii not hesiate TO unite heeif with
| her sister State of the south
Mr. NORTON proceeded to explain and advocate the
| proportions contained in the foregoing resolutions
Upon their adoption stands the safety and honor not
only Of the Commonwealth, but Of this Union. l.
there a man of Virginia BIRTH lie asked whose feelings
parake in the slightest degree OF the spirit of &c who
would tolerate for Mt the coercion OF any sove
| r igu State in or out Of the UDiou: The Legislature
has declared that attempt at coercion will be for
civil war; and shall be resisted by the military forces Of
the Commonwealth. viii not that sentiment be sus-
tanned by the delegates here who fresh from the peo-
| pie?
Mr.. MOORE of Rockbrdge, replied to the remarks OF
Mr. MORTON. He said that he did not intend to be
bound hand and foot TO the Cotton States. They had
no, consulted Virginia and he would hesitae go with
them until he knew the erms on which we are TO g).-
The Legislature has said what bad right &c say.
This body superior the Legislature and there
a power behind us-the people. Mr. Moore concluded
his remarks by saying that he would neither be hurried
out OF the Union kept in it. by precipate action.
Mr. WISE replied at considerable length to Mr.. Moore.
| lie said The Legislature had created two Conventions -:
this body, without power 10 act determnately and the
Peace Congress- which calculated to DO nothing else
but aggravate civil war; if agreed to anything every
thing that might be proposed 10 it. He was one Of 1.-THE
people" and so help him God be would have his way frs.
and last Those who cry peace peace, will find there
| will be no peace. He not for secession. II the
IInion has to be eft-to be seeded rom-those must
Ia We il who have broken the covenants He would fig
fo the Union If he remained 10 the Union the question
is whether be would submit for moment TO the oppres'
sions of these with whom he was now confederited.
The pace that gentlemen seek for by delay will only put
into an oppressor's hands all the munitions of evil war.
| We will ha C to choose with whom We have TO fight
the common enemy of ALL or each other. His disposition
was to shi with each other The Black Republicans
not only warred agains, the institution OF slavery but
engaged in an agraran scheme Tor tie acquisition
of lands.
Me- W. declared that his destiny with the South,
and he would tell the gentleman from R1ckbrdge that II
he had to march he hoped they would not wheel in SER
red ranks to each otherno that he was afraid OF
mortal man, but because he could not aim at the heart oil
fellow Vrginian for whose defence he would risk his
| own life.
He had been slanderoualy charged with meditatipg
raid upon the city of Washington They might look for
something than raids il they expected bin 10 SUBJ
init to the present condition OF things.
| M MOORE briefly replied He said that he did net
mean to submit either the North to the South but
10 maintain the rights of Virginia here and everywhere
|
There is nothing left in the purse; laughter and as
the sword Virginia could be forced intoa wrong
sition by all the armies in the United States Mr. NJ.
said that at the proper time he would undertake TO show
that the interests OF Virginia and the Cotton States we've
in conflict Toe policy OF free ports and direct taxaicn
would not suit Nirgnia
| Mr. CARLlLE Of Harrison, said that gentlemen re-
frred 10 the expressions of the Federal Government
lie would be glad if any one intelligent th IN him
SELF would specify any Law Of the Federal government
which operated oppressively upon Virginia X 'errng
to the submissonst Mr.. Q. said that II it meant
one who submitted to the Constitution and Laws OF the
country he glored in the title but it meant one who
would submit to wrongs he was no "Submissionst. -
All the of Congress- respecting slavery were passed
by the votes of Southern men, and II there IL any op
preston in them, those who passed them are response
| BILE.
Mr. NORRIS, of Hanover asked if the "Wimot pro-
viso'' Southern measure.
| Mr. CARLILE replied that il was passed by Demo
cratic Congress- and signed by Southern President
| (Pok)
After few more remarks Mr.. c. offered the following
resolution which referred 70 the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. After the resolution was read, Mr. T.
proposed to withdraw it, be only desired that it should
b., copied by the reporters but Mr. MONTAGUE insisted
that should take the course of similar resolutions and
Mr. CARLILE assented.
Rrei Tat stree The decion the Supreme Court Of the
Unt,d In the Of cbholm The State OF Georgia
at los to under how the thai ,he Fders
Government the power coerce saie could have Cd
| tanned sreieace.i
The resolution offered BY Mr.. MORTON was also re-
| ferred TO the same committee.
Mr. LEAKE, Of Goochland offered the following reso
luton, which referre t. the same commit'e,
Rsorsd As the epnn Of his oor v-nton Of The people
ypinia that the FEDERAL Government at Warrington shoue
have dissolved hid cameron with he FEDERAL Unioo yg-
VIII rssTd uca as ioydcu Of the sSvessgn sss