Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-18

THE WASHINGTON MLIrARY.-The National
Volunteers of Washington City, with a mus
ter-roll of five hundred names, lately held a
meeting, in which they declared that the des-
TIMES of Washington were identified with
Virginia and Maryland declared that the
charge of an organization to prevent the in
auguration Of Lincoln was unfounded and RI
diculous and denounced as wonton and
wicked act of folly the converting of the city
into an armed camp and charge that the de-
sign is 10 provide aid for the enemies of the
South. They passed the following resolu-
tons:
l.. That we will stand by and defend the
South, and that under no circumstances will
we assume a position of hostility to her in
terests or affiliate with military organza-
ton prompted by partizan spirit to suhserve
the aims of the black-repubican party.
2. That the reign of terror attempted to be
inaugurated in our midst is a system of ty-
ranny which calls for the most emphatic re-
buke.
3. That we will aid each other and all good
citizens against abolition violence, insults,
and attacks upon private property.
4. We will act in event of the withdrawal
such manner as shall best secure ourselves and
those States from the evils of foreign and
hostile government within and near their
borders.
Proposition OF VIRGINIA TO PRESERVE THE
UNIoN.--The committee of the Virginia House
of Delegates on federal relations reported the
following preamble and resolutions on Mon
day last:
Whereas it is the deliberate opinion of the
General Assembly of Virginia, that unless the
unhappy controversy which now divides the
States of this Confederacy shall be satislacto-
rily adjusted, dissolution of the Union is
inevitable, and the General Assembly, repre-
senting the wishes of the people of the Com
monwcath, is DESTROYS Of employing every
reasonable means to aver; so dire calamity,
aud determined to make final effort TO re-
store the Union and the constitution in the
snirit IN wAieh they were established by the
f,uhel- T tie repahlr therefore
hesotred That on behalf Of tbe CcmmQn-
wealth Of Virginia. an lnyltatqn IS hcf6Dy
extended to al snch States, neither Slaves
holding or non-slavehC ding, as are willing
TO unite with Virginia in an earnest effort 10
adjust the present unhappy controversies in
the spirit in which the constitution was orr
ginally formed, and consistently with its
principles, so as to afford to the people of the
slaveholding States adequate guarantees for
the security Of their rights, to appoint com
missoners to meet on the 4th of February
next in the city of Washington, similar com
missoners appointed by Virginia, to consider,
and if practicable, agree upon some suitable
adjustment
Resotrcd, That FIVE commissioners be APP
pointed by the General Assembly, whose duty
he IN ia oil ,tA IA
on the day designated in the foregoing reso-
luton, to meet such commissioners as may be
appointed by any Of the States, in accordance
with the foregoing invitation.
ReSoiged That if said commissioners, after
full and free conference, shall agree upon any
plan Of adjustment requiring amendments Of
the federal constitution for the further secur-
ty Of the rights of the people of the slave
holding States, they be requested to commu-
nicate the proposed amendments to Congress
for the purpose Of having the same submitted
by that body according TO the forms OF the
constitution TO the several States for ratifca-
ton.
Resolved, That if said commissioners can
not agree ON such adjustment, or, if agreeing.
Congress shall refuse to submit for ratifica-
ton such amendments as may be proposed,
then the commissioners of this State shall inn
mediately communicate the result to the ex-
ecutye of this commonwealth, to be by him
laid before the convention Of the people of
Virginia and the General Assembly
Resolyed, That in the opinion of the Gene
raj Assembly of Virginia, the propositions
embraced in the resolutions presented to the
s. nate of the United States by the Hon John
J. Crittenden constitute the basis of such an
adjustment as would be accepted by the peo-
pie Of this commonwealth.