Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-09
SENATE.

| = RICHMOND January sth, 1861
The Senate called order at II o'clock by Lieut.
| Gov. MONTAGUE.
Prayer by Rev. George W. Motley, of the Method,
Church.
| ELECTION OF DooR.KEEPER.
| On motion of Mr. THOMPSON the Senate proceeded
to the election of DoorKeeper the Office being vacated
by the resignation of Mr. s. Baldwin, the late incumbent
| Mr. THOMPSON nominated Mr.. Thos. p. Chisman, o.
| Elizabeth City, and other nomination being made
the question put, and Mr.. Chsman elected
diSs.
| THE ANTICoERCION RESOLUTIONS.
communication from the House was read informing
the Senate OF the adoption of resolutions against the
ercon of any State into reunion or submission by the
| Federal Government.
After the resolutions were read the President stated
that the question concurring in the resolutions.
Mr. STUART moved that the resolutions be laid upon
the table and printed Having only arrived in the city
last evening, opportunity for reading the resolutions
| had been presented to him.
| Mr. DOUGLAS said that he would have no objection
to postpone action for hour two afford the Sen
ator an opportunity of scrutinzing the resolutions but
| he unwilling to concede longer delay. Virgins
should at throw her moral weight in the scale agans
| the shedding Of American blood by American hands.
| Mr. STUART replied at length. We will endeavol
to ind room for report Of his remarks hereafter.
Further remarks we're submitted by Messrs. STUART
DOUGLAS AUGUST, ARMSTRONG, and Others.
The motion to lay upon the table rejected-yeas
| Is, nays 81.
The question recurring the concurrence of the Sen
ate in the said resolutions Mr. RlVES called for a sepa
rate vote upon each resolution.
The first resolution was then read and adopted unani
mousy, yeas 39,) as follows:
Resoived By the General assembly of Virginia, Tha
the Union being formed by the assent of the States
spectively, and being consistent only with freedom ant
the republican institutions guaranteed to EACH canno
| and ought not to be maintained by FORCE
| The second resolution being read, Mr.. STUART ex
pressed his objection to the phraseology it involved
palpabe absurdty.
roll being then called, the resolution adopted al
follows-yeas 35; no, Mr. Caldwell:
ResolUed That the Government of the Union has nc
power to declare make against any of the States
| which have been its constituent members.
When Mr. STUART'S name called, he arose and
said that while he subscribed to the intent of the resolu
ton he could not endorse the declaration, and should
therefore decline either way so as not to place
himself in a false position.
| The third resolution was then read as follows:
Resolved That when any one or more OF the State:
has determined or shall deerm ne, under existing cir
cumstances to withdraw from the Union unalter
ably opposed to any attempt the part of the Federal
Government TO the same into reunion, or sub
mission and that will resist the by all the
in our power.
Mr. RIVES moved to amend the resolution by striking
| out all after the word submission"
inc Hot'on was ieJe0teu-yeas d, nays oo' muse W.
ting in the affirmative were Messrs, Caldwell, Carter
| Rves, Stuart and Marshall.
The resolution was then adopted by the following
| vote:
| AYEs-Messrs. August Brannon, Bruce Carson, Car
ter Christian Claiborne, Cogbi Critcher Day. Dickin
son, of Prince Edward, Douglas, Early French. Gate
wood, Greever, johnson, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Mas
sic, Nash, Neal, Neeson, Newton, Newman, Pate Paxton
Pennybacker, Talaterro Thomas, of Fairfax Thompson
| Townes, Urquhart and Wickham
| NoEs-Mr. Caldwell.
THE ALABAMA COMMISSIONERS
The President laid before the Senate the following
communication from the Executive which was read and