Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
SECRET SESSION,

lHE CbAtk stated tnat he nau another com
,nunicatlon iroin the Governor, bu! being nalk
Cd confidential, itwoua be proper that il shoul5
be considered with closed DOORS
Ga motion Of Mc. ScolT, the lothcs and gal
lerirs were accordingly cleared and Inc Cuu
vertion went into secret session.
The Convention was half an hnur in secre,
session. when it again went into open session
The President announced tho following ad
ditious to the military committee under the
order made by the Convention ON the motion
of Mr.. uArMoSD-AlesSrs. Baldwin, Morton
Preston, Montague aud WYsor. On motion
Of Mr. BRANCH, Mr.. Suih.rin was added tc
tue Finance Committee.
Mr.. BAyLok.-l hold in my hard petition
signed by four or five huadred persons, asking
the Convention to adopt an ordinance 10 pro
vide for the restoration to rank and posi.inn o.
certain cii GERS" The ordinance under the rule
vas laid Oh the table and ordered TO be printed
Mr.. MOORE, of RICK bridge, offered the iol
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee on the Suspcn
sion ol debts. inquire into the expediercy o.
repeating Or ameudiug the ordinance passed
on the 30ih day OF April last, entitled "Ar
ordinance to provide against The sacrifice 0
property, and TO suspend proceedings in
certain CASES" and that they have leave IL
report by ordinance OF othrrHise.
Mr.. kAlL, OF Welz=ii.-l hope it will be tl.t
pleasure OF the Convention not 10 touch H.,
subject. Tue people have now become faml
lar with the crerati6rs GG ihr ordilanee, and
have cunforlped themselves IL it.
Mr.. Scorr, of fauquier 1T is a tn9re rcso
luton OF enquiry. ! lie ord;na:cs wGs st.p;yc
in haste aud there ale synic provisions in il
that need change.
Mr. WYsuh.-l know several mcu5crs whl
have hai resolutions 10 uiscT oil u siuiiar i'm
purI to that now before The Convention.
trust the Convention will sdngt tits resolution.
Tina, ordinance IS calculated i9 produce grca
deal OF mischief, auj il4s already led to yer,
general dissatisfaction. We are ia stale now
III which the evil that Vas rtcud.l to fill Up
on the debtor class will fall upon the creditor
class. trust the resolution will DO adopted
and that some remedy fer this evil will br ap
piled.
Nj SrErp tne,,d the following resolution
as 4 substitute
Resolved, That Committee, ot seven be
appointed who snu!l consider and rcpnr: ~h:
mod;6calious, if any, arr l'7c!Hrio bc made ii
the orinanc. passed tho SIN day Of Apri
last, entitled IAN ordinance IL provide agains
tue SAC, lice Of property. and to suspend pro
crc,lingS in certain cases.
Mr.. MooRE accepted the substitute, and i
was adopted.
Sir. CEciL offered the following ordnance
which, under the rule, vas laid Un the labls
a:.d ordered to be printed:
boro,c W,rt IN 7 ,,,tt (, ,uarn1 ,i
the arrnJ of the u. S, haa, III the m0mentou;
contest belween The North aud TIE South
taken sides with the cucInies Of constitutional
liberty; and, whereas, the SAID Wnti; L
Scu,t las proved hlm& Ii al unworthy son q
this Commonwealth;
Tuert fore. br j, Ur,lliaed, That ali tic act.
OF The Virginia Legislature heretofore pasSrc
in laulalion or hoaor Of the s.iI Winfield
Scott, be. and the same are hereby repealed ia:l
forever annulird.
And b, i: further ord. .uoi, That tie aamt
Of Scott, heretofore given TO county OF TN;
Commonwealth, be and the same Is hereby
changed 10 TIE name Of Davis: and
Whereas, James Bachlnaa, late P:esden
OF the Unted States, has contributed mean:
from MS private fortunes, 10 enable The militia
rs drspos ut Washington 10 su!jagaLe The spot
people Of this State, therefore be It furlhe
ordained, that tee name Of Buchanan Eer:.o
fore given TO c,unty Of this Comm nonwcaith
he und tie saule is hereby changed to th'
name .! S:cphens.
Mr. GEEGoRy.-I would suggest hy way o
amendment, that Instead o! the word ".audl
tioa," the word .comlueudation" b. Subsittu
ted.
Tie amendment waa accepted by Mr. CECIL
Mr. HALL, Of WcIzeii.-i would ask lhs
gentleman whcth:r the county OF ScvtL us
called alter this man Scott?
Mr. JuuSsroN, of Lee and Scott-The coun
ty vf Scott VAS cfea:ed by ou7 Legislature
which sat in the winter OF 1911; which sue
ceeded the battles Of Chippewa and Lnrdy
Lane The enthusiasm cauSct? ny the success
u! Scott in that canpaign led TO Tie naming .
this county after h!u. The country WAS in Z
blaze OF enthusiasm, and ali desired 10 honoI
the hero Of these battles. twas during Ina
excitement or Immediately aiier, Lat TIM
county was created.
Mr. SHuFFEY.-I would suggest TIE p.cprie
ty Of Withdrawing lle motion 10 prInt, AID al
lowing the ordinance to pass now.
The PRESIDENT There is rulo requiring
all ordinances 10 be laid OH The table aud prin
ted bsIorc acted upon.
Mr. SuEFFrY-l move to suspend that rule
Mr. ScoTT, of Fauqu'er.-l hope it Will h
the pleasure of the Convention to order al Ih
ordnance TO be printed.
Mr. SuEFfEY- withdraw my molten.
NJ D1KMAN-l would suggest 10 my iricnt
from Tazewe.l, (Mr. CLcIL the leaving Of Tn
,.alncs Of these countts blank doubt lin
| Z
j. = man. While have le highest resrrc
for the gentleman after whon, it is proposed Il
tame these counties, AIN, rs SAID, oproset
10 naming them after LIVING ,nen. prefer Il
name ,heln after our iluStrias dead.
( move 10 strike out The name OF Davis ait
S'ap!.ens.
MIR. CsciL-I cGnn,s c:..-.senl 10 alter III
ordnance IN these respects.
Mr. DohNAN xitlldrew his motion, nnd III
ordinance was Laid un the t:.tie and ordered Il
be printed.
NIr. LEAKS presented a petition in behalf Q
Mr. WicktIam, whu Was absent on se,Slc'
from J. j. Werth, oi Genric;'. asking e%enp
tion from military service Ct miners Of Goa
and iron. Rclel red 10 the committee on Nal!
tary Affairs.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
Nr. McCuMas.-I ask leave 10 0llcr Tho IL!
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That when this Convention a.
jcurn OH Monday, the G+ II day CT Ibis nionin
II adjourn 70 meet again on the first Monday
H. November nj xt, unless sooner cocrcned =.
the Governor Of the Commonwealth.
Upon this snEjcct desire 10 make lel
remarks I observe from The pagers cf thi
morning that there are probabg at this TIM" il
the Carup of Denison, 1.-THE valley Ct II" h:
newba, SIX thousand nen. The Nv York Her
a!d, irou v h 'ch the extract is made, somttimc
pr,p pbcsics truly us well as falsely, but Iro'I
certain other information in my poss:ss'on,
have reason To believe that tins sia'emeht Il
true. We are at the present moment in c"n
di,ion OF revolution, ard no man can tell "ha
day may bring forth. When I left ho;ne IN
ncovle were loyal to the Commonwealth o
Virginia What ,hey iHsy. heccno under tn
influence Of the presence ol The enemy, no orr
can predict Although you who live in IN.