Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-03-29
VIRGINIA. STATE 9gNyENTioN.

In the Convention on Wednesday, the re-
solutions offered hy MIR. Wiley on the sub
icct OF Taxation were further advocated by
Mr. Turner, OF Jackson.
The Convention then resolved itself into Il
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Souttiall in the
Chair
MIR. Turner, of jackson, submitted as a
substitute for the report OF the Committee
on Federal Relations, a series Of resolutions
demanding from the North an unequiyoaal
guarantee for the protection Of slavery, and
proposing that upon all questions relating to
the acquisition Of Territory, a ma ority ol
Senators from the South and North shall be
required, and, also, giving the South other
guarantees Of poccr The resolutions also
provide that this Convention will adopt an
ordinance resuming to the State Of Virginia
the powers heretofore delegated by her TO the
Federal Government 70 take effect on the
Sd Monday in October next. III ease the
amendments Indicated ia the foregoing sug
gesticns are not approved by the several
States Of the Union on or before the first
Monday III October next, and further pro-
videS that the said amendments and ordinance
he submitted to the people OF the State at
VIZ htAt s-EIltIal cicCtioi ipI ticti ippiofai
or rejection.
The substitute was lost, yeas 81, nays, 80.
The first resolution reported by the Com
mtJee was then read us follows:
Be it resolved, ETC., That the States which
composed the United Suites of America
when the Federal Consultation was formed,
were independent sovereigntios, etc.
Mr.. Montague moved to amend the resolu-
ton by inserting the words land still are'
after the word "sovcreigntieS."
The proposition was discussed at length
by Messrs. Montague, Wise, and Bruce, i'll
support thereof and AIeSsrs. Conrad of
Frederick, Scott Of Fauquler, Rives, Car
lie, Dorman, baylor, Maclarland and 9TH
ers, in opposition.
Mr.. Wise was occupying the floor, in re-
cess arrived.
In the afternoon session, Mr.. Wise re.
sunied his argument designed to demonstrate
that the Commonwealth Of Firg! nia has
never parted with her sovereignty. lie
closed with the following remarks: As far as
| am concerned mean to wait Il reasonable
time and no longer ! mean to bring down
preteasious and claims Of right asiar as safe
ty and honor permit me. | mean to 70
along with you, according to the ConSlitu
ton, according to law, according TO State
and Federal statutes, 10 guide guard, aud
regulate us all in our deliberations, in cur
results, IN our final action. But after a rea-
sonable time has passed, or when our de-
mands are brought down so low that | could
not even prefer them with selt-respect; then,
if no other man in the Commonwealth raises
the flag of Revolution, 'cW, ii, high aloft
ns | can make it ilauu; in Heavens air "it
tEIat be treason. make the MIST Of it."
The discussion oil the question Of State
Sovereignty VA, continued by Mes>r.. Nae
iariani and Wise, until Hfter6 n'ci"ck, when
Mr. Scawell proposed 10 amend The atnenI-
ui"nt by adding the word Sovereign" which
was accepted by Mr.. Montagu-. Mr.. $.
then adlra;St,l the Convention III advocacy
oI the amendment.
Mr. Scott, OF Powhatan. then obtained the
tl1,.r. hut yielded it to Mr.. .IuhnsUn, OH whose
motion the Cnmmittec rose.
Mr.. Garlic submitted the following resp
luton:
Resolved. That debate in Committee Of
the " hole ,il reports ot the CommIttee on
Fedora! Relations shall terminate on Mon
day next at l2orlock, II.
li!e resolution was advocated by Mes7r3.
Parks, Conrad, Of Frederick, and Jackson,
and opposed by hessra. johnson, Woods,
Mallory, OF Brunswick, Barbour, of Cul pc
per, Wise, Blakey and Ilarvie.
The question was then put, and decided in
the negative yeas, Gr; nays, -. Adjourned.