Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-11
VIRaIVIA LEGIsLATURE.
WEDNESDAY,, July 10. 1851.

taxes from tue SheElHS AHu pbONt =
collector for each magisteriai district, With
I u resolution that they deemed 1t inexPedi-
enI 10 legislate on the subject.
! He also, from the same committee, re.
ported a bill prescribing the duties aud
fixing the compensation Of the CLERKS OF
the Senate and House.
! The bill was read q Grst time By ITS IL
tie, and ordered to be printed.
| Mr. WRs7, from the Committee on roads
and Internal Navigation, reported bill
for the Rbolisbing Of the present Board Of
Public Works, aud comforting its present
powers on the Governor and Council.
The rule was suspended, snd the bill
read FIRST time.
Mr.. CRoTHERs offered the following reso-
( lutiOus, and expressed the hope that they
would be adopted unanimously:
Resolved, 6y the General AS5snbiy Of VT-
giHiG, That our Senators in Cong.ess be
instructed, aud our Representatives there
be requebted, to vote whatever amount OF
men aud money may be necessary 70 en.-
/ BILE the Administration to suppress the re-
brl!iou in certain portions Of the South,
and TO mnirtain the integrity Of the Union.
RssoLced, That they be Instructed aud
requested as aforesaid TO oppose any plan
of compromise that may be offered unless
il be on the basis Of AN acknowledgment
by the seeded States of the supremacy of
the Constitutional the United States.
RssOlped, That the Governor be request
ed TO communicate the foregoing TO ouF
Senators and Representatives in Congress.
ResolVed, That the concurrence of the
Senate be requested in the foregoing resO-
buttons.
Mr.. VANCE moved that the resolutions
lie upon the table.
Ar. ZiSS hoped the resolutions would not
be tabled. he was sorry 10 hear any oh.
lection made TO them. He hoped ioE the good
of the country and Of the cause that no
member in this House would refuse tOVote
for these resolutions, and that they would
pass unanimously.
Mr. YAScE-Ny objectin laying on the ia
BILE 10 simply because there is NO necessity
for any such resolutions, in my opini"n.-
Our delegates ia Congress- know what their
duties are, and can perform them without
our Instructions how to do so. see no
necessity whatever for passing that reso-
luton instructing them tn prosecute the
war, for presume they will do 50 anyhow
and rs to tue question of compromise, they
might possibly see ht TO hx upon some
thing satisfactory TO sill parties without in
structi0ns from Us
[Quite a spicy and lengthy debate fol-
lowed, in which Messr+. West, Arnold,
smith and Farnsworth participated. We
will publish the speeches of these gentle
men and thus supply this omission, at the
earliest DAY Pra~tir.,ble-perhaps to-mor-
row.-EDs
Mr. ZiNx-T would like to record my
vote and ask for the yeas aud nays.
The call was sustained and thelquestion
on LAYING the resolutions on the table be-
ing taken, resulted as follows: YEAS
Mrssrs Arnold of Lewis, Davis aud Vance
of Harrison, and Williamson of Writ;
NATs-Messrs. Boreman. Croft . 3. Downey,
Davidson. Fast, FArnswOrth, iIawxhurst.
Hootnn, Kramer, Logan. Miner, Myers,
Michael, Porter Parsons, Rutfner. RItclitfe,
Swan, smith, Snyder, Trout, Wetzel, Will
Hanson of Peasants. West, Wilson, linn.
Mr.. Speaker (Frost)-27
So the mutton to lay on the table was
rejected.
Mr.. LooAS-I believe there is not such
a diversity of sentiment among the mem
beers OF this h ,dy as would seem to be iu-
dirated BY the discussion we have wit
messed. Ny own impression is that this
diversity of sentiment arises out Of some
different interpretations of the resolutions
themselves, and confess would like to
see some little notifications Of them.
had prepared substitute, and, while
heartily favor the spirit of the resolutions
and am unuiterahly opposed to any COM
promise which does not acknowledge the
supremacy of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, think some changes might be
made in the phraseoiogy which might re-
move some of the objections. rise mere
,ly to make the suggestion that the reSOlu-
ton be referred TO committee to report
tomorrow.
Mr. WEsT-T think reference Is nearly
equivalent to laying on the table. I am
opposed to any delay Whatever on this
couutry that this House hesitated single
moment about taking this action.
Mr. Lo0AE-Then ] shall feel compelled
to offer my substitute.
The gentleman read his substitute which
was identical with the resolutions, except
that he used the word government In
stead OF administration. and request
ed" the Senators and Representatives, in
stead of "instructed."
Mr. CROTHERs-l accept the amendment
with the addition of the word federal" be-
fore government"
Mr.. wEsT-T feel bound to oppose the
amendment for this reason: THERE'S some
thing contained in it that implies distrast.
IL IS true sir, tie government "a one thing
and the President Is another; bat at the
same time the House will clearly under
stand that the President is COMMANDMENT
Chief OF the army and navy, aud that reso-
luton modified as il is doeP indicate that
this General Assembly distrusts the Presi-
dent Of the U. $. Ioppose the substitute.
Mr.. LooAs-The objection urged by the
gentleman has no foundation whatever, 50
far namy motives in Offering the snhatignta
Ars concerned. O,iy adopted the term
government because liked e better; it
seemed to me better word. am gov
ernment man from frat to last Whether
am an Administration man depends on
circumstances.
Mr. wEsr said he must apologize to the
gentleman. He had not meant to impugu
his motives at all. he believed the mover
OF the substitute Hs SQUAD u Union man as
any body. He was opposed to the phrase
OiORy, but did DOT ia the least wish 10