The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-29
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Mr. FIsHER briefly reioined, sustaining his
previous position "'S
Calls for question, - question,
Mr.. BRrcE, of Halifax, and Mr.. WISE. Of
Princess Anne, continued the debate
Inc question being to strike out the words
specified and insert the amendment offered bv
M. FISHER, Mr. Cox, of Chesterfield de.
manded the yeas and nays
The roll was then called and the vote re-
suited as follows
:, NArs.-Messrs; Blakey, Boisseau, Conn, r. IT.
Hox' Sei E,sher, Graham Gregory, J. Goode, Jr, ie-
oeiir heht' montague, Morris, W Use, and Woods
ar,d.,son nascnmessrs; Janney, President,l Amber,
Baylor, Berlin, BLOW, Bogeess. Bor.t B"vd'
branch, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdett. Bur,
i iie ccsrng csrer cGhaoeii Campbell Capsrten Car
.; conrad, Robert Y. Conrad, Couch, j. II.
any EfRer EarV 2eba5 CI.i roD pes6ins Dornan Du
GGarlsnd, gu espie, Gravey, Gray, Gogsin, + F.
HoIaei Ho9f.ii r. ; B. Hall; Hammond, isymo6d, Hoge,
s;2n, Marmaduke Johnson Peter c. Johnston,
NNmnPy, Nany hs lawson, lewis, MeComass, MeGrew, Ne
MARI Msrya k ass Mar
tslt, M9rton, Moore, Neblett, Orriek, 0sburn,
PP1qrss' Pqss' pPatriek Porter. Preston, Price, Pugh,
sharp, shefey, sitlington, Slaughter, SouthaIl
spnr!ock, Staples, A. II, II Stuart, c, J stuart,
thornton Treadway, K. Il. Turner, +. p. Tur-
ner, waller, Whitfield, Wiley, Wilson, and
Wysor.-lI3.
~ VIC was iSSt.
Inc question recurring on the original reso-
luton, the vote was taken uirn poce and re-
suited IN It's adoption. 1t reads as follows:
l. Re Il Resoiued and Declared By the People Of the
Ma.e o. yg'na, in tonre"fion As~rnbed, That the
Sta.es which composed the United States of Amer
ca, when the Federal Constitution was formed,
were Independent sovereignties sand in adopting
thdt instrument the people Of each State greed
10 associate with the people Of the other States
upon footing OF exact equality. 1t is the duty,
therefore, OF he common Government to respect
the rlSntS OF the states and The euQality The
people thereof, and, within the iust limits of the
Constitution, to protect with equal are the grea.
interests that spring from the Institutions Of each
The Secretary then read the second resolu-
ton OF the report, rs follows:
z. African slavery is vital part of the social
form OF servitGde existed when the Union WAS
formed, and the jurisdiction OF the several States
over 1t within their respective limits was reeog-
prejudice by the Federal authority or by the an-
taofitles OF the other States, or by the people
thereof Is in derogatiOn from plain right, CON
trdry to the Constitution, offensive and danger
Mr.. WISE moved to amend the resolution.
by inserting in the second line, after the yvoru
exists, the words land of the political sys-
tenn of the Federal Government,r so that il
would read 'Atrican slavery is 4 vital part of
the social system of the States wherein it ex-
lists, and OF the political system of the Fede-
raj Government"
Mr.. WISE briefly advocated his amendment.
which he thought was an assertion that was
necessary % be made in the declaration
Mf. CONRAD, of Frederick, said the amend
ment was obnoxious, and III still higher de-
gree, 10 every objection applied TO the amend
mtnts already rejected. 1t was based upon a
mlscohstruction, was unnecessary and incon-
gruous, and untenable in point of fact
Mr.. WISE contended that it should be ex-
pressed that slavery is something more than
merely recognized by the Federal CoustiIu-
tlon. The gentleman says it is incongruous
He admits that it asserts what is already ex-
pressed Ia racolutiop nd bar i,
cannot be incongruous. As to the third posi-
ton OF the gentleman, he wanted everybody
TO know that the Chairman OF the COMMITTEE
on Federal Relations has said that slavery
was not a vital part of the political system of
the United States. Not Il vital principle,
when it had already divided its vitals, pierced
It's heart, torn 1t asunder! Suppose, con-
tinued Mr. Wise, that the people of Virginia
thought proper to abolish slavery if it was
vital TO her social system, Virginia would die
and IN the attempt to abolitionize the Govern
ment which had been made by the Republican
party, the whole political system of the ma
uon had been torn asunder. Ii this was not
proof enough of the vitality of slavery in the
political system, he knew not what vitality
was.
The question being on Mr. Wise's amend
ment, the yeas and nays were demanded bv
Mr.. Conrad, aud the vote resulted as follows
IEAs-hessrs. James Barbour, Blakey, Bois-
seau, B0rst, Branch. Cabell. Chambliss Cotflnap
Conn, Richard H. Cox. Fisher, Garland Graham
Gregory, John GOode Jr., Hunton, Istell kent.
hlhdred Lawson, Miller Montague. Morris. Nor
tom Neblett, Parks. Richards on sea we'll ShetFev
Ss.peed, strange, Francis B. Turner, Whitfield,
Wise and W oUds.-37.
NAYS .-Messrs. Janney, President Armstrong,
Aston, Baldwin, A. NJ, Barbour, Baylor, Berlin,
Blow, BoSgess, Boyd, Brent, Brow Bruce Bur
dett Burley, Byrne, Campbell, Csperton, Carile,
Garter, G; b: GoLrad, K: y. { ourad, Couch. James
II Cox, Critcher, Custis, Desklns, Dorman Du-
la.ny, Early, Echols, Flournoy, French, Fugate,
Gillespie, Graveiy, Gray, Goggin, Ephrslm b.
Hall Hammond, Raymond, Hoge, Hoiaday,
Hubbard, Hughes, Hall, jackson, Marmaduke
johnson, p: {. Johnston, kilby. Lewis, McComas
McGrew, Mcneil, G. X. Mallory, J. B. Mallory
Marshall. Mari, Marye, Maslin, Masters, Motfett,
Moore, prrick, Osburn, Patrick, Porter Preston
Price, Pugh, Rives, Robt. f. Scott, VIM c. Scott
Sharp, sitiington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurlock,
staples, ii; H. Stuart, Chapman J stuart, sum
mers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Thornton, Tired
way, Waller, Wiley, and Visor. 80.
So the amendment was defeated
The second resolution was then adopted
On motion of Mr.. JACKSON, of Wood the
Committee rose and reported progress and.
On motion of Mr. ECHoEs, the Conyentio
adjourned