Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-18
vVIRGTNIA LEGISLATURE.
Honse 81 peleeates,
TUESDAY, Dec. IA.

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lSenate announcing the passage OF tue
House bill, for the release Of tue cnhoE ~
! of Eban Lipscomb Of Preston county, with
| an amendment, 10 which they ask the con-
! currence of the House. The amendment
was concurred in.
i The commuicational also announced that
Senate had Coneurrcd in tho House Fssol
zion. that il would proceed on Tuesday to
1.-The election Of Treasurer, Secretary ana
Public Printer. ,.-.,i
The Speaker said that the House ..it haI u
passed no such resolution. i,.,-,.s..t,
/ Mr.. SMITH Of Marion, said 1t was ms op! iI5
1 ion that the resolution TO go into an el tS
tion was either rejected or laid on the taole
| by the Honses - 4 ,r,5,....
IF Inatice reported a bill repeating an act
| to prevent offences against the Common
| wealth. ,v
Mr.. WEST from the Committee on Roads
reported bill AUTHORIZING the Holidays
Cove Railroad Company TO transfer q P 91'E
lion of their road 70 Brooke county.
Mr.. BRows, of Kaunwha, asked leave OF
absence for his colleague, Mr. Rufner, who
tLad gone home 10 Kauawha, to see a sick
brother. The leave was granted. ~.
Mr.. WEsT moved to reconsider the vote
by which leave Of absence was granted 10
I ilft er. 5tllssa - -
Mr.. WEsT said 1t. was not necessary for
the House togrant leave OF absence; i u 9
| M Der was called away bya providential
occurrence.
The motion TO reconsider was lost,
The SpRARRR appointed the following
gentlemen GU the Joint Committee from
| the Senate, in reference to Lunatic Asy-
llums: Messrs Farusworth, Swan and
/ Hawkshurst.
Mr.! RADCLIFFE offered the following:
WHEREAS, The Chief Magistrate of the
ation has thus far nobly withstood tae tn-
lflnence of the Abolition party, who have
tried in vain TO drive him into their suict-
dnl policy of converting tue war, which
hnngs like pail over the country, into
means ofIetting loose the slaves OF the
Southern States at q single stroke; and
| wherels, an etfort-to this end has been
lmade of late in Congress, now in session,
Hacking TO the emancipation of the slaves
OF the South and whereas. the present
Congress has laid onlthe table resolution
lin spirit and substance confirmatnry OF the
| Crittenden resolutions, which passed by Il
.Elarge majority at the extra session OF July
4 last, declaring, "That this war Is not
lswaged on our part III any spirit OF opprest
sion, nor for any purpose OF conquest or
subjugatiou, nor for any purpose7of over
throwing or interfering with the rights or
established institutions OF the Southern
States, but to defend and maintain tue SUI
Ipremacy of the Constitution and to pre-
serve the Union with all dignity and equali-
I,ty aud rights of the several States nnim-
paired; that as soon as these OBJECTS are
accomplished, tho war ought to cease i"
thereby Indicating a disposition on the
part Of this Congress TO ignore the objects
and purposes Just recited, leaving the
country generally in5donbt, and especially
the loyal citizens of the Southern States in
most painful doubt, as TO what the objects
and purposes of this war are. as far as
ECongress may have the power to influence
or control them; therefore, be 1t
4Resoi1ed, By the General Assembly OF
Virginia,
lst. That the earnest sympathy and sup
port Of this body is due, aud is hereby ex-
3teuded, to the President Of the Dated
Statcs In The position he haatdken on the
policy to be pursued in the conduct OF this
IiwGr. @
2nd, That our Senators In Congress be
instructed, and our Representatives re-
quested, to vote against, and IL possible
preventive passage of any bill now before
| Congress- OrwhiCh may hereafter be intro
dured, directly or Indirectly, interfering
with the dignity, equality or rights, or
the established institutions of any of the
States of the Union.
3rd, That our Senators in Congress be
instructed, and our Representatives re.
Eouestel to advocate and vote for the pass
age OF any bill9providing for the security
to the loyal citizens of the Southern States,
of their property of every kind; and for the
restoration TO loyal citizens of the South
ern States of such property as may be lost
or taken from them during the continu-
auce ofltlhe rebellion, aud that upon the
passage of any such bill, Information OF
the same shall.be transferred to the people
of the Southern States rs far as practica-
BILE
The resolution was laid upon the table
iRnd ordered TO be printed.
Mr. MINOR offered the following.
WHEREAS, From cent.neWs received
from Europe, there is an Indication that
the British Government sympathises with
tho party in rebellion against the Govern.
ment of the United States, and has made
the capture aud imprisonment Of the trait
ors SlideIl and Mason by the United States
lGovernment, Il pretext for throwing aside
the concealment of her sympathy in behalf
of the reheIlious States, by demanding the
release ofssaid traitors, Mason and Slidell.
Therefore he it
heS0EOedi by tue7 0eueTnt Ahsenuiy W
Virginia, that ii is the duty Of the Federal
Government, in order 70 maintain its honor
and ldignlty among the nations Of tue
earth, that il should not consent to any
humiiiating dictation from the British
Government, but should pursue its consti-l
tntional course in putting down rebeilion-
undAuntel by any threats of intermeddting
from abroad, or Vaccinations oftrattors at
home. -75--,--.- =
Mr.. Vance arose to enquire what OH
ciaI information had been received as TO the
course intended to be pursued by the Brit
ish Government.
Mr.. MINOR said that the resolution was
appropriate htthis time; there was no doubt
about the sympathy Of the British Govern
n, ent with fhR| SOufharn rabeIlfnn