Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-17
Legislature OF Virginia
MONDAY, DEcEMREK toto. 1851.


The Senate vas called TO order atl2 O'CLOCK.
Prayer By the Rev. Dr.. READ, OF sDo f'eSoJ'
terien Church.
raE SALT suPrir.
4 communication Was receFsa hsr -.
House Of Delegates, announcing !he auopl:o"
IF q joint resolution for t!:e anFe;a'ne,' :. "
committee to visit the SAT- "oiAS ~ 3"Stu
al.d " sshington couniieS, anu s'N"'E 'n' "oN
ulrence OF Tue Senate therein:
The resolution was laid or The table, WIFE :
view to awaiting q report from the cou'n'ttee
already appointed to open q coIIesp0hoe"'e
viii! Tic p1opriutora rf The Salt "o!hH.
RAILWAY CONNECTIONS.
III. Pgrslpssr laid before The Senate 8 com'
uuoicaiion IRON the Executive, Calling tHe az
tention Of the General Assembly 10 the in'por'
;saco of extending the Covington enc on'o
Railroad, aid Of forming a connection between
the Orange and Alexandria, Manassas Gap, arc
Richmond aid fredericksburg Railroads.. Lalo
or. tine table and ordered 10 DO pTih'eu'
TnE BLOCKADE o. THE roATs.
Tho President laid before tIs Senate a CEN
munic ton IRON mo Executive, tranSial!Iins b
communication lreIa the Governor OF Len
,,,ssce c;nbodyiuS i,int resolutions Of the 10
,,i,Ia.ure Of ,Iut Sia;e ty opon the ports o. tue
SuGtl to the commerce ol tae "eiio. AAo
ul,ya ms cable and ordered to DE- 2'lH'ea.
THE HOLIDAYS.
.!Ir. &. Y. THOMAS offered the lo!io~ihs &c
solution, which was laid upon the taoie'
Reserved, (tno Hvusc oil Delegates concu'-
ring, that when the Senate ADJOURN On sa'ur'
day, the 2lst OF tee present month, II DC 70
meet on the I'd January, 1862.
RESOLUTIONS OF lSoClEf.
BT Mr. ALDEnsos-Of raising an army Vi
10 coo men Tor the exclusive purpose o! INT
dt fence os this State.
Py Mr. CARgAwAr-Of providing sn IT.
crease Of the compensation allowed TO snsFins
and isilors for Keeping and supporting persons
confined in jsil. ~.
Rv Nr. SplrLgR-Of incorporating the Cot,
ION Manufacturing Company in the county oi
Sf,comaGoah. "A bil! WAS subsequently IT
ported.
Is Mr.. RoygkrscN.-Of amending or re-
Dealinc inc. iass in relation to condemned
slaves.
Gv Nj. J~oAssoN.-Of amending section II
cs ch.ps-r % of the Code Of 1860, as to ex'
empt property Of persons in the military Ser
vice OF tiis State from distress fer rsut
BILL. REJECTED.
Tho bill to compensate Peter P. Penn for
the loss Of his slave Albert, was put upon liz
passage, and decided in the nesa.iVe-ayes 3,
noes Is.
On ~1uo,ia, Of Mr. Jous-os, tie Senate sd.
journed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEa
TT. House met at -. NJ, aud was opened
-..n 10, Po- Mr. pnterkiO If the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
The SPEAKER laid before the house the fol-
message from his Excellency the Gov.
cruor OF Virginia:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Dec. l6, 1851.
Gsnt'smta Of tie Senate and Hors'g De!o-
gates:
nsvc received from bis E1cellency !ahnm
G. Harris, Governor Of the State Of Tenncs-
sec, a communication, enclosing a joint reso!u.
ton adopted by the Legislature of that State,
declara,ory OF the policy necessary to he
adopted ITO open the ports of the South to the
Of the world" II affords me- plea
sure to comply With the request contained IN
The 6;h resolution, and accordingly transmit
them 10: your consideration.
Respectfully,
JoHs LETCnEk
,n,yr nrsnI ur,oSs TO TAKE STEPS 70 cPgN TEE
posrs nr rur SOUTH TO TER CONCIERGE or T12
WORLD.
Resolved bv the General Assembly C the
SAFE Of Tennessee, That, us tbs Sens. If this
the following propositions are
submitted for the consideration Of the planters
the Sou.h and all others whom it may con-
l. That the present cotton crop OF the
Southern States is, to at leest two OF the lead :
ing powers OF Europe, a national necessity.
2. That, az under present circumstances, it
seems improbable that th;s. crop can be dis
posed OF, the planting OF another will place TWO
CROPS on hand for sale Ct once.
s. That The purchase Of these two crops b.
the European powers above referred 10, Will
give them a supply for two years, 50 that 81
aay time. when about 70 purchase the third
crop, AID having one years stock u rcu upon,
and the planter being unable 20 hold his third
croo ull;l they are compelled 10 buy, ihcT
will haze it in .beir power TO dictate the terms
of sale
4. that, on the other hard, the European pow.
era before mentioned, having exhausted their
present supply, and another crop not being
rasjrd when those powers como i1to market TO
bry, as they must and wil, if We adopt this
poI;c7. the planters holding the great simple,
when is 5 necessity 10 them, they will not
only be compelled to buy, bat also to psy "A
reniuaeratiTe price.
6. The armies of the South cannot subsist
on cotton, but must have bread and meat; and
xhile the interest of the cotton planter calls
to him to plant no more cotton than will sup
plT the home consumption, patriotism impers.
lively demands that his whole force should be
turned INTO those channels in which he can
contribute 10 the wants and wastes OF a war
Of which none caH predict tho end.
6. That the vital interests herein involved
NAV DC submitted TO Ike enlightened juGgmen.
cf the South, the Governor IF this State is
requested 10 forward forthwith : copy Of these
resolutions to the President Of the Confadc-
ra,e States, who is herein requested to submit:
them to Congress, and also 10 the several Gov
errors of the Confederate States, who are re-
orcsted to submit them to their respective
Legislature, when con:'ned.
EDWIN A. KIEBLE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
EDWARD S. C%HeATHAN,
Speaker Of the Senate.
Adcotsd Nov. Sd, 1851.
The resolutions we're
On motion Of Mr.. McCANASr, laid OH the ta-
BILE and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. ORGAN offered the following, which was
adopted. ..
Resolved, That the Committee On Blnhs, be
instructed to inquire into the exped!eHcy OF
the Banks of the State to issue twen-
II pc- cent. Of their respective capital stocks.
in Noes below the denomination Of five dollars,
anu not ICES than one dollar; ten per cent.
thereof 10 be issued in one dollar notes, and
paid in gold or silver coin On presentation.
Mr.. WEST offered the following, which was
80.
Resolved, That, tee Senate c%oncurring, this
House do, on tho Oh dny Of January, 1862,
proceed to select Senators to represent Virgi.
H. H~f,2--ot~ H.