The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14

| tne tniro section which reads that "Any pe
| son may be elected q member Of the Con yer
| ton. who ~ the time Of election has attains
Tue age OF twenty five years, and IL &C uaiiy
eiuzen OF this Commonwealth" was ameDde
oyh prohibition nsainst the election Of An
! member OF the present General Assembly q
q Delegate. by vo te Of 95 yeas to As nays
f; Mr.. CHRISTIAN. Of Augusta, moved to strik
> out the section a. amended but withdrew tn
same He said he had voted for the claus
| prohibiting the election of members OF tn
: Assembly under the impression that tn
proposition had been offered a. piece c
pleasantly.
I RAYMOND, of Maeion, offered the following a
asnbstitute for the entire fret section;
shall be the duty Of the Superintendent, an
TONS for county offi sy in Ma, last, at tn
places established for hold .nE elections for Mem
electlnx delegates to Convention to ,conside
. | and propose such measures as they may deem K
present @ isis Of State and National affairs: Til,
said election shall be he on the 4th day of Feb
| suary, III the year OF our Lord 1861.
| The yeas and nays were demanded, with tht
following result:
YEAs1H'essrs Crutcbh I'D. Speaker Allen, An
G:1ssa
ter, Cater Chapman, Chiids. Claiborne, Duck
ter, James, C. H. J1nes, W. 4. Jones, Kaufman
Ke%per, KlncheIos. Lundy. Lynn, Mallory, J 6
Monts. merry, Morson, Nelson, Newton Organ IN
:; X Ro Prs Ru.hsIfo,d, H. saith Thomas
con, Wlsten Wood, Ioolioikuei. ''A0i' III
AYsIMsssrs. Anderson. Arnold. Ball. Bentley,
tan Cole man, Collier, Cowan. Crane, or imp,
Paws, Dickinson, kdgington, FERGUSON FerriIf,
toontz. Hanly, HARRISON. Hackey, Hoffman,
aoldway, HOPKINS, Hunt, lett, Johnson, Keen,
sss f. '~ Maf. ho' + hsfn
MartIn. Massle, Matthews. MeGruder, Mcklnne,
Ard Ard, Rand 'lDh: Red Riohardson, Rid lick. ".
ra GSs H,b kyes sanndets' Scott. sessS sher
| uhonpsnn, Walker, a Watson, Watts, and
The hill was then read by sections, amended
| and ordered to its eugrossment
| Oh motion OF DIR. MARTIN, OF Henry, the
| OH was read the third time aud put ON It's
| passage.
| when The SPEAKER had stated the q uestion
| DIR kRMPBR rose and said Before the ffuai
| vote OF This House is recorded l shall saw
| lew words, almost in the nature of pers onal
AApiahation. Looking 10 that bill as the re-
| suit OF weeks arduous and az )nizing labor
am led to e1claim 40, most lame and i'm,
| potent conclusion ~ "MoHtes parturiunt, mas
l cttRr r'dtcnlus mus ~ Looking TO the in;anss
| anxiety or the puolic mind, to the demands of
| my constituents, to my own unaltsrable con-
victions and my uufilnching struggles, the
| provisions OF the bill, as about to pass fiji
| me with disappon tment with sorrow and
| grief. The State demanded an uashackled
convention OF the sovereign people. In my
| judgment you have refused it, You have pro
vIdeo qualified and fettered representative
nody Wnicn Is not a Convention, and Whica
IS wholly inadequate To the exlgencies of the
crisis. Aud now. sir, although it was my IN.
concealed purpose to vote against tbs bill in
its present form, yet trusting to the pussibili-
~ OF It's amendment in the other end OF the
Capltol kno wing the i'm possibility of amend.
ihg IL In this House now, in yisE of the fscts
OBVIOUS 10 all. that better action cannot now
Ia - h n. II
Gus necessity warns us to do speedily W ha,eyer
is TO be done in vindicatlon of the honor OF
the ate, l shall, reluctantly, sorrowfuily,
rec rd my vote for the bill.
Mr. MARTIN, of Henry. submitted a faw rs
MARKS n explanation of his vote, in which he
vas Understood to coincide in sen timent with
MIR. kEMPRR.
Mr. JONES' of Gloucester expressed his OBJ
Jsctions to the bill as il read but would vote
Tor II ra her than no hing
, Inr ERBY said l stated some DAYS ago that
L was In favor of calling State Convention
As well as of General Sou hern Convention
~ m1Rs formal and ultimate demand uDnn
tue N run Tor recognition of our rights re.
uress OF our wrongs, and guaranty for the |
future, as the best, il not the only mode OF |
preserving this Union, consistent with the
nonur and safety Of Virginia and ayertinu
civll war, and am prepared to do so now. In |
s1.,hs ioT lhls DILL act IN strict accordance |
Win tne known ard expires Sed wishes OF nv |
constituents and The dictates of nv bsst iutp |
heHt. voted against the amendment OF tie |
seItisnah from petersburg, proposing that |
poli De opened to eide the uues ZION of Can
vention or no CJnven tiou on the same davo.
noioiDg the election of mem bers for the Con.
tion, because my Constituents mad decided
that question aiready-and l believed large
OF the people of the Comma N wealth
nao, through primary meetings instruc ted The |
Legislature upon that subject. Therefore thu
aiheuoment was Unnecessary, and might ope- |
ATE delay, and Indicate uncertainty as to The |
real purpose and action of Virginia 1 voted
.or tbe amendment of the gentleman from |
fittsylVanla, which simply requires that a; |
ne Time OF the election of delegates 10 the
convention, that the people shall DECLARE |
" neither the action of the Convention shall he |
inai, or returned to them for approval This
amendment imposed no legislative limitations
)r restrictions upon the powers of the Con
sention. But had the amendment failed I
should have voted for the bill as reported hy
he committee. The bill being on its passage.
vote yea
Mr.. ANDERSON said ne believed the adoption
" Mr.. knhN's amendment had DESTROYED An |
ne moral effect the bill was calculated to |
ave on tne Northern mind yet there was NO |
iner course left to him but 10 vote for it,
Mr. LYNN was understood to express his
preference for an untrammelIed Convention
ut Convention at all hazards charged with
ne guy or pointing out the mode Of redress |
Or our grievances.
Mr.. COLLIER said he was so much nlasead
Win Inc Dill as 1t then stood, that he could not
rust himself to speak. He moved the pc |
ious question. AT the request Of sundry
l
Mr.. LUNDY said his constituents had snoken i
favor OF Convention, but the bill before | s.
10 House did Eot meet his appreciation Tr | "
as 100 mandy pamby. 1t did not declare our | u
sss. |
MT BAesELL spoke of the Conservatism of n
ifginla, her long forbearanoe under manifold q
rong, ana her right of redress. He wanted Y
suaignt-oul Convention, charged with the &C
lty OF speaking the voice Of the people. He 4
ould vote for the bill, Though he could NOT Il
,prove OF many of its provisions. m
1T now read. -
MT JONES, OF Appomattox wanted a Con. h.
nllon untrammelied by legislative enact
thts-one acquainted with our wrongs, and
y yes teo with the power of exacting redress II
Mr.. DICKINSON gave an expIauati0n Of his ti(
te, which he cast in the in terest of conserva M
IN. he was In favor of the Union if it could II
preserved on equitable terms L.
me SPEAKER directed the CLERK To call tho | At
u, which was done, with the following re- rio
IE. s. -Messrs; ,Aldsrson,' Allen, Anderson, Ar
Os.r, Foreman, brown, Rarks Cape rton, Car
imp; DAYS. Dickens m. Duokwa. Eas, nsaa on
sna' iohn fGsI 5san f5 no Gf
r Hsn ~ I aare G'9dyeoontz Graham Graf 81
sfr Jones ksa dloa; o Kssno kss
IKE LocKbrldse !ucas, LundJ, nm Maaru, Fo
!, Mallory, j. q. Marin Thomas Martin VIM. ers
Iul Mass e, Mat hews, MeDowe l. McGehae | Ca
G5udsr. Mckinney, MoKenxis, Al edisy. Miles, A
' a ~ Tier; M9ns, Moqta.us, Mantsomsry. ia
ters IN, Phelps. Porter. Preston, Pretios. F
tchafd Rsndalph. Red, Richardson. Rlddick | ing
Eo ham Robertson, X. Robinson. Rlvss | Go
,heTf,ord, Saunders Scott, Seddou Sesar | ket
nnon, therraId slbert, James Smltb iss.n |
sm.i H. Henry Smith. taples, rhomas. Thnmo KE
, Tomlin, Tyler, Walker. Wallace Ward | the
hus Watson, Watts, West, Wilson. Wilcox,