Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-22

do? Lit liIcm rn! tie State on war lJotlrg,
and lei them ii;rn act as best became them lie
would vote for 80 such miserable legislative
oXpediSnts rs those proposed. lie would not
Tut! the country into la'Sc sense nt security.
lie would not delude the people and bring dis.
grace on this good old mother OF us all.
Appeals We're here made to Mr.. TuoMrsoS
not to press the amendment thcn and Mt.
Thomson said that if it was understood on ali
sides that the amendment would be adopted as
a separate proposition, nc would withdraw it..
Mr.. PAxroS then said that, if necessary,
he himself would bring It up.
Mr.. THOMPSON, OIL the conditions he express
&c, then withdrew the amendment
Mr.. PAXTON then offered the following Sub
s.tutc for the Cd House resolution:
Resolved, That - arc hereby appointed
commissioners, whose duty it shall be TO re-
pair to the city of Washington, on the day de.
signeted in the foregoing resolution, to meet
such commissioners rs m"y DC appointed by
any OF the said States in accordance with the
foregoing resolution.
Mr.. BRASxoS moved to amend Mr.. PAXTON
amendment by excluding members Of Congress
and members Of the Legislature from an ap-
pointment On the commission.
aTr. GRASHoS then Withdrew his amend.
ment
On motion of Mr. JouNsoS the House pre-
ambe was amended by inserting the word
"pcrmanrnl' before the word ''ssoutioi.'
Mr.. PANToS's substitute was then adopted
On motion Of Mr. PAXTON, the blank in the
same was filled with the names Of en- President
John TYLER, Vim. C. Rivcs. Judge John W.
Brockcnbrough, George W. Summers and Jas
\. Seddon.
of III IL, ,,lp ftoI tIn
lolowin, as the 9Th resolution:
RcSDl$ed, That --- is hereby appointed n
commissioner to the President Of the United
States, End - is hereby appointed com
missioner to the Stale OF South Carolina and
the other States that have seeded or shall Sc
ccdc. with Instructions respectfully to request
the President Of the United States and the au-
thoritics Of such States to agree to abstain,
pending :hc proceedings contemplated 10y the
action OF this General Assembly, from any and
all acts calculated to produce collision Of
arms betvecn the States und The government
Of the United States.
On mHion Of Mr.. PAXTON, The same was
amended by inserting, after the word appoint
cd, the words "by the concurrent vote Of each
branch Of the General Assembly" and after
the word appointed" where it Il second time
occurs, the words "by a like vote
The question recurring on the adoption Of
the amendment as amended, it was adopted.
On motion of Mr. NEWTON, the first biank in
the resolution OF Mr.. Thomas, Of Fairfax, was
filled with the name Of Tx. President John Ty-
!er; and on motion Of Mr.. Thomas, Of Fairfax,
the second blank was filled with The name ul
Judge John Robertson. (Ir. Tyler being thus
Commissioner 10 the President, ind Mr.. Robert
son to South Carolina ard the other Southern
Statcs.)
\ motion was made BY Mr.. NELSON to insert
in the last resolution from the House, after the
word "rcsolut;ons" the words, "except the fifth
and tie motion having been advocated by Mr..
NEWMAN, and opposed by Mr.. August and Mr..
lsDrLL, was adopted. Ayes 81, noes 20.
The motion excerpts the filth resolution from
beng sent hy telegraph amongst the othcrs.l
Mr. NELSON g.:", rs bis reason i"r excepting
the resolution. that, if sent on with the propo-
sitiunS, it might DC rcga, drd rs Il restriction.
Mr.. ElvEs moved reconsideration OF the vote
By which the amendment Was adopted. and the
votc having been rccnnsidclrd, Mr. NELSON :
amendmenr was ncgati'cd. Ayes -, noes &c.
On motion Of Mr.. IsDrLL the las, of the Sorics
of tho House resolutions was amended by add
Ing lie words and also to the President Of the
United States"
The said resolution Vas further amended on
motion of Mr. NEWMAN, by adding the words,
"ar1 that the Governor he requested to inform
without delay, the Commissioners Of their ap-
pnlnmenl by The foregoing resolutions" The
question thcn recurring on the adoption Of the
resolutions rs amended, and being put was de-
tcrlnincd in the affirmative by the following
vote:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Gfannon, Bruce,
Carson, Carraway, Jr., Carter Christian, C!a-
borne, Coshill. Critcher. Day, Dickinson Of
Gravson, Dickinson Of Prince Edward Doug
las, French, Catcwoud. Grcevcr, Hubbard, Is.
bell. johnson. Laync, Logan, Lynch, Marshall,
McKrnney, Nash, Neal Necson, Newton, New
nan, Pate, Paxton, Qncsenbcrry, Richmend,
Rivcs, Stuart, Thomas If Fairrnx, Thomas o
Henry, Towncs, and Wickham-40.
MASSACHUSETTS. August, Early, Finncy, Pen
nibackcr, and ThompSon-j.
When the name OF Mr." AUGUST was called
he arose and asked the indulgence Of the Sen
ate for 4 brief moment. in order That he might
explain The vote which lie felt constrained to
give. lie said that i was with unaffected re-
grct he felt himself compelled TO diller from
hose with whom it had been his pleasure to
act upon all important questions which had en-
gagged the attention Of the Senate since he had
been member of it. For the opinion Of those
friends he had very high appreciation and re-
gard and whilst hc felt for his own opinions
generally great diStrust and diflidcnce yet
when his convictions were firm and decided
his mind was so constituted that he could not
Weld them, even TO the superior wisdom Of
others. lie sincerely hoped that the results an
ticipatcd By the friends and advocates o! the
IL
resolutions might be realized; II they were, no
man would r,jocc l!rurc tkan himself; but the
opinion which lie had expressed, upon Several
occasions lately, when he had the honor TO ad-
dress the Senate upon the subjects embraced
BY the resolutions, remained unchanged. lie
thought they were calculated 10 subject the
course ard action Of Virginia to miSconslruc.
ton and tn impair the force Of her former nc
tion In his opinion the inevitable tendency
OF the resolutions would he 70 defeat the very
objects contemplated ly the friends and sup.
porers Of them. lie did not deem II necessary
longer to driain the Senate, as his views upon
the jcct had been expressed TO them upon
several occasions within the lastfcw days. lie
felt under these circumstances constrained 10
record his vote in the negative
On motion of llr. JOHNSON it was ordered
that nc inforlr the House Ct Delegates Of the
adoption Of the resolutions as amended.
The propositions, as amended and adopted,
read Us follows:
Whereas, 1t is the deliberate opinion OF the General
Assembly nf Virginia. that une., the unhappy controvsr
sy which divides the states Of this Cuhiederacy shall
s.sfacOriy ni ut.d permanent disso uton of the
Cnup Is inevabr and the General bly, :ep esen1g
the Nrs T." the ore of line COnmonw IS ecs!rous
of employ every reasonable to avert so dire
calamity, a'i e;rrmIne :" make Anai eG,r to restore
the Union and the C"nsuiion IN the spirit In which they
established hy the father. Of the Republic lhrrenre
Resolved That, behalf Of the Communicable OF Nr'
rnia invi'ai IS hereby extended all such states
whether siavrsnlIns npn.sla vrUllng, are willing
unite with Virginia In earnest etut 10 adjust The
pr,scu happy controversies, in the spirit IN which The
Constitution originally formed, and consistently
will! us principles 10 haJrd 10 the prope v' Inc
slsvchoIdin. state, adequate or the security
Of thrr rights appoint commissioners, ~ meet on me
iih day Fehuh:; neSI iE the city OF Wsshinrloh
similar commi. sinners aIpon e.. Ly sigLia To consider
and II practicable ugrce upon, some suitable stju,t
mcnt. -
Resolved 7ha, En- rrcsdcn, John Tyler, wm. c. R!ves
Judge john W. irockenbroueh. Geo. y. Summers, ana