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

during the continuance o, the Territorial Cove nen;
The forth article shall The Of slaves s
l.t Of iraE.i; with their slaves heiE and through ihs
hOi-shychodiug Stalls and Territories, Gte lr hhs
uf such adjustment OF The happy wch no"
divides the Suics OF Id! Con edrracr woua be accept
cd 10y thu people Of this Commonwealth
Resolved That EXP eJdrn Jnn Tyler hereby appoint
I'd by concurrent vote o each brahch Of the General A.
emby, 10 the rrrsJenL United states
and that Judge John Robertson hereby appointed liz.
VOTE Commissioner 10 the Stat. Of South Car oua aud hC
other states that have Seceel seceGe with nsruc
lions, respectfully request Ie President Of the Cnet
States and the authorities OF such Stats agree abstain
pending the proceedings contemplated by thr action oi h
General Assembly from any and all cscusted TO pTo
duce collision between The States AID the Govsrnnen,
| the United States.
Resolved That copies OF the forth
with teasraphed 10 the Presiten, Of the United states ant
Elso to the Executives OF the several States and that th
Governor be requested to inform. without delay The Com
nss!oners appointed 10 the foregoing resolutions Of thc
appointment
Mr.. BgrcE's amendment (as given abcvc) was
then offered as joint resolution.
Mr.. BRUCE moved that the rules be suspend
cd with the view 10 an immediate conside!a
ton Of the resolution-and III. THOMPSON haY
ing called for the ayes nni noes, tue rules were
suspcnded-ayes &c, noes :.
Mr.. PESSYPAcg gER then called for the ayes anL
noes on the adoption OF the Joint resolution
and it was adopted by the following; vote:
AYss-Messrs Armstrong, August, Brannon, Bruce Car
son, Carrawny, Jr, Carter christian, Oorhi'i, Day
Dickinson, Of GrLyson Dickinson, Of PrIuce Edward
Doug Early Gatew0od, hubbard ibe Johnnn Logan
Lynch Marshall, Nash Neal, SresOn Newton, Newman
Pate. Paxton, Penny ybackrr, oursrnLerry. ltclnond
Stuart Thomas OF Fairfax Thomas Of Henry TaOmpsou
! TOwnes, Wckham-3.
NogJ-None.
| 1t was then ordered that the Clerk inform
the House Of the passage Of the resolution.
! When Mr. STUART was giving his vote he
said he thought the resolution would be fore
staIllng the action Of the convention, and vas
therefore, not proper. At the same time, as hi
cencurred in tire views contained in the rcsolu
ton, he would vote for it. Mr. NEWTON, .in
giving his vote, made Ike remarks. Mr. AM
STRONG in giving his vote, said that he did Eoi
know the views Of his constituents OIL the sub
jec;, but rs hc concurrcd with the object Of the
resolution he would vote for it.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Scnu;c re-
pIy from the Adutant General in response Il
a resolution offered By Mr.. WIcxuAm, requiring
information concerning the portion Of the ca
valry supplied with pistols.
\ bill was communicated from the House
concerning the statue Of Jefferson, and "as
referred to Committee on Finance.
Mr.. STUART offered the following joint resol
ution, and, on his motion, it was ordered 70 be
printed; Git lies over under the rules:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the General
Assembly Of Virginia, the following would
constitute i satisfactory basis of adjustment ul
the unhsppy controversies which now distract
and threaten 10 destroy the peace Of the United
States:
Tho Territories having been acquired, by the
common efforts, blood and treasure Of all the
States, are Of right the common property Of all
The States, and neither the slareholding nor
nonslavcholding States, have any just claim Ia
appropriate all Uf them TO their exclusive use.
BY existing provisions ol the Constitution
Of the United States, Congress is the trustee
Of all the States in regard to the Territories. -
Experience, however, has shown that in con.
sequence Of irreconcilable differences Of opin-
ion between members Of Congress represent
ing the slarehoding and non.slaveholding
States, the common property cannot be SO reg,
uated and administered by that body MS to &c
J full Justice 10 all the beneclarics of the corn
! mon property 1t is, therefore, necessary to
provide new agencies for lis regulation and ad
ministratiOn.
TO this cnrl, the Constitution Of the United
States should be 30 amended as to withdraw
| the trust in regard TO the Territories entirely
from ti:c hands Of Congress. and TO provide ioi
IN equitable partition Of the Territories be-
tween The slarcholdng and non slarchold;ng
States, by ASST ignng TO the former, rs an cutie!
for lis increasing population, all that portion
uf the common territory now held or hereafter
to be acquired, situated South of the parallel
Of 3G deg. 90 min. North latitude; and assign
ing TO the latter, as an outlet for It's increasing
population. all that part Of the common terIi-
tory now held, or hereafter TO be acquired,
North Of said parallel.
1t should further bc provided, By similar
amendment, that the slurcholding States shal!
be constituted Territories in regard 10 the ter
ritory South Of Sc deg. 80 min, with full DOW
cr, through their respective Legislatures or
delegations in Congress, 10 determine and reg.
ulatr the States, in regard To slavery, Of such
territory; and that the non.slavchodIng States
shall bc constituted, in like manner, trustees
of the territory North Of said inc with like
power, through their respective Legislatures or
delegations in Congress, 10 determine and regu,
late the States Of said territory.
States created out Of territory North or
South Of the parallel Of Sc deg. - min. should
he admitted into the Union, with or without
slavery, as their respective constitutions may
ordain
Mr. STrAET said that the object Of the reso
luton was to take Territories out Of the hands
Of trustees who were falhlcss in the discharge
of their duties.
House bill appropriating million Of dollars
for the defence Of the State was taken up, on
motion Of Mr.. PESSYBAcKER, but Mr.. NEWTON
objecting to its passage until it was referred
to the committee, it was referred.
Mr. NEWTON said that in all the trans-Allc-
gllany portion Of the State there was not an
efficient arm, and he wanted that the people
there should have arms, for although SlSG, ,UuU
had been appropriated last session their appeals
for arms were in vain.
House bill for the issue Of Treasury notes
was taken up, but, on motion Of Mr.. BEASSoS,
was referred to the Committee on Finance, in
order that it might be examined into.
Senate bill amending the charter Of the Ne
chanicsville Turnpike was ta:, up on motion
Of Mr. W1cEuAM, and was cred to be en-
crossed and read third tim
BILLS REpopTl".
By Mr.. ArGuSFFor ncor, rating the Fir-
ginia Arms Manufacturing Company; also, FOR
incorporating the Virginia Fire ArlnS Manulac,
turing Company; also, providing for taking the
sense Of the people Of licnrco county upon
giving authority to the CounIy Court TO raise,
by loan, tue sum Of $500 i.r the purpose o'
armng the county.
By Mr. Early, from >recial Committee,
bill allowing the Northwestern Bank
of Virginia to establish an agency in the city
of Richmond for the redemption OF lis crcula,
ting notes.
By Mr. PAxToH-Tu incorporate the Valley
Railroad Company; also, TO authorize the Nor
! folk and Petersburg Railroad Company to con-
struct 4 branch and - Increase the apital
stock; also, TO authorize the Winchester and
Potomac Railroad Company To extend their
road from the town Of Winchester to connect
with the Manassas Gap Railroad at or near the
town Of Strasburg also, authorizing the Board
of Public Works TO confirm tho sale CT the
Maysrl!c Plank road to tie County Of Charlotte
BY Mr.. BRASyoS-Eor the relief Of Patrick
Il. Scott of Halifax county; also, for refund.
ing to Elizabeth c. Richardson, Of llenrico, q
sum Of money paid by her on ali erroneous as.
scssment Of land and for correcting said as,
Sessmcnt; also for refunding 10 Moses G. Booth
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