Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1861-01-25
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RIcHMoNn, Jan. 49, III S..s.,
1S1saS; the report from the Con-
! = eaersl helatlons, eontsmpl atine Is d
{ The =. second resolution was aroen;is,
1. pointing John Tyler, Wm. @ P;s ~
/ W BToekenbrough, George " s ssa
and, James A. Seddons, to meet ro esa.alle,sb.
4 ers to be appointed by other State >
The htth resolution was amendo5
! ing MIR. Gritteuden's proposition E elodifI.
/ dltlonal protection and security To sl.s a.
i erty. : save sgup
he sl1th RESOLUTION was ane1as3 /.
pointing Nh. Tyler a commissioner ~ Y aP-
the President, and Jadse John RoS.'.%-stta
commissioner to South Carolina aptN ss,s'Oe
eeding States, to request them to aSst.;1-s y
hostilities during the pendency If .iEOu
ceedings. They were then passe,l- 1.s ~
nays 5. lS ~,
Mr.. Bruce. offered the following;
Reso3ced, That if all efforts to mo-,
the unhappy differences between The .,vo
tons OF the country shall prove OrtiSs zs ne
every consideration of honor and intero st4sl'
mands that Virginia shall unite her ds~,;. y
: with her sister siayehglding States Us
! ed unanimously. HSVPs-
Dir, Stuart offered a basis of alin.,,..-
contempt the withdrawal Of ,be tr,,.. >
| fessrd TO the Territories from the haD3s .. y
,ngress and providing Tor an eQaitsbIs,.UO y
tition OF the TERRITORIES between the ~.
holding and nom slaYehallinss Stats h
amendment to the Constitution, aud an s..
States created Out.of the TERRITORY no,st .
/ south of $50 81 shall be admitted v,S
without slavery, as their Constitution n W.
OrdaIn Ordered to he printed
| The House conenrred in the Sena,e ;,
meudments above given.
AIR. Seldom offered u resolution th.,N,
Interests of Virginia are those Of her Ssa,b.
! ern sisters, aad that no reconstruction Of ,bo
! Union can be permanent or satisfactory vbiNI
will not secure 10 each section self prStertin,,
! power against any invasion OF tie EeJar-1
| Union upon the reserved n, shts ii either
Adopted.
NlonsseND, Jan. I'll In the Sonac a.
dry, the Aiahan,:i Secession Ordinance Va,
received and orGered 70 be printed,
Both iiUuSes adopted Il resolution in repty
| to the Alabama Commissioners, in efIcc, a..
the Legislature OF Virginia was unable i,
make a definite response 10 Alabama until al.
ter the action Of the State convention.
Yhe other proceedings tO-;ay were uaip.
portan
RIcHMoND, Jan. 22.-Governor Letche,
to-day communicated to the Legislature lie
coercion resolutions Of the Legislature d,
Ohio, with Il message, in Wiiel he says tia.
such resolutions sent to the sIayehohlju.
States have no other eject thu 10 excite re
sentiments, influence pfejudiccs, increase the
difficulties, and em5arraSs, ii not defeat. al
the efforts now beng made to adjust tie con.
troversy. He suggests the propriety Of adj
ministcrine rebuke to HE GOrernvrOf Ohio
for Il refusal to surrender Owen Brown aud
Francis Merriam, when demanded BY The au-
thori;ies ot, Ibis commonwealth as iusiIiye3
from justice. The message was tabled by
small majority.
The Senate debated the one million de-
Tense bill, pcIdius wh:ch an adjournment
took place.
N.Dosity Report OF the Committee Of Thirty
acknowledgements OF she aFitIenGei
keS0IUtI3Iis.
NAsuINuToN. JANUARY 20-The Ninori-
ty Report from the Cuibluittee Of thirty three,
WHICH Is stSileT ny .IcSsrs. fay!or Vt lawns
lana, Phelps Of Missouri, Rust OF Arkansas,
Whitley OF Delaware, and WInsOw Of North
Carolina, embraces IN substance: The char-
gei which have taken place IN the sltu1-
ton and sentiments OF the people OF the dill
iereat States since the formation OK the GOIi-
stituti0n have been such thstthr0u9 lSmlscon-
structiJus nt' some Of lis provisions, and the
wilful preyersiUM OF others, and the lntir
ductiUn of new principles III the formation III
parties, which are in direct amtagonlsln to the
usases and opinions OF the Whole American
people when the Constitution went into effect
that instrument has ceased to accomplish
some of the most important ends AIMED 'st by
its adoption.
The differences between the Northern 1ne
Southern sectious of the conicderacy, iEodr
this c;.tlse, have ut last risen to such hesh'
that they have resulted i'll the formation Ola
sectional party in the Nort! On the siase'y
question alone, which Will practically eAe'lSe
the Southern people from amy Voice IN Ihc
management OF the national affairs i'll Wh't"
they have common interest with their Noiih'
crn brethren, and that. as this fact, rot|i'N-
standing the Republican forms OF the con-
stitution are preserved in truth, destroys the
spirit of Republicanisn in the Governments
it is therefore Impossible that the two sec,
tons should any longer go on together As OpS
people unless the existing state oI thIpsS
removed. T.,
The report proceeds to say, the present . Sn,
iculties can only be rcnetied by amendments .Ss
to the Constitution, and suggests tla' .n'
amendments proposed in the t.rittenden H.,
olutions. if adopted. would restore tramp 'nS
to the country and place the Cnion on 5 si.an
foundation that it couhlneveragaln DC siiaAsD'
These amendments, the report : assS'e'
would not in reality change the Constitution ION,
They would only have the effect OF IestS t =
1t, by the added provisions, to what 1t was ;.
point of fact, on the day OF its adop, uoo,
through the operation of the eireqfnsial ,'I
which then, surrounded it and which eree .,.
barriers againt the present sectional c9nS me-
then. as constitutional provisions ~ou;d nu n;
If constitutional majority cannot pc Gu. uD~
ted iu supportofthe "Crlttenden kesoln Ion
or 4 } substance of them, then a dlss0Iu"'I
of IL Union is inevitable. mn.
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