The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-02

Ss'Be"ieu WIN strong recommendation
70 avoid the passage of any lesislation. ask ed
II | might be permitted to see the sketch Of the
message which he unhesi,atingiy replied that he
morning. Much more occurred in the course Of
on % interview which lasted for an hour and half
topics, and left him entirely satisfied with The
results OF my interview. The President was frank
aud entirely condding in his language and whole
u the messsg contained the recommendation 10
.engress to abstain from hostile legislation, was
a. npefIy 70 Iuier similar determination on his
part OF state Of quietude.
Friday, a5. i waited on him again the following
morning, and he lost no time In reading me SO
much OF tho sketch Of the proposed message as re-
aated 70 me recommendation to Congress. sug-
amply sufficient. and became oniy ankious 20 fos o1
It's presentation to Congress He said he should
have all prepared to be submitted to his Cabinet
on that day, and would send 1t in the next day.
On the afternoon Of the same day-Friday, Isl
was waited upon by the Secretary Of State and the
nPon me at the request of the President express
his regret that in consequence of the adjourn
in Whe nos
versation with those gentlemen, which chiefly
turned on the condition Of public affairs, was
startled by the receipt of a telegraphic dis
patch from Judge Robertson, my co commits
soner, dated at Charleston, S. C., fnquiring into
that place, that the steamship Brooklyn, with
troops had sailed for the South, from Norfolk
BANDED tbs sS oyer the dispatch to the
torney General said in substance, ''You know
slf, tha' am attached to the Law Department
ana :. not 9 in the way of knowing anything about
II. The Secretary of State said that he had
heard and believed that the Brooklyn had sailed
when she started or to what point she was des :.
tined. then said, 81 hope that she has not re-
celVsd her orders since my arrival in Washing
ton: TN THIS point the gentlemen could give me
no Information, but expressed no doubt but that
the President would give me the information, if
diately withdrawing to the adjoining room / ad-
dressed to the President note No. s, which Mr.
staunton,, the Attorney General, kindly volun-
teered 10 bear in person and without loss of time
to the President. In a short time afterwards Mr.
stanton returned to inform me that he had Car
ried the note to the Presidents house, but for a
reason not necessary here to state he could not
the President bnt had placed it in the hands of his
The reply of the President-No. 2-reached me at
haif-after II o'clock that night. In the interim.
i, had dispatched by telegraph to Judge Robertson
opening Of the telegraphic office the next morn
ing, Saturday the material points OF the Pres-
lyn, viz that she had gone an errand 'of mercy
and relief, and that "she was not destined to
south Carolina'-the orders for the sailing of the
snip as Will be seen, were issued before reached
Washington. After receiving the letter, and
Willingly adopting the most favorable construction
OF its expressions, resolved to remain in WASH
ington until after Monday, when the Message
would go to the two Houses. | listened to fts
reading in the Senate with pleasure, and can only
copies were printed nd obtained by me before /
left Washington, on Tuesday morning, the 29th
the President, in the accompanying letter, marked
No. 4, to which received his reply.
that the proceeding had been adopted of mounting
guns on the land side of Fortress Monroe and in
nay letter deemed II no way inappropriate to call
the attention of the President to those rulnors
Thus has terminated my mission to the Presi-
dent under the legislative resolutions. trust
that the result Of the Brooklyis cruise may ter
inmate peaceably. No intimation was given me
Of her having sailed in either of my interviews
with the President, and ali connected with her
"a m State | haA
no right to require to be admitted into the inner
vestibule OF the Cabinet, however much | might
complain should the results prove the errand of
the ship from he first to have been beig erent and
warlike. am, dear sir,
Respectfully and truly yours, JOHN TYLER.
Governor Letcher.
On motion of Mr.. TsLIAFERRo, the report
and accompanying documents We're laid on the
table and ordered to be printed
Bills RepOrted.-A bill concerning the Court
of Appeals and the Special Court of Appeals
q bill to incorporate the Amherst and Nelson
Wooden, Cotton, Iron, and Leather Manufac-
turing Company; a bill to authorize the issue
OF preferred stock by the Alexandria Mount
Vernon and Accotinck Turnpike Company a
bill to amend an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the Farmville and buckingham Plank
Road Company bill providing that railroad
companies in which the Common wealth is a
stockholder shall use, in the construction
equipment, repair, and operation of their
roads, materials, &c, produced and manufac-
tured in this State; bill to incorporate the
SouthCii 4AaH SoIHptHy, tan itTIIlS
to be located in Richmond y
a bill releasing the schooner Pauline from the
payment of fine of $500, for an alleged yio-
lation of the inspection laws petition of sun
dry citizens of Norfolk, for an amendment to
the laws in relation to landlords and tenants
petition of John III. Claiborne, and Others
for relief from the injurious effects of the
laws in regard to the inspection of plaster of
paris q bill in relation to the devise made bv
j oel Osborn, to the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire Railroad bill for organizing
volunteer force to be called the Virginia Vol
unteer Legion.
Resolutions Of Lnquiry.-By Mr.. Newton,
of reporting bill to incorporate the Virginia
Oil and Coal Company; by Mr.. Brannon of
releasing VIM. HI. Hall, late Sheriff of Lewis
county, from a judgment had against him
The consideration of the bill to amend the
charter of the Winchester and Potomac Rail
road Company was resumed the question be-
ing on its indefinite postponement.
Mr. THOMAS, of Fairfax, addressed the Sc
nate in opposition to the bill. AT the conclu-
sion of his remarks,
On motion of Mr.. CHRISTIAN, the Senate
adjourned.