New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-28
yirginin state Convention.


The Virginia State Convention lat night rejected
Mr.. Halls substitute the Constitution of the Con
hderate Staies) for the report of the Committee on
federal Relations by Nays rs; Yeas none.
TIE following is the report OF the Committee Fed
,nal X, latiOns;
The Federal Relations have according to order
ad confederation sgndTy e'oeouio then referred AID
ifendaei t. proposed 20 ihe fedei sne s ,
uiiol Of the Jised States to be 1piended 10 leh FORMER
report! .
sseTios 10 MI ~ rr',it tSr9y o. ne Une S Si l,
i.s Of nri l.ti,ude iayolaEtAry 81 rude except 10
punishment Of prohibited ia 81 ths PFe'eni tern
1 s. 81 saa hs a r. ca1Sd oi & y a.. De
pascd by Conset. OF the ieIftoA 20 m COZ OF
s sta o. s ni6l & said tentors 10 tn s toe rights
ps nom sid relation nor shall .sd isbt be m suy manner
&C. by any prrsaisfirs Mexico but shall
uteof g. ud IL tue Feai Coots sccodirE e.
the needles asd tbr Practice Of the a- When
r fy moth o. soab Of said line within boundary
one.s prescribe shall contain poouaoo equal to that
r,f ~ republican be admitted into hr Union equal
oO,ias viii the original state. wiz OF without inyoan'ay
niioTy which hereafter be scqsrd By tie United
Dorb Of to- latlid- q 70 ~ 6ut Ea DO, BE- 5ted BY
cgY q Hs s hall s cd TSP s. 81 s's ei states
eHc,pt by discovery and hl ns'sl and commercial Hauou
ispofs oss without the roucurrfc- Of nOiy
OF oil the if-m Sta;ss wh en- ao~ nso'uu ~ erv
n4s snd nsony Of all iLe s"nslos Vn - aies .lch pro
hiit tha f-af thAl teory be soui cd oy treaty o.
be- The vote 81 ualury a. ihr SENATE nn e1sh cas-
uIA,0hiy ~ ,-al 70 iLe lilhe-.,oh o. 'l1L ,..l
So ks'heT Constitution amendment thereof
rnsr 20 viudr IL any saic rrtor, wherein
g. sedrd BY the laws thereof % inter
DE o-t o. Mar ard sud ra AID without the corsen' Of
h. thu b. 90 rot eor-ut iast rom
p-n.atoh power Interfere vi prohibit h1P'
rtyr AID other. from b-ir g with 70 TIE Dsr 81
raipns ard taxing Perons 80 held 70 '.oor
or s~fvrr tt POW Interfere wh % abolish
r!,, b. pcs uncr tie exclusive jurdction Of the tnteh
within bo.e ssAr. ADD ienorr, wherr he same Ia 60
HfrgfN rf
rsD'porcn b, fd @ wsi-t o pefsos bed 70 lsof or
rrc ,g,d III usage and during
~ In r Of nee. shall I but 20, hr rirbt OF snjouru or
"a Ia any Territory ss.i 1t the i.~. thereof Nor
i'm On rsr.us koid lsbor seyior thsn on lsnd
Tho bfiusng the Di'ie. q Columbia persons held to "a
br io Ae PLACING thea IN drpg 70 be sii, ard
other places 0r sale Ptohi6it-d
,,i.e - n, to,sfia ,ha not be- cos,.ud 20 D. event any
Of the state BY si'si S aad lossn e s s
livery uryes labor 70 The 20 whom sHeh 'eFee
labor Is due. -,
service hbo the United States and the Trfritofes rom
place. beyond the limits Thereof Hereby Too, er ~
shall pay tho the u value Of bits fugitive rou l'bof
in al where ils niAisLa o. other eeer who's Say "
snoe insHida i"n IRON moo or Iioou. % S
ntnhdatoa and the thereby deprived Of The
SIC = The elective franeLe aud the RICH. to hold Office
wheher Fs Territorial shall not be exercised BY persons
who are OF be African
src one the second section OF
first article Of The Con.utiot tue hrd paragraph Of
h. second cot the fourth article Thereof th be eoard
OF sbOlished without the conseLt Of ell the STATES
In the Committee OF the Whole to-day, Mr. Tur'
ner Of Jackson offered substitute for the minority re-
port making NV an equivOca demaDd 'relative to
Slavery. ..
The resolution was rcjected-Yeas, !" Nays, -
Mr. Montague moved that the fret rsssssgtlgp q r.
report which declares TINT the States when the Fed
er1l Consstuti,n was formed, were independent soy
ercigutes, By inserting, "And still are" sfer the
word werc,' was debated ill the recess,
The debate ,oDtingfd s?me time on hr, M221tagnes
amendment.
Mr.. Wise vas In favor Of the amendment ard Mr..
MCFARLAND aranst i'.e
Mh Sonwcl offered 70 amend the amendment b.
making he resolution declare that the States, when
the Federal Constitution was formed were ndepen-
dent soveregntes, and still are sovereign"
Mr. Montague accepted the amendment, pending
which, the Committee rose.
Mr. Carlisle offered Il resolution TO terminate debate
in the Committee of the Whole after next Monday.
The resolution violently opposed by severs
members and was rejected by four majority.
The Convention adjourned.