The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-22
HOUSE OF DEL EGATES.

MONDAY, Jan. Il, leOl-
The House was called to order at u clock
bv Speaker CRUTCHFIELp.
FederdI Relations. The adoption by the
Senate of the following resolution was COM
muncated to the House, with a request that
it concur therein:
f,esoed bg the General assembly Of pnyinio. That
if all efforts to reconcile the unhappy differences
existing between the two sections Of the country
shall prove to be abortve, them in the opinion of
the General Assembly, every consideration OF
honor and interest demands that Virginia should
mite her destiny with the siareholdlhg states oI
the South
MI HAcKLEY moved to lay on the table and
print.
Mr. ROBERTSON, of Richmond, sus tained the
motion.
Mr.. ANDERSON advocated the immediate
adoption of the resolution. He spoke of the
wrongs inflicted on the South, and alluded to
the fact that the whole North We're now arm
ing for her further suhjusa ion.
Mr. MYERS called for the reading OF the resc-
luton and remarked that he would vote
against laying il on the table, and IN favor OF
its adoption. On Saturday last he voted
against the resolution which was adopted
containing somewhat similar principles. He
voted against il in small minority, and was
| satisfied with the propriety OF his vote a
| minority had no terrors for him. Ii 1t had
| rs he MIR. NJ J had been in that category ths
| greater part of his life. he would have beer
| long since frightened to death Had he been
| the only one in the House who did so, Ia
would have been content. He voted agains
| the resolution Ut osSauSc IL ai
nonnccd proposition the truth of which h
| denied The interests OF Virginia We're no
as the language of that resolution purportet
| 10 declare-thoroughly identified upon ever
question with the South. suppose portion
! of that South should conceive IL TO their III
| terest to re-open the slave trade. trad
| which Mr. MYERS declared he abhorred an
| detest ted morally and he asked whether an
| man in his senses was prepared TO deelar
that the interests of Virginia could be promo
| ted by such q policy
| Gantlemen in pri yate con yersation informe
| him that such was not intended by the reso
| luton of last Saturday Then why not sa
so in the resolution itself? Mr.. MYERS WA
opposed TO voting for generailties, when
might afterwards be told that his vote coyere
| a sMx,ific proposition to which he never woul
have given his sanction. he was now prt
nored to vote for the resolution before I'll
House. because it was free from the objection
able feature OF that adopted by the House o
Mr. MARrIs, of Henry, thought that tn
adoption of the resolutions would reno,
from the House all cause OF disagreement
and, therefore, favored the adoption OF the r
| solution,
Mr.. HAcKLgY had voted on a similar pr,
! nosition ON SATURDAY. He did not think II
interest of Virginia identified with the Soul
, | in many things. He thought reaction WI
, already taking place, which would render 2
such resolves out Of place-tne people OF y
great Northwest were airesAay nslhs N tne
; nmi@ht and would sut out the politicians, VIII,
All mariers of difference between The section
could be amicabIy aud fairly adjusted
. The motion TO lay on the tapie Was VIII
, | drawn, and the yeas and nays beihg eaiie
r the resolution was adopted unanimously
Yeas lus.