Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-01
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.

In the Convention on Friday, Mr.. Speed
submitted the following, which was adop
ted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Federal
Relations hc requested to report as soon rs
practicable, upon the resolution submitted
| TO them on the Doth inst in>tr,cting an in
Quiry into ;he expectancy Of reporting IL
| the Constitution two ordinances etc
Mr.. Parks presented report Of the pro-
ccrtlings OF a secession meeting held in Gray
sou county, and ANNOUNCED his purpose to
carry cut the wishes OF his constituents.
Mr.. Conrad. Of Frederick, submitted the
following resolutions, and demanded the pre-
v!ous question:
| |. Resolved, That on Tuestay, the "a day
Of AIril next, ut l. clock, noon, all debate
| in the Committee of the Whole upon the re-
| ports from the Committee on Federal Re-
| Iatlons shall terminate, and the Committee
| shall III Cnce proceed to vote upon the propo-
stipns before il, giving five minutes TO the
member Offering amy amendment, and the
same tima to 0nc member opposing II. Tor ex-
! planation.
! , That hereafter no member in the Com
mittee OF the Whole shall be allowed to speak
more than once on the same proposition.
Mr.. Amber desired to know if there was
any mode 10y which the minority could pro-
test against heaupiication Of the gag.
The call for the previous question was
then sustained by some thirty or forty mem
berS riSing-twenty being sufficient
Mr.. Morton earnestly upp"Sel the adop-
ton Of the resolution. He announced his
purpose to resist The tyranny Of the majority,
| and declared that their conduct should be
| held up 10 the indignant Reproduction OF every
| freeman in this Commonwealth.
| Mr. Staples said tina; he was a Union man,
| and expected 10 act with the ma Iority in the
| Convention but he regarded this movement
aS ali Outrage.
Mr. Wise then took the floor, but the Pre-
silent announced that the hour had arrived
for the execution Of the order ot the day.
The Convention then resolved itself into y
Committee OF the Whole, 10 resume the con-
sidcration Of the report Of the Committee OH
Federal Relations.
Mr.. R,vas. Of Prince George, took the
floor ana addressed the Committee at some
length, in an argument strongly fayoring the
preservation of the Union. He quoted from
the record OF Wm. l.. Nancy and others 10
Show that there had been all organized aud
persistent effort to dissolve the Union, Ill OF
der chat Seii,h and disappointed rciluclanS
might crafty their ambition for place and
power liearguei that the Ab0lti"nsts and
| the Southern pisunioniSt> practically coop
| era'e1-the former believing that a dlSsolu-
ton 1l the Union would lead to an abolition
OF slavery, and the other that 1t would So
cure the perpetraton Of slavery.
Mr.. Rives occupied the tour until > 0 clock,
the hruv rf recess, and had not concluded
when the usual recess was taken.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Ri1es resu-
med his argument against the dissolution OF
the Union, and concluded about & o,cluck.
1t the close Of Mr. Rives' speech the Com.
miitee reese.
Mr.. Price proposed 4 conference between
the minority ard majority as to the time for
closing the debates on The subject vi Federal
Relations. and designated MIR. llaryie, who
agreed to confer ~ proposed, So Hs to fix
some time for closing the debates.
Mr. Wise presented Il series Of amend
ments to the Federal Constitution, which ne
de.tred to submit in Committee of the W hole.
| They were ordered to be printed Adjourned