Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-12
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.

hOEDAf, maTch Itth, 1901.
The Convention met at Il O'clock pursuant to adjourn
ment
Prayer by Rev Mr. Peterkin of the Episcopal Church.
HON. JOHN J. CRITTESDEN.
Mr.. McGREW, Of Preston county, submitted the fol.
lowing resolution:
are hereby rendered The Hon J. Crittenden
70! h able jealous and patriot, efforts n the sna Of
OF our national ciscuIss
Mr.. WISE moved that the resolution be laid upon ia
be and the question being put was determined in the
NEGATIVE by the following vote:
YgAs-Mess-s Bskey Boseau Bors BOudn Com FISHER Ora
ham HuntoD Isoe Lease Macfsaud Miller Norton Orrck Ran
dl SLAUGHTER Speed, Strange Thornton H. Turner,
SSys-Bess.s John Jenney PrsdenO Aston Baldwin A. NJ
abs1r J. Barbour Baylor Berlin Blow Borgess. Branch Brent
Brown Brucl B-rde Rur Caperton Carter chapman Clemens,
Couan c. B. Conr~d r. y Conrad Ccuch Crtcher, Gusts
GI:sps Grant Grsyely. Gray aegsa Hall 4 B. Han Han
Josnsou' / g Johnston lawson LEVI. McCcmas McC,.w
M.Ss J. h. Msl!or Marshall Mari, MErye, nasln, Mas
Ter Pr ston Price, Push Ryes saunders sr, J. scott Sharp
shelley Sitting Sgcha spurlOck stapes b. L. Stuart
Stuart SUMMERS. Suthern TeyoTi Tyler, Waller, Whthea,
W.ckhau. Wiley, Wilson, Wysor-s3
Mr. LEAKE moved 10 amend the resolution, by ad-
ding thereto the following
BIT this Convention does hereby approve dlsap
prove II a. measures proposed by the Peace Congress
The question IN agreeing to the amendment being put,
was determined in the negative.
The original resolution was thed edOpted-yeas lo7,
NAYS 10.
Borst, Cecil Conn Fisher, Graham Hutton, Isbe Leake,
Morton, Randolph, Richardson Seawel Strange r. q.
Turner, Wise. absent or not voting: Messrs. Amber,
Armstrong, BOsseau Boyd, Byrne Campbell Carlisle,
Chambliss X. H. Cox, j. II. Cox Dent, Fournoy Greg
orv John Goode Thomas F. Goode Hale, Addison Hall,
Harvie Holcombe, Hubbard, Kilby o. X. Mallory, Mon
tague, Morris, NeOlett, Tredway, White, Williams.
POPULATION yIRGfSIA.
Mr. CLEMENS presented a tabular statement from the
census bureau at Washington, showing the population
of the various cities and counties of Virginia according
20 the last census, which his notion laid upon
the table ard ordered to be printed. The statement
shows that the total white population is l,O46l3 free
colored 57579, slaves 490,ss7 Aggregate population
l59607g.
The PEACE CONFERENCE
On motion of Mr.. SUMMERS, the report OF the Com
msoners the Peace Conference taken up, where
uoon he proceeded to address the Convention in expa-
nation and support of the plan of adjustment proposed
by said Conference, showing that it not only the
equivalent of the Critenden proposition, but to some
extent in advance of it, AS Mr. Summers speech will
no doubt be published in pamphlet FORM for general cir
culaon, we will not attempt TO present outline i'll
this report.)
Before concluding his remarks, he yielded the floor for
motion TO adjourn, which submitted by Mr.. GRAY,
but withdrawn.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
NJ. BALDWIN presented the following substitute for
the report Of the Committee on Federal Relations:
representatives Of the people Of Virginia. 10 Convention
seubed profoundly sensible OF the difficulty decacy and
Importance Of the duty which obedience the popular WILL
they have assumed 70 perform.
that the which unfortunately drac AID
country has brought about condition public affairs
which history has parallel and the experience of Govern
ments precedent
They recognise that the great questions which
consideration Of entire novelty AID Of intrinsic di
uy-aud that their proper solccn viii require the part OF
our and FederS and Of people the
else prudence, discretion eanes and forbea
They earnestly the opinion declared by the Gene
raj Assembly Virginia. that permanent dissolution Of the
Uuon inTitabe unless unhappy controversies can be ad
spirit II which the Constitution formed
and they feel hEto perfect any such adjustment ndpsn-
sable nssps tssi during is progress tbs OF the cegpy