The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-22
.,,xt. STATE CONVENTION
rtsIRTY FIRST DAY

TBuRxnAy, March 81, 1861.
..o,tion assembled at haif-past 10
he Cotr-syer by tho Rev. DIR. SssLEy, of |
,-ti%snnd Baptist Choreh'
DE ~ KxsoIrrToS OF iSarIRr.
ur,,sax. of Harrison. offered the fol-
.,a.ns gesoin'''"
~, That the Cousmittee ga Federal Rels-
SFh@ iaslraeted to ,naaite S, INTO ne sxped,shsy
. rrtFf@GNi hv the report OF the majority OF that
.e,HpeS@". sua Conference with the aBthori- |
.rta'ttlsa an federated States. as recommended |
T.. ei te he reports and . commission to ear h |
y .ast ~ siavehodiug States, 10 invite the au-
Tss' ,hegS.b, to the sisvehoIdng States new
I'll 9,-NNt,,' aud to the Coniedersted States.
nd 10 the Committee on Federal Re-
Ate'' ssESoSsSr PROPOSED.
v,vn. OF Botetourt, offered the follow
81 N vas referred TO the Committee OF
.e ,TTnn1p and ordered 10 be printed
'f -, f., fAr hgs sccfion Of the amendments 10
E.s1,fuvfton reYovftd BY tse Cosnm,ttee Fedora!
Nasti,,'hc arescu: territory Of the United States
y ihe parallel Of b degrees and 30 minutes
s::xx,rth latitude, involuntary seryitude, excep,
"Sasphmeui for er;mS, Is pfoh,emed. ID an
tstF''Ss of lauiude, involuntary servitude, or
~. u the ArIean race, is hereby recognized
'A,,t:.,ins any law or usage 10 the contrary not
@ee.+sEAiag and no law shall be passed hy
ssss ~ by the Territorial Legi-lstare 10 him
t9at rrevep; tae taking OF persons held in slave
s'S ttbvalnutary servitude. from any Of the
= - - tti. ruiaa ia said territory, nor to in
NsSbs ris hts arising from said relation; bat the
iAf'Is,i be subject to judicial cozai,ance in the
,has,I Ca,Irts according 10 the remedies and the
is,lirs II the common law and said relation
lih- protected by all the departments of the
'-....,tsl xoserument. When any terntory north
t.',,".th Il said nue, within such boundary as
gessrr,> may prescribe, shall contain popula-
.,s feau.l TO That required for member Of Con-
+ ,hAil, II its form Of government be re-
s..i.sp be admitted into the Union on an equal
is,ins with the original states, with or without
.ta.aut&ry rervttude, as such constitution oi
-, hereafter be acquired by the United States.
.,tolgatsry. servitude is prohibited, except for
.lra uvrlh of the latitude of SS degrees )"
sg.ee but shall not be prohibited by congress
y .pv Territorial Legislature south of said iiae
vo1cR or THE PEOPLE.
NJ MAgYg, of Spotsyiyania, presented
.-ir. CT resolutions adopted by portion OF
bs eiuzrl.s OF that county, in favor OF the
s.,ssson of Virginia.
Spsf@rrri 10 the Committee on Federal Rela-
uoas.
EQrALIrY or TAXATION.
The PRESIDENT said the pending question, at
80 sslournmant yes terday, WAS on the motion
II Mr GooDS, of Mecklenburg, TO lay on the
,,ble the resolutions offered on Monday last,
Nv Nj WILEY. of Monongalia.
Nr SLAUGHTER. OF Lynehburg, Appealed TO
Mr. Cioode to withdraw his motion, IN order
,hat he might make an appeal to the W es tern
lresfion until the Convention meets in the
tsl.
Mr GooDg consented to withdraw the mo-
lion He had no desire to cut of debate, bu'
considered the present most .inopportunt
,,o. for the disc ussion OF the ques ton. IL
rsslke g firebrand thrown in here, to infiamt
excitement, and distract the counsels OF ths
Convention
Mr.. SLAUGHTER then appealed to his friends
from The West to come forward ana Wlthdra" "
bin from hal a. -
Tb.r object could be better attained at an ad
,5urned session. He hoped the call for tho
ysgs and nays would be withdrawn, and thai
The subject would be passed by for the pres
Mr.. CsooDE said the nation to lay On the ia
bic was Withdrawn.
Mr. BRowS OF Preston, proposed to Offer
the following, with the consent of the Con
yention, IS compromise of the matter:
ge,ire4. That the President appoint commit
,ss Of htteen members, whose duty II shall be L
iagure il it be expedient To change or amend th
orsauic law Of the State, and II so, in what par
tIeaar orparticulars. and report thereon to IN ad
i9gruri meeting Of this body, should the Conven
lion adjourn to meet at some future day.
The President said there was no quest
before the Convention except the resolution
Of the Gentleman from Monongalia.
Mr WILEY said he had offered the resolu
tons. not Us a measure of strife, but to pro
mote ueace All he wanted was proper
assurance thai the matter would be ADJUSTED
IN a reasonable time. He desired to expires
his views more fully on the subject, but woul
not now trespass upon the time OF the Con
AeDton.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The hour of ii having arrived, the Conyen
ton resolved itself into Committee of tn
Whole, lMr. SourHALL, Of Albemarle, in tn
Chair and proceeded to consider the repoi
OF the Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr HOLcOABg, of Albemarle, being entitle
+ the fioor, resumed his remarks. He allude
To the mOmeDtouS question which the Cor
yeAtion was called upon to decide. Appallln
IS he considered the terrors OF civil war, Il
feared that We're approaching state
degradation much more 10 be dreaded. Ihoug
there were conservative men III the cities
the North yet in the great heart of that see
ilon there no indication OF change
sentiment. lie conceived that unless III
Union could be plan ted upon the immoVaD
rock OF Justice, the sooner ii was overtime" "
tie better. We had right TO demand Iuil $
curlty from the North. Our constituents,
was true desired moderation, but they wan
ed an heroic moderation, which would deman
everything that was necessary ana accel
nothing less He looked upon 1t AS a matu
of regret that the State had lost great ol
portunity for fame, by hesitating so long
making her demands but he made no imp
tation upon the spirit OF the people, pecau;
various considerations conspired 10 ma,
them wish to lnger in the tnion. put "
Union was now shattered seven sisters IL
Jeff, and established 4 new Government 4
thought IL no subject of reproach that th'
did not wait for Va. and he vlndicated the
from the charge of rash precipitancy! IL '"
common 10 say that Va. had more interest
the question OF slavery than the Cotton State
He took issue on this question, and went
10 argue that our interest was not com paran
10 theirs. Territorial expansion was WI
them Il necessity, and their position on Il
Hult rendered them ore open 10 aggfessi'
Khan the position of the Border states.
Delaware was only nomlnally a slave StaV
Maryland Kentucky, and Missouri, wou
soon be free States while 10 the sou
slavery was the vital element. The hope OF
reconstruction of the Union, through al
amendments to the Constitution, he consi
ered utterly futile. Those men VINO haa De
sleeping on the sand banks at Chariesto
hourly expec ting terrible coliision Win
Federal troops, could never be brought pae
except through bloody revolution at noi
or subjugation by foreign power III
were able to sustain themselves, ana Wou
never relinquish the experiment OF sen -so
srnment unless by the application OF owe
whelinng force. The Northern people Wou
not Tempt them back, nor could IN
iorce them back. A statement had be
made by the most conservative Diil
Republican journal at the North, III
uAless there was change III l
Morrill, tariff, the Government would
bankrupt before the next crop OF corn "
rIpe and should Virginia unite her des TN
with such Government? III the majority
port Of the committee was adopted, there "
ho security that peace would continue ioi
month. Then what would the condition
Virginia be, with no opportunity to nn
with the Confederate States, her own sc
perhaps, to be the battle ground, and troo
concentrated by the Federal Government
her borders? Was this Commonwealth
submit to the decision OF conference Oh
Border States, if she went into 1t a grs
majority in such u conference would repre- sc
states that could exist without slavery;
hs could see no good to result from IL, even
Virginia proposed TO aequiesce In It's decisle &c
The ques tion now was, where would V
ginia go-whether she would go with I
nouthern States, or remain with the Nort
10 20 nowhere, means TO remain with !
North. He did not propose TO DISCUSS