The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-06
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION
foRTY.FoURTH DAY.

fORTN.FOtkTu DAY.
FRrpsr, April ., 1861
+ha Convention assembled at 10 o clock
80. Nv ihr Rev MIR, WALwEs, of the Bap-
1854 Church.
EeCttITy or TASATioS.
AZ C.sltry Of Harrison, rose to say that
,ahad proposed a vote on tue previous even
" " bn the rendtng resolutions Of the gentle
n s, f-,,n Monongala, (Mr. Wiley, because
rn understood that such was the general wish
pf ,he friends OF the measure; not because he
MA anv design TO cut of Mr.. Stuart, OF Dod-
iridce from the priv iiege OF concluding his re-
iH qnc floor was then accorded to Mr. STUART
vho continued his argument in favor of the
~e<oIutions He wished IL TO be understood
thai in saving the Western people would
.fand nv the East, IL this meas urr Of justice
,ras done them, he was not committing him
sif 10 Suy act of immediate secession. When
jfrou.d be shown that this was the only RENE
AZ for the evils inflicted by the North. his
t.snrlr would he ''in - but he could not con-
rrtve any ground for the belief that this
would b. \ remedy. They would igat for
their rights In the Union, and defend slavery
20 the last They believed that secess ion
would only aggravate the evils complained of
NJ SLAUGHTER. of Campbell, moved to lay
the whole matter upon the table for the pres
Nr. wIlLEx.--T uders stsuding that to be a
test queS ton, demand the yeas and nays.
The roll was then called. and the motion 10
Law on the table was decided IN the negative
hy the following vote
YF,s-MeSsrs Amber. Slakey, Blow Bois-
sesu, Borst, B"uldin, Branch, Brent, Bruce, Car
Grsveiy, John Goods. II, Addison Hail Ham.
n. nd iIarvie, Baleomhe, Hunton, Ishell, Kent,
sss chfTlss Ns4y R,yNs MssTy J@ms, MAJ
Morris, Nehlett, Nelson, Randolph. Robert e.
Scott, willsm c. Scott, Seawell, Slaughter,
Trcdway. Robert III Turner, TYLER. Waller,
Waite, Whitfield; Wickham, and Williams
Aston, alfred n. Barbour Baylor, Berlin, Bog
1sss. Boyd, Brown, BnTdeit. Burley, Byrne,
rA@peS fsr aef Fabi chip%sn flssns
Gusts. Dent, neskins, Esrly. Echois. French,
tussie 5 G5ilifn.r5e G5'n" . TTsy Gosgi9 H Hate
s;oa, lawson, lewis, McComas, Mc6rew, Nc
Neil Masters. Morton, Moore, orrick. osburn
Parks Patrick, Porter. Preston, Price, Pugh,
sharp, shedey. si;ling'on. SPnrlcck, staples
Alex. ii. II. stuart, Chapman ]. stnsrt, Summers.
Tsrr, TsyIoe, Franklin +, Turner, Wiley, Will
.la. Woods, and Wysor.--7S
COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE
The Convention went iuto Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. SorrHALL in the CHAIR for the
purpose of considering the report OF the Com
mittee on Fedora! Relations.
The CRAIkNAN took occasion to say that he
had, during the confusion which prevailed
Yesterday evening, en- tertained a motion from
The gentleman from Bedford. Mr.. Gogrin y 10
insert i subs titute for the substitute offered
for 'he 9th resolution by Mr.. Haryie. He
was now satisfied that he ought not TO have
emit Tttiued the motion.
Mr. CRITCsRR, OF W NeStmoreland, offered an
amendment 10 the 6th resolution 10 strike
The words "cdsi off Obedience to- and insert
the words dissolve their connec ton with, -
30 that the resolution would read-"Deeply
deploring the present distracted condition OF
the country, and lamenting the wrongs that
have nnpelled some Of the States to dissolve
their connection with the Federal Govern
menj," &c
Mr. WYsoR, of Pulaski, moved TO amend the
amendment by striking out the whole resolu-
lion; but the Chairman ruled it out of order
at this point.
Mr.. CRIrcHER's amendment was agreed to-
Mr. MOORE, of Rockbridge, moved TO fur
Iher amend the sixth resolution by striking
out the word wrongs, in the second line,
and inserting the word causes -
Mr.. WISE asked the mover OF the amend
ment if lie meant TO say there were 10 ,1roa1s
which had impelled the Southern States to
withdraw.
Mr.. MOORE said there had been great wrongs.
but he did not believe that the Sou thern Sta tes
s@ceded for any such cause.
Mr., HAsv1E demanded the yeas and nays,
and the roll being called, the amendments was
defeated by the following vote;
YEAs.-Messre. Berlin, BoZsess, Brown. Bur-
dat: Barley, Garlic, Clemens, {. s. Conrad
I Johnston, Lewis, McGrew, Masters, Moore
Patrick. Porter William {. Scott, sharp, Tarr
White, Wiley, and wilscn.-26
NArs.-Mesars. Amber, Armstrong, Aston AL
fred NJ Barbour, James Barbour, BAYLOR, BIakey,
BLOW, Roisseau. Borat. Bouldin, Boyd, Branch,
B'sat. Bruce. ByTne, Campbell, Carter, Cham,
caueh 4. II. Cox cri;cher, Gusts, Deskins, Ech.
cls; Fisher; FiourDoy, French Fugate. Garland
Goode, u, Hale Addison Hall, EphrafIn B. Hall,
/. ;. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, Raymond, Hoge,
armsdnte Johnson. kea', kilSy. szpS I4RseH s4aseH
Leake, hc.,oInasi Men ell, Maefarand, Charles X.
sy 5 as yir ma4,sa hfrs sa
Aeis9n, orrick, osburn, Parks, Pendeton, Pres
ion, Prce, Pugh. Randolph, Robert L. Scott. Sea-
rel. sheEey, sitiinston, Slaughter, Southsll,
Stuart strange, Summers. sutherlin. Tayioe,
Tyler, Waller. Withheld, WicShala, wiliiams,'
Wise, Woods. and Wysor -I07.
Mr.. SrTHERIIy, OF Pittsylvaina, moved TO
fufther amend The resolution by inser ting at
e. the word hope in the 9th line, the words
provided the authorities 1T Washing ton shall
nLaln peaceful relations with the seeded
States
Mr.. SCTBggLIs said ne offered this amend
ment, because he had no hope of the preser-
Fdtion or recon structIcn of the Union unless
The Federal Government maintained peaceful
relations 10 the seeded States. This was the
position liz assumed when u candida te for the
Convention that If the Federal Government
should fail or refuse to give us peace pending
our Efforts 10 settle the diffic ulties, he should
IeeI bound 10 vote TO relieve the citizens OF
Virginia from all authority on the part of the
FEDERAL government and co operate with the
southern ; tates.
Mr.. SPEED, Of Campbell asked if it would
oe IN order al this point offer an amend
hrht 10 the amendment offered by the gentle
nam from Pittsyivania?
Ihe CHAIR ruled it 10 be in order, and an in
formal debate took place Parliamentary
law, between Messrs. WISE, CONRAD and
CLEMEYs
Mr.. SPEED then offered his amendment to
lbe amendment, by adding after the word
States,' the words ''and not seek to accurnu-
late within the limits OF any Southern State
@ IN of
reunired for purposes OF ex ternal defence" :"
1r- DoRsAS, Of Rockbridge, said he would
vote against both amendments. The amend
!1tnt cf the zen tirinan from Pittsylyania was
provided for iii the 18th resolution.
NT. SPEED briefly advocated his amendment.
Nr. SETHEKLis, III reply to lMr. Dorman,
siii The l2sh resolution was not yet adopted,
and ia any event il could do no harm TO re-as-
strt the principle Ii had been said that the vote
Yesterday. against secession, would encourage
Inc Genera! Government TO reinforce the
H9uthern forts; aud though he had voted
against MIR. Harvie's substitute yesterday he
Old not mean 10 coup tenance anything like
'he use Of force against the seeded States
The vote was first taken Mr.. Speeds
amendment 10 the amendment, and il was re-
lec ted, Dy the following vote:
fEA..-aessrs. Amber, James Barbour. Bla-
KEY, bnsseau. Borst, eidin, Cecil. Chanibiiss,
p |L@pmAg, Cofman, Conn, Richard IL. Cox, Ech
%ls' FISHER, Garland, Graham, Goggin, John
n,eode, jr Hale, CyIas Hall, L. 5. Hall, Hammond,
h@Isle, HoieoInbs, Eunton, IsbelI, Kent, Kim
urea, Lawson, leAke, Men ell, Charles h. NAL
,,9Ty James b. Mallory, Marr, Msrye, Montague,
S9pfFis Morton, Nebleti, orrek, PARKS, Randolph,
nLeh4rohon, Wm. {. Scott, seaweli shetey.
SS..aashter southaii. speed spurlock, Strange
"2ods, and Wvsor-el -
NJ, ss-Aessrs. Armstrong, Aston Alf'd ". Bar
Byuf Baylor, Berlin, biow, Boggess Boyd, Bra nch
ptFati brown, Bruce, Burdetf, Buriey, Byrne,
tt.~nP6eiI, Garlic, Carter Clemens, g. b. Con.
ns', HSSben \. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Cnsiis,
FaDssip pe1skiast DormAu, Early, Fi0nraoy. French,
LSsst, Lsste, Gillespie 6lsseiy, Gray, Addison Hall,