The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-18
,,,,arNIA STATE CONVENTION
TWENTY SEVENTH DAY,
SATURDAY. March IL. Is,

TWENI1 i -SFsN SsfN Ii ia L
SATURDAY, March IL. 1861.
-. CON ven ton met at IL O'Clock, and was |
~ q, order by the PsEsinsSr. Prayer bv |
tS''S Sey Mr.. MIrCHRLL, OF the fresby terian |
Chareh' xynxsu sp,,r,oxs
. f;oea1< OF Bedford, said that he had |
..as @ propositions to offer. by way Of amend. |
SOC" Ia The report OF the Committee on Fed. |
nee relations. at present under considera- |
era The following are the propositions:
'' "a 0rd'7aaoe q the S,ote Of Fsresas..
,,,-S,s. The State of Virginia has made evcfy |
N.-sbie effort TO restore the friendly relations
tS.s should exist between the General Govern
80" "4na the several States OF the Uuion upon
-, perfectly Just 10 ali, hut deeniing i, unne
i.x{stad for a series Of years. still more ae-
t,,t.,Sd ~ those causes new are by the declared
s-,.ses Of mere sectional majority, aud as ali
i-, ,eT,rts made have proved uasvailing, with
9s Teee,,ins hFdidereuess Of opinion which exis,
gard 10 tue powers Of the State government
20 .l>st 4 the Government OF the United States
.'4saved from the reserved rights of the one
. ss"..,rs.1trsiousI authority ef tie other or the
lte-sa3 rights Of the people constituting a Gov
...,seri which seeks to protect the persons aud
x5ts3 and established il, against the abuses of
S's government Itself, or which arise from its
.~ati;on with the Government Of other States.
= ,-@sis .@si in Convention assembled. deem il
-,T9r Baw 10 dociAre that the same has arrived
I'm :. becomes them to assume. ss they do. their
-,7,,l.oa As the people OF saoeFe'ga indeeeads"t
Ssy - ,,.,
fs a ftS
= M Do hereby de5c-e. That the said State is
,N-z,r ore of the Union of States known As the
rrJst S,ates Of Anerca. and that The people of the
el state owe ne allegiance or duty to any other
,.1ycrnmnu; Whatsoever.
Ke,f faythe, osdataed il is AereSy declared That
,s 7cop4e ef The said State do resume all the
,e,> Il property, or the use thereof, which
hvs been granted by the said State 10 the Govern
So accrued to the same by reason Of the conuec-
tl7 ef the said State with the said Government,
.v The assent of the said State. given with view
F.sS..s q ~. .v.ia 4 h.,
..z.t all the other States, composing Union
..taed under an agreement that ii should eSta6-
.,A G>tlce--inSnre domestic tranq uiiity-provide
frihe common deieuoe-promotet the general WEI
t.s and secure the blessings of liberty to them
sTts ahd the'f postefl' ,-that aSIeenIeht n"Hins
tstr violated aud the objects of the L mon per
vsre1 50 as to defea; the purposes of iustiee-'o
Fls-.v the very foundations of domestic tran
,r,.-y-tn lessen the means of common defence,
,s> e. disregard the objects Of the general well
i.rs 81 one entire section OF the Union and there
ky entail. IN that Secilon INJURY ana oppression
urar ihe people thereof, and upon their posterlty
: Aal without determining at this time W heth-
e7 the >,atc ef Virginia VIII mite herself with
suy oner state or association OF States in any
,fssnlly aud earnestly request that the states OF
s..sGqri Arkansas and Delaware viii. as soon As
possible 4p POINT Commissioners 10 meet Commis-
S.aHers "a be appointed by this Convention, in the
r..y of Lexington, in the State Of Kentucky, on
thi .s~t W I'd eSdSy in May next to confer togeh-
srani 70 propose plan of constructing Govern
s1sHr he formed by the said States Virginia in
such plan Of Goyernment, however, to have no
t!gtaz authority till the same shall be
s3eVed and ratified by this Convention =
Aaa 1"r the better accomplishment of the OBJ
is.'s intended. the said Confederate States Of
t. are 2ifo fespsegbly re4eesIed TO SEND
p-e01se sed-who shall be invited, al such time AS
mas be agreeable to them, 10 address the same.
Tha- each OF the States heteinbeiore namsd shall
b. eu-tie - a. many votes II had Representa-
Ire. and senator's in the last Coneress. ~ the
g.u.=rence herein proposed. That the tohtmls-
s-luerS 20 b. appointed by this Convention shall
make repent to the Governor Of this Common
~ea.l:, a. speedily as possible, Of the result Of
tEeir Observation-Disclosures shall make
known he same by proclamation: That on the l5th
dsy Alter the date OF such proclamation, (unless
th1 same be Sunday, then on the next day ) this
Convention shall Reasonable in the city OF Rich
lA-e said pr0elamati aud shall then and
there consider the report of the said Commission
er. and all other matters which at this time are,
or may then be, proper subjects for deliberation,
touching the future relations OF the State Of Nir
gil.a To any other Government or state,
Ind Is hereby or6aiaed and declared BY the people
4 FvytHia, THAI they do recognize and acknow-
ieics the Independence and nationality of the
said Confederate states Of America aud that they
Vii. extend to the said states any aid which they
the said people Of Virginia. Can command, or
10 msiatain their independence, against any
ooercve measures which may be adopted by the
auth rites Of the United states.
{. bf u tUTiheT declared, That the people of Nir
sinia have ever cherished an ardent attachment
f7r the Union and the Constitution of the United
MY and that it can now only be restored upon
the original basis by an amendment Of the Con-
s:i,utlCl through the primary agency of the non
sl2veholding States themselves proposing suita-
bic and sure guarantees, aud by full and un-
Conditional, pain and positive recog nitlon OF the
rights Of property in slaves, as held under the
laws Of any OF the States also to obtain
satisfactory assurances and guarantees, for the
future, 70 slavery Ii the District of Columbia ;
= 90 the powers of the Federal Government over
African slavery and the employment of slave la,
places ceded by the States for Federal uses TO
protection against excessive direct taxes on slaves
a 90 the rendition OF fugitive slaves; as to the
transit with slaves through any OF the States, by
lana or water, and of the right OF sportation,
another state or Territory TO the protection of
slave property in the common territories of the
United states as to the better security of the in
dependence OF the Judiciary, and for protection
against unjust taxation a the form Of excessive
imPgsts laid upon foreign importations,
ginia, though they have taken their position
have an anxious desire to preserve the peace,
and would, therefore, regard any action OF the
Federal Government tending to produce d collis-
Ion, pending negotiations Tor the adjustment OF
t es' as t dnu IN ~
s'aie and they would regard any action on the
parl u The Confederate States of America, tend
friendly, and a. leaving the people of Virginia
free to determine their future policy;
II this Convention shall Immediately cause CO.
pies of this ordinance to be forwarded TO the Gov
ernors Of each OF the United States, as the same
existed on the first day Of December, 1850, to the
President of the Confederate States of America
aud TO the President OF the United States. And IL
Is farther ordained, that this Convention will
proceed at once to the appointment, rira roce of
Fifteen Commissioners 10 attend on behalf of this
STATE, the Conference herein proposed to be
holden and il is provided also, that if Commits
sopers shall iaii 10 attend the said Conference
frsIa the other States named in the third clause OF
this ordinance, that the said Conference shal IL
Mt be holden, then the said Commissioners from
lhis state shall, in ike manner report the tact TO
The Governor, who shall make proclamation
thereof, when also this Convention shall re-
assemble at the time herein provided for.
EsF 2 }. rs ff,hV pant flflH III = 10
r9Ftep to disturb existing relations, only so far
- II necessary, bat seeking 10 AVOID any COLLISION
doth pend the operation OF the second clause
Of this ordinance till such time as ii may deem
adjustment Of the pending difficulties, through the
agency OF the Conference herein provided tor, and
by returning sense of justice among the people
u al sections.
Mr. GoG6IS said the position which he thus
desired Virginia 10 assume was no new one 10
Inn and FOR the purpose of disabusing the
inlads OF those who might suppose his opin-
Ions had undergone a change, he read from ms
address to his people when he was candidate
for seat in the Con ven tion. lie went on to
e4press the confident hope that the course
which he indicated would tend TO a recon-
sif1ction = the Union as II was designed by
the fathers
The propositions were referred 10 the Com
mlttee of the Whole and ordered 10 be printed.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Mr- H0LLADAY, of n orfolk county, presented
series Of resolutions enyeloped III the Aneri-
can B4gt and numerously signed by his con
khluents, faYoring an ad1Ds tment OF the Ma
honai difficulties and instructing him TO vote
ou,tts side OF the Union. He went on to
speak of his constituents as firmly devoted 10
The Union and Cons titution, but denied that
they were submis sonistsin any sense OF the
term. They believed that the existing diff
ellties might be adjusted on fair and honora-
Die terms
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