Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-18
professions onl,

to deceive.
IL is time the people we're taking some
Precau.ton agGthst the great outraEes that
are daily perpetrated against popular gov
ernmcut. The people b Alabama decided
majority of 10, 600 q ,tes against imIpe-
diate secession, when they elected the
members of their ConEsation, aud vet the
Convention met aud Sc edetl fsnmpdintely
1t is threatentd heeS that unless. The
Convention to meet wiz net 10 suit the
views Of the "ainuts Min,n that the latter
will seize upon this cikt and inangurate q
State Revolution. s7aI
That is what the EafuErtr means by its:
threats of. civil war, apd what ex Cover.
nor Wise hints ATTN his late letter t0fth6
people of the State. igre
To-morroT 1hs folln ing document will
be discussed inPerhahs both, Houses.
Report u the J05fiiit eII.4,stties on STATE and
Federal RllatioRs.
IVheFeus, tits the dslIbetate opinion of
the General Assem6l of Virginia, that
unless theUnhHppy 5versy which now
divides the States of tit fonTed deracy. Shalll
be satisfactorily adinS a dissolution of
the Unfontis ineyitA0le and the general,
Assembly, representing thesWishes OF the
people Of the ccmtDonA Asalth, Is dcsirous of
employing every reas6ti1i BILE N hcans to avert
SO dire calamity, aud determined to mako
a final effort to restore the Union aud the
Constitution; ilr tbeIpiriti in which they
were established By tile fathers of the re.
public: Therefore. r-s=.r
RfsotUed, That on. behalf of the Com
nonwealth of Virginia, an invitation is
hereby extended to all such States, wheth-
er slayeholding or nou-slaveholdiug, as
are willtngto unite with Virginia in m
earnest effort to adjSst. the present unhap-
py controversies, in the spirit in which the
Constitution was originally formed. and
| consistently with il principles, so as to
Afford to tho peoula of tue slaveholding
States adequate guarAhtees for the securf5
ty of their rights, t99appoint commissions
ersi to meet on thc4th of February next,
in the city of Warrington, similat com!
missiOners appointed BY Vireinin. to CON
| slider, and il practicable, agree upon some
suitable adjustments
ReSolred, That Ave yerommissioners be an.
pointed by the GebErnI Assembly, whose
| duty it shall be tb+Tepair to the CITY OF
Washington, Onstht day designated in the
foregoing resOlutidn, to meet such COM
missioners as may be appointed by any of
the States, in acCOidAnce with the Forego-
ing invitation.
ResotUed, That, Il said commissioners,
NAtSA iulA ahN IEGS ESpuleFenceS Suall agree
upon any plan Establishment requiring
amendments of tht Federal Constitution,
for the further secpkity the rights of til Q
people of the slNvshoIdiug States, they be
requested to scommuniclte the proposed
amendments to Cotgress, for the purpose
of having the SAM omitted by that body,
according to the fotms of the Constitution,
to the several StatFs for ratification.
ResoLued, That il said commissioners
cannot agree on such adjustment, or il
agreeing. .Copgrsss refuse to submit
1 tor tification, ,snCs a5ssatimDats ,ys. laaas.
be. proposed, then the Commissioners Of
this, State shall Immediately communica.e
the result to tho Executive Of this Com-
monweal,h. to be by him laid before The
conventiod of the people of Virginia and
the General Assembly,
Lesolved, That copies of the foregoing
! resolutions berforthwith telegrGphed to the
Executives of the several States.
As members of the General Assembly
are eligible to the Convention, 1t is not i'm
probable that many of them will go home
for the purPoseso advocating their claims.
To-mo row I will send you a copy of
the Convention act, MS amended.
In haste. Your-friend, a. ~