The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-19
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION
FIFTH DAY -[SscosD srssros.l
RIcaxnsp, June Is, 1851

tit certainly is not our OF f!ace ner9 70 ~
ouir- why Bishop MafIIr, OF he Catholic
t1hnrc.,. has not hean Invited, in turn, Il
ernu the sess!ons with prayer. He GER
talri; /. as truly Southern, and so are al
his clergy, as any man or .et OF rneu South o
the Potomac. Such discrim ina tons are, o
course, uuinten tionaI, bat they NAV ooesat'
misChievous!y
Mr. MAcr.KLA,r, OF Hichmond. (vho, ",
pr sume, from hiS frequent c. lie on the FhatI
ana ltrgS bsaSet OF documents, - he cUsfot
y,se'.ftss of our Commonwealth subm tel !
resolution authorizing any Banks =: the Stat,
which m be- meuaced by IN invading fot K
stampede instanter, with bag ana bIggtZt
(Which OF course, means soi and silver t,
any o'her place OF safety, carrying with tner1
ali their gal acquisltiOnz- and "ethuIieI 5
hem 10 transact business hic pro NLC I'm
i. II N-ry good move. but ~ submit - }..tt'
supeIf1uous; for VIZ h1te yrt 70 hear q the
first bank ~ III our experience thar, IN al!
casrs Of publ, emergency, did not take car.
Of itself first, It's stot kho' trrs and creditors
afterwards Br, Mr. fIAcYlRLAsp is "A law
yer and we ~" proud 10 add, OF our own
know irdgt, IN eminent one. and, OF cours+, hs
wiiI hang by thu prrcedrnts Cant he GId
out some precedent authOrlZin. the State tC
H. terpUs- n. shield OF protection in behalf 81
private Citly-ns whose property ~ plHndereG
a hose IA .1IlIes are driven from their homes
and who are now here tUgitives and money
less by h. In-rCeuary cut throats OF LiuCoh
and Scot? Come, Mr. MACFAkLAsD, enlarge
your bs u Il ent views and give us ali the ben
eff OF your liberal suggestio-
Quite IA interesting debate sprung up on
a motion made by the chairman Of IiLs Com
IA tt-p Oh El-CtIons to be- discharged from thu
fur Their consideration OF al ordi lilnce referred
TO il in reference 20 the number of vacancies,
the cause OF the abseuCe OF man bers. and the
proper mode TO reach them either by the Ia y
or The halter. DIR. WYsoK sprung upon this
MOTION ike : tiger on dead buffalo. he
was procured he s id, TO give naTnes OF m"n
urrs Of THIS Convention who were Traitors
who are = aiding =nd comforting thu enemy
yaf the chairman Of The com AittcC asks -
be- disc harged from the furth.r consideration
OF the subject wi hout calling n singh witness
or notifying HIM eft as the mover OF the re-O.
luton. He could give the nafnPs Of seveTai
who ought 10 be hung as high q, IL nan -
Mr. HAYWOOD came 10 the Rescue Ui he com
mite, but Mr.. AgslHs's energetic protest
against th~ reports from cnurmrn OF com
mittees who have not co"suitod the mem
hers thereof, quickly recomnitted the sub
PC 10 he same committee, with instructions
10 'eul trge their record
Nj Hone xBg reported m ordinance adopt
ins, the name Of Virginia, the Constitution
OF H. Confederate STATES Nh Bo-Yss sr0.
milted = minority report. Beth we're re-
fprret
tn regular business. of the day was the or
dinanCe authOrIi n" Convention to ad
vince Z subsidy OF sI25 CC9 in aid Of r.llTo I'd
gave he To he principal discussion 81 the
dav l. was participated IN b. M@s-ro. Cos
Rad. JAS BAEsoUk, Soorr Of Ea"g uIer. H.x
Wy. flsHEk, uUkTGH, who desired a secret
sesSI, n-h9t thp iDtimItlon wak generally
secuted throughout the hall,l BUksr, fosgIS,
~EACrUTRk, and others. A motion 20 lay upon
the table was lUst-yras "a, nays IS Stras
burg WAS now violently triumphant, and the
discounted forces We're driven 10 l. rally for
the decisive fight Amendment. and suhstl.
tutes were offered affecting speeches were
made. CoskiD, OF Frederick, hold MS
ground mAutuIty, and finally the ordinance
WAS passed III the following form, as submit
ted by Mr.. SAACGHrg5.
3, - o,daired. Thst the Manassas Gap Eailr sd
{ .mpany DO aud Are hereby authorized 10 ezteud
their road from some point a. or near sra burg -
c9uoeot ~l,h The -! read At or near u oh -ster
u the SaI"r q, raj II ctmIasud " The Cont. D
"a force. this Ccmniouw 4 tn REGARD. The col
~ructipG OF this road hi, .iIr esary Tor III
military dsience u the Ss'ta. he y re Gur Of the
company, OFT u the ia DIS APR priA Sd FOR the
defence Of the STATE asUIn 10; exceeding ih- suI Il
- SIS oo' Inc udiDs the sulo -.rrady ~d'"need
by he state, 10 pay IT, tul,s on the iron II
cha. by 1aaf road, tax ~ 4 IN r!sage N said
Cad for he rePa! men Vi ne 'GIn 70 Jared.
AIr. Sc0TT, OF Fauq uier -unInitted q r-sO-
luton providing that the COMMITTEES on Mill
Iary Affairs inquire into the proprlety OF VA
eating all comm iseious OF militia officers in
the Com nonwcA. a. He based lis rssoiutIoE
Oh his own personal knowledge Of The total
lnCdpdClti OF several kECH bluCeTs, tuu kIell
iuetficituCy should they ever be compelled "
Undergo thu. "triai BY battle " Carmel.
Several comm uuicatIons were received from
Governor Letcher III respOnse 10 r, 9Duuohs
i,nguiry, but con tanning nothing OF interest
One ( these covered Il comm uulC alton from
As Rogers. 81 Ioupoun, Informing tn Gov
~rnor that & Black + 'publican, named Do ~
roy. was elected in his Hagisreria. District r.
JUS lice # the Peace; thar a. ought not 10 be
con4mi ssioLed, ana that If he were he, R1
bt4 -
" 0uld SIT on tie bench with him. The {, Il.
municanons, win GLeIr ENCLOSURES, were ".
dtred To bt prin ed.
Pursuant ~ 8 resolution authorizing the
Governor 10 institute the irGulr., a letter
from Secretary Mallory OF the Confrdrr aIe
Navy Was READ, giving the naIl4ss OF officers
IN THE Provisional Navy Of Virginia whC were
either u Degraded or not tppOint, q in the
Confederate Navy We believe this con. =
munication should have been reserv d .or q.
secret -es-lo1. aud therefore refrain from
copying the list. This communication wac
referred 10 JAMES BAABuUEs Committee on
Confederate Relations.
GA motion of W. CHcIL, the name OF
Scott county was ordered TO be changed 10
Davis county, ana Buchanan county to
Stephens county The motion, however, was
noi finally acted upon, but war orderta TO b.
printed When IL comes up IL Will go through
like = brerz~.
Mr. LEAxH submitted a resolution, which
was aIpru pritlely referred, r1emptIns per
SOUS emp Dyed in tho miGes OF the Common
wealth from military duty.
Mr.. MCCoaAS, IN view OF the invasion Of the
State and the actual h0etliltlrs now forced
upon us, favored An adJoaTnm-nL from mex
Monday Till December, and delivered u patrl
otic ami eloquent speech in favor OF his mo-
ton. 1t was amended 80 as 20 make the at
iouTnmtut sine die but, Oh motion OF Il L
>coTr, Of Fauqnier, The whole subject was
laid On the Table
A resolution was, on motion Of mr.. WOODS,
49,, -, r -
lug all debts, bonds, &c., Of traitors to Viz
ginia, though Mr. l.. y. HALL thought that
hemp would h. more prnpar remedy for
such 6asrant treason sc the reaolu lion com
pre- neuded
Mr.. GooDB, of Bedford, called mp an ordi-
nance author zing County Courts to provide
for the families Of vUlun taers-to supply uni
form and arms. which was adopted after IN
dergoiHg several amendments, the principal
OF " hIcb was that the Banks of the : tate are
authorized 10 purchase ouch bonds as said
courts may issue, or have here issued
for this purpose
Mr.. JAMES BARBOUR moved that the iciunc-
ton OF secrecy b. removed from al ordinance
adopted yesterday in secret session
lie At ordained That the Governor may cause TO
he unprecedented and secured, or may compel . de-
psrt from this state, Ali suspicious sunj -cts or
citizens Of any fUrei2n state over, ar~ita
tae Confederate rts,us Of Americas or from which
bottile designs against the IHnfrd- states OF
Ameri:. are apr hended ny the President there
- aud tn HuvorGor may send for he person or
psrs OF nv foreigner within this state in or
der to obtain information to enable him 10 act in
ouch css-a
Ca motion, the Oonven ton adjourned TO u
o'clock TO morrow
r. S.-We omitted, in oar report Of tho
proceedings al the Spots House, pub
lishtd in our issue OF yesterday, to tender our
acknowledgements to Col Thompson, Ser
gr*nt Arms Of the Convention, for his
kindness and courtesy in arording US every
facility in his power in giving the only report
OF the Interesting ceremonies OF that occasion
published III any OF our city papers. The
Colonel is Il highly popular officer, and de-
.errstiiy so Can't We induce him to accept
position in Governor Floyd's Brigade, and
meet us at Phillippi -