Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-11

Members vote RIght--The FeeiIne
tm RlehIn Inond--SenalOr Mason and.
sseretarT see Floyd ON Hands fOr TreR-
RicHNoxp, Jan. 8, 1861.
Editors lHteliiqeHeer:-- On yesterday both
Houses of the Legislature convened in an
extra Session, pursuant to tue proclama.
tion of the Governor. Very little was
doie inthe Senate besides receiving and
reading the Governors message, and the.
passage of resolutions upon the death of
Senators Coleman and Jones, which oc-
cusred since the last session. In tas
House With Railroad speed the following
resolutions were introduced in the evening
session by a committee appointed in the
morning
ReSotred, byfhs General .IEsem6iy Of VTT.
ginfG, That the Union being formed by the
assent of the Stntes, respectively, and be.
ing consistent uuly with freedom AMI the
Republican Institutions guaranteed TO each,
cannot, and ought not, to be maintained
by force.
= Tbatthe Government of the Union has
no power 10 declare or make war against
any of the States which have been its
c1IIstituent members. 4
3. That when any one or more of the
Suites have determined, or Shall determine
under existing circumstances, to withdraw
from the Union, we are un,Ilterably Uppos.
ed TO any attempt on the part of the Fed
erni Government, TO coerce tue same into
reunion or submission, aud that we will
resist the same by all tue means in our
power. ftFsE
Mr.. Krmpcr sustained the resolutions.
Mr. Watts moved to lay on tue table and
print Nr. BoremNn Oppnsedthe adoption
of the resolutions in 0n earnest if not i'm
ptessive manner. Mr.. Christian cnlltd for.
the reading Of the resolutions for PURPOSES
Ofinfurmation. They were ngain read, at
the request of Sir. Robertson, of r., who
proceeded 10 explain their meaning, nc
cOr,iinE to his understanding The reso-
lutions being put on their uassege,,thc rail-
was called, AID they passetl-aycs ll2,
nays 5=[ Messrs. Burcman, Morris, Porter,
Richardson and Waus.1
To-day the same having been communi-
Gated to the Senate, the same Were taken
up and pissed scriatiln. The first one by
an unanimous vote, and the seuoud and
thIrd one, with but one dissenting one
that. is Mr.. Caldwell.
Mr.. Riycs and Mr.. Stewart, though voting
for the first resolution, refused to vote
either for or ngainst the two last ones.
The Senate also proceeded to appoint
special committees to report upon our
federNl. relations and upon the subject ofa
State Convention.
ar. Wickhnm, Senator from Hanover
comfy, offered a resolution instructing the
Finance Committee to report a bill still
furthers increasing the taxes for present
year, in view Of the probable Increased
expenses oe the fItAte!s GfiSiHgS from the
disturbed state of the country. This
motion seemed to act like shower
bath upon tho: nerves Of snmo oC the
Western gentlemen, who had voted as
warlike rs their tide water brethren,
and it was opposed by them as cma-
ture, md should not be offered or acted
upon until after NC first saw whit expenses
would probably amount to-pcnlling the
discussion, the Senated aiourned without
coming 70 a vote, on air. Wickham's rcso-
luton.
Ar. U. S. Senator Mason and Ex Sccre-
'tary uf.War Floyd, have both been hero
since Sunday, propping up tho weak
backed in the cause of secession, and
''seeing to things in particular"
The war spirit is running mountain high
andseems hs it itwonld actually engulph
tile State into u civil wnr with the general
government before the next thirty days.
not on account of Virginia's own wrongs,
but for the fancied ones of South Caro-
lima. Y.