The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-20


N Ballard Preston, consertatiye; Alex
b II, III Stuart, nnionist. and Geo. w. Ran
d dOlph, secessionist, were appointed com
|, nrissiouers 20 wait on tie President. ant
H were 10 have left Cor Washington AZ,
following morning. IA s3s
ii III the Virginia Convention on the OH,
4 Mr.. Wise offered the following resolution,
e THAT the people Of Virginia consent
!. 70 the recognition and independence n
Z tile seeded states. and that they are 10
1 be treated as an independent power. and
that proper laws be passed 10 effect her
: separation, 3 .ss. il +.
j Adopted By l2s.to 90.
!, Ii the Virginia convention. on the llth
! tile following resolution was adopted:
Virginia will award reasonable time
/ for an answer 10 her proposition: but Il
J Is an indispensable condition that q pacific
policy be adopted toward seeded states,
and not subject them TO federal authority,
nor reinforce the fort, or recapture forts,
arsenals or other property, or exact pay.
! ment OF duties, aud that oil forts IN the
seceded stHtes ought 10 be- evacuated.
il Inthe Virginia convention Of the / Ith,
the extreme unionists said that they were
not 70 be moved By telegraphic dispatches,
Il and indicated that they would stand Nv
! the government, IL the steamers were
4 attacked. The conservatives entertained
different sentiments The convention
amended the thirteenth resolution, and
4 passed itas follows: IA, s.sg.. (
II Sin the opinion OF this convention, the
people Of Virgihia win regard any action
ofthe federal government, or of the Con
fedsrate States, tending to produce a col.
Iision Of forces, pending the efforts 10
effect an adjustment Of existing Difficult.
ties, as unwise and injurious to the inter.
tests Of both, and they would regard any |
such action on the part IL either as leaI-i
ling them free to determine their own
future policy.
i The Virginia convention committee had |
mn interview with the President on the
9th; they received little or no satisfaction.
| During the recess Of the Virginia Con-
yention, on the 9th, the private adyices
that steamer had been seen OF the5
! mouth Of Charleston haFbor, aud that
Sumter would berelnforcetl at all hazards,
produced decided sensation. On re-.
assembling the eleventh resolution was
adopted The convention adjourned withs
outlaction. u. FISH
PENNSYLVANIA.
1t was announced that Governor Cur.
tin, Of Pa, would send message to the
Legislature, on the Sth, recommending an
appropriation Of $500, 900 for the pnr.l
chase Of munitions Of war The message
takes the ground that is orr people, So
long peaceful had lost the military habits
necessary, amid the disturbed condition
Of The surrounding states, they should
begin TO prepare the means for selenre-E
serratioD, and that il was the duty of lhef
state TO assist in the enforcement Of tile /.
national laws. The republicans we're toll
hold a caucus on the. subject, Tie statel
Treasurer bad declared that the appropFf.E
alton would have TO be raised by loan.
"A Dispatch from HarFisbnrg Of tile 9TH
stated that Governor Curtin had receiyedI
"a letter from President Lincoln, stating
that he Lincoln |, had iuformatioR Of q I,
design to attack the city Of Washington |,
Governor Curtin sent d special niessagcf
w ~ g Us
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aS H,anaao In, G.s;rsS y4 $500 sa Ia
eject m the preseryation Il tbe nersonai mud /
political rights Of citizens, the true soye-
rcignty OF the States and the snpteIias y p
OF law and erder' Animated by these
sentiments, indulgiDg the earnest hope Of I
a speedy restoration Of harmony and
friendly relations ne committed the grave
subject to their deliberations. The mes :
sage was referred TO joint select com =
pittee to report by bill, y was stated O
that no State loan was required TO sup e
ply half million Tor war purposes
Gen. Cadwallader, O. the hrst brigade, !
pennsylvania militia, had been ordered tt
home immediately by the governor. The