The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-12
--.vspAY MORNING MARCH IL. 1861
.,pcryIA STATE CONVENTION
SECOND DAY.
MoNpsY, March IL, 1861

MoNpaY, March H. 1861,
invention assembled al II o'clock, aud
tH nod 10 order by the President. PRAYER
Tss rev Mr.. PETERKIN, OF st. James
y .',rar Church,
RsouS. Of Preston, corrected some por-
"f his remarks. delivered on Thursday
.5t =. reported in the Richmond Eaquiref.
-Wsygs TO xR. caIrrEspgx.
~, N-GEBW, OF Preston, offered the fol
ing resolution
rnr3 That 'he thanks II the people Of vlr-
,aA iner are hereby mos; cordially ten.
.. he Hon. Iokn Crittcuden for His re-
s., rrajans and patriotic efforts ia the Sen.
t.ac tafet states 10 bring about a inst and
-..1e 81 GStWeot ~ our natiunsl difficulties.
~ Wtsr, Of Princess ammo, moved TO Law
S., ~rsaluj4on upon The table, upon which
.,r Nr BkowN called for The yeas and
.,. and the vote resulted 30 follows:
49, Ns,,~s R,akcy. Rotss can, Borst, Bout
Is4sr. Mactsrlsud, Miller Morton, Orrck
s.rh. >caweil. slaughter. Speed, strange
a.,a.iu K1. Il. Turner, Wise, and Woods-23
~, IN kfl5d NJ. Baffbour, James Bar6onr' 6oTr
RerHR. Row. Jr., EngSes>, Branch
En-. Brown. Bruce, Burd"t,, Burlcy, Csrertoa,
-.-- chapman. Clemens, Cohmen. G. &. Con
\ taaraa. CoGch. Critener, Custis Dent
-..s- pu any, Eariy, kchols, Forbes, Fugate,
..-sa5, Gl.. .usple. Grant HFtvt ", Gray, oogKin,
Ia Hsli. fphrAim y. Hati, hammond, Hay
80 H.4e Holiday, HuShc.. Hall. Jackson,
,.a.s. .sse lahQ>on, Peer G. Jshuston, lawson,
Ait .umA-. MtirGeW, MCN cii. James h. NAL
N4~>hall, Msrr. Marye. sr.. MasiiB. N.s-
8ofstl, Moore, Nelson, 0sharu. Parks,
leI. PsalIe,on. Porter, Preston. Price, Pngh,
.s, saunders, ST, Robert E. Scott, sharp,
r.v >it!in.tou. Sauth4li, SpUriock, Staples,
..y II Il smart, Chapman J stuart, summers,
z,r.ta Tsrr, Tsy,ee, 1y Ter, Waller Whitfield,
-kLar1. Wiley, Wilson, and WysoT-g2.
:, the Convention refused to lay the reso.
r.-.rr or th" table.
ras question then being on the adoption Of
-a-rfsoluuon,
N- NI-f SAID he objected TO the resolution,
w. because he wished 10 withhold any tribute
t..g the distinguished gentleman but that
.a5uc other considerations he had been
...e..rd from amOag the many who had
bsan ezerung themselves ia behalf of tic
..la.ry That minor objection he could have
,,s waived but his chiet objection WAS that
-araasHt up IL an indirect form the question
...g thr merits OF Mr. Critteuden's proposi-
..a he thought the Convention had mat
.-.s O.! direct importance 10 attend to.
" B6aWN, OF Preston, made some remarks
"a ayQ5 Of the resolution.
Yr LsAkE. of CoochIaud offered TO amend
taf resolution by adding
baa.yi, That the Convention does not mean
,a-rov 10 approve OF diSaPpTov va the measures
.aa5,ed by the Peace CougI ess.
NF. JA"hsoS, of Wood, moved the previous
Question, with a view to cut of the amend
u-a.. but the President stating that it did
a.r 50 apply, the motion was Withdrawn.
Mr.. NGCkHAA, OF Henri1o, opposed the
turLIm"ut, on the ground that the resolu-
tl .ild not carry with il an endorsement Of
t-s t-.uenden proposition.
The question was then taken on the adOp-
t.a u ne amendment, and was decided in
ll- negative.
ID. question recurring on the passage of
.r .'soluuou, Mr.. WISE called for the yeas
ralnoYs and the roll being called. the resul /
ID. ID" vote was announced us follows yeas
i- aiys lG
- The resolution was adopted
Nr BoissEAr, Of plnwiddie, w;is excused
tom voting.
1lr Hall, of Lancaster, stated that ne had
fa.g-d of with Mr.. MoNrAGUE
Nr>s!s. JOHNSON and MACFAKLAHp, Of Rich
m1uh voted in the affirmative, and Mr.. RAN
..L LFH ia the negative.