The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE:

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tiaenl Of tpl ,sSjSsja,g ajir$G23IE w6iQlr now
iaretten The EDiUr they were delivered
to neon g}teYrst2yf The ZIG, tl4s g.. liy cS:
/ frgs5kTt T5!cr; VINO has Ittt:ii%.lfiga5tfftl
T ana hnRnrci$ retirement in THO hopt fhal
| 5iC may EcndrR S&ryt.c-to. his country III
this s<honr Of Perar I,}fcSe resolutions,
it viii be perceived rNtrnd- an limitation
to all snnh States, whether ,,Staynhhldug
OF Observation-Disclosures Whliugto unitl
!. Virginia III an earnest eilOrt 20 adjust tive
present unhappy CONTROVERSY 10 The spirit
III which the CONSTITUTION. WAS originally
formed, aud consistently with its lTiuci
tples, SO as to afford 10 the people Of the
/ s!asehOhilBg States adequate guarantee.
f0r the security OF theft rights, aud ap
Eptdttt commissioner tomeei On the Ali
day ei February nGXt in tic city o.
| Washington, similar commissioners up
! polluted Iiy Virginia, to consider, and, i
lprSeliaaU4r, agree upon sonc suitable nd
| .iHstment. / confess, | baI this move
mlent on the part of Virginia With great
satisfaction. From the past history q
this Unc;Gnl anil renowned commonwealth
we have tho fullest assurances that What
she has pndrFtakcu she will accomplish
/ ii il eau be done by able, enlightened aus
prrseyeriu9 Efforts. =. =. =. ..= i. ..
| II is highly gratifying to know thai
other patriotic States have appointed anC
are appointing commissioners TO NICE
| those Of Nirgilia in. council. When as
lSemhtva, they will constitute a body ca
| titild inn eminent degree to the conf
Idence of the country, +. .r.
The General Assembly of Virginia hai
Ialso resolved that e&-PrcSidgut join
FTyler IS hereby appointed by the concur
/ rent vote Of each branch OF the Genera
| Assembly commissioner tothe Presiden
tof the Unitct States; and Judge Jehl
Robertson is hereby appointed by lik
vote, a commissioner TO the State OF Soutl
Carolina and tho other States that hav
seeded or shuIl sccede, with Instruction
respectfully to request the President O
the UMted States and the authorities 0
such States TO agree to abstain, t,cndlR,
the proceedings contemplated by, the ut
ton of this General Assembly, from All
aHd all acts calculated to produce coli
. Siou of arms between tho, States and Ii
= GoyeFnmeutrO Of tic Uuit6d States. How
, ever strong may no tie dcsire 10 cate
) tlHio such an agreement. l an convince
= that ! do uot p0sstsS tie power, aRd Coz
grc&s alone, under the WIr-maGiUg pOwc
5 can exercise the Giscrcuoa Of agreeing I
ah*tain hQm any aud MI acts calculate
s ia Fr0,tagr 4 collision Of arms betWre
, tins and 4uy other government. p.
+ 1t would therefore be,u usarpatioh f
I the ENevulTc to attempt to restrain the
= hands lay an>agreg meat IN rcgaF,t to MA
$ iers OYER lwLica be had no constitution
y cOatrot. II he were thus TO act, the