Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-20
HOW THE PEOPLE on PETERSBURG VOTED.
PETEPsHr,RG March Ii 1861.


To the Editor of the Wig!
send YOU copes OF the tickets used by the yoterS in
this CITY in casting their for the Collier resolutions
aud for the substitute offered by Col Boiling The sub
sttute was based upon the idea that the resolutions OF
Mr. Collier intended 10 instruct Mr. Branch 10 vote
for IMMEDIATE secession hence the necessity Tor consr
ing them the day, and having that construction
printed upon he,ticke itself This done, presume,
to DO sway w.t. .hs ida that the intention to ill.,
sruct Mr. Branch and Tor the urnes p.rpoe that each
voter might give what significance be chose to his
voc.
The following is a copy of the ticket voted upon by
majority:
C ?. GOLFERS RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions offered at the meeting, and which are
10 be voted by the people, do not propose instruc
tons to Mr. Branch any more than they propose to in
sruct the Convention to which Mr. Branch requested
to present them Fb5 Whale proceeding is merely in
tended TO be, as it only is expression OF Opinion IL
primary meeting Of the people. The whole tenor and
pupor, o. the resolutions are denial of the Black Re-
publican creed that negroes re NOT property under and
by the Constitution Of the liniteq States
For the resolutions, $40; number of votes without re-
mark go; for Imme5ate Secession" las; "hrevoca-
blen 6; "lmmedte Secession and out forever Il; "kter
nal Separation" b Constructions for immediate Seoes-
sionn s. For gong out at once" 2; " Immediate and
Eternal Separation" 3; "lmmedate absolute and un-
conditional Secession" 2; "For Instructions" j; "Wh-
out Instructions =" /; "0bey Instructions or resgn"
Eternal Separation ," 3; "0ut Forever" l. Immediate
Secession and No Compromise" 2; Construction of
ticket erssed-COliers Hesont.oa9 lld no instruc
tons in mandatory FORM J; "For Coll ers resolutions
sna hanging old ABE by the neck j. For no ihstruc
tons but for secessiqnN J. "Eor reunion on fair terms"
i Secession WITHOUT delay J; 'for mlaeaste Specs
sion and unbiased suffrage" J. "Going out before din
ner aud retprn again in this COMPOUNDED Union
J! "For unconditional ana immediate separation from
the Black Republicans" |; 81 go out before do
rer" /; "Out 10 ever" /; Immediate and determnate
secession !: Immediate secession before dinner" l.
"Go out and come home J; "Immedate and irrevoca
l. Law eas c;der," J; "Immediate secession before
breakfast l. Dissolution OF tie Dnon," ]; ITO go
Out" /.
These not ali in Petersburg in favor of secession
nor there anything like many voted for the Col
Her resolutions 10 favor of secession without conference
with the border slave States.
"FOR GEORGE W. billings SUBSTITUTE"
ilssolysd That having full confidence in the ntel-
"gence PATRIOTISM and r4,ness of delegate in the
" Convention for the protection Of Southern stts aud
boner s nexpedent to instruct him any question
NOV pending before ths CoDyeption"
AGAINST g. ,. GOLFERS RESOLUTIONS.
Number OF woes for the substitute, 1852; Number Of
votes without remark, 552 "pnion, forever" g. Elm
mediate Secession "Fhe intention If THE vote is
against instructions but against that part OF Cpers
resolutions which declare that negroes property
der tho Constitution of the United States" l. THE Con-
stuon of the United States and shall be preserved
the point Of bayonet if necessary l. STAY in Union
as long as can with honor J; against both" l. "For
Secession but against Secession Vote for the guion
under all circumstances conceivable" ].
Thus, you have the In our city and the motives
which prompted many of hem. 80, - I'd. =. y