Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-14
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OF Ohio; by Mf; - The pelitioHuf Capt.
kenney, OF the Rockingham Rifles, ,askin.s
tn be allowed pay for equipments pur.
/ triton Of j. a. ShowSlter, Tor refundinF a
sum of money erroneonsiy paid Ms stnx.
Seesss.oH Of .hississigpi.-The Speaker
ilnnnnnced u communication from the
! Governor, which was read as fnNows,.y
Gentlemen Of The Senate and LlGS seoT Del.
i sgGtes-- Al /" late hour, last nigh tSI received
II dispatch from the HRu. WIN Is trry
President of the Mississippi Gonveri-
tion. As 1t is of an OBicial claracTer,
leommunicate,it.to to you for your sousiIcra.
iqOn.a Very respectfully
JauuNrytlQ 70, 1851. JosN y LkrcuER..
iI.l faa iset 4UJ-a
/ t5lIsi stfa ~ ~ & islIis 1kcksoSf Jan o.
.Iohn Lttcher, GorerHor. r.--I srsi instruct
| eddy the Mississippi SuttG SC0nEention 10
iafOrm. you that the State 90 Mississippi.
| byA EOteof her Gonve1BiOh approaching
Iuuanimit6 hRs seeded tucdnditioualIv
4 from the Union. and desired on the basis
OF the Qlt Constitution, 10 f0Sm n new
Linton with the seeding yStateS e
/ 5s. 49, WM s. B&RRY
48f3eatis Secession PeSpE'9io,S "A mes
sage was received from the Clerk OF the
senate, coNImunicatiug the RESOLUTIONS
!
Ejeer Of the coerciOn, Of ~. tS.ntc. and
tie tll,ase RESOLUTION Eora jpint Committee
/ 70, es'lliep WITH the Commissioners of Al
I iIbNTl1.
81 motion, The resolutions were nil on
l the tniIle.
Tlt Nd,ioni CFisis.-Mf. Ra5ertson. pf
.Rich,uond, Nsked leave of the House be-
fore proceeding to the consideration or the
Convention bill, TO introduce the following
resolutions, which lie said were conceived
in spirit Of peace, and in the hope Of re-
cOncilIug thE1hntHgouisIHst HUW existing in
thescOnntTS aThey Weresreads us follows:
! The Geneinl ASSEMBLY Of Virginia asks
| the President Of the United States, in view
of the imminent dnnger ,0f. OWL war, an
assurance Or.ti'e absolute preservation oi.
the status qua for tho present, except tn
| rcpcl hostile nggressiOms, on all questions
of difference between the ,Genel,l Govern
mcnt nnl seeding States, on condition ui
II similnr assurance from such States,
Telegram OF this pGTpdft is this mo-
meNt dispatched to the Governor Of the,
State OF South Carolina.
i ReSOired, That these resolutions he in.
stnntly sent by telegraph to the Preident
aud to the Governors of The separate Sc
cedIg States, by the Governor or-this
/ Commonwealth, and tiiNtsil report the
answer thereto Hs soon us received.
The General Assembly 0f VirGinin asks
from tie Governor and authorities of tic
Stat" 0f Sonth Carolina, in view Of the
Imminent danger Of civilw as assllr-
Hncc OF the absolute prrssrvnttDn OF tito
stGtWS 2Hp i3r, ue present. except to repeI
hostile aggression, on M questions OF
difference bvtwPep The ST be ,nIul the Cow
crnmcnL OF the Uuitel states; an comli-
ton of similar Assuraif y being given by
that GDver,lmpnt. Bst,.sa5yt t.s
telegralitii dispnti e.pf this pnrport
d is this lpo'nent li9l9ygisS AIi the r resident
i Of the sU1liteI States slds IL Govern6rs,oi,
4 fifc separ;i X ssRisestt1I 81 Ses.
4 Mr. Bisbie hoped that similar rrqurSts
would Ge made Ufte Governors OF Nhssis-
sipPi, AlTbdma and Georgia.
Mr. Kenpcr regarded tie resolutions ms
containing the most important and mo-
.meutOuS propositions .tbNSuOuid bs preciDt-
tqied on the attention ofi2be House, The
United States hnds nO. right to maintain an
armed force in South Carolina, or any of
the Other Sr'tes.l The language of the
propositions is involved and obscure, and
might Ire construed tu imcan more than
appears al first blush. t@
Mr.. SeddOn WAS unhitFrably opposed to
the resolutions. n the House would re-
member IFS action on Mundny. (whcn it
said, clear and uumislnkeably that it would
resist any attempt ut coercion it would
see that tue adoption Of the resolutions
would lower the honor of this good old
Commonwealth Asa Yir.,ininn. lie wonid
feel BUNDLED in sending such II message to
the President. Asa llOuse Of Delegates.
: ne would humble Ourselves in so doing.
He could see no objection TO their heiug
sent before the committee charged with the
duty of considering all such nntters
There was matter now pending, (thc
tGOnventiOn bill-as unfinished business !
which claimed our immediate attention.
; MIR. Robertson said, tfthe objection 10
his resolutions arose from mNdisinclinatiOu
to avert human strife. he could not sym
ipaLbi@c with it,
. Mr. Kemper disclaimed, on the part of