Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-09
Nay 4:h, lS62.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
.EVERA SESSION.
The check Is for 500 !

THURSDAY, NAY s.h, 1852
SENATE.
Tho Senate ne. at IL o'clock, \.
STANDING COMMITTEE.
The PRESIDENT announced the following s.ard!rg
C5muisSe.
C5HfeS,rat. R.la.ioH,.-Aessrs Dickinson, OF P. +
Robertson, Armstrong Ns'sju johnson, Christian, C.!
NJ. Thompson, Frazier, White, Wiley and Dokeoson,
Of G.
The other Sanding Committees remain the same az s.
lls. session keep; the emission Of the names OF NJ.
Thomas OF Fairfax resigned, and Mr.. Harvey, deed
PUEoHAsE SALT.
W. JOHNSON, BY leave, introduced bill to author
IA the county courts and corporations 20 coDtrac. for
tre pIschAse OF salt.
RESTORATION eT GIN. EIoTp.
On motion Of Mr. ANDERSON, tie resolution Fub
ul.i:ed by lin, yserday, advising tho restoration Of
Gen. J. B Foy 20 the command Of the forc-s IL
S9u,h ws=:arn Virginia was taken up and agreed 10.
ssQUEsTELrroS OF PROPERTY.
The following resolution reported a. las ssss'cr
from toe Committee Of Courts o; Justice taken cp
t-i adopted:
Resolved Nv the General Assembly, K =, iha, the A.
tCruey General Of this 5as take the Necessary steps 90
igGt' with tue suhoi les OF the Confederate Glser-
sssa. on behalf Of this Commonwealth the validity O.
susL Laws OF said Ccuisd RAJ, Government as claim the
rsht to sGqusst7,c s0d ooufsolte forfeit aIy rg-
~ BY RESIDENTS within the United Ss,"l &c property
Fssl, psssOual, or mixed in q e State OF Virginia
VIRGINIA OFFICERS.
resolution s'ope3 Ct Is: session, having for lie
OH toe frf met; Of ths Of ;he state Con-
ven ion 70 Yg A1s 10 the army aud navy of The United
S.stss VS. ts-n 40 Hri re- adopted.
On mciop O.. sr. QUEEN BERRY, the Senate took
lrye,ss ul.ls o'clock p. V.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Ia. E5-1s VS. called 70 order az u ", and wa
H-.r NggtI mat - r. n nrHa
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Wr RCTHEREJORD feoai as q m l,i.tso on tho IN.
isry aar.sI .hs Jl,eius bills fron said eOnrliete9,
vAig. we're C. g-csssl al1 passed.
To P'ovd to- the esstuioa OF the sentence Of death
j1 ctl.z.u cL3Cs
To sc enc. section thirteen Of chapter two hu draa
sg1 seven 0, ths Code a. Virginia.
To zmead aud re enact section fifth chapter two hun.
d ell and 67o OF The Code Of v,rgjlis.
70 snsai aud roepao; the dsJ section Of chapter ore
hundred and eght Of tic Code Of Virglai..
ADJOURNMENT or rHs LEdsLArvRr.
Mr. VOOLFOLK moved to take up che i'm, resolution
offered by aimieli yesterday relative 20 the ,urn
Mea. OF iha Assembly.
The Hcuss refused after debate 10 take ID the rs.
lution-yeAs Is, nays 81.
CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY
Hr. NEgTON offered the foilouiUg preamble md
resclutoGs w1icA, his notion referred 70 tia
Special Committed on the State otths Country;
The General Assembly of Virginia, nov assembled
ia extraordinary on, deem this f &C ;asicn br O.
20 Ievie" the nature and conduct Of the pending war
aud solenry to rcsirm the sentiments which animated
them, and those principles Of civil l5crtg which The PEG
pl Of this State aud Of the Confederate States have
mintainsd from the commencement Of thesoo est and
which, WITH the blessing Of God, they will continue to
mlutsin Ei.i mistaken eOustsncy TO its close.
"For more than year the Government and people Of
the North have wssed cruel, just AID unIc5n,Irg
war eEuios, Tney deny the insliena5e rights
Of self government in defence Of Which, in the war of
tho Revolution of 1870 they pledged their lives, their
fJF.unsF cad their siered honors.'
with pro sssd regard for the rights Of man hey
have sympsthzsd at different periods, with the Creeks
the Poles, he Irish, the Hangsrans, the soub
American Safes and all others who have n any tiac
sought by force to dissolve their poca tics sud 70 es
Gbsh q separate nationality yet thiy deny TO those
whom they call their brethren the rights which clearly
btlOrg to them sovereign Safes to withdraw peace