Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07
TLrcrIoN or A SENATOR.

as2 sar ssqE iAs sna's sa z SSPq re-
rras Tor the Senatorial District composed of the cum
ties Of Morgan, HAmp!hir and Hardy held on the 26th
December The returns iGdcate the election of Janus
D. Armstrong, The late loyal i1eu nbent. J..
- HIsroRIdAL RLvrEw. -
The President Aso presented TO the Senate commu-
ucaion om the Governor announcing the reception by
bin of iont resolutions adopted by the Legislature Of
Georgia drelalpg 10 matters Of the first Importance.
aud "comrnAnding bis eord;sl approbIl on" Ia COM
,ruuclag these resolutions, the Governor "einhrlcGs
the opportunity to eli up hiatus 10 the history OF our
Stale, growing out of her charged relAIiousF The
communication OF the Governor IS lsngthy one and
Si appear "a the Wh'S tereaiter:l TIE joint rsolu
,jous rsfiried 70 were Rad a. follows
Re.orsd by the Senate aud House OF Reprsse natives
OF the Stale of Georgia id General Assembly met THAI it
the sense Of this General Assembly that tho SEPARATION
Of those States forming the Confederate States Of
America from the United States Is and ought to be-
Anal and s-syocabe, a3d that Georgia viii, UGder
circumstances e1tetan any proposition from any quar-
Ter which may have for its OH c. a restoration
construction OF the iats Union, Oh any terms or cond
tOrs whatever
R.,oipsd Tat the war which the U,i.ed SAFES arc
wa.ipg upon the Confederate States, d6ond be met
our rar with the utmost ygor and energy unt cur indie
pendence and nationality are uncontdoually ackloW
edged by the UaiteS States
R,ogssG That Georgia pledges herself TO her sister
States Of the Coniederacv thai Sic will stand by them
means which her will suppy 80 ia the came
NAV be necessary the tupporG OF the common c.ase,
aud will nd, consent TO lay doSn unit peace is es-
abli,hed on the basis Of the foregoing resolutions
AMER the foregoing resolutions we're read, Mr.. D0U-
gL As, Of King william, submitted the following;
Rssorsd by the Senate aud. House of Delegates that
the declarations Of sandmen; aud purpose contained p
the ioatresolgoqs of the Legislature of Georgia. com.
tied this day the 9th Of January, lS62, TO the
.nsrAlAsteuby by the Governor Of Virginia, are emf
neatly ju1t and plro:ir should be cordially and APP
brsvpgIy responded 70 by every State 10 the Southern
Ooatederacy and 10 the name and in behalf of this
Commonwealth we co hereby affirm and adopt the
Es,or,d That the action :Of tbis general Assembly
b. forthwith communicated tho Executive OF each Of
the other Stated Of the Conedefaey, together With
copy Of the message of Governor LcicSer, accompany
log the resolutions of tho State Of Georgia 10 be by
them laid before their respective Eagis'aurcs.
The above resolutions were lais over under the rule
Mr. DOUGLAS moved that !ha Governors commun
c,ton DO laid tpon table, and that 50o0 extra copies
of the same b5 printed Il -
Nj. ROBERTSON asked diyisipn OF the question:
desiring time 10 consider The LITER branch Of the propo
ssion ATE. some discussion, which the message of
the Governor vas highly compounded for ia luGidlty
suecuetness ahd accuracy the motion was agreed to.
The vote was chen taken on the motion to print and
It appearing that quorum was not present,
Ca molionof'A Mr.. DOUGLAS, tht Senate ajburned.