Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
.(ExRA SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, May Il, 1862.
SENATE.


The Senate sat to-day chiefly with closed doors Moth.
ing Of interest done in open session.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met At A. n, and was called 10 order
BY the Speaker.
CORD MEASURE.
The House took up and passed a bin establishing a
cord measure for the State Of Virginia.
The House took up and passed House bill fixing q
comper sluou for the clerks of the Senate and House
Delegates during extra sessions
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The House passed bill authorizing insurance eomps.
MES TO remove their places of business, sih their tc
Wh,n the place in which they located may be hEeat
ened by the enemy.
ORGANIZATION oy TuE MILITIA.
On motion Of Mr.. ANDERSON, of Botetout, the
House took 10 the House bill org nzlng the mhis of
he SAFE of Virginia between tue sses Of thiryhu and
forty five y srs Of age.
Nc. HARRISON moved to strike ont all that part Of
phs bill ret RING 10 the eecol OF Cserp and insert
provision authorizing the appointment Of the officers ~
the county courts The amendment was lost the bill
vas then passed.
TREASURY MOTIFS.
Mr. EDMUNDSON asked leave to bring in bill so
amending the bill authorizing the issue OF Treasury notes
: 10 alo~ the denomination TO be less than on dollar
The CHAIR appointed as the committee he'srs, I'D
ADDRESS 70 rHE PsoPLE OF VIRGINIA.
Mr.. BUFORD of red the fo!loNing joint resolution:
"RssolrsG BIZ The Gsasral Assembly with the con-
currsnce Ct the Senate ThS acOmmlGtes be appointed
cousis of three members the part of the Senate
and five members on the pant OF the House, % pre-
pare and have published an address from the Legis
AZURE 10 the peorle OF Virginia advising them Of such
recent legislation Gu military questions is proposed to
% made public invoking the patient, p,rseTenng, and
united action OF all in sustaining the STAB and Conied
CRAZE Governments in this crisis, expressing the und
niusbed coal fence OF his General Assembly in the
ultimate triumph OF our cause, and assuring the public
MING of the altersbe purpose OF both tie State and
Confederate Governments 10 wage this couest for irde
lender ce UPON Virginia coil under all circumstances,
until VII. nrv shall crown our efforts"
Mr. BCRK hoped the House would make hort work
f me reso,1ion 1.-THE people we're not convinced OF
he intentions Of the State and he Confederate Govern
uent under all the circumstances before them, they
could not be convinced in other way. He moved TO
AZ the bill on the table. Not agreed 20.
Mr. GRATTAN called the previous question. The
resolution net agreed 70.
ROANOKE VALLEY RAILROAD.
The House took up and passed the House bill author.
z.nE the sale o. the Roanoke Valley Railroad
LKAD AND sALTPTTRE.
The House to5k up and passed. with slight amend
ments Senate oil 70 increase the manufacture OF lead
ami ssltpetre.
Tue Roule then went into secret session.
D,ssscuAs1ED At L.sE.-The following is from the s..
Maly's ma Beacon
Whatever difference of honest opinion may have OK.
sted N Maryland in reference TO the sincerity OF the
oreheus which the Southern States expressed ana
.ced upcn Tor the safety OF their property when they
ouud the Government passing into the hands oil Sc
uOu8 party, doubt that these spPrehcnsOus
4 -, IL liz. 4, -
uperiecJiUna, Sas a verable prophet. The abolition Of
slavery in the District Of Columbia the publication Q.
the fugitive slave law by Congress, and the emst cplton
jtsigus Of Mr. Lincoln upon the Border Slave States,
are the solemn witnesses which she carries before the
1sr Of history TO Justify her sry onset upon Sumter
Ne OF Mary'ani rave been enlightened Ii lie too late,
ou: SO las. We nave been enlightened We nave disoov
,5 Al ..st that the var is waged not msiGy for the
--sorl ION Of the Uuiou eud the hOnor Of the old q,
5g chi for the abolition o. save.y. Intoxicated for
the moment 5y the sou. stirring cry OF War Tor the
Union have asss. LED 70 rob the people OF the DE-
ct of Coigm5s aud to render yaiueiess oUn slave
interests.
Toe ,eales have n last fllen from our eyes and We
,-e now no logger through glass darby We have
been brought to =elZ tGat "Cug pst.i0i fcesien If
something than promise breaker, and hat The
c,y for The Union ia miserable cheat. We may not
roW avoid the ruin which IL upon ourselves, but It still
remains 70 our POWER 70 withdraw sanction from
var which, &c Is mSn!test is Waged agsius; the Con-
dsrsts States from vudc,ye motives AID mainly for
the * rpl ion OF slavery wherever il exists That the
voice Of MARYLAND may be rendered "a ea Give as posi-
bic agii-s. the further prosecution OF such va, aud
agains, All emancipation schemes, whether they come
from usola or his ses IN this ate, advocate the
ignoring OF all pat i-sues and the formation OF party
sufficiently comprehensive and broad bouomed to en-
brace The wuoe anti.AbO.li0n continent Of Our State
HoDEsS CASTLE OF UDoLrHO.-A correspondent
,cads the following remarkable story 70 the Dublin
Evenicg Vail
T-is il the sge Of discoveries, sud one Of such a
Startling nature has JUS. been made ID Elgl'h
rs that il seems OUT Of place in the region Of sC6e. fact
add 70 belong purely 70 the atmosphere of toe three
,o'ume novel Here are the circumstances; the uamUs
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