Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-23
Washington Money Market.


LtuiS fAluarIs ID CitiEtu Va ScCSSu
;tie-. died recently in Aiexlndris, and among
his papers there turns up yea and nay .blank
FORM with the vote in secret session of the
Virginia Convention upon the question of the
passage of the ordinance of secession, each
members yote-yea on nay-being checked OF
opposite to his name in print. To the bottom
of the list is appended q note in the hand
writing of Geo. w. Brent, the delegate 70 the
Convention from Alexsndris, setting forth
that the said vote wss taken (decided-Ep.,
~ 70 minutes past p. m, April Il, iS6i, the
precise time ut which, it is we'll known, the
secession ordinance passed that body. Up 10
this time the vote upon that terrible scourge
to Virginia and the whole country has been
wholly 4 matter of rumor, SO far as the pub
lies knowledge OF il is concerned; no man
outside of the cath bound band knowing pre-
ciseiy " hat the Inajority for the passage of the
measure was. CT who did and who did not
finally vote Tor il. So the discovery of this
roster among the papers OF the former law
partner OF George ". Brent, and our publica.
ton OF 1t to-day, will enable the reopIe of yir
ginis TO know precisely who are responsible
Tor bringing their current desoiation upon
them, and who steadily voted from ilrst 70
iast against the measure
ItcS.-E m. VI. Amber, W1N II. Aston, Jas
Harbour, Angus e. Blakey, Geo. Blow, ir,
Jas. Boisseau. Peter Il. Boost, Wood BoiiIdir
VIM. W. Boyd. Thos. Branch las G. Rrnrr.
Fred k NJ. Cahell .Tno. A. Campbell. Allen T.
Caperteli, WI1. =. Cecil. .Jno r. Cnambiiss,
Man1lu5 Chapman SainI a. Joffman, Raphaal
M. Conn, James FL. Cox, Richard III Cox, John
Cr,tcher, Harvey Deslsns, Jas. Il. Dornan,
John tchols. Miers w. Fisher, Thos. = Flour
noy, VIM. ". orbes, Napoleon b. French
Saml. M. tiari;sld. IL. l.. ellie pie, Ssrnl. l..
IA sF.n 1. 3.
I'm. John Goode. IT., Thoe. T. Goode. T. j..
Hale, Cyrus Hall, &. $. Hall, Lewis f. Haryic,
JAS y. Hoicolahe, Jno. n. Hughes. Eppa Hun
'on- Lewis ID. fsbeil, Marm;.duke Johnson
PeterC &. Johnston. Eoi:. G. Kent, John T. Kin
sired, Jas. Lawson. v alter u. I.eake, VIM Iii.
SlsE ariand, Chas. II. Mallory, Jas. u. Mallory
q. Motett, Robt. l.. Montague, Edward T.
Morris, jeremiah Morton, Wm. j. Nebiett
johnson t'rrIeh, VIM. q. Parks. VIM. Ballard
Preston, Geo. W. Randolph, ,ieo w. Richard
so:. Tilnothy t;ives, Robt T.. Scott. VIVA. G.
Scott, John I. SrawciI. las. W. Sheffey Chas.
T.. Slaughter, Valentine W. Southall, John NJ
Speed: Samuel q. Stapi-s, Ja>. NJ Strange,
'. M. T. Su1herlir. Geo. z. Tayloe. John r
Thornton, VIM III Tired v.as, Roht. I'll. Turner
rankin l.. Turner, John Tyler, f.dy-ar,
Waller, Robt. H. Whitfield. Samuel e. viii !
iians. Henry a. Wise, Samuel Woods Brni
I. " ysor-SS.
Nags-EdgEa NJ. Armstrong, Jno. b. Bald
WIN, Geo. Baylor, Geo W. Berlin, Caleb Fog
cess, Geo. W. Brent. VIM e. Brown, John s.
Burdett, james Burley. Ben W. ByTne John
:. Carlisle, John A. Garter, Sherrad Clemens
Z. b. Conrad. Roht. \. Conrad. Jas. I'll. Couch,
". II. Il. Gusts. Marshal NJ. Dent, William II
Duiary, Jubal A. Esrlv, Colbert q. Fugate, /
Peyton Gr.iSeiy. Algernon =. Grey. Ephr,liIn /
II. Han. Allen &. Hammond, Aipiiens F. Hay-
mcnd, James ". Hodge, j. Ct. IIclladay (lhes- /
tsr u. Hubbard, Geo ". Hall, John ] JACK |
eor, John J.. Lewis, VIM. Metjo,nas. James a. |
-GctIre1.. james Marshall, Henry NJ. Masters, |
Samuel Ned. Moore, Hugh NJ. Nelson Logan
Osburn. SpIcer Patrick. Edmund Peadleton 1
Geo. Nee. Porter, Samuel Price. David Puch
John ID. Sharp, Thomas Sitlingron. BnrvrelI .
SpuClcch. Alex. II. Ii. Stuart, Chapman T. stu-
art, Geo. ". Summers, Campbell Tarr, Wu
" hite. Wa. G. WickhaIn, Waitman T Viii
ley, John Janney, president. So. 1
Eacasso-Ben jamiD Wilson.
The following members appear not 10 have
been present. o. there is no tally opposite tiieir
names il the list from which we quote:
Alfred Barbour Robert T.. Grant, Addison
Hale, John r. Kilby, Paul Mcneil, .Iohu u
FAR, 1homas Marlin. Peter Saunders, ST.
- We know thai Alfred Barbour Mas
on that dag sway from Richmond, engaged in
tHe work cf betraying his trust As Superinten-
Geot OF the L. s. Arnory and works at Hsr- 4
yrs Ferry acting as guide and virtual su-
pe-:nterdent of the hand OF thieves who, ,
without the slightest prelence OF State au-
IhCrity, even, :oie the arms and burned the
properly of the Government located there
I'D. STAR. !: