Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-04
Ths Celebrated robertson RssoIu-
IionS.

{ The Celebrated Robertson RsSOIu-
tIOnS.
Among some old letters written by our
hmented friend Geo. McG.s Porter, of Han.
cock county, in the winter Of ls6O-61. from
Richmond, before the assembling of the Sc
cession Convention, and while the question
of calling q convention was pending be-
fore the legislature, We found yesterday
the following remarks upon the passage OF
the celebrated Robertson Resolutions,
against which resolutions only Eve men
in the legislature voted. The letter is dated
January 18th, 1851. st~-.
On Sunday, Senator Mason, e1- Secretary
FIoyd. and Hon. A G. jenkins came over
from Washington City to induce the Gen
eraI Assembly to act in accordance with
their peculiar views. On Monday both
Houses met, and never before. sipee I76,
did they meet under such circumstances.
Frightened by the citiEens, by the news
papers, by Gongressuen, by minute men,
by telegraphie dispatches from every Sec
ton of the country, they were fairly warm
ed up to revolutionary heat. After the
reading of the Governors message copy
OF which l send you-seEeral of the dis
uuionists took occasion, on Imotioat TO
print 1900 copies, to denounce the Cover
nor in strong terms. In the House OF Dele
gates it became manifest that those in faV-
or of secession were determined to force
their measures upon that body Immediate
ly, and allow no deliberation in reference
to them whatever. Accordingly, they &C.
companied all their movements by"moving
the previous questions" thus emitting off all
debate During the 6rst day of the ses-
sion they had everything their own way,
and succeeded in instructing committee
to bring in bill for State Convention
and in passing the following resolutions:
''ResoEUcd, by The General ASssm6Ly Of YTr-
9iniG, That the Union being formed by the
assent of the sovereign States respectively,
and being consistent only with freedom
and the republican institutions guaranteed
to each, cannot and ought not to be main
tanned by force. .-,.I s.5s;.-.-
"ResOEUed, That the government Of the
Union has no power to declare or make
war against any of the States which have
been its constituent members.
IResoEued, That when any one or more
of the States has determined or shall de-
termine under existing circumstances, to
withdraw from the Union, we are unRlter-
ably opposed to any attempt on the part
of the Federal government to coerce the
same into q reunion or submission, and
that we will resist the same by all the
meaBs in our power" si,f.Eff e..
Not moment was given members to ex-
anime these resolutions. a vote was
forced upon them as soon as they were re
ported, and under the great pressure from
all sides nearly all the members voted for
them. Your correspondent believes the
of the laws of the United
States in certain of the Southern States an
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the attempt would
result in uniting all the States of the
South together, and involve the country
in civil war. AT the same time, the Pres
ident must enforce the laws or violate his
oath,-hence, Congress ought to relieve
the President from the embarrassment of
his position. But the resolutions go far
beyond the declaration that the General
ought not to crafty the fight
ing propensities of South Carroll ns-the
second resolution takes ground utterly I'M
tenable. It declares that if the independ
ence of South Carolina be admitted, never
in all coming time would the United
States of America have power TO make war
upon her, to resist her expressions,
aVenge her insults, or punish her rascality.
Happy, irresponsible, seeding South Car
DINA Virginia declares that like q lady's
poodle, you shall be exempt from the law
of rstribution. That although sovereign,
the law Of nations shall not apply to you
to your disadvautage-you may make war
against the United States, they have no
power to defend. 10 -z...rtz..s