Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-13
HOUSE OF IiESEGATEs.


Prayer by Rev. George Woodbridge, Of the Episcopal
MIR SMITH, the newly elected member Of the House Of
Delegates from the county Amherst Appeared TOOK the
Mir MILLER Of Lee and Scott, offered tire following
pieambe and resolutions: :.
people Of the United states ore Engaged IN an upnaural
and destructive war with each Otne winch sh0ala be alr
~ anR honorbly dominated and II hayigs een Iepe.
stp!ea that many 81 the; people q ihs United J.
selves in PRIMARY meetings. and assembts, AMI at the
svlIs which should be met with Corresponding senti-
nest on the part OF theeope q the Soniere states
e aiied make ANY p1ogfess tdwafd. pegcsabe ad;
jaInent becomes sX dent Tor the SIdeh IN then soy
eign caparttie ntelyene and initiate such proceedings
as Ni be te to brnI db0ut inlstice and set nego-
tiltions on fooi between the tio Goreinmeait4 =
Resolved by the General Assembly, That iSexpedi'
tand proet That nye commissioners pe appcln'ea "
the Gedra assembly, WHOSE duty IT, shall Dc 10 uohler
with the and tie lhorDea Of any
81 the States aud With he consent OF the olnedelate
states Government with any C9hnssi1neIs from the
United States government Ut any 81 the NOlhe states
as 20 BEST mode Of iaigang tile honPs OF lhepes
Gaf and bringing about AN honorable termination OF
the same -.
He,ohri That as 4 ,pIehninary step tdwais:pegotia
ton an atinsicv should be :seed upon for tne SUN
cIehtfer ali Interchange otVews; and opinions between
the authorities Of the National andStaf Coy eEnnenf
and ia any eSent shall be the duty of THE said iommis
siGhes TO use a honorable Efforts ta'brilg about ex
change or parole of Virginia prisoners now held aud ton
hnea by the Government OF the Dn,ted States:\
lesalyed That ia the proper national Authorities
shall fan after ae6sdndbe time To agree upontes OF
peace CONSISTENT with tie rights aud lndeendecs o the
Confederate States, this General Assembly recom1ends
that all Questions involved in the present war be referred
% tue people oil the Sttes Though national and state
Conventions 10 be elected by the people after aIsee
having been agreed upon for that purpose
RESOLVED Thatin adopting tie Foregoing preamble and
resolutions the Geherf Assembly does moi Thereby coin
u,tthe State Of NmgnH the policy Of reconstruction
Of any other particular basis Of shttemSnl except upon
Observation-Disclosures and tights OF the states.
objection being made TO their arTeception, Mr,
TnNIiN moved suspension Of the fles.to enable the
Hobse TO take immediate action on the Preamble and resc-
ldtibns, i -.
cIaatcrs in the preamble and Ssoutons denounced them
collectively as a fre.branl mschieyous and dsorgani.
AR MILLER ithe mover moved to withdraw the resou.
Mr. ANDERSON objected.
Nh. Toni IN moved Their indefinite postponement.
Ar.-ANDERSON spoke M the resolutions IN warm and
decided terms characterz ng them as emanatng IRON
small ind reasonable party ID the South, WHO giving
al an rcniort 10 the enemy He said they we've moth.
ing more than mscnevous resolutions responsive 10 sim
liar made in other Southern States, by individuals
not the people. who willing 70 make any terms
the enemy should submit Tor peace The Federal Execu-
tive has declared that lie will agree to terms OF peace
but those which require us 10 lay down our arms and to
submit 10 all the infamous exactons OF the Yankee Gov
eminent And yet we ind individuals bringing forward
resolutions the character of those which he et II his
duty 70 denounce at the Threshold
On the question of indefinite postp0nement the and
noes were demanded and resulted as ollpws-eye iol
noes
Various resolutions of inquiry adopted, after
which.
ON motion of Mr.. KELLY the House went into secret
session.
After the doors were opened some business of pelm
mary character was transacted and then the House ad
journed,