The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06


Cabinet, who are now. to day, standing
supporting and encouraging the Execu
tive in the position he has taken.
Now grant me one word about mysel
before we part-before I pronounce the
words that will close this present As
sembly. In assuming the duties OF the
Clair, was conscious Of my lnexpe-
rience, and invited, in advance, your
kind Indulgence and consideration.
thank you; | return you my heart prim
| full of thanks for the manner IN when
you have supported me; ! have leaned
upon your kindness and II i have. per-
formed the duties acceptably, it is to
YOUR kind indulgence, anditremains fol
me to announce to you the kindest feel
ings prevailing towards you as Senators
and friends. II has been mystudied OBJ
ject to avoid suspicion Of wrong, for,
from my youth up, | would not dc
wrongly if knew it. You have my
best wishes for your health and pros
perity, and trust that, when you return
to your respective homes, you will find
your families in health and happiness
and that you may long enjoy the bless
ings and comforts that surround you
there. And now, Senators, / declare
this Senate adjourned, to meet in this
Hall on the first Monday in December.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Wat
kins of Prince Edward, offered a reso-
luton that the thanks Of this House be
rendered the Speaker for the efficiency,
dignity and impartiality with which he
has presided during the present session.
The resolution was, unanimously
adopted. .sIt.4r a d La ...aoT /
Mr.. Baldwin rose and said: alseg 1
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates
of Virginia ag yyiel i.-di.4.. I
If I have deserved the flattering
tribute paid me by the adoption of this
resolution, it has been due in great part,
indeed, I may almost say in whole, to
the constant and Jealous support L have
received from the officers of this body,
and the fOrbearance ofmembers. / have
served in many deliberative assemblies,
and can, with perfect truth, declare that
| have never knOwn,a more industrious
and energetic body than this, nor one
in which have been uniformly displayed
more harmony and courtesy. The laws
passed by you will, l am confident,
prove an enduring evidence of the wis
dom and zeal you have manifested in
the discharge of your representative
duties. We have solid season to con-
graduate each other that the march of
the South towards restoration is,onward
and upward, and gentlemen should re-
member that if more has not already
been accomplished in this direction, it
is because under all the circumstances
more could not have been done. Let
the people be patient, for the day is
surely coming, and is not far distant,
when Virginia will be reinstated in all
her political rights, and resume
her proper position. in the Union.
The people of Virginia are now as
lOyaIto the Constitution andlthe Union
as the people of any other State. tits
true that Virginia has sometimes failed
in her endeavOrs, but il cannot be said
that she ever cOvenanted to do what
she did not attempt to carry out, or that
she ever, ina single instance, violated
her plighted faith. cannot, ] am sure,
too strongly urge upon members on re-
turning to their homes to exert them
selves to infuse hope among the people.
If our state has not been restored 10 oil
her rights as we understand them, the
steps in that direction are being wisely
and pudently taken. The greatest
strike, in my opinion, ever made for
civil liberty and the constitutionalr rights
of the people and the states, was the re-
cent veto of Andrew Johnson. Virginia
is not, it is true, yet represented in the
National Council, but the vacant seats
of her representatives plead eloquently
in her beh alf. Let us remember, for
the future, that however much We may
have in the past desired separation and
the establishments of an Independent
and distinct government, our interests
are now indissolubly identified with the
preservation of the Union and the main
tenance of the Constitution Ofthe United
States. (Applause.) Let us ever be
ready to unite with this our country and
our government, against all creation.
Prolonged appIause.]
Resolutions of, thanks to the Clerk,
Sergeant alarms, Door-keepers and
Pages We're, OH motion of Mr.. Garnett,
adopted. Ell go5.1llaS .H
Mr.. Bigger said: / am proud in know
ing that have discharged the duties OF
my Office to which you have elected me,
i'm such a manner as to merit your APP
probation. l wish you all safe and
happy return to your homes, and that
there, with the loved ones that cluster
around you, you may enjoy continued
health and happiness. May we allmeet
in this Hall on the first Monday in De-
cemberl next prepared to enter upon
duties that will rebound to the interests
and welfare of our old Mother Virginia.
/ bid you an affectionate farewell.
At three O'Clock the House took re-
cess until five o'clock, at which hour the
Speaker took the Chair aud called the
House to order. tis s1s
Messrs. Joynes and Garnet made APP
proprate valedictory remarks, after
which, on motion, the House adjourned
sine die. .fgrf.. 'It.a.
There was general shaking of hands,
and the members parted with the best
wishes towards each other. 5t8a
Is THE CHOLERA CONTAGIOUS?