National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-09
The Vote i'm virginia on secession.

Among the papers of Mr.. /. Louis Kinzer,
who died at Alexandria some ears ago, there
was found a yea and nay blank form" with
the vote in secret session of the Virginia
convention upon the question of tho passage
of tho ordinance of secession, each members
voto being checked of opposite to his name
in print. To the bottom of the list is ap-
pended note in tho handwriting of Mr..
George w. Brent, the delegate to the conven-
tion from Alexandria, setting forth that the
said vote was taken at 1:2O p. m, April II,
1861, the precise time at which it is well
known the secession ordinance passed that
body. Up to this time tho vote upon that
terrible scourge to Virginia and the whole
country has boen unknown to tho public no
man outside of the oath-bound band know
ing precisely what the majority for the
passage was, or who did and who did not
finally vote for it. So tho discovery of this
noto among the papers Of the former law
partner of Mr.. George w. Brent will enable
the people of Virginia to know precisely who
arc responsible for bringing desolation upon
thom, and who steadily voted from first to
last against tho measure. Here is a copy of
the votes
YEAs-wm. NJ Amber, wm. II. Aston Jas. Bar
bour, Angus Il. Blake, Geo. Blow. jr,, jas. Bois
seau Peter b. Boost, Wood Bouldin, Wn. w. Boyd,
Thos. Branch, Jas. Q, Bruce Fred. NJ Cabsll, John
A. Campbell, Attention r. Cdporlon Wan. p. Cicll,
John r. Chambllss, Munllus Chapman. Samuel A.
II. Cox. John Crither Harry HuskinH j. j. Dor
man, John Echols Miers W. Fisher, ThOs, d. Flour
ney VIM. W. Forbes, Napoleon u. French, Saumel
NJ. Garland, II. j., Gillespie, Samuel l.: Graham,
jr., Thomas f. Go6de, f. l., Hale Cyrus Hall, l.. 5.
Hall, Lewis y, Haryie, James r. Holcomb James
N Hughes, Eppa Hunton, Lewis d. Isbell, Mar.
maduke Johnson Peter @. Johnston, Robert g,
Kent, John j. Kindred, James Lawson. Water d.
Leake, William II. Mcfarland Charles X. Mallory,
James =. Mallory, John /; Mayre, Senator Flem-
ing H. Miller, HOratlO q, MOilHtt, Robert H. Nom
tague Edward T. Norris jeremiah Morton. VIII
liam j. NeOlett, Johnson Orrck, William G.
Parks, William Ballard Preston, Geo w. Randolph,
Geo. w: Richardson, Timothy Nyes, Robert +.
Scott, William C. Scott John 7. seawell, Jas. W.
Shelley, Charlie, r. Slaughter, Valentine W.
james NJ Strange VIM. II. sutherlin, George p.
Taylor, John 4. Thornton, VIM. NJ. Treadway,
Rabert IL. Turner, Franklin =. Durner John
| Tyler, Edward Waller, Robert IL, Whitfield Sam
O. Williams, Henry a. Wise, Samuel Woods, Ben
jamin f. Wysorn-Ss.
| win, Geo; Baylor. George W. Benin, Caleb Bogss,
| George w. Brent, Wm. G.. Brown, John s. Burdelt
James Burley, Benjamin W. Byrne, John Carlisle
John A; Carter, sherrad Clemens, Robert Conrad,
| Robert y. Conrad, James ii. Couch, w. l.. j.. Gus
| It's, Marshal NJ. Dent Wm. IL. Dulany Jubal a.
! EARLY, Colbert O. Fugate, Peyton Gravcly, Algor-
non s. Gray Ephraim b. Hall, Allen g. Ham.
! mOnd Alpheus i. Raymond, Jas, W. Hodge, j. Il,
Holadny, Chester d. Hubbard, George W, Hall
! Jonn j. JACKSON, John f. Lewis VIM. McComas,
| James Q, AcGrew James Marshall Henry NJ.
| Masters, samuel McD. Moore Hugh NJ. Nelson,
| Logan OsOurn, Spiccr Patrick, Edmond Pondle.
ton, George McC Porter, Samuel Price, David
! Pugh, John d, sharp, Thomas Stllngt0n, Bur
well SPuruek, Alexander H.SI Stuart, Chapman
! D. Stuart, George w. summers, Campbell Tarr,
! William White, william G. Wickham, Waitman
II. Wiley, John JNnuey, lP esidenD-j5.
! EXcusea-BouIumin wilson
! The following membeh appcarn not 10 have been
present, as there Is no tally opposite their names
/ IN the list from which wG quote:
| Allied Barbour, Robert r. Grant, Addison Hale
john r Kiiby Paul Mcneil, John q, Marr, Thos
| Martin, Peter Saunders, sr.