iotic efforts in the Senate of the United States to bring about a just and honorable adjustment of our national difficulties.
Mr. Wise, of Princess Anne, moved to lay the resolution upon the table, upon which motion Mr. Brown called for the yeas and nays, and the vote resulted as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Blakey, Bolssean, Borst, Boulbin, Conn, Fisher, Graham, Harvie, Hunton, Isbeth, Leake, Macfarland, Millor, Morton, Orrick, Baldwin, Seawell, Slanghter, Speed, Strange, Thernton, Ro. H. Turner, Wise, and Woods--23.
Nays.--Messrs. Janney, (President,) Aston, baldwin, Alfred Mr. Barbour, James Barbour, Taylor, Berlin, Blow, Jr., Boggess, Branch, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdett, Burley, Caperton, Carder, Chapman, Clemens, Coffman, C. B. Conrad, Ro. Y. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Custis, Dent, Beskias, Dulany, Early, Echols, Forbes, Fugate, Garland, Gillespie, Grant, Gravely, Gray, Goggin, Aderson Hall, Ephraim B. Hall, Bammond, Haymond, Hege, Holladay, Hughes, Hull, Jackson, Marma
engers, D. & W. Currie.
schr. Problem, Tyler, Philadelphia, coal, G. W. Yager.
schr. Beverly, Blanche, Halifax, fish, Bacon & Baskervill.
schr. Sarah Willets, Smith, Philadelphia, coal, Poitiaux & Botts.
schr. Magnolia, Nickerson, Boston, mdz., D. & W. Currie.
schr. Oneida, Warren, N. Y., ice, B. Wardwell & Co.
schr. S. P. Townsend, Hall, Cherrytown, oats and wheat, Bridgford & Co.
sailed,
Brig. Linda, Eschen, Rio Grande, S. A., flour, Haxall, Crenshaw & Co.
Schr. Mary, Turner, down the river light.
New York, March 9.--Cl'd schr. Grapeshot, Norfolk, Ar'd schr. Magnet, City Point; Julia Maine, Norfolk.
Alexandria, March 9.--Ar'd schr. Fleetwood, Norfolk.
Charleston, March 8.--Ar'd schr. Moses Van Name, Norfolk.
Passengers arrived per Steamship Yorktown, Parish, Master, from New York:
Miss Hines.
Geo. Whitfield. Jno. F. Whitfield, W. J. Halsev, M. Cook, lady and child, Miss Tiers, C. B. Wolverton, Wm. Callow, Jas. Henderson, Dr. Crary, S. G
s. Ambler, Armstrong, Blakey, Blow, Rouldin, Boyd. Branch, Bruce, Caperton, Chambliss, Conn, Robert Y. Conrad, James H. Cox. Richard H. Cox. Fisher, Flournoy, Garland, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell. Marmaduke Johnson, Kent, Kilby, Leake, McComas, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Marye, Miller, Montague, Morrie, Morton, Neblett, Nelson, Parks, Preston. Price, Randolph, Richardson, Robert E. Scott, William C. Scott Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Spurieck, Strange, Sutherlin, Tredway, Robert H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Whitfleid, Wilson, and Wysor--61.
So the motion to lay on the table was carried in the negative.
The resolutions were then referred to the Committee on Federal Relations.
Order of the day.
The hour of 11 having arrived, the President announced that the Convention would go into Committee of the Whole, pursuant to order.
Mr. Boyd, of Botetourt, asked leave to offer an amendment to the report of the Committee on Federal Relations, but objection was
sburn, Parks, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh.
Wm. C. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Spurlock, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Taylor, Whitfield, Wickham, Willey, and Wilson--66.
Nays.--Messrs. Janney, (President,) Ambler, Baldwin, A. M. Barbour, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Boisseau, Borst, Boyd, Branch, Brent, Cabell, Campbell, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Coun, Richard H. Cox, Echols, Fisher, Flourney, Forbes, Garland, Graham, Gravely, Gregory, Goggin, John Goode, T. F. Goode, C. Hall, L. S. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Marmaduke Johnson, Kent, Lawson, Leake, Chas. K. Mallory, Jas. B. Mallory, Marye, Miller, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Nelson, Preston, Randolph, Richardson, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Speed, Staples, Strange, Sutherlin, Thornton, Tredway, R. H. Turner, Tyler, Wailer, Williams, Wise, and Woods--70.
So the resolution was lost.
On motion of Mr. Goode, of Mecklenburg, the Convention adjourned.
rder of business, to consider the resolutions of the gentleman from Monongalia, (Mr. Willey.)--Mr. Turner, of Jackson, who was entitled to the floor, being absent, Mr. Early embraced the opportunity t correction of the report in the official organ of the Convention, the Richmond Enquirer.
Mr. Turner having by this time arrived, took the floor, and continued his speech in favor of an ad valoreld go into Committee of the Whole, for the further consideration of the order of the day.
Mr. Turner, of Jackson, moved to suspend the order, to enable him to call up his resolution contemplatingndolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Strange, Thornton, Tredway, R. H. Turner, F. B. Turner, Whitfield, Williams, Wise, and Woods.--75.
So the amendment to the amendmMontague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Thornton, Robt. H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Williams, Wise, and Woods.--47.
Nays.--Messrs. Janney, (President
, Hunton, Jackson, Marmaduke Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, Kilby, Lawson, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, McNeil, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Marr, Marye, Maslin, Masters, Miller, Moffett, Morton, Moore, Neblett, Orrick, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sharp, Sheffey, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Strange, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Thornton, Treadway, R. H. Turner, F. P. Turner, Waller, Whitfield, Willey, Wilson, and Wysor.--113.
So the amendment was lost.
The question recurring on the original resolution, the vote was taken viva voce, and resulted in its adoption.
It reads as follows:
1. Be it Resolved and Declared by the People of the State of Virginia, in Convention Assembled, That the States which composed the United States of America, when the Federal Constitution was formed, were independent sovereignties, and in adopting that
hes, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Lawson, Leake, Marye, Montague, Morris, Morton, Orrick, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Speed, Strange, Thornton, Tredway, Robert H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Tyler, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--43.
The question being again stated on the adoption of the fourth resolution.
Mr. Wise, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Orrick, Parks, Preston, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Strange, Sutherlin, Thornton, Tredway, Robert H. Turner, Franklin, B. Turner, Tyler, Whitfield, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--68.
Nays.--Messrs. Ashton, Alfred M. Barbour, Baytor, Berlin, Boggess, Branch, all, L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Leake, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Strange, Thornton, Robert H. Turner, Wise, and Woods. --38.
Nays.--Messrs. Aston, Alfred M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Jr., Boggess, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdett
, Lawson, Leake, Macfarland, J. B. Mallory, Marr, Marye, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Randolph, Richardson, W.C. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Speed, Strange, R. H. Turner, F. P. Turner, Tyler, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--58.
Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Boyd, ott, Seawell, Sheffey, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Spurlock, Staples, Alex'r H. H. Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Sutherlin, Tayloe, Tredway, Robt. H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Tyler, Waller, Whitfield, Wickham, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--115.
So the resolution was adopted, with Mr. Fell, Kent, Kindred, Lawson, Leake, James, B. Mallory, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Randolph, Richardson, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Speed, Strange, Robt. H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Tyler, Williams, Wise, Woods, and Wysor.--45.
Nays--Messrs. Armstrong, Aston, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Jr., Boggess, Boy