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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Nelson or search for Nelson in all documents.
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Virginia State Convention.thirty-seventh day. Thursday, March 28, 1861.
The Convention assembled at 10 o'clock.--Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Willis, of the Baptist Church.
Voice of the people.
Mr. Carell, of Nelson, presented a series of resolutions adopted by the citizens of that county, in favor of immediate secession.
Referred to the Committee on Federal Relations.
Equality of taxation.
The Convention proceeded, in the order of business, to consider the resolutions farland, James B. Mallory, Maslin, Moffett, Moore, Orrick, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Preston, Price, Pugh, Rives, Robt. E. Scott, William C. Scott, Sharp, Sillington, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Spurlock, A. H. H. Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Tayloe, Tredway, Waller, IWhitfield, Willey, and Wilson.--74.
So the amendment was defeated.
[Mr. Nelson had paired off with Mr. Harvie.]
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the Committee took a recess till 4 o'clock P. M.