y would fight for their rights in the Union, and defend slavery to the last.
They believed that secession would only aggravate the evils complained of.
Mr. Slaughter, of Campbell, moved to lay the whole matter upon the table for the present.
Mr. Willey.--Understanding that to be a test question, I demand the yeas and nays.
The roll was then called, and the motion to lay on the fable was decided in the negative, by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Blow, Bolsscan, Borst, Bouldin, Brauch, Brent, Bruce, Carter, Chambliss, Conn, Fisher, Flournoy, Garland, Gravely, John Goode, Jr., Addison Hall Hammond, Harrie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Nilby, Leake, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Marr, Marye, Moffett, Montagne, Morris, Neblett, Nelson, Randolph, Robert E. Scott, William C. Scott, Seawell, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Strange, Sutherlin, Thornton, Tredway.
Robert H. Turner, Tyler, Waller, White, Whitfield, Wickham, and Williams.--