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The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
i cation." Mr. Baldwin adopted the suggestion, and Mr. Wise accepted the amendment, making his own amendment read "ought, for purposes of pacification, to be evacuated by the authorities of the Federal Government." Mr. Wise made another argument in regard to the claimed distinctions between the forts, and Mr. Baldwin replied. The vote was then taken, and the amendment rejected by the following vote: Teas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce, Cabell, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Richard. H. Cox, Critcher, Echols, Flourney, Garland, Graham, Gray, Gregory, Goggin Jno Goode Jr., Thos. F. Goode, Hale, Addison Hall, Cyrus Hall, L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kilby, Lawson, Leake, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marr, Marye, Moffet, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Richardson, Seawell, Shefffey, Southall, Speed, Surange, Sutherlin, Thornton, Tredway, Tyler, Walter, Williams, Wise, and Wysor.--60.
The Daily Dispatch: April 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening session. (search)
cted. The question recurring on Mr. Wise's motion to strike out all after the word "Commonwealth," it was decided in the negative — years 32. nays 79. Mr. Bruce, of Halifax, moved to strike out the whole 13th resolution. The principle was sufficiently expressed in previous resolutions. There were no negotiations pendininst action on the part of the seceded States to provoke hostilities; and this, he thought, was the distasteful feature to those who opposed the resolution. Mr. Bruce further urged the propriety of striking out. Mr. Johnson, of Richmond, moved to amend the amendment by striking out all after word "Government," in the secotuting the word "themselves"for "them," in the last line. Lost. Mr. Johnson'samendment was then agreed to — ayes 68, noes 48. The question recurred upon Mr. Bruce's motion to strike out the entire resolution as amended, and the roll being called, it was decided in the negative-- yeas 39, nays 86. The 13th resolution,