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The Daily Dispatch: April 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
od required a full and unreserved disclosure, and if the request was respectfully made, a respectful answer would be returned. He had no idea, however, of dictating to the President of the United States the policy that he ought to pursue. Mr. Conrad, of Frederick, intended to vote for the resolutions in some form. He did not believe that the Administration contemplated any coercive policy towards the seceded States; but thought the answer would be such as to produce a soothing effect upon the country.--He differed with the mover of the resolutions in respect to the method of addressing the President, and read a substitute which he (Mr. Conrad) proposed to offer. Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, heartily concurred in the object which the gentleman from Montgomery (Mr. Preston) had in view. He could not believe that the President would hesitate, if approached respectfully, to give a full and frank response to the interrogatories. But whether he did or not, Mr. S. was in favor of the
The Daily Dispatch: April 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening session. (search)
on. The President stated that the pending question was, "shall the main question be now put?" and on this the yeas and nays were demanded. The roll was called, and the vote resulted — yeas 59, nays 51. So it was decided that the main question should be put. The vote was then taken on the adoption of the preamble and resolution, and resulted as follows: Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Bouldin, Branch, Cabell, Caperton, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Robt Y. Conrad, R. H. Cox, Critcher, Deskins, Echols, Fisher, Flournoy, Garland, Gillespie, Graham, Gregory, John Goodo, Jr., Hale, A. Hall, C. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Lawson, Leake, C. K. Mallory, Jas. B. Mallory, Marr, Miller, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Orrick, Parks, Preston, Randolph, Richardson, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Speed, Staples, Strange, Sutherlin, Tayloe, Tredway, Waller, Wilson, and Wysor.--63. Nays.--