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The Daily Dispatch: April 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Virginia State Convention.Forty-third day. Thursday, April 4, 1861. The Convention was called to order at the usual hour. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Jeter, of the Baptist Church. Equality of taxation. Mr. Stuart,of Doddridge, resumed the floor, and continued his remarks upon the pending resolutions of Mr. Willey, of Monongalia. He did not desire to detain the Convention by any prolonged discussion of the question, for he was now ready himself to vote upon any subject before the body. He reiterated the position that his people were not Submissionists: they were ready to defend any interest of the State, even though they had been oppressed by the East quite as much as by the Northern agitators. He then went on to give specifications, charging that the course of legislation had been unjust to a large section of the State; and showing that while it was claimed that it was for the interest of the West to protect slave property in the East, because it paid a large por
The Daily Dispatch: April 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening session. (search)
and, offered a resolution, that in the event of the adjournment of the Legislature to-day, the Convention will meet to-morrow in the Hall of the House of Delegates; and that the services of the Assistant Doorkeeper be dispensed with. It was, however, modified, by simply resolving to meet in the Hall of the House of Delegates on Monday next, and in that form passed. Mr. Willey's resolutions on taxation came up in their order, and Mr. Carlile called for a vote thereupon; Mr. Stuart, of Doddridge, having yielded the floor for that purpose. Mr. Turner, of Jackson, offered, as a substitute, the resolutions on the same subject which he submitted early in the session. Mr. Seawell, of Gloucester, offered the following as a substitute for Mr. Turner's substitute: That a committee of thirteen be appointed to inquire into and report to an adjourned meeting of this Convention, whether any, and if any, what alterations of sections 22 and 23 of Article 4 of the Constitution of
The Daily Dispatch: April 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], The effect of shot. (search)
The Convention. The resolutions on equality of taxation were up again yesterday morning, and Mr. Stuart, of Doddridge, finished his speech; after which the Convention went into Committee of the Whole, and Mr. Richardson continued his argument in favor of secession.-- Mr. Morton subsequently spoke on the Southern side, but was cut short by the order previously adopted for terminating debate at 12 o'clock M. The Committee proceeded to vote on the propositions reported by the Committee on Federal Relations, commencing with the third, which was adopted, without amendment. The fourth resolution was amendment on motion of Mr. Wise, and adopted, as was the fifth, with an amendment offered by Mr. Flournoy. A motion, submitted by Mr. Carlile, to strike out the entire resolution, was voted down. When the sixth section came up, Mr. Harvie offered a substitute, declaring it expedient to pass an Ordinance of Secession, to be referred to the people at the May election. Mr. Goggin also offe