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The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
nia State Convention.Nineteenth day. Thursday, March 7, 1861. The Convention was called to order at the usual hour, and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Moore, of the 1st Presbyterian Church. Finance and taxation. Mr. Brown, of Preston, offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee of --members, to be styled the Committee of Finance, whose duty it shall be to take into consideration all subjects referred to it, including State and county taxation. Mr. Brown urget; but the South had taken it up. Virginia was far behind the times in supposing the contest was between anything but the two systems of society. In connection with this he read from Mr. Spratt's speech in the Congress at Montgomery, and from Mr. Preston's speech before this Convention. That was the feast to which the people of Virginia were invited. South Carolina initiated this movement, and would control it, if a government should ever be permanently formed, which he hoped in God never wo
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
-To amend the act incorporating the Insurance Company of the State of Virginia of Richmond; to amend the act incorporating the Springfield and Deep Run Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company; in relation to printing the acts of Assembly; for the incorporation of the Home Mining and Manufacturing Company; for the relief of the securities of Ruse Browning, Sheriff of Logan county. Resolutions of Inquiry.--By Mr. Greever, to reassess the lands of the estate of William King, dec'd, and Thomas L. Preston, lying in the counties of Smyth and Washington; by Mr. Quesenberry, of authorizing the Auditor to allow Sheriffs who were delinquents in the payment of the revenue of their respective counties and cities, on the 15th day of December last, their forfeited commissions, provided such Sheriffs shall have paid such delinquencies as well as the entire amount of revenue of such counties and cities on or before the 15th March inst. Election of Major and Brigadier Generals.--Mr. Newman pro
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reception of Mr. Lincoln's Inaugural. (search)
The Convention. A resolution was offered yesterday, by Mr. Brown, of Preston, looking to financial arrangements in the possible event of a war. It was laid on the table. Mr. Clark, of Nelson, offered an anti-coercion resolution, which was referred to Committee on Federal Relations. Mr. Carlile made a long speech on the pending resolutions to instruct the committee, in which he declared against the constitutionality of secession, held that the Government had a right to collect the revenue in the seceded States, and endorsed Lincoln's Inaugural Address, in the pacific tone of which he was "agreeably disappointed." Mr. Cox, of Chesterfield, made a brief reply, after which, on motion of Mr. Brent, of Alexandria, the Convention adjourned, without having made the slightest progress in the disposal of the questions before it.
The Daily Dispatch: March 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Reception of Mr. Lincoln's Inaugural. (search)
ed Mayor by 351 majority. All the Republican and city ward officers were elected, except the Overseer for the Poor.--The majorities show a Republican gain since last fall. Auburn,N. Y.,March 6.-- The charter election in this city yesterday, resulted in the success of the entire Republican city ticket.--George Humphreys, Republican candidate for Mayor, has a majority of 508. This is the largest Republican majority ever given in Auburn. Lockport,N. Y.,March 6. --The charter election, which took place in this village yesterday, resulted in the election of the entire Republican ticket. Republican Trustees were elected by an average majority of 120. Utiga,N. Y.,March 6.--In this county, Oneida, thirteen Democratic and thirteen Republican Supervisors were elected. Norwich, N. Y.,March 6.-- Chenango co.--The towns of Norwich, McDonough, and Smithville, elect the Democratic ticket, and the towns of Oxford, Preston, Guilford, and Sherburne, elect the Republican ticket.