Comas, McGrew, McNeil, Marshall, Maslin, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Spurlock, Alex. H. H. Stuart, Chap'n. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Tayloe, White, Wickham, and Willey.--71.
Mr. Wise then moved to amend the resolution by striking out the words at the end thereof--"disclaim power to recognize the withdrawal of any State from the Union, and consequently to deal with these questions, holdOrburn, Parks, Patrick, Pondleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Sharp, Sheffey, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurfeck, Staples, Alex.
H, H Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Strange, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayice, Wailer, White, Wickham, Willey, and Wilson.--92
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Cecil, Chamblise, Conn, R. H. Cox, Fisher, Graham, Gregory, John Goode, Jr. Harvie, Holcombe, Runten, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Leake, Macfarland
-Messrs. Janney, (President.) Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Brent, Burdett, Burley, Campbell, Carlile, Carter, Clemens, C. B. Conrad, Couch, Custis, Dent, Dorman, Early, French, Fugate, Gray, Goggin, E. B. Hall, Haymond, Hoge, Holladay, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson.
Peter C. Johnston, Lewis, McGrew, Marshall, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh, Rives, Sharp, Sitlington, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, White, Wickham, Willey, and Wise.--57.
So the preamble and resolution were adopted.
The President said the next business in order was the appointment of three Commissioners.
Mr. Scott, of Fauquier, nominated Hon. Wm. Ballard Preston, of the county of Montgomery.
There being no other nomination, Mr. Preston was unanimously elected as one of the Commissioners.
Mr. Summers, of Kanawha, alluding to the fact that one gentleman who had formerly been a member of the Cabinet had r
and the amendment defeated — years 12, nays 114--Messrs. Armstrong, Brown, Carter, R. Y. Conrad, Early, Gillespie, Marshall, Osburn, Pugh, Sharp, C. J. Stuart, and White, voting in the affirmative.
Mr. Wise moved to strike out the whole 10th resolution, and insert the following substitute:
10. The people of Virginia here
Nays.--Messrs. Boggess, Brown, Burdett, Carlile, Carter, Early, E. B. Hall, Hughes, Jackson, Janney, Lewis, McGrew, Moore, Porter, Rives, Sharp, Summers, Tarr, White, and Willey.--20.
The 11th resolution was then taken up, as follows:
11. This Convention, composed of delegates elected by the people in districts, for tatrick, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh, Rives, R. E. Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurlock, Staples, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Tayloe, Waller, White, Wickham, and Willey.--70.
Mr. McGrew moved to amend Mr. Wickham's amendment by striking out the words; "Should and would result in the total and final disrup
McComas, McGrew, J. B. Mallory, Marshall, Masters, Moffett, Moore, Orrick, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Price, Pugh, Rives, William C Scott, Sitlington, Slaughter, Spurtock, Staples, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Tayloe, Waller, White, Wickham, Willey, and Wilson.--74.
Mr. Richardson, of Hanover, moved to further attend the resolution by striking out all from the word "relations" in the third line to the word "appended" inclusive, and to insert in lien thereof--"respectfMarshall, Marr, Marye, Moffett, Montague, Marris, Morton, Neblett, Nelson, Orrick, Parks, Pugh, Richardson, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Speed, Spurlock, Staples, Sutherlin, Tayloe; Thornton, Tredway, Waller, White, Wickham, Williams; Wilson, and Wise.--81.
Nays.--Messrs. Aston, Baldwin, Alfred M. Barbour, James Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Boggess, Beisseau, Brown, Burdett, Campbell, Carlile, Carter, C. B. Conrad, Couch, Dent, Early, Fugate, Gravely, Ephr