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Mr. Wise begged to assure him that he never cried out crucify South Carolina; but had there been an attack upon her he would have fought side by side with him in her defence. Mr. Bruce went on to pay his respects to Messrs. Moore, of Rockbridge, and Baldwin, of Augusta, of whom he had little hope, and made humorous allusions which excited the merriment of the members as well as the spectators. The argument of the gentleman from Albemarle (Mr. Holcombe) as to the impossibility of turnmember of the Convention, and he hoped that all would remain after the adjournment and witness the ceremony. He then submitted a motion for adjournment, but withdrew it at the request of Mr. Dorman. Retaliatory Measure. Mr. Dorman, of Rockbridge, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That this Convention recommend to the General Assembly the passage of a law imposing a license tax on the sale by retail, within Virginia, of the products or manufactures of such Northern States
propriations to works of internal improvement, other than the Covington and Ohio Railroad, whether in the form of loans or subscriptions to the stock of companies made at the present or preceding sessions of the General Assembly, and not advanced or actually subscribed in the mode prescribed by law, be, and the same are hereby suspended until the General Assembly shall otherwise order. Bills Passed.--House bill to incorporate the Virginia Lumber Company, in the counties of Augusta and Rockbridge; House bill amending and re-enacting the charter of the town of Guyandotte, in the county of Cabell; Senate bill establishing an inspection of leather in the county of Hampshire, with an amendment from the House; Senate bill releasing the State's claim to the fine imposed on the schr. Virginia, for an alleged violation of the inspection laws; Senate bill to amend the first section of chapter 149 of the Code of Virginia, relative to the limitation of suits, so as to limit the right to make
The Convention. A resolution was adopted on Saturday to meet at 10 o'clock A. M.; to take a recess at 2 o'clock, and meet again at 4 o'clock P. M. Secession resolutions, adopted by the people of Dinwiddie, Greene, Spotsylvania, and Culpeper, were presented by the delegates representing those counties. Mr. Baldwin finished his speech against secession and in favor of the majority report. He was followed by Mr. Bruce, of Halifax, who will conclude to-day. Mr. Hall, of Marion, continued his remarks in favor of an ad valorem tax upon slaves.--Mr. Dormay, of Rockbridge, introduced a resolution, which was laid on the table, recommending a license tax on Northern productions, in retaliation for the Personal Liberty bills in vogue in the Northern States.