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The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t their speeches, if buncombe was their object, and let them go forth to the country as if delivered here; but he thought it was high time that speaking should terminate and action begin. The leading men had already thrown away enough time and talent. His constituents had instructed him to take the State out of the Union, and he gave gentlemen warning that he would bring in an Ordinance of Secession to-morrow morning, and would take them directly to the point at issue. Mr. Blakey, of Madison, replied to Mr. Branch, and maintained that members were not liable to a charge of delaying business because they desired to perfect and render acceptable the propositions under consideration. He advocated the amendment offered by the gentleman from Gloucester, and made an argument upon the question of sovereignty. Mr. Moore, of Rockbridge, hoped the discussion would shortly terminate. It was the most idle debate that he had ever listened to. It was a mere disagreement upon the meani
The Daily Dispatch: March 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Evening session. (search)
e resolution, as reported, would prove acceptable to every one, without amendment. The object of an amendment ought to be to remove an ambiguity.--The gentleman from Northampton proposes to substitute for the word "people," the word "States." Mr. Madison defined the word States to mean the people of the States. But to come to a higher authority than Mr. Madison, let us, said Mr. Scott, appeal to the record. The act of Virginia, ratifying the Constitution, expressly makes the ratification by Mr. Madison, let us, said Mr. Scott, appeal to the record. The act of Virginia, ratifying the Constitution, expressly makes the ratification by and on behalf of the people of the State. The gentleman from Northampton was objecting to the very term in which the Constitution was ratified. The amendment was like the others, hyper-critical, and he hoped no modi fication would be engrafted, merely to gratify a hyper-critic. Mr. Fisher briefly rejoined, sustaining his previous position. Calls for "question," "question." Mr. Bruce, of Halifax, and Mr. Wise, of Princess Anne, continued the debate. The question being to s