The vote on the Ordinance of Secession.
The injunction of decrees having been removed from the proceedings of the Virginia Convention, the
Whig gives a statement of the vote on the
Secession Ordinance, on the 17th of April. It appears that a substitute offered by
Mr. Scott, of
Fauquier, was voted down — years 74, nays 67.
The question was then taken on the adoption of the Ordinance submitted by
Mr. Preston, and resulted as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are--
- William M. Ambler,
- Marmaduke Johnson,
- William B. Asion,
- Peter C. Johnston,
- James Barbour,
- Robert C. Ke.
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- Augua R. Hiskey,
- John J. Kindred,
- George B. ow, Jr,
- James Lawson,
- James B. ea
- Walter D. Leake,
- Peter B. Borst,
- Wm. H. Macfarland,
- W Bouldin,
- Charles K. Mallory,
- William W. Boyd,
- James B. Mallory,
- Thomas Branch,
- John L. Marve, Sr.
- John C. Bruce,
- Fleming B. Miller,
- Frederick M. C. bell,
- Horatio G. Muffet,
- John A. Campbell,
- Robert L. Montegue,
- Allen T. Caperton,
- Edmund T. Morris,
- William P
- Jeremiah Morton,
- John R. Cham lise,
- William J. Seblett,
- Mantings Chairman,
- Johnson Cr k,
- Samuel A. Coffman,
- William C Parks,
- Raphael M. Conn,
- Wm. Ballard reston,
- James H. Cox,
- Geo. W. Randolph,
- Richard H. Cox,
- Geo. W. Richardson,
- John Cri
- Timothy Rives,
- Havey Deskins,
- Robert E. Scott,
- James B. Dorman,
- William C. Scott,
- John Echols,
- John T. Sowell,
- ler W. Fisher,
- James W. Sheffey,
- Thomas S. Flournoy,
- Charles R. Slaughter,
- William W. Forbes,
- Valentine W. Southall,
- Napoleon B. French,
- John M. Speed,
- Samuel M. Garland,
- Samuel G. Staples,
- H. L. Gillespie,
- James M. Strange,
- Samuel Graham,
- William T. Suthorlin,
- Ferdall Gregory, Jr,
- George P. Layle,
- William L. Goggin,
- John T. Th nion,
- John Goods, Jr.,
- William M. Tredway,
- Thomas F. Goode,
- Robert H. Turner,
- F. L. Hale,
- Franklin P. Turner,
- Cyrus H
- John Tr,
- L. S. Hall,
- Edward Waller,
- Lewis Harvie,
- Robert H. Whitfield,
- James P. Holcombe,
- Samuel C. Williams,
- John Hughes,
- Henry A. Wise,
- p H n
- Samuel Woods,
- Lewis D. Isbell,
- Benj. F. Wysor — ss.
Those who voted in the negative are--
- John Janney, Pres't
- J. G. Holladay,
- Edward M. Armstrong,
- Chester Huchard,
- John B. Baldwin,
- George W. Hull,
- George Baylor,
- John J. Jackson,
- George W. Berlin,
- John F. Lewis,
- Caleb B g s
- William McComas,
- George W. Brent,
- James C. McGrew,
- William G. Brown,
- James Marshall,
- John S. Burdett,
- Henry H. Masters,
- James Bu ley,
- Famuel McD. Moore,
- Benj. W. Byrae,
- Hugh M. Nelson,
- John S. Carlile,
- Logan Osborn,
- John A. Carter,
- Spicer Patrick,
- Sherrard Chamans,
- Edmand Pendleton,
- C. B. Conrad,
- George er
- R. Y. Conrad,
- Samuel Price,
- James H. Cou h,
- David Pugh,
- W. H. B. Cus
- John D. Sharp,
- Marshall M. Dent,
- Thomas Sittington,
- William H. Dalany,
- Barwell S lock,
- J Earley,
- Alex. H. H. Stuart,
- Colbert G. Fugate,
- Cha ma J. Stuart,
- Peyton Gravely,
- George W. Summers,
- Algern Gray,
- Campbell Tar
- Ephraim B. Hall,
- William White,
- Allen C. Hammond,
- Williams C. Wickham,
- Alph Haymond,
- Walt T. Whey--55.
- James W. Hoge,
At fifteen minutes past four o'clock, the
President (
Mr. Montague in the chair) announced the result of the vote, and declared the passage of the ordinance.
Subsequently, the following members changed their votes from the negative to the affirmative:
the following members who were absent when the vote was taken, asked and obtained leave to record their votes in the affirmative:
Messrs. Thos. Maslin and
Peter Saunders were absent on account of sickness when the vote was taken, and were not subsequently present.
