5th.  The  thanks  of  the  State  were  voted
to  Hon.  John  J.  Crittenden,  by  yeas  107,
nays  16,  for  his  efforts  to  bring  about  an
honorable  adjustment  of  the  national  diffi
culties.  Mr.  Harvie  of  Amelia  offered  a
resolution,  requesting  Legislature  to  make
needftil  appropriations  to  resist  any  attempt
of  the  Federal  authorities  to  hold,  occupy
or  possess  the  property  and  places  claimed
by  the  United  States  in  any  of  the  seceded
States,  or  those  that  may  withdraw  or  col
lect  duties  or  imposts  in  the  same.
9th.  Three  reports  were  made  from  the
Committee  on  Federal  Relations.  The
majority  proposed  to  submit  to  the  other
States  certain  amendments  to  the  Constitu
tion,  awaiting  the  response  of  non-slave-
holding  States  before  determining  whether
"  she  will  resume  the  powers  granted  by
her  under  the  Constitution  of  the  United
States,  and  throw  herself  upon  her  reserved
rights ;  meanwhile  insisting  that  no  coer
cion  be  attempted,  the  Federal  forts  in  se
ceded  States  be  not  reinforced,  duties  be
not  collected,  etc.,"  and  proposing  a  Con
vention  at  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  the  last
Monday  in  May,  of  the  States  of  Delaware,
Maryland,  North  Carolina,  Tennessee,
Kentucky,  Missouri  and  Arkansas.  Henry
A.  Wise  differed  in  details,  and  went  fur
ther  in  the  same  direction.  Messrs.  Lewis
E.  Harvie,  Robert  L.  Montague  and  Sam
uel  C.  Williams  recommended  the  immedi
ate  passage  of  an  Ordinance  of  Secession.
Mr.  Barbour  of  Culpeper  insisted  upon  the
immediate  adoption  by  the  non-si  avehold-
ing  States  of  needed  guarantees  of  safety,
and  provided  for  the  appointment  of  three
Commissioners  to  confer  with  the  Confed
erate  authorities  at  Montgomery.
