,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #aea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aa1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,capito 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 &
 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !              
sesquic5t5nial ( ,we/ ,virg9ia /atehood4
  ,:]eas #bjac m>ks #aej ye>s s9ce !    
,unit$ ,/ates admitt$ ,we/ ,virg9ia z ! 
#ce? ,/ate 9 ! ,union2 ,:]eas !         
sesquic5t5nial ( ,we/ ,virg9ia /atehood 
is a truly mom5t\s occasion t all[s all 
,we/ ,virg9ians to reflect on ! ,/ate's 
pr\d h]itage & bright future2 ,:]eas !  
t]ritory t is n[ ! ,/ate ( ,we/ ,virg9ia
 0 orig9ally "p ( ! ,commonweal? (      
,virg9ia2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #bc1 #ahfa1   
,virg9ia vot]s ratifi$ ! ,secession     
,ord9ance to leave ! ,unit$ ,/ates & jo9
 ! ,conf$]acy2 ,:]eas 9 ,june #ahfa1 a  
gr\p ( pro-union ,virg9ians met 9       
,:eel+1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 9 :at became kn[n
 z ! ,second ,:eel+ ,conv5tion2 ,:]eas !

 ,second ,:eel+ ,conv5tion decl>$ all   
,/ate (fices 9 ,virg9ia vacant1 & all   
acts ( ! ,g5]al ,assembly to be null &  
void by virtue ( its attempt to =ce ! p 
( ,virg9ia to sep>ate f & wage w> aga9/ 
! gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & aga9/    
citiz5s ( neighbor+ /ates42 ,:]eas !    
,second ,:eel+ ,conv5tion creat$ !      
,re/or$ ,gov]nm5t ( ,virg9ia t s\ght to 
rebuild ties ) ! ,union2 ,:]eas1 on     
,octob] #bd1 #ahfa1 resid5ts ( ! area t 
is n[ ,we/ ,virg9ia vot$ to approve ,we/
 ,virg9ia /atehood2 ,:]eas ,presid5t    
,abraham ,l9coln issu$ a proclamation on
 ,april #bj1 #ahfc1 dur+ ! heat ( !     
,civil ,w>1 admitt+ ,we/ ,virg9ia to !  
,union2 ,:]eas ,we/ ,virg9ia =mally jo9$
 ! ,union on ,june #bj1 #ahfc2 & ,:]eas 
,presid5t ,l9coln recogniz$ ! importance
 ( ,we/ ,virg9ia's admission to ! ,union
 by writ+ ,the admission ( ! new /ate1  
turns t mu* slave soil to free2 & ?us1  
is a c]ta91 & irrevocable encroa*m5t ^u 
! cause ( ! rebellion4 ,! division ( a  
,/ate is dread$ z a prec$5t4 ,b a       

measure made exp$i5t by a w>1 is no     
prec$5t = times ( peace4 ,x is said t ! 
admission ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 is secession1
 & tol]at$ only because x is our        
secession4 ,well1 if we call x by t "n1 
!re is /ill diff]5ce en\gh betwe5       
secession aga9/ ! con/itution1 &        
secession 9 favor ( ! con/itution4 ,i   
believe ! admission ( ,we/ ,virg9ia into
 ! ,union is exp$i5t43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7    
recognizes ! sesquic5t5nial ( ,we/      
,virg9ia /atehood2 &  7#b7 enc\rages all
 ,we/ ,virg9ians to obs]ve su* day )    
appropriate c]emonies & activities on   
?is hi/oric occasion4