Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-19
SOUTHERN POLITICS.

The Savannah Republican states that the
report that MIR. Toombs had resigned his seat
in the United States senate, is without 1oun.
dation. 1t was canard OF the secessionists
which added considerably to the fever in
South Carolina. The family of Mr.. Toombs
are in Washington, making preparations for
their winter residence in that city.
A correspondence of the Atalanta (Ga.) Lo-
connective writes from MiIledgeviIle on the 9th:
owe find great division OF sentiment among
the members as to what the legislature should
do politically, and l am mortified to say it, but
from present indications, fear it is true, That
no positive or decided action 1cW be taken"
Quite stir of excitement has been caused
in Georgia, by the discovery that the governor
OF that state submitted his secession to the
judgment of leading South Carolina disunion-
lists, before delivering it to the legislature. 1t
shows a conspiracy
The Milledgeville correspondent OF the Sa
vannah Republican says:-"rhe legislative
committee is now down on the river testing a
Connecticut gun, with which TO fight for South.
ern rights l fear Northern gunsmths will
make more out of our present political trou
bles than any one else
There seems to be at least one violent Lin.
coin man in South Carolina. The Charleston
Courier says :--"On saturday evening party
of lads, or young men, assisted by negro
boy of Mr. r. Hamln, were engaged in burn,
ing eftigies of Lincoln and Hamlin at Mount
Pleasant. They were assaulted by John NJ.
Barre, who fired on them double barreed
gun, wOunding all Of them more or less, and
il is supposed destroying the eye Of one OF the
lads. According 10 our information, these
lads were not trespasSing. The vigilance
committee OF Mount Plea ant arrested Barre,
and have him now in confinement, after apply
ing forty lasheS"
A call has been issued for meeting of the
citizens OF Dorchester county, one OF the largest
saveholding counties in Maryland, "for the
purpose of condemning the disunion policy of
certain southern states, and expressing de-
votion and determination to sustain Mr..
Lincoln in the administration of the govern
ment." The Cambridge Inteligencer, pub.
lished in the county, commeuds the movement,
and the Baltimore American says the call ex-
presses the sentiments Of ninety nine one
hundredths OF the people of the state.
Senator Iverson Of Georgia was charged,
few weeks ago. with saying that it Lincoln
should be elected president, southern men who
would hold office under him should be "out-
lawed and killed" The senator saw fit to
publish card denying that he ever said any
such thing, but he says 81 have occasionally
IN private conversation spoken of it 1.-THE out
having ana kllllng), as one Of The plans OF re-
slsiance to the rule of black republican presi-
dent, but l have generally disapproved it, as
many persons III Columbus will doubtless bear
me witness. Still, l do not hesitate to say,
that III ;ay opinion any southern man who
would accept office from a republican president,
elected upon the platform of the republican
party, would be 10 better than black repub-
lican, and ought to be condemned and ostra-
cised by universal public sentiment"
The Washington correspondent of the Bal.
tmore Sun, writes 1.-THE progress Of the
secession movement meets with an obstacle
IN the TACT that Texas cannot call state con
pehuon, as her Legislature does not meet for
fifteen months. Therefore Texas cannot 20
out OF the Union at present. Gov Houston
| VIII not call an extra session for the purpoge
OF secession. Senator Wgiall, it is said, will
| retain his seat in the senate. Should he re.
sign, Gov. Houston would fill his place with
Union man"
The other day, Sam Houston delivered a
speech, at Independence, Texas, ip which he
discussed the recent outrages in Texas. 1t is
now well known that there has been conspir
acy in Texas TO dive out or murder all the
settlers who were suspected OF being in favor
Of free state and to cover this internal
scheme, false cutlery of abolition conspira
cies' was raised. The result has been out
rage, sorrow, and suffering to many families
J there, and very grevous injury to the state