Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-11-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
[Rsported lor the Journal.l
The Secession Movement.

Toombs not Resigned -Afdirs quieter in
Georgia-A Std!e Conve,sti ion to be hetd
in January Il Million Dollars opprOpri-
ated for DeteGse- Meetings In Alabamd
and South Carolina. t.re ..s
AUGUSTA, Nov. 10.
Teombs has not yet resigned, but he will
do so on the 3D. OF March, unless Georgia
secedes.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Nov. IL.
Affairs are much quieter since Wednesday
night Mr.. Stephens made great speech,
taking strong conservative grounds. The effect
was subsequently to show that 1T proves AS
oil ON the troubled waters, and all parties are
now disposed to act coolly and considerably.
TO day, the Convention bill passed the
Senate unanimously. The election of dele
gates takes Ilace on the ID of january, and
the Convention meets on Wednesday follow
ing. The preamble of the Convention bill
reads rs follows:
WHEREAS, The present crisis In national
affairs, in thejudgment Of the General Assem-
bly, demands resistance; and, WHEREAS, 1t
is the privilege of the people to determine the
mode and measure of time of such resistance
therefore, the general Assembly enacts that
the Governor issue his proclamation ordering
the election on the 9th of January.
The first and second sections Of the bill
refer to the time Of election, the meeting of
the Convention, and the number of delegates
to which each county is entitled.
The fourth section reads That said Con-
vention, when assembled, may consider all
grievances impairing the people of Georgia as
members of the United States, and determine
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The fifth section provides for the amount
to pay the delegates; and said Convention
shall, by vote, fix the pay of all their officers,
and any delegate or delegates they may ap-
point to any Convention, Congress or embassy,
AMI provide for all other expenses incurred.
The eighth section gives the power to elect
their officers, and do all needfu to carry out
the true intentions and meaning of this act
and the purposes Of the Convention.
MoElLE, Nov. II.
The Reqister declares for secession. 1t
says the large sectional vote North and South,
proves common government impossible, and
all efforts to save the Union fruitlesS. 1t
appeals to conservative men to take the
| movement into their own hands, as the only
means of avoiding the worst consequences Of
| an inevitable revolution.
AUGUSTA, Nov. lS.
The bill appropriating 100000 to arm
and equip Georgia is complete law.
The Florida Legislature, at its last session,
passed resolution promising decided action
in case Of the election of a Republican Prcsi-
dent, requiring the Governor to convene the
Legislature and the Jacksonville Standard
and other papers urge compliance.
CHARLESTON, Nov. II.
| Special dispatches to the New York World:
Our leading merchants have erected q man.
moth pole near the Charl eston Hotel and the
hosting of the State flag has been duly cele-
| brated. The cheering WAS tremendous
Rev. Mr. GLADDEN. delivered prayer, and
speeches were made by Parker, Robertson,
Hammond, Nothrup and others. The Wash
ington Artillery paraded and fired 100 guns.
As the flag went up the bells rung and the
bands played the Marseilles Hymn. This
fired up the French element OF our popula-
ton. After the hymn, all the large hotels
fuug out the Palmetto flag, Section pledges
are unive rsal; not a ship in the harbor hoist
ed a Federal flag.
There is another great demonstration to-
night The .tand near the Hall is beauti-
fully illuminated Speeches were made by
Capt. Thomas, Of the State Milit'ry Acade-
my, who assured the audience that the cadets
were ready st a moments notice; also By
Chancellor ard Messrs. Call, Cooper and
others