The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-12-20
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rood reason to believe that Gen. CasS IN
tends to resign as Secretary of State.
Indeed, it is reported that the President
has his resignation before him, but will
endeavor to dissuade him from resigning
This is probably true.
LATER-It is said that the principal
cause of Secretary Cass' resignation was
the refusal of the President to srengthen
the Notifications in Charleston Harbor;
the former believing that the present
force there was certain to be sacrificed to
the fury. of the secessionists. The Presi-
dent said he was well assured that no at
tempt will be made on the fortifcations
unless reinforced. He, therefore, consid-
ers that Col. Anderson and his men stand
in no danger of attack.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-The Hon. Dan
iel Dickinson has been rendered the post
of Secretary of State, in the place of Gen;
Cass, resigned. Great regret is expressed
in ali circles at the resignation of Gen.
Cass..
Gen. Scott has expressed the opinion,
that additional forces should be sent TO
South Carlina for the protection OF the
public property The President, however,
is still opposed to any such course for pru-
Dental reasons, and being apprehensive
that:it would augment the present excite
ment.
The publication of the manifesto from
thirty members Of Congress, from Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas, Missis-
-sippi, Texas, Louisiana, and North and
South Carolina, has produced depressing
effect on the conservative sentiment here,
and many declare as their opinion that a
large portion of the Southern people are
opposed to any compromise.
It is reported that Judge Douglas in
tends to make coercion speech next
week.
Several conciliatory measures were pro-
posed to-day in the committee of thirty
three Speeches were made and opinions
were interchanged, but no decisive action
was reached. The committee has adjourn
ed until Monday.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-It was
understood here yesterday that Daniel S.
Dickinson, of New York, was to succeed
Gen. Cass in the Control of the State De-
partment. To-day, however, the Cabinet
programme has been changed, and Attor-
ney General Black will be Secretary of
State instead of Dickinson, Gen. Caleb
Gushing, it is thought, will be nominated
for the vacant seat on the Supreme
Bench.
stLeading Of Missouri here are pri-
vately- discussing the expediency of sepa-
rate independence, SO that that State may
not be involved in the extreme secession
movement.
Postmaster General Holt is GONZALES
cent. The other day he discharged g
clerk for sporting a secession cockade.
Among the resolutions which will be
submitted to the House at an early day
is one of instruction to the Judiciary Com
mittee, looking to an amendment of the
Neutrality Laws, SO that, in addition to
preventing fillibustering expeditions into
foreign countries, they may also restrain
the vo1NafeerS of one State frG9sma going into
another State for the purpose Of aiding in
the resistance to the Federal laws.
A number of Senators and members OF
Congress--Mr. Douglas included-have
prepared speeches strongly in favor of CO.
ereion.
WASHINGTON. December 15.-The Pres
ident has issued a Proclamation, appoint
ing the fourth of January as adey OF Fast
ing, Humiliation and Prayer, in order to
avert the alarming and Immediate politi-
cal danger and fearful distress and panic
now threatening the country. He says
that al, hope now seems to have, deserted
the minds of men in this hour of calamity
and peril, and to whom can we resort to
for relief but to God? His omnipotent
arm alone can save us from the awful et-
fects of our crimes and follies.
. WASHINGTON, December 15.-The fol-
lowing is a reliable copy of the Southern
address:
To OUR CONSTITUENTS The argument
isrexhausted; all hope of relief in the Un-
90, through the agency of Committees,
hgresional legislation, or Constitution
d. amendments, is extinguished. and we
trust the South will not be deceived by
appearances, or pretence, or guarantees.
In our Judgment, the Republicans are
resolute in their purpose to grant nothing
that will or ought to satisfy the South.
We are satisfied that the honor safety
and,independence of the Southern people
require the organization of q Southern
Confederacy--a result to be obtained on
ly by separate State secession; and that
the primary object of each slaveholding
State ought to be its speedy and absolute
separation from q union with hostile
States.
II. L. Pugh, David. Clopton, sydenham
Moore, J. {. NJ. Curry, J. A. Stallworth,
Representatives. Alabama; A. !verson,
(Senator,)zJ. H. W. Underwood, u. j.
.Gartrell, James Jackson, J. J. Jones, M.
j. Crawford, Representatives, Georgia;
G.. s. Hawkins, Representative, } Florida;
II c. Hindman (RenresentGtiYeN Arkan-