Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-11-22
THE SOUTHERN CRISIS.


The Mobile Register for Sscessio1-E3ect o.
NJ. Stephens Conservative Speech ian(feo1-
gia-AU Parties Disposeat to more C0nsn7eratt
Action-FinM Passage Of the Georgia Con-
rention Bill.
MOBILE, Nov. 1.-THE Register declares in
favor of secession. 1t says that the large sec
tional vote North and South proves that COM
mon government is impossible, and that all
efforts to save the Union will be fruitless. The
editor appeals r conservative men to take the
movement intoStheir own hands, as the only
means of avoiding the worst consequences of
inevitable revolution.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 1.-THE general impression
is that Senator Toombs has not yet resigned
but he says he will resign on the 81 of March,
unless Georgia sooner secedes.
The bill appropratiny 81 100000 to arm and
equip Georgia is now a complete law.
The Legislature of Florida, at its last session,
passed a resolution promising to take decided
action in case Of the election of Republican
President, and requiring the Governor to convene
the Legislature. The Jacksonville Standard
and other papers urge compliance.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Nov. I7-PoIitical affairs
have much quoted here since Wednesday night,
when Mr.. Stephens made his great speech, in
which he took strong conservative ground. The
effect Of the speech, as subsequently shown,
proved to be as oil Oh the troubled waters All
parties are now disposed to act coollyand con-
siderately.
To-day the convention bill passed the Senate
unanimously The election of delegates takes
place january q, and the conyea tionsneets en-
the Wedneslax EaIl
be preatn bio to the convention bill read al
follows: ssT..ss
Whereas; The present crisis ID national affairs,
in the judgment Of the General Assembly de-
nands resistance; and whereas, it is the privi-
lege Of the Southern people to determine the
mode, measures and time of such resistance,
therefore this General Assembly enacts. that the
Governor issue his proclamation ordering an
election to be held on the 9th of January next
for delegates to said State convention.
The first, second and third sections of the bill
refer to the time Of the election, the meeting of
the convention, the manner of holding the cleo
ton and the number of delegates to which each
county is entitled.
The fourth section provides that said conven-
ton, when assembled, may consider all questions
impairing or affecting the equality of the rights
of the people of Georgia members of the
United States confeleracy, and determine the
mode: measure and time of redress to be sought
The fifth section provides for the amount of
pay to be given to delegates, and, that said con-
vention shall by vote fix the pay Of all their
officers and any delegate or delegates they may
appoint to any convention, Congress OF Embas-
sy, and provide for all their expenses incurred
by the convention.
The sixth section gives power to the conven-
ton to elect their officers and to do all things
needful to carry out the true intent and mean
ing Of the act and purposes Of the convention.
The Charleston Meeting.
The Charleston papers are filed with accounts
of the great meeting held in that city on Thurs
day evening to receive and honor the members
Of the South Carolina Legislature who voted for
the convention bill. The telegraph, however,
has already given the substance of what took
place. The Mercury notes the following Incl
dents
Mr. Gallard displayed large and very beau
tiful wreath, which had been received by the
president of the meeting with tie following
note: r~-
ga mother and daughter send wreath to the
mass meeting tonight. With it the mother
offers four sons, living in the State to its SER
vce-the daughter, earnest wishes for the uti-
mate success of separate State action
The reading of the note elected prolonged
applause.
Among the numerous speeches made on the
occasion was one by Mr.. Desaussure, who re-
marked that ten years ago he had first striven
to pull down that accursed instrument-the
Union. He rejoiced now to have been able to
strike one blow towards its downfall, in voting
for the convention bill They had but one course
before them, and that course was separation.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION PRoPosED.-The
Savannah Republican, one Of the ablest and
most influential journals of the South, and al
ways maintaining a conservative position, con.
cudes an article on the present crisis with the
following comments and suggestions:
Whatever the South may be justified in doing
at the present time, we look upon the destruc
ton of the Confederacy as a consummation mos
sincerely to be dreaded and SO fraught with un
certainty that it should only be ventured urol
when every effort for reconciliation shall hav
been made, and all hope shall have passed. Ar
we to-day in that condition We hope, ant
would fain believe, not. We may be mistaken
hut ctilI to orr own mind we have not reached