The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-03
inding to tho probable action of the North
Carolina Legislature. sayx:

S'asioa thtt the better opinion leans to the be
lief that Convention will be ca led to con.
SUIT ana act upon the u uestion of Federal re-
'auohs' Such Is tho present appearance of
.hihks' NO definite unders landing seems to
nass ~ oeeh come to as TO what cour,e the Con-
Nehtioh Is likely TO adopt
MODERATE VIEW.
The Independent American. OF Troy. Ala
their discretion. Ii says:
We are opposed to any action on the mart of
Atahama until there is a full. free and earnest
conference aud consultation with the other
Southern 5 ates. Maryland, Virginia, North
carolina, Tennessee, kentucky and nj issouri
nave as deep an interest in THIS question as
tne other Southern States-in fact they have
more-and they have a right to be heard Let
oscohier WIN them. Let us hear what they
nave 10 say-Iet us treat them "a friends an d
not as straHgtrS-and then having heard Them
let as take such measures as Will best SECURE
our rights, protect our in interests, and advance
our welfare.
LOUISIANA
letter from New Orleans. Nov. q. to the
Charleston Courier, says the Legislature of
Louisiana, at It's approaching session, will
either immediately call Convention of the
people, or direct popular vote to be taken
whether they will have such a Conven1ion.-
The writer proceeds:
Last evening there was large meeting held
In TIE Odd Fellows Hail, Of persons in favor
u forming Southern States Rights Associa
uoh: L embraced numerous Representatives
OF All parties, and was very enIhusias tic al
falr The ruling spirit was the gallant Glad
den, OF your STATE, and the best speeah was
made by Alexander Walker, of the Delta
newspaper. An Association was f,rmed
ana It's Consultation was numerously signed
One OF the features OF The plan was Jhe rails
lug OF corps of Minute Men who are pfedeed
TO hold themselves in readiness 10 defend the
5outN Ia Its action, whenever rauthoritattveiy
decided upon.
Meantime we are having rather tight times
hele. One Ci our heaviest mercantile houses,
mat OF Messrs. Fellowes & Co., has sus pended
pay heAi, Win Liabilities 10 the figure of ST
3bu,UOD, ana assets reckOusd at IS QUO Olu-
auoLher hTrn, one vet more su bs tauLial in the
city, w alter, Cox x 90, commits SION merchants
ana coIIoh traders, has felt itself Also Obliged
| 10 suspend. But these houses will be found
TO nave ample means To meet all their liza bill.
ues Ihey nave preferred this course 10 ihe
sacri11ce OF The Cotton shipped 1t for safe.
These suspensions, IL is cheering 10 know iu-
soive only delay, and are looked upon as
necessary to project The planters interests
ARMS FOR THE SOUTH.
| Inc steamship Montgomery arrived at Sa-
| yannah on Monday last, with $50 boxes OF
| Snarpe's patent carbines, 800 in all aud 40
UOU cOnIcai ball cartridges, for the State OF
| Georgia. They came from Hartford, Conuec-
| ticut, and were forwarded imm ediateiy to Mil
| ledgeyille.
MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA
| One of the largest meetings ever held in Pc
| tersburg, conven. d on Thursday night, il re-
| spohse 10 call for gathering of "alI friends
| of the Federal Union.n Resolutions Of a con-
| servative character were introduced by
Messrs. Collier and Kelley, and VOTED down
The following, introduced by Hon. Roger a.
Pryor, were adopted-a result not couterD.
plated by the projectors of the movement
Blue cockades were numerous on the streets
the next day
WhsrenS, The people Of Virginia did originally
ratly the Federal Constitution in their sovei eIgn
pendent Will; and did Ih~reby de- egate cs'taln
enumerated powers to the Federal Government
for certain spechc purposes, at the same time
serving To then selves all other rights and Incl
dents o. sovereignty, not So enumerated and dole
SateJ: Be IL, therefore,
hssoIr.d That the people of Virgins have the
right. lnherent and Invloabie to judge fpr them
saves as well OF the attractions of the cnnsu-
tut onsl compact As f the mode ana Heasure of
redress" and that whenever, In their iuds ent
the ederal government is perverted frOm the
their III hts and the oppTe SION of their liberties
tEe,, t.e peop,e 0l vnsLnla, acting IN their SOW
ere'Sn c1ptcltF. NAV and should vndcaLe their
rlehis and Liberties ON the oppre sslon of usurp-
ed and t' rannIcal power.
R>SOtred, That the systematic aggressons of
the Abotlonlsts on the Constitution and the
lgats OF the South, have at last resulted IN the
election OF an avowed advo ;ate OF Negro quality
and the lrrepressibla Conflict, the Pres dency
OF the unlted states, and the transfer OF the TX
ecutlve powers OF the Federal Government to n
pa'ty exc uslvey sectional in its Orsan a. ION
and It's aims, and notorious mimic 81 to M guar,
aufees uf slavery em podIed he fundamental
compact Of UnIop And
Whereas, hxIerlcnce admonishes us that nei-
th6f entTeaty nor TtmnnstraGce, Tt neither ConCes-
zion threats OF resIst noe, avail to the
march OF anti-slavery encroachments. Be II,
ReSo!e, d. by the catirenS of Petersburg, That a
due regard tn the welfare OF this Commons ea'th
dem fudS Jhat the sUyefelkn poWe oil the state
now Avo> ed, Dy call "f Con ventIon, niue
The measures necessary o. secure tae rIsnts and
interests OF The people OF VtIgtnlt.
hskUGUsd tU.tHsT. That while virginia intnrds
10 assume III thIs emersenc, the position VIII,
her pc" ole, delibeTatns IN their reign capt
civ, shtlI In nk most cOnslste Il with taelr own
honor and interests: yet we would be recTeaut TO
t q oll,s ttlons OF the common cause, and mat
tentNe "a The plaInest dictates oil prudent pucy,
neg lrcted to concert measures Of mutual
security WITH those States Of tne SoaIh v h ch ate
Found to us BY identity OF ms itutIUns and COM
mnnItS of danger.
Ii was past midnight when the vote was
taken, and large numbers had left the hall
The reshit was applauded In The most Ell thu
siastic manner.
The cItizeus Of Page county, irrespect tive of
partv, held a meeting last week, and adopted
q series OF conservative resolutions depreca-
ting the present condition Of the country, and
counsellIGg moderation and prudence. The
people of The county are tor The UGio so long
as II can be honorabIy preserved, ana are not
unwilling to do an } thing that will settle the
question honorably and satisfactorily.
THE SECESSION QUESTION IN CALIFORNIA
Advices from Sau Francisco te the i7th OF
November state that The people of California
ern ne VS. shO wing the disposition OF the South
ern States on the dissolution question.
After hearing of Lincoin's election all polit-
ical amin moSi ties greatly moderated, the Repub-
ncaus rs well as the Democrats seeming 10 be
fearful of serious trout bic from the present po-
lltical condition of the country.
The Republican illumination IN San Fran
cisco in honor OF Lincola's election was a COM
piete failure. Not fifty houses in the city re-
spouded to the call OF the Republican STATE
Cen tral Commit ttee 10 JOIN In Il general IlinmI-
nation The cause of 1t was that the Repu bill
cans generally were not in an exultant mood.
The Sacramento Standard, organ of the
BFecKinridse Democracy, assumes that the
dissolution of the Union is inevitable, and
urges California and Oregon To seriously eon-
slder the queS ton OF organizing separate Re-
public on the Pacific coast. The idea seems
10 obtain nttie sympathy, ana Is denounced
10y II large portion of the press.
yARMoNT KEFUsEs TO REPEAL HER NULLlFI-
CATION ACT.
On the 23d November, majority OF the com
mittee OF The Vermont House Of Representa-.
tives, 10 whom had been referred dill TO re-
peal an act passed in 1853, 10 secure freedom
to all persons within that State, reported that
the same ought 10 pass, upon the ground that
the act OF 1858 is unconstitutional. Alter
clearly stating the argument against the act,
| the committee proceed TO say:
While wa retain this law on our statute
| book, we are estopped for very shame as par
| ~ III par, ds!tete from rehuking notification OF
| secession in other States BY repeating the
| law we shall perform act of simple jus ice
| to ourselves aud the States with whose rights
| the law conflicts, and shall do much 10 en-
| courage the hope OF patriotic men everywhere
| that the bond which has so long held the
| States in one great and prosperous Union may
| survive the peTiious oiscoutenls of the time,
| aud endure tor ages to come.
The bill which accompanied this report was
| reached on Tuesday, and, after aa able speech
| in favor of It's passage by Mr. Thomas, OF
| West Fairlee, IL was rejected, TWO 10 one
| Twenty five Repu bicans voted for the repeal
of the law. The Legislature has adjourned.