Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-12-21


have seeded consistently with the dignity and
safety Of the State that the said committee fur
thermore report the value Of the property Of the
United States not in South Carolina and the value
of the share thereof to which South Carolina wot
he entitled upon an equitable division thereof among
the States. Applause from The galleries.
Mr. Adams shall certainly make motion to-
have the galleries cleared il there be any dis
turbance. This is deliberative body
The Chair remarked that be took this occasion to
say that by the rule of this body IL is his duty to
suppress every disturbance in the galleries or lob
bits. II Is manifest that this convention cannot act
with due deliberation when the proceedings are
disturbed by applause censure. The chair rests
the propriety of a Charleston audience for the
maintenance of order, and tr'ss that he will have
occasion hereafter to allude TO the subject. The
rIle must and will be preserved.
Mr. Moore moved that Mr.. Magrath's resolution be
made the special order for tomorrow at o'clock.
Carried.
| Two now delegates presented their credentials.
! Tho Chair stated that he had received document
before the adjournment of the Convention yester-
day at Columbia, purporting to be an address fo:a
portion of the Georgia Legislature. 1t is address
ed to this Convention.
The document was laid on the table.
The Chair then named the following committees
]
Rhe't, Chestnut, Orr, Gregg, Duncan and Hudson.
On the resolution to prepare an address to the
people Of the Southern States-Messrs RhetL Call
houn Finlay, Wilson, Desasseus, Chades and Tracy.
On Printing-Messrs. Quatilebaum, Simmons and
Kinsley.
Mr.. Detwills submitted resolution that it is ex-
pedieEt that committee of five citizens of the
State, to act with the Governor as counsellors and
advisers to be called the Council of Safety, be forth
with appointed, and that it be referred to Com
mittee of the Convention TO report thereon by or
der, ordinance or otherwise.
Mr.. Orr moved to postpone the matter till to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Maisky's motion to read the Governors adj
dress and Mr. Ingols motion to refer it to the Com
nittee on Foreign Affairs were lost.
Mr.. Hanlons motion TO lay it on the table was
carried.
I Mr.. Simmons moved that when the Convention
adjourn it be till tomorrow at II o'cock-carried
After the several Committees were requested to
remain, the Convention adjourned at o'clock.
Numerous freshly planted Pamettoes are to be
seen in the streets, cockades and Palmetto flags arc
abundant.
On the left of the Merchants Hotel is pole with
n white flag with green Palmetto tree and red
star and the inscription, "4niaus opibus que pdrite.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
Senator Crittcnden declares to-day1that he could
perceive no evidences of compromise or concession
on the part of the Republican leaders, and unles
some guarantee is given Kentucky would go will
the South.
4 letter from Gov. Houston received here thi
e evening, denies that he has consented to convene
: the Texas Legislature. He urges a convention o
the Southern States.
The Republican leaders of both branches of Con
gress were much gratiied this evening at receiving
o important news from the West, urging them t
stand by their principles, but expressing desir
that they would illustrate to the Southern member
that they desire to make no encroachments thei
rights.
10 | am told on good authority that Senator Fitch
of Indiana, told jeff Davis yesterday, that if tn
q present secession movement was continued, hi
State would remain firm by the Union and dcman
coercion He is preparing strong Union coercio
;, speech.
" Senator Slidell has had an interview with tn
IT President 1t is said to have been very bitter, mn
IF that he charged Mr.. Buchanan with mbecility an
of said that he responsible for the present crisis
D The Washington correspondence of the New Yer
n Times says the members of the New York dclegi
\, ton met to-nighta at John Cochran room to
upon future action without regard to politics
party lines. They met at o'clock and sat till |
ut O'Clock
n. Hoard Chairman and Jno. Cochran Sec "
le Twcnty weight were present Beal and Carter wei
rs Mr. Reynolds ihtppduced resolution, aflirmn
L that the Union must and shall be preserved, plell
re ing New York to the support of it. Slavery e,
'e tension and the right of secession and coercion wer
~ ignored. Altogether the language was very conci
I'll atory, but calm and decided.
a. Mr.. Sickes introduced an amendment proposir
h. a meeting for consultation between the New Yor
eS and Virginia delegations upon the crisis of affair
te for the purpose of securing union of action b
4" tween those two Etates. His proposition met vii
G. no general favor and was not adopted. Reynod
AZ was adopted by almost unanimous consent. {
Sickes, Burr and McChry opposing, they adjourn
ed till Wednesday evening.
The Pennsylvania delegation is called togethe
for 10 btlock tomorrow, and the Ohio dclegatic
for tomorrow evening.
re Mr.. Douglas asserts tonight that he will not NAL
nd "A coercion speech. He favors the exhaustion of 4
Is. peaccable means, and will await events This
ne authenticated