Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-17

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NOBLE, Nov. 16.-A meeting was held here
to-day of citizens Of all parties, when resolutions
unanimously In favor Of secession were passed
resolution to await the action Of other southern
States was voted down and withdrawn.
SPEECH OF Hon. JAMES L. ORR-Hx Is FOR ST.
cEssIos-CALEs CusHss's BRIG TO SAIL RoI
LIVERPOOL.
Especial dispasch TO the Philadelphia Inc uIrer
sentinent, 10 expressed here, and that for eeces-
sion. Statesmen and editors say the argument 10
now exhausted, South Carolina must stand 70 her
going oas q the Union She has dawn her swosd
and thrown away the scabbard. ~
Distinguished gentlemen from various parts Of
the State say the interior is unanimous for seces
sion, and that South Carolina will not recede
from the position abe has taken They now re-
gard her as virtually out of the Union. The United
States fog IS SCI ,seognissd IN any part Of ths
STATE. F..- q .t- y
The mode Of choosing delegates te the Conven-
ton still excites much conversation. Senator
Chestnut, 1t is said win preside In the Convention
In this matter there 10 great desire that harmony
The Mayor, owing to the present condition Of
| affairs has discharged large numbers Of laborers
employed on the public works E..
Patrick Hayes an Englishmah, arrested for in
cendiary remarks, was Hurried of in the steam
ship Marion for New York yesterday. People
| tinctured with abolitionism have to keep civil
tongues, or the Safety Committee takes charge of
them
A handsome sword will be presented tonight
| to Judge Magrath, who resigned his seat In the
| u 8. Court the other day.
| One hundred and sixty delegates will be elected
| to the State Convention. 900.
| The wharves are filled with cotton; but very
little Is sent North, mostly being shipped directly
to England and France. The Cushings' brig,
Joseph Gray, sails Tor Liverpool TO- morrow Capt.
Plummer says be will bear aloft the Palmetto
Lone Star flag. Captain p Is a genuine New
buryPort Yankee, but also a regular southern fire.
| eater. .y. ..
| Neither the Courier nor the Mercury allude
| editorially to secession this morning Action 10
| their cry Nothing will probably be known
definitely In reference to the banks until Saturday
| There 10 great demand for firearms. All the
revolvers and rifles In the city have been sold,
and large orders are sent East.
Specie 10 daily arriving from the East for the
purchase Of cotton.
The most exciting events that ever happened In
this State will be the assembling Of the Legisla-
tnre Oh the 26h, and the meeting Of the State
Convention. They will be both In session at the
| CHARLESTON, November 15-City. Bank stocks
| showed visible decline to-day.
During the proceedings Of the meeting tonight,
dispatch was received from M. 8. Bonham
from Edgneld district resigning his seat In Con.
gress, which created uproarious applause.
Hon. James l.. Orr made speech at Columbia
last night defining his political position. He
said ten years ago he could not believe in the
doctrine OF State secession, but now he had be-
come convert to that very principle. Were he
| membe' OF the Convention he would cast his
vote FOR parate state action, even Were Ii to-
morrow. He said he was quite confident of
hearty cooperation Ia the entire South In case
south Carolina would act promptly, and IL every
secession
Thee declarations Of Mr. Orr were greeted
VIVID loud applause. There Is not single promi-
heht man In the State but who favors secession.
The CRISIS AT THE South
Especial Dispatch to the Philadelphla Ledger IN
| CHARLKs1oN, Nov 15.-The excitement in this
state, o. well as Georgia and Alabama has sens,-
bly, diminished within a day or two past and the
consetyauve portion OF the people (and more
| speedy end Of the commot,on that exists The
refusal Of the New York bankers to indorse or
purchase sterling bills sent from this city had a
very Perceptible and healthy effect upon the
banks here, while the heavy discount that was
levied on South Carolina bank notes at the North,
ana the serious manner In which the credit of the
state was being shaken, has aroused the indigna-
Non OF our conservative citizens, who contend
that matters have gone Tar enough. and that the
best interests Of the State demand that good feeling
toward the North shall once more, and speedily,
De restored With regard to many Of the stories
and reports sent from here at least one half are
wholly destitute Of foundation.
UNION DENOMINATION IN MISSOURI
ST Louls, Mo, Nov l5.-A grand Union de-
m1nssration is soon to take place In Boon or Ran
dolph county.
MACON, Nov l5.-The joint committee on the
State Of the republic agreed unanimously to port
bill for calling convention Of the people, with
preamble recommending resistance.
Ii 10 understood that Gov Brown, A n Stepb
| ems, v; Johnson, Linton stephens, T r. Cobb,
snd an other Leading men, have endorsed the bill,
ana tnat IL VIII pass unanimously. The legisla-
| tors differ somewhat on the mode OF resistance,
bur the Immediate secession men have large
| majority.
A H. Stephens spoke at Milledgevllle las.
Ing OF the States VIII ch have nulified the fugitive
slave law to repeal their acts and upon their re-
fusal, which was certain, then the South could
go out with clean hands.
The crowd called for Mr. Jackson. of Savannah
| and sharp discussion followed, Mr. jackson
| speaking strongly for immediate secession
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
ATLAsrA, NOV l3-The Southern Com mercial
convention failed to meet yesterday. No dele
gates made their appearance. I his, however, 10
owing 70 the convention movements throughout
The Augusta Chronicle strongly opposes the
proposition introduced into the Legislature Of
| Georgia to declare that State out of the Union.
| SENATOR TooMBs NOT RESIGNED.
fhe savannah Republican Of the 18TH instant
says that although 1t has been positively asserted
that Mr.. Toombs has resigned his seat In the U
.. senate, that paper, after the most diigent In.
quiry has been unable to find the Sill hest foun
dalton for the statement.
| READY TO LIT THE SOUTH Co.
| ine New York Tribune processes To be willing
10 iet the South go out Of the Union Ii says:e
SUI we say, In all earnestness and good faith,
| whenever whole section OF this Republic
| whether hall: a third. only fourth-shall
uuiy desire and demand separation from the
residue, we shall a. earnestly favor such separa.
uon. II the fifteen slave States, or even the eight
co.son states alone, shall quietly decisively say
70 the rest. We prefer to be henceforth separate
from you, we shall insist that they be permitted
| 70 20 In peace: War 10 a hideous necessity at
Dtss, ana civil confict-a war Of estranged and
| emoiaefed feilow-countrymen-is the most hid.
eous OF all wars, Whenever the people of the
cotion states shall have definitely and decisiyely
made up their minds to separate from the rest Of
u.s. we shall urge that the proper steps be taken to
| give Iuli elect 10 their decision.
ODDS AND ENDS AT CHxRLK,ror
/ we &e by the Charleston News that secession
songs are sung, secession wares advertised. and
everything said and done under the idea Of sepa
,suon nom the Union. Even "Paimetto Hair
WAsnts ana Restoratives, and Southern Insnec
we or rers'an Fever Charms,o pronounced en-
Pnaucally Southern production are advertised
Even toe place for little PATHS concerts had to be
snahyed, TO make room FOR secession meetings.
whicn are held every night. Here Ii styIe OF
'ae uanspafencies on exhibition
In tne mont Of daguerreotvpists. In Kin street
wen painted large trans arency being two
iest by eight, having large star, l., which is a
palmetto tree with rattiesnake around ~ An
arm and hand holding sword, ON which IL wit.