Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-04
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The Charleston Courier Audes the great excitement
prevailing in that city "Wednesday last by rumors oil
reinforcements Of men and ammunition at Fort Aou
trie Fort Sumpter, &C., by the Government Ibe only
truth in these rumors the Courier gives Is the following
items:
Within the past fortngh four pieces OF ordnance from
schr b. ~ Hawkins and eighty.four packages OF ammu
milton from Schooner N W. Smith, have been landed at
Fort Moure. This, suppose is the only foundation
of pretext for the rumor to which We refer elsewhere
and against which We our readers.
The candidates from Charleston for the South Carolina
Convention all being questioned as to their views
The following are the questions:
lst If elected to the convention, will you vote Tor
Withdrawing South Carolina from the Coniederacy oil
the United States the ordinance OF secession
can be framed and adoptedg
Cd After South Carolina is withdrawn, will you OPP
pose her being united with any nonsaveholding State
under any form Of government whatever
Those who have answered have generally done 1t IN
substance follows II will, by my vote and by every
means in my power"
Mr. Theodore Wagner, in addition to favoring these
propositions, adds the following:
g. That Free Trade should be Immediately established,
and our ports thrown open to the commerce OF all tile
world This will give us the alliance OF every CONNER
cial nation for projecting trade Our internal affairs
we can protect ourselves without the aid or interference
Of outsiders. g,
Another writer over the signature Of "Inquisitor"
nuts the following questions to the candidates:
LIST Do you believe in the right of State to secede
from the Union at pleasure?
ID Do you think it would be eIpedient for South Car
olina to do so now, even If alone in the movement;t
Sd If thai be your opinion have you been OF that mind
long, your opinion OF recent adoption and under The
pressure Of existing circumstances
4th Should large overtures be made to eonciiate the
South in Convention assembled will you allow them TO
arrest or delay your vote for secessiong
9th. Will you cast your vote for secession against
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that measured
The subject of "Free Trade" is thus preached by an
other writer in the Courier:
confess look hopefully to the future in this respect
and believe that the independence ofSouh Caro
na emancipang her from the onerous taxes OF the Fed
era Government aud enabling her citizens to reap tue
benefit Of buying in the cheapest Market and selling IN
the dearest will operate directly AID Immediately ~ the
direction of enhancing the value of her agricultural pro-
auctions, and charging her commerce.
The question as to opening the African slave trade has
been preached by Of the writers in the Mercury
but has been ignored as question 20 be settled after
secession its discussion might have an injurious effect
in other States
The number of candidates proposed to represent
Charleston in the State Convention about one hundred
though the city is entitled to but twenty-five The Cou-
Ter publishes sixteen different tickets, though many OF
the names are on nearly all the tickets. proposition
has been made for general mass meeting to select but
one ticket TO be voted for This however, is opposed
on the ground that the President Of the meeting would
have the power Of selecting his friends and it Is "
ged that the voters be left TO select their own candidates
from all the tickets proposed.
CHARLESTON November 30-Another immense meet
ing tonight Institute Hall, TO hear addresses from
Memminger formerly commissioner to Virginia, and 9th
ers. Mayor Macbeth presided. Memminger delivered
mastery speech. He counseed GOODNESS above all
things and said if unauthorized attempt we're made
to take Fort houre the garrison were in honor bound
to defend it, but when Carolina, as retiring partner OF
the Union firm formally claimed the forts as her share
Of assets then, II not granted let the Governor say to
the young Of Charleston, take those forts wild
applause and he doubted not in twentyour hours they
would be in possession of the rghtful owners. These
forts we're ceded TO the by the State to
tect citizens Of the States To turn their guns against
the people Of ofthose States when acting under gu
thoty either State, would be treason. He said he was
opposed undigned haste in secession, but supposed
that about three days after the Convention met
would be cousummated. All that he conceived was ne
cessary for this end to repeal the ordinance by which
the State consented to be a member of the Union.
His speech was repeatedly interrupted by bursts Of ap
pause.
Messrs. Hanckel Richardson and McCraby also spoke
The Charleston Mercury in "behalf OF the people Of
South Carolina calls upon leach and all of her sons,
who are now engaged ia the military service Of the Gov
eminent of the United States to at once the
sword aud the raons Of the vulgar oppression and to
hasten to their homes that gave them birtb and prom
that they will be taken Of let the result be shat
may Tney are called upon ITO come for the protec-
ton OF their native soil the preservation Of the nstJu
tons OF their State aud the maintenance OF the liberty OF
freemen bequesthed them by their fathers"
The Charleston Mercury, in announcing the suspension
of the banks Of that city, says:
Our Banks we believe could easily have continued spe
Gle payments but the commercial community would have
suffered from the restrictions continuation Of paving
specie must have produced whilst the revolution through
which passing rendered it certain that they must
suspend before long.