New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-14
The Presidential Election. etc.

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l CHARLESTON, Nov. 13.-The meeting of last night
to ratify the Legislative call for convention was
the largest and most enthusiastic ever held in this
city The galleries of the assembly room were
| densely filed with ladies.
Eloquent speeches were made by Judge Me-
Grath, the presiding officer, and other distinguished
gentlemen. When one speaker declared the Union
| dissolved, the enthusiasm was perfectly wild.
Outside meetings We're addressed by prominent
merchants, all declaring their readiness to saeri-
fee all they possessed for the maintenance of South
Cardinals honor.
There is no longer any doubt that the State win
| seeede.
The Courier office displays the Palmetto flag
with the inscription South Carolina has moved,
other States will follow On the reverse is a
single star, with the words Room for othersa
Appropriation to Arm the State.
| The banks of Charleston have all agreed to loan
| four hundred thousand dollars for arming the
State.
Resignation Of Senator Hammond
The report is now confirmed that Senator Ham
| mond has resigned his seat in the Senate of the
United States.
Georgia Military Convention.
MILLEpGEvHLE, Nov. l3.-The Georgia Military
State Convention met to-day. The attendance was
very large.
Resolutions were passed fayoring secession.
GOV. Brown made strong resistance speech de-
carIng the right of secession duty in which other
Southern States ought to sustain them.
The proceedings in the Legislature possess no
features of interest.
Missouri Still Doubtful,
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 13.-The Presidential election
returns from counties already heard from are very
State has gone for Bell or Douglas.
Breckenridge Carries Virginia.
RICHMOND, Nov. l3.-We have at hand the re-
turns from nearly all the counties in the State
The majority of Breckenridge averages about 1000
votes.
Seizure Of Suspected Shaver.
New YORK, Nov. l3-The schooner VIM. T.
Coggswell was seized to-day on suspicion of fitting
out for the slave traffic.
South Carolina Legislature.
CoLUMBtA, Nov. 13.-In the House of Represent
atives the Convention bill was read a third time
and passed unanimously.
The following resolutions were adopted
Resotred, That Joint Committee on Military
Affairs should, during recess, prepare plan for
arming the State.
instructed to prepare scheme to raise necessary
supplies.
resolution providing for the Military Commit.
tee to inquire into the propriety of fortfyng yari-
Gus exposed sea.coast towns was lost.
Movements of Virginia
New YoRK Nov. 13-The Washington oorras.
pondent of the New York Times saws that several
leading Virginans here (Washngton) declare that
Virginia intends to mediate between the sections
When Seuth Carolina has accomplished secession,
VI tliatt shall elected
less he receives majority OF both sections Of the
Union, and no law will be passed except by ma.
Iorlty OF the Representatives of both sections
The Worlds correspondent says that several
congressman from Virginia represent their State
as being in favor of submitting to Lncolns cleo.
tien.
Threatened designations
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia rumor gains credit
that Attorney General Black aud Secretary of War
Floyd have informed President Buchanan that
they wouid resign if he npholds Federal laws in the
case of nuldcation by any State.
The States tnewspaper1 comes out an ndepend-
ent journal, opposing dsunion.
The Southern Secession Movement,
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-No disposition is mani
tested on the part of the Administration or promi.
nent political gentlemen interfere in the present
Southern secession movement, except, perhaps, in
d friendly spirit. : -, =
II Is probable that the President will soen issue
an address or proclamation, because the. election