The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-12
VIRGINIA.
oUR NORFOLK CORRESPONDENTS.

OIH NORFOLK CORREsfOhDEkCf.
NossoIK, Nov 8. 1890.
No Dscrease in ne Politicdl Eriem1ge Dcc.fo Of As
sasJor Br,ettnrd9e-Egra 20 Defeat ne BreoNi~ysAos
Tiekes-Rapid Inssas, q TIE Minute xen-CIamor for
Southern Confodyaey-TAe Ctt,or Kayks.-Isrtasion 70
H,n Of Ensrrrise, DC, DC.
The political excitement in this section very little
the decrease Since The election OF Lincoln has been
known she Interest Of oil has been centred Virginia.
and anxiety shown 70 how her vote would be cast
The Bc claimed the state BY overwhel ming MAORI
tics while the Brccknrdse men, bssng their calculation,
upon the precedence o. her vote than spon see
graphic dispatches, claimed The State by very smsli
majority. Virginia has doubtless gone for Brecxinridge
ny 1900 majority, maybe 5000, for the counties
TO hear from arc democratic.
The Bel party in Norfolk and Portsmouth Used every
exer,ou 70 beat the Bsecki4rldge party, and ~ore ~
.ssed BY The Douglas wing Captains Of vessels, Who,
perhaps, had never Norfolk before IN their
ycs brought ~ 10 the polls 70 vote the Bell ticket
One or thcse fellows brought up biz icxet the Fourth
ward with pre1x OF Captain -. nc night OF the
electiou horored by procession Of Bell men, cned
by the pouglasles, who with drvm and nfe marched
through the principal streets with Gsgs and trans
psrencies
The order OF Minute Men ~ growing rspdiy, and the
opposition men who denounced the before the
election fast falling 10 the traces and joining
Ashland bah 70 night, for the purpose Of thoroughly
ss1Izng and making ready for osrinssncies keesngs
for similar purpose have been hsld IN almost every
county 10 the state, and Eorth Carons likewise. Ex-
Gov Henry wsc has been elected chief Of the Minute
Men 10 Princess Anne, and accepted. An the
returns come In complete, delegates from each din.
rict will meet in convention n Richmond 70 deter
nine upon mcasurcsfOr protecting safety and
honor, an people; Tor defending the constitution Of the
United satcs for saving rights in the rnon and for
Obtaining the sancton or the sovereign state Of virginia
me object Of The State no, scce.on Although her peo.
pie win allow federal troops rsss through her
territory for tao purpose Of cocrcing any other state
houd however secession be only honorable sierns
tire, the people Of Virginia would no, for bes
tate 10 take that 90 CALLED have the Southern
states become by continued Asscssions upon their rights
by the people of the North that 10 most minds rupture
10 Inevitable Farther south thar this the people arc
ciamorlpg for Southern Confcderscy' with al he5
might, and the cotton market bsrc, vh'cn has
Tor months been rapidly on Tho increase, =
now comparatively dull. Most o. the cotton has
been coming direct BY railroad rom Memphis,
Tcpnessce mere an awful pause In business, and each
mate looking 10 the other North Carolina, a. well ~
sov,h Carolina, Gcorss FiOrds Alabama and others,
n nvor Of secession Virginia cannot be neutral. she
NAV remain IN the unon, and act n mediator perhAps
than any or the border states but her rue
instincts and the feelings Of her people are with The
south Her interests TOO nearly contested with her
sister southern states for hcr 70 ster even she Rad %
vrpss Of her own 10 complain o.
Norfolk now opers Geld Tor enterprise sech has
before presested This TO be The grand ssrcs Of
trade and manufacture 10 connected with every $50
tIon South and West and heretofore naa been nothing
more than forwarding place. Vow tssnes must be
different, and horc 70 see mer m euerU'
industry and capital seeking home among %.
nsy have . field here snpcrios 70 al otbs~
In which there are yes fortunes % be made. 5srd On
ycur bus,sess men asd LEI hom ses for themselves
lwsc exporting and importing bos!oow ss nov, o. no
csssny be dope 81 this port The celnss ~ The s-o
sccsoas, North and sorth, ssrspgedprs TO-
s,ropr svor 70 be obrs;es have r-ups rp srs spvsA-