Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-01
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Senator Chestnut will preside over the
South Carolina Conv ention
Baltimore offers Governor Gist | 600 men.
New Jersey 500.
Another Northern man has been expelled
from Charleston
Cushing's brig, the Joseph GRAY, sails to
Liverpool under the Palmetto flag to-day.
Milledgeville dispatch of November 18th
says it is understood that Governor Brown.
A. Ii. Stephens and Ii. V. Johnson indorse
the Georgia Convention bill, as prepared by
Joint Committee
Stephens spoke at Miedgeville on the
night Of the 18th, favoring a State Conven
tion, and demanding, if States had nullihed
the Fugitive Slave Law, they should repeal
their Acts.
Such was the feeling of the people in Sa.
vannah, that it was hard work to prevent
the crowd seizing Fort Pulaski.
Another violent meeting was held at
Charleston or the night of November 10th.
The Palmetto flag was raised
A letter from strong cotton house in
Charleston. received in Washington, Novem-
Der 18th. says: There is really no unan.
unity for secession. Even South Carolina
business men, artisans, merchants, and all
professional classes, are decidedly opposed tc
secession"
A bitter feud is reported in the Georgia
Legislature between the friends of Cobb and
lverson.
MiscelI aneous.
Minister McLane has been instructed to
aid the suspension of hOstilities in Mexico
and the establishment of a Provisional Gov
ernment till popular election should bt
h eld
W P. Millen has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Nashville
Samuel H. Barnes, Canal Commissioner, i.
elected in New York.
David Dale Owen, State Geologist of In
diana, is dead.
Joseph F. Smith of Frankfort. Chester
county, Indiana, committed suicide on the
18th.
Senator Douglas was said to be sxcee elingly
i'll somewhere on the Mississippi on the l4th
The three men arrested for robLing Adams
Express, were admitted to bail at Danbury
Connecticut, on the 18th.
Elstner & Fisher. flour dealers of Cincin
natti, failed on the l4th.
Flora Temple beat Widow McRae at Dan
bury, on the 10th, three straight heats
Time 2:39; 2:37 and 2:33.
Additional by Canada.
PARIS, November 2d.--It is true that tn,
French Government gave orders to th,
French Admiral to prevent the attack on Ga
eta. 1t is also true that the Admiral wat
not under the necessity of communicating
those orders to the Sandman Admiral, as tn
attack had not been anticipated.
Napoleon's private Secretary accepts pro
posals of the excursion of English volunteer
to Paris and assures them Of welcome.
Two Days Later.
ST. LOUIS. (yia FoRT KRARNEY, Nov. 49,
A Washington dispatc says that Ministe
been appointed in his place as Minister T.
Mexico.
Affairs are more quiet in the South.
A dispatch from Columbia, on Novembe
l7th, says that Orr, and other Union men
neither co operate with nor oppose the seces
sion movement
Meetings are being held in different par
ishes of South Carolina in favor of secession
Opposition Sentiment.
An Augusta Dispatch, of the 18th, says
"There is little opposition to secession il
Georgia, although the masses are unfavorabl
to personal participation
Meetings in the South.
meeting of all parties was held in No
bile November 10th. which unanimously ia
vored secession. Resolutions to await th
attion of Others were voted down and with
drawn
A State Convention of the Baptists was he'll
in Montgomery, Alabama, November l4tt
and unanimously resolved to favor disunior
They sent their resolutions to the Governo
Of Georgia.