The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-17
...rssos MOVEMENT AT THE SOUTH.

on r,rsloS MOVEMENT AT THE SOUTH,
]e' ,no,iou bs the President-R esiaus-
So Fr'"nf secretary Cass-Attorney General
no - 20 be his Successor ~ Address Of
n n''ah,rs from The etton States 10 Their
ap "t,tpents Letter of Hon. VIM 4.
nt RItsf, &c -
nd ., Mcore. Of Alabama, has appointed
y ~iaisrers 10 proceed TO the Souther n
s., t. ,,,.. far ,he purpcse OF "eonfsrring with
"a ,.r,n he condition Of the country and
,,',r cg the South ia the present emer-
we The Commis >ioners, as far as ap.
we Fs are A. + Hopkins and +. n t3iimer
,aa - Iy,reinis; J. ". Garrett TO North Caro-
~ - p walker to Tennessee John A. Eli
.na South Carolina; Stephen f. Hale 10
.. ..r,k,. John A. Winston u Arkansas and
80 Y Pet,us 70 Mississippi. Hon Jere
70 sn, Of Ala, has written letter in fa.
.a Convention of Southern States to
% - .ssjr demands TO the North. He opposes
nd' - S,ste action. 4 letter from Friars'
'!- a., Mississippi says that the Vigilance
Ive .,,se have hanged three carpenters for
I'D .r, he slaves 10 rebellion. Other North.
,,sre shirped. The steamer Marion re-
ner "A fy-el,e passengers 10 New York Satur-
. ~ lT5er Of The Charleston authoritleS-
~ no gaverpor OF Mississippi has appointed
,,~,>s!oners 10 South Carolina Arkansas,
~,-s,sse sad Louisiana.
- vEogLAxArioN or THE rREsIDgNr
,--,.-ous appeals have been made 10 ma bv
" sed srTlu;Io associations and eitizans
sr, ,.sr 4 he present distracted and danger.
I'll ,-,rdtuou 81 eur country, 10 recommend
80. t,v Re SCI part for Humiliation Fast.
NJ 80 PRAYER throughout the Union. In
l1. l1A.,r.lgrls with their requesr, and my own
NJ. sr<s ofda,y gnate FRIDAY, the ilh day
n :. taUg4ry '~tl s1E this purpose, and recon-.
a. Ina ,hst he people assemble on that day
"a .,-,-sfng 70 tHsjr several forms of worship 10
NJ, -. d. solemn Fas'.
rE Is
II mr1, threatened with alarming ard imme-
w t.s-s aiuEsr-p2uic and distress OF q fearful
the -s.-ac.ec prevail throughout the Iaud-our
IVY h5.rag pepu.s'tgu are without employment
A"a ssd consequently deprived OF the means or
,"' ts-lrE their bre.d-indeed, hope seems to
lr- # fsge deserted The minds OF men. All classes
s--Irsss.e Of confusion and dismay; and
: .s r.sest counseis OF our best and purest
~sz are wholly disregarded
= lu his. he hour OF our calamity and reril 10
. Esam snail we resort for reliet but TO the
-" G.d Of cur Fathers 7 HIS Omnipstent Arm
: oby sau save us rem the awful effects OF our
- 5El CuEes and folles-our own ipgratitude
az sd guilt towards our Heavenly Father
ltT LEI rs, then, with deep contrItion and PEN
4 leai sorrow, unite in hum bling ourselves he
es t--s he Most High, in confessug our ipdi-
-. fa.N and Lational Gins, and In acknovg ledg-
,As ,-; he Justice OF our punishment. Let
he i-,re lin 10 remove from cur hearts that
L@ n.-q PRIDE u opinion which would lmpel US
si- 'r..erere IN wrong for the sake OF consis-
s.,y,ra'heT than yield a Just submission 10
4. .. --:lTeseeu exigencies by which we are
r.. .grrounded. Let us with deep reye-
ialtS iesesch him to restore The friendship
. All good VIII which prevailed. in former
n .s7s. among The people OF the several
81 SAFES, and above al, 70 save us from the
- ,lTT-Ts OF civil waT and "blood- guiltiness.~
T.. our ierveut prayers ascend 10 His Throne
ne - NAT tie would net desert us in this hour OF
all sT.reua peril hiit remember us as He did our
.s.asTs IL The darkest days of the Revolution
'ey 4ll rrstsrve onr Constitution and our Union
~ 0r soTk ef their hands, tor ages yet TO come,
nv A-OlElpC.ant providence may Cverrule er-
40 E-is evils Tor permanent good. He can make
I wrath 0f man 10 praise Him, and the re-
- rIrI OF wrath He restrain. Let me
-1-.- every ILdIYId dal, 10 whatever sphere
e he may be placed, % feel personal re.
i--sb.h,y 10 God aud his country for keep.
- = 'al- day holy, and for contributing all Ia
ter t, WeG 10 remove our actual aud mpend-
nd d.. s,amItes. JAMES BUCHANAN.
nd W4salsGroN, Dee. il, 1860
"a TAE RESIGNATION OF GEN. CAss.
The " Washington Constitution Government
a6 "gsul q yesterday, says the President has
I'd :ar.yed to appoint Attorney General Black
r he position of Secretary of State and that
est AaJmInation will be confirmed by the SEN
bs ,so-day. OF Gen. Cass' resignation, it SAYS
Hts To avoid all misconstruction or mis-stste-
Ss E4lt u the reasons which caused this event
,,h laken pains 10 ascertain the true
vs. L Is NOT that Gen. Cass differed from
4 @4Prs'ldent in regard 10 any portion of his
'7@ Message. Ou the great question of CO.
'es e-agga State TO remain in the Union by mill
'1 a:T t1rca, The President and Gen. Cass were
AZ perfectly united IN opinion. The difficulty
m a-.,e nom the fact that Gen. Cass insisted
&c Immediately To Charleston, 10 reinforce tbe
a. ifs ia mat harbOr; and that the President
NJ VS. II opinion that there was no necessity for
So s.7 .atu measure, in order TO secure the forts
n, / 2tals- attack. This being the Presidents
lie, ( --'tA1u. he would not sanction movement
"a, ! sa.a might lead 10 collision and bI0odsked
- L.a- Present excited state Sf feeling in South
Ai-Ana, and other Sou thern States and at
.ar TheA every friend of the Union is using
= a. '-s5 Efforts to prevent its dissolution, or il
j. -- l~ not possible, to avert the adoption of
IL a-' MEASURE which would render its recon-
Dn, 'fll.on hopeless"
e1 4r'Cs oF SOUTHERN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
n Il; ne request OF Hon. Reuben Davis. Of
III 1ss, member OF the Committee of States,
-sS.u,hsrn members Of Congress assembled
+, ans rooms oh Thursday night, and ADJOURN
IA O'Clock, al which the following de-
g.y -ta.1n Y a. made and signed by those pres
80 /. Lad already been presented TO the
'naltlee q Thirty-three:
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1860.
= j. .ar Constituents: Tue argument is eX-
= -11''el All hope of relief in The Union
- .1sa Tue agency Of Committees, Congress
rs, .-aI Irgi-Allon, or Constitutional amend
Us l' r2tIEguished, and we trust the South
, Lo1 De deceived oy appearances or the
80 u new guarantees The RrpubiI.
'~' are Tesotute in The purpose 10 grant
-.'l'ig NAT viii OF ought to satisfy the Sou tn.
80 ~ -udgmeAt the h0Gor, safety and Inde-
dsa L-g"ve OF Tie Southern people 10 be
atrs I. oLIy IN Il Southern Don federacy-the
aAb liable result VI separate State secession.
4 IA f-. 'he cole aud primary aim OF each slave
9. Ing H,aJe ought 70 be It's speedy and absU-
:. Fpa'4N0h iTOm an unnatural and hos
IA aNsLed by } L. Pugh, navid Clopton. Sy-
10 A.t',H moore, J. l.. ". Curry, and j. A.
leIr "yI q, OF Ala, j. W. Ii. Underwood OF
*, l. j. GAFtrei OF tia.; James jack
u 80 - J ahu J. JoHes, OF Ga; Martin ].
10 ,9t tl oi Georgia Alfred lyerson, u. y.
80 . 49, "a Geo. ). Hawkins, of Florida
ock .'i4dnan, Vi Arkansas jeff Davis u.
n N. ~ 1ilss a. u F"owu, u. ;. Senntor,
~ u.4 a. :, h' b4rBs daie, of Miss; O. k. Single
-" C-s,, '4i>s Reuben DAVIS, of MISS Burton
cd- Mn W NuFth Carolina; Thos Ruffin, oi
md l., folihai John Sldeli, l.. >. Senator,
- benjamin, u. ,. Senator, La Jno.
al Setuth, Of Louisiana; Lewis T. WigfalI,
the N-sa. rtatoI, Texas; John Hemphiil u. :.
.h l. 'te1As J. Il. Reagan, OF Texas Nj.
II &. I-ae ol ). q; w. Porcher Miles, OF 5.
can m.f. - S al Y ueen, OF ). c. John ID. Ash
sat- ,, 80 =" -
on lie caucus A' i'''0"'As s'"'eHae"' 70
ess he member Of the Com nit OF Thirty
too t va. .".e mat the above witnessed dis patch
.ptx Imp a. '1hicdIed to the committee this eve.
s(~CBr[ resolution passed proposing no
OM #a Ug e'' elght Northern States dissent
de sd Utlb ediy Ia tended 10 couu teract the effect
p - mi.l.st I've Dispatch and, as / believe 10
~ y Hauye - people or the South. From infor-
tls 81 tas ca from Repub mem bers OF
daS Auyes tFee ''ee aud other Northern represen-
-, 'E''y cOACur ia the above dispatch