Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-14
Secession MOv.m ment In South
Carolina and Georgia.
Resignation Of Sc ssatOrs TOOmbs
and Che.lMut.
STATE CONVENTION CALLED.


place on the Is, h Of December.
CoLrABiA. 5 c.. Nov lO-On the opening
Of the House Of Assembly to-day for business
the Sp- aker announced that be had receive.
. oinmunIcation from James Chestnut, resign
ing his position as oeIstor Of the United
States
WIN. Whaley offered re.o'Gtion. that the
resignation be accepted. He said that what
under other circumstances. would be regarded
With regre., wouli be on ) recognized AS az
act OF loyal devotion to South Carolina
Mr.. Dssaussure made report from the CON
mittee on raising means recommending = bill
to postpone the act requiring the banks to
have one-tIird of gold and silver to two thirds
OF their issue. This report was unanimously
adopted.
till was intro oluced to prov ds police in
relation to persons coming from States hostile
to the South.
Mr.. Aldrich made report from the Commit.
tie on Federal Relations. making amendments
to the Senate bill ca ling q Convention Of th.
people, by inserting that an ec,on be held
On he 9th Of December instead Of the 9th OF
January, and that the Convention meet on the
18th OF December instead Of The 10th Of Janua
~. After discussing the bill as amende I, i,
was passed unanimously.
The Senate this morning agreed to the
liouee amendinent and the bill wss finally
passed.
/, is expected that Georgia, Florida. Ala.
hama. Texas and Mississippi will 90 with Sou h
Carolina.
The news Of the resignation Of Mr.. Toombs
10 hniled with the greatest enthusiasm.
MIR. simon offered resolution in the Sena' e
that the Governor be requested to raise 10 ,00u
volunteers This resolution will be considered
on Monday
This evenings great crowd has assembled in
fr nj OF the Cor garee House. numbering over
wo.thousand men. The Minute Men" we're
also out ia great force marching down tn.
main streets aLd m king u grand dlsplay ot
fireworks. Judge McGratf and Messa =. Connor.
Colcock and Cunningham addressed the crow wd
10 front Of the Congsree House
AUGUSTA, TIA, Nov. senator Too.nhs, OF
Georgia. and Senator Ch- stnut of South Caroli-
ma. have resigned their seate in the United
States senate
A large meeting Of the citizens was held in
tn. Coancil Chamber this ait rnoou, Nav, r
Biilge, presiding he Mayor stated that he
had received information that two Of ou' cni
zens had been notified to leave by authorized
persons, aud that this NEE ing was called TO
consider whether We should project ourselves
by upholding the laws for the pre- ervation Of
order, or allow unauth or;zed men to take 'he
law out Of our hand. The Chairman select ed
a respectable and influential committee, who
reported the following:
Resolved, That we live under a government
of Ia and that it is the bounden duty OF every
good citizen to see all our rights respected and
all our wrongs speedily redr-s sed in the form.
provid d b, law.
Resolved That the genius Of our institutions
for Ia no ah, of
fair trial by jury.
Resolved That the assumption by individu-
Gle, no wevtr infllenti and respectable. Of any
pow.rs of government, are subv.rsive Of all
civil liberty, and that its tendencies are fatal
to the vital interest Of the community.
r. solued That i. the existing laws are insuf
ticient tor the protection of the rights Of our
citizens, the proper course is to apply to the
Legi.la ure to amend aud modify them. ss the
interests of society may require.
Unequalled excitement prevailed at the
time and during the letting. which was ad-
dressed by Col. Cummings. Wright. Cone
>meed. Montgomery Forh. Dortie and others
The r-eolu Ions Ar bounced were adopted
AUGUSTA. Nov. lO-9P. M.-Ths Secession
ists are holding large II Getting here tonight.
The Savannah resolutions we're unanimously
adopted. after being amended "a follows:
that the only remedy for the election OF Abra-
nam Lincoln rs Immediate secessi, n.
Th- resolution was received with loud and
prolonged applause
Resolved. That the thanks Of the South are
due to the brave and gallant men Of the North
who attempted to roll back the tide Of fanati-
cisn.
Recolyed, That the meetings be pledged to
submit to rate Of taxation to raise q million
OF dollars 20 arm aud organize the military OF
the State.
A further resolution was then adopted con-
demning the action OF the citizens meeting this
afternoon. and declaring the resolutions adopt
ed by that meeting did not express the sense
OF the community. Col. Anderson Of Savannah
is nov addressing tn. meeting. arguing in IA
vor Of decided and immediate action. the
mos intense excitement prevails.
AUGUSTA. Nov lO-ll p. VI The meeting
Of the Minute Men" his ust adjourned. tn.
speeches made q err very animated and excl
thug. and el cited the most eI thusiastic ap
pause. delegation Of ten Minute Men
were appointed to attend the Military Conven.
ton which is to be held next week At Mil
edgeviIe The people hire are greatly r-jolc-
ell to hear that South Carolina has passed u
G invention bin.
Macon, Ca, Nv. lO-Ths Legislature OF
Georgia yesterday refused TO fx y day for the
election of United States Senator to aucc@ed
Alfred lverson, agreeing to postpone the bal
lot until tie action Of the Stale Is determined.
bill calling q convention Of the peopls will
pass in . lev days
MILErGvnLE, Ca. Nov. 9-Resolutions
tha, the election OF Senator b. moved so II -
day. 18th and other DAYS. we're proposed. Mr.
Harris. Of Worth, favored the earliest time. as
i. vas well known who G-orgia preferred. and
when elected he wonld instantly reign, il the
inter ests Of the South r q irsd il.
Mr. Oliver svored the earliest day. He OBJ.
jected to keeping candidates here on large ex.
pense.
Mr. Jones urg ed the greatest delay He re-
garded the present . time for deiibsrstioD, and
they need all the light that cou,i be obtained
before acting A few weeks might deveiope
important IN. asnres that ought to be known
before the election.
Mr.. 5. 4uId,ng fsvo-ed the postronemsnt
two weeks II Gi. mt believe in endo sing 50
early L,ncoln's election There we're measure -
more important to the Legislature. Retai4to
~ legislation claimed precedence over tn.
election OF II senator
Mr.. Seward fasored the postponement. He
was ortored to doing any thing So early to in-
dictate that Geursis iE,eDde1 to submit 10 Lin
coln'r election.
Mr. Hnris ,nqnir whether Mr. Seward fa-
vor.d aecrss:on II Georgia So decld-d IL con-
ven,icn He thought Georgia vouIt not be
eu.tained by other Southern States ay thus IN.
di"ating her w,ii'gs es- - suLm,t TO Lihcolne =
election. tls considered il . safety &c the
Louth to act A. a unit
Kentucky tor the UaiOn.
HrxDEss"k, Nov. IL
A large and enthusiastic meeting, irre-pect-
i've of DnrtV W.s hald hsre to-day. Ey Gov.