Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-09
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70 THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
THE DISUNIONIsM.

New YORK, Nov. S.-A private dispatch
received from Richmond, says that when the
news OF LincOln's election reached Charleston
Judge Magrath, district attorney, and the col.
lector OF Charleston, resigned their Offices A
dispatch from the Richmond Times, says there
is little excitement there. The wings are well
pleased with the result of the election.
RICHMOND, Nov. 1.-The news of the cleo
ton OF Lincoln, predicated upon the result in
New York. produced considerable excitement
among the democracy here They hail the
secession movement in South Carolina with
delight. The wings, on the contrary, seem
pleased with the result, but they qualify this
feeling by arguing in favor OF awaiting an
overt act before any secession movement is
made.
MACON, Nov. NO doubt is enterta ined
here that Alabama will move hand in hand
with South Carolina, both state conventions
sitting at the same time and cooperating wi til
each other. Georgia will also call state CON
ventlon before the 4th of March, and the al
most unanimous opinion and feeling here is,
that South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
mississippi will secede together
RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. THE governor and
council are in session. The news warrants
the belief that the legislature will be called
together Immediately. The people are very
secede.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-There are all sorts
of rumors in regard to sece ssion and disunion
movements in the SOUTH but | cannot trace
any OF them to reliable sources. They are
evidently manufactured for effect The repor
that the state authorities at Charleston S. c.
had taken possession of Fort Molltrie, is not
credlted. The secretary of war would pr0ba,
bly, know it as soon as any one.
There is great deal Of excitement here
Several extreme southern men in Office here
have donned the cockade and declared them.
selves ready to march south. The Bell and
Everett party held mass meeting here. and
resolved to buckle on their armor and fght
for the Union. Now and then a cockade is
seen in the streetu
Augusta, GA, Nov 8-Members of the
South Carolina legislature say that there is
little doubt OF convention being called and
that state secede, thus dissolving the Union.
WAsHINGToN, Nov, THE resignation of
federal otiice-holders in South Carolina leads
to the belief that that turbulent state means
something. The current rumOrS of the seiz-
ure OF fort MOultrie are not credited here bv
the more candid and conservative. though
prominent South Carolinaians are said to be
IN consultation with high functuries. The
Constitution had brief article on disunion
s"lu " nave ue0u written by Mi, C0DD, which
is denounced on all hands. Both evening pa.
pers are out with able articles against seces
sion, and for sustaining LincoIn's adminstra.
ton.
The States, which, a year ago, during the
Harper's Ferry excitement, openly advocated
an attack on republican buildings, to-day SC.
verey condemns the dsgraceful outrage of
last night. a large conservative feeling per
vades all minds here, save only few extrem-
lists.
To-day, ex-senator Pratt, of Maryland,
called on Gen. Cass, to see if some means
could not be devised by which the president
could call convention Of the states choosing
to be represented, for the purpose Of denounc.
ing secession, and making concliatory propo,
sitions, General Cass replied that he knew
no way to bring about such a convention, cx-
cept by the voluntary action of the states
themselves.
WASHINGTON, Nov 8.-The Constitution
this morning apologies for Cobb's dsunion
article of yesterday. The conservative men
at the South hope to quiet the storm, but anti
cipate some trouble, as arrangements for seces-
sion by South Carolina are already made