The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-08
SECESSION MOVEMENT At THE SOUTH.
The rPsess-political Movements Religions
Movements incidents, sc.

The following is a collation. of the latest
news by iaail, bearing on the present crisis Ia
TITS PRESS.
The Charleston Mercury, noticing the Presi
dents Message, says
In reading the last annual Message of a
President OF the United States 10 Conr.axs
we cannot fOTbear the ex preston OF our sym
pathy with him, in the difficulties which hav.
eayIroned him, as the head OF acreat Govern.
rnegt dissolvlnG undor his admins ira ton
Cautcs beyond his control have friver > no
ship of State amidst the breakers which . va
po - shaking her 10 pieces. We sincerely be
htnt that he has earnestly ana truly done hi
te>t - avert the catastrophe of dissolution
OF the Union. lie has failed where we believe
l.o man could have succeeded All he can do
I.,e, IS magistrate and 4 citizen is TO make
fu" dissolution of the Union peaceable
The Columbia South Carolinian saws:
ghe portion of the Message referriny In
foreign Affairs, specific and ad rgfoy,,a n duiias
the necessity of higher tariff as he saws ITO
protect the revenue, and to secure tJour man-
ufacturing interests that amouu + cf ipcider :. /
encouragement which unaSotdably results
from a revenue tariH," are all subjects which
no longer concern us In the present Union
We therefore have not pressed them upon the
at3enuon OF our readers, nor crowded our col
Um"s with them"
Tue Post abuses the Presidents Message and
TuIcules the President. II says
v Z Sh1ii NOT DISCUSS the merits OF this re-
tUlmehoatioh until We see whether Congress
lTeatS IL rs a. has been IN the habit OF treati
R.i previous recommendations from that uar-
tel, as unworthy OF adoption. If however, 1t
slouid make OF this exception, we shall
have something 10 say on lis merits hereafter.
We wIll now content ourselves with stating
our CONVICTION that nei ther the amendments
proposed, nor any other that the South Will
asS, IS likely 10 b" adopted, unless coupled
with repeal OF that clause OF The Cons stitu-
tiou which conters federal representation upon
slave property.
RIPPLE.
The following communication, which we
take from lhe Charleston Courier, of Monday.
Is the first symptom of dissatisfaction with
The plan OF immediate secession that has made
lis appearance iii our sister State. 1t will be
Tecollected by many, thatit was Mr.. Grayson,
who, SOLITARY and alone" set the Union ball
in motion in 1850.
WM. J. GRAYsoN.-The election on Thurs
day next Will be one more important in its
consequences TO our city ana STATE than any
which has heretofore taken place. We nomi-
nate as one TO represent uS-an uuseiESh pa-
lEIoi, sage counsellor. and a true man - w H.
j. Gray son. We do this without his know
Ledge OF assent but with the earnest hone that
he Will not refuse 10 receive the votes OF those
VINO cannot, in blind fury, and reckless haste
piunge themselves and The State they know
not whittier.
Let him give all such an opportunity of yo-
ting Tor him.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURES
The Legislatures of the Southern States
Will meet, and are in session as follows:
North Carolina Legislature, (regular ses-
siou,l met November 18Th.
South Carolina Legislature (reguIar ses-
sion,) net November 2Gth
South Carolina election for members of
Convention, December 9th.
South Carolina State Convention, meets
Dccembe 7th.
Louisiana Legislature, Especial session. }
meets Decem Der 10th
Alabama election for members of the Com
yention, Decem ber 2ith
Alabama State Convention meets January
1th.
Virginia Legislature, special session, meets
January 9TH,
Georgia Legislature now in session; election
for delegates TO State Convention ordered for
I'd January, lo6li Convention sits 10th Janu-
AIRY.
Florida Legislature now in session; election
Tor Delegates 10 State Convention ordered 22d
of December; Convention meets Sd January,
1861.
The Legislature of Mississippi, Especial
SESSION. met the Goth ult. Bills were lmme-
dlately introduced providing for State
Convention, which will probably pass unani-
mously.
NEW YORK PLAN FOR SAVING TIE UNION
The New York correspondent OF the PhiIa-
delphia Ledger writes:
Plans for saving the Union are as plenty
here as At Washington, and the Republicans as
we'll as other folks, are trying their hands at
the business. One propositi is to have Gov.
ernOr Morgan call the Legislature together, in
extra session, for the purpose OF iss uing an ad
dress to the Southern States, assuring them
that New York is not unkindly disposed to-
wards them, and that she is as anxious to
maintain their rights under the Cons stitution
as the slayeholding States could desire.
New York, it is urged, could take some such
etAn3 3S a he ha Ita,-
sonal Liberty bills on her statute books to
wipe out; and, while showing her magnanimity
10 her Southern sisters, no surrender of self
respect nor OF State pride ever could be in
yolved. There is but one difficulty in the wav.
and that is the division of sentiment among the
Republicans themselves. The conservatives
with Thurlow Weed, would favor the step; !;
but the radicals, with Greeley, would oppose
il. The Governor, 1t is underst TODD inclines TO
side with the latter.
The Democrats, too, have their nostrums-
and so has Mayor w ood. Fernando YOU know
is great on "sensatons;" !" and his newest sem
sation, IL is said, will be special message 10
the Common Council, recommending that. as
South Carolina secedes from the
Union, measures be taken to erect the city and
county of New York, with the adjacent conn
ties of West Chester, Kings, Queens and Suf-
folk int separate STATE, in order TO cut loose
from the Republican and Abolitionists of the
rural districts.
The message, it is said is already in good
part written, and that 1t was 70 submit 1t 10
certain high authorities that took the Mayor
10 Washington, a few days since. So. I sup
pose, we may as We'll make up our minds TO
walk out of the State into State Of our own
soon, under the limited monarchy OF Fernando
the First.
THE FEELING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
New York letter 10 the Philadelphia Press
says
The Metropolitan Record (the official organ
of Archbishop Hugbes) for Saturday next,
Will contain letter from gentleman having
no connection with public lite, bat who un-
derstands the public sentiment Of South Caro-
Ina OF winch ne is native and from which
he writes as well as any man in the State He
Is pronounced by the editor of the Record to
be lone of those calm, unimpassioned deep
thinking men, who possess Inds large enough
10 mbrace every State and Territory, he we'll
as the whole people OF the United Statesn
venture to assume that the writer is either n
prelate of the Church of Rome or one of It's
ablest priests, and think the points he m y kas
are worthy brief sketch. He believes the
State will be out Of the Union before Christ.
mas that not one man in twenty i'll the State
thinks, but all rave, rant and curse in stereo-
s type phrases that South Carolina is q little
suspicious and little cool to Virginia on
account of the "dinner Of cold shoulder" given
10 her commissioner last year; that Sou tn
Carolina has ever felt a contempt for the Rip
Van Wlnkle OF The South-North Carolina
that Georgia is just now powerless on ac-
count of the internal discussion whether she
shall go out or not; that Ala bama and Missis-
sippi are more decided, and that Florida,
though not counting for much, Will go with
the Palnettoes without delay
After giving the Southern argument of the
commercial advantages or secession, he NOR
Allies as follows when once the Union is
broken-when the South goes of-how long
before the Pacific States form Pacific Union
How long before the Northwest Will quarrel
with New England A change may come
over this country, like the falling to pieces of
the Roman Empire. Perhaps we may nave de-
served il by our dealings with Mexico, and our
chronic faithlessness 10 the Indians. If any