The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-24

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SCI, the signatures of the Convention put to
me Ordinance, aud he thereby proclaimed the
State OF South Carolina a separate, independ-
ent nationality.
SECESSION MOVEMENT AT THE SOUTH,
The North Carolina Legislature ha. declined
to allow the National flag to be hoisted over
the Capitol. The Charleston Mercury has
placed " foreign news" head over its report
OF Congressional affairs. The following is a
summary OF the news Of the day:
THE GEORGIA SECESSION RESOLUTIONS
The following are the resolutions passed by
the Georgia L 'gislature by vote of ayes lOl.
nays -, and subsequently, under the influence
Of The popular feeling against separate State
secession, Ees iuded by vote of ayes so.
Mays =:
Rsa. =. .y uas General Assembly of Georsio.
my /. ..' luG ment OF this General Assembly,
10 secs sGe lom Ae Union Whenever she deems It It
aegssHar{ I nd proIer for her ssfet, honor hap
Of secession the Federal Government has no rig ht
to ooerce or mase war pom her because of the
Southern Staoc secede from the Anne lean Union.
aud the Federal Governm. mt make war upon he r
therefor. Georgia will give TO the seeding south
ern STATE the ana announcement and assistance
Of her entire people
And snould the State of Georgia seceae from the
p1ope on the 10Th of Jsnuary neIt. she ssEs me
'As sympathy ald assistance from her Southern
sisters which she hereby offers to them.
REJOICING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
When the news OF the passage of the Seces-
sion Ordnance was received at Columb bja S.
O., the bells were rung and cannons fired,
Gags were hoisted from all points. The Hon.
John 5. Prestons carriage drove through the
streets, having q richly constructed Palmetto
banner on one side, and on the other a BAN
ner, with December 20th, 1850 inscribed there
n oh SxU- rate han
&c, ruled the town. A band Of music pa
raded tho streets, and cheers and cougratula-
tory add esSes were heard on all sides At
Chester, :. g sixteen guns were fired and I
WinSborO' Cheering and cannon firing were the
order Of the day.
The Minute Men of Norfolk fired fifteen
guns Friday in honor of the noble action OF
South Carolina in shaking off the Federal
shackles. At the same instant, the Palmetto
flag was run up the "Stoue Bridge" At q
later hour of the day, counter -demonstra-
ton was gotten up by the "Ready Men" who
fired thirty-two guns for the States remaining z
in the Mon.
The Savannah Republican, of Saturday,
says:
At about five O'Clock, the citizens assembled
on the battery, where salute of one hundred
guns was fired by a detachment of the Chat
ham Artillery, in honor of the action OF the
South Carolina Convention. In the evening
our streets were Illuminated with bonflres.
around which thronged large crowds, filling
Carolina that we are with her in our hear Is
and our souls, and, if need be, with our arms
THB SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION.
Several friends Of Msssrs. McQ ueen, ASH.
more, and Bonham, int uding Messrs. Colfax
Grow, Covode, and other members from the
Republican si1e of the House, visited them in
their seats. The South Carolina delegation
left the Hall at about O'Clock, without, how.
ever, creating any extraordinary sensation
| They will formally withdraw on Monday, at
| ter making valedictory speeches, should they
| receive meanw hlle official notice of the with.
| drawal OF the State from the Union, from the
Governor.
NORTH CAROLINA.
| The North Carolina Legislature has recon-.
| mended that State Conventio be held on the
| 18th of February, and bill has also been in.
| troduced, providing that
''No ordinance of said Convention. dissnlvinc
| the connection of the state of North CarOlInc
| with the Fedt raj Government, or connecting D
with any other. shall have AIRY force validity
until IL SHAH hare been Sutmttted 10, and TdtiEsG
by majority Gf he qualified potsrs q NE Stat
II shall be submitted for their approval or rejec-
ton"
| IMPORTANT RESIGNATION.
Commodore Kearney, the Second Officer on
| the active list of the Navy, has resigned his
| position in the following letter TO the Presi.
| dent:
| PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Dec 2l, 1860.
Sir 1t is with deep regret that / hnd myself SC
upon the Reserved List of the Navy. or otherwise
TO tender my resignation of the commIsson hold
Captain
/ am, respectfully, sir, your obed't serv't,
LAWRENCE kEARNEY.
Hon. James Buchanan, President of the U. States
1tis understood that Commodo Kearney
maintaining relations OF extreme intimacy
with Southern people, takes this step TO avoid
the possibility of being called upon to serve
against his friends.
RHODE ISLAND.
SrNra CnA al Isl md IN an a
to a letter inc uiring into the truth OF a state.
ment made in the New York Herald, that he
would refuse to recommend the repeal of the
Personal Liberty bill of that State, has made
| the following explicit and patriotic response
The Governor Of Rhode Islasd goes heart
and hand for the repeal of the so-called Per-
sonal Liberty bills of his Stale, though they
are unconstitutional only in spirit. Ths Lee
gislaiure, which meets in January, will, with
ont hesitation, repeal them not from fear or
cowardice but from q brave determination,
in face of threats and sneers, TO live up to the
Constitution and all its guaran ees, the better
10 testify their love for The Union, and the
firmer To exact allegiance TO 1t from ali others.
WILLIAM SPRAGUE.
MISSISSIPPI IN FAVOR OF SEPARATE STATE
SECESSION.
A dispatch from the editor of the " Missis-
sippian and Sfate Gazette" published at Jack
sou-direc:eG 10 the Mississippi Delegation ia
Congress-of Friday evening, states that the
State of Mississippi has elected delegates to the
Convention in favor OF separate State seces-
sion. by very large majority-say, 70in Con-
yention of 100 delegates, and q popular ma
jority of 80 600 votes
FASTING ANDPRAYER.
Gov Buckingham, OF Connec ticut, has re-
commended to that State the 4th OF January,
the day fixed by the President, as Il day for
fasting and prayer Among the things TO be
prayed for, he gives the following
Also, that they implore Him to give courage
TO magistrates TO enforce all laws for the pro-
trctiou OF the obedient and the punishment OF
the disobedent; that He Will incline this
whole people TO abide by and perform their
constitutional obligations that He will cause
all ques tioHs which now disturb our peace
and threaten our prosperity TO be adjusted
upon the basis OF equity and justice; that He
will hold us back from revolution and blood
she'd and not permit US 10 plunge into sins
which VIII bring upon US stlil more terrible
Judgment is; but that He will carry us throug h
this crisis in such a manner as shall forever
check the spirit of anarchy, bring peace 10 a
distracted people, and preserve, strengthen
and perpetuate our national Union.
The Indiana papers publish the official de-
niaI OF the Secretary OF the State of Indiana,
that her Legislature has ever passed any laws
having tendency TO prevent the full ana
compiate execution of The Federal Fugitive
Slave Law within her borders.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
The following Is the composition Oh tue
South Carolina House OF Delegates
In publishing the lists of the members OF
the Legislature, they give the post office and
occupation OF the member and in the classin =
cation one is styled a farmer and another a
planter. The first is he that raises grain-it
may be almost entirely-in dis tinction from
the cotton or rice pfan,er The several occu.
pations Of the l23 members of the House OF
Representatives are classed as follows Plant
ers, AZ; lawyers 36i formers, 12; physicians,
S physicians and planters, 7; merchants, D ;
lawyers and planters, 8; farmer aud turpen-
maau utsctarer, machinist, Il editor, /.