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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
Eonisaaa Democratic Conv,iiIon.

Baron RoUeE, March 5.-The State
Democratic Convention met bore To-
day and fnlly organized. Resolutions
were offered ihstructing the delegates
toIthe Charleston Convention TO snip
port the nominee of the lconveniion,
provided he shall be a good Demo.
crat.
Another resolution was offered to
sustain Senator Davis's resolution at
Charleston. and ifIthat prin:iple b.
not adopted. that the delegates shall
Withdraw These were pending when
the report closed.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
rangrsssinnal Convention.

4 ri the Demotrats Of tie Etfctoriat District
eomposedof BarLours Braxton, Catst!, Cal
rs koun, Doddridge, Fayette, Gitmer, Harri'
son. .Jaeksoa. RdnaDAa. Lewis. Mason, Mich
sias, Putnam, r itchis, 'Roanei Upshar, Wir'
snd Weed eo4nt,es -
The Committee of pne from each Of the
above counties, sppoiatad b, the last Dem
ocratic Convent q, held it Parkersbnrg,, foi
that purpose have. upon consulia ton, des-
ignated Parkersburg, iH the county o. y ooa,
a. the place, D udg THURSDAY, the 4s6th day OF
March, as the time for holding alCenvention
10 appoint delegates tDE the National PresI-
deptiaf CoGvdnfioH. toshe held at Charleston
= bel cauhties composing this Electoral Dis
trcb are urged to hold the necessary county
meetings, and 10 appoint their delegates and
q Iternates, To- rspreseat them in this Con-
venion. .sss II. FlTZHUGH HI
Chairman If Committee.
Papers in the Distifrt please cops.l
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

Il r =
TnE BANK CIRCULATION OF raz
UFrrED SrArEss--OU the lst Of jan.
Jury. 1860, there were / 500 banks ia
the Upited StateassM:iih a capital 81.
S4as. 0o9.009. Their circylafion was
Sl53, oo0.0 600. The whole ainoant Il
sIecie hell by the banks Is from
S74,000000 To SIS, 900, 019. Near.
lyI halfthe whole amount Of specie il
held in the four cities of New York,
New Orleans. Boston AMI Pitila lei.
pRia. New York generally contains
% per cent. OF all the specie in bank
in rhe country; New Orleans, lei
per cent; Boston and philadelphia,
eaclll 5 to 6 per cent. OftheeS 1862.
600. 04of circulation eight millioS
ARE estimated TO be i6sbills OF the de.
nomination of one dollar; five mil.
lions in two dollars four million OF
three dollars; sixteen millions Of fiys
dollars six millions OF Ten dollars ;
sixteen millions Of twenty dollars,
fifteen million Of. fifsy dollars; ten
millions of one hundred dollars ;
thfrty,seyen millions offive hundred
Etiallars; sthirty-two millions Of ono
Thousand dollars. AMI three milliahs
| in bills OF the denomination of fys
| thDusard dallarS.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
Rom the Richmond Enquirer.
SThe James IfKsr and EanaWha Bill,

That has passed the fteuse Of Dele
gates. and is how befose the Senate, is
The most important bill offhe session.
The main features Of the bill are. hlal
1t conycrts.the debt due by the Company
b the State. Che debt of the CON pany
guaranteed by the STATE. and the annuity
TO the old James River Company. into
capital stock the State receiving " e0O
shares, at 500 per share. in full salts
faction5of her debt and liability 81
IS 2Id. The Safe subscribas for 1000
shares Of additional capital stock. which
she pays for in State bonds and the
money arising ftora4sahe sale OF these
bonds is 10 be applied % the exliaguishI
tIof an equal amount>of the hoating
debit
3rd The State lends $500. 900 OF six
per cent re gistered State stock Ito be is,
sued ~ tie sKanawha board. sold at par.
and the money arising therefror 10 be APP
piled. by that board, Is lie improvement
OF the. navigation Of the Ksnawha river,
rom the mouth thereof to Loup creek
shoals-the' Stale taking, as security for
this nsw loan, a mortgage on the works,
property and net revenues OF the Kama
wha impfoveme T.
H. The company is. then, authorized to
issue its.ewn bonds, and to borrow mon
ley upon them. secured bya deed OF trnst
or. mortgage on their other works. prop,
erty and net revenues. to the amount<oi
| SO. 10000. but not exceeding $500 o01
in any one year-for the purpose OF com
Ipleting The canal to Covuglon. carrying
on It's other works, aud aying the resi-.
due Of their floating debt. grne State u
not q be liable u the holders Of these
binds, except as a stockholder Of the
company
,phe powers and duties Of tie Kama
llwha Board. under The act Of the 15ib
February, 1858. are now clearly deiDed
additional powers are conferred Upon
the company forttlle collection.of tolls on
the Kauawhs river /; and the vote Of the
State, IN all meetings oftht stockholders,
and ii the administration Of The company
lis increased.
~ The great object which this bill accom-
}plishes is, that the friends Of the James
river improvement from Richmond 10 III,
/ Kanawha have now, under this bill. Sc.
cured the completion Of the eanaRto to. Gov.
lisgton. and the Improvement of the Ka
rawha, thus putting. the Cuvington ant
Ohio Road and Canal both4Stale works
/ withinthe reach Of completioa By a.verJ
moderate State appropriation hereafter
The members akThg this line having beel
charged with log-rolling at this Genera
Assembly, whether truly or falsely. sthel
can hereafter ole for such appropriation
as they deem to Be proper. ~
This is what Tile settlement Of III,
James river bill has, done, aud the Senat
will act wisely in makiLgsit q law.
~
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
/ RepoRr o. Mt. MEadNeEa Is mn

RepoRr oF Nj. MEshxcEs is 4rs
GovERNoR OF SorTh G ARoLrxA.-IIon.
EC. g. MEMfNcEs, the COMMISSIONS
| Of South Carolina to Virginia. l,as
made a report Of his mission fo Gov
GIsr of that State. Speaking IL thu
faeling in this State towards S. q he
says:
E0h every occasion Of public fes,;v;.
lty, or private intercourse. wl,era an
State or people were named, this dem
ohstrations of Kindness aud fesnec,
were 80 marked as to evince the warm
est sympathy and fellow feeling
| And although the extent of this erea,
Estate, and the diversity Of sentiment
/ which yet prevails among her peopIe
as to proper remedies may impair ba,
unity and promptness OF action, vi
1her high tone, aud manly spirit ofef.e
efated patriotism manifested By la,
sons, ensures her eventual support os,
tile equal Constitutional rights Of Tia
Sbuth,
vi the probable success Of his mis-.
lsion, he adds:
| The defenders Of Southern right,
there are fum and elevated patrIots
TheXwill not be deferred BY present.
difficulties and even should they fail
at present Gin carrying Southern
Conference, { havea an abiding coivic.
tiqn that they WILLIE sustained By
their people, and that Virginia wifi
asbnredly take her placesin the united
council of the South.
Governor Gist, in reply, complis
ments Mr.. Lon the able discharge
ofihis mission, AMI adds y
Whatever may be the result Of yoar
mission in other respects, Virginia
has certainly given evidence, ii the
courtesy, and Kindness exteu led to
YOU, and in the respectful considers.
Eti9n of the resolutions, of herhiahi
regard for South Carolina. an OF a
proper appreciation OF her motives,
fot which she is entitled to our re.
speetfni Acknowledgements.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
State Democratic EEftulivs Committee

.State Democratic kfeulV6 COMMITTEE.
ID ohm .itutheriMFl, OF Richmond,
Chairman 9th Disffict.
George Blow, asNorfolk, list Dis,
trict. = n
Tim. zRives,, of Pstersbnrg, ID Dis.
John 2 ;, ElmqaAs', Of Halifax, 81
District sSs sza n
Joseph Fuqna, pfBuekinghau, 4th
District. Isat ;. NJ
Paulus Powell,.1of Amherst, 5th
District.
sM-W. Fisher.sof Northampton,
7th District, n I8
r; 1, r Bealssof Westnoreland,
= Wv VT W.sPsynslsf Faaqaier. .st,
JohuBlair Hog NJ Berkeley, 10th
John 4. narmals, Of Augusta, nth
District. sEI
i. F-Deunis, HNGreenBrier, 18th
District fsA# ~.
VIM. d, oooklaI |of wythe, 18Th
District SIA i
Jas. I, Carr, pf Kanawha, 14th
District. ss: 49,,
Jas Nseson, off Marion, 18th Dis
.The.above is tie list of the Exec.
ntiye CJmtnittees appointed by me
under a fesolutions6f the Democratic
State Convention this 18th day Feb,
ruary, 1860. @sH
ROBT. A. BANKS, Pres't.
Tie Committee Move named, would
have been publisIesa earlier, but the
Hist was inislaid. IN
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

We are happy AZ aotiee an advertise
faent ID another column. III which our
German Band arnounce their intention
to give Promenade Concert at White
ker's Assembly Rooms, on Thursday
evening next Tie German Band IN
der the able leadership Of Mr. g. n,
FEIsE, has now ob.ainsaa degree Of per.
lection which few provincial Bands can
boast Or; and as they intend 10 play Z new
selection of operate and other muslc.swe2
trust our ,cii,iizens win giye Them d full
house. leSSt1l En-
The idea ofsa cheap Promenade Con-
cert, where the ladies' can enjoy the mus
sic in walking costume, IS q novelty in
our town. although tlteplaA is adopted in
many European cilies. hnder&eha ieaaert
ship Of Strauss, Lab,tzky, julien and
other eminent ussiieiisnss; and as our COM
munilysis very musical ore we hope
they will patronizs this first experiment.
We understand the Baad3intead (should
Ills arst attempt succeed to give Sc
.riesgof concerts on tha same plan.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
4 Profitable shipment.

\ Il the month Of January last. the
Western mining and Manufacturing Com
paay shipped ron Con- river j, one hun
dred.and twenty i've thousand bushels q
their well known Peytoaa Camel Coal.
Is. lie New Orleans market. And we
learn that they sold the same at twenty
eightcents per busheI. Making the total
sales Of this shipment amount % s35. 600,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

The lcss 1t the fire in Dansills,
Kentucky, where nearly Tile whole
town was DESTROYED. is estimated at
from S44a 900 TO aYDo. 0o0. The in,
surance is about $4,000, Of which
the KtHa Company has $50, 0oo, ~
"A Louisville papep Bays Mr.. j. B.
Akin, who lost abbpt SO. 600. had j
dream the night preceding the fire,
which told him that danger was ahead.
Accordingly abous three. hours be-
fore the fro began Ile secured . poll
icy from the Etna Company, an thus
saved $4,000.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
0plnions Of DlstluguIsh,d BasIasss Nsn.

81 have always considered advertising
-libarally and long--to be the great me-
dium of success in business. and Tie per-
lutle 10 wealth. And / have made it7an
inyariable rnla, too, 10 advertise in the
duIlest iimes.Ia long experience having
taught nte.tlrat money TINS spent is well
laid out as by keeping, my business con-
tinuaIly before the pnbsip. ha5 secured
me many sales that | Otherwise would
have osi. - Stephsa Girard.
q Whatever success Imay have had ID
business owe mainly 10 continuous ad-
veSfiiisihg deem i good policy to. adyer--
Use long in the same papers. From a
close observation, / am fully convinced
that Il is impossible u make much head
way IN any branch Of commerce.. without
The facilities which the Press can give. .
--Jado6 Ridgs,Ooy.
my motto through life has been
work and advertise. In business, adver,
Using is the true Philosophers stone
that turns Whatever it touches to. gold
Ihaye advertised much. both ii the week:
" as well As The daily papers nor hars
! found that those Of the largest circul4
tion--of either class-bene6tsd ma ths
most lola Iaeo5 Assor
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
FREi EHIcKsBaRe, VAL
eb. %, 20.

Mr.. SrAR On see that / have
Wandered far sIrom my mountain
home, and hay6 listt the HEollbw =
for the lime being ] left on the 5th
inst. on the faAI steamer |. Victor. .
and arrived at lhs Point before night
following; | VS. pnly there about one
Ihoar, before theRslow and tireso,ne
steamer" FairY Qneenn came along !:
Jas was anxionsAto get on, L took, her.
and arrived ats parkcrsbnrs Sabbath
llnofnlng, where A spent the day, and
heard two selsnons left there son
Monday night MaHd arrived at Har-
pers Ferry nexfday | visited the
Engine house aili saw tile port holes
old John Brown and fits coniederates
made--also thessullet holes shot into
the station housssOn the Railroad the
same day wentIto Charleston and
was met by tlB military, and the
place looked Iasre like a military
place than a ciRfl city. Next day |
ttsssFenf to the prisbi1Bto see Stevens, and
Haziett, Steyeits was busily writing
whilst Hazlett las on the floor on 4
pallet. Stevenssfs a well built man
as you ever-saw, sssYith a high forehead,
but dare devil sSlintenauce |; he was
very loqpacious blit Hazlett had very
little to say. StaFens says his death
will add five Abolitionists Ito every
hundreI3in the Smith. and fiat he Is
willing 10 be eoilrsred up for tile GOOD
lof hisseause. ap.Iathat he will meet
death callnly-Klt he thinks that
Rmercy should baasten,}ed toBhim Il
sskeI him why psaid he and|his BAR.
] ty extend melcssEto those thev n,ur.
lsiered in KansaslfA He said that his
party were MOI ,thtA apsressors but the
Southert.ers, anEEsYfhat Ne was for
shelving mercy ~ the slaves [ spent
labont one hour s,and tben>took leave
of.tLemstor timesa,ld eterIify.> / for.
GOT 10 saw that Stevens egaiiaI HeSbal
got a revelation HUN Old Brown. ana
he b was inI BsII;;.et elvsinm and
hone 10 meet Hmm on ther 18th q,
march. and thatshe must die like a
Imam .AI5
I came ~ Wash;ngton ci,v nj
i Nonday whore Issn,.nt 5alf aav..v;s..
t;ted tle canitoI a.lI, Hi tbaInIaasnra
of SEEING Iau tb,8'eo,nb;ne,i wisdam
lof the United St,St,s4 ,,--as noisy : al
a. eyerl@dn or,.yaIaI anv wherez-why
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
The Water Line -Csntral Railroad Route
8. --kanaK BIZ River 3.

The present legislature has done more
TO unite this'part of Virginia withtide-
water Virginia than all preceding leg'sia-
lures together. The appropriations 70
the great lines Of internal improvements
passing through che Central partlef Viz.
ginia have been remarkably liberal. n
the fist place. ssoo1Jos were loaned %
The Central Railroad Company % extend
fsud complete their road from Richmond
city 10 coviagtou ialAlleghany County,
and then 50 800, 600 were appropriated
exclusively syI tie State teEthe Coz iagion
and Ohio Railroad. which road is but an
extension ofIthe5 Central Railroad from
scovinaton @ the Ohio river. Thus
! s3, 100. o5o were appropriated q the
D great Central Railroad line q The State,
whose Easter termiaai are TIE ride. watei
cities 81 Virginia, and. whose Wesferu
! terminus win be the month Of Big Sandy,
% the OhioEriser, and about so miles
West ofthis place. Il
y But the improvement which isparticu-
la1y important to thespeoplesof the Kama
5awha valley y thesinpfoSen1ent Of The
Navigation if The Kanawba river ]; and
the House q Delegates have passed a
Bah giving to our people all We desired
I'D this respect ~ has appropriated
100000 10 improve the Kanawha river,
and has placed our liver entirely under
the control ofopr peoples That issunder, a
Board Of Directors. tasiding in the Ka.
nawha valley.
Wa publislsto day the act, as itpassed
the HOUSE Of Delegates. and from all VS.
can learn from Richmond there is nc
doubtabout ID passage in the Senate,
Furshern6ote this very liberal act will
enable the James River Company oIaocl
md dam James river up 10 coyingtof i
Allegheny county. IL will enable this
Company 10 borrow money. sufficient Z
extend their stater liise from Buchanan (
sGoyinglon, distance of As miles. snd
thereby render james ffyyer nasigabls
for 24as:niles above the city Of Rich
mood. With Ksnawha river improved
from4itsnoath 70 -Lopp Greek. $50 miles
above this place. there will besa waite
line cornsctipn between the ohi9 rive
/ and Norfolk. agdisiancs Of $50 mile,
through lie Very hear, Of, yirginias say
ing and excepting ltIle distance betwee,
II oup Creek and cosithgton. which point.
! viii be eonnscted b the covington AMI
Ohio Railroad
The passage Of this James River AMI
Kanauha Bin will insure Ethe improve
meat 81 the Kainswha river fof 90 miles
!. and The improvements Jsmes river vi
"a coringtous which is ssAmilss from
Norfolk. lie mouth u james river. Thu
giving 400 miles Of patsr lae Mroug
Kizgiiniar.
These appropriations vii produce =
epoch Is tie psogrsssEof central Virginia
rid land. loeRsd portion Of the Old %
MINI I vilI make rapid strides in grow'l
Vs. Sesslapnsa' Tie yss' apd "
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
ALABAMA on on rnE EtEcrroS OF 4 BLACK

ALABAMA ON THE ELEcrIoS OF AtBLAcK
RrPuBLlcAS PREstbENr.--The House
Yesterday passed resolutions. with but
two dissenting yotes.. substantially the
same as those already unanimously pas
sed the Senate. ordering the Governor 10
eall State Convention in the event a
Black Republican should be elected 10 The
Presidency. So il is clear that Alabama
is determined to call intersection her ~.
served sovereignty before the North shall
have bound her hand and foot. and rem,
tdersd her powerless for Tie defence of her
rights. - MONTGOMERY Ala. AdDsstiser
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

NFeRoEs fNcarED TO KILL THEfE
'0vEEsEBR BY AN ASokifIoSsr.-
We yesterday, from reliable source,
says the Memphis a valanche Of tho
23l. learned the particulars of the
tragedy enacted in Ashley county,
Arkansas. which has created great
excitement in that locality Jasper
hurry, overseer Of Samuel NJ. Carter.
OF Georgia. who has recently settled
a plantation iha Arkansas, was killed
by the negroes on the pface d few
DAYS since. Inquiries Instituted de-
veloped the fact that the crime was
committed at the instigation Of an
Aboliiionist named Sneed, who prom
ised tile negroes that If they would
kill the overseer and get his monev,
he would carry them to free State.
Five of: the negroes and the white
man were arrested, and are ID Jail o.
Hamburg. Ashley county. As be.
lore stated the most intense eyciss-
ment prevails ia the neighborhoOa.
and It wonld not be surprising It
Sneed met his deserts in nanss sun
inaF pannf. 4
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
Cannot COal.

Thu Peytons Coal Companies shipped,
last week. from their mines on Coal river.
one hundred thousand Ibushels Of SUPER,
d. Camel Coal % the South Western
market.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

TRAercaI .RsscoNrRE.--Two men.
Messfe. Norihingfon and Wsieb. had Z
.diffieultyy III the town % Wharton, Texas.
4 few days since. and in, the etlcaun 4
Northington shot WEIGH through the
heart With double barrel shot IN. bul
The latter Immediately attacked NoFthing-
ten with knife. and managed 70 cut him
several times. once 70 the heart. when
both feillogesfer. within 4 5 feet Of each
other. and both died Immediately alter,
IaAdswithin asminsfiss Of the same lime.
.pFeleh loudly exclaimed wien shot thai
his wound was -nloFtal. but he seized his
knifa with IN Observation-Disclosures thai
his assailaat should Aot long survive him
and. i, one slash. came veay near cutting
No-as iagsoa = lead Of.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

BAD coMpAsY.-Tlse Washington COR
respondent Of the Bsis,on Post says thai
John Minor Botls his been nightly closet
ed with me Black Republicans as ,hs
Na.ioaal Hotel.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
4 Brave Texan LADY,

! While Cotinas was at Rio Grande
city. says the Austin State Gazette,
lie called npon the lady Of Captain II.
Clay Davis. He informed her that
he had orders to kill her. husband on
sight, but assured her Of his intention
not TO modest herself or family.
She replied with all the heroism Of
o Spartan woman
my husband has gone with .
company of rolnnteers to help the
people or Brownsville. You may DO
able to attack AMI kill him bat, il.
Won do. you will have to 90 bone and
tell your folks you had to fight forts
he told me to stay here when he leA.
It Is our home, and | viii stay in it
while enc, brick is on top Of another. /"
The little son Of this heroine. com,
ing ND. shouted 80 Hurrah for Tex.
as ana death to Cortinas.s The brig
and chief laughed heartily aud gave
the boy twosbit piece.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

Several copies Of Surgeons ser
mons, rasping slavery. we're recentI,
burnt 10 the publicsquare 10 Mont
go.pary, Alabama ]
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
Tie River and Boats.

Nt Z III X +
The Kanawha River rose several feet
Hast week. and isin anEexcelisnt boating
coadition at present.
All the steambpats hava made good
Etrips during the past week. I
L The followipacsrd speaks for itself: ].
H From ltinci1nasiae omnercial.
Steamer Ellen Gray Card, I
EDS. Con- will Won be 80 kind as p
permit me, for myself and the passengers
on board the elegant steamer ELLEN
GRAY. through The columns Of your pa
lper, 10 tender to lMpt. $. G FARLEY. and
1.-The officers and,cfew. onreineere thanks
ard Ili:gh regard fol- their genriemanly and
kind treatment On her last "trip from ka-
.r,awha 10 Cincinnati. ALLOW ME TO SIG
Ithat I have often Travelled on our fine
packets from she Kanawha to Cincinnati.
for The LAST fifteen years. and have never
had so pleasant aJtrip as this. III wishto
recommend the ELLEN GRAr tothe travel
ling and business publie Capt, FARLEr,
| in command. is always polite and kind %
Eevery one. and is not surpassed. it equal
He'd. in our trade,fo any other. for his
gentlemauly treatment 70 passengers and
Etha business community, And in the
office are McGUIRE and HICeek, who are
lever ready and willing 70 do everything
jpossible toy render passengefs comforta,
bEbies. And last bnt not least. We have
lIBnL BTsHoP, * steward. who providers
Han the substantial rs well aSthe delicacies
5tfor the table, and serves them up in =
style that cannot be beaten. The Ellen
FtGray Is The NE pLUss ULTRA Of all orr pack
els in tliesKanawlsa and Cincinnati trade,
and We have others thatare hard to excel
Il taPASSENGER.
ON BoAaD. Feb 2e. 1860. 49,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

The. Conference Bin has been defeated
BY the Senate. II
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12
SLAVE STATES.
TOTAL l5 States. l2J
Add IS free
States, 1873

Z WHuIe CauCus5 n 4ttf I7st3 oUo
Two-thirds necessary to a choice, zoe
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-12

ON BoARD. Feb 2a, 1860. !,
The national Republican., 1860-12-12
THE ELATE MIR. COBB.

The retiring Secretary of the Treasury has
issued furious address to the people Of Georgia,
urging instant and uncompromising secession
from the Union.
His letter to the President upon the occasion
of his resignation, contains the following notice.
able paragraph:
"My withdrawal has not been occasioned by
anything you have said or done. Whilst differ.
ing from your message upon some of its theo.
retcal doctrines, as well as from the hope so
earnestly expressed that the Union can yet be
preserved, there was no practical result likely
10 follow, which required me to retire from your
administration"
This means that the President is not expected
to do anything inconsistent with retaining in
his Cabinet councils an open friend of nulli6.
cation and treason.
The President, in reply, " deeply regrets," not
Mr.. Cobb's treason, but his withdrawal from
the Cabinet.
The retention of Mr.. Cobb, one single hour
after bis completely in reasonable schemes be.
came known, has been a disgrace to the Pres.
ident and an outrage upon the country.