Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-08

0ur Washing toa letter failed ns Syester-
day. We therefore fall hack on our exe.
changes, and c1lI tF.s1i tllea, q iteiins55
which Ne su6join. ~ give ttsn for
Whist they ara Wcrsh. Just as 7e find.
them. Some Of them nlay be true, and a
good many of them may be untrue:
A letter of considerable length from G..
" Brent of AlexandEia Va appears. te-.
day. BE was lately a Douglas elector. II
apppoTespf the proposed State Convention,
admits the right of secession, maintains
that slFresent would suicidal,
and advocates the policy of maintaining
southern rights inside oftbe Unien.
Douglas and Hunter will speak in the
course of a few days. The former intends
TO makesa strong Union speeeh, while the
latter will do the same With certain con-.
ditions; -
Among the propositions privately dis
cussed, is one looking 70 the appointment
of q delegation, by Conservative members
of Congress from the slaYeholding Stntes
TO the South Carolina Convention, with a
view to conference appeal to anthat
State to ause in her present movement.
The suggestionsis made in intelligent
circles, that when the Special Committee
on Mr.. Boteler's resoIntion shall. have been
announced, the Influential and cOnserYa-
tire men in each State will communicate
With the members of the Committee there
from, thus contributing to the extent of
their power, TO some practicable mode for
quieting the present political excitement
Several schemes are already discussed.
One, OF. them is to make an effort TO concil-
3ateSat least large majority of the slave
hn1 a Al
Whatever course the extreme States may
pursue.
Coy. LetcbeI, of Virginia. is arranging
for attbmmission to South Carolina, to
urge delay IN her action. II is said that
Bx=Presidcnt Tyler, Senator Hunter and
". G. Riyes will constitute the commits
sion. The Union men of Virginia express
great confidence in the success OF this
move.
The Governor of Kentucky is under
stood TO contemplate the same step, and
Aessrs. Breckenridge, JAMS Guthrie and
Crittenden will be appointed Commits.
sion. This example will probably be for
lowed by all the border States, including
North Carolina, Tennessee and MARYLAND.
a question has arisen respecting the
Supreme Court in case of secession
Judge Campbell, os Alabama, of the Su-
preme Bench, must follow the example of
the Federal District Judges of the seced-
ing States, if they. go out. He is under
stood to be strong Union man, but gen
tlemen from his State say they will call
upon him to resign. The question is, can
a Federal Judge properly aud impartially
retain his seat when his native State be-
comes foreign Government?
The Craftsmanship of the committee of
.TVfVv H.sE==
General Nilsson will most probably be
rendered it. Friends of Speaker Penniug-
ton say he will appoint the most conserva-
tive Of each delegation.
Senator ISerson's attack upon Gov.
Houston, of Texas, is severely ccnsurcd by
the Democrats. he called Houston u
treachrrous old hoary-headed villain, a
traitor to his country, and the julius Cn-
Bar of Texas. He was very violent
Hon. Amos Kendall, formerly of Jack
son's Cabinet, is out in another letter, de-
nounciug secession as treason and criminal.
He quotes Madison, Jefferson, Randolph
and. Richie his old compatriots, to sus-
tain his position, and urges strongly Mad
ison's declnrationii in favor of the Union of
tho States; that the majoritymust govern;
and that it is treason TO secede.
Mr. Hamlin will tender his resignation,
to take effect on the LIST of February, with
retiring speech, which will, it is thought
reflect somewhat the policy OF the incom-
ing Administration.
When Senator Salisbury declared That
as Delaware MAS the first to ratify the
Consultation, SO she would be the last to
dssertit, the burst oftapplause from the
galleries was continuous and overwhelm-
ingi nor was it checked by the yice-presi-
dent Even Senator Mason, who was
never known to permit such breach OF
decornm to go unrebuked, preserved strict
silence
TRrom the Ioaisyills j uFnal, Of yost.frdav:1
Burning OF the Western LunatIc
Assy1Iums At HopktnsHt11e, Ky.--All