Smyrna times., 1860-11-15
The Excitement at the South.
DlSUNION MEETING AT CHARLESTO
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM.


Charleston, Nou. H.
The Legislature to day passed, by unsni.
nous vote, the tli offered on Saturday BY Mr..
BUST, calling tor an election Of delegates. on
the 9Th of december, 10 attend the Convention
TO be held OIL the l7h of the same month
This Convention Is to consider the proper
course TO be pursed IN regard to secession
Col. AshmOre, hitherto q conservative, sent
letter to the Legislature to-day; in which he
takes strong ground IN favor of secession. He
recommends dec lded and prompt action on the
part of the Legislature.
A bill was passed this morning authorizing
the suspension Of specie pay yments by the banks
The cOmmunry Is muCh excited, and there
is q unanimous feeling in favor of separate
State action. Secession is now merely oues.
tlon of time. The best Informed citizens are
sangulne that it v i'll certainly take place before
the Inauguration Of Lincoln. Georgia, Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Florida and Texas are ex.
pected 70 fall into line
South Carolina Will have neither Senators
nor Representatives. in the next Congress-
Senator Hammond resigned to-day, and Sena.
tor Chestnut on Saturday.
1t is believed that Georgia will not send apv
ODE 10 Congress. ToOmbs has resigned, and
the Legislature h1s refused to elect a repre
sentative in place Of IveIson.
Mr.. Hill, member of Congress from Georgia.
has taken decided stand for secession
The four hundred thousand dollar lean. to
be dI7.r...t.d among The military of the State
Will 40 doubt pass 10 morrow aud be taken by
other CITY banks.
IL ir1u' ~ 'aa cHrt"r Office there is hut,er-
ing ..r with the Palmetto in the
centre aud around It the words
"SOCTH CAROLINA has MOyED-OrHER STATES
WILL FOLLOW"
On the reverse is single star, with room
Tor othefs-to represent the seeding States as
they go out of the Union and come into the
Southern COnfederacy. The flag was run IN
amId salute OF artillery and cheers from an
immense crowd. The C0urier has repudia,oJ
its Union principles and floats with the tide or
popular opinion.
The Institute Hall was crowded to snfFaca.
tion to-nlght. The galleries were filled with
ladies.
NolhIng hut secession OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lis talked about in the streets Those who
wish more moderate measures to prevail. find
II useless to attempt 10 stem the current.
The secessOnsts say that South Carolina
has gone too far TO recede--thst if she does
not withdraw now she never will.
0oMEnopf gives Tue subJoned sketch OF the |
oiminutye giant (Dougas) of illinois. 1t is
csPIal-lhe ina himself:
"llis head ls large mouth full Of character: |
the expression Of his fuce bold aud defiant
tie looksas though it might take a legion of
devils TO frIghten him. There is a blending
oftbe animal and The intellectual in the ex.
preston Of his face. He speaks deliberately
and with great force. He throws all his EN-.
phasls into leading syllable, sliding over the
componenis of d word. One listens-sucb il
his Power-in spite of the fact that he dou't
Believe word uttered by the spea kerr '''''a
GREAT YIELD OP CoRs Mr. E. ID. Hall. ot
iAoliy Sheltef, New Hanover county, N. G..
r'scently gathered from single acre one hun. /,
ured and twenty.iwo bushels asd three pecks