The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-19
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WAsHINaToN Dec I, 1850

WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1860.
Inis is the great day. Every hour is preg-
nant with events which must affect the hap
piness OF ourselves and our most dis tant pos
terity The South Carolina Convention meets
Just at this hour; the Crisis Committee have
lusf gone to their room-the Sou thern mem
oers OF 1t determined to bring matters to Q
test at once Wade speaks in the Senate; the
House galleries are almost empty. Suspense
ts throned over all the land
Ii, as stated in nv letter of yesterday. Cor
via 6 20. Will yield all the South asks, fand
IL turns out that my informant is on In tima.s
terms with him. then there will be a pause
But SIuth Carolina and Gulf States mem bers
say there Is little hope for the Union from any
postponement.
Last night We had new rumors Gen Scott
had resigned, ana bets were made that the
president would follow suit before this week
g ended. Mr.. Breckenridge was said to be busy
al DAY Sunday, preparing TO assume the du-
Ties OF the Executive, &c &c. So we CO. Ev.
erytblng is caught up and devoured with
greedy credulity nothing that could happen
being too preposterous for these revolution
ary times.
II was stated very confidently that Senator
Crittenden had determined to take ultra
Southern ground. Not he. The old man has
grown mp in the Union: Its roots are wound
round his very heart. He cannot abandon it,
Some say Wade will make u violent and
abusive abolition spe-ch. Others contend
that he will be gagged by other Repu hiicans
and conhne himself to defence OF Lincoln.
= hich he has never taught bimself to control
lie is. withal, brave-oDe OF the few Republi-
Sa..1 "a either House who will show fight
promptly. He is no dueist; but al the time
OF the Brooks-Sumuer affair, he dsred the
Southern Senators sIngly or en- n,asSs to a fist
and skull battle then and there on the Senate
floor.
Judge Hawkins, since his refusal to serve
on the Crisis Committee, has received dozens
of threatening letters, some of them contain
ing pictures OF daggers and the word BE
ware !"
The position taken by the Wing and Gov.
Wise, of fighting in the Union" though it
sounds might like "fghung in peace"is ex.
cellently we'll chosen, as q means of impress
ing the North with the fact that if they ex-
pect TO hold the Capitol in any event, they are
iaboring under gross delusIon.
AS came up the Avenue this morning l
overheard two workmen talking one of whom
said that million of men can be concentrated
on the Sou tn in less than three weeks, and if
the South does not accept the terms offered by
the North, this army of a million of unem-
poyed workmen will be precipitated upon
Virginia and Maryland. l give this merely
to show the feeling among the lower classes.
Gov. HICKS is working up to sense of the
existing dangers. He will this week issue
proclamation for special meering of the
Maryland Legislature.
Geo. Sanders, formerly Consul to Liver
pool, proposes that if the two sections can't
come to terms, and the Crisis Comm Ltee
break up, (of which there is little pros pect, as
L hear, this morning.) Thea let Congress au-
thorize the Southern States to go out if they
choose, taking with them all the forts and ar
senais belonging to the United States and
holding them till the 4th of July, 1861, by
which time 1t can be ascertained certainly
what the real feeling of the Northern people
may be with respect TO granting the amend
ments and other guarantees necessary to re-
assure the South
From expressions let fall Just now by one of
the Virginia delegation, l am more and more
Impressed with the belief that temporary
pause is about 10 take place; aud il so, he
friends OF the Union are hopeful of stopping
the Revolution. ZKD.