New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-21
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2l, 1860.

sioner from Mississippi to Maryland, addressed a
large meeting last night at the Maryland Institute
Five thousand persons were present.
He favored separate secession, and recommended
the South to secede before the inauguration OF Ar
Lincoln. Many Of the Southern States, he assert
ed, were determined to pursue this course, and he
desired the entire South to join them. After iorm-
ing compact, they could upitedly present an
Lltinldtttnl to tie North and reunite once more
when the present Constitution shall have been
properly and satisfactorily amended.
These propositions met with unexpected appro-
baton. The meeting was orderly, and attended
by some of the first citizens Of Baltimore.
Washington Gossip.
New ToRK, Dec. 20.-The HeraId's Washington
correspondent says that Caleb Gushing is under
instructions from the President to proceed to
South Carolina to make strenuous efforts to
prevent secession.
Senator Douglas has decided to support Mr.
Crittendens proposition for the restorationof the
| line of the Missouri compromise.
| The New York Times publishes letter from
| President Buchanan to PhiIadelphian upon the
subject of secession, in which he afirms that no
State can seeede. save by revolution, and that such
a course will produce war and massacre at the
South, seizure of the National Capitol and the ap-
/ pointment of military Dictator ending perhaps
4 in the formation of Constitutional Monarchy. lie
adds that the only in his power is to exhort
4 the nation to mplore Providence to avert the dan
Il gers which now threaten the Republic.
\ The Convention at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 10.-The Convention of South
Carolina assembled at this place to-day; the day
Y being spent in preparing business to be accom-
4 plshed after secession.
The ordinance will be reported probably to-mor-
row (Thursday), passed on Friday, to be followed
], by recess. lengthy debate was occasoned by
: 1.-THE Introduction Of the question postal affairs
md the necessary arrangements to be made
Hon. Mr.. Elmore, Commissioner from Alabama
landed the Convention tclegraphic dispatch frotr
he Governor Of that State as follows:
''Tell the South Carolina Convention to listen tf
| n nrnI l9eiti in ff mi n 1hlaVT
' There was some discussion upon the propriety O.
3 admitting reporters. Several propositions wcrt
submitted. one of which confines the privilege t
= | the reporters of South Carolina and the South
when it was finally determined to issue tickets .
admission to the reporters to be disposed of at th
discretion Of the President Of the Convention.
X During this debate, the policy of sitting Wit
4 closed doors was advocated, meeting, however
widh much opposition when the subject was re
ferfed to special committee.
The address of the fifty members Of the Georgi
1 Legislature was then read and objected to. Con
siderable debate ensued both pro and con, when
y Resolution was introduced to appoint commission
ers to visit the different States of the South, urgin
Q their cooperation 10 the formation of Souther
goniederney, Also, a commission to proceed t
Aasbihgtonto TO negotiate with the Federal Govern
mei4t ~ the rstr0cesson Of the forts, magazines
and ether = aeral property il South Carolina
Hirh Bsl,s II New Orleans Molasses.
NET loaG, nee3SsS- 7'@rp h1ndrs5 md fft
2 hlds, oi NeG 03dal MalasaS =" fr1':ght int
G tiie Ilat tiAAt ~. f ~ SCI - tile E-tse vi d
to 33e. per galiVz.
:. New orleaasgails eef Eus9ps
New YORK Dec. 20.-Fhe Cunasa sesanishiF asia
sailed from this port fl Liverpool via Queenstown
yesterday, taking outTew Orleans mail dates ii
. Saturday, the 18th aidelegraphic dispatches from
New Orleans of Tue<Iy, the 18th inst
Wotherspoon, Kinsord & Co., in their circular
BY the Asia, say tbeis a fair demand for sterling
exchange. They quo bankers bills at 1903 to l04
/ and say the market c5ed heavy.
The money marketas generally unchanged.
The Steamship Elantic at New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2-The United States mail
steamship Atlantic, fin Hayre the morning of the
. 5th, and Southamptd the evening of the same
;, day, reached her dx at o'clock Yesterday
IL morning.
Her mails have betully distributed. Those IN.
tended for the SOUTH cities were dispatched by
' the 6 O'Clock P. NJ. tn. =
New Yostoek Market.
NEW York, Dec. 20t 'ennessee skies rule at 65.
Missouri do. 50. The :ilset closed firm.
I. Dome l1srkets
NEW YORK. Dec. II The sales of Flour
amounted to IL 900 bblsli 81 65 to 81 rs for Su-
J. perne State. Corn is tling at 62} to 63ic. per
bushel; the sales compbd s4 900 bushels. Pork
closed dull, with sales 800 bbls., at SIS SO to
I. SIG, for Mess. The mket for Corn was dull,
while the sales reached bbls., at 81 to 104c.
'. River Inligence,
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 20.4he river at this point
a vas slowly rising this ewing, with eight feet four
X inches water in the canay the mark.
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