The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-14
Airhmonn Qispattb.
WEDNESDAY MORNING NOV. IA Iss,
THE THREATENING SECESSIoN
Affairs In South CaroIina-Acceptance Of
senator Chesnu,'s Resignation The
southern Press. &c.,&r,

Affairs In South CaroIina-Acceptauce a,
senator Chesnu,s Resignation Tn
southern Press. &c.,& &c.
The feeling in South Carolina for secession
seems steadily to advance. In the leeisIstiv
debates the only difference in the views n,
members is about the rapidity with which the
act shall be consummated The resiepaa
Federal officers OF Charleston were in Colnm.
bia Saturday, and beng sereuaded made
speeches Of the same tenor OF those delivered
by them few nights since in the former eitv
On Saturday evening, at the town of Mou NJ
Pleasant S. g., some white BOYS. aided bv
negroes, were burning "Old Abe in effipy
when they were fired en-, and one of them shot
by Jno. NJ Barre, who was afterwards arrest ed
by the citizens, and after receiving forty
iashes, was placed in jail. Bishop Davis. OF
the Diocese of South Carolina, has set forth a
prayer. which is "to be used before the two
fnal prayers of morning and evening service.
on all occasions during the ensuing session or
sessions of our Legislature" In the South
Carolina Legislature, Saturday, the following
took place:
Mr.. Whaley said he held In his hand a reso.
luton which he was certain would meet a
cordial response from every member of this
Resolred, That the RESIGNATION of the Hon. Jas.
Chesnut as one of the U. 8. senators from South
Carolina be acceTted and that what, under any
other circumstances, would have been regarded
WIN regret is now recognized as an act OF loyal
~ 10 tne Sta'e of South Carolina.
Unanimously adopted, and sent to the Senate
for concurrence.
MIR. Cunningham moved to proceed to the
general orders with view 10 take up bill to
arm the State. He thought it important that
Inc bill sho aid get readlEg in the Senate to-
day If they wished to facilitate the business
before the House. At the request of Mr. Al
drlch, the motion was withdrawn to permit
report TO be made frem the Committee on
Federal Relations. Mr.. Aldrich then present.
ed the report. The report recommends an
amendment TO the Senate bill for the call of q
rs the time for the election of delegates in
stead Of the 9th of January, and the l7th De-
cemGer AS the time for meeting instead Of the
10th of January, as named ia The Senate bill
Mr.. w. q. Black said he was exceedingly
sorry to oppose the amendment. He was per-
fectiy willing TO vote for the Convention, to
go with the State and. when she goes, to go as
fer as the farthest. But he could not agree to
the amendment proposed by the House Com
mittee TO the Senate bill, and hoped the House
would not accept the amendment. 1t was ab-
solutely necessary that those who represented
large districts, the people of which We're not
so thoroughly posted up as TO the events trans
pIrlBg around them, that they should have
lime 10 canvass those districts, and bring the
people up TO the point. If they shortened the
time they would have no opportunity to do
that, and the conseq uences mi8 8ht be that those
people would occupy a false position. 1t was
essentially necessary 10 the district he repre-
sented, that the amendment should not pre-
vail. He was exceedingly anxious, therefore
that the time should not be changed. If they
were precipitate. they might depend upon IT,
his district would not sustain the &C ton of the
House. He therefore, moved that the ques-
ton be taken up by ayes and nays.
q w "a nn hp rob 10 ,lrar
for the order OF the day.
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
The Washington Constitution publishes q
declaration of independence, which is to be
submitted at the coming South Carolina Con-
vention. The first sentence Of the National
Declaration is thus altered
We hold these truths to be self-eyideut ::
that although all men are created uioLv nn-
equal, mentally, morally, and physically, yet
they are all equally entitled, under every civil
lied government, 10 the full protection Of their
!ircs, persons, and property for which protec-
tlon governments are solely instituted among
men, deriving their just powers solely from
the consent Of the governed"
The grievances cited, are: 1st The war Ia
the North against Southern institutions. I'd
The nuilifcatio of the fugitive slave law
Sd. Cphoiding protection from slavery in the
Territories. 4th. The imposition of heavy
taxes-"not simply rjthOut but dtyectIg against
our represen tauOn, ana our consent lii the
general Congress, by leyying onerous and ex-
cessiye duties upon goods imported in rstRr,
for, and puTchdSetby, our cotton, rice and tobacco
IN order TO protect aud encourage their own
manufactures, and in order to expend vast
sums at the North in improving and fortify-
ing their own harbors, towns, and cities, at
the evident and direct expense of the prod ucts
and labor OF the South" 5th The election of
a President whose creed is the irresponsible
conflict"
The declaration concludes as follows:
We therefore, the representatives of the
people Of the State of South Carolina In con-
venJlon assembled, appealing 10 the Supreme
Judge of the World for the rectitude of our
intentions. do, in the name and by The au thor
ity of the good people OF this State, soIeInnly
pu blish and declare that the State of South
Carolina is, and of right ought to be- a tree
and independent State ana that all political
connection between il and the Northern
States Is, and ought TO be, totally dissolved;
and that as free and independent State we
have full power 10 levy war, conclude peace
contract alliances, establish commerce. and 10
do all other acts and things which an iude-
pendent State may Of right do. And for the
support of this declaration, with firm re-
lance on the protection of Divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other our lives,
our fortunes, and our sacred honor.