The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-20
Rlflmpnn qispattb,
INTERESTING FROM THE SOUTH,


The Liberty Pole at charleston. The Ma
hohai Flag not Popular --Conservatiys
speech of Hen. A. Ii. Stephens Mt NIL.
ieaseviiie--The Cockade In the Pulpit,
&c, &c.
Inc following interesting news is collee ted
from our Southern exchanges:
Aoispatch from Charleston to the New York
Herald. dated November 17th, gives fuller
description of The raising Of the Liberty,
pole there, on Saturday. 1t was put up GEAR
the Charleston Hotel, and the Palmetto flag
was raised on it. The dispatch says:
The pole was made of Carolina pine one
hundred feet high, and surmounted by the
cap of liberty. Gables were stretched across
tne streets to prevent the passage of vehicles
There was dense crowd, extending over two
squares on Meeting street
The neighboring house-tops were crowded d
with people. Thousands of ladies of the
| highest respect ability thronged The balconies
anu windows, waving their handkerch iefs -
lNpromptu stands We're erected and the
principal merchants took seats. The flag was
then hoisted, amid the tremendous cheering z
OF the populace and the greatest excitemen t
ever kuown here.
When the cheering succeeding the hosting
OF the flag subsidized, Rev. &. p. Gadsden made
the following player:
., God , our refuge and streugth the shield
ofour help and the sword of our excellencv,
we come before Thee 10 express our denen :
dence upon Thy succor, and our need of rhv
guidance and defence. The liberties with
which Thy protection blessed our fathers be-
Ing imperiled, we ask Thy favor and aid In-
spire us with courage, with q spirit of self
sacrifice, with love of law and order and wi h
dependence upon Thee. Bless our State and
her sister States in this great crisis. May they
act AS becometh 4 moral and religious people
Consecrate with Thy favor the banner Of liber-
| ~ this day hung in the heavens. May the city
n w \. .1Ah fNote IN n
ing. Shield our commerce on the seas. aud
protect our homes and firesides. May agricul-
lure bring her stores to our mart and order
and quiet abide in our streets, if 1t be Thy
Will Avert from our land the horrors of war;
but whatever We may be called upon to endure
be Thou onr fortress and defence. Oh God
our fathers have declared unto US the noble
works which Thou didst in their days. Con-
tinue Thy goodness to us their children, and
make us that happy people whose good is the
Lord, through Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.-
Amen.
| After the prayer speeches were made by
Messrs. Barker, Robertson, Canneau, Ham
mond ana Northrup.
The Washington Artillery paraded, and fired
one hundred guns as the flag went up. Bells
| were rung and the band played the Marsel-
! laise Hymn. This fired up the French ele-
ment OF our population. After tho Marsel-
ialse. the band played the " Miserere," from
"Trovatore," for the Union. The flag is white,
with Palmetto tree in the centre, aud bears
| same time the Charleston Hotel, the Mills
House, and other large hotels, flung out the
Palmetto flag. All this occurred in the fuli
| blaze OF the MONDAY sun, and the people
vowed that the stars and stripes should never
wave again in Charleston. Then speaki0 &
began. The addresses we're short but stirring,
and all were from persons enga ed iii busi-
ness, and who seldom meddle in public affairs
This was emphatlcally d movement Of the
people and not OF politicians The speakers
| all addressed the crowd as Citizens OF the
Sou thern republic" and said this was a
| pledge of Southern commerce 10 support the
| great movement of independence. During the
| speaking professions poured in from dlfferen
| sections OF the city, with music and cannon.
| each saluting the Palmetto banner.
| On the dwellings there are hung out bapners
| wi h such notices as Now or never, ono
| step backward - The argument is ended -
| "Stand to your arms )" South Carolina goes
| it alone-her trnmps, Magrath Colcock ard
| Counor-wlth these she claims IL marcn.r-
| The tri-color nag was hung ont from the
| theatre, with the words iIserted-Dieu ct nos
Gr0Jfs.
Secession badges have become universal. -
Even children are all adorned by mothers
with The blue ribbon. All classes are armin c
| for the contingency of coercion. ReyoIvere
and pa tent fire arms are selling like hot cakes
| Not ship IN the harbor has the federal flag
| flying, bat far down the Bay it can still Le
| Glscerned flying over Fort MouItrie
There was another great demonstration to-
| night. The stand near the pole was beauti.
1 lully liluU!uatSu. SppeCneS were made by
| Captain Thomas, of the State Military Acade-
| my, who assured the audience that the Cadet Is
| were ready 1t moments notice; also by
| Chancellor Carroll, and Messrs. Mikell
| Cooper, Tennent, kirkWcod and others.
| To-day the citizens are raisinga great clamor
| for the banks TO suspend now. l. is suppos ed
| that il may be done about the middle OF next
| week. The notes here, however are as good
| as gold. The Bank of Charleston to-day hoist.
| ed the State flag. NoLwiths landing the strin.
| gency in money affairs, the city is lively and
| business quite brisk.
The Convention will probably sit a. week
| but the first thing done Will be secession.-
| Magrath is IN uch talked of as the conImissi iou-
| CT 10 settle with the government the terms OF
secession. He Is learned, firm and cool.
! Public confidence in the success and benef
| ciai results OF the revolution grows stronger
| daily.
| At Columbia, S. c., Saturday night, after the
| opera of Norman, Miss Annie Milner appear
ed with the Palmetto flag and sung the Mar.
| sellaise hymn, slightly altered to suit the
| times. The effect was tremendous.
| The Executive of South Carolina is daily in
| receipt of letters from various Southern
| States proffering the services of volunteers tc
the State, in the event OF the secession of South
| Carolina. The Columbia Guardian says:
| The following from Virginia, is accompanied
| hy the subjoined tender, in form, signed by q
number OF citizens of Madison county:
| MADISON, c. H, Va, Nov. 9th, 1860.
| lima bear Sir: On behalf of myself and those
| whose names are attached to the enclosed paper
| tender you our services, stated In said paper
This is copy taken by me from the OIL 5ea hlct
| | retain for the purpose OF enlargIng the number
| We axpect TO increase the number to f fly. Uui
people in this county, think, are in favor of i'm
| mediate secession, but need to be aroused We
have active friends, earnestly At work; whose Ia
vited Gov. Wise to address US on the 22d. Thi
| subject will be publicly discussed next week II
Il . Shau N IN z nm.
| it quite probable that Convention of this State
| will he hed. The tHnmediate secession f one OF
V'DiH Virginia. Hs We are looking ioth tie s1safss
anr,sfy 70 South Coro!,nG'r r ard It would srtatl'
| that she will pTomptly secede.
| Yours truly, -.
| $40 the Governor Of South Carolina = The un
believing that South Carolina will be the first Il
raise the standard for States Rights and southe
| liberty. against the eneIo lchments of Northern
fanatclsm and Faderal t, ranny, do hereby tender
their services 10 hght under her flag whenever sh'
shall signify her wish to receive them, unless Viz
/ glnia shall hrst require their aid.
| "Nov. 8th, 1850"
| The nominations for the State Convent tioI
| in South Carolina have commenced. In Rich
land and Sumpter districts the candidate
nominated are "ail pledged to secession" Ii
| the latter district two of them are minister
| of the Gospel. The excitement in Charles toI
| continues. The Evening News Of Saturda,
says:
| The first liberty pole that has ever been rails
| ed in the city, has been inaugurated to-day
| amidst the smiles of lovely women, the hear y
| applause of men, the firing of cannon, and tn,
| sweet strains of music. Never have we sees
| the couhtenances OF all express SO much jOj
| and pleasure as when the flag of South Caro-
| lima was raised TO the truck of the lofty mas
| and ffupg out to the winds az Heaven, bearing
| as il did our iIlustrious motto--"dnim1us ops
| Lusous paratt" After prayer by the Rev q
| p. tiadsden, speeches breathing the N asst de
| voted patriotism were made by Col. I. q. Bar