The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-25

| propositions must come from the dominan I
party, the republicans
| Inc vote on Mr.. Crittenden's proposition
| was rs follows:
For sae prcpoSitioa -Messrs. 6 tgIer Crittendeu,
| u as Rice end rowell-6.
| "aue' Iooinbs, GTlmes and Haat-r 7.
| Messrs. Hunter, Toombs aud Davis never
| tneless, intimatd an inclination 10 60 Tor 1t if
| faith.
| The second proposition submitted by Mr.
| Critisnden, denying the right of Congress TO
| aooiish slavery in the d nck ards and arsenals
was voted against by Messrs Collamer DJo.
| HItIe, trimes and Wade. The remaiLd1r of
| the com mittee voted for the proposition, but
as IL mad not a ms lrity of the r -pu blicaos it
! was defeated under the rules adopted by the
| com mtttee, that no proposition should be cou-
| sioered adopted aud recommended to the Sem
| a'e which did not receive majority of the
| Republican votes, aud also a ma .rity of those
1 opposed TO the Republicans.
| Inc third clause, denying to Congress the
| fiRht 10 abolish slavery IN The District OF Co.
| tumbia, was defeated oy the same vote, The
| republicans all voting against II, aud the re-
| malnder OF The col lmi ttee for it.
| Ihe fourth clause, establishing the right of
| transit, was defeated by the same vote.
| ne NTH, which Is III ded TO perfect the
| fngilhe Slave law, by requiring the several
| > ates to pay tor fuGiuves Who might be
| cued from the officers of the law, was lost by
the same vote, the Republicans all voting Ia
| The negative.
| Many other propositions were offered and
! votei upon, but none OF leading impoI lance
none that would meet the great eXIgencles of
! the times.
Mr.. Davis submitted a resolution expressly
| recognizing property In slaves, but 40 vote
| was taken on il.
| Mr. Toombs submitted a series Of resolu-
tione, embracing su bs Ia IN tally the primo tipes
| OF the Breckinrldg- platform, but final &c ton
| was not taken on them.
| The committee adjourned to meet at 10 on
| Monday morning.
"THB READY MEN"
| The NoIfJlk Day Book has the following
| paragraph about the Ready Men. :" an organ
iza'ion existing in that city:
| Yesterday Afternoon the "Ready Men" hauled
| do" II the b-autifUl flag that had Fl ia ell over
| neIr BurgeA, and cut one of the stais from It's
| Union. TITS they done because of the seces
| SION OF , u'h Carolina. The bedutil III eagle
nOa : proudly from the head TO day, bu I
| here are but thirty two ars on tn. deep biue
| ground of its Union; in place of the star hat
| has been torn from rs foids is u VOID, and The
| flag is Incom ,Iete! We have conversed WI h
| some OF the most sctiye OF The Read Men,
| and they tell us that they are Ior e,sion,
| but want all the Southern = ates 10 go 10
gether. The independent haste Of South
| Carolina has nettIeu them. and some OF them
| say they arr glad she is gone.
| EXECUTIONS IN ALABAMA
The Montg Jrrlery Mail publishes the partic-
ulars Of The execution at Pine Leval, Mont
| gomery county, Ala, on the 10th inst of four
persons convicted OF attempting to create SER
| vile rebellion. The letter says:
| Oue white man, and four negroes were hung
| the white mans name was Roller, and was
| proved guilty by his brother, WhJ was arrest
| ed WIN hlm, but who afterward cleared him.
| self by confessIng his brothers guilt. Que OF
| the negroes belonged 10 Mr. Allen FrasIer
| one ~ Mr.. Terry, and one 10 the Wright
estate, aud the other is ditcher, whose
| master resides In Montgomery. That the
plot is deeply laid, and OF cot siderable ex-
| tent, is undoubtedly true. New revelations
| are bring made daily and other white men
have an awful doom awaiting them.
| THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONERS.
Washington letter says:
| The Commissioners, or as Mr.. Wigfall styled
| them, Inc Enyoys Extraordinary from South
Carolina To this Government. Will arrive here
| on Wednesday and present their creden llais
| 10 The President. In anticipation OF This con-
| tit gency, ii is said The President is now pre-
| parIng d message to Congress, and will thus
| throw OFT the whole responsibility of the re-
cepuon that is to be gwen them. 1t is said
that Ihe members from Mississippi, Alabama
| and Florida VIII retain their seats until their
res spectIVe States take actiOn In Convention
| and send their Commissioners
| sEREEADE TO SENATOR PUeH
| Senator Pugn was serenaded at Washington
| Saturday night. W hlle thanking his friends
| for the Lunor conferred he said the peace OF
| he country could not be restored Dy the
| sword. I he shedding of single dIop OF
| blood would make dissolution Inevitable and
| he reconstruction of the Union impossible
| II was only by concession That peace could be
| produced. Messrs. Crlttenden, ValIandignam,
| PenuletOD, Mallory, Woodson and Segar also
made speeches, sustaining the views of Mr.
| Pugh, whose senatorial speech has been III uch
| commended.
| THE NATIONAL FAST DAY.
| Gov. Bank, of Massachusetts, has issued a
proclamation in response to thai OF The Presi-
dent for a fast day, from which we extract the
| following
| Under the shadow of impending natiopaI
| calamity. let us fellow the Christian custom
| of our fathers and implore the blessings Of
| priceless privileges that have beea trans
| mitted to US may be preserved for ever tha [
| our rulers may be invested with wisdom and
courage rightly to discharge their duties; tha l
| the people may learn from Him that the re-
| gntiUn of the rights of o. hers is ind dispen-
sable TO the prutec ion OF their Ow that i'd ie
| ness may not paraiyze the hand OF willing
| labor. nor want cloud It's Visions CT plenty
| aud that fraternal contests may never Ienu
| orr land, nor 1.-The trumpet sound its general
DOOM"
| UNTIMELY REJOICING.
| The Wilmington N. O. Journal, in com.
menting on joyful secession demonstration
| in that city, asks
| porous people, suddenly plunged mo faan-
| cIal distress and ruin, with families OF nelp-
| less women aud children unex pee tedIy turned
| out 4 comfortable homes 10 s arse or freeze
| in the streets, calculated TO gladden. the heart
| ofany civilized, Christian human beingl es
| the pros pect OF great. beneficpnt aud power
| fui government struggling i'll The thrues oi dis
| soution-of u nation threatened with bank
| ruptey, civil war, and anarchy, inspire any
| breast, not dead 10 every feeling OF humanity,
| with the slign les emotion of gladness Ali
| The Sc things may happen very soon, aud some
| of them now exist. What is there, we ask, III
the existing state of things, or in the pros pect
| which disunlon opens 10 as, To furnish cause
| for gratulatIoa aud rel icing Does anybody
| know now lhe difficulties by which We are
| surrounded Will terminate! Is the path be-
| fore US one OF flowers Mf Huater told
| dale in the Senate once that his conduct was
| like the laugh of the Inebrlote by the bed
| Of death" Has hat iliastrs tion lost its ap
| plicability 10 any otner case We think
| not"
| CURTAILMENT OF BUSINESS.
The Pittsfield mass Sun hears of woolen
| and cotton mills la all direc lions, in tAIs aud
| other counties. that have been compelled, IN
| consequences of the stagnation OF business, TO
| reduce The hours OF labor, and are now run.
| ming three fourths IT half tlme and many
| will probably suspend work entirely in a lew
| days unless a different state Of thisgs shall be
| brought about.
| REDUCTION OF OPERATIONS IN THE FALL
| RIVER COTTON MILLS.
| Seven out OF the ten cotton mills in Fall
| River Mass, have reduced their operations TO
tnree-q quarters, aud the print works IN IT.
| same city have done the same.
| THE TIGATnEss."
The Macon Telegraph OF Friday says A fe w
| dollars, or their represent Dtauves, may now and
| then be seen in town, but in Inc country We
| are told-and in TACT have great easCn 10 feel
| the truth otit--that money is scarce bey oud
all precedent, so scarce Ihatit Is impossible 10
| pay taxes.
| OUT OF EMPLOYMRNT.
| The Nashville Gazette learns by private
| letter from Cinctnnati that nve Thousand me.
chanics have been discharged In that city wi III
in The mast six daVs.