The national Republican., 1860-11-28
Secession Movements at the South.
INTERESTING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.


sented an unusually busy appearance to-day, for
the members and other persons interested In
their deliberations have been arriving to be
present at the opening of the Legislators to-
night That body is now in session. I,s delib
erations will be principally confined to the
ordinary business of the State, and no direct
action can be taken regarding the secession
movement, for the Legislature has already gone
to the extent of its jurisdiction in having issued
the call for Convention.
The Legislature, however, has just read, for
the first time, bill to arm the State, and 10
raise 100000 for that purpose.
Out Of the one hundred and sixty.seven mem.
bers, there is not q single man who is known to
be co.operationist; every one is in favor of
unconditional secession. ~ '.LEgTu.
The State is making active preparations to
resist any demonstration on the part of the Fed
eral Government. Tenders Of aid from other
States continue TO come to the Governor, and
so strong and so universal is the feeling, that
the moment the command shall have been given,
seventy thousand soldiers within her own bound.
aries, from the mountains to the sea, will come
forward to the defence of South Carolina, and
they all would sooner die, or see the State q
subjugated province, than passively submit to
Q continuance Of Northern encroachments on
her rights. .....i i..r. ....
The Governor will send in his message at one
o'clock tomorrow. He will recommend That
the Legislature should, to some extent, foster
and encourage direct trade with Europe and
the continent, by taking upon itself part Of
the losses that might flow from the establish
ment Of such direct trade. To this end, the
proposition of some citizens Of Charleston to
| establish line of steamers between that port
and Liverpool is favorably thought Of
In the event of traitors arising within the
State after she shall have asserted her sover.
eighty, it is probable that he will advise some
| legislation in more particularly defining trea-
son to the State, and settling the punishment
for that offence. 1t is believed that he will
recommend that law be passed Furnishing
summarily and severely-perhaps with death
any person who circulates incendiary docu.
ments, avows himself an aboltionist, or in any
way endeavors to incite the slaves to insubor
dination or insurrection and that South Carroll
ma shall bind herself to take fifty thousand
dollars worth Of arms annually for five years,
from Major Ripley in accordance with the
proposition of that gentleman; and that a
negotiation be entered into between South
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, to fix upon
a site for the armory.
MESSAGE OF GOV. GIsT, OF SOUTH CAR
LIMA.
Columbia, Nop. Ex-Governor Gist, in his
message to the Legislature devotes many
pages to the consideration Of local State affairs.
He says, in view of secession, it becomes doubly
important to have direct trade with Europe,
and advises the State to foster enterprises for
such purposes, by giving guarantees Of five per
cent. upon Investments. Referring to postal
matters, he says he is authorized by the post
master of Charleston to say that, so soon as the
State secedes, he will sever his connection with
the Federal Government, and obey the call Of
the State, and make his offer of services. This,
together with the resignation of the postmas-
ters generally, will enable the State to be un.
embarrassed in establishing for herself postal
arrangements.
He suggests, as q temporary expedient, the
use of Adamss Express. He also further sug.
gests, as probable, that arrangements can be
made between South Carolina and the Federal
authorities for given time, until other States
secede, and Southern Confederacy shall have
been formed
If the Federal Government insists in consd
ering South Carolina in the Union after the
ordinance of secession shall have been adopt
ed, the present postal arrangements must
cease, and another, under State authority, be
substituted.
The Governor next advises the prohibition
of the introduction of slaves from those States
not members of the Southern Confederacy, and
particularly the border States. He says, lei
them keep their slave property in their OWL
borders; and that the only alternative left them
will be emancipation by their own act or the
action of their confederates. The Governor
hopes, however, that all the slave States will
unite in Southern Confederacy.
He advises the passage of the most ample
and stringent laws against abolition incendia
ries, to supersede lynching, deter violations and
make the enforcement Of the laws reliable and
severe. D.l.
The Governor refers to the action of South
Carolina in sending Mr.. Memminger to Vir
ginia, and his failure to obtain cooperation in
Southern conference except in Mississipp
and Alabama. He says that all hope of con
certed action among the Southern States is
lost, and there is but one course left to South
Carolina, consistently with her honor, interest
and safety; and that is, to look neither to the
right nor to the left, but 60 straight forward tc
the contamination Of her purposes.
1t is too late now to receive propositions fol
conference, and South Carolina would be want
ing in selfrespect to entertain proposition
looking to the continuance Of the present
Union.
The Governor entertains no reasonable doub
but that Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Flori
da, Texas, and Arkansas would Immediately
follow South Carolina, and that the other South
ern States will eventually complete the galaxy
He says that it is gratifying to know that if q
resort to arms should be necessary, we have 6
tender of volunteers from all the Southern ant
some Of the Northern States to repair prompt,
to the standard Of South Carolina, and share
her fortunes.
He concludes his message thus: ~ canno
permit myself to believe that in the madness o
passion an attempt will be made by the presen
or the next Federal Administration to coerct
South Carolina after her secession by refusing