The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-21
Immense Meeting IN Charleston.
Speeches by Judge McGrath and others.
UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM.
Display of the Palmetto Flag.

CHARLESTON, Nov. 13.-Ihe meeting o
last night, to ratify the legislative call for {
Convention was the larges and most enthu-
siastic ever held in this CITY The galleries
of the Assembly Room were densely filled
with ladies.
Eloquent speeches were made by Judge
M'Grath, the presiding offer, and other dis
tinguished gentlemen.
When one speaker DECLARED the Union dis
solved, the enthusiasm was perfectly wild.
Outside meetings were addressed bv prom
inent merchants, all declaring their readiness
to sacrifice all they possessedfor thesmainten-
ance Of South Cardinals homr.
There is no longer any dou,t that the State
! will secede.
The Courier office display the Palmetto
flag, with the inscription: 'So,th Carolina has
moved-other States will foiisssSs" On the re-
verse is ia single star, with thswords: Groom
for others"
| APPROPRIATION TO ARM HE STATE.
The banks of Charleston hale all agreed to
loan four hundred thousand d2lars for arming
the State.
RESIGNATION OF sESAToaHAMMoND.
The report is now confirmh that Senator
! Hammond has resigned his SGT in the Senate
of the United States.
GEORGIA MILITARY CONTENTION.
! MILLEDGEvILLE, Nov. I3rThe Georgia
Military State Convention md to-day. The
attendance was very large. resolutions pass
ed favoring secession.
Governor Brown made spnS resistance
speech, declaring the right of session duty
in which other Southern States ought to sus-
tain them.
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBIA, Nov. I3.-In the House Of Rep
resentatiyes the Convention I'll was read
| third time and passed unanimdsly
SOUTH CAROLINA iEGIsLATUR ADJOURNED.
COLUMBIA, Nov 13.-The etra session Of
the South Carolina Legislatge adjourned
sine DIE, at IL O'Clock this morhng:
The following resolutions wee adopted:
Reso1ved, That a joint Committee Oh Mill
tary Affairs should, during recess, prepare
plan for arming the State.
RESOLVED, That a joint Committee on FL
nance be instructed to prepan scheme to
raise necessary supplies.
Later from South Capl1na.
The Excitement Continues Uaaated! Secs
sion heUitaJe ProbabilityJ Bank Sus-
pensions Seizure Of Gorenment aims /!
| Lincoln Burned IN Egfgy'
CHARLESTON, Nov. 13.-Tk excitement
throughout the State knows nCbounds. The
| people are determined ID sod delegates
pledged to get South Carolina otof'the Union
| at any cost
Dispatches are continually coing here from
| naiphtnrincr GfaAor oC,a ADV a0QlDDeII
military organizations, and paNlg Their own
expenses, to aid this State in de event OF CO.
ercion.
The banks have not as yet suspended, but
it IS supposed they will susend within a
week. A large amount of Nfthern paper is
laid over. but not protested. Inc merchants
are perfectly solvent, and sorn the idea OF
repudiating.
The money market 10 YER stringent, and
the banks refuse to discount
The ladies Of this State az raising \ sub
scription for the purpose of pesentins hand
some testimonial to the Hon Caleb Gushing,
Of Massachusetts,.
The United States Arsenalras taken charge
OF by the Washington LiGt Infantry this
morning. This affair til supposed, was
brought about by an understanding between
the Governor and the Presidnt.
1t is rumored that Convntion of the cot
ton States will be called, I'd the purpose oil
adopting a non-intercourst policy with the
Northern States.
The boot factory at CfHaw is receiving
heavy orders for the Southfn trade. No new
order will be given for Nfthern goods, ex
cept what is really necessar.. to keep up sup
plies.
Abraham Lincoln. the Pfsldent elect, was
burned in effigy at Akin.
Nobody will be electedto the Convention
unless he pledges himself TO procure seces
sion before the LIST of Japary'
GEORGIA 1EG1s1Arrvf PROCEEDINGS.
MnLEpGEvrLLE. Nov "a bill appropri
ating million of dollargor putting Georgi'
in state of defense passs the House OF hep
resentatives unanimously
1t is believed that the Convention bill vii
: : pass both Houses of De Legislature by
: unanimous vote.
, A. II. Stevens and terschel v. Johnsol
have been making Unia speeches in variou
parts of the State.
LATEST FROM sorTH CAROLINA.
a COLUMBIA, Nov. Is. ~Hon. Lawrence n
: keitt was serenaded by the people at midnight
. be made an exciting geecn, urging promr
/ and decisive action. lie SAID that Presiden
Y Buchanan was pledged psecession, and woul
i be held to it. South Carolina should shatte
y the accursed Union snd If not otherwise
: then she would throw Der arms around tn
b pillars of the Constitution and involve all th
n States in common ruin
: The South Carolina legislature adjourned
r nothing more Of an interesting nature havin
transpired The members have all gone [
!. their respective homes.
L NEW YORK, Nov. le-The Worlds tel,