Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-13

tuo Uoutlmeut OF Tue Assembly upon the great
ton which occupied the public mind he begged leave
to present the following:
Whereas It now certain that Mr.. Lincoln has been
elected President Of the United States; and Whereas
that election determines the fact that the powers Of this
Government have passed into the hands Of section only
OF this Union, and Of section impacaby hostile TO
interests and our institutions we citizens OF Charleston
deemiug it privilege TO express to the General As
semby Of this State in session our hopes and wishes
upon this emergency and deeming call Of Conven-
ton to consider Of secession, measure evidently de-
handed by the exgencies Of this occasion:
Be IL therefore resolved, That it be urged upon the
General Assembly to promptly call Convention of the
people Of this State to meet at the earst possible
ment and sever our connection with the present Gov
eminent.
be by telegraph to Senators aud Representatives
in that Assembly with the request place them before
their respective Houses.
In support of these resolutions he said that he was
pleased to before his felloWcizens under circum
stances which allowed more connected expression of
his views than any that had heretofore occurred and was
particularly pleased to come before them in that Hail. in
which six months before the great sectional
impending first initiated He said that were now
in the midst Of neutrality-suspicious. in great po
litca drama-eyery incident of which certainly
historic. The robes that had fallen from the shoulders
of Judge, who could longer them with honor
the commissions, surrendered by officers who could
longer execute them without the implication of subser-
vency TO arbitrary power could be conferred
men within this State. The national flag which, two
days SINCE was lowered before the Lone Star that oated
at the masthead Of the James Gray would never float
again the emblem Of this State; and he who had
perenced the sentiment inspired by the Lone STAR could
never again recognize sentiment Of allegiance and
fidelity TO the Federal Government. To the proper aud
success issues OF such revolution he favored the Con-
vention recommended by the resolutions; of
resistance inaugurated would be efficient and peace
full This State must, doubtless alone; So there
would be In that event, the North, convinced
of intention to protect liberty, would adopt course
to concate the other Southern States If not the first
blow struck would unite the South-the Government
would fall-two Republics would arise. Il was not to
be understood that the would undertake TO suhugate
the other that there would be the ability 10 do so
but if the movement not inaugurated-f the
people Of the States conscious Of liberty, the value Of
liberty and Of their trusts 10 preserve and perpeuatc
this institution charged with the perpetuity OF Republ
institutions and perhaps OF civilization ITSELF should
find warrant in the action Of the State to strike In
vndcaon Of that liberty and those institutions, il were
bard to answer for the consequences. He had been
charged with being radical but it scarcely true He
counselled iegality-no violation Of the law. The
he wished for peaceful and constitutional
He would peril s success by any that would
give the General Government the legal right 10 strike
He counselled prescription we we're united, and he
deprecated a division; but convinced that no action
would be taken by the State, that liberty could only be
INDICATED by rebellion, then he himself was a rebel
Judge MAGRATH was loudly called for, and came upon
the stage amidst immense applause The Judge decar
ed his conviction that the time for elaboration had ceas
cd aud the time for action After addressing the
audience for minutes in his usual clear and impress
sve STYLE he took bis seat while the Hall reverberated
with the most deafening cheering.
N. p. 0CoSSoR, Esq, then appeared, and alluded to
the effect Of the feeling at Charleston in the Legislature.
He said that expect them in their wisdom, to act,
and Immediately Ii time to show that South Caro-
lima no longer barely passing resolutions. He then
alluded to the teegraphc message from the Senate and
hoped for counter effect upon the House OF Represen.
tatives.
On motion Of WIN Ladder, Esq, it was
Resolusd That a Committee Of three be appointed 10
go 10 Columbia and instruct our delegates to act imme-
diately.
Whereupon the following gentlemen appointed
as the Committee the resolution Hon. A. g. MA
GRArH Hon. w. f. COLcoCE, and JAMES CONNER, Esq.
which was adopted:
Rssolrel That special train Of cars be prepared to
convey delegates to Columbia.
The meeting was afterwards addressed by Messrs.
THos. Y. SNoNs b. X. CARROLL. Hon. HENRY r. JACK
SON. of Georgia Hon. w. f. CoLCOcE, Capt. BARLOW and
Judge hLLEN Of Savannah, &essrs BLBo aud NORWOOD,
each of whom frequently interrupted with the wild
est kind of applause.
The enthusiasm which prevailed throughout m-
Every speaker was for secession-immedate Sc
cesou. Were Representatives at Columbia at the
meeting last night and bcheld that audience and the
several gentlemen who addressed them, unanimous aud
loudly cheering and calling for immediate Convention
and immediate action they would longer fater hes
itste what their constituents ardenty desire them
to accomplish