St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-11-22
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STARTLING INTELLIGENCE


opening Of the House Of Assembly To- day,
for business, the speaker announced tha:
he had received a communication from w:
Chestnut, tresigping his position as q Sen:
ator of the, u. s. VIM. Whally offered a
res tuition that the resignation be accepted.
He said that what under other circumstan-
:ces would be regarded with regret would
only be recognized as an act Of loyal, devo-
ton to South Carolina. = ::,,.:, ell, -, ,,,,
Mr.: Desansqre made a report from the
committee on raising means, recommending
bill to postpone the at requiring the banks
to. have, one third Of gold and silver to two
thirds Of their issue; This report was
unanimously adopted l,o,l.,,...3 ;. ~ >.
A bill was introduced to provide pa
lice in relation to persons coming from
States hostile ito the South. >.;.rc .,.- 49,
Georgia, Fl"rida,, Alabama and Missis-.
sippi, l. go with, South; Carolina, MI.
Toombs'. resi- gnation, is hailed with great
enthusiasm! ,nr 47,ifj3>.tt f1a 4F,,.,1 .>;f1 ~>,
The Governor had been, requested to
raise 10000 volunteers. = -, -,
a great crowd was in motions, number
ing 1000 mcn-minute men were also out
marching. ! 4nidt 7 .br,v yr, ,nr~g.
"A dispatch from Georgia of the. 18th,
states that Senators Chestnut and {Toombe
had resigned their seats in the United s,
Senate. t. .i,-e: :...t.. .:,i.,, 9...r.,fn 49,.
The mayor Of the place addressed a, a
meeting stating that it had been called to
consider whether it should protect two per
sons who had been notified to leave, or
leave the law in the hands of a mob; AT
this meeting resolutions were passed to the
effect that we live under laws and they
must be respected-7that the genius Of our
institutions forbids the punishment Of, a
citizen without fair trial by jury-that
the subversionvf laws by individuals, is
fatal to the interests Of the ,community w.:
that all existing laws must be- respected Or
amended by the legislature, . !. -.,I.;r--.
Great excitement existed Conservative
sentiments prevailed i The: resolutions
were adopted. q -, j. '..u,, : :...,..- go =;
Later than the; above, meetings were
being held and much excitement existed.
The Savannah resolutions were unani-
mously ADOPTED, being amended as follows:
Resolvcd, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the only remedy for the cleo
ton Of Abraham Lincoln, is immediate
disunion. -. r?..4 .iI,I, ,.G,I. .~.;nu
This resolution was received with loud
and prolonged applause. i,,n>;, uso1 },,,7,
z;Reselued, That this meeting is pledged
to submit to rate of taxation to raise .
million Of dollars to arm and organize the
military OF, the State. It,, y:"H .u.1o. OF.
"a. further resolution was then adopted,
condemnipg tho action of the, citizens
meeting this afternoon, and declaring the
resolutions adopted by, that meeting did.
not express the sense of the community.
The most intense excitement prevailed.
AUGUSTA, Ga, llP. M:-The meetings.
have adjourned after great applause:b Men
were appointed to attend the military con-,
vention. r IE!;l ,Gil .vr.'u,ttG s>oisl5g9rlt
LAcoX, Ga:-The Legislature refused
to FIX a day fol-, the election Of United
States Senator, until the action Of the State
IS determined '1',its1, nG :-4I2,yt:lI Is I'll
r11.sAt Milledgcville q spirited discussion
arose on the; election Of q United States
Senator, some members urging delay, while
others urged haste. Some Thought I'm
coins election ought not to be submitted
70 q moment, while others thought dcliber-
alton was necessary. The speedy election
Of a Senator would be construed into Ge6rl
gia's acquiescence ii the election of lin
coin. Resolutions of delay were adopted!
=, a bill was introduced, heavily taking
manufactured articles from !Alsss., Conn,
New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis
consin and other States, MULTI yinIg the flu
gitive slave law; also, for preventing the
citizens Of offending States from saeiie in
the Courts Of Georgia. The Legislature
adjourned from Friday till Monday ',''ls!>
At Montgomery, Ala, large meetings
Were being held and the military compaI
mics Of the city fully armed and equipped,
had rendered their services to the Govern.
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Our citizens are all unanimous tor dis
union. A plan for secession will 30 ar-
ram cd next week: *'''''' IL nHiI ~
The Governor, Supreme, Court Judges,
Circuit Judges, both the Senator's, and all
the Congressnen, save one, ere for disun'-
ion. ,'ns7 'o' g., z>1a az oo2>;7& n224 a.Ha
{: The city IL Mobile viii be against seoes-
sion,i but 6inc tenths Of The country dis
trlcts lie fdf di.union:: ,oDT1 hGs sidon
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