The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-14

/ 10 SchoioiS III very gOOU cOnOft1On. A change
10 srequired In lis armament, go that more runs
may bs mounted upon the gorge Of the main
| work OF the covered way, as these portions
now bear directly upon the channel. which
mas shifted from the east TO the west snore :
| New ptat atforms for these guns will reonira N
be constructed. The battery johnson. Inount
| ing ten guns, situated at SmIthviile with !.
magazine, il auxiliary to Fort Casweli.
- RESOLUTIONS PASSED By NEW YORK.
The New York Legislature has passed the
following resolutions:
Whereas, l he insurgent State of South Carol;n,
after selz!ns the post office, custom house mon g,
and 1or lhcatlons of the ederai Cove nmeut has
by hiring inio vessel ordered by the GoveTnms nj
TO convey troops and provisions t. Fort Sumter
virtually declared war;;
And 'eh.rsas. ] he forts and property of the
United states Government IN Georgia, slabama
ana Louisian. hsvs been uniawindy seized with
hostile Intentions;
and inantain their treaspnable scts therefore, :
Rsso!rtd II he Senate concur, that the LIE. il
the value OF the Union and dete fTin to preserve
II nImpalred that 1t greets with 10Y ths recent
President of the Uated ates, and thai we tender
to him, through the Chief MsgIs rate OF our ow
Su1rea WI t ain m men ana money may be re
noid the authority of the Federal Cover me mt /:
and that In the defence of the Union, whio1 has
American peope, renewing the pledge given aud
redeemed b. our fathers We are ready 10 devote
our fortunes, our lives, and our sac fed honor
Reso!red. If the Senate concur, that the Union
,2VIng citizens and representatives. Of Delaware,
MARY land, Virginia, North Carolina, Keatueky.
missouri and Tennessee, who abor with devoted
courage aud patriotism IL withhold their States
from the vortex of secession, are entitled TO the
gratitude and admiration of the whole people
Rssotued, If the Senate concur, that the Gov
eTnor be respectfully reque ted to forward fo tn
With copies OF the foregoing resolutions to the
tresident OF the patton, and the Governors of all
the States OF the Union.
The question was taken on the adoption Of
the preamble and resolutions, and they were
adopted by III to 2.
ITEMS FROM THE SOUTH.
The Charleston papers of Friday furnish
the following items;
A company of Minute Men from Abbeville
District arrived in this city Wednesday
night. They number one hundred men, and
are as fine a looking body as any that can be
raised. For the Information OF the Tribune
and papers of that ilk, we state that ten men,
bers of this company took the first honor in
the South Carolina College. The company is
made up of the best material. Their uniform
IS red frock and dark pants. The folio wi u g
is q list OF their officers Captain, ]. NJ. Per-
rim FIRST Lieutenant, A. NJ. Smith; SecoLd
Lieutenant, J. G. Edwards; Third Lisuten-
ant, A J. Lithgoe.
The Monticello Volunteers, from Fairfield
District, also passed down yesterday. 1t is
also strong body of fine looking men, and
officered as follows a: Captain, j. b. Davis
LieuteL ants, J. I. Dawkins, w. J. Dawklns,
Il ] Kelly.
In New berry, in the 2S n regiment, on Sat
uruay, The two companies were made up; in
me Of the battalions not 20 men were left
when the call was made.
III Clarendon, on Saturday, the call for vol
unteers was responded to by one company of
So, and one OF 50, promptly marching out from
the body OF the regiment.
DIR. A. M. LYnah, OF the United States Navy,
has resigned his commission, and returned TO
his native Stale.
The Savannah Republican of Friday says
1t gives us pleasure to be aole 10 chronicle
the fact that Capt. Hartstelne has resigned his
position in the Federal Navy. Capt. ii. en-
tered the service at early age, and has served
long and faithfully, rising step by step from a
young mldshipman To bis present exalted po-
sition In the front rank of American naval
officers. No man has earned higher honors or
wears them more gallantly. Long may lie
live TO serve his native State.
SCENES IN CHARLESTON.
The Charleston CORES spondent Of the Balti-
more American, writing in expect tation of the
entrance of the Star of the West, says:
King street, as you know, is the principal
retail business locality OF Charleston, and
serves as general promenadlng ground dur
lug the afternoon. Yesterd ~ evening, early
after dinuer ii was perfectly thronGed with
people. Ladies crowded the sid walks, aud
as anxiously discussed the exciting news as
the men. The streets were thronged vita mil
itary unifurms-though by Tar The larger
numb ber OF soldiers wore no other distinguish =
ing mark than pair of C, oss- belts, knapsack
and hayonet. These were some OF The coun-
try soldiers that had tiocked into the city dur
ing the forenoon. suppose that not less than
500 of these raw recruits arrived during the
,iay from the upiands. Most OF them wore
the rough uncouth appearance OF country
men, and appeared TO be the subjects OF no lit
tie mirth TO the women. All OF them, now
ever, appeared to me to be men OF the right
stripe They seemed literally to be "spolling
for a fight"
saw three companies OF them, numbering G
over 800 men altogether, drilling as recruits
on the Citadel Green, and more sturdy look
ing set of fellows l never came across. Not
one seemed ever to have known sickness, or TO
have done anything else than eat ''hoppin-
iohn," rice and grist.
The Green itself presented more lively as
pect than have ever seen it assume Besides
the recruits, there were on review two artll-
iery companies from the fort, mum moerIBg
about $50 men, with IA pieces OF ordinance A
portion of The Citadel Cadets, not on active
duty, was also on parade, while the lmmedi-
ate vicinity of the school was numbered up
with fifteen or twenty pieces OF heavy ORD
nance gun. carriages, &C., ready ior transpor-
tation and use
MEETINGS IN VIRGINIA.
meeting was held in Kanawha county
Va, last week, at which, after adopting res
olution req Nesting ths calling of Convention,
provided % that any act by II Changing the re-
lations of the State of Virginia towards the
Federal Union, shall be submitted to the pee-
pie" The following additional resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
That whilst Virginia in all her acts and
conduct has made more sacrifices and contrib
u ted more than any other State to form the
Constitution of the United States, and to
maintain the Union, she will not and cannot
yield hei just rights, nor sacrince her honor,
even for It's preservation. That we are IN Ia
yor of the preservation of the Union. II II can
be done consistently with the rights and honor
of the South, under the Consultation, but II 1t
cannot be so maintained, then, that "the Union
of the South is the safety OF the South" p" That
we are sternly opposed to and relrobate the
use Of force by the General Government to
comnel or coerce seeding Slate, ana Ia view
Of the appalling calamities, winch might now
from such a beginning, We hold 1t 10 be the
highest duty of each party most SCI upulously
to avoid any and every occasion OF outbreak
or collision.
LIEUTENANT TALBOT.
Lieut.. Theodore Talbot, who was commits
stoned by Major Robert Anderson, OF Fort
Sumter, with dispatches for instructions from
the General Government, passed through this
city yesterday morning route for Washing
ton. He was in undress uniform, wore for
aging cap with glazed cover, and having on
Gitizen'e overcoat, did not appear very much
like q soldier. He is a man of small stature,
resembling, in point of size, Maj. w n. Giiham,
Of the Virginia Military institute. HIS COM
plexion and hair, however, are light and
light whiskers, a Ia nit!ttaire, adcrn his cheeks
He appeared TO be about thirty-fiv years Of
age, and walked erect ana firmly, in true mil
itary style. He seemed TO be pretty Well
flushed with South Carolina bank notes. which
he displayed in the office OF the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Company when hunting
up some Virginia funds, with wnich to pay
for his ticket. Lieut.. Talbot is a native Of be
District Of Columbia. but was appointed from
Kentucky, in May, lS47, TO the post of Second
Lieutenant Flrsr Regiment U. s. Artillery
He il a graduate OF the Kentucky Military In