Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-04
RICHMOND HlIG.
VOLUME So.
The National Crisis.

-,. Petersburg Express of Saturday publishes note
,,e Douglas, addressed TO a citizen Of Petersburg
,,te January Slst, in which the distinguished Sen
Ia. oI have only time, 10 reply 10 your enquiry
,r that ,bsrs IS hope Of preserving peace and the
- All depeads or the action Of Virginia and toe
~ States II they remain in the Union and aid In a
S.-l INST settlement, the Union may be preserved
,bev se,ede under the fatal delusiou Of reeol-
..,o / fear that all is lost Save Virginia, aud we
.rr save tie Union
NJ, " Herbert. master mason Of the GosPOrt (Na.)
Yard has rendered his resignation because he Is
~ ar-- of secession aud opposed 20 coercion.
r.s Legi,I..ure Of Arkansas which adjourned on the
.,.. rt. appropriated 100000 for the purchase Of
,C9bio few DAYS past, seven or eight brge cannon,
a.nt,y Of shells, have boon shipped at PhlAtel-
.-.. f5- For. Delaware.
r.. E.c.br,au Central Committee Of NeS York city
ts5 resolutions, on Thursday evening, earnestly re-
.r. te Republican members OF Congress, "in no
-a. come What may, further compromise wi;h the
slave power
nm, Co. VIM j. Hardee, of the First Cavalry, L. 5.
.f.,o.es) hiss res gued. His res alton makes Ma
A.. Emory Lieutenant Colonel OF the First Cavalry
Tgr ARMAMENT Of FORTRESS MONROE
A., officer belonging 70 the garrison Of Fortress Mon
- sends us ae following denial Of the sensation dis-
cs that gu1s were mounting at that post and other
.l,i1as alhcg for the purpose Of iatmidatias, &C.
,- ana s-bagatng Virginia
FORTRESS NoNEoy. Va.
January sosh, IS6I
2. 20. Era- Of Hs H1iy
o.. ...r..lrr.- gong thc rounds Of the spapetS
...... pos, IS b.i,g pg, in complete armament for
.r. H.. q. .fraF. F..a
-. .- Tryre is 10 community iu tAc country, Ol;-
..lttht Od Dominion, possessing warmer regard Tor
t-rla. su IS 70 be found within tie walls OF .his
l..to1-lnt. therefore, none LESS disposed TO DO
....t as4.us, tarir rights iieemen.
IAN disposed O. thiaS that the design OF the authors
ff.a, and Kindred statements in the Norfolk Argus
.l EBAY BO0S, is for the purpose %! influencing ihe
~ 8. OF tbc people previous 10 the eiecucn Tor dele
..s. 10 vOur COlyeutOu-tbcre IS CerllEy nothing 20
., ,lch absurd stories. When the post last IN
,-ss.sl u vas found that the number OF guns iequr,
b. ANY regulations 10 be iu position, were not so,
srI r. commanding Cihcer an excellent gentleman aud
,ule- is nov making amends for this oversight which
lsuo reference Whatever 10 the secession Of any State
Tao precautionary measures taken are such ~ say
mn n . SCI s,s would take 70 prevent the surprise OF
t. ,.-t bv irresponsible parties and nothing more
Warfare with The people OF Virginia has Got entered ino
Oh. minds Of the occupants OF ihr posi-. ARMY
CHARLESTON ITEMS.
James Bolu, OF Grahamvle, has given 1000 to the
S,e
Social Messenger 90 UasAiHgfon- C. T. uaske
ts been dispatched a special mission TO Washington
s1 important dispatches aud instructions ior Col L. "
Havoc Mr. Haskell i, IS thought, will reach the above
today. Mr.. Hayne viii await the receipt OF Ia Ss
aeuI, .lAug aLy duai actOu the subject with Ehct
BEL, ,yi4rgej-C}Tlssioa Co,picr, Of 5oA
~, Fag-Ir viii give satisfaction 70 many to learr
f.- th. Flag has been recOusidcytd and amended Tue
E..lox adopted white Palmetto On blue hed, an'
C.ts, .ut as b tore.--ib.
Is. N.e Nuas-Scvcral suggestions Of names Tor Ia,
r.w .eIcas o. oOuicderacy OF the seeding Southern
Sle- have appeared through the press A correspon
o.. o, 'he t.e7sr some weeks since, proposed Apt
c or the 'Apalachan League as might be preierr'd d
Aeg luia Columbia, ChicoTa and other >inilar naue
haze also been proposed az single titles, II 1t should D.
ts lied TO adopt a common and single name.
o. we remember arght, Columbia FredOnia and Ale
CANA were prominent among the names Occe proposed
lr atvocaed for the United States. Ninand was al'
s,ej in memory Of the Mortimer Who h'st 'lsi'e
Autucs.
w.shingtouia, or the Washington League" or Wash
-,t1r States has cen proposed also for the south
Several Ot our State names would serve admirably a
ts coll s-tiye name Il the difficulty OF ambiguity or con
t-51 Ni.h the State could be avoided. OF these, vi
mrM-..lce Carolina Florida, Georgia Alabama Lou
.,iul-al simple, easy OF utJerAuce euphouOUs. To ou
ears Georgla and Alabama have the charms of sOun'
uss 90 Carolina which DO not urge IN this respect
10. Georgian League or COuiedeuey or Federation
might &c adopted, II 1t is deemed proper TO assert IN
iel.rtiye principle in the title.
some names OF cities have also been suggested for TIN
homo. aud applcltiOn--amOng them, Atlanta, August
srl others.
ILl, occurred to some thai the old and now obsolet
name Carolina, ancenuy applied by some writers 10 IN
T.r.o-v bctSttn the savannah and Mississippi rivers
s,sard from The sources sf the savannah would serv
good purpose now this very Territory is large am
Important portion OF the new COntederacy.-Ib.