New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-19

INEVITABLE WIGFALL IN TOWN, &C
From Our Own Correspondent
BALTIMORE, March 10, 1851.
learn that Gen. Houston lie determined on
resisting the secession Of Texas, by force qf
arms, and that he will receive resnforcements
from Tennessee. The rebels have command OF
all the arms aud ordnance in the State, but he
does not care for that This intelligence does
not SQUARE with that which some time since
made him traitor to the Federal authority, but
It comes from O Trustworthy source. The Gen.
eral, they say, is bound by solemn oath, taken
in Know.Nothing times, never to suffer wrong to
be done TO the Federal Union under any circum-
stances whatever.
The Methodist Episc0pal Conference for this
section is now in session at Staunton and Cham
bersburg. The secession Of the Baltimore Con-
ference from the Church North seems 70 be re-
garded as O fixed fact. The Laity Convention,
In session also at Stanton, are almost unan.
nous for il; and yet many Of the members OF
this Convention are eagerly bent on Federal
Office from Mr. Lincoln. They Will find that Be-
cessouism ia the Church is not passport to
tration. One Of the leading spirits in this Sc.
cession movement is Judge Bond, son Of the
former editor Of The Christian Adsoeate Of your
city.
Mississippi Commissioner Handy, who visited
us last December, denies that he told Gov. Hicks
that Mr.. Lincoln would never be installed. He
INDUCES in deal of special pleading, but con-
yicts himself Of equvOcatioD, to say the least Of
it, Nobody here believes bis denial. If Gov.
Hicks had told oil that Judge Handy said to
him. il would have been much worse for the
Mississippians fame; but perhaps the Governor
was right in not attaching any Importance to
such clustering. The Judge went back with
flea in his ear" and that was enough.
Wigfall, the inevitable Wigfall, was in town
last evening" and was serenaded by volunteer
COMPANY of his own kith and kin, consisting Of
some 100 sympathzers with rebellion, raked up
from the ranks Of degradation. He made
speech, of course, in which he ridiculed Mr.. Lin
coins journey to Washington, calling him era
ven; told his hearers that they were after his
own heart; announced that the secession Of the
Cotton States was everlasting; and babe the peO-
pie of Maryland give up all hopes Of getting out
of the United States, as the anaconda of the
Federal Government had them in it's coils, tight
and fast, and would crush them into submission"
He said be was not mad, and he would that
everybody was Like him, not even excepting his
negro slaves
The row gotten up by Mr.. Douglas, yesterday,
in the Senate, is well understood in this quarter.
There lie little sympathy with this disturber Of
the public peace. He broke down the Compro-
mice of 1850, and Is now trying TO break down
Mr.. LincOln's Administration, by ascrt;ng to it
the design to insugurate civil war and subjugate
the Southern disoontents, when the very Don.
trary is indicated in the Inaugural.
Some little curiosity is felt as to the destina-
ton of the feet of armed vessels that has just
sailed from New.York; but as the Government
Is no longer in the hands Of traitors, people are
content to await tho development Of events,
without fear and alarm.
The Secession Committee sent by the Secession
Ca...y.ses -. Aas .qt sIj01saea in cur C!::1,