Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-12

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from Virginia the State of Alabama. The Judge was
invited to take the floor Of the House, and re-
turned his thanks in manner that noble, chyalrous,
warm.hearted virgnians always do.
On the next day, in the same body, Mr. Horn, from
| Joint select committee, made the following report:
The Joint committee raised upon the Joint resolutions,
extending invitation TO the Hon. John Robertson,
Commissioner from the State Of Virginia, TO address the
two Houses Of the General Assembly this evening at
half past o'clock =. NJ at such other times may
suit his convenience have discharged the duty assigned
them and instructed to report that they called upon
the Honorable Commissioner, exhibit, to him copy OF
the joint resolutions, and requested compliance with
the same The committee have received written reply
10 said invitation which reply accompanies this report
| and ask that il be read"
MONTGOMERY. Feb. 7, 1861.
To Messrs. Horn McIntire, Lyon, Of the Senate, and
Messrs. Walker, Hubbard and Lyon of the House OF
| Representatives:
am truly grateful for the honor conferred me by
the resolutions of the General Assembly OF Alabama, iu
vng me to address them in the Hall Of the House OF
Representatives and sincerely regret do not feel at lib
erty attempt compliance with their altering request
| The mission entrusted TO by the State Of Virginia
is one of Cancellation and peace. is OF very definite
character, bringing into special communication with
the Executive authorities of the States to which am
commissioned.
It has already been made known to His Excelency,
Gov. Moore, and ! am happy to say has been met and
promoted by him in the spirit in WHICH conceived
|
of Commissioners to Washington now before your Leg
stature are not within its scope They have been sub
mitted the action Of the Legislature and Executive de-
partments. Were 10 address yonr honorable body on
that subject, generally the great questions which
agate the States recently composing the Federal Unlon
the very fact that hold commission from my honored
Sate of the character described would possibly give to
nv humble views an influence and effect they would not
otherwise be entitled to command. They would probably
be regarded the sentiments OF Virginia, and thus IN
lttvf harh aun Tho
limits of my authority to impose and which she might
| not be willing TO assume.
| Under these impressions | stand I trust, readily
cused for denying myself the pleasure of accepting an
invitation complimentary to myself personally and to
| the State which have the honor to represent.
Receive gentlemen for yourselves and for the SENATE
aud the House of Representatives of Alabama assurances
| of my high respect JOHN ROBERTSON.
| ARMS FROM EURoPE-The Milledgeyile correspondent
Of the Augusta Chronicle states that the agent of Bel
gian company is a visit 10 Governor Brown, and
that he will negotiate to supply Georgia with any quaint
| ~ of arms.
| COMMISSIONER BELGIUN.-The Milledgevile Recor-
der learns that the Governor has appointed the Hon. T.
Butler King Commissioner, to negotiate with the Bel
GUM and Savannah steam navigation company, for the
establishment Of direct trade with Southern ports pursu-
| ant to a late act Of the Legislature.
Gov. Brown THE MEMPHIS FoUSDRY.-We feel au-
thorized state says the Southern Federal Union Of
the 9TH that the article going the rounds of our
changes, that Gov Brown had applied foundry in
Memphis Tennessee to make cannon for Georgia is
trely destitute Of foundation If sufficient number OF
cannon ae received from foundries heretofore
tabshed he will look to Georgia enterprise to supply the
deficiency
| LAwLEssNEss.-The Grand Jurors Of our Superior
Court speak the sentiment of this community when they
condemn in becoming terms the acts OF the mob which
have frequently dsgraced the fair of city,
IL is time every good citizen lending his active
operation in putting stop to this dsreputable state OF
affairs and hope the matter will not be dropped with
a mere expression of opinion. We have either to rule
the mob or be ruled by it.-Savdnnah Republican.
Gus POWDER PLor.-A letter dated Savannah the
9th says:
"An attempt was made to blow up the powder maya
zine containing 900 kegs of powder The parties
detected in the attempt and fed Two men have been
arrested suspicion and if it be proven they will
be suspended Immediately.
Capt DUNCAN " IsGRAHAM lately of the United States
Navy, has arrived, and is at the residence of bis
brother, George H. Ingraham, Esq The friends of the
gallant protector of Martin Kozsla will greet him home
with general and cordial decentralization Courier
TIVE DIFFICULTY AT SAvANSAu.-A Savannah CORES.
pondent of the Augusta Dispatch, gives the following
count of the insult British captain at Savannah
to which alluded yesterday Ia copying it. We do not
wish be understood approving this mode of inter
ference with the tastes or social arrangements OF the Of
fcers Of foreign vessels in Southern ports. They
have right 10 indulge their tastes OH their own vessels
and any interference with them by force can only be
productive of mischief and loss to US. The British Gov
ernm mt will Of course take cognizance of this affair
a. guess it will not be long before muss is kicked up
in Savannah. Yesterday English captain of Liver
pool bark arred and feathered eottOntd) by the
Rattle Snake club for asking eotored stesedore TO dine
with him and family His sable majesty accepted the in
vitation aud this fine old English gentleman refusing
TO permit his mate dine with him. did his uttermost to
| render his guest comfortable and happy The Rattle
Snake boys wishing be thus eclpsed n gallany
nvted the captain ashore whereupon they treated him
with genuine hospitality, that he will ever appre-
| ciate and long remember "-IOiiUubuS Enquirer.
An IMPORTANT IrEM-7he Cotton States remarks: The
census of $3.50 gives Florida a. 3 bales Of cotton The
of 1860 gives her 1885, 100 bales increase Of
four hundred per cent, and nearly fifty per cent
ar for the last years Most of this is long
| staple We have no doubt but that n ten years
| we will raise over 100000 bales We have $1,000
square miles and within the bounds Of
that there is enough land here suitable cotton to keep
over 100000 negroes employed in its culture
| NEGROES KiDSAPPED.-Just as We are going to press
We learn from friend from Gainesville that three free
negroes part of the of Northern vessel lying
in the port Jacksonville in this State have been sold
by the Yankee captain TO one OF the citizens OF our coun
ty-Mr John Winter. One of the darkies is from Mas
sichusets They are confined in the Jail at Gainesville
and will have hearing to-day.
Freedom shriekers, North what think you Of your
kidnapping captain? We think your colored friends
ought be forthwith returned to you and presume the
court will so decree.-Aacon, Ga, States.
Southern TYPE FoUsDRY.-Thomas Il. Shields & Co.
H. Hyatt practical printer being the junior partner
have proposed to establish Southern Type Foundry in
the city OF New Orleans provided newspaper propiieors
of the South will agree to accord them their support
The necessity of establishment Of this kind has long
been felt at the South.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF REDPATH AND JOHN
BROWN JR
The following, from the Mled lille correspondence
of the Augusta Ga) Dispatch January 2Sth IL the first
tellgemce received Of Redpaths party since he sailed
from this port some two months ago, ostensiby for
Hayt
"Col A. 6. Atkinson, of Camden in the city day
or two since and learn fcom undoubed authority at
he came to notify the Governor that the people of the
seaboard had arrested Cumberland Island the noto
rious Reipath and the son OF John Brown 0d Ossawa
omie who there attempting to carry the new
Yankee idea Of incendiirsm, MURDER robbery nsurrec
ton and terror.
"He came to ask Governor Brown to allow the prison.
ers to be hung, and to obtain for his people.
at will be recollected by your readers that several
days ago Boston papers announced the sailing of
pcious craft, with John Brown and Redpath on board
and prophesyng that these devils in human form would
attempt to steal slaves along the rivers and nlets and
sell them in Cuba that funds for The enterprise had
been raised in Boston. Rumors have been prevailing
for days that suspicious craft lowering around
the coast There is Of the vessel since the arrest
Of the men. There may be some mistake in this matter
but positively know that Colonel Atkinson left for the
seaboard taking great many Of Shaps carbnes from
the arsenal here.
Governor Brown left the capitol suddenly that his
intimate friends did not know where he was going He
turns up in Augusta He has ordered the Jackson Ar
tiery, OF Macon. to the sesboard."
TRAGEDY MAR GRAHAMyILLE We learn that DR.. L.
e. Keebler of Savannah killed on Wednesday last
circumstances: DR.. K, man named Humbert and sew
eral others. hunting: a deer killed after