The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-21
The "Peace Conference"

The deliberations of the Peace Con ference
Tuesday were initiated by the introduction of
n resolution by Gov Wickliffe te limit speeches
to thirty minutes. 1t was moved to amend
this by substituting ten minutes. Another
proposition was that the Convention should
meet at ten o'clock in the morning and adjourn
at four Z. NJ, then to meet at eight in the
evening and adjourn at ten. Still another
proposition was to close debate on Thursday
and proceed to vote.
No vote was taken upon the above, and
il is not unlikely that there viii be no decisive
vote upon com promise propositions until after
the arrival of Mr.. Lincoln.
Commodore Stockton opened the discussion
Tuesday morning i'll long speech, III which
he pronounced strongly against coercion. For
every regiment that would be raised in the
North to coerce the South, another would
spring up in the same North to oppose the
first.
Mr. Granger, of New York followed in a
speech, in which he descan ted upon the fact
that the last Presidential election was not an
endorsement of Republican policy by a majo-
rity OF the people of the North apd that were
New York called upon now to speak, she
would go for compromise by hundred thou
sand majority.
Mr. Noyes, of New York, Republican, re-
Piled stating that he was not to be in tlmida ted
by speeches of preceding speakers.
Mr.. Ruttin, of North Carolina, made con-
ella tory speech, Geprecating remarks of a par
tizan character. He was older than the Con-
stitutiOn, and he hoped that he should not
survive its wreck.
Mr.. Ewing made speech against abolition
ism.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine, who is represent
ed by Maine democratic papers a signer to
paper contributing money for, running off
fugitive slaves, put questions concerning the
intentions Of Virginia In standing between the
Government and rebellious States.
Mr.. Seddon answered these at much length.
MIR. Rives, of Virginia, made long speech,
answering objections as 10 the lrregalarity OF
proposed methods 10 amend the Constitu ton
The Convention that framed the Constitution
was not regularly called, etc. SO also amend
mentS had been made in which there had been
4 departur from the strict rule.
Mr.. Summers concluded the days session in
what is spoken of as powerful effort
LATER FROM CALIFoRSIA.-The Pony Ex-
press, with dates from Sah Francisco to
| the afternoon of the Sd inst, under which we
| have the following, has arrived
| The Pony Express reached San Francisco
! on the 3lst ult., with the Eastern news tele-
| graphed TO Fort Kearney of the 24th, contain
| ing detailed account of affairs at Charles ton
s. c. after the Star of the West was fired
| into, the debate thereon in the United States
Senate, and the proceedings in the New York
and other State Legislatures. Altoge ther it
! was cons sidered the most alarming intelligence
| yet received here.
| The Legislature has spent most OF tho time
| since in debating the various series OF Union
| resolutions formally introduced, with pros
| pect of continuing the debate some days, be-
| fore reaching any conclusion. II was expect
ed that most OF the Breckenridge members
sympathize or justify the secession move
| ment.
The State Agricultural Society has just held
| it's annual meeting, and decided that all gen
eral State fairs shall hereafter be held at Sa-
| cramento.
Since the discovery of the Washoe and
other silver mines on the eastern slope OF Tho
Sierra Nevada, fifty three silver mining com
panies have been regularly organized under
the laws of California for the professed obIee
of developing various argentiferous districts
with the nominal capital of sla 900 coo Mos
of these companies have their headquarters
| at San Francisco.
Captain Richard l.. Whiting, long in the
service of the Pacific Steamship Company
died suddenly of apoplexy, at San Francis
| co, on the evening of the 3lst, after having
been about the city in his usual health al
day.
The Federal employees at the Island Navy
Yard have received no pay for some weeks
and all that could possibly be spared are dis
| charged