Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-03-07


SECESSION IN VIRGINIA.-A despatch sent
to Richmond elected the following reply =
''Rest assured this convention will not vote
Virginia out of the Union, notwithstanding
the refusal of Congi ess to accept the compro-
mise. 1t is well to know that the action of
the Virginia convention must in any event 60
to the people. They will surely give seees-
sion its quietus."
Rar The Tallahassee Foridian says that
one thousand Maynard rifles and appenda-
ges, with 10000 ball cartridges and 100000
primers, and 1000 percussion muskets, have
been received by that State. The rifles were
purchased by the Governor in December last,
and the Quartermaster,G General has just re-
turned from business connected with their
delivery and receipt.
eSs- The Knoxville Whig says that Mr..
Mordecai, of Charleston, who recently gave
$4,000 to South Carolina, not long since
visited New York, Philadelphia and Boston
and represented to the druggists with whom
he had had dealings, that he was insolvent.
aad so settled with them by one half of their
claims against him. If this be true, the
North is paying some of the expenses Of 3d.
oession.
pgTbe New Orleans True delta, of Tues
day, returns its Acknowledgements to " the
Hon, Edward Bouligny, the faithful repre-
| yoJ., 81 ,o{ fnp Il
copy of the report of the Covode Committee
q syecies of Newgate calender record Of tie
infamies of Buchanan, Cobb. Floyd, Toueey
& Co., in the administration of this Govern,
ment, and for other interesting public docu-
ments."
gGy- Mr. Malory, of Florida, in withdraw
ing from the Senate, was kind enough to
say: "We do not seek to conquer you,'-
That's clever in Florida, which can hardly
keep down her alligators. Il cost millions
for US to capture Billy Bowlegs and his squaws
to protect Florida
EG- While the South and the Democracy
are trying to make it believed that the
white nggers" Of the North are starving for
bread, ID has been aseertained on account
full work, ana none idle that want to work.
R@% DR.. Alexander Jones of that infs-
nous sheet the New York Herald, confesses
he informed the Charleston people that the
Star of the West was on its way. In any
other country, such a treacherous act would
subject him to the fate of spy or a traitor.
PRoFITABLE.-St. Charles, the largest and
most fashionable hotel in New Orleans, which
every Winter averaged from five to eight hun
dred Northern boardels, has at this time hut
thirteen guests north Of Mason and Dixon's
line.
n&g~ The Montgomery Advitiser Of the
Oath says, that on Saturday there were forty
nine thousand and hundred pounds of pow
der shipped from the Montgomery and West
Point Railroad Depot for Charleston.
Hg Some say the present is the second
"Whskey Insurrection" in the United States.
for half the Secessionists are drunk as fools.
Take away their grog, and the insane rebsll-
ion would soon subside.
ESg- A Rhode Island Congressman says he
is keeping close watch that ae the other
States do cot slip ont of the Union, ani
leave Rhode Island to pay the National
debt
TIMELY. The fraternal advice of the Prev
idence Journal to Kansas is, Now, young
sister State, don't you go and secede before
we have chance to spend few millions on
you"
+ seg- The London Sporting Life says that
Tom SAVERS will leave England on the 10th
day of April next for the United States.