The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-03-30
From the National Ilteligencer.
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nal, regrets to see the exhibition of some
discomfort with the proceedings, Or rather the
authority, Of the Congress of the Confederate
States It admits that, in respect to the
authority Of the body, there may be some diff
ference Of opinion without disloyalty to the
South But (adds our cotemporary) it must
be remembered that the people Of the States
which voted for it gave it something N the
nature Of pleaaay poecers, and under the be-
lief that this was necessary to the objects tor
which the Congress was called. n
We were not before aware that the people
in voting for delegates on the question OF i'm
mediate or cooperative secession, had IN view
such 'plenary prerogatives as the formation
and installment Of a Provisional and Perma-
nent Government without further reference
to the fountain Of political power Yet it
seems that such was the fact, or if not the
fact, the force Of circumstances has subse
quently made the assumption Of this author
1 ity' a necessity What these circumstances
are our cotemporary very graphically describes
as follows
eve are like number Of men IL q boat at
sea- We must reach the land by our boat.
No one can leap overheard without destruc-
tion to himself Having left the old ship
without the slightest probability Of returning
to it-what is the duty of every true man?
/ Why, to navigate the vessel into some safe
! hurLor and the dissensions in the crew which
are likely to prevent this mast be suppressed
1 When uc Qet ashore, then let the difference
Of opinion in relation to the skill Of the com
mander have full expression. There is no
doubt that as soon as we get settled there will
! be party dissensions We shall, no doubt,
/ have parties but wait for these new phases
uuH 1re Eno1r eructy Whcre zee dre about to
i lund NlH Onf near ressel.
Could the infelicity of separate State Sc
Yet the Mobile journal means to be gravely
argumentativc, and is not at all facetlous.
/ The Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser,
also a leading secession paper, concurs with
the Mobile journal in enforcing the duty Of
present submission to the assumption Of pie
nary powers BY the members Of the South
ern Congress. It says
These men have already exercised author
Ity, which, under other circumstances may
not have legitimately belonged to them. They
| have for instance elected i Provisional Pres
ident and Vice President But those officials
are men whose names are illustrious IN Amer
lean history. What demagogue, then, will
cavil at the action Of our Congress? Who
will be found 50 base as to assert that the peo-
pie have had no voice in the formation Of this
\ Government under which the South is to live
and prosper? Not one true Southern man
For the sake Of the South, then, our own be-
loved South, let us drop all party dissensions
and unite in uphoding and sustaining the
Government If there be defects, and no
work Of human hands is perfect, the people
can rectify these errors at the ballot box
Constitution which many OF us would be glad
to see altered. Some mny desire the free ~
Production of lf1can negroes, a. q represen-
tntiou ot al the negro population, o. entire
\ free tutle Others may object to each and
all Of these provisions. Let these preferen-
ces and objections be expressed at the ballot
box and in the State Conventions. But be-
fore the world, and more especially in the
i face Of our Northern foes, let us present
solid front in defence Of our Government.
SPECIE IMpoRTATIoNs After a partial
abatement of the specie imports from Eu
rope. occasioncd By the advancing rates Of
| sterling exchange here towards the latter part
Of February, the shipments are again show
ing increased volume With continuance
Of the present activity in the exports OF bread
stuffs and cotton, keeping pace with reduced
importations the chances favor the continu-
ance Of these shipments to America for some
] time to come California, too continues to
pour her treasures into our lap about as free
/ II as ever. We annex the arrivals during the
past week, with the amount en- route from
San Francisco, as advised BY pony express
/ Arabia LIVERPOOL 81. 295. 945
/ Etna do 1.254 600
/ North Star California, sl5.524
/ Cortez. do ten route) $50, 900
Total, s4,O45, 400
This fresh avalanche Of specie adds largely
] to the vast amount Of money lying idle in the
city bank vaults waiting for a settlement Of
/ the irrepressble conflict and the consequent
revival Of business. AS long as the future is
50 full Of doubt and distrust as it is at pres
ent, capitalists prefer to have their money
locked up in the Wall street vaults to invest
ing il in enterprises o. in trade, which i'm
pending civil war may utterly destroy. -Aen
York Erpress.
TENNESSEE The precise majority in Ten
nessee against Convention was 1875. The
vote for delegates to the Convention, the true
test Of the strength Of Union and Disunion
with several counties to hear FROM was as
follows: Union. Disunion
East Tennessee, 3O9O3 5,577
Middle Tennessee, $4,000 9,S28
West Tennessee, o4Oql 9.344