The national Republican., 1861-03-04
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The Election in North Carolina.

BY TELEGRAPH.
The Election in North Carolina.
Raleigh, March 2, 10 p. M-Forty. seven
counties have been heard from, returning 4S
Union and rs secession delegates. The ma.
jority thus far against q convention is about
5000, but this amount will be decreased, and
perhaps overcome. 'I..
Governor Reed was beaten in Rockingham
county.
Refusal Of Capt. Hill to Surrender to
.--.,....,. Texas.
New Orleans, March l.-Advices received
here from Galveston state that Capt. Hill, in
reply to the demands of the Texas Commis.
sioners, refused to evacuate Fort Brown, or
surrender to them the Government property in
his charge
1t is stated that Capt. Hill has ordered re.en.
forcements from Ringgold's barracks to retake
the Government property on Brazos Island. A
collision between the Government and State
troops is imminent. .....
The Virginia Convention. "
Richmond, March 2.-Mr. Goode, Of Mech.
lenburg, this morning concluded his speech
commenced yesterday. He criticised the Peace.
SohiCiOuCS pEOpOSltlOnS very Sharply.
Mr.. Goode, Of Bedford, introduced the fol.
lowing resolutions '..n.s.. .,.....
Whereas, The powers delegated by Virginia
to the Federal Government have been per.
verted to her injury and oppression; and,
whereas, The moderate and reasonable de.
mands known as the Crttenden propositions,
with the essential notifications presented by
the General Assembly as final effort to restore
the integrity Of the Union, have been deliber.
ately rejected by the Northern confederates;
therefore
Resolred, &c., That every consideration of
duty, interest, honor, and patriotism, requires
that an ordinance be adopted by the Conven-
tion and submitted to the people, by which Vir-
ginia will resume all the powers delegated to
the Federal Government, and declare her con.
The resolution was referred.
Mr.. Fisher presented anti.coercion resolu.
tions, embodying and suggesting that the Gen.
eral Government should early negotiate with
the Confederate States for the transfer of Fort
Sumter and Pickens to said Confederacy, and
for an equitable division of the public property,
and burdens. This was also referred.
There is no present prospect of any agree.
ment to the report by the Committee on Fed.
eral Relations.
Congress of the Confederate States.
Montgomery, March 2.-The Congress TO.
day admitted the delegates from Texas to the
full privileges of other members.
short open session was held this morning
about the reduction of the tariff, and the re-.
session. Another secret session will be held
tonight.
Suspicion of an Intended Insurrection.
Norfolk, March 2.-There were some suspi.
cions last night Of a secret plot among the
colored people, aided by four white men, to get
up an instruction, but the necessary precsu.
tions were taken, and the fears subsidized, A
detachment of volunteers was called out.
Later from California.
Fort Kearny March 3.-The pony express
has arrived here, with additional news from
California.
There has been no election for Senator; in.
effectual attempts had been made to fix the
day:
The Douglasites had held a caucus. Mr..
Denver received II votes, Mr.. Nugent received
10, Mr.. Randolph IL, Mr.. McDougall Is.
Mr.. Parker, U. :. Consul at Honolulu, had
arrived at that place.
III MlSSouTl SOnVenClOn.
81. Louis, March 1.-The State Convention
at Jefferson city permanently organized today.
Hon. Sterling Price was elected President,
and the members were qualified, taking the
oath to support the Federal and State Con.
stitutions, in accordance with resolution adopt.
ed by the Convention.
A communication from the Georgia Commits.
sioner was laid upon the table.
Rescue of a Virginia Slave.
New York, March "A negro named John
Polhemus, belonging to Mr. Jameson, of
Louisburg, Virginia, was rescued from the Gus.
tody Of the marshal, just as he was going on
board the steamer Yorktown to-day. The mar.
shal had no warrant.
Death of a Virginia Legislator.
Richmond, March 2.-Judge George W. Hop.
kins, delegate from Washington county in
the Legislature, died here to-day.
Of all the ills that afict men and women. few
are SO agonizing as Dyspepsia. 1t is a sort of
combination of many diseases. What is still
more unfortunate is, that the treatment of the
malady is not generally understood. The medi-