The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-03-27
4 resolution requesting Congress to rail- a
national convention has passed both Houses
uf the Ohio Legislature.

4 resolution requesting Congress to rail- a
national convention has passed both Houses
uf the Ohio Legislature.
In the Virginia State convention. on the
2lst. Mr.. llulenmbe concluded his speech.
which was greeted with applause. Tie
Chair ordered the galrre. tu be cleared, but
revoked il at the solicitation nf members.
many Of them having participated 10 the de-
mnnstration. Mr.. Baldwin, Of Augusta, re-
Piled in strong Union speech.
Mr.. Garlic offered substitute report, be-
ing the peace conference measures. which
was referred 10 the Committee Il The VII IT,.
Mr.. Boyd, Of ButstOurt, also offered sub
Stiiuie for the first section II The committees
report, which vas similarly referred.
Great excitement prevailed al Little Rock
following the rejection Of the secession ordi.
nance. A compromise was effected By the
Convention TO submit the question 81 ca-op.
eratiun or secession % The people 1t Arkan-
sas on the fret Monday 10 August.
Delegates will be sent 10 the border STATE
convention. 10 report ON the reassembling 81
the convention an the third MONDAY in Au-
gust, 70 which day i has adjourned.
Tie Legislature II Kentucky res,senbIed
on the 2l.t, but Immediately adjourned III.
I'll Tie 21d, 70 alluw lie use of tie legislative
hall TO the snuihern-rishis mass e1h, entiun.
which is now 10 session.
Governor Houston has refused 10 obey thr
behests Of tie lrIss state convention. and
declined TO take the oath TO support the new
constitution 1T the southern cpufederacy.
The Secretary 81 State has u ipteJ similar
course. but the 0ther state officers have TAX.
en- the course appointed for them. IL an.
nuuneci that Lieutenant Governor CLARK was
70 assume Governor ilousiun's powers an the
10th Instant, by order of the convention.
There is no indication u tie course which
Governor Houston will pursue in such con
tingency.
The constitution or The confederate STATE.
was unanimously ratified ~ he Georgia
Stste convention, on the 10Th instant, after
a brief consideration.
4 special messenger from the British Il.
CATION at Washington sailed 10 The Cnnsrd
steamer from Boston On the Goth instant,
with dispatches for the British Government,
giving foil statement u affairs at Wishing
ton and 10 The south also. copies d the two
tariffs.
Upon our great northwestern lakes, in
1860. 20 less than seventy.six vessels were
wrecked. and between three and four hun
dred lives we're lost. For six years the o..
gregate losses. - reported BY the board Of
underwriters, were ell ,252, 6lS, and nearly
two thousand lives.
Daring the past three months four hundred
and seventy persons have been killed and
wounded BY the Indians 10 Texas.
II Is said, on good authority, that Messrs. |
Crawford and Forsyth. the commissioners
from The southern congress, entertain the
strongest hopes u preserving The peaceful
relations between The two governments. /
There is no doubt that their diplomacy Is
jadisious.
Superintendent Kennedy. % The United
States Census Bureau, il Is said, refused 10
pay the Assistant Mafshals from the seeded
States their salaries. unless they will receive
TRAITS On repositories Of this Government in
those States.
Ngw 0HLgavs. March 22.--Adviess from
Austin state thar The Texas Convention has
passed 40 ordinance declaring the Govern.
"a chair tacanf and aIso fha a0,re IL e.