Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-01-23

Aresolntiou has been passed NV the Leo.
stature cf South Caroina. u~nar;mcueiv thar
any atlcmpt by the Federal Governments to
reinforce Fort Sumter, viii bc rcrar,cd as
an acg Of open hostility and 4 declaration OF
wat. - sing the act and prompt
- in fling Gu the "Star c
promising support to the
IN measures ef defence,
rCnjln, in his inaugural address be-
r,rc the legislature Of Pennsylvania, says
,b,t nothing Toe the life or acts OF Mr. bincoln
warrants thc cljstiag excitement in the South,
Ue save that Pennsylvania should repeal any
laws VI hers tbit are in opposition to the
Constitution Re says also it will he the du-
~ ct PENNSYLVANIA To unite with the people
.,r either lovaj states in jut and honorable
measures Of coacjlistion, so that present dan
~ors NAV he ayerted lie says also that the
federal government must arrest the progress
ofanarchy auI enforce the laws, and that the
Union must be preserved,
The Scnatc Of Arkansas has refused TO pass
the House hill Ealing . Convention in that
State
The LEGISLATURE Of Alabama organised On
the 18th. e wll conGne its action as far as
po.sille. dur the session, to the business
arising fom the action Of the Convention
The Goycruor. ia his message, urges the ne
ccssi,v of Alabama at once being placed up
on t.c most rficicnt war footing, and the APP
pointmeut Of a military board 10y the LegiS-
ture.
r-a5" The Elo wing resolutions were offered
in the Virginia Lesislatu e on the 10Th, and
referred 10 the commite e on federal re.a
lions: (Snr adopted)
" RsselrclIg the Senate Gp@ House IF DEL
egaic& That r. NJ. y. Hunrer, WA {. RiycS,
John j. Alien and Geo. w. Summers be, and
arc hereby aPpointed commisst' nerS to open
81 CORE pGndou,e with the governments oI
all the States, {, ascertain on what terms, i
arv. the present Union eau be pres rived
and if il cauuat then upon what te ms, and
with what States, a new Contcderacy can he
formed, whi.h will secure to the people o
Virginia the itl enjoyment Of all their rights
and that they be required to report the re
suit of their ar0cccdings TO the Convention
% assemble ON lie l3tp February next
Tint the Governor be requested forthwith
70 arprlsc sal, Commissioners OF their ap
p%ojutnent.'
The committee on federal relations Of tina
St1tr have r]c.oted resolutions ca ling for
mcetjng Of Commissioners, on the 4th o
next month, 81 Washington, to make an ei
tort to rcsto the Union and the Constltu
ton I'm the s,irt in which they were cstab
li,hei by the fthcrs Of he Republic Th
invitation to APPOINT Commissioners is exter
dcd to all the States, non slaveholding as we
as siaveholding
The Legislature Of Virginia has passed
hill to call Convention. The bill provide
for a vote of the people, on the same day the
elect their delegates, on thc'question OF refer
ring the doings Of the Convention TO III
people TIL Sc for referring to vote for it, an
those against referring to vote accordingl,
The election for delegates is TO he held 0
the 18th of February, and the Convention
meet on the 18th Of the same month.
Mississippi having seeded, the a%rtlller
were ordered TO Nicksburg on the 18th,
the Governor, TO hail and question passir
boats. Trouble is brewing on the Mississip'
river.
Ten Scott is still engaged in making pr
p%lrationS to guard AGAINST a possible breal
Of the peace in Washington, in consequen,
Of the pres mt political agitation. Etlectiv
military forces are to I've posted in sever
parts of the city. 1t is not probable tn
any hut regular troops and tho militia of Il
District will be employed for the purpose.
THE AHMANENr OF NORTH CARoLINA.-T
Commission for the purchase Of arms, appoi
ted by the Legislature, met in Raleigh
the 18th inst. IL was composed Of &c
ELLIS, Col. Tew Of the Hillshorough Militia
Academy and Mai. HILL of the n. G. Militia
Institute. 1t is not proper that the XII
and quality OF the arm agreed upon shou
be generally known. But the people of t
aaySasmA the purchas
0TWg, T0TtCNtr with what we now hay
will make North Carolina one of the bC
armed and equipped States in 'he South.
Charlotte Bulletin.
If you can paint fire with charcoal, liz
with chalk, and make colors live and breatl
then YOU can with words give a faint idea
the excellence ard magic effects OF Per
Davis Pain Killer. Its reputation IS
world wide renovo its Introduction is
ccived with great favor in foreign lands.
WAsuxGToN GOSSIP" Zeb," the piqu;
correspondent ofthc Richmond Dispatch, sa
General Lanc is Of opinion th't the b
chance for peace, is for Virginia to act prom
ly. All the border States look to her. l
ceived n letter from Knoxville yesterd
which closes thus: tennessee VIII, l
certain, call a Convention next week, and
suit with Virginia, and whatever she (Nirs
ia) does, We will do with all our might
Last night | asked a member from lie
how his state would act. He replied by
ding a passage FROM a letter just receiy
1--WE shall elect Frank Latham to the I
%yention, because he Is in favor of Texas &c
out yesterday'-that is to say, one day IN
vance Of Immediately. Latham lives at +
La e, on the Rio Grande, where there are
negroes at all. lie is a Connecticut mar
birth, but his been in Texas for twenty We
GREAT FIRE rs NuwBERN.-A destruc
lire occurred in Newborn on the mornln
the 10th. II originated between Hart y b
large Tin and Sheet Iron mandatory ano
City Restaurant. Both these buildings
soon in flames, and in a very short time
Court House was enveloped in fire.
lames spread rapidly to the store and d
Eng house Of n. risdale, where the prog
Of the fire was arrested, by the fre-proof
ding Of Mr.. G.. Jones, and by the great
tons and energy Of the citizens. The prt
ty consumed was considerable and the
rance moderate.