Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-02
The National Crisis.

bill has been Introduces INTO the New Jersey Lega
ature prohibiting the sale Of arms or munitions Of war
to seeding States and authorizing the seizure Ct The
same violation of the law is made punishable by i'm
pri.onment for seven years and deprivation Of ci.
zenship.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee has
called State Convention, TO be held on the 2lst Of Feb
ruary Resolutions were adopted declaring that the
Confederation is dissolved, aud that it must be recon
sructed on democratic principles. The call for the Con
ventiou denounces the Republicans, but expresses DO
condemnation of the seeding States. OGy thrythree
members OF the committee present
Governor Fairbanks, Of Vermont, has issued order
to the Adutsnt- General, II. II. BeXer. to take meas
ures to obtain full return Of the enrolled militia Of the
State, in view of the importance OF holding the military
arm Of the State in readiness to respond to any rqui
ton of the President Of the United States for aid in sup
pressing rebellion and executing the laws OF the Gener
| al government.
Hon. II. s. FOOte made speech in Nashville one night
last week in which he contended that Lincoln and Sew
ard are intensely radical and dangerous, and IN favor
of forcing the political ard social equality Of the egroes
with the whites He declared that the border slave
States must have "sati,factory guarantees" before The
4h of March, "they must under the stars and stripes,
Join their seeding sisters seize the old Union and the
Government separately and independently of the North
States inviting 10 join them such of the great Cen
trail and Western States may choose to do So" He
was not believer ia the abstract right Of secession but
thought better to exercise the right Of revolution
through the Intervention and machinery Of State GOV.
ernment
Lieut. Joseph Fry, citizen of Louisiana. and off.
Ger in the U. s. navy, has resigned his commission and
| offered his services TO the State.
The Right Rev Bishop Rutledge, of the Diocese of
Florida has deposited with the State Of that
State draft of $500 towards defayng the expenses Of
the Government.
Dr. A. N. Lyman, late Of the o. 5. navy, has been ap
| pointed surgeon to Fort Moultrie
Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware, North
Carolina, Maryland. Kentucky Massachusetts, Ohio New
York and Tennessee have determined to send commits
sioners to Washington in the yirgi ia invita-
ton. Missouri Illinois and Indiana will also probably
be represented. The delegates from Delaware the
Hon. G. B. Rodney Daniel N. Bates, Esq, Hon. j. W.
Houston and DR.. Ridgely.
The Governor Of Ohio has appointed the following
gentlemen commissioners Washington, to confer with
the commissioners from Virginia and they have been
confirmed by the State Ex-Governor Chase Thos EE-
ing, J. c. Wright VIM Groseback, v. II. Horton, Reu.
ben Hitchcock, =. 7. Backus.
Ii has already been stated that the Hon. JEFF Davis
had been chosen Major General OF the army OF Mssis-
spp. The following Bngsder Generals have also been
chosen Earl Vac DorD late Of the Z. s. Army; Charles
| Clark James l.. Alcorn and Christopher II. Mott.
Col Judge commissioner from the State Of Alabama
TO the President OF the United States arrived in Wash.
! ingOn Wednesday morning. He goes to negotiate for
the federal property situated in that State, consisting OF
arsenas custom houses, &c. The administration will
adopt the policy in the case Of Alabama OF South
Carolina refusing enter INTO negotiations
| federal property.
REPORTS RELATIVE TO FORT SUMTER.
WASHINGTON, January 3O.-Priyate adyices from the
South received tonight indicate that there will be
| fight in less than thirty hours.
The President declared to member of Congress yes
erday that be had doubt that Fort Sumter would 10
attacked in less than week, when fight would ensue
and the would commence. The Cong essman iuQur.
Ell why he did reinforce M or Anderson: The Pres.
dent replied that there vessels enough ia the
American navy to reach Fort Sumter. In the first place.
they would have 10 enter in the day time, and
slowly in order clear the old vessels that have been
sunk in the channel barriers against any attempt OF
government vessels enter the haTbor. This fact il il
asserted would their destruction by the
lighthouse batteries Morris Island and before eucoun
ering the fire OF the Morris light beacon batteries aud
Point Cummns batteries and the gems OF Form johnson
James Island and Fort Moultrie Sulvan's Hand
all Of which they would have TO suffer before reaching
Fort Sumter Besides, Major Anderson could sfOrd 10
protection to vessel against the outer batteries OF Nor
| rs Island
Charleston can be entered by light draft vessels of war
aud Msjor Anderson can BE- reinforced There ia
the American navy who believe that the business Of firing
cannon is game that two play at, and that good
a shot can be made from the deck OF American ship
| oi-war from Morris Island.
Floating batteries the superstrcture OF which i com
posed OF cotton bales in OF erection by which
means 10 part the South CaFolinans expect attack
| Fort Sumter. The ohc who writes from Fort Sumter
| audng to these batteries says The difference be.
tween fighting behind cotton bags in 1912 and nov is
that General Jackson commanded behind the bags then
| and had Robert Anderson within the impregnabe
walls Of Sumter, with the Obstructive weapons which The
ingenuity Of man for half century has invented
| tend with"
IMPORTANT FROM SPRINGFIELD.
The following important statement as to The position
of the President elect is teegraphed from Springfield
Jan. 29, to the New York Herald:
This mornings Journal contains an authoritative con-
tridcton Of Washington despatch to the press sta
ting that Mr. Lincoln had written to his Congressional
friends recommending concilisory measures. IL SAYS
the country may assured that in Abraham Lincoln
| they have republican Presdent-one who will give
| them republican administration Mr.. Lincoln is lot
committed to the border State compromise 10 any
| other. He stands immovably on the Chicago platform
and he will neither aequesce in, counsel his friends
TO acquiosce in compromise that surenders ota
| OF II.
FROM WASHINGTON.
| Colonel Hayne has official knOwedge that sou'h
sucn ullmatunl 10 the govern
ment as that mentioned in this mornings papers
Colon Hsyne has made demand on the federal
government for the surrender Of Fort Sumter and ga
enty awaiting The action Of Southern Congress Moot
gomery, which will assemble next week.
The conduct Of South Carolina in not only refusing
but repudiatng the mediation of Virginia, is REGARDED
here among all parties with indignation aud abhorene
In fact there is but feeling 10 regard to it, which H.
that she has placed herself outside of all sympathy With
her sister border States II Virginia has one spark Of
manhood left she will spurn any further connection with
| her.
sensation produced in this city tonight While
the Pr, sdents reception going on by the arrival Of
a corps of hundred and fifty fyiDp artillery
With cannon from West Point and Fort NcIIenry via
Baltimore railroad. They marched through several
streets, exciting much sttention. The main equalroH
went to quarters Capitol Hill The others qaarered
| near the Presidents House.
The returns of tie election Of delegates for State
Convention show in Texas that the great mass e the
voters refused to 60 TO the polls Private letters received
here state as an evidence Of the feeling there that in One
county where eleven hundred voters reside oD three
hundred went to the polls and they we're all secss-
sionists the other nine hundred refusing TO vote Two
measures of the United States House of Representatives
have tended much TO bring about this state OF things
one Is the passage Of the Pacific r abroad BILL uClaling
the Texas the other Is General aamitons amendment
to the Army bill providing for appropriation OF one
and half million Of dollars TO raise and equip rrgi
ment OF mounted for service the frontier Of Texas
and to pay debt incurred by Texas for suppessing
Indian hostlites. Mr.. Hamilton will speak tomOrroS,
he can get the floor. He is a strong Union man, aud
opposed to the secession of Texas