The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-11
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Among the rumors from Washington nav
be placed this one, furnished by the correspon. /.
dent OF the Baltimore Sun:
| The leaders OF the Southern movement are
consulting as to the best m ode of consolidatin q
| their interests into con tederacy under Pro-
risionat Gorsrnmest: The plan is to make
| Senator Hunter, Of Virginia, Provisional
President, and Jefferson Davis command der in !.
chief OF the army Of defense. MIR. Hunter now
possesses In more eminent degree the philo-
| sophical cbaraeteristics of Jefferson than auy
other statesman now living. Colonel Davis
| is a graduate of West Point, was distinguished
for aallantry at Buena Vista, and served as
Secretary of War under President Pierce and
or courage.
ATELRGRAPH SUPPRESSED.
The telegraph agent in this city received
yesterday message from his colleague at Mo.
bile informing him that the citizens of that
place had taken possession of the telegraph
there, and had stopped dispatch in cipher
from the Navy Department to the command :
ant OF the navy yard al Pensacola, ard would
not permit it TO be forwarded Washineton
Nat. Int.
PUBLIC MEETINGS IN vIRsINIA
meeting was held IN Gloucester county
Va, last week, at which resolutions were
adopted requesting the Couaty Court to levy
a tax for the armip2 Of Il sufficient military
body in that county.
Ia Shenandoah comfy, Va, on the 3D. inst,
were the following
That if the Legislature of Virginia think il ad
Vsaole to appoint delsgates tp conte m lated
Baltimore Convention, they are Lereoy rsquesisd
! the Balumore Convention, If held meet as early
as possible that the Leg lsature instruct our Sem
gress, to inquire whether the eiecti Of A0rasaIn
Lincoln was IN accordance with the Constitution
oil the United States ard If not, To do ali their
power to prevent The coununs of the Electoral
vote that we furthermore urss ali constitutional
culties between tha North ana the south, a d
when these fall then We ASK ali Southern States
10 JOIN as unit IN withdrawing fscm the Union
LINCOLN HUNG IN RFFIGY.
On the " Hickory RJad," Cnes terfield. about
two miles and half from Petersburg Va is
TO be seen hanging in etfigy the Hon. Abraham
Lincoln the man who, unfortunately tor his
pocket friends, never was destined to be the
President of the u Uuited States. Over his head
is piacard informing the puolic whom the
eH1gy Is intended for. Underneath the gal
lows is a platform and trap, and through the
Trap nangs the legs OF the etfigy. The affair
presents an appearance as il Old be had d led
very hard.
WORKING MEMS RESOLUTIONS.
In Baltimore, meeting of working men,
Wednesday night, passed a series of resoiu-
tons, among which are the following:
Res o!red. That. entertaining the view that secu-
y 10 ali interests ana saist, IN the enjoy nent of
our privileges that we hold dear as freemr de-
pend upon the maintenance OF the laws, we there
lore pledge ourselves to support the Supremacy of
the laws, national, State aud nun cpa-satlstied
that no good can emapate from yio alton OF law;
but, on the contrary, trala of evils must neces
satlly ensue.
ReS0.rsd, Thatwe invoke from our fellow work
lns men through ut the Union an Expression of
sentiment IN relation TO the troubles that assail
Us, dnd appeal 10 them TO uui.s their voce with
ours In pledges OF fidelity to the UBIon.
| RgSO!ced That While we sde TO sorely suffer
by the present conclton of the country and that
situation may become embarrassed if ln d IS
| continue as they are, believe that seneroas
hearts dnd open hands, sympath! zing for u.s. viii
| hnsy will come to our a d.