The Placer herald., 1861-01-05
News by the Pony Express Secession Of
South Carolina,

News by the Pony Express-Secession Of
South Carolina.
The Pony Express arrived at Fort Church
hill on Wednesday, bringing eastern news
as late as Dec. 2lst. The Sac. Unions uis-
contains the following:
General News.
Attorney General Black has been con,
frmed as Secretary of State vice Gen Cass,
resigned. One third of the Senate voted
against Blacks confirmation.
Secretary Thompson has left for North
Carolina. He favors secession of certain
States in friendly co operation, when non
slaveholding States refuse to give Consti,u-
tional guarantees.
Different State Delegations are holding
meetings at Washington. for consultation.
Edward M. Staun.on, of Pitisburg Pa,
has been appointed Attorney General.
A bill has passed the Senate of North
Carolina by vote of Al to 3, 70 arm the
State.
Meetings are being held along the Rio
Grande, Texas, asking Gov Houston to con-
vene the Legislature. The resistance feeling
is strong there.
Caleb Cushing had been called to Wash
ington, and had been called to Washington,
and had been in consultation with the Pres
ident.
At meeting of all the Pennsylvania del
egates excep. Stevens, including both Sena
tors, it was unanimously believed to be the
opinion of the people of Pennsylvania that
the constitutional rights of all sections
should be respected aud secured; that all
laws should be faithfully and promptly exc
cuted; and that The union OF the States,
the Constitution and laws should be enforc
ed in all their integrity
Delegations Of Freemasons from different
States have assembled at Washing .ton to
pledge their influence in promoting an hon
orary and traternal feeling throughout the
country.
Gov. Medary, Of Kansas, has resigned.
A Democratic Mayor has been elected at
Springfield, Massachusetts,
The New Hampshire delegation in Con-
oress have determined that the true course
for the protection Of the public property
was the enforcement Of the revenue laws at
all hazards.
The Illinois delegation declare that the
Union must and shall lie preserved.
Democrats of the Ohio delegation took
pains at meeting not to commit them
sevcs in any measure contemplating coer
cion, believing, the result would be civil war,
and would not meet the support of Lincoln.
At meeting OF the members of the
Georgia Legislature, held Dec. 10th, they
declared in favor of State cooperation
An address Of the people of Massachu
setts was published December sth, denounc,
ing the Personal Liberty Bill and recon-
NEEDING its repeal. 1t was signed 10y Chief
Justice Shaw. Judge Curtis, Ex-Governor
Lincoln, Clifford, Washburn Gardner and
Others, representing nearly every county in
the s ate.
The leading merchants Of Baltimore had
etitioned the Governor of Maryland to
convene the Legislature to consider he crisis.
Hardy, Commissioner from Missipp, adj
dressed five thousand persons at the Mary
land Institute Baltimore, on the night o!
Dee. 10Th. lie advocated the right OF sep
arate secession. and recommended secession
before Lincoln's inauguration. Let the en-
lire South Join to form compact until the
rights guaranteed to :hem and their ins,iu
tions would be respected. Afterwards they
could, in solid phaanx or separately, pres
ent their ultimatum to the North. and again
unite, if practicable, with the present Con
slitulion amended, on amicahe terms His
proposition received unexpected appreciation.
The m, citing was orderly, aed attended by
many OF the best citizens.
Fears were entertained that Wendell
Phillips would have been mobbed at Boston,
on Sunday, and Ward Beecher at Brooklyn.
Both meetings passed off without disturb
ance Of serious character. The Boston
Military were ready 10 act The Brooklyn
Police were on hand.
Congressional
The Senate, December 18th, passed Pow
ellis resolution for Committee of Thirteen
States of the Union, to which Lane and
Crittenden's resolution were referred.
Lanes provides for Convention of Dele.
gates from all the States, previous to which
the Southern States in Convention may de-
eide on the conditions necessary to their
peace and safety; also, that the Federal
Government abstain from the employment
of force towards any State, and if there is
any danger of collision between the FEEDER,
al forces and the State forces the former be
promptly withdrawn.
Critenden's com, rehends amendments to
the Constitution.
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