Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-04

evidence of intention to take possession OF Fort Mou
trie and has further announced firm determination to
collect the revenues and obtain possession OF the Cover
ment property now held by South Carolina troops
He has Also in private conversation avowed his purpose
to use all the powers of the Government to the
peaceabe Inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln at Washington
These statements as to the final determination of the
President are generally creditedin Washington.
Hon. jeremiah Morton addressed meeting at Gull
peper Court House, last week. in favor of Secession,
Henry Shackelford ESQ., in the chair. Resolutions
we're passed in favor of State Convention; that Virgi
MIA should secede before the 4h of March, that every
slave State should secede before that day. and coope
rate aterwards-and to raise one thousand dollars for
arms for the county.
The Baltimore Patriot, OF Wednesday afternoon, pub
fishes al address from Hon. Henry Winter Davis to his
constituents on the condition of the country. He tells
them that ambitious and restless men, availng them
selves Of Fictitious fear which they have inspired and sec
tiona passions which they have nAamed consprng
the overthrow of the goyernment-hoping to found a
Southern Confederacy its ruins. These designs he
abors to show Maryland has every interest in thwarng
Peaceful secession, he says is delusion, and, if the
Union is broken up Maryland will in few months be
trampled by armies struggling for the National Capital"
Should dissolution occur State lines will not mark its
dsntegrating progress Nv ssern Virginia belongs to
the valley of the Mississippi Virginia never with
draw from the existing confederacy undivided. Her
western boundar' will be the Blue Ridge. Maryland
will be swayed by adverse forces, which will probably
give her northern and western counties TO Pennsyvan
her peninsuar to Virginia unless civil war shall first
have desoated and subdued them" He opposes conven
ton of the State as well of the Southern States of
the Central slave States believing that they would be
Unreasonable assemblies OF the action of the commit
tee of thirty-three of which he is member he says
But touching the territory be DISPOSED Of while
the peope of the free States will refuse tn proposed
amendment because makes them establish slavery, they
will probably agree to make New Mexico State, (where
slavery exists and that removes 1t beyond the med
ding of Congress.
"The Committee of Thrty-Tree have, on motion Of Mr.
Jams, agreed to recommend it; aud New Mexico in-
cludes all the territory South Of $3.50.
'Mr Adams proposition to admit New Mexico as State
and TO amend the Constitution as to prohibit any
change in it hereafter by which slavery in the States can
be affected unless upon the proposal of slave State con-
cured in by all the Staes-the repeal of the Liberty
Bills and lust modification OF the Fugitive Slave law,
ought to close the slavery controversy forevercertan-
" till some rash conquest shall reopen it.
He concludes BY telling his constituents that Maryland
is now the chief hope of peace. Her firm adherence to
the Union will arrest the spirit Of revolution.
correspondent OF the Petersburg Express suggests
that the proposed Convention of this State snail consist
of one hundred and tho members a number equal to the
aggregate of both houses Of the General Assembly and
that it shall be elected in the way that is to say
that each Senatorial district shall elect one, and each
county and election district many it may be EMIT
led to in tie House of Delegates. This would enable
each county to give expression to its peculiar opinions
and at the same time there would be number ofmem
b,rs representing more enlarged constituencies. The
writer thinks this arrangement would reconcile any diff
ference of opinion between the East aud the West
The only objection is that it would be large body but
l. ought to be large body, so full e1pres
sion Of opinion.
Senator Pearce of Maryland, approves the of
Gov Hicks in refusing to convoke the Legislature of
that State.
The Governor of Maryland has Information, believed
to be reliable thathe plan of the precptators get
that State out Of the Union in order that they may n
augurae the new Southern Conedaracy in the present
Capitol of the United States If this be accomplish
eli before the Ain of March next they will succeed in d.
y.sng the North of the seat of government and by
tanning in their possession the public buildings and the
pblc archives they hope at to eztort from foreign
Governments a recognition only of their de faeto
bat Of their de jre pretensons. The National ileti
gsnce saws that the truth of this is abundany confirm
ed by well accredited authorities.
Gov Pickens has telegraped to his commissioners in
Washington al is asserted that he had received their
nofcadon Of he departure Of the revenue cutter Hlr
rct Lsue for Fo Sumter with sealed dispatches from
Washington, but that she could over the bar
except under the white flag otherwise she codd Be
tired up3n BIZ he South Carolina troops.
The President day before yesterday sent to the Senate
nomination for collector of the revenue in the neigh
borhood of the Charleston harbor' The name of the
individual is believed to be VIM. McIntire of Pa,
although Others say he is of New York. The former is
probably the mere correct. The Republican Senators
desired to 20 into Executive session the subject but
this was resisted by the other side and adjournment
was carried BY the democrats present. with the excep
ton of Messrs Bisler, Latham and Powell. 1t is not
certain according present Appearances that Mclntre
will be confirmed Tdis nomination Is considered in
the highest degree important and foreshadowing the
future operations Of the administration.
The committee appointed the part of the border
States in pursuance of the resolution of the recent
Gus consists Of Messrs Crittenden, Of Kentucky chair
man Harris, of Maryland Sherman, Of Ohio; Nixon
Of New Jersey Salisbury OF Delaware; Gilmer, of
North Carolina Hatton of Tennessee; Petit Of In-
dina; Harris, of Virginia; McClernand of Illinois
Barrett, of Missouri Sebastian of Arkansas yande-
Der, of Iowa, and Hall, of Pennsy lvana.
Itisuot true, as has been reported that the House
committee of yhree have accepted Senator Critten
den's proposition, but some Of the members yet
hopeful that they may arrive general agreement
A gentleman of Charleston has received dispatch
from Ex-Governor Adams, one of the South Carolina
commissioners now in Washington, saying Guard
the entrance to the harJor Hasten preparations for
car"
Ali the stories about fears entertained in the nei5hbor
hood of Harpers Ferry and Charlestown Va of in
vason of men from the Northern States said on the
authority of the Hon. Mr. BOteler of the House of Rep
resentaves to be utterly Misunderstanding the stories
that he and others have received anonymous letters say
ing that such a raid is contemplated
Judge Joel Parker, of the Cambridge Law School, an
eminent urst Of Massachusetts, has published letter IN
the Boston Journal pronouncng the Personal Liberty bill
of that State clearly unconstitutional, and urgently re-
commenting its repeal.
THE PRESIDENTS FAST REPUDIATED.
The South Congregational Church at Georgetown,
Mass an abolition concern, of which the Rev. Charles
Beecher (brother OF IL. w. B. is pastor held church
meeting Sunday evening last, and after much discus
sion resolved comply with the Presidents request
for a fast on the 4th OF January The resolutions which
were adopted by the close of II to r. ptch into
the President aud his message declare that his procama
ton OF hypocrisy that the Constitution ought
10 be stripped of its slavery rendition and representation