The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-24

! elected twenty-six unqualified secession am
determined on resist tance ladies " as honorar,
unmarried.
Byrd Douglas, of Nashville Tenn. has sen
donation OF ~ 900 to the Governor of Soutl
Carolina
"a florida, the ladies of the families o
Hessrs Robert Gamble and Robert w vii
rms have olfcredtheir services in any man
ner available for preparing the troops for III,
Held of battle.
sHERRARD CLEMENS, OF VA, ~ THE HOUSE
Ih5 following occurrence took place in the
|. :. House of Representatives, on Tuesday
Mr.. Clemens, of Virginia said he spoke as 3
. southern man. identified by birth educat Il on
.nd residence in that section. While many
. OF those who in.iug guratcd the pending reyolu
ton, cry out with upliited hands, excltiming
! No ritusion of blood it should be remenl-
. bered thut The inventor of the gUiliotinp w {
lis first victim and the day was not dis tan,
when these men would rely on the magnanim-
/ lty OF the people they have outraged. Before
/ Iod, he believed that slavery would be cruci-
/ hcd II this unhappy controversy shall end in
/ the dissolution OF the Union. lfnot crucified
1t VIII carry the death rattle in its throat He
might be ii timd man. and not take ND arms
/ IN his own defence: but il remained 10 be seen
whether treason can be successfully carried
on. here Is holy minority III the slave
states. Lazarus is not dead. but sleepeth
AMI when the stone is rolled away from the
tomb, We may have all the glories of Il new
resurrection.
He alluded Ia the ultra men al the North
Garrison, Phillips. and othrrs-and said they
shook hands with kindred disunioniSts al the
South. Like the Roman OK, all garlanded for
the sacrifice, they would lead the nion to
/ death. These rights of the new crusade make
/ tie Constitution the sanctitird Jerusalem
against which the cohorts are rallied The
Northern men wish 10 overthrow the Consti-
tuition 10 get rid of slavery. while the South
ern men overthrow the Constitution to pre-
serve slavery. And both parties are for State
rights he asked, on behalf of the South.
that justice which springs from honest
maEhanunltE, and appealed 10 revou-
t!onary memories for peace and compromise
lie spoke OF the failure of the proposed South
ern tonfedeIacy; argued that one of the OBJ
J"ctS III establishing ii was TO reopen the At
rIcan slave trade that the irreyefsible law of
population governs This question that il is
population and wealth, not territory, which
the South want: ana that there viii be an
''irrepressibe conflict in such Conlederacy,
for a horned and strong hand would hold the
political power. Suppose the Southern States
do not there obtain the equality which they
demand What then? That was a problem
to be ciphered out hereafter.
Having exhausted the hour to which each
speaker is limited, several gentlemen moved
that ne have permission 10 conclude his
speech.
Mr. Martin, of Virginia. objected TO the
member going on with his :. reasonable re-
marks
Much confusion prevailed in the Hall, but it
was soon quietrd.
THE CONTEMPLATED SEIZURE" IN NEW YORK
The excitement = in New York about the
rumored intention 10 seize the Navy Yard at
Brooklyn, turns out TO have been nothing -
The rumor got out, and the colnmandant of
the Navy Yard applied for Il police force to
protect the Government property. This was
furnished by both New York and BROOKLYN
and the Mayors, TO create an additional furor.
pn1 ed on hl Tl,, W
Major General H b. Durvea and Bricadier
General +. =. Crooke We're advised of the
facts OF the case, and promptly ordered out
the 1itth brigade of New York State militia
The arlnory, asubstanlial new building on the
corner OF Henry and Cranberry streets was n
blaze OF light, and was surrounded bv a Gu
rlous crowd, yainly attempting to enter and
meeting the response addressed to all, without
distinction that only gentlemen in uniform
could be admitted. The gentlemen in uniform
rapidly assembled. There were stationed
here the Thirteenth Regiment Colonel Abel
Smith the Fourteenth, Col. 4. NJ Wood.
and the Twenty eighth, Col. Bennett The
Sc, enteth Regiment Col. Samuel Graham,
had been ordered to drill in the evening in the
new arsenal on Portland avenue. and were
kept under arms. Generals Duryea and |
Crooke Were ut the arlnory, prepared to rem |
der such services as might he required of them |
4 detachment of New York harbor police |
were on duty near the yard.
The officers at the yard apparently enter |
itiJlcNi iililS OF an attack. but |
were perfectly prepared for any that might |
have been made. Any fool hardy mob that |
had Ventured on an enterprise so reckless |
must not only have withstood the fire of the |
receiving ship North Carolina, but have en- |
coun tered a body of one hundred thoroughly |
disciplined marines, and the entire police and |
military power OF the city. In that event
New Iork would have been relieved of q sat
factory score of ruftians. The military ar
We're made as unos ten Ia tiouslv as
possible. Although fortunately, their SER
vices were not required con yincing proof was
tfiorded of the promptiIude of the citizen
oldlery 10 maintain the laws.
BATTERY ERECTED on THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT
yIcKsBURG.
The following paragraph from the Memphis
Appeal, shows that guns have been planted at
iicksburg by order of the Governor of Mis-
issippi, 10 intercept all passing steamboats,
The order of the Governor of Mississippi to
'laee Il battery OF guns at EicEsburg for the
purpose OF h:lling steamers and causing them
o land, has been complied with, as we learn
rom one OF the clerks of the Simonds, who in
orms us that four guns are placed al the foot
u the bun, quarter of mile above the
wharf boat that while the Simonds Law there
IA her trip up the river, blank cartridges We're
lred TO bring TO and cause to land the Gladi-
tor, the imperial, and the A. O. Tavlor and
hat 1t was understood that if the summons
we're net attended to, the mex gun fired would
e shotted The object OF the surveillance has
OF been made known.
The Argus says ,
Cincinnati steamboat men have heen
brown into fever from the Governor of
Mississippi ordering cannon and n military |
ompany 10 Ficksburg to hail all STEAMBOATS,
assing. The Abolition journals of Cincin-
d Il howl over it, and are greatly incensed =
'e would like TO see them help themselves
LETTER FROM Ky Y-PREsIDEST FILLMORE
The Hon. MiIlard Fillmore was few weeks
70, suggested by a Union meeting in New
ork as a suitable person to go TO South Car
ina to tender the people of that State the as
frances of the citizens of New York that the
orth would respect and uphold the constitu-
onai rights of the South. This mission Mr.
fillmore declined and in his letter remarked
What they want, and what want, is some
isardace from the Republican party, now
at the North, that they, or at least
e conservative portion Of them, are ready
I'd willing TO come forward and repeal all un-
nstitu tionai State laws ; liSe up to the com
'omisO oi the Constitution, execute the laws I
Congress honestly and faithfully, and treat !
'f Southern brethren as friends When can
I'VE any such reliable assurance as this TO
We, will go most eheerfnlly and ur;,e our ,
sashern brethren TO follow our example, and !
store harmony and fraternal affection be- ..
seen The North and the South. At present, !
II hapors should be hers. Let us put our ..
ives right, and then we can with more coa- :
ashce ahd justice appeal TO them
SALUTE FOR Az gx COMMANDER
The Mobile Tribune of the 18th inst has the
llowing items :
Commodore Armstrong arrival bera ,..s.ar | 4