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The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-04-19

To me. the progress OF society consists
in nothing more than to bring out the in
dividual, in giving him consciousness Of
his own being. and in quickening him to
elevate and strengthen his own mind
CAannin0.
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Caro- observed, he would much rather
that posterity should inquire sOAy no statues
were erected 10 him, than Why Msy wers.
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.

TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 1851
Called to order at II o'clock, Lieut. Gov
MONTAGUE in the Chair.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. PgrERKJS of ST
James Church.
The resolution proposed by the Committee
on Military Affairs in relation to claims of
certain companies for services during the
John Brown raid, was read and adopted.
bttts n ported. the Board of
directors on the Penitentiarv to make GER
tam regulations in relation TO that ins titu ton:
to incorporate Schiller Lodge, No. l, of the
corrected order OF Independent Brethren; TO
incorporate the Commonwealth Savings Bank
OF Richmond; for the relief of Francis Hanna
OF Prince William county.
Rssotuttons of Inquiry A6opted BY Mr.
laiiaierro, OF amending the sth section Of
chapter is4 CT the Code, so as to authorize the
lawyers pract cticing in any Court, at ali times
70 inspect the papers and records of such
courts, Tree OF charge by Mr.. Richmond OF
amending the charter of the Southwestern
Bihk OF Virginia at WytheviIle by Mr.
Quesenberry, of extending the corporate
limits Of the town of Fredercksb burg by the
same, referring so much Of the Audi TOR re-
port as refers to the claim Of 7. N. Fitzhugh
against the Commonwealth, TO the Committee
on Finance
ind@anitety Postponed.-S bill to au-
thorize Howell l.. Thomas, of Richmond city
to sell and convey all the real estate in said
city, of which Bertrand Labourroir died seiz-
Ell and pos ssessed was Indefinitely pos tponed
the committee to whom 1t was referred having
reported 1t inexpedient to legisiate upon the
subject.
Mr.. THOMAS, of Fairfax, presented a petition
Of sundry citizens of Fairfax, for q stay law
during the suspension of specie payments by
the Banks; that no further appropriations be
made toMnternal improvements during the
present session and that no charter be grant
ed TO foreign companies to construct rival
roads TO those made at such heavy cost to the
State
Bttls Passed.-Senrte bill providing for the
voluntary enslavpmeDt of George, Shed, Sam
and Suckey, persons of color in the county OF
buckingham: Senate bill TO incorporate the
Marion Magnetic Iron Company Senate bill
for the relief of Joseph w. Harper Senate
bill rcfunding to George Hairston, Sr., GER
ttn sum of money improperly paid by him
into the treasury Senate bill to amend the
charter of the Bank of Commerce, ut Fred
erlcksburg Senate bill to incorporate the
Little kanawha Mining and Manufacturing
Company.
On motion of Mr.. DAY, the Senate ad-
iourned.
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FROM 4I<GTeN.


WASHINGTON Feb %, 1861.
Let The Virginia Convention rejoice. Sew
ari has had Lincoln i'll his embrace ever since
br sneaked into this city. Chase is completely
0u'Witted Virginia il safe and dishon nored.-
Seward is henceforth her master; iree-soil
Lar doom.
The last thing I heard last night, was that
Nr. Tyler had denied that he told Mr.. Segar
taat there would be Il satisfactory adjustment.
The FIRST thing heard this morning, was that
h. had repeated the assertion. Believe moth
ins I'LL your Commissioners return home
which they viii do tomorrow, the day after,
the next day, or in the course OF events.
Lincoln II described long, lank, bony,
awkward ill-manneTed, hard favored, plain
spoken man. with II head that indicates orr
e!hdl sense, and mouth betraying humor, ir-
resolution, and love OF the good things OF
this life. His neck is inOriinately long, haV
ins from two to ten more joints III it than any
other neck-acCOrdlng TO The sworn state
in"ns OF reliable anatomistS. When the
Peace Congress called on him on Saturday
hlg0i last, 1t was observed that his greeting
oi Judge Summers WAS very cordial. Il have
hearn good deal about You occasionally,
jHdEe,' SAID he 10 him.
Sunday morning, Old Buck was down at
Browns before nine o'clock. 1t is supposed
ne came 10 see Mr. Tyler. After remaining a
I"W moments, he drove OF rapidly in the di
l'eilon OF The Capitol. What he sought in
hai direction, nobody knows. His anxiety
was explained, later in the day, by the report
ty!tT eXertions il is believed the attack will
"a postponed until LinColn's policy is an
u2Vhteu definitely. Rumor says that Wigfall
VIII call on Old Abe and demand a ca tegoricai
4asWer III regard TO coercion. | would give
'"rhly collars, If l had them TO spare, TO be
present AZ the interview. Wigfall is the beau
.1raI OF revolutionist. AT the time rein
''c"ments were about 10 be sent to Sumter
F teared old Toucey nearly TO death, and
nue. MN back fiat down. There was Il Cab
| '.' meeting last night in regard to Fort Pick
''.s, Result not known.
ihe Van Wyck assassination candrd was
tfJl'eh up 70 influence the election in New
SMF.hiTe. 50 was Richmond letter in
,,r.s''iY Tribune, which represents Fir-
NJ 1s rising in favor Of free soil and gives
Nm clemens, Jackson, Scott, Stuart and
~ "tl Moore an unenviabic notoriety.-
= ab pfh mel Is that Van Wyck got whipped In
mno'%t nj III. fame
m, t1f ladies Of New York are getting up
,e' pftltion iu favor of tie Union, such
ot course, of course. Why not
9, I',uI'lli IS mnch iaded by his recent triumph.
/ - ana sneaking entrance into this city
buI.,u'a not BE- At all surprised if his fate
-, = mat Of Harrison and Taylor--death
leh' '4ndustIun after months Presidential
tn ne is strictly guarded by policemen.
her. Pliins 4 iske IL preaching tniversalism
p, t''u KEY j ohm J. ord lecturirg on ''Gfeat
srdt sentative Women. =" The day Is brilliant
n,yb, ,"'Ne'hg Very cold yesterday towards
49, ZED.
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The SIEGE OF GiETA.--We take the follow
ing from Il letter Ia the Coastitationnei, eia tel
on board the frigate Garibaldi, Mola di liae Ia,
2Sth January:
| take advantage of a few moments on shore
at Moia To send you some details respecting
the siege. On the 2ist, about 10 O'Clock, All 9A
pertinent was mace with the electric light
IRON General Cialdini's residence to throw 4,
liz lpou Gaeta, SO as to enable the artillery
men 10 point the guns with precision. On the
22d, at a. M, while 4, 900 men were working
At the parallels, the fortress opened 4 terrible
fire with 200 guns at once. Our camp iInme-
diateiy replied 10 ii, and the squadron 1T the
same time received orders to manouyre. AT y
A. VI. the Admiral gave the signal for depar-
ture, and ordered the commander os the
Garibala to lead ths attack At iOA NJ
the Garibaldi was in full way on the fortress
Al IL she opened fire a. giinst the eastern bat
teries with a view TO silence them, and at the
same time to throw shells into the fortress
In this she succeeded The other vessels o..
the squadron soon joined IN the attack. Al $
o'clock in the afternoon the Admiral ordered
the firing to cease, TO give rest To the crews
During the night all the vessels remained IN
front of Gaeta the gunboats alone Continued
the attack. On the 23d the Admiral, after tx
pressing his thanks TO the commander OF the
tiaribaldi left for Mola, only leaving he Carl
baldi, steam frigate and two gunboats 10
cruise before Gaeta. In the space of six hours
our Eigate sent in s71 projec tiles. Five shells
from the fortress struck us, but did lii tie dam
age. The steam trigate Constitutions had t.y O
men killed and three wounded. One of the
gunboats suffered similar loss. The friyate
Maria Adelaide lost one OF her band, and had
three men wounded.
In the camp the explosion of powder
magazine caused the death of a captain and -
men. The steamer Etna, which Francis III.
brought with him when he left Naples, was
sunk in the port with 80 men on board who
all perished The attack caused considerable
damage TO the fortress. 1t is suspec ted that
great encouragement prevails in the garrison,
as 1872 men deserted during the night OF the
23d
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
L..

CHARLOTTE &. H.. VA, Feb Is.
On Friday last, the Charlotte Rilemen pa
raded, commanded by Capt. Thos. j Spencer,
TO pay due veneration TO the memory of the
immortal Washington. As the day one
suitable for the occasion, of course q large
conoourse OF people assembled TO witness the
celebra ton Moreover. the occasion was rem
dered more pleasing by the appearance of Il
large number of ladies, who, no doubt, by
their presence. sent pleasing sensation
through the frame of every soldier, and urged
him on in the celebrate of ihe birthday of
P0ter PttriG. About tn rea hundred guns were
als o fired. After having discharged the duties
pertaining to such an occasion, the crowd dis
persed.
Hard times have produced appalling effects
here in regard 10 business, we'll as else
where. Property will now hiring about one
third of itsreal value. Much curiosity exis is
here in regard to the result Of the proceedings
ot the Virginia CoDyen ton. The majority OF
the people here are in favor OF immediate Sc
cessim. II Virginia does not seccde, | hear
that some of our Inhabitants intend seyerng
the ties that bind them TO the Old Dominion,
and also intend seeking homes some where
within the limits of the sunny South.
HRSRY
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An0ther InSiclmsnt Of the Leathers family
made their appearance before the Mayor yes
terlay, having been arrested by the police as
vagrants. George, Emily and Eliza Leathers
comprised the section alluded 10, 10 which may
BE- ADDED John Knight and Susan Wright,
elderly parties living next door. Two harder
looking old nuts could not well be scraped
up, even with 4 revolving horse rake, than
Mr.. X. and Mrs W. They looked as ii they
had just escaped from some lager house, for
the odor OF defunct whiskey and other per-
fumes scented the ambient air around and
above them, to the damage Of the olficn ries
and extinguishment OF appetite. The fact
that they were nuisances, had been in the
poor house and looked as IL nearly ready for
another election thereto, la addition TO the fact
that they were dwelling together In unity
contrary to law, determined the Mayor TO de-
tain them nntil he could provide suitable
quarters. The Leathers family was de tanned,
aud old Lea athers, the father, was informed
that he could get them In Quantities 70 snit
whenever he wanted to send them back to
Orange county. He showed somewhat Of
disposition TO leave the rest of his family IL
the Mayer would let the old woman 90, but
the Mayor would not.
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On motion, ordered 10 be printed.
On motion, adjourned.

THE POWER OF HEARTY LArGHTBR.--The fol :
lowing incident comes to us thoroughly au-
thenticated, although we are not ut liberty TO
publish any names:
A short time since two individuals in this
city were lying in one room very sick, one
with brain fever, and the other with an aggra-
waited case of mumps. They were so low that
watchers Were needed every night, and 1t was
thought doubtful If the one sick of fever re-
covered. A gentleman was engaged 10 watch
one night, his duty being TO wake the nurse
whenever it became necessary to take the
medicine. In the course OF the night both
watchers and nurse fell asleep The man
with the mnmps lay watching the clock, and
saw that it was time to give the fever patient
his potion. He was unable TO speak aloud or
to move any portion of his body except his
arms, but, seizing pillow, he managed TO
; strike the watcher in the face with il. Sud
denly awakened, the watcher sprang from his
seat, falling to the foor and awakening both
the nurse and fever patient. The incident
struck both the sick men rs very lndierous,
and they laughed most heartily att for fifteen
or twenty minutes. When the doctor came in
the morning he found his patients vastly i'm
he had never known SO sudden a
turn for the better they are no W both
ont aud we'll. Who rays laughter is not the
lssI of medicines f-4.xeD Harfa Palladium.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

School Of the x-kecaaaics' hsstftute.-The
closing exercises 6f this school will be held on
Friday night, in the school room Of the Insti-
tute Similar occasions heretofore have been
productive OF much gratinca tion to large audi
ences, and doubtless the public still feel an
interest ia learning the success Of the iastruc-
tors in teaching the young idea how TO shoot
This interest will induce a numerous atten.
dance, and as the ladies are especially invited.
they will probably honor the school by their
presence. The scholars will exhibit their
proficiency In defamation, after which ad
dresses will be delivered by Mr.. A. n. Bailey
President Of the Institute, and Col, Tho..
Evans. The premiums will then be presented
to the boys, with. an appropriate address. by
N. A. Sturd want Esa -
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immensely by the present distracted state of
inc country. Hundreds of honest men whose
daily bread came from their daily toll are ont
=, employment, as but little is doing in the
Navy-Iard. If "Old Abe" were TO mass
through this region, every man, woman and
ehiid could assure him of his mistake and
teach him that everybody is '.hurt"
Inc ocean House at which am stopping, is
an immense building, and Is worthy of the
very generous patronage with which ii has
been favored.
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SrfCrDB OF A ScHoot TEtcRsR-Miss Mary
Butler, an amiable, intelligent and much es =
tee,nei Young lady, % years OF age, commit
ted suicide on Sunday evening last, by taking
corrosive sublimatc, at Williams town, Mass
where she had been teaching school. She ac-
know irdged the act within very few min
utes after che had taken the deadly potion,
,ut assigned no reason, except that she had
lived Tong enough. and wished to die. She
sur iycd but a very short time, and wondered
Why the friends around her should feel so bad
while she felt happy
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

A SIasIPIcAxr FAGr.--In the city of Hart
ford, Conn, the I'D inst, not a gun was
honor of the nnsverssry Of the birth day Of
Washington. While other cities and towns
throaghou; the conntry paid more or less 70.
spect to the occasion, that city made no token
OF regard for the great leader and hero Of the
Revolution. Hartford gave majority tor
Lincoln last fall.
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N0ifesPondeacc Of the Richmond D;spatcb
Lscitis1 Toay-., - ,, 60, = ~


'"g contest at Ptmpden Sitaey college.
r. HAsrDRs SIDNEY COLLEGE. Feb. a4th.
Inn ctioh Tor best speakers medal and
the 0t ~, orators, ,tor Commensurate came oil in
ri ~ literary Societies on the night OF the
ons he contest was a most exciting
award. me Union Society, the medal was
blr~ o 70 Mr. 1. VI. McCorkie, of Lynch
W II 1ua 1ra Messrs. W. ". Page, OF Va, and
tors e. ,sT, ot La, were elected Junior Ora
Die s,'nf commencement. In the PhiIanthro-
B Esrl'yi the medal was awarded 10 Mr. X.
u - h,Ify, OF Prince Edward, and Messrs
Junior o. o. hiaid and j S Watkins eleeted
tha e. res,,ors o,tators Upon the announcement OF
igtenss t Oh The ballot, the enthusiasm was
with ne whole neighborhood resounded
dlstis, os Of applause. Then commenced a
The vi y, fireworks which was indeed grand.
na1s ~ ele et AFFAIR closed with beautiful sere-
NJ" me successful candidates.
tettas hoger A. Pryor will address the So
IaedaIt commencement, at which time the
tors LIN "ii De delivered and the Junior Ora.
III SlHak- l. Ut. y.
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CASUALTY ~ NEw ORLEAxs.-As Messrs
Gavin and j W. Gilmore, two medical stu
dents, were ascending the steps of the Charity
Hospital, at New Orleans, on Thursday last,
revolver fell from the poe ket of tho former.
struck the steps, and exploding sent its bali
into the stomach of the latter, causing his
death a few hours afterwards. The deceased,
an Alabamian, was IL line looking young man
of 23 years, and much beloved by his fellow
students, among whom his death has cast
gloOm.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

The Superintendent cr the Armory Is now
engaged IN getting quarters for 8 portion of
the Public Gnard, whose removal was rem.
dertd necessary In order 70 accommodate the
heavy machinery with which 10 work the
Armory, and which will soon be nlacsd in tho
building. 1t Is somew hat 70 be rsxTettpd th,lt
tue state OF the finances will not Justify the
errcfion at once of suitable barracks for Off
GERS and men.
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YourH kILLgp BY CHLosoPoxx.-Jas. l..
Houston, youth about sixteen years Of age,
engaged in business in Tallahassee, Fla, was
found dead in his room on Thursday morning
last. with phiai OF chioroform in his hand,
his death being evidently in consequence Of
his having inhaled too much Of the fatal dose
He had bern suffering with toothache, and
was usias the chlaroforia to relieve the pain
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

The SorfH CAROLINA STATE BeNps.--The
Bank of the State of South Carolina adyer-
tises, says the Charleston Mercury, for loan.
amouat ting to &575, eco, bearing an interest OF
seven per cent. per annum. The bonds will
be issued ia sums of $50, 800, and $500, and
arran ,emsnts have been made with the Clerks
of Courts in the several Districts, that citi-
zens IN all parts Of the State may participate
in it's benefits.
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spPhdenee Of the Richmond Dispatch.
Af0iTs ut P0rtsmoutL,

rnis l. PokrsaoufH, Va, Feb. %, fs6i.
NearIy 80, great day With the people here
gr..yai! 10y AZ! business is sus pended aud iherr is
targ ne ~ i"fnont 10 witness Ihe splendid mill
iio. rha s The Stars and Stripes are floafing
poasiia public buildings, and II 10 almost i'm.
tsiog ~ ns one 10 res4iize that our once glorious
sas pe the food. mugs '""'
n"a'h has suffered and is suffering
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The National Crisis.

The Baltimore American, of yesterday,
from "a distinguished member of the Peace
Conference, dated at Washington Monday
morning
CAS- n matter Of orinion, can say, peace
will be preserved, and the Union restored
We have reached he bottom OF our troubles,
and henccloTtE our fortunes will be brigh ter.
The Conference has met and overcome the
1errt.orl2i difficulty, in mode satisfactory
10 dtt the Stare Stutee represented, and we en-
teTtain no douh: that we shall overcome all
points IN controversy, to the satisfaction of a
large majority, and probably close our labors
on tuesday. cannot be more explicit
TIKI NEW ORLEANS MINT.
Postmaster General King has made an ef-
tort to secure the bullion fund of the Govern
ment in the New Orleans Mint, by drawing
upon Mr.. Guinot. the Assistant Treasurer Of
Louisiana for three hundred Thousand dol
iars. Dispatches received this afternoon SAY
that the draft was dishonored.
The SEIZURE OF THE TEXAS FORTS.
A Southern Senator received dispatch to-
day making the following announcement:
"The Texas forts are all in the posse ssion of
commissioners appointed by the CoEvcn-
tion. General Twiggs surrendered them on
demand. The troops were allowed TO march
TO The coast, with side arms. Three hundred
thousand dollars worth OF army supplies
were seized"
Il letter received some days since from Gen
erai IwlSgs, indicated such TO be his purpose
Orders were issued immediately relieving him
from the command, but they could not We
been received.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

h'"ohy the Issas vi int-.iiS teegra phed
Iiom th1s city, Is one to the effect that tne Lee.
alsiature Will adjourn the latter part of the
ensuing week. lnasmuch as the General
Assembly was convened by the Governor.
aluohS other things, to ratify or reject the pro-
posed sale of the James River and X ,n,vyn.
Canal to the French Company, and no yisiols
steps nave been taken TO do one or the other.
we Imagine that the news ga therer In this la.
stance WAS ahead of time /
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The Hon. John Ro5ertson. Virginia Com mia.
sioner to the seeding States, returned to Rich
mond On SATURDAY. He yesterday returned
70 the Legislature u report OF his proceedings.
embracing the letters passing bet wsen himself
ma the Governors of southern 1T ties Judgs
ROBERTSON represents the people of the Con-
federated States as speaking but one voice In
resPecI 10 their present and furure attitude
over them as the sold ape from the Sucker
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27

MAsarERAnF i ..e Picayune gives a glow.
ing description oi ,he reyeis of Mardi Gras in
t,ew Orleans | I" more public streets were
h-ied WIN ih"Skrrs. singly, in pairs and in
groups. N-n ur.sSsd rs women and women
"S men, visited ia" most central and most fre.
Guente' pitceS, anf the larger proportion in
TIE most G""iti.> costumes. Passing by one
df the ~. tnatI's restaurants early in the
evening, The is reporter saw Il wild Indian
sitting on horseback. and refreshing the AMI
mai and himself it the counter. The excite
m' II I OF the day eliminated, night set in
IL tile ballroom. Every hall in the city was
the scene of merry masq uerade, and in both
OF the theatres and the new opera house high
festival was held.
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TIE NAVY ARD.-Operations at the Cos
port (Na.) Navy Yard are continuing on a
very limited scale. The Germantown sloop-
of-war, is still in the dry lock, and likely 10
- lor ii week or two to come. The work OF
ccprering her bottom is in progress and will
i= finished in few days. The Plymouth
s.oop- war, is lying at the wharf undergo
ing a course of ref lifting. The Dolphin, gun
brig, lies over on the ST. Helena side Of tn he
r,rer, apparently dismantled These are the
oaty vessels at the Yard available for any
early service.