Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

President, the Senate was called in ex-
ira session Immediately
Extra Session after the 4th OF March
to consider nominations
SeSes"Ay' and other executive
business. Rumors were afioat to the ef-
feet that President Lincoln intended to
call Congress together as a whole to
adopt measures to meet the extraordinary
situation in the south, where the federal
authority was virtually at an end. In
The Star of March Is, 1851, is the follow
ing on the subject Of an extra session:
THE best informed men around us are
rapidly coming to regard a special session
of Congress as absolutely necessary for
the protection of the public interest. and
We shall not be surprised to see the Pres
ident's proclamation to that end in print
ere the close of the present week: it be-
ing understood that additional legisla-
ton is found to be absolutely necessary
to enable the government to collect duties
on imports anywhere. IT, as alleged, it is
not lawful to collect customs off the har-
bors Of the ports In seeded states, there
can be no doubt that importers will order
most Of their goods brought into the
United States through them, knowing
well that until Congress legislates upon
the subject the government has not the
means Of preventing them from being
carried from the seeded states wherever
they are to be sold for actual consump-
ton. Under these circumstances a spe-
cial session Of Congress is inevitably un-
avoidable, we take it for granted.
1.-The Virginia congressional election
toll volo <l,4 Ave L.,
Every one Of the states nine representa-
tives who signed the disunion manifesto
is understood to be candidate for re-
election. The Richmond Wing estimates
that the aggregate majority against the
disunion candidates throughout the state
will reach 5000. We apprehend that
every one Of the nine will be ingloriously
defeated and men elected in their stead
true in their hearts to the integrity Of
the Union
The spirit of secession was rife at
this time fifty years ago, and mani
tested itself in various
GEORGETOWN forms. The following in
c: The Star of March 49,,
oooes''""' 1861, discloses a rather
amusing state of affairs in the city of
Georgetown:
THE following printed handful was
extensively circulated in Georgetown
on Saturday evening. 1t has reference,
We presume, to the election by the city
councils on Friday evening last of a
policeman for the third precinct who
at present resides in the fourth:
'Notice-To all whom It may con-
Germ: Whereas the third ward in the
city of Georgetown has been denied
by the powers that be their right to
a representative in the police force
of this town,
We have this day made the fol-
lowing determination:-Tha we do de-
clare ourselves an independent ward,
and will not pay any revenue to the
aforesaid city authorities. and will re-
sist all encroachments by policemen
from other wards at the risk of our
lives and fortunes.
land furthermore: Town Hall be-
ing located in our ward, we have re-
solved to take possession of and hold
1t as the property of the government
which we intend hereafter to organ
ize.'"
The Virginia convention was still in
session, and it's outcome was being
awaited with the
Virginia keenest interest. The
Disuuionists, advocates of dis
''' union were growing
more vehement as time passed, evil
dence of this spirit being afforded by
the following paragraph in The Star
of March IL, 1861:
1--WE published yesterday an extract
from the Washington correspondence
of the Charleston Mercury proclaiming
that the disunionists. if the majority
Of the people Of Virginia continue to
refuse to secede. propose to carry the
arms; to- make the majority Of the
state submit to the will of the minor
ity by the application of fire and
sword A Virginia member of Con-
gress made a speech to disunion
meeting In Richmond few nights
foreshadowed that to be the ultimate
policy of his party in the Old Do
minion. We quote his remarks on the
subject from the Richmond Examin-
er's report of his speech. as follows:
said he had Implicit faith that she
would stand by the rights Of the state:
but If it was the demonstrated and
inevitable purpose of Western Vir-
ginia to force Eastern Virginia under
Olack repuDllcan RUE, tnen ne LOT one
would raise the standard Of revolution.
Enthusiastic cheers) Mr.. Pryor then
appealed to Virginians not to aban-
don their native land, but to fight ii
out to the last. Immense applause.)
Let them show that Virginia of 1851
was the Virginia of 1776. Great
cheers.)
IF such language means anything.
it means that IL the majority of the
people vote to continue true to their
allegiance to the United States, the
propose to force their will
upon the state by resort to arms
against the majority"
AS the situation grew more tense
anxiety regarding the condition of the
federal army increased
Army Officers In The Star of March
Resienine. ~. 1861. is the follow
Fort Smith. Arkansas:
1.-THE overland mail from New Mexi-
co arrived this evening with DR.. J.
NJ. Hayden, assistant surgeon. United
States Army. and Lieut.. r. c. Hill. 9Th
Infantry, as passengers. both OF these
officers having resigned. Lieut.. H. B.
Kelly, 10th Infantry. and Lieuts. H. c.
Mcneil and j. Whieter, jr., of the
Mounted Rifles have also resigned and
are en- route. Several other officers of