| Show PROGRESS OF SECESSION is v L the thundering t tones of threatened secession that thai had been heard in various parts of the union especially in the south during durin the summer and fall seemed to die away a little on the eve of the presidential election although the election of lincoln was very generally conceded after the result of the state elections in pennsylvania ohio and indiana indian became known there was a faint hope entertained and expressed by some of his opponents that new york would go for the fusion ista and thereby his election by the people would be prevented and some of the boisterous otis declaimers aimers who had been for months urging p secession in the event that the republicans public ans were victorious held up up a little to watch the movements of things during the last few days preceding the election but there were a few fire eaters so called who never ceased their clamor nor relaxed their efforts to arouse the ire of the populace and to keep the fire secession of burning and ready for action at a moments notice after the termination of the tile contest if the result should be as they anticipated and really seemed to wish favorable to the republicans among amon the most enthusiastic of those orators was gov wise who has as reported become considerably demented by his hia over exertions in preparing for the dissolution of the union and the deliverance of the south from federal bondage on the ad of november kozem he delivered a speech of four hours duration at portsmouth va to the most num numer er orus otus assemblage of people that was ever seen in that city the ivil wildest dest enthusiasm prevailed the aberrant spirit of the orator had bad a po powerful erful effect upon his hia hearers and they made the earth tremble with their shouts he e declared before god that be he would never sub mit rait election lincoln to the presidency of the united states tor to which a unanimous and deafening 0 response was given by the as asi 1 multitudes of the boisterous riotous proceedings that occurred on the day of the election very little was wag said bald but as soon as the wires vires began to report the results of oe the ballo tings from one end of the union to the other the spirit of disunion became very manifest and expressions of wrath and vengeance were uttered long abid eng loud by thase who desired to see the accursed union dissolved and of course anarchy and confusion instituted in its stead the first autra outrage 0 e recorded was committed an in washington city where there was much sensation on the night of the fth after the news began to arrive A party of about iwo two hundred men proceeded to the republican wigwam broke open the doors and divested it of every thing that offended their eyes in the share shape of furniture flags uniforms etc pistols were fired and windows broken but no onedas one was reported killed the news of Lincol ns election was received at charleston SC according to with levith loud and continued cheering for a southern confederacy many violent speeches were madland ma great excitement prevailed in all or most of the principal prin cinal cenal ja cities and towns in south carolina georgia and Alaba alabama may immediately held on the reception conof of the tile news resolutions passed of a fiery nature secession was a strongly recommend recommended td conventions called for and many other things said and done dine showing most conclusively that the union was not very highly prized in those states and that it would require no great eff ortto rever sever thair their connection with it as soon as alf all things n s were made ready for the event which was very generally predicted to be ne near ar at hand companies of 0 minute men were or organizing throughout the entire south and it seems that extensive provisions for arming had deen previously made deAla radeana ra deaia alabama brama alone having 73 ordered efrom be belum 0 lum hundred thousand stands of arms w at charleston on the sih the bark james gray owned by Cush ings boston doston Bos dos tonline line lying at N he wharf under instructions from the ft owners hoisted misted the palmetto flag and fired a salute of f fifteen guns to south carolina has been beeh accorded by the alie states stales in which secession movements are most rife the honor of leading out and gov Lt letcher cher of virginia sent a south carolina legislature on the ath tender ing fog toe services of corps in the 01 event should resolve on immediate secession I 1 A OD the thays edin idin edmund nd ruffin puffin spoke last night he said sald d sou southern thirn independence had been his lif lifelong e study studs anabe and he thought it gould could only ie be secured b by y the th secession of south carolina I 1 his speech was rapturously applauded other stirring addresses were made efforts were made yesterday in the legislature to wait for southern operations co but failed A state convention is to be called and secession is certain the ile election of delegates will probably be ordered on the ath of december and the convention meet on the boyce bonham and keitt urge the call for a convention and immediate action action A large body of citizens called on the r resigned federal officers last ni night ah t they were greeted with enthusiasm the officials returned thanks in spirited addresses at savannah a mass meeting of the citizens I 1 was wag held on the evening of 0 the ith at which the following t resolutions were passed unanimously which are similar in their nature to those passed in other places but not so virulent aa as some I 1 resolved that the election of lincoln and hamlin to the Presidency and vico vice presidency of the united states ought a not and will not he be submitted to 2 resolved that wie we vie request the le legisla isia isla ture fure to announce this opinion by resolution at the earliest practicable moment to communicate muni cate to our senators and representatives in congress and operate cooperate co with the governor in calling a convention of the people to determine on the mode and measures of redress 3 Resolve resolved dp that we respectfully recommend the legislature to take into immediate consideration the passage of such laws as will be likely to alleviate any unusual embarrassment of commercial interests of the state consequent upon the present political emergency 4 resolved that we respectfully iu suggest marest to the legislature to take immediate steps to organize the forces of the state 5 resolved that copies of the foregoing in resolutions be sent without delay to our ur senators and representatives in the general assembly of the state who are hereby requested d to lay them before the houses of which they are respective members the colonial flag of georgia was wasa raised that afternoon on greenys greens monument johnsons square in the presence of an immense multitude addresses were mad ma madeia eid eld great excitement prevailed on the ath of november governor brown sent a special message to the legislature of georgia of great len ien lenth length tb of which the following in is a brief summary which we find in an exchange ile he thinks but few stales states will meet the southern convention and does not recommend the appointment of de lagates from frona georgia ile he thinks the constitutional ri rights hits fits of the people of georgia have been violated by several rion jion ri on sl slaveholding averol ding states ta the extent of justi justl i dying in the judgment of civilized nations the adoption of any ny measures necessary for the restoration and tha the liture future protection of their rights ile he refers to the patriotic spir itin the origin of our government and portrays the series of unconstitutional and uri url unfriendly friendly acts quent ly he is pointedly severe on massachusetts lajos and ani says if the laws of massachusetts chu cause pluvial plunder er from georgia citizens that state must be compelled to compensate them he advises reprisals anusaya and says saya let us meet unjust aggression and unconstitutional state legislation with just retaliation ile he recommends the enactment os ot O t laws 1 authorizing the seizure of such amount of money or property of any citizen of such offending and faithless state for indemnifying indemnify ing the losses of the citizen sot georgia he recommends copl copi mends legislation to drive the manufactured articles of 0 such offending states from georgia ile he says georgia has the right as soon as the northern goods gooda are brought into georgia to tax them as she deems proper he advises the passage of a lav law taxing goods and merchandise twenty five per cent introduced after january 1 if manufactured jn or brought from I 1 michigan maine rhode island new york wisconsin or other unfriendly states and the tax to be remitted when the unfriendly legislation is repealed should such legislation prove prave ineffectual he recommends the ke repeal of all parts of the penal and civil code protecting the lives liberties and properties of the citizens of 0 tha states where such u unfriendly laws exist lle lie ile says in my opinion the time tune for fox bold and decided action has arrived and be he is unworthy of the people of georgia t who refuses to vindicate her honor at any cost and mai mal maintain ritam her constitutional rights at every hazzard ile he bel bei believes levea leves the legislation recommended w 11 tend tena to strengthen 7 ther thea rather than weaken the tie tle sot the u union nion of the states it will destroy sectional controversy Y and narrow down the thee issue to a contest between individual states it if the legislature fails to enact laws be he re recommends amends that be the people should rise in their might and at the ballot box demand their enactment the governor entertains nio doubt of odthe the right of each state to decide to act fan tvs hersel herself fj go so ion lon long as all the states abide in good faith by th the constitutional obligations no state can withdraw from the union without being guilty faith to the others any viola kioa the compact relieves all parties the right of secession for cause was only denin denied by those vyrl who deny M tb taj sovereignty nty oj 0 tb the states the message fills twenty two closely prin printed ty octavo pages A full fuli review of offensive northern legislation concludes thus for the purpose of putting g the state in a defensive condition as fast as possible and preparing for the emergency which must be met sooner or later he recommends that the sum of a million of dollars be immediately appropriated as a military fund for the ensuing year and prompt prevision made for raising such portion of the money as may not be in the treasury as fast ag as the public expenditures require millions for defense not one cent for tribute should be the future motto of the southern states to every demand for further concession or compromise of our rights we should reply the argument is exhausted and we now stand on our arms notwithstanding Z all the bluster and noise of the secessionists some were of ot the opinion that every thing 0 would soon be measurably quiet and that no state unless perchance south carolina would be so reckless as to go out of the union while there were many who were strongly impressed with the idea that the national compact had been by the action of the people virtually already dissolved but whither whether it has or has not it soon poon will be if things continue to move on in the same channel they have for the last few months |
