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VIBGINIA STATE CONVENTION.TWI.MII 'Til HAY.

hUUT, March 8,1861__r-aaveettca erae called to ___mrat__

__* ,i > me Res Ihr. M...RV, of the l-rea.J_*rK&«* fcpxasoaaa Bxet-usaaroa.

_hkit il>v permis-ionof the gentleman:.,,inirn. Who uraa entitled to |_M'.)r,,_p to a personal explanation. He _|_

'__;,/, the r. maras mads n eoaaeetloa with.. ~, Hi Ooode, ol He.iior.l. day~-\u25a0 rday aHssee thai ttasaaeorrea.; pasoed between them, which be. with the enseal <>i the eaeenber

,«. to have rea.i before the Oott<I. wore then read hy the SeonMuv,

\u25a0~. ii. thing petnoaaUy o_ensive;M etthei i-arty.

\... E_.au added tbat the burner personaltween hhmaeil

____the member

n fowlwere narfeot.y reato_e_Loaetnsjr. i oi saesaaviee,

v. fFvsoa, oi Pulaski, asked ami ohtaInasisnhmlt a proposition la the form of~ ~,-, to (>?? referred to the Committeel" federal K.lations. It reads as follows:. , [_»____ vall f*litirai \u25a0 \u25a0nnection ___>?_?

_~,.\u25a0. Stan m Fietinim and other States\u25a0 aa ' nten, and ett/ibiithiny the.s rote tt I'ir torwrnr.

\ 'i..- of the State of Virgiaia, la Can-led, having been salted togetherpresea! distracted hii.,l aaaappy

v - Bg hstweeß the slsveholding..u'.l Irahers <\u25a0( Ihe Federal Union, II -i :«;?;\u25a0? and .-..1.-.jUAt." remedie* |', l» which-os* ft >in these relatloas.de... |to I'm., whilst srs bars «1riTi. kef \u25a0''-"?' \u25a0??rf r ....I all th* eovoaauta ..f the

\u25a0 -ii . !'sited vat.-*on our part, tru-: m rood faith, our a__-_laveh. Id-r_tei tiaee notonly railed Bad refased. --me. aad -till continue to. io rct::-e.its pal -hlv violated theai, both iai ~ud spirit, iv repeated laataacee,

r faithful perfsra-aaea sraa at ths? tad vital < .Bs-qaaaosteoarpease,, ,i i our happiness., proof of this, w.- sub-oil to the candid aad. aeat ot ___aklad, tbe tallowingI fact*:a these States hare, t..r tho bhtt... . '. r uioic. BS_ailed n.-gro slarerv?nnRailed by tha Cofi-titettoa of the- ,-,-,.. *Q.I of vital iit*j .riHuce in the fO-Instrtal system* safaris end theother

ra 6tate« : without scrapie «a totbemeea*:attai k, .md without regard to th- conl« r.. - - to us

thtj have, duiin-- tt.i» whole parted, i.ecunet . {real rigntsoffreedomof speech aad

:? -». c latioae I to uw'.'xto And disc**- thi*;.-tic rslatiea of nurr. not them, >.v..-..-. 1bthe pulpit, lo Ihehalls of legis-

lividoal State, nnd ef Coagra\u25a0 ..? political pre**?through books,. - . . I ih. drama, to .ur unuoyance.nil agaiosl ..ur repeated reraon-

> >Ddoor entreaties that these aafrieadlvi ..'. ..?! be t rliorne.- .. bave prostituted the mail service ofthes, designed to facilitate frieudly, «o-

I c tumsrcial correspoadeace, to the annoly.- f dlstribatiax faeeadiajry puhlicatioua. orpeople?therebj disturhißg our lo'it'.".,\u25a0>.\u25a0 ...ur slaves discontented aud unhappy,Itlßß theas ??! laaurrsetloa aud rebellion

\u25a0raJnst rh--ir nastars.They bare for tho .-.nine niih-dy purpose-, tent

(\u25a0blsmi c* and iocsadi irles lis.TI v haveencouraged »iid BTomoted the inca-. :. ? our soil by liiwlens tii'-n. a«aiu?t

c.our prosperlt/, and our lives; acl nave,t. public ovation--, roiiv.-rlf.l Into beroei auuBirtym the Murderers of our people; r.iy of in? States have psrsistently r«-

--i inj iy With the provision of tbsFede-ral CoßstltatiOß tor the reuditiou of fugitive*'-._ mi.or ; hd.l bare, by legislativeeasc-Benta,

I. bladered aad preveated (be szecatios\u25a0'!\u25a0? Ki_itive .lav itw. i,i»d» io parauaaeeof

thai proVl:ton, uu.l sev;ir.il of -aid States have re-' -. I . vurren.iwr fugitive* Iruia Justin-, iv ea*e*abere I ie crime taapated to tbe fugitive consistedia 4 v: .1 .?..on of ourI i»rlit» with respect lo slaves.

have, wih vu<* roiee,denied tosad the other slaveholdiag States an e.|ii<il par-

ti..n in the eouimoa terriiory of the Cniie.lStales, with tha avowed object of eoaflaiaasia-wlthia Its present limits, and of "placing it:b -becoarse of ultimate extinction."

An.!, finally, they haveset up over tt» an aheo-Infe despotism, coaslstingia the uiich»cked will

eresectional aad numerical majority, whichkss.sixed upon the powers of G..veriiuifnr audhold* them tor ear ln}urv and ultimate

.dsetrsi'Ky UiHjf nivalis, the powers granted by the Con-n have boon perverted to our injury aud

.ai.it a rule has been BStah-fjl tbn routrol of our intererts, the siib-

>-r--.. \u25a0? ? f our r;?hls, and our complete sUßJUga-lutepower And, whereas, when the

[.\u25a0-, ?? t Virginia, in Convention Bsaembled,ussnted to aad raMfied th« Constitution ofthe raited States, tbey did declare and makeka.wn that the powers grant.-.! under the< inatltotioa, being derived fr m the people ofth* .sited states, uisy be resumed by themw&sasver the sameshall be perverted to their In-jury or oppression, and that every power notgraated thereby renaaias with them and at theirrill Now. therefore, we the people ol the(? n'.. of Virgiaia, conscious of the ri_ht, and

gander Oca to autintain It, do declare andordain, and it is hereby declared and ordftiued,tcs: the ordinance adopted by us, in Convention,en tae :'sth of June. i7-«, whereby the C'oustitu-t!cn if the I'nited states of Aiuenca was ratitie.l,sad also all acts aud partsof sets of thePanose!» si ly of this btatr-, ratifying amendments ofth* said CoBS-Uuttou, are hereby repealed, te-adaded »t.d abrogated.

We do farther declare aud ordain that theDaiea BOW nib-istin« between the State ol Vir-I . .ml other Sti[e<, uuderthe name of the Uni-ItJ StatS* \u25a0 f America, is hereby dissolved, audthat the state t Virginia is iv thefull posaessloan::'. exercise of all those rights ofsovereignty«"h;c!i belong and apperiaiu to a free and iude-psuj.-i:: Mate.

We .1 . further declareBad ordain, that the ettec. of the foregoing oidniance shall be toabsolvesash aad every citi/eu of this Commonwealth.sbersverresiding,from all dutyol obedience totbe a itbority ofth« gederal Qovar-unsat,whether<'' I r military.w> .1 , farther declare and ordain, that the'i I'eraor, l.y au.t with the advice aud aeasenl of(_« Lieut, ij.veruor and Attorney Oenerml, shallnavepower, ill addition to the purposes for whichk* _uty now embody the militia of tha Coiiunoii-Weallb, toembody them lo repelany and every-tteaspt, by force,'to intimidate or coeiie the peo-\> <\u25a0 \u25a0: ibiaState to sabaait, aaalael their will, totli.. anil.,i iiy of the Federal (iovernnn-nt.

>'- . .\u25a0>\u25a0:. I'h.it theforsejoiagordlaaacsashall nottake sffaci or io. ..f _ay forceautil the same shallUve been ..übiuitte.t to and ratified by the votesofsaiajority of the people-, tin* stale, at a pollno tei jt. in- taken, .v the ? day ef?, in theyear usi, in pursuant.- of a schedule hereafter toI ? si icted.

Beferrad to the llmumll-oo on Fetleral Ke-l.uiuns.

voion op tiik raor_a.Mr. C_aruKLi., of Washington, presented

\u25a0 series ot sec-asio-i re-olutlons, adopted bythe people of tke town oi Groodaoa, in bisloi-.mv He did not endorse the resolutions,>>?:\u25a0 irffered them to the Convention becauseBe waa requested to i!o so. They were thenread, and, ou motion of Mr. Campbell, laidupon the table.

MUbH of the hayThe Convention proceeded to CQWBldtea the

amendmentof the member from Amelia to theamendment of the member Arose Uueehlauad,on th.- ijuestion of certain instructions to theI otamittes on Federal K.-lations.

Mr. Baavr, of Alexandria, b.-iiif; entitled tothe floor, proceeded to _-____-* the Oenvan-that Afteralluding to the preeeat secession-Wvemeat as a national suicide, and the-?rues- and power of the American Cou-?'? leracjr, he said the questuiis involved wereI'iiion or Disunion--peace or civil war. Se-cesaioahad not been brought about by,anymere (banco. The pmpnrit* of the tJnh-a badcontinued uninterrupted during the thirtyyears that Abolitionism bad been all it'ould f()r tbe overthrow of (lovernment,andSoatfe Caioliua and her statesmen bail, withUgsassidiiiiv, pursued their schemes of dis-union ii. traced la these two »choois of po-litical philosophy the root of all tbeevils un-der which we gutter. South Carolina had par-'? t.inuusiy .-ouglii to secede from this Union,H. respected her spirit, and had no d__4_e todo u.-r uijii-ti,c. but went on to show that it

not an apprehension tor thesafely of theißSOtution ol slavery that caused her to seeki-dresa. He quoted Erosn ihe Charleston _te-ttem of IMA, and other Southern authorities,in support ot bis position. It was his opin-ion th.it Virginia was uot invited to a banquet

"' prosperity and power, but to a carnival ofdeath. He was iv ftvor of a preservation ofl»s Union, and opposed to the probable policyBf the Southern Confederacy. With regardJu the Inaugural of Lincoln, while lie was notni» aiKilogisr, anil disseuied Cram many of bisu-iirerou- doctrines, he thought it was notaasceptih-a ofbeing construed intoan iuteution><> march au army lo (lie seceded Slabs, lor?as purpose of enforcing payment of revenue.Afuralong argument la regard to the pow-?'» oi the .Sujireiiie Court, he reverted to thefl-nes ol the I'nion, winch Virginia was nowcalled u|k»u to rescue lrom peril. She had\u25a0epaaeaasj saved it In-lore by jieacelul uiedta-'h»n, aad he urged her now lo demand the?psedy -ettlemmit of the issues pendingbe-tween the two --ciiou:-, at once and forever.I_st her, as indicated iv the resolution of the-?"nth-man frosp Chesterfield, call a confer--Mes of the Border Stiles, aud let them pro-Mse nn ultimatum. Let Virginia avoid rash

it i_u her fettoru fail to bnug back*"- seceuiug SUlea, let her not secede fromJh* V'nio_

i b_ t take a stand upon the Oousti-and with such States as will join her,

m-uiuo tbe .ontrulat me tlovernment of the'\u25a0-! Slates. Ut opposed throughout thepolicy of secession, but admitted tha right ofMateto Secede, and was equally opposed to

by the Gn.e.ul tioverninent.?ur. linaxT spoke about two hours, inter-weavingwith bis r..iu-rlu copious extracU"oin. books and newspa iters-ur Abbl.b, of Louisa, said he bad h-ped

VOL. XIX.y-NO. 57.

It.. prosecute tbeir Contractsuaderexistingcircuni- Ihtanr»e : Tberefere, be it

F.emditd, fry the General Anrmhlo of Firifinia, Thatthe hoard of Public Work* are herebyauthorized_ad directed to -.upendtbe contrsrti now existingfor the construction and equipment ot (lie (Jov-::i_i..uand Ohio Railroad, and to eouiiii-nsate-aidcontractor)* I»r all necessary _?__! and outlay iu-curred for th cmpletionof their work, accordingto the contract as specified by tbe order of tbeBoard of Public Work* through their ChiefEngi-neer*, snd mlmi to adj- -t and adjudicate all ._,t Iclaims due (he contractors for work done.

Mr. Tommx desired the House to take upthe motion foradjournmenton the_oth inst.

Mr. A_nß____en said he thoughtthe bill con-cerning the sale of the James River and Ka-nawha Canal should be disposed of prior tothat time.

The Taxbill coming up *s- unfinished busi-ness, Mr. Tenia moved to pats by tootterthe resolution concerning adjournment. TheHouse refused.

Sundry amendments were offered to theTaxbill, and {lending debate thereon the Houseadjourned.

Tbe Coining Assault on Fort Sumter.The Commissioners from the Southern

Confederacy, now in Washington, held a con-ference onThursday evening,and determined topostpone action fora few days.until .Mr. Sew*ard's policy is developed. It seems tobe gener.allyunderstood thatbut a few days will elapsebetween the President's refusal to recognize__em,(shonld that be the case.) and the storm-ing of Fort Sumter. The formidable charac-ter of the undertakingmay be well gatheredfrom the following graphic grouping of the"obstacles" to success hy the Charleston cor-respondent of the New Orleans Delta, whowrites onthe 26th ultimo :Very few, I apprehend, realize to their fullextent the almost insurmountable difficultieswhich lie in the way of the reduction of itsmassive grandto walls. In truth, with an ade-quate gairi-on, it canhardly be doubted thaithe Fort would be altogether impregnable toany iorce that the State of South Carolinawould be able to bring against it. Even withIba eighty-six men who now constitute thegarrison to appose them, 1 doubt whetherthere are many volunteer armies in the worldthat would not uuail when brought face toface with the terrible fact that those toweringparapets have to be carried by assault at thepoint of the bayonet. For the benefit of thosewho have never seen the position which theFort occupies in the harbor of Charleston, Iwill recapitulate briellv some of the circum-stances which combine to give il so formida-ble acharacter.

The llrst great difficulty that stares us in theface is that to take these walls?unapproacha-ble by land?we have no navy. Storming par-ties, then, would have to approach the wallseither in steamboe.ta or row-boats for a dis-tance offhß three-quartersofamile under thefire ofshells, red-hot solid shot and grape.?Bat, supposing this ordeal passed, and thaitiie assailants have reached in safety the lootoi the walls. Amid ihe unpleasant concomi-tants ofshowers ot hand grenades and volleysofmusketry they must elevate their ladders,which, being more than seventy feet long,must necessarilybe very heavy andunwieldy.Now ComeS anotiier and very serious trou-ble. "Where are they to plant their scalingladders? The water adjacent to the walls istoo deep, and, to prevent all chance of the lad-ders being hooked on to theedge of the parapet,Major Anderson has cunningly had hi> men aiwork sloping oil" the edge of the masonry,and removing every ledge of ornamentalbrickwork which mightexpedite the processof fixing the ladders. Thus you see theonlychance is to have the boats or rafts, uponwhich the storming parties approach, of suf-ficient strength and solidity lo sustain thefoot ol the ladders while the menascend. Howfar it is likely that such a solid structurecould bo brought uninjured under the walls,ofterhaving passed the dischargesof the eight-inch Columbians in the casemates, 1 leave youto judge.

Theseare only a portion of thediscouragingfacts which render the assault of Fort Sum-ter a rather serious matter. 1 have detailedthem merely to explainwhy it has been necessary that the [.reparations should havebeen correspondingly elaborate. The annalsof warfare present few instances where soformidable a post has fallen before means otattack soentirely inadequate. And yet I be-lieve that the impetuousvalor of the Palmet-to regiments will a tone for every deficiency,and that the Federal flag will not float muchlongerover the bulwark of ourharbor.

A letter from Charleston further uotisea thefloating battery as follows:

Theexperiments of the engineers show that,at the distance of lour hundred yards theintended position of the battery,) the onlymissiles which will do much damage are con-ic al steel shot, while (he iron balls eithershiver to atoms or glance from the surface; onthe other hand, the -fj's will lie likelyto makea decided impression on brick and mortar orcement. The battery is now safely launched.It is proposed to tow it, orrather push it, by-means of a tow-boat, to its position ; that is,if the Major will allow them. If lie openslire upon it, they will reply, and the actionwill become general. It seemed dreadful, theother day, to hear the officers who were tomanage this affair conversing socoolly aboutthe expected sacrifice of life, and calculatingthe probable number ot killed, arranging thehospital-boat, and the magazine, Ac.

Gen. Beauregard.Gen. Peter D. Beauregard, of Louisiana,

who has been appointed the commander ofthe troops in aad near Charleston harbor, isthe man who will have the duty of capturingMajorAnderson and his command. GeneralBeauregard won his military reputation inMexico, where he was acaptain. He wasalsoat West Point, and is considered a good engi-neer. The Charleston Mercury, in asketchofhis career, says:The histories of the Mexican War, favora-bly as they have mentioned him, have failedto notice two of the most conspicuous inci-dents of his life, and which have gone far toestablish his fame. We will relate them, pre-mising that wewere not iv the war, and thatwe reiieat them from memory on authenticinformation. The principal facts will bestated accurately, though there may be errorsin unimportantdetails.

The first occurred before Vera Cruz. Gen.8.. then a Lieutenant of Engineers, was sentout by his Colonel (Totten, if we rememberaright) with a party of sappers to dig andprepare a trench, according to a profile andplan prepared by the Colonel. No sooner hadBeauregard examined the ground than lie dis-covered great objections to tbe plan. To as-sure himself, he climbed into a tree, and withthe aid of the marine glass, the engineer'snode nifcinn, he made a reconnolsance, andsaw plainly that the trench, as planned,would be enfiladed by the enemy's cannon ?

Here wasadifficult position for a subalternministerial officer. He decided promptly,andreturned to headquarters without sticking aspade. The Colonel met him and expressedsurprise that he had so soon performed histask. Beauregard replied that he had nottouched it. The Colonel, with the astonish-ment militarymen feel in hearing their ordershave not been obeyed, inquired the reason-lie was soon intormed of it. He was incredn-loai?"the ground bad been examined"?"therecoiinoisance was perfect," Ac. The youngLieutenant was satisfied, however, that therecoiinoisance of his old chief had not beenmade like his, "from up in a tree." The Col-onel, like a sensible man, concluded to makeanother examination?the plan was changedin accordance with the young Lieutenant sViews. The work done from these trencheslismatter of history?but its pages nowhereInform us to whomtbe credit is due.

Our second incident occurred before the cityof Mexico.

A nightor tv#o before the attack a Councilof War was held. There were assembled allthe big folks, from the (now)Lieutenant Gen- :eral (who practises Mexican tactics from thehouse-tops ivWashington,)including Worth,Twiggs,Ac, down to our friiid Beauregard,the youngest officer in the room. The debatewent on for hours. Scott was solitary in hieopiniou. Every other officer present, exceptone had spoken, and all concurred iv iheirviews. The silent one was Beauregard. Atlast Gen. Pierce crossed over and said, "_ouhave not expressed au opinion." "I have notbeen called on," said Beauregard- "Yonshallbe, however," said Pierce; and soon resum-ing bis seat, announced thatLieutenant Beau-regard had not givenhis opinion. Being thencalled out, he remarked, that if the planjwhich had received the assent ot all but the 'commanding General was carried into effect,It would prove disastrous. It would be ano-ther Churubusco affair. He then detailed theobjections to it at length?and taking up the

!other urged the reasons in its favor withequal earnestness. The Council reversedtheir decision. The City of Mexico was en-teredaccording tothe planurged by ihe youngLieutenant, aud it would seem that hia rea-sons influenced tbe decision. A lew days af-terwards General Scott, in tbe presence ot anumber of general oflleers, alluded to Lieu-tenant Beauregaid's opinion at ihe Council,and the consequence* which had followed

The position now au promptly assigned toGeu. Beauregard Is aju»t tributeto his worth.Itis a great satisfaction to our people thatthe enemy can bring no talent against u-which we cannot match with its equal in ourSouthern land; and amongst all ihe brigbigalaxy,no onecould he more acceptable

_____ouruative-boiu Louisiana Beauregard.

UENERAL AVIEYIBLV OP VIKUINIA.[EXTRA ________*.]

<_SENATE

Pbidat, March8. 18(11.('ailed to order at 11 o'clock, Mr. Jowssox in

th* Chair. Prayer t)y theRev. Mr. Mounts,of the Methodist Church.

Hill \u25a0ulllsf si f Tans _»ll for the relief of Sa-rah Shepherd the wife of one of the free ne-groes killer! by John Brown's party, at Har-rier's Kerry, being taken up, was lost for wantof a con-titntlonal majority. The bill provi-ded for a jmnsion of t'.l pier annum, duringthe lifetime of the applicant.

The Prksidk.it laid before the Senate acom-innuit-ation from tha Commissioners appoint- Icxl to audit (he claim* arising from the JohnUrown raid; which, on motion of Mr. IJras-h»h, vra« laid on the table, and ordered to beprinted. The report relay* to the e_B__Mof Ithe North Fork Kifle Oompanv and Hillsbo-rough (iuard.for services In the said raid, andcloses as follows:

"The Board having seen.that similar < rd.-rs Iwere issue,] in B-SBV parts tt the Mate to entir.regiments,to hold thesaselvea in readiness, audthat maily Co mpain"Minder such order*were drill-ed precisely as this 80-BpaaV was. and believingthat such ..rJers could n..t f«e enaetroeg into ac-tive service, either in contemplationot law- or infact, affirmed its previous action, and there beingno new fact* adduced, at thi* time, tbe Board ad-heres to it* decision.''

Armory Ground*. ?A bill authorizing thesale of a portion of the Armory grounds,andout of the proceeds thereof to purchase a sitefor an arsenal and quarters for the Public

i Hoard, and to erect buildings for that purl>ose, was called up, and after a discussion of

Isome length between Messrs. Carson, August.Wickhaaa, Lynch, Ac, as to the propriety ofit-- passage, the vote hy which it was or-dered to its third reading was reconsidered,and the bill referred to the Committee on Mil-

| itary Affairs.Trxixnry Vote Hill. ?The special order of

the day, the bill authorizing the -sue ofTreasury note?, wa« next taken up, when Mr.Braniion propositi to amend byproviding thatthe money hereby authorized to be raised isintended for the purpose of providing themeans to carry into effect the provisions of"an act to createaa Ordnance Department,''and an act "appropriatingonemillion of dol-lars for the defenceof the Commonwealth '?and that the same is not to be obtained in themanner provide- by this act, oi otherwise,nor in any manner to be used for the purposeaforesaid, unless the Convention now in ses-sion in the city of Richmond, before it shalladjourn, shall, by order to the Governor, sodirect.

Mr Af.rsT and Mr. Ba.CB delivered elo-quentspeeches in favor Of the bill.

Mr. Thomas, of Fairfax, followed, and atthe conclusion of his remarks, proposed asubstitute.

A discussion as to the constitutionalityofthe issue of notes was participated in byMr. Thomas of !?'., on the one side, andMessrs. Hrannon, August, Day, Ac, on theOther.

Pending the discussion, on motion of Mr.Smiih, the Senateadjonnaed.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.Friday, March Bth. l»6i.

The House was called to order at 11 o'clockby the Sl'tAKKit.

The House was notified of the passage bythe Senate of House bills incorporating theBerkeley Horder Guard Armory Company,

! and amendingthe law restricting thecatchingof ovster-. Incertrin months.bhl* Reported.? Bills w rereported foral-teringand amendingthe act incorporating the.Hlacksburg, Catawba Creek and FinrnatlaTurnpike Company, and to change the nameof the same ; regulatingproceedings in CourtUpon motions onbehalf ofthe Commonwea'th.

Engrotttd Bill.? The bill refunding to MrsLucy Holland, of Fluvanna county,a sum ofmoney paid on tin erroneous assessment, wasordered to its engrossment.

Corporate Limits ofRichmond.?Tho Oom-mittee of Propositions and Grievances, towhom was referred the consideration of theresolution for the extension of the corpo-rate limits of the city of Richmond, asked theHouse to discharge them from the further con-sideration of the subject, as there will not be,in the opinion of the committee, suflicienttime before the end of the presentsession pro-perly to investigate the same.

Petition*.?Mr. Ballard presented the pe-tition of Win. Stratton, praying to bereleasedfrom damages.

Adrrrst Report.?The Committee on Milita-ry Affairs reported that it was inexpedienttograntarms to T. V. Williams, of Tazewell,for the useof au Ac-.deny.

Senate Mille Meptrted.?The following Sen-ate bills were reported from House Commit-tees: For therelief of Celia Edmonds: releas-ing the schr. Pauline from the payment otCommonwealths claim to any line imposed,for an alleged violation of the inspectionlaws.Skertft nf the State.?The House adopted aresolution reported hy Mr. Hatmo.vd, of theFinance Committee, which reads as follows :

Resolved, by the GeneralAssembly, That the Sheriffsof thi* Commonwealth who nay all tho revenuenow due, and that portion which becomes due the15th of the present month, by the Istof April next,shall be entitled to be allowed their full commis-sion of 5per cent. by tbe Auditor ol Public Ac-counts, provided that interest shall he charged outhat part of therevenue due the 15th of Decemberlast uutil paid.

Advocated by Messrs. Crctchft___, Keen,Andkksos and HA-Hoxn, and opposed by Mr.Bass.

Otwtngtonand Ohio Rail road.?The Spkakkksaid that the hour had arrived for the consid-eration of the orderof theday?the bill "pro-vidingfor the partial suspension of the sale ofState bonds, and for complying with the con-tracts already made on the Covington andOhio Railroad.''

Mr. Baskkrvii.i. submitted a motion topass by, to take up the bill for the voluntaryenslavement of free negroes, discussed onTuesday, with a view of making it the orderof the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Evans inquired whether it would be inorder also to suspend the order of the day forthe purpose of adoptingthe joint resolutionfixing a day for tinal adjournment. TheSpeakerreplied that such a motion was not ivorder.

Mr. BaaaaaviU then submitted his mo-tion, and the House agreed to pass by; but, invoting,refused to make the bill the orderotthe day.

The Covington and Ohio Railroad bill be-ingbefore the House, Mr. Sanaa submitted amotion that the amount named be reducedfrom .5u0,0u0 to ttoo.ooo. The motion wasadopted.

Mr. Cii.trMAN said thathe did notrise for thepurpose of discussing the bill: that had beendone fully before, and it had been clearlyB__e_m that the passage of this bill was ne-cessary to continue the work on the Coving-tonand Ohio Railroad, as it was impossiblefor the con tractors to continue it under theexisting difficulties, with State bonds at "4 or_0 per centum below par. The bill wouldsave the treasury by the suspension of thesale of State bonds and the issue of Treasuryiotes in lieu thereof, at least 20 per centumipon tlie amountof expenditure in tlie con-struction of the work. But he had onlyriseno say, that there was another saving whichrail not been alluded to, which he desired to?all to the attention of ihe House. He badlist been informed by members of the Coin-nittee on the Penitentiary, that thecontrac-ors on the Covingtonand Ohio Road had hired45of thecolored convicts in the Penitentiary,

at a sum exceeding *17,000, and which sumwould be an entire loss to theTreasury shouldhebill underconsideration be rejected, as tho

work on the road being necessarily sus^twitd,the cjnvicts would be returned to the iiistitu-lon and could not be employed there; for, intruth, at this time half the convicts in thepenitentiarywere idle, for the want of mate-rials which could not be procured in suflicientquantities to give them employment.

Mr. PHEi.rs, of Ritchie, said that he was afriend of theroad, and bad voted for the ap-piopriation at the last session ; but that he didlot think the state of the Treasury author-ed tbe issuing the Treasury notes as provid-

ed iv the bill. If it was right to appropriatethe sum of >_00,000, it was equallyso to ap-ippropriate tbe larger sum. He bad no idealliat gentlemencould change the votes givenon a former occasion, aud as enough talk hadbe+n indulged la as to the merits of the bill,lie fell constrained to movethe previous ques-tion. The call being sus'-ained the main ques-tion wa? then put, and the vote on the ques-tion of the passage of the bill wasrecorded asfollow a :

Yeas.?Messrs- CrutchHeld, (Speaker,) Aider-son, Anderson, Bailey, hall, Bailard, Barbour,Ba.«, Bisbie, Caperton, Carpenter, Chapuiau,(hrisliau,Claiborne, Collier, Puckwall. _er«u---»ou, Fleming, Frost, D. (Übson, J.T. Gibson, Ora-h.ini. Un-tian, Harriaoa, Hackley, lluuter, Kee,Lockridye, Luca*, Magruder, Massie, Matthew*,Maupin, McCauiant, McDowell, MeUruder, .Mon-tague, Montgomery, Morgan, Mv...r_, NeUon, Or-caia, PaMei.on, Preston, I'retlow, Keid, Wynd-ii.iui Robertson, Kuthurfoord, tauinier*, feeK&r,Mierrard, bibett, I. >'. Smith, Maple*. Tyler,Walker, Wallace, Welch, Witlen, and Wood.?«o.N?Y»?Me»»r». Arnold, Bs.*ell, Loll,Bui-.oeau,Browu, liuiks. Child*, Cowau, Crane, Cramp. I>B-vi., Bvau*, Friend, J. utlmer, C 11. Giiruer,(ioodycoobt- liayuiuud, H.._i_*u, iliiuit, John-son, W. T. Jones, Kimheloo, Kuolt*. Lwftwicb,Lyso, Matlory. Thos- Martiu,Mc_tei.ee, McKin-ney, M-dlov, Mile*, MorrU, Phelps, Priieh-id,Randolph, Kld-icit, K. X Uu.iu.ou, Rive*, Scott,J. __. suiiih. Tee-lie, Arthur Wat*..a, _d. w*i-»on, Wall*.Went, Wll»__, YViugtteld, Wooltolk,

Mr. Cakpk.ntkb offered the following reso-lution, which was laid ou the table :

Freat, under the present price of Virginiabunds, together with tbe unsettled stale ofi_l affair*, uot anticipate- aa probable, ~rpossible, when the work of the Covington

RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1861.to avoid the necessity ofexplaining hi* view*, Ibut bad wanted to *cc tbe Convention lake aprompt and decided stand, without so _____ ]speaking. Re had hetened wilh utter eurpriec |to iho coursewhich argument had taken here.The Convention had been called together forHie pnrjH.se ol maintainingtbe right tbstaIres people ran onlybe goveraed by tbeir con-sent , yet we hnd h*tened day after day to ar-guments upon the protection of tbe negro. Aairßßg<I, to read the debate*., would sappOSewe were assembled here to pioteat negro pro-Iparty,and negro property alone The greatprinciple which lie* at tlie root of free gov-

Iseament was lnvolve<l, nnd yet we heargea--temen rand extract after extract, newspaper

Ialter newspaper, to learn what one man or! one editor said one day, and what he saidI another day. while the great question is ig-

nored ..r forgotten. Such things da not resultfrom accident?he said it with all respect?they n.list la-designed. The Convention washi ihe position ofan individual l.y the nameofMi. awUa -always "waiting for somethingto turn up," aiid always prepared to say"Barkis is ready.'- Ami what lias turned up?They had aatd we must wait for the result oftil'1 Peace Conference. The Peitce Conferencehad Meted, and produced an ambiguous pro-position, requiring an interpretation. Thespeaker went on to urge Western members toeooas up to the aid of those who stood aroundthe same family altar, pointing them to theaacrill.es which Kastern Virginians had made(?At tbe maintenance of the I'nion. Lincoln'sInauguralwas subjected to a severe excoria-tion. Without concluding bis remarks, Mr.Ambler gave way to a suggestion lor adjourn-ment, aud

(Mi nicTion of Mr. Harvie, the Conventionadjourned.

Arrival of Ex-Paaainu. Bvc____A_ at; Hona -Hit Keceptlon.?Ex-I*r_el-_ntBnchan-an l.fl Baltimore Wednesday, escorted to thedepot l.y the City Guard, and arrived at I-.au-oaater, Pa., that afternoon. The arrival of thetram was greeted with a salute of thirty fourguns and the ringingof bells. The Mayor,CityCouncils, military,firemen, and a large eon -COnrae of citizens, welcomed the ex-President.To anaddress of welcome by the Mayor, Mr.Buchanan replied as follows:

My old neighbors, friends, and fellow-citi-\u25a0eni 1 have not language to express the feelnigs which swell in my heart on ibis occasion:but 1 do most cordially thank you for ibis de-monstration ofyour personal kindness loanoldman who conies back to you, ere long to layin- bones at rest with your lathers. And here1.-t me say, that having visited almost evenclime under the sun, my heart has ever turnedto I-BacastCT as the spot where Iwould wishto live, and die,and be buried. When yet ayoung man in L.r remote Russia, my heartwaa still with yonr fathers, my friendsandneighbors, In good old Lancaster. [Applause.]And although I have always been true toyou, I have not been bail sotruo to you asyouhave been to me. Your lathers took me upwhen a young man, and fostered and cher-ished me throughmany long years. All thesehave passedaway,aad 1 stand before you to-day as a man livingm a second generation.?[A voice?"l sawyou mount your horse whenyou marched to Baltimore, in 1512."J

1 feel with all my heart, though in the midst jol posterity, that ibese tons aie manifestingthe aame kindness which their fathers would ihave done bad they lived to this day. Gene-Irations of martial men rise and sink and areforgotten, but the kindness of thepast genera-tion tome, now so couspicuous in tber sons,can never 1... forgotten, i come home, fellowcitizen, to pass the ie__a___er of my daysamong you as a good Citizen, a faithful friend,a benefactorof the widows and the fatherless.[Lou., applause,] All politicalaspbratioashave departed. All that i have done duringa somewhat protracted life has passed intohistory, and if 1 have done Blight to offend asin_lecitizen, 1now sincerely ask his pardon.

May Gad grant that tins Union and Consti-tution may be perpetual. [Applause.] lcloseby repeating the sentiment dear to my heart:G.xlgrantthai theConstitutiouaiid the Unionmay be perpetual, ami continue a shield ofprotection to ourselves and our children for-ever. Mr. Buchanan retired amid enthusias-tic applause. He then resumed his place inthecarriage, ami was escorted to Wheatland.

Khl-rbLI. AN3 FIoUTI.N.I AMOSii T_?_____V_S .?A correspondent in Addison, Steuben CO., N.V., writes that the EtepubUoans in that sec-tion are fighting among themselves like catsand dogs, over the anticipated spoils. Theyhad agreed to meet at the village EngineHouse on the 2d Inst., aud vote for a candi-date for Postmaster, the nomination of thesuccessful man to he pressed upon the newPostmaster General. When the time came tovote, radicals discovered that tbe conserva-tive* were outvoting them two to oneat least,and accordingly an adjournment was declaredtaken ton little lawyers office that could nothold half the voters. Tbe conservatives in-sisted that the motion wasnot carried, where-upon the firemen, who voted with the radi-cals, manned their engine, and washed all theconservatives outof the Engine House. Tinsput an end to the voting for the day, und it isunderstood that tbe whole of the proceedingswere arranged beforehand, in view of tbe pos-sible contingency that occurred.

National FlUIW.?The gold medal fromthe Irish citizens of San Francisco, to be pre-sented to the Sixty-ninth Regiment, of NewYork, arrived by ihe steamer .Northern Light,on Monday. It is of pure gold, of huge size,three inches in diameter, one-quarter of aninch in thickness, and weighs six ounces.?Each side of it is set round with an enamelledwreath of shamrock. On one side is an in-scription winch tells its own story. Itreadsas follows:

"Presented to the Sixty-ninth Regiment, N. V.S. M., hy the Irishmen of San Francisco, Cal., inapproval of the aaaly counts pursued by the re-giuieut iv refnaiag to take part in the demonstra-tion in favor of the l'riuce of Wales, duriug hisvisit to ?iew York."B*l Fkam isco, Jau. 1, 1*61."On tbe reverse the medal has the flag of the

I'nion, a rising sun, and the motto, "Erin goBragh." It is valued at BtOO.

1)015.IS OP THI: ThIKTV-SiXTH CO.NHRE.-f".?Tbe late Congress passed some one hundredand eighteen private and public acts and lif-teen joinlresolutions. This compares favora-bly in number with the work ofo'hersessions,while the character of the bills is much moreimportant. The new patentlaw, as it passedby Congress at tbe very last hour of the ses-sion, makes someradical changes. Patents areto run twenty venra instead of fourteen. ABoard of Appeal from llic decisions of the ex-aminers ot patents is provided lor, in order torelieve the Commissioner. No appeal is al-lowed from the llual decision of the Commis-sioner to the Judgeof tbe District Court, as

i has heretofore been the case. Lastly, the,salary oftho Commissioner is increased from! three thousand to forty-five hundred dollars.A.v I_roKTANT Lt'TTEK.?It will be reeol-; lected that in ISII7, a distinguished merchant- or banker, in London, was sent out here to act

for tbe Bank of England, in which capacityibe was "as one in authority," in an apart-, meat of tbe then I'uited Stales Bank. This

' gentlemanwas John W. Cowell, and the let-'ter wespeak of and printelsewhere, from theLondon Examiner. Mr. Cowell advises sep-aration of the North, m and Southern States,and teaches the South that separation is itsinterest.and tha tcoi ton-manvfacturuig.slave-,hating England is the natural friend ofcotton-producing, slave-holding South. His argu-

! tnents, however, will go for what they arei worth?admitted abolitionist as be le hnlthey teach us a lesson, especially us of theNorth, not to trilie more with this abstractj issue of slavery, but to live With the South! in peace.?-V. I. Bxpreot.

Major Gknkkai. Tuin.is.?The San Antonio(Texas) Herald, speaking ofa recent interviewwilh (Jen. Twiggs, veteran Commander of(he Departmentof Texas, says lie announced, that bis military career was closed, and itwas his determination to retire to privatelife, making New Orleans Ins place of resi-dence. It ir- already known thatbe announced

|to the War Department at Washingtonhis determination not to wage war on his.ounirymen. The iulonnatioti given by tbeHerald* seems to be confirmatory of a dis-patch to the New Orleans Picayune, which

i states, on the authority of a member of (Jen.Twiggs' -taft", that be would not enlist iv theArmy of Georgia or of the Southern Confed-eracy.

LBTtt.vo Thkm Aiomk. ?The New York cor-; respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger saysThe steamer Nashville sailed thi* afternoon

1 lor Charleston, with about M passengers anda moderate quantityof freight. As usual, anumberof Superintendent Kennedy's police-men were ou the dock, to make sure ihat therewas no contraband of war going on board, butnone Ibelieve was found. Orders, it is un-derstood, have been given to the detectives notto interfere with the Savannah steamers here-: after, the Georgiareprisals having convinced

i Kennedy that the game is one that dues not

A Tbbbib__ Co-nsr*"? They are organizinga new military comjxtiiy iv MeinphU, to becalled 'The Detlants." The Avalanche says

;Of them: "Their uniform ia to be black: homespun,with red plumes. Their banner isblack?tbe armsof the State of Tennessee be-ingiiikcribed on one side iv crimson . on the' other side will be represented aright handgrasping an unsheathed sword, with the

\u25a0 name of the company?the Den-tuts? written,in red letters above. The whole outfit will be

' emblematic of death and defiance, and WillI cos i forty dollars

-----B-!-888---^B_____-_P----------------------------a_________a»_^^~~~_~~_____ \u25a0nine j , i i 1.1)1 .i-l»ii 1., iff, iilj;,i ,i i ,i un,, !i j . ....... j.DAILY DISPATCH.Two Speeches of the Dur? Visit eTthe DI- J

p I.una ii. Corps to the President?Scramblefor Office, fee.The Ohio delegation, now in Washington,

called ou Mr. Chase, the new Secretaryof theTreasury, on Thursday, and drew iron, thatofficial tbe following speech :

1 am very much indebted to yon, my friends,for your congratulation upon a subject which,1 must say, was to ran the most painful trialof my lite. I should very much have pre-ferred, had it been the will of the Chiefwhomyou have placed in power, to continue in tbeservice to which I was c-tlled by the Republi-cans ofour own Stat. . ineed not say to youhow much more agreeable it would havebeen |to me to have fulfilled the implied obligation Iuiuhr, which 1 came to tbe peopleofourstate, |than to accept of any other service. Hut you Jknow when the time comes, in the course of Ihuman events, when we must take ourre- |ftige iv Abraham's bosom, [laughter,J v>? jhave no election. [Renewed laughter] IWherever the old Chiefcalls, wemust follow. JAllow me to thank you for this call, and to Jexpress to you the hope, which I unfaltering- Ily entertain, that Ohio will ever remain true Ito the cause of the Union and of the Constitu- |tion. ["(iood," and applause.] Let Hie e_- Jpress the farther hope, that it may be in our jpower, by kindness, by conciliation, by Him- ]ness, to recall all those who have waudered Ifrom the fold of the I'nion back to it. [Ap- Ipinnae.] I again return my thanks to yon. 1gentlemen, for this visit.

Threecheers were then given for theUnion, {and three more lor the President and Govern- Ior Chase, when the delegationmoved oil'am! Jcalled on Gener 1 Scott. On arriving at his Irooms, corner of Sixthand 1) streets, the (leu- jera! CBUM upon the platform and addressed jthem as follows :

Fellow-citizens ofOhio?God bless Ohio and Ievery other State of this Union. [Amen.] ? ]Some of those State- we may have lost for a Isbon time, but 1 trust we shall win them Ihack?[applause]?and eiitcld them ail within ]the anus uf that Union which has given ns ]so much honor and so much glory. But be Jthat as it may, whether they return to ns as jbrothers or stand aloof as strangers, 1 thank 1God that we yd have left to us a greatand a 1glorious Union. [Applause ] 1 thank Clod Ithat we haveyet a Government. ["Yes,"'and japplause.] A short time ago we were threat- Iened with tbe destructionof the federal Gov- Ieminent,but I thank God that on Monday of Ithis week anew President of your choice was jdulyinstalled into office, ["It wouldn't havebeen so if it had not been loryou !"] and 1be- jlieve that that President is actuated with the Jbest intentions, gifted with sufficient ability |and wisdom, and tilled with a lively and ar- 1dent desire to do ail in his power to reunite Jthe members of this great Republic, or at Ileast ro contribute to the glory, proapsßltl and Ihappiness of the States thatremain with us. I[Applause.] I have long since ceased to be a 1politician, and tun now singly and only a IUnion man, asoldier, and I trust, a patriot.? j["You are, indeed ! J Fifty odd years of my Ilife 1 have devoted to the service ofmy coun- Itry, and I hope that I have been a faithful Iservant. [" You have!"] I do not desire toIsurvive the Union. 1 mean todie by it. [Ap-Iplause, and "That's where we will all die '."]jVo reward on this earth is so gratifying to anold soldier as the approbation of his country-men. 'When I look upon your faces, and hearyour voices, your cheers, I feel that I havethat reward. *_Applause.]

The party then, aftergiving three cheers forGeneral Scott, three lor tho Union, and an in-definite number for everbody else, proceededto call on Vice President Hainliu.

The Diplomatic Corps, in full costume,Thursday afternoon, paid an official visit tothe President by previousarrangement, as iscustomary on ihe incomingot a new Admin-istratio.i. They were accompanied by theSecretary ofStato, Mr. Seward, to the WhiteHouse, who first presetted to the PresidentCommander Fegauiere, the Minister fromPortugal,ai.d the longest in the diplomaticposition in this country, who made an addressin French, a translation of which had previ-ously been furnished to President Lincoln. Itwasofa complimentary character, and ex-pressive of ihegi>od will and feelings of theirrespective Governments, toward that of theUnited States, and for the success of the Ad-ministration. All the Hinlomatic Corps, hesaid, ertertained the best wishes for the peaceandprosp rity of the country, and for the con-tinuance of the friendly feelings now exist-ing.

The President briefly replied with muchwarmth, heartily reciprocating, both offici-ally and personally, the kindly sentimentsexpressed.

Commander Feganiere then introduced re-spectively the other Foreign Ministers andthen the several Foreign Secretaries of Lega-tion.

This part of the ceremonies having beenconcluded, the members of the Cabinet, byinvitation, entered the reception room, andwere introduced to the Diplomatic Corps.

Mrs. Lincoln wasafterwards presented,andfor some minutes there was a general and un-restrained social conversation.

A dispatch, dated ihe 7th inst., says :Several removals were made to-day in the

Departments. The llrst one was GeneralGranger, Recorder General of the Land Office,a brother-in-law of Judge Douglas. Mr.Leonard, the Secretary to sign Land War-rants for the President, was removed.

Mr. Lester, the Librarian of the InteriorDepartment, had notice to quit?a son of Se-cretary Smith takes his place, Mr. Lester isa Mississippian, and a secessionist per ge.

George W. McLellan, of Boetoa, has l.<>enappointed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen-eral.

Mr. Mcßlair, of this city, will be Commis-sioner of Public Buildings.

Tub Last Ine_p__r_ is thb Life op Loi.aMoans.?About ihree yearsago, and soon al-ter the late Lola Montez had been givingaseries of lectures at the Melodeon, a mancalled at the City Registrar's office, and askedthat officer if he could record amarriage with-out having a certiticaie of the officiating cler-gyman. Upon being questioned for furtherparticulars, the man said Lola had recentlybeen married to a young man of thiscily,whohad been infatuated with her, but that shehad the marriagecertificate, and had gone toNew York. Themarriage had been performedby heragent, Mr. Burr, who was formerly aclergyman, and his friends were extremelyanxious that it should berecorded. Alter con-sultation, it was decided that the man shouldsend to New York lor the certificate, and afew days after he returned witb what pur-ported to be a copy, stating that Lola refusedto part with ttie original. This purported iobe signed by Mr. Burr, and certifies to themarriage ofa gentleman of this city with LolaMonte/, under the uame of Heald, that beingthe name by which she was then called. Af-ter consultation with the City Solicitor, whoadvised the City Registrar not to record amarriage upon the authorityof a copy of thecertificate, the document was returned to theman who had brought it, and the Registrar hasnever heard anythingmore of the matter. Thebridegroom was represented to him tobe abouttwenty-oneyearsof age, who belongedloare-speetahlfl family livingin (he vicinityol Essexstreet.? Bogton Traveller.

Thk Aksbni. K.tiKKS of Stvkia.?Accord-ing to"ail article in the Pharmaceutical Jour-nal, arsenic is comniouly taken by the peas-ants in Styria, the Tyrol, and the Satzkain-uiergut, principallyby huntsmen and wood-cutters, to improve their mind and preventfatigue. The arsenic is taken pure in somewarm liquid, as coffee, fasting, beginningwith a bit the size of a pin's heart, and in-creasing to that of a pea. The complexionand general appearance are much improved,and the parties using it seldom look so old asthey really are. The llrst dose is always fol-lowed by slightsymptoms of poisoning, suchas burningpam iii the stomach and sickness,but not verysevere. Once begun,it can onlybe left off by very gradually dimiuibbiug thedaily dose,as a sudden cessation causes sick-ness, burningpains in the stomach, and othersymptomsof jwisoniiig, very speedily follow-ed by death. As a rule, arsenic eaters arevery loug lived, and are jiecuharly exemptfrom iufeciious diseases, fevers, _»c; but un-less ibey graduallygive up tbe practice, in-variably die suddenly at last. Iv some arse-nic works near Salzburg, the only men whocan ______

the work any time are those whoswallow daily doses of arsenic?the fumes,Ac, soon killing the others.

Additional Itkms by thk Bbembn? TheGreat Eastern Corning to Norfolk.?It has beendecided that the steamer Great hastens willsail forNorfolk, Virginia, where she will loadwith cotton, a cargo of which has been prom-ised her.

The steamer Australasian sailed on the ltiihult.. but nothinghas been beard of her since.

Fie ship Galielmo arrived at Grave-end onthe 1-th, from Baltimore.

A motion in the House of Commons, on thel_th ult., for more equality la assessing andievyiugthe income tax, was carried by a ma-jorityagainst the Government.

The liaiiau Parliament was opened by Vic-tor i.iiuiiaiiui-1 ivperson on the 1-th of Febru-ary.

The proclamation forthe emancipationol theserfs of Russia would be issued on the 3d.

Direct negotiations between the Banks ofSt. Petersburg and France for the exchangeot __,uoo,txH) francs iv gold tor the sameamount in sUver, were iaprogress.

Fresh disturbances have been commencedagainst the Christains ia Cochin China. I

isquare, ids* file| latjtart,?!»?»....JJ.Jf1. de... a days.... s.7S | 1..._0... s days l.fl1..d0... -days.... i.a. I 1...d0...1S dare..... » ft1.d0... 4 day*.... l.»| 1...__... l_-__rtb... Mr**1

Lttretr _H-Bfrr__sa#a_ffas _x_r_ proportion.soar-AdTenf-ement* pabllabsdootll forbid, will

be charged M ct*. per sqaare ofnear ttata for tbeflrst Insertion, and SB rent* foreach enatlaaanes? \u25a0 --. - .- . i-BIl 1

The Capitol Squar* is tbe property of th*people, and plantingtrees therein makes It a .reflection of public liberality,and as pnlpnblean evidenceof refined taste that the set mustneeds meet with their heartiest conenrreeee.No money, we ere sure, could be so investedns to return more to such individual cttiseathan tbe little sum lately paid for shade treesfor the Square, which latter, we may remark,have nearly all been plant»d, dnder Captainfreeman, nnd are "doingaa well aa could boexpected under the cirenmstaacea." A/tec afew years, the Squarewill affordour oitiiensa good townview of the varied scenery thatcharacterise*the rural districts.

Mayor's f.'ourf.?Yestenlav John Hnrheegavebail to appear and answer, on the l*th,for raising in the First Murbeta row with anunknown party The MaTorretalned Hn. hee*brass knuckle, till the time in question. Wm.Coor>»r, freo negro, minus papers, wassent tothe Chain Gang for 8(1 davs,for stealing a pairof boots from Capt. Mason.The tillingin on 4th and sth street*, leadingto Navy Hdl. owingto the long-continuedandheavy rains, has settled and slipped so mnchthat thesidewalks are neartv useless, and thespace for wagons, Ate, in, been so red needthat hardlyoneat a time can pass In safety.Stealing a Saddle ? Sylvester, -laveofRen-ben Ellis, wasbroughtbefore the Mayor yes-terday, and ordered to be corrected, for en-cumbering the street while intoxicated, andstealing a saddle.A Cane wot p esenled to Mr. 11 til, the ablemember of the Convention Irora Wetzel, lastnight, at the Spot-wood House, by a numberof his Richmond friends.Judge Lyons' Court did no business yester-

day iv tbe way of criminal trials.1

____The regular monthly w*ttwy of tbe City

Council takes place Monday evening.

Mtnsofßi State I\.»ve*riu.v ? Among tberesolutions offered to the ConventionWednes-day morning and referred te the Committeeon Federal Relations, was one movingthat aConvention be called of all the SouthernStates which have not seceded, to meet atNashville, Tennessee, on the 18th of April ?

Another, providing for such amendments totbe Constitution as shall secure to all theStates equal rights in the Union. Another,declaring; that no reason existed whyMissou-ri should secede, and that it would be highlyinjurious to do so. Another, declaring tbatthe States having once bound themselvesto-gether, could never disaever their connectionat pleasure. Another, thnt Missouri shouldadopt a policy according to her true interests,and invite an effort to maintain the Unionpeaceful and unbroken.Col. Doniphan offered a resolution declaringthat any attempt to use coercion by the Fede-ral Government would inevitably result Incivil war and military despotl>m.

Exiles to Siberia.?The averagenumber ofpersons exiled to Siberia yearly Is about _,--500, exclusive of the women and children thataccompany them. To get to the station ofTobolsk they haveto travel from 927 to 4,600versts, (the verst is two-thirds ofa mile,) ac-cording to the district they start from. FromToboisk to Tumen is ajourney of eighty-fivedays, to Kransnojersk 11. days, and to Ir-kutsh 117 day*. Mostof the exiles go throughIrkutsh to Merchinak. This longjourneymadeby the criminals promiscuously with the wo-men and children has a lamentable effect ontheir morals.

Forts Tatlor a.nd .1 kppe**o.n Rkihfobcbd ?

The steamer Daniel Webster, Capt. Miuor, nr-rived at this port last evening,six day- fromNew York, with Maj Fits, .loh.i Porter, As-sistant Adjutant General, and Capt. Haw-on,Ist Arttllerv, for Brazos Santiago, T«x:>s,Capt. W. F. Smith, Top. Eng? on Light-house duty,and ninety recruit-, sixty-two totill up Capt. Brannan's company at FortTaylor, and twenty-eight lor Fort Jefferson,and company stores for both works?JKVifWest Key of the Gulf, Feb. 73d.

Sevbs Pkrroks Bcbnt to Dfatb?A two*-tory tenement house in West 40th -treet, N.York, was burnt Thursday morning', and ain in nn led Henry Ward, with his wife andtwo «.. s, and three dausrhters, were burnt todeath. Mrs. Oakley, her son. and a mannamed Luce, were also badly burnt An In-quest is being held. The firemen indulgedina-brat after the fire. Reed's Gin Di-lillerywasalso burnt th it morning Mr Reed andtwo men were badly burnt in the face andhead.

Fire.?On Sunday night last, a barn belong-ing to James M Parti i, of Warren county,Va., w*9llred, and. together withlts contents,consumed In it were 11 fine horses, 4 calvea,about 600bushels of wheat, 4(KJ bushels rye,300 to 400 bushels oats, several tons hay, andnearly all his farming utensils Thecnrringehouse alongside of the barn was also burnt,and a valuable carriage which was in it.?Loss near |6,000. No insurance. Mr. liurx-e.In endeavoring to save his horses, was badlyhnrnt.

VmeiaiA Movts.i.?A gallantcommander ofa well-equippedand efficient corpe of volun-teer cavalry of Virginia, who were in serviceat the capture, trial, and execution of thatmodel Llneolnite, John Brown, has gone »oMontgomery to tender the servicesofhis com-mand to the Confederate States. Severalother citizens of Virginia are on the way forthe same purpose, and letters of similar im-port havebeen received ?Charleston Courier.

The NbwSesatb.?The new Senate, whichconvened on Monday in special session, con-sists of 29Republican*, 21 Democrats, and oneAmerican, with 18 vacant seats. The vacan-cies are, a from Kansas, 1 from Missouri, 1from California, and 14 from the secededStates. The Kansas vacancies will, no doubt,be filled by Republicans, and those from Mis-souri and California, probably by Democrats.Should the seceding Senators retnrn, therewould be an Opposition majority of S.

I.xdia.v Vb.m'ibaucb.?Harrison Shnltx shotan Indian, Oga-me-ge-gle, In June last, atTaylor's Falls, Minnesota, in cold blood, andescaiied down the river The Indian's son, 18years old, followed on his track to wreak ven-geance. He succeeded only on Thursdayweek, while Shultx and a comrade were cut-ting wood. The avenger waited over an hourto get a shot, and not wound the companion.When fired at, Shultz fell dead, without astruggle.

iumhi.li Off ? Ropert S. Tharln, a lawyer,of Lowndes county, Ala., was punished andsentoil" last week, for making secret propo-sals tonon-slaveholders tor the establishmentof an Abolition Society and the publicationofapaper to be called the "Non-Slaveholder "He wm fora time a law partner of Hon. W.L. Yancey. It Is believed he is deranged. Sosays tbe Cahaba Gazette.

\u25a0 \u25a0 l «Si \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 - -Th p. MoLASses a*|. Scoab Cbop .? The lastNew Orleans Price Current exhibits an e_rcess of3,611 barrels of molasses In the receipt*,over those of thesame .late last year. Th >Is ibe first time in the *ea*on that itit excesshas been shown. The receipts of sugar arestill about 4,000hogsheads short of last. year.

Sncinß i* Nkw Barsswica, N. J.?Cap'* in

Isaac Fouratt, who kept the Raritna House,at New Brnnswick, N. J , was found dead Inhi*room la_i Monday morning, having bunghimself to bi» bed-post. Pecuniary emb.r-rassmentand a dread of losing his situationunder Government were assigned as the..ui-> s of the fatal act.

Ski.mi.i His Cbildbb* ? Tbe Cincinnati(Ohio) Press soya that a widower of that city,having three fine children, aged respectively2, 4 and a years, and desiring to visit Califor-nia, felt them an encumbrance, nnd so madean _rrai.gei.ieni to exchange them With a per-son for a certain amount of apple butter, andactuallycompleted the bar_-.nu.

N-anKR Ova-The heads of the new gov-ernment indicate an Inclination to take care ofnumber one flrat. before attending to tl.-<wants of outsiders. Mr. Seward a -on ismade Assistant Secretary of State, and tbefirst foreign mission Mr Lincoln has gi»-away(the mission to Berlin.,t« ma poliiieiauof his own State, Mr.-Norman B Jodd

APaoraar ia HisOws Uocsrax.? The Sew, Orleans True Delta of Sunday, commentsupon astatement of the Louisville Journal,

;to the effect that the Hoe. Jadoh P Ueuja\u25a0 rom ia about to teat bya libel suit tbe truth nrjfalsity of certainspecified charges of feloniousi conduct broughtagainst him.

Comfortably Off?Oeri. Mimmon aad his;lady, at last account* were livingin Mn.an.i

'in a very simplemannerwithoutany retinue!They were bound for France, where tbe\u2666«,000.000 tbey have between them will be ___-!\u25a0?

useful _111Pairaaanroe Waa?The fr.vernurof

California has sent to the Legislature mnumber offirearms in poe*esei_Bt of ih*> Pi t<-being between etx> and too inuekeu. abutguas andrides, generallyout ol repair.

Uiasixu or a Ooilsub?Westminster Col-lege, at New Wilmington, Lawreneo eonuiy,Pa., waado-troyed ay -_ro oa Wadaeedajr ta*t.

I The lose Uabout t_Mtto.

PRICE ONE CENT.LOCAL MATTERS.

Raising of a Palmetto Flag.?Em since the Iaccession to powerof the present "Command-er-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of tbeUnited States," and his declaration of inten-tion to use them in oppressing ihe Soutb, the Iminds of the people of this city have beenundergoinga change. It is now an admittedfact, that the insane loveof the Union mani-fested by a majorityher* hae, in Ihe present Iemergency, given place to considerations of Jself-preservation. The people are aronsed Ion the subject of theirrights and deeply con-cernedabout the present position of Virginia,nnd ber relation to her sister States of tbeSouth. They are determined that their rights |shall neither be circumscribed or abrtdgedin any wav, and we are much mistaken iftheir "sovereign representatives" now in ses-sion here are not made at an early day tocomprehend the vastness of tbe in tereste com-mitled to their keepiiu, and that in these stir-ring and eventful times delaysare dangerous jWe chronicle to-day as a pregnant and sog- |gentian si__ of the times the raising yester-day in Jefferson Ward, near the First Market,of the first secession flag which has yet wavedin this city The flag(whichbore on lt« foldsthe palmetto tree, r ittlesnake, and usual flf-teeu stars.) wasraised in aneighborhoodhere-tofore intensely Uniou in feeling, and the actwas participated in by parties until veryrecently representing such feelings. Prior tothe raising of the glorious emblem of South-ern independence, the flagof the late U. Stateswas lowered for the last time. That whichsuperceded it had all the affection nnd rever-ence it once possessed in the breasts of thejieople. A band of music was in attendanceaud the thousands present jubilant. In obe-dience to repeateil and enthusiastic calls, ad-dresses were delivered on the ground by B. 11.Douglass, Esq., of (he State Senate ; \Vm. W.(rordon, of Albemarle; Win. ii. Newton.Delegate from Hanover: Chas. Irving, andThos. T. Cropper, of this city, whose stirringappeals were listened to with eager Interest.

After the ceremonies at the groundwere con-cluded, the people assembled with music andcheers in front of the Exchange Hotel, wherethey were addressed in eloquent termsby Col.lebell. Senator from Jefferson county. Pro-ceeding thence to the Spotswood House, theEl wereagain addressed most aoceptably,

' Southeru-Rightsview, by Hon. Jero-Morton, and Messrs. Preston. Miers W.r, Sheff.y, Skeenof Buchanan, and Hall_\u25a0__, During the time of the proceed-t the last-mentioned place, the flag ofnuthern Confederacy, (red. white andwith seven stars,) was recognized float-un oneof thewindows, andenthusiast!illv ted."Smartest" Mem in the Convention.?of us, who don't often get counted in, the privileged listeners to the fossilogyc State Convention, have to depeny upon outside discussions for the meanming a judgmentof the mental ealibrmembers. Hut unfortunately, in thi:l, public opinion differs widely. Onwill swear by EX-GoT. Wise and Mr

9, ofBedford, another by Messrs. Ooggid Flournoy, and another still by Messrsemeus,-Willey and Carlile; while'the boys,

wtio, in these days, are not b:ul judges" ofmartness, go in for Mr Branch, of Peters-trg, "because he makes them laugh." Witheh a contrariety of opinion, we, as out

ders, lind ourselves at sea on this most im-lortant question; so we may have to take airactical vie a- of it. The "interminablede-tee, which have lasted nearly three weeks,ithont effecting any purpose beyond stirring

p the passions of themultitude, show plainlyough that the Commonwealth lays at theercy of menVhn think too little, aud who talk too much"?

id that in too many instances personal am-tion is the great aim and object of those whoc sent here to legislate for the good of the

teople. There is no hurry, iliey say, theCon->ntion is an expensive machine, it is trup;it then the dignity of the State requires

aim and protracted deliberation. So they gon, and talk, talk, talk; and every word theytterhas to be paid for twice, first in the ut-erance, and second in the publication. Weant see anything so very smart in all this,id therefore we are led to the conclusion,

t lat the smartest men in the Convention aret lose who say the least, and they are trulyititled to the thanks of a grateful people.'hat's all we have to say on the subject.

Miss Batsman as Oeraldin*.?On Thursdayight, we had the pleasure of witnessing theerformanee of the tragedy of Geraldine, atheTheatre; it was a pleasure, for it is al-

ways gratifying to look upon the successful? Torts ofa young actress to render acceptablydifficult part. The play, as it progresses,

xhibils the controlling elements of humanlassion, which were portrayed by Missaleman in amanner that completely thrilled

tie audience. It is in this that the chief\u25a0nerit of the production lies ; for we conless tout little interest in the "story of the play,"nd found the prolix dialogue of the minor>arts somewhat tedious. Sogreat, however,ras the influence of Miss Bateman's portrai-ureof the trials and sufferings of Geraldine,

t ftnt we experienced asensation of regret thattie play wasover, when the curtain fell atlie close of the fifth act. Mr. Bateiuun play-d aoceptably as David of Ruthin. Mrs. Delar, as the Nurse Joan, was excellent, as shesin every part she undertakes ; and Lambilayedthe character of the Earl's Jester soveil, that we doubt very much if it couldaye been improved upon. Miss Bateman

ilayed "Parthenia" and "Gertrude" for her>pneflt last night, and, we doubt not, continu-al to win the apnlause of the public.To-night " Romeo and Juliet " will be re-

peated. Of Miss Bateman's performanceofuliet we have alreadygiven our favorablepinion, and we advise all admirers of goodcling togo aud see it.Penitentiary Convicts.?From a table show-

ng the nativityof convicts remaining in the'enitentiary, and on the Public Works, onhe 30th day of September last, we learn thatif 283 born in Virginia, Iy3 are white, and 90'olored ; 15 were born in Ireland; 15 iv Penn-vlvanln; 13 (_ colored; in Maryland; Ohio 11;iermany 11; New York 8; North Carolina 6;New Jersey 3 (2 color.xl ;) Kentucky 2; Dela-vare 2; Tennessee 1, Massachusetts 1; Italy 3;\u25a0'ranee 1; Canada 1; Michigan 1; Alabama 1;Connecticut 1, Georgia 1; Maine 1; Louisiana; EnglartdS; Scotland 1; New Kouudlaud I.?Total whites 2'ji, colored M. Aggregate381*.Forty-seven were aged from 15 to 20 years;

Strom 20 to 25; M from 25 to SO; 52 from :'.o to;31 from 35 to 40; M from 4o to 50; 21 from 50

IO r_l; 8 from 60 to 80. In the above is com-prised one female of 12 years of age, and the

frison also contained 12 females at the timelentioned.A Small Swindle.?On Thursday evening

last, a young girl stood weepingbefore a largeitore on Main street, and attracted the atten-tion of the proprietor, who asked the cause oftier distress. She replied that her mother hadsent bar with a quarterof dollar to purchasebread, and she (the weeping maiden) had un-fortunately dropped the coin through thecrating in the pavement. And she cried again.And the merchant's heart was touched. Heoffered her a dime, and told her to come andlook tor the quarter iv the morning,for It wasthen dark. That, however, would notdo?hermother would inflict corporeal punishmentupon her, and she dared notgo home withouttha correct change, cent for ceui. The mer-chant finally gave heraquarter, aud she went}ff rejoicing.

The next morning the merchant sought torthe lost coin, and there was none. The maid-:-n had swindled him to that extent.

Going South? Purser J. R. Reckwiih, latejf thel'.S. Navy, passed through this cityyesterday, trom Washington, io his home InPetersburg, lie has resigned his .oiiuiusmoiiunder Cncle Sam, and proposes shortly to en-list under the banner of the Southern Con-federacy. Like many other officers of theArmy and Navy, he prefers a life ofservice Ini patriotic cause to a position under tbeNorthern Oligarchy, wliu_e chief ogre sitsupon an empty Treasury, and talks grimly|-bout the "power" athis command.

Supreme Court of Appeals.?Taylor's ex'rsvs. Holliday and others?argued by Messrs.Iand Patton for theappellant,and Wm.

or the appellees. Decree of the Cir-urt ot Frederick couuty affirmed.\u25a0 liner aud Kanawha Co. against An- 'Kobiuson, Jr. Writ* of supersedeasl from the Circuit Courtof the City

unond.n Walker, John D. Thomas and IJ W-gains' _f. T. Sallee. Writ of super-iwarded from the Circuit Court of the !

City of Richmond.City Limits. ?lt will be seen by the pro-

ceedings of the House of Delegates, that ouyesterday the committee charged with the !duty of considering thesubjectof tho eaten- jstun of the corporate limits of Richmond, ',asked to be discharged, on tbe ground that Ithere will not be sufficient time before tbe end ,of tbe present session properly toconsider tbesame. This may be taken aspretty ?oe_ evi-dence that no extension need he looked lor.

Passing a CounlsrfeltNote? John Ohromis-ter was arraigned before the Mayor ye*unityfor passing to Hubert Brock a coumerlou five jdollar uoie, uurportiug to be issued by tbaMerchants' it.mk. He was committed forexaminationbefore the Hustings Court.

The Mayor yesterday required E. Batey togive security io appear before ihe Grand Jury.

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