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character were almost unanimonsly adopted. They nrge the call of a State convention of all parties, to calmly con sider the evils threatbning the destruetion of the National Union, appealing to the people of the Union to diseard the counsels of agitating politicians and demagogues of all sections, and rally to the support of our imperiled government.They say the politicians, instead of allay ing the excitement, have stirred it up; instead of repressing national distrust and/dislike, they have promotedit instead of removing causes of dispute, they have created them for the sake of power and office. In both sections they have pandered to the passions and prejudices of the people at home, keeping each seetion ignorant of the patriotic, conservative, catholic feelings of the other, until, inatually exasperated by the incendiary and disorganizing representations of hungry office seekers, both sections find themselves engaged in a fieree contro versy which they had no hand in bring. ing on. A large meeting in Hancock county on Saturday adopted unanimonsly firm conservative resolutions, denying that the mere election of Lincoln was cause for disanion, but declaring the unfriently legislation of many of the free States an outrage on the emity of the Union, demanding resista ice. A majority of the counties in the State have held meetings in favor of secession. Many, however, were strongly conservative, while some were in tavor of retaliatory leg islation, but all favor a State convention, and all oppose coercion of the seeeding States. A meeting in Bryan county declared that no northern fisherman or hunter should hereafter operate in that section, and that those at present hunting and fishing be notified to leave. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22 The bank Presidents meet at moon today to consider the propriety of suspension. Washington, Nov. 22. The Washington banks suspended this morning. NEW YORK, Nov. 22 The association of banks yesterday agreed to issue certificates of deposit in denominations of $50,000 and $10,000, bearing 7 per cent. interest, and passed on bills receivable, U. S. stocks, Preasary notes, or stocks of the State of New York; said certificates not to be exceed five million dollars, and to be used in the settlement of balances at the clearing house for thirty days, and to be received by creditor banks daily in the same proportion as they bear to the aggregate amount of the debtor balances paid at the clearing house. They also resolved that the specie in all banks, amounting to about $2,000,000, be treated as common funds for natual and and protection, in view of liberal expansion; also that, after the 1st of February next, every bank in the association shall have on hand at all times an amount of specie equal to onefourth of its net liabilities, and any bank falling below that proportion shall not make loans or discounts until its position IS re-established. NEW York, Nov. 22. A Tribune dispatch says " Judge Greenwood, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has returned from a trip to Ar kausas. He states that three fourths of the people there are opposed to any disunion movement until some unconstitutional act has been committed to justify resistance." A Herald dispatch says that "Senator Chandler does not desire a sent in Lincolu's Cabinet ;" also that Secretary Thompson had a free consultation with Mr. Corwin as to the measures by the present and coming administrations to avert the impending danger The same correspondent says: " Anthentie information has been received here that nineteen twentieths of the hargest slaveholders of the cotton States, who do not, however, compose a tenth of the voters there, deprecate the secssion movement.' NEW YORK, Nov. 22. Stocks are more active, in many in stances much better. The feeling in the street has improved decidedly. In money a much calmer feeling prevails, and though rates are unchanged, there is more ease. Sterling exchange opens quiet, but a little firmer. AV ASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The District of Columbia banks 8:14 pended specie payment to-day. There is no panic. Wheeling, Va, Nov. 22. The banks of this suspended specie payment this morning. They are in 00 doubted condition, and will keep their has notes good currency. MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Nov. 22 Gov. Brown, in a special message in view of the election of Lincoln, and t. il promote a union of sentiment in the State, incidentally advises the Legisla ture to elect electors on Saturday, which was adopted. R. Barnwell Rhett, E Ruflin, and Gen. Pillow have been invited to seats on the floor of the Senate. Ex k Governor McDonald is quite feeble at Marietta, and could not go to Milledge
