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Hense of Representatives have determined to go to Washington and resign. This course is taken in order to more conveniently confer with the Representatives of the other Southern States. Several candidates of the Convention of South Carolina, over their own signatures, repudiated any free State joining the Southern Confederney. The State Bank of South Carolina, the Bank of South Carolina, and the Railroad Bank have suspended. The Planters and Merchants Bank will suspend to-morrow. CHARLESTON, Nov. 29.-It is now considered certain here that the ordinance of secession will be passed on the 17th or 18th of December. Our representatives are leaving for Washington. Ordnance and ammunition have lately been landed from a schooner at Fort Moultrie. Some of the army officers say that now Fort Moultrie is almost impregnable. COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 30. - The House directed the Military Committee to consider the best method of fortifying the most exposed portions of the coast. MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 30.-The Legislature chose Breckinridge Electors. New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-A committee of citizens of Texas petitioned Governor Houston to convene the Legislature. The Governor responded that viewing the proposed measures as unwise, he could not call the Legislature together, but if is majority of the citizens of the State petition for it, he could not stand in their way. The secession feeling largely predominates. MEMPHIS, Dec. 1. A large and excited assetabløge last night passed resolutions accepting the irrepressible conflict now upon us; calling on the Governor to convene the Legislature, calling a Convention of the State, and also of one of all the Southern States; and pledging Tennessee to stand by the action of a Southern Convention for weal or woe. CLINTON, Mo,, Dec. 1.-- Reports speak of inhabitants along the Missouri border fleeing, to escape from binds of Abolitionists, supposed to be connected with Montgomery, but indicating great alarm. Naw YORK, Dec. 1.- The Washing ton correspondent of the N. Y. Times says the secession feeling is moderate. A conservative compromise measure is being prepared to cover the entire sectional issue. Florida advices say that the Secrssion feeling largely predominates. Louisville,Ky., Dec. 1.--A report from Burksville says that fifteen negrees and one white man were bung for attempted insurrection on the part of the negroes, led on by the white man. No particulars are given.
