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ion, and denouncing secession in the strongest terms, pledging the State to sustain the Government in the exercise of all its constitutional powers for a vigorous, active and successful crushing of the rebellion. There were only two dissenting votes to these resolutions. Wheeling,May 23.--The city to-day gave 2,595 votes against the secession ordinance, and 89 for its ratification. Baltimore,May 23.--A few returns have been received from Western Virginia. A dispatch from Grafton gives the following as the vote of that town:--Against secession, 429; for secession, 1. Taylor county will give about 700 majority against secession. Harrison county about 1,000, and Wood county about 1,600 against. Martinsburg, in Berkeley county, gives 700 majority against secession. Frankfort,May 23.--In the Senate to- day, Mr. Pratt offered a resolution, which lies over for one day under the rules, that in order to advise the next Legislature of the popular will of