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twenty
twelve to fifteen feet
wiile at the base, and fifteen feet deep.
T' r nature of the soil would not seem
to admit of this depth being increased,
quicksand having been reached in ma-
tiyf places. The work on the south
«id» is nearly finished. The c< unter-
seatp is substantially built of plank,
and spread with turf. The glacis is
alstrlinished. It is composed of sand,
and* covered with layers of loam and
turf, all of which is kept firmly in place
* by the addition of sections of plank
nailed to uprights sunk in the sand,
and crossing each other at right angles
—staking squares of about ten feet
each. The purpose of the glacis,
which is an incline.! plane, is to expose
an attacking party to the fire of the
guns, which are so placed as to. sweep
it from the crest of the counterscarp
in thf edge of the beach. On the
north side all the wooden gun-cases
have been placed close together on
the. ramparts, apparently for the pur
pose of securing' it against an escalade,
but possibly os a screen fur a battery oi
heavy guns. A good many men are
engagud in clearing the ramparts of
turf and earth, tor the purpose of put
ting down a very rough, ugly looking
arrangement, which consists of strips
ot plank four inches wide, one inch
ami a half thick, and six or eight feet
long, sharpened at the point and nailed
down, so as to project about three feet
horizontally from the top of the walls.
’ A noticeable tact in the baetionottes to
which wo have above alluded is the
haste in which one of them has been
built. The one completed is formed of
solid masonry. In constructing the
oilier, however, a frame-work of plank
has been substituted. Against the in
side of this wooden outwork, loosa
bricks have been placed. Both bas
tionuites are armed with a small car
ranade, and a howitzer pointed latter
ally so as to command the whole inter
veiling moat by a cross-fire.
The garrison which has just vacated
the fort is commanded by Major R. An
derson, U. S. A. The other officers
are Captain Abner Donbleday, Capt
Seymour, Lieut. T. Talbot, Lieut. J
C- Davis, Lieut. N. J Hull, all of the
first regiment artillery; Capt, J. G-
Fnster and Lieut. J. G. Snyder, of the
engineer corps; Assistant Surgeon S.
IV. Crawford, ofthe medical staff. The
force under these gentlemen consists ot
tw n companies of artillery; the compa
nies. however, are not full—the two
comprising only about seventy men, in
eluding the baud, or about fifty five
rank ami tile in all.
FORT SUMTER.
1'ort Slimier is omi ofthe most pow
eitill military works iff the United
Slates It *s built on an artificial is
land, immediately within the. month ut
v i.ar c- on bay, betweai Fort Moul-
tr e si d ihe si e of old Fort Johnson
ut rev.wutiiM-ary memory, and equidis
mill tmin h -se points about tkree-
l.u tbs ut oiii- uii e i he snip chanui-
leaning from the sea to the city^oi
Cfasilestnu is between Forts Sumter
and Moiiluie. ami is entirely command,
rd within lu.lt range by them. Be
tween foris Sumtei and Johnson the
atcr is very shallow, only available
t vi es. Is of veiy. jixjji dr^li, and thoi
my 1 at Irtgh Waler. Tb& att'lficint is
od on which Fori Sdmter is built
vn.st’ ucteo of tbe refuse from the grau
• le quarries of New England. let'
a ears was consumed in its . completion,
lit a Cost of half a million of dollars —
i he fortification is of a pentagonal
.i.nn, built of solid brick masonry —
i lie walls aro fifty feet in height, and
i... in eight to ten leet in thickness; and
;,ioteiced for three tiers of guns, be-
,011,-8 Li.vi.ig necessary loopholes for
uiufkeiry. ami designed ior an arnta-
a.oui of one hundred and forty pieces
•>i oi dn..nee of ail c&. fibres. Two tier-
nt ihe gitos are under bomb proof case
inates. and the third or upper tier open,
or. in military parlance, en barbette—
the lower tier for forty two pounder
Pirixhaii guns; the second tier for eight
ami ten inch (Ailumbiads, for throwing
• olid or hollow shot, and tbe upper tier
for mortara apd twenty-four pound
Vi guns, 'the lull ‘armament of tbe fort,
however, hid not arrived there when
Maj. Audersou took possession, and it
is fair, therefore, to suppose all the
available ordnance will be equitably
'^distributed throughout, aa judiciously
as possible. It is thought that with
the present armament of the fortth®
•tuns would be capable of throwing six
theu -nnd pounds of shot at each dis
charge. In .a defensive or strategical
point * of view Fort Sumter radiates its
tire through all the channels from the
tea approach to Charleston, and has a
full sweep of range iu its rear, or city
side, ample W repel any attack from
that quarter The fort is suiticiently
out ot range from a land artillery at
tack, bo that all apprehensions for
breaching it may be put at rest. The
maximum range t>f tbe guns from Sum
ter is three miles, but for accurate fir
ing, sufficient to hull a vessel, the dis
tance weald require to bo reduced one
} H .lt of that figure. It can only be cn
terctri by an enemy by the embrasures,
, whiotuaa attacking Hfrrt? must craw!
through, one man at a and Ijence
urea «« o«fof tbci§ could defend
it against five, hundred.!
’J he fort at. the present time has offi
cers* quartet and barracks for seven
hundred men. its regular war garrison
There is an ample supply «>T »b°‘
uowder, and shells for one yoar a seige.
S a large amount of miscellaneous nr-
I tilery stores. The garden is amply
mu plied with water from artibci*. wells,
winch are supplied ny the frequent
. «h»uers of tain 1 ho f«rt is now on
der the command of Major Robert An
deis.-t., „f Kentucky, who is assisted
by tfie other officers enumerated above
iii the former garrison of kort Moultne.
There are about 1701«borerw®nnp!oyod
oa,t l*«rfort. and rlmse can. with a little
oiscipHne. be soon taught to handle the
-niis! The present force, recspitnla-
led, is he •< llows :
required a land force ol 14.000
capture. Yet the greater part
ot this militaiy strength is contributed
by Fort Sumter, the others being mere
ly auxiliaries.
CASTLE PINCKNEY
Is located on the southern extremity of
a narrow slip of marsh land, which ex-
lends in a northerly direction to Hog
Island channel. To the harbor side
Hag
Despatches Irora the different por- of Secretary
tions of the State of Georgia show that
that State has gone for secession by
an overwhelming majority. This is a
bitter pill to tbe Unionists here.
The reports circulated that anarchy
prevails in the District of Columbia,
are utterly groundless. The President
has ordered Gen. Scott to provide am-
the so called castle presents a circular pie protection for "Washington until
front.. It has never been considered of Lincoln shall have been iiv.rumtmtei!
much consequence as a fortress, al
though its proximity to the city would
give it impottance if properly armed
and garrisoned. There aro about fif-
ean guns mounted on tho parapet ; the
majority of them are eighteen and
twenty-fonr pounders Some Colum
bians are, however, within the walls.—
There arc also supplies of powder, shot
and shell. At present, there is no gar
rison at the post ; the only residents
are one or two watchmen, who have
charge of the harbor light Some thir
ty or forty day laborers are employed
repairing the cisterus and putting the
place generally in o>-der.
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sition and uatural
j , ..rt fcjumter, with its pie*
; itnpr ejjnablp from any
11I nature. Fort .Sumter
defences "f Char lesion
able
It, which
Special Dispatch to the Charleston Couriet
Important from Washington.
Washington, Jan. 3.—It is now be
lieved that the confirmation of Mcln-
tire’s nomination to the Coilectorship
of the port of Charleston is impossiole
as all of the Opposition, and even
some of the Republicans, will vote
against it.
Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, in
the Senate, introduced a series of res
olutions,declaring that provision should
be made by law for taking immediate
ly the sense, of the people of the coun
try on the questions involving the per
petuity of the Union. They were laid
over.
The commissioners from South Car
olina left this morning. They left be
cause the President refused to receive
their communication. In their letter
to the President, they assumed that he
had failed to fulfil his engagements and
pledge to the State of South Carolina.
Mr. Buchanan affected to feel that his
personal honor was assailed, and after
reflection decided not to receive their
communication. The commissioners
having discharged their duty and feel
ing that further negotiation was useless
left tbe city for South Carolina. Mr.
Trescott, the Secretary to the commis
sion remains, but will leave in the
morning.
The President will positively send
the Special Message on Monday to the
Senate on the facts presented for the
consideration of the Union by the de
velopments of the past few days in
South Carolina. I have very good au
thority for asserting that on the same
day the President will also issue a pro
clamation.
Senator Toombs, of Georgia, will
make a farewell speech, before leaving,
in the Senate on Monday. He uili
speak on tbe repo t of the Committee
of Thirteen, and will be very severe
on the action of the Republican mem
bers of that Committee.
Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, delivered a
great speech in tbe Senate at a late
hour to-day. It rather pleased the se
cesstonists. His friends say that he
denied the right nf secession, but op
posed coercion, and advocated the en
forcement of the laws only through
■the civil process. When South Caro-
.ina had dt facto % government of her
own, this Government could make war
and reclaim her, but not otherwise
An attempt was made by tbe Re
publicans to-day, while the Stnaie was
in Executive session, to confirm the
nomination of Mclutire, but it failed
Washington, January 3.—The Har
riet Lane will leave undei sealed con
ditional oiders, but will not go to
Charleston, unless Mclntire’s nomina
tion is confirmed
The War Department has detailed
an army officer to re-organize the Mil
itia of tbe District of Columbia, in
view ot the impending troubles.
Russell’s bail was reduced to-day
$100,000. He will probably be out
to-morrow.
Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania
sayhat he has accepted Mr. Lincoln’s
tender of the Treasury Department
The War Department has official re
turns from Ac * Commander of Fort
Sumter for the month of December.-
He states that the Fort is in eveiy
sped tenable, and there is no want of
water 01 food. All of Major Ander
son’s dispatches will be sent to Con
grass, probably on Mcilday, with the
President’s reply to the demand of the
Commissioners ior the withdrawal of
the troops. ... , .
The President, reiterates, his views
with reference to the public property
as proclaimed in his annual message,
and says that he not only intends to
collect the revenues and execute the
laws, but. to defend the property of tbe
Federal Government at all hazards.
The Navy Department to-day coun
termanded the orders for the steamer
Brooklyn, lying at Norfolk, to be 'rea
dy to sail immediately.
Tbe'War Department has counter
manded Gov)- Floyd’s orders for the
removal of the? guns from Pittsburgh,
Pa., to'the South.
Special to the Charleston Mercury.
Washington, Jan. 3—noon.—-At
late hour last night, the President re
turned to the commissioners their sec
ond communication without any re
ply, declaring, at the same time that he
would receive nothing more from them
The commissioners immediately held
a conference, and determined to have
this morning lor Charleston. 3$rhey
accordingly started by the morning
boat, and are now en route for Rich
mond on their way home.
It is expected that the President will
lo-da\ send the correspondence be
tween himself and the Commissioners
jo Congress.
Washington, Jan 3—1 o’cl’k, p. m
Private despatches just received here
state that Governor Ellis, of North
Carolina, was called upon yesterday
Do seize Fort Johnson, al Wilmington.
The people were determined to tske it
yesterday, but a despatch from Hon
L. O’B. Branch, contradicting the re
port that troops had been sent South
prevented" ti»o consummation ot Ihe
threat. ' •
The Georgia Congressional dele
gation yesterday telegraphed to the ad
t horiiics of Savannah tc seize Fort Pu
■Juski at once. The impression pre
vails here that their advice has been
acted upon. V
incoln shall have been inaugurated.
Washington, Jan. 3—3.40 p. m.—
Senator Douglas is addressing a croiv-j
ded Senate. ®He charges the slavery
excitement- on ihe republicans, who
violated the Missouri compromise in
1848. The Supreme Court has jdst
entered in a body and taken seats.—
Most of the members of the House of
Representatives are present, and the
scene is impressive.
Washington, Jan. 3—5 40 p. m.—
Senator Douglas urges the use of all
the means, legal and constitutional,
which can be used tor enforcing due
execution of tbe laws, but denies that
any other means can he employed
than those at the command of civil of
ficers. He declares that when there
are no civil officers left, it is folly to
talk of executing the laws. There
fore, the revolution in South Carolina
is complete, because there are no Fed
eral officers.
Senator Crittenden offered a resolu
tion submitting to a vote of the whole
people his preposition for reflecting a
settlement, of the existing difficulties,-
including two ot the resolutions ot Mr.
Douglas. The resolutions were order
ed to be printed.
Letters have been received from
army officers in Utah, declaring that it
is their purpose to stand by the Union.
Senator Baker has just declared in
debate, that the Black Republicans
would never yield an inch, even to se
cure the Union, or prevent civil war.
Washington, Jan. 3—9 p. m—Dou
glas was terribly severe to-day on the
Abolitionists in Congress. His speech
to day is pronounced to be. the best of
his political life. He advocated the
enforcement of the law, but only in
the territory while, in the possession of
the Federal Government. The revo
lution in South Carolina he pronounced
to be complete. Every citizen in the
State recognized his allegiance to the
State instead of the Federal Govern
ment. Ha urged that in the Territory
still within the possession ot the Fed
eral Government, the law was to be en
forced, by civil process, and not by-
armies and navies. Even the legal.
posse must be under a civil officer.—
After the Government de facto of the
seceding State has been established,
then war might be made to recover
the territory, but he warned gentlemen
the war was disunion, certain, final,
irrevocable.
The sudden departure of the com
missioners has added much to the ex
citement here, and a rumor is current
that Fort Sumter has been bombarded
to-day. Every report from Charleston
is eagerly caught up and retailed as
true. The failure of the President to
send his correspondence with tbe com
missioners to Congress to-day, causes
much speculation. An impression
prevails that the proclamation will be
issued on Saturday. The election
news from Georgia has produced Die
most intense excitement here to-night
and not wishing
to impose upon you the task of per-
forming its more routine duties, which
you have kindly ottered to do, I have
authorized Postmaster General Holt
to administer the affairs ofthe" Depart
ment until your successor shall be ap
pointed.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Hon. John B. Floyd.
JAMES A. SLEDGE,
ANDERSON W. REESE,
Washington Affairs.
WaSHIXOTon, Jaft ; .5.—The^rri
of seventeen recruits here trout - J*bi
delphia has been exaggerated into a re
port that & large body of Marines bad
been stationed at Wasliington barracks.
Gen. Scott was employed until 4
o’clock this morning in tho performance
of official duties.
The Republican members of Con
gress held a caucus at noon to-day for
the purpose of preparing the pro
gramme for future legislative-action.
Last night tho Border State Commit
tee adopted Mr Barrett’s adaptation-of
Senator Crittenden’s resolutions. All
the States previously mentioned, with
tbe exception of Iowa, were represented
iu the Committee.
’The rumor which prevailed, to the
effect that the Sloop-of-war Brooklyn
had been ordered with recruits to
Charleston harbor is pronounced false
by official authority.
Mf. Hager, the Post Master at
Charlotte n, has written to Post Master
General Holt, giving’ notice that he
holds himself responsible to the Federal
Government for tho revenues, 4£prning,
i“ hi® ofRjff,* ..For the preiBSt, .there
fore, postal arrangements will con
tinne unchanged. *
ARMY ORDERS.
Leavenworth, Jan. 4—All the
available forces at Fort Leavenworth
have been ordered by General Scott to
hold themselves in readiness to proceed
to Fort McHenry, at Baltimore at a mo
ment’s notice.
MISSOURI NEWS
Sr. Louis, Jan. 4.—Gov* Jackson’s
message favors remaining in tho Union
as long as hope remains of maintaining
constitutional guarantees; he opposes
coercion and opposes Congressional
compromises ; he advises a State Con
vention and the re-organization of the
militia and legalizing the suspension of
the banks.
CONGRESSIONAL
Washington, Jau. 5.—.In the Scu-
SECRETARY FLOYD’S RESIGNA
TION.
The following is the correspondence
previously alluded to as having passei.
between Secretary Floyd and the Pre
sident, on the occasion of the resigna
tion of the former
Secretary Floyd to the President. |
War Department, Dec. 29, IS60.
Sir: On the morning of the 27th
inst, I read the following paper to you
in the presence of the Cabinet:
Counsel Chamber, Executitb MaksIon
Sir: It is evident now from the ac
tion ot the commander of Fort Moul
trie, that the solemn pledges of tbe
Government have been violated by
Major Anderson. In my judgment
but one remedy is now left us by
which to vindicate our honor and pre
vent civil war. It is in vain now to
ior confidence on the part of the
eofSouth Carolina, in any furth-
jthe action of the miii-
edy is left, and that is
to withdraw the garrison from the hard
bor of Charleston altogether. I hope
the President will allow me to make
that order at once. This order, in my
judgment, can alone' prevent blood
shed and civil war. (Signed) mm
JOHN B. FLOYD,
..- y Secretary of War.
I then considered the honor of the
Administration pledged to maintain
the troops in the position they occu
pied, for auch had been the assurance
given to the gentlemen of South Car
olina who had a right to speak for her.
South Carolina, on the other hand!
gave reciprocal pledges that no fofr.c
should be brought by them against the
troops or against the property of the
United States. The sole object of
both parties in these reciprocal pledges
was to prevent a collision and the ef
fusion of blood, in the hope that some
means might be found for a peaceful
accommodation of the existing trou
ble«, the two houses of Congress hav
ing ’ ' " ■■MfeBMI
that object. Thus affairs stood uhti
the action of Major Anderson taken
unfortunately while tbe commissioners
were on their way to this Capital on a
peaceful mission, looking tp the avoid
ance of bloodshed, bas complicated
matters in the* existing manner. Our
refusal or even delay to place affairs
back as they stood under our agree
ment, invites a collision .and roust’ in
evitably inaugurate civil war. I can
not consent to be tue agent of such
calamity. I deeply regret that I feel
myselt under the necessity of fendcr.ng
to you my resignation as Secretaiy of
War, because 1 can no longer hold it
under ruy convictions m patriotism,
nor with honor, subjected as 1 am to
e violation of solemn pledges and
plighted faith. *•>
M ith the highest personal regard,
I am most truly yours,
JOHN B. FLOYD.
To his Excellency the President of the
United States. ;
The President’s Reply.
Washington, Dec. 31,1860.
My Detir Sir:—I have received and
accepted yogr resignation of the office
_A.tb.ens, G-eorfiria.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9,1861.
85F"* Our advertising patrons will
please hand in their favors by 3 P.
M. Monday, after this date.
General Orders No 1 ot Adju
tant and Inspector General, Henry C.
Wayne, will be found in another col
umn, and we invite the attention of
all persons interested, to them.
University of Georgia.'
The exercises of this institution
were resumed on Monday. The usu
al number of students are in attend
ance. We feared that the troublous
times would effect the College seri*
ously, but we are gratified • to it.te
that such is not the case. .
Lumpkin Law School.
We are requested to sute that tbe grad
uating exercises of the Lumpkin Law
School will take place in the College Chap
el on Friday at 11 o’clock, A. M. K vale
dictory address will be delivered by Mr. J.
D. Russ. The publie are invited to attend.
The Concert Saturday Evening.
F01 the benefit of the poor of tho various
churches, by the Quartette Club, was a very
pleasant entertainment, and onr only regret
„ in connection with it is, that the audience
ate Hon. Mr. Mason intt adueufrriTtmrf been twice as large. The object is
lution calling upon the Presilent for
orders in relation to the plans given or
snbroitted in regard to the occupancy
of the forts on the Atlautic coast or
he District of Columbia.
Mr. Slidell withdrew his motion of
expulsion of the reporter of the Associa
ted I’reKS.
The Pacific Railroad bill was de
bated and amended.
The Senate then adjourned.
FROM CHARLESTON
Charleston, Jan. 5.—President
Jamison received a telegram from
Mj.yor Monroe of New Orleans, he says;
New Orleans fully sympathises with
Charleston in the perils to which she is
exposed ai d will not tail to support her
when occasion requires action.
Mr. Hutson introduced an ordinance
that all power necessary to make postal
arrangements and enact postal laws
he vested in the General Assembly.
The ordinance was passed. -
Mf. introduced tr VCTWWpi 1
permitting officers in any force, regular
or volunteer raised under an order of
the Convention to hold seats in either
house of tho General Assembly, or any
other office. The resolution was adopt
ed.
Mr Curtis offered a resolution that
the late Commissioners to Washington
be requested to prepare at their earliest
convenience a written statement of
their oral communication to this body,
and communicate their recent attempt
at negoriations with the President of
the United States for the deliverance
of the Forts and other State property.
The said document to be deposited with
the President of this body 1 with in
junction of secrecy until otherwise or
dered. The resolution was adopted.
Five thousand copies of the corr*8-
-pondence of the Commissioners to
Washington and the President of (he
United States w’ere ; ordered to ho
printed. .
The table, chair and -appurfenancti^'
used on the night of signing tr. c
nance of secession was ordered to bo
a most worthy one, and when one can
gratify one’s musical taste, and at the aame
time lend a helping to those to whom Dame
Fortune has been chary of her gifts, we
do notsee why there should not be a “jam
In tbe selection and rendition of the varione
pieces, a very creditable taste and skill
was evinced, and they were thoroughly
enjoyed and appreciated by tbe audience
We hope to have a repetition of this enter
tainment, and at no distant day.
The MretiDg Tuesday Vlgl^
Wes one of the largest and moat
enthusiastic demonstrations we have
seen in Athens. The Town
all was literally packed, and the
ladies—God bless ’em ! — mustered
strong. A - brass band was: n attend-
ance, but its inspiring notes were not
at all needed to rouse tho fires of pat
riotism that glowed in the breasts of
the audience. They blazed brightly
and steadily as they only do iu the
hearts of brave men who are resolv
ed on freedom.
Messrs. K P. Lumpkin, T. -R. R.
Cobit, "W. G. Delony,, Asbitry Hull,
and Hon. Howell Cobb, were the
The latter gentleman was
seated among the audience, and was
called upon the platform. - amid the
most deafening applause, and the
waving of hats, handkerchiefs, - etc.-
We have never witnessed a more
spontaneous and hearty outburst of
enthusiasm and delight, aud it could
not have failed to be most gratifying
to the recipient. It was truly a de
monstration that any man might be
proud of.
It is hardly necessary to add that the
sentiments enunciated by the various
speakers were of the right stamp,aud
with that ring of the true metal that
is now the sweetest music to South
ern (tars. The peroration of Mr.
Cobh’s speech was the most thrilling
burst of genuine eloquence we cycr
beard. It was tbe application of tbe
old story of the Sybylof the cave
who warned the people of Hercula
neum and Pompeii of the impend
ing danger that threatened them,and
whom they called mad and laughed
to scorn, to the present condition ot
affairs and the taunts and jeers that
had l>een thrown at him for his zeal
in the great cause of Southern Inde
pendence. A death-like stillness per
vaded the dense crowd during its de
livery, and at its conclusion the tre
mendous and long continued applause
testified at once to the eloquence of
the speaker, and the aptness and
force of the simile.
Gov. Cobb in Ibis District.
If this distinguished statesman and
true-hearted Georgian, needed any
consolation for the infamous attacks
by the abolition press and its echoes,
allies, and co-laborers in certain por
tions of the South, that have been
made upon bim since his resignation
of official position at Washington,bis
iptiyu in thi? his native State,and
more especially in this his old Dis
trict, would be more than sufficient
for such a purpose. In Macon, At
lanta, and at other points, large and
enthusiastic crowds testified at once
their admiration of the man,and their
cordial approval of his sentiments.
We desire, though, just here, to
refer more particularly to his recent
tour through the upper counties of
this District. Never in the annals
of any canvass, we are assured, has
his progress through this District
been more like an ovation—never
have the Masses—the People—the -
gallant yeomen ofthe mountains giv,
en him a more hearty welcome, or :
(greeted his words with more unequiv-
ocaldemonstrations of sympathy and
Everywhere he spoke the
'purest audiences ever assembled at
eh points
In the 31st of December last, a 1
olution to the following effect
leredin the House ot Repre
by Mr. Pryor, of Va.:
Utesolv'ed, .That any a
serve tlie" Union between, the Sides in
the ConfeJeracj>by Jorce would be im- aud’whether "sb
practieabie'and destructive.to rcpubli- secede from tlxu
can liberty. ^|the fmlowring ar
This was a distinct; declaration yigktof.Qoyf.
against the doctrine of .coercion by the r i<*Ue*in^ V '
Federal Government, of any, Surte thal 'g
had, already, or would, in all proba
bility, secede lrom the Union but we
find among the list of those voting to
lay the resolution upon the table and
thus kill it, the name of the Hon.
Joshua Hill, trom the 7th District of
this State! Burlingame, Grow, Sker.
man, and Lovejoy—all rank, black
hearted abolitionists—voted side by siilc
with Mr. HUB
If we do not mistake the sentiment
of the patriotic men of the 7th District,
a universal voice of condemnation will
thunder in the ears of their representa
tive, their execration, of his quasi en
dorsement of the odious abolition doc
trine of coercion.
Every other member from Georgia
voted against laying the resolution’ up
on the table. And Our only rpgret is
that Mr. Hill did not see fit to make
the delegation a unit. Surely it could
not have been Mr. Hill’s zealous ad-
Tbe New York Tribuue and Contes*
sions.
The New York Tribune of tbe
20th inst, commenting on the com
promise resolutions, introduced into
the Senate by Mr. Crittenden, and
which were unanimously voted down
by the black-republican committee
of thirteen, says:
Such are the concessions, as yet
the most moderate which the South
has put forward under tne name of
compromise. They demand that we
should give up all that a legitimate con
slitutional victory, the fruits of years
of labor, inspired by deep, moral and
conscientious conviction has gained;
thay ask what onr ancesters, in days
of darkness and peril,- would- never
1 yieldj and they seek to gain
WHAT, IF NECESSARY, WOULD ONLY
BE SNATCHED BACK AGAIN UNDER
THE GROWING ANTI-SLAVERY SENTI
MENT of the North at no distant
day—snatched back again when de
termination on the one side and
resistance on the other would lead to
a struggle to which this is as child'
play. It is a fatal foolishness to
make such compromise now. We are
half through this battle, let us finish
it like men, and be done with the
controversy forever.
jar* ■
, .. , TI , „ , ,. | suen points were present to hear him,
placed in the State House at-Columma. j / . . . r ,. , , ’
The adoption of an Ensign was left and to give their cordial approval of
‘ " ■' the positions he assumed. His pow
erful appeals to his old constituents
who have so long known and appre
ciated his eminent ability, his hones
ty, his patriotism, and dauntle^f de
termination carried conviction to
their hearts and judgments; and we
do not hesitate to state it as our hon
est opinion that, had opportunity
been afforded him to visit ea8h county
in the District, it would have been a
unit for Secession.
Ever faithful, ever true, her peo
ple need only to see the right to em
brace and maintain it at all hazards.
Should the day come when brave
to the Legislature.
The Convention then adjourned.
BOSTON NEWS.
Boston, Jan. 5.—Governor Andrew
in his Inaugural says that tbe people
of Massachusetts responded to the
words of Gen. Jackson "the Union
roust bo preserved.” The right tore
tain fugitives lip says roust be sub-
ordincto to the indefeasible right of
every freeman to Liberty; he submits
tfie question to the wisdom of tho Legis-,
lature. ',
Capture of a riffled States Arsenal—
Arms* Fowdcr and Rnnitions of
War. Fort Morgan taken and
Garrisoned^ - : ,
Mobile,..Jan. 4.—TJ-' I |-i: eti. State!, hearts aud sturdy armg ’ are ‘-needed
arsenal above here, was taken posses
sinn of this morning at daylight, by
troops from itba . place. - The^Brsoftal
contains twenty thousand stand of
arms, fifteen hundred barrels of pow
both raised edminitteer tabkiog to« ^ thousand swords,
- -1 musket cartridges,and other munition*:
of war. There was no resistance offer
ed. - ■
Fort Morgan was also taken this
morning by troops from this place, and
garrisoned by two hundred men.
The Scntiacnt ofthe Virginia Ltgis-
- Iaiurc- « , ? -
Washington, Jan. 4.—Numerous
members of the Virginia Legislature,
from the Western part of tbe State,
arrived here yesterday and to-day, on
their way to Richmond.
The general feeling expressed by
these gentlemen is that the Legisla-
Coagmsxcn ReiurnitigHome.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Messrs.
Gurry and Pugh, of Alabama, have
left for home. The other members
from that State will follow next week;
whi.c tbe members of other prospec
tively seceding States are also making
preparations to leave, here.
to defend Georgia’s soil from the pol
luting tread of Federal Hessians or
abolition ‘Wide Awakes,” none of
her sons will be in advance of the
gallant men of the “Old Sixth.” And
no man in GeTigia should or will
have a more potent voice in Geor
gia’s councils when she stands “re
deemed,regenerated, and disenthrall
ed”—the noblest sister of a Southern
Confederacy, than Howell Cobb,
the pride and leader of those gallant
men.. . . _
The Result iu (his County.
As will be seen by the official vote
to be found elsewhere, the secession
ticket in this county has triumphed by
a large majority—the largest perhaps,
in proportion to the whole number of
»«* »>"" ~-r
pass declaratory resolutions against
coercing a sect-ciing State.
in the State. Mr. Cobb’s majority is
'411; Mr. Hull’s 384 ; and Mr. Jen
nings’s 363. If the election had taken
place one week later, there is no ques
tion but that it would have been much
larger.—at least 100. At this precinct,
it will be observed, there were only
61 votes given against secession. AH
honor to old Clark! She has covered
herself with glory!
oiyiou, l' - ffi-
■ ofthe
1 nofj-As some hiivc st^v ,
posedibeeanse ofptjTson al and^rol i tic*;
al dislike. Not so. As -a private ^
gentleman, from the fact, * that lie '
never forgets or forsakes^ friend, I
admire him as> bold,..open-front, op
ponent. I respect him - , I alluded;
to his Macon letter to show that if it!
masterly defence could not stand the
test of argument,how puerile must be
the efforts of a Johnson," of Temt.. or
srWado, of Oh io. I forgot 10 suy
then, what it gives me great' phv.su re
to stdte n<^: tout whether lie enter
tains the bira|@h that secession is n
rcserve<^i'or''a revolutionary right,
like Charles Carrol of Cavrolfois, lie
is not, in a time that tries mor.’s souls,
afraid to sign his name in full to a t
declaration of Southern I ud'-'peud-
enc&. . P. & MOORE. ;
the way of such a consummation ?
For tho Southoru Kanacr.
The Soullieru Song of Besislaace.
Comptud by request, by a lady of Soyth .Cari
olina, ana set to music by .Ur. SUincrt
‘•Therte is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which taken at thejloud, leads on to great
ness.”
vocacy of.“co-operation’’ that Stood in -Strike! S.rikefonhe wily Focraan draws
.• „ _ v near! *
Strike ! strike for all that is sacred and
dear!
Strike while the God of Battle is calling!
Strike e’er yoar home* in ruins are falling !
, • Submission !—Delay !
Cast, cast them away !
A Crumb for the Hopeful.
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, who
was elected last November, by almost 100,-
000 majority, don’t'give our ‘ new guar
antee-' ‘rcpeal-of-the-personaLliberty-bills’
friends much hope in his inaugural: Lis
ten to him :
Governor Andrew, in his inaugural, says
that the people of Massachusetts respond
to the words ot General Jackson, “ the
Unien must be preserved.” The right to
reclaim fugitives, Le says, must be subordi
nate to the indefeasible right of, every freeman
to liberty. He submits the question to the
wisdom of the Legislature.
SuddeiT DeatEsL .
We omitted to record in our last two very -
sudden deaths that occurred Here last week.
One of a man named Chastain, who wa3 in
the employ of Mr. C. Hughes, at the new-
building designed for the preparatory
school to be attached to the University ;
and the other of a negro woman—a cook,
belonging to the Hon. Howell Cobb. Chas
tain had been ill lor some time, but was
up and apparently well the night before his
death. The negro woman was up to the
very moment of her death, apparently in
good health, and droppod in an instant,
liteless to the ground.
Strike! strike off the treaeb'rons enemy’s
coil!
’ Tis thrown around you your homes to des
poil !
In hit powerful hand he holds it—Bkwark !
For destruction and death lurk iu its snare !
Oil! caj^you delay
Submission—away I
Strike J He thirs's for blood, ‘twill come
to him soon !
The sun of his triumph sets ere ’tis noon—
His hoast that poudly on you he will tread
Islfalling in vengeance on bis own head!
Patriots!—To-day !
No time for delay !
Strike! Firmly strike! Break tho long-
plighted troth,
Which once closely hound the South.to the
North !
Now leave the faithless to mourn her own
fa e.
Her sorrow for wrong is c suing too l.iio—
Submission !—Delay '
ijpurn them -away !
Bow the Counties stand.
As fiir as we have retrieved returns,
.-the counties stand as follows:
"For Secession—Richmond", Chat
ham, Muscogee, Fulton, Spalding,
Olay, Quitman, Stewart, Randolph,
Baker, Effingham, Bryan, Lowndes,
Pierce, Clinch, Ware, Seriven. Liber,
ty,Dougherty, Sumter, Clarke,Burke-
Wilkes, Glascock, Bibb, Houston,
Crawford, Jones* Decatur, Elbort^Lee,
Gordon, Coweta, Chattahoochee, Ca
toosa, Paulding, Polk, Floyd, Pike,
Carrol, Milton, Early, Butts, Macon,
Dooly, Marion, Mitchell, Thomas,
Worth. Miller, Calhoun, Hart,Cobb
Berrien, Brooks, Bulloch, Camden,
Canpbell, Fayette, Glynn, Heard,
McIntosh, Pulaski, Tatnall, Twiggs,
Wayne, Oglethorpe, Cherokee, Cof
fee,* Columbia,* Washington,* Mad
ison, Jackson, Habersham, B;inks—^
seventy-four.
For Cooperation— Talbot, Taylor,
Morgan, Taliaferro, Schley, Frank
lin, Warren, Troup, Newton,
Hancock, Lincoln, Cass, Whitfield,
Baldwin, Upson, Clayton, Murray,
Wilkinson, Walker, Dade, Chattooga,
Harris, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry,
Jefferson, Terrell, Hall, Jasper,' Put
nam, Webster, Heard—thirty-two.
Divided—Meriwether—Secession 2,
co-operation 1; Marion, secession 1,
co-operation 1; Greene, secession £
cooperation 2; Monroe, secession 2,
co-operation 1; Upson, secession 1,
co-operation I.
Total number of counties heard
from, one hundred and ten; to be
heard from. Appling, Charltoit, Col
quitt, Dawson, Echols, Emamrsl,Fan
nin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Harralsch,Lau
rens, Lumpkin, Montgomery, Pick-
en, Towns, Telfair, Union, Wilcox,
White and Johnson—twenty-three.
In those counties marked with a
star, the delegates have declared for
secession since the election.
, Delegates Elected.—For Seces
sion one hundered and seventy-nine;
for co-operation seventy-seveti; ■
In Rabun, there was but one tick
et, and we r are not able to <fi|
accurately, the position of tbe dele
gates elect. We think, though,they
are for secession.
Municipal Election.
At the election last Saturday, lire
following gentlemen were elected;:"
lntendant—F. W. Adams.
Wardens: 1st Ward—-W SGrady,
J. C. Pitner and C. S Newton. 2d
Ward, Ross Crane and J.
3d Ward, Jonathan Haro
S. Hemphill.
Clerk of Council—W.Jfe
Marshal—-B. - B. Moon.
Deputy Marshal—-W. F. Hood.
. Official Vote of Clarkc County.
Wat. Ath.Sal’m. J.’k's. Low. Agg
Delegates—
TRUubb, 94 490 18 36 16 654
Asbury Hull. 131 391 ^28 43; 29 627
Jeff. Jennings 73 467 -15 35 16 606
M S Durham, 124 G1 it 34 13 243
I S Vincent, 45 48 Ta 4 11^136
For Justices Inferior Court— ”,
VV S Grady. 97 179 28 57 27 388
S P Lumpkin, 108 176 28 fit 27 400
Jeff Jennings, 91 236 28 57 07 439
WB Haygood 109 169 28 2.^ 61 3.94
Jas T Sansom, 53 381 00 00 00 437
For Tax Collector—
R.Hughes, 105 305 27 64 26 527
Tax Receiver.
D Hamilton, .105 295 27 64 27 518
v Official Vote of Jackson.
J J McCulloch, (Secession)
J G Pittman, *•
D R Lyle, “
R. White, (Co-operation)
J B S Davis, “
W B J Hardeman, “
For Justices of the Inferior Court—H C
Giddene, J W Hardy, W A Worsham, and
dames Lindsey.
Tax Receieer—Joseph Elfebury.
5T«r Collector—Valentine Chronic. *
6-21
616
614
443
429
444
JSgT* We clip the following items
from the Augusta Constitutionalist of
yesterday morning:
The Edgefield Rifles.—A gal
lant corps of citizen soldierv - from
old Edgefield, the Edgefield* Rifles,
arrived in Hamburg on Sunday last,
and left for Charleston on the
o’clock train of cars. They number
eighty-three men rank and file, and
are under command of Captain Cice
ro Adorns.
A dispatch from Washington, pnb
lished in the Charleston MerCnry. of
yesterday, slates that forty tons of shdt,
shell, and powder left New York on
Saturday last by the Adams’ Express,
for Mexico, but believed to be for Louis
iana. The freight on tho whole was
s'x thousand two hundred and Seventy
dollars, payable ih-New Orleans,
Mob* Troups for Charleston.— Wo
understand that the Hamburg compamy of
Minute Men will leave, for Charleston this
morning, or to-nighi; and that two com
panies from Abbeville District are expected
-to join them to-day, beiWre they leave.
The Eighth.
Was celebrated yesterday by the Athens
Guards with moch spirit, considering the
horrid walking. We are assured that Capt
Billups and his command will ba found
“readier than the readiest,” when thei r
country calls to arms. In fact, tliey ar e
“panting for tbe fray,” even now. ■
{communicated. 1
WELL DONE FOR BANKS CO.
Secession Triumphant!
For Delegates to the Convention, S.
W. Pruett and W- It. Bell elected,—
Tho Inferior Court all for secession.
A CITIZEN.
The eicact distances ofthe Forts.
Aii officer of the UnUed States Coast
Survey gives the following measurements,
as"taken from the latest surveys, made by
the Coast Survey Department:
Fort Sumter is three and three eighth
miles from Charleston, one and one-eighth
miles from Fort Moultrie, three quarters of
a mile to the nearest land, one and three-
eighths miles to "Fort Johiison.and twu and
five eighths miles to Castle Pinckney.—
The last named fort is one mile from the
town, and Fort Johnson is two and a quar
ter miles from the town.— Charleston Mer
cury.
Monday was a “rainy” day.'—Dev,
mp’w ■ .mfr ■ ' - - .-w«r .
For the Southern Banner.
. To the Co-uperatioEsls.
Though wo confess that party, as to
numbers, reminds tis of Doan Swift's
congregation, when bo addressed Ids
clerk, “ Dearly beloved Roger—Tbe
text may be found, &c.”
St Now, Co-operationists. friends, broth
ers. let us earnestly entreat you—ap
peal to you—unite with us. Nothing
is left us but recession, ettn you not
fonie to us l “From the cross roads
and groceries;” the hardy farmer—the
mechanic, the proJcssional man, tho
merchant—GVi'Kia’s sovereigns. have
moncause, arid
cordial arid uuwaveriug sup
port. Our hopes; aims and interests
are one, our cause isjust and true, and
involves in its fate our highest inter
ests and holiest hopes. Should we not
then be a. united and undivided State?
Tickets, we learn, were seen in
Clarke of" this kind: If you would
have a monarchy, vote for Cobb. And
have beard Cobb called madman.
046 thing though, remember, no un
sound Northern paper lias suggested
his name for Lincoln’s cabinet. Oan
you follow Butts, Davis, Houston or
Johnson? They aro called co opeva-
tiouists. Can you follow where they
lead ? Hill, of Georgia, voted against
Ptybr’8 resolution ; can you endorse it?
. We do not place Hill wt$1i tho above
named men. He is a patriotic gentle
man and a truo southern mao, hut can
you endorse his vote ? Will you stand
by Cobb, Hull and Jennings, or aro
your,liberties safer with other sentinels,
or can you sleep, in moro peace with
other guardians of your rights’?
Co-operatiociat, why cling to a Union
that exists not ? Why resist a revolu
tion commenced some two months since?
Gome, you said wait, two months since,
what has the South gained; has one
Republican State called a convention
to give us our rights ? lias one Repub
lican leader spoken out fairly for a com
promise? Do yau see anything to
hang a hope upon f - Two months have
passed, tell us the result ? South Car
olina has gone out, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and Georgia will follow.-—
Has any State repealed its liberty bills
—any State icgretted having cast its
vote for Lincoln ? Does a single in
dividual of the. Republican party say
he is willing’to see more slave territory
added? No! no! Republicanism still
refuses to obey the Constitution—still
stands up for the Chicago platform-—
Washington City is under military po
lice ; the government dissolving ; Fed
eral guns are pointed at a sister State,
by direction of a United States officer.
Wait ? What sensible man would not
in a colff wind or a rainy day, go to a .
bouse and change his clothes ?
Mr. Stephen's speech has been cir
culated in Clarke; will you follow his
advice? Are you willing to permit
Lincoln to be inaugurated aneb then
secede, if lie commits an overt act?—
Suppose the gentle Christine, we read
bf in the Heardsmaa, bad yielded to
her inclination to sleep, when benumb
ed with cold, On the top of the great
St. Bernard, would she ever have
waked?
Mr-Hill’s speech has been handed
ahout t in Clarke. 1 Vail, he said,, and
if- Personal Liberty Bills woio not
abolished—if justice - Were not done,
march armies, beat drums, fire caution.
Ak! that; wait. Oo-operatiouist, if
you were to sleep to-night in'a close
room, with burning charcouL would
you dotennino fo-inon-ow nigblt I-will •
change my room, arid have a wood fire;
or seeing death ahead, would yon act
al oncel jg| .,
Wait ? Tell us why, and what fo#?.
Do you not discover your danger ?—
do you not fool the serpent coiling
around your limbs ; the poison croup jug
over you 4 Will.yc
ger more when torpi
vitals ? Will
\Vbuse is on fire.
es yourflesh ? WiByou "sleep at vour
posts, while the enemy arc Wide*
Awakes m wm you adc not to bo
iSfillSiSM' "
Mr-