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===== ■* ; 'pk^W&&§£ . ^r'lfy'^ifXIfi'X'i <i- """"'O&lkSpgM ■,M VOLUME XVI; ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 1, 1861. k* «T««V I'jMPg »»**>*#■ XT)W IN ELL. Eilltor and Proprietor. r—f^Ts of Subscription, , per nnnum, i * * *• ” III Term* uf Advertising. IC* *•* . ... , l.tunrl* Terms v Auvomwni* . will b. Inoorte.l at th* 1 Ui‘“ .Wwd/nnroiM AdotrlutmenU at K“v«u»ra of 10 lino* or low, for th. First, ! .. Twalw Months, ! <l ! . 10 .? 0 ■ . j ib0 r»l PUcount will bo mndo to tlioae r!ffi»riM Of »«• ‘ h ’° ny0 ll *°* cl, " r *”' 1 ICS ir. roo»n»l«l toooml in thru* I^SSawW "l‘'> * ro.pon.lbl. n. Ilntvr will bo publl.Und with plsssure. The I.nrr of Newspapers. -tihurlhTI wh. do not. *l««pr«l loin th. contrary, »ro coinldorod no orl.llin g ■w.ntinno Iheir .nbicriptlon. I i IfiuborrlWH order til. dlseontlminnc. I,(Lit i.wip»p.r. th. ptlMUMr mar eonth.- I u«id thorn unlit nl arroaraao. nr. paid, I"j-lfinhicriben n.atwt or routs* to Ink* ,.5, ...inner, from tiio odlno to which they , I £XC .ro held re.po„,ibl. until Lp, hire aettled th. bill, and ordend them (FALL & WINTER TRADE 1 lECON’D AllKlVAL or the SEABON AT |jH. M’CLTTNG’S Urond SI., Home, Ga. coxaiitino or LADIES’ )RESS GOODS, Cloaks and Shawls, ' Tojellier with a largo variety ol WOOLEN GOODS, | r#r UittciT, CUildran’s and Bt>jY Waar. A LAHGEBTOCK OP |house-fujnjshing PLANTERS’ GOODS! Consisting of IlCII ME DAMON, nUUSBELB, uiu.i, iiuunnr.iin, NtillAIN* AXI) STAIR CARPETS. AXD CAXTOX MATTING. ticc&Brocnlelle Curtain Goods Gilt Window Shades, CORNICE BANDS, .to. Saturday Morning,- Fob»y 33,1B00. I BLANKETS, KERSEYS, AND BROGANS, Of th* bout Bmllifcrn Makes, «r idl* st low pritos Ljr »rJ J. F. MeCIiUNn. K B. EVE, MAX it FACT UR lilt OF ni Dealer Extensively in iMlpks of all Styles, 1%, Qualify P/tces Challenged. THE FARMERS l BE rcque.tlftd to examine my large as. 1 nrtntent of plantation Bridles, Collars, •vh'mj an,l Team Gear complete, at the I Uwest Possible Cush Prices. u i G*nr made to order, and repaired |>Wt mtivo. Mv stock will bear inspec ts- wm* and sec Wore purchasing. |*>0'Ses Advertisement in another column. |fe'o!l}tO. 0, U. EVE. J. L. nUKKAIlOO arrk. Jew I MOORE & DUNNAHOO, GROCERS! ER5. 1 cbrck'L VSI Mil A full -Assortment of ..FAMILY SUPPLIES. ■N'CLUDINO Flour, Meal, 8ugar of all •^uuuiaa Flour, Meal, 8ug.tr ot alt L «adj, Coirce, Butter, Eggs, Fish* of dif- «‘nt kind*, Dried Fruits, and Preserved "J'h. All kinds of Nuts, Candies, Cigars, r leco ’ Kin# Eiquors, Ac., Ac. A Word to FnnlUflBtfon. It is of the 1 utmost irapottanco, in tho preiont critical condition of affairs,, that unanimity should prevail amongst ail classes of ciUxffns hero at the South. If our people will but stand firm as one man, In dcfenco of the position wshave taken, it is our deliberate conviotion, ns heretofore avowed, that tho North nor any other power, will bo able to conquer us. Our groatest dangor is from dissensions amongst oursolvos. It Is with much regret that wo obsorve in certain of our exchanges, a disposition to quostion tho authority of tho South* ern Congress, and to criticise unfavora* bly its note. Amongst these wo may mention the Charleston Mercury and the Chronicle <fc Sentinel. Now as for ouvsolves, though wo cannot say that ovory thing has been done exactly in tho way wo wantod .it, yot we will say, that tho distinguished tnon, now sotting in Convention at Montgomery, have acted with groat dis cretion and wisdom, coupled with a do groo of dispatch and hnrmony, unpre cedented in tho nnnnls of deliberative bodies. They are doing tho best they can for their country. They have much to do and but little time to doit in. It is not and ought not to ho oxpectcd, that every individual in tho .South, ovon ovory State, will immediately ob tain all thoy may happen to dosiro.— The Government now being established, ns It is only provisional, and designed to meet present emergencies. When tho storms of tho revolution have subsided, and tho separate independence of tho Confoderato States ho* been effectually soon rod, then wo may sot about in more deliberate end formal manner, to perfect all tho intricate details of n more permnnont and perfect system Until tliun for lleavon’s snko, for tho sake of our own safety and wolfaro, lot all bickering and fault-finding be huslr ud. This is not the tiino for tho Press to qunrrol and contend about freo trndo, tiie Slave Trade, Ac. Leave all these questions to tho wisdom of tho Congress for the present; Let us stand by tho Sou them Congress, and stand by our section right or wrong. Ilut wo aro not wroiig. Woaro right, Atid history and tho world will horeaf- tor conecdo tho point. Wo have, as all admit, in tho South at least, abundant provocation for resistance. Much more than our fathers had in 1770. Tho time for roiistnncomffo Union has past. Wo aro already out; and there is noth iug iu tho present menacing and tin compromising attitude ol tho Northern States to justify tho belief that any thing will evor bo done calculated to ef fect a re-construction.; 'Certainly noth* iug in tl»e recent speeches of Lincoln,' which, when fairly interpreted, amount to nothing loss than u declaration of nur against tho seceding States. Wo see nothing in tho enthusiastic recep tions which nro given to Lincoln, at all tho points through which ho passes on Ills tour to tho Capital, to show that there is tho least abatement ot seal on tho part of tho Republicans, for tho man, and tho odious causo of which ho is tho representative. On tho contrary wo sco in tho sicken ing toadyism, and tho disgusting devo tion with which they worship the man, unmistakable proof of tho unabated existenco ot' tho same blind and abomi nable fanaticism which, in its . forty years crusade against tho South, has at length readied a .degroo of strength and audacity which duties tins Constitu tion, sneors at secession, scorns all com promises, rind lashos lUefoam ot its ha tred in our very faces. Undor snoli circumstances is it right that tho Press, or tho people, should bo grumbling at the conduct of our repre sentatives, who are evidently doing tho best thnt they possibly caii. If thoy commit blunders lot them pass. IPs must be united. Tho ononty is watching us with eagle eyes. Every editorial par agraph from tho press, every tiling whioh indicates dissuasion among us, is eager ly seized upon, and used to oncourago tho fanatics in their efforts to destroy us. Such conduct on .the part of pooplo is ruinous, and suicidal ia its tondonoy upon our dourest rights, and Newspaper Change. The last uumber of tho Southerner an nounces a change of proprietors, and a curtailment of name. Our friend and for mer Associate, G. T. Stovall, Esq., having purchased tho ontiro concern has again rosumed the chair editorial. Mr. 8. has boon long known to tho com munity os a gontloman cf high-toned moral and intellectual worth, and his career witli tiie Courier showed decided ability as a.writer, and in editorial management. May all possiblo success attend him. We part with Dr. Wofford with re gret, for alwnys acting upon tho prin ciples of tiie truo gentleman, our inter com so has always boen pleasant and agreeablo. Tho word Advertiser is dropped off and it is now called tho Southerner, though it will bo none tho less a medi um of Advertising. Southern Congress. Mostuomeuy, Ala., Fob. 10, 1801. Congress mot to-day at noon. Prayer its ottered by tho Itov. ITookor Cobbs. Tho journal of yesterday was read and continued. Mr. Shorter announced that Mr. Wall, one of tho delegates from Toxus, had arrived, and was now presont in tho Hull. Tho President invitod Mr. Wall to a scat. Mr. Barlow, tin* Chairman of the Committco on Military Adairs, said that that Committee had prepared a report for tho consideration of Congress, but ho thought it host that tho report should be submitted in secret session. Mr. Shorter, tho Chairman of tho ComiuRtoo on Engrossments, reported ns duly engrossed and ready for tho signature of tho President of Congress, the following resolutions. A resolution for tho enforcement of tho Revonuo Laws. A resolution for tho preservation of tho Records of Congross. A resolution giving certain powers to Celebration or the 22d.—Yostorday was indeed a proud day for the volun teer Military Companion in Romo. It a beautiful day and nt 10 o'clock tho three companies—the Floyd Cavalry— tho Romo Light Guurds and the Chero- keee Artillery all wore on parade in full uniform, witli fuller ranks and looking much belter than any previous occasion. A very decided improvomont in tho drill of oarh company is discern- ablo from month to month ns tho regular parade days canto round, thus proving that the right spirit and deter mination prevadcs those respective corps. We saw only a small portion of tho drill of tho Cavalry and Artillery Com panies, but understand from tiioso who did, that it was highly creditnblo to both officers and men. Tho Guards had a Turgot Practice and made a very good averago of shots. A prizo was offered for the host shot in tho first round. This was won by Corporal John J. Black, mid tho best shot of tho dry was made by Private Win. 8. Boo- ton. i In tho afternoon there was a Prize Drill, by squads, of this company. The Committee to award tho prixn of a Sil ver Cup was composed of Lieuten ants J. R.Towers and E. W. Hull of tho Cavalry, and Cupt. M. A. Stovall end Lieut. Yeiserof the Artillery. The Squads all did remarkably* Well and tho prize was awarded to Lieut DwinoU's, composed of C. B. Norton, G. C. Norton, J. J. Black, W. 8. Hutch ings, L. T. Miteliel, and W. A. Barron, j Tho presentation was made by Cupt. Stovall, accompanied with an appropri ate speech. [eoNMUNtCATKD. Reduction or the General Assembly. This subject has been in tho hands of tiie political tinkers and jerrymunderers of Georgiu for the last quarter of a centu- nnd like tho quacks, who aro always curing the consumption, tho ailment the use of the nostrums, is growing worse and worse, until tho vitals are de stroyed, and tho patient used up by what they call an incurable type of tho .very peculiar disease. Instead of reduction, counties nro almost annually crent- sometimes theso tinkers are in licit hot bnsto to reduce, that they make dozen of theso new counties at a clip, his now county “munia” is a peculiar type of the disease, until it has cut up lh. State, in many In.t.noo., Into.ad,IU Tbitat^Vcwiihit Distinctly Understood thnt [A«S I .ubdalat IVIBt-L ef 1“ l 3 IAV8, ■sSk wSA 1.^0 will Sell on Credit to I* 1 responsible men, who aro I?™ habit of paying at the .5 reod U P 0U w. .oty security. . . v .... cu . Previous to the mooting of our State dupliesto "upon timo to prompt law Wen * Rn X ca ?Jv purchase made In ter ml satisfy yourselves as to MOORE A DUNNAHOO. A. W, CALDWELL, MW . it* r .e.k.n MAXTJFACTUREn OF Sheet Iron A Copper Wares, and dkadbb in [ StoveB, Pumps & House Furnishing Goods, A largo and well 1 cctod variety of a ix uuuou m ,l£ ing & Heating Stoves. Always on hand’ Low for Cashs A Wn , J ALL JOB WORK w °rk dono to order Cash on Delivery. Guttering and Roofing .. Bono in tho Bost Stylo. I» * c ? 0 «nh considered due on the 1st o LEV, *•*■' ■ isffni Ik attu 5 r 3 r » settlements els at — m la think A .W®!® Flsvcrlng Bxliaot., Coco- Kalle.ton and Tcoih Wa.h-f • 8 ‘upply at FAMiI,t, * TMISIB. Convontion wo wore of tlio nnmbor ot those wlio tliouglit that by do-oporalion of tho States in making a formal do* mand of our riglita, wo might havo cocurod Utem in ,tho Union,, But confess that tho subsoquont conduct of tho Northern'pecjplo has gone far ' to convinco us that we wore thon mista ken. Tho recent speeches of Mr. Lin coln, in our judgment, aro anything but pacific. He insults our intelligence by saying that “there is no cause for the course the South is pursuing.” He evidently doos not appreciate nor wu >tnpreliend tho truo bUUj of. feeling among us, scorns to regard tho revolu tion at the South a mero temporary ob- ulition of dissatisfied politicians, con gratulating' the country that no harm has yot resulted. , And thinks that all ho will liftve to do will bo to . "keep, qool" &o; and,this In die faco of iho momentous fact that sovon of tho lar gest.Statcslmvc zeoeded from tho Amer ican Union l - Verily this impudence. staggers us HCJoal” indeed . he has been. ‘‘Cool’ amid tlio prayers.and .groans of mil lions. “Cool” amid the crushing pillars of tiie Ropublio; “CooP’aa the stnile of the fiend o’er-tho blood of his mur- dored victim, and cool as flie glaziers of the. frigid North, .a depth of coldnoss which no thermometer ,can measure 1 the Committee on Naval Affairs. A resolution for tho relief of J. M. Walden, a citizen of Georgia. Mr. Brooko said that the Committee on the Organization of tlio Executive Departments was ready to report, but thought it perlmpi beat that the report bo iuade in secret session. He there fore moved thut Congress go into secret ses.-iou. Mr. Conrad said thnt he could seo no rouson why tho report should not bo submitted in open session. If any de bate should result, it would be necessa ry tlmt it should be conducted with closed doors. Ho also thought there wero good reasons why tho reportshould bo submitted and read in open session. Mr. Brooko withdrew his motion, in order thnt Mr. Conrad’s remarks could he in order, as ono of the rules of Con gress prevents debate on the motion to go into secret session. Mr. Chilton stated that ho had receiv ed a communication from a distinguish ed Jurist of tho State of Alabama, con taining somo valuable suggestions, in reference to a Permanent Constitution, which ho simply desired to presont, without rending,’to tlio Committco oil tlio Permanent Constitution. Tho re ference was accordingly made. Mr. Bmoko presented the report from tiie Committee to Organize the Executive Dopartinets, which was read. The first section provides thnt there shall be an Executive I)a|inrtment kmwn ns tiie Department of Sta:o, and there shall bn a prinaiim) officer known ns Secretary of >Stnte, who sliuU dis charge such duties ns may lm assigned him by the President, and in accord- i n jo with the Constitution and Lowb of tho Confederate States,, and receive such compensation us muy ho fixed by law. Tho second section provides thnt it skull bo tho duty of tlio Secretary of Slate to presorvo all bills, resolutions, orders, itc., and affix to thorn tiie Great Seal of State ; also, to give public no tice of all laws passed by Congress, in at lout three public journals .printed w ;hin tlio Confederacy ; and, also, to o iiiso two printed copies of all ucts, resolutions, Ac., to be sent to each of tlio Governors of tho States of this Confederacy, Tho third section providos that thqro shall bo in said department a Chief Clerk, and such other clerks as may bo found necessary in tho business of tlio department, who shall receive sucli compensation and take such oaths as may bo regulated by law. On nution of Air. Nesbit, Congress went into secret session. To-day the State of Texas was called in the roil uf States. It is understood that tho delegates have all tho privi leges of members, with tho excoptiou of voting. ALAIIAMA. R, W. Walker. Florence. R; II. Smith, Mobile.. J. L. M; Curry, Talladega. W. P. Chilton, Montgomery. S. F. Halo, Eutaw. Colin S. McRae, Mobilo. John Gill Shortor. Eufaula. David P. Lewis, Courtland. Thomas Fonrn, Huntsville. FLORIDA. Jackson Morton, Milton. J. P. Anderson, Monticollo. J. B. Owens, Cottngo P. O., Marion oo, GEORGIA. Robt. Toombs, Washington, Howell Cobh, At liens, FrUncis 8. Bartow, Savannah. Martin J. Crawford, Columbus. Eugetiius A. Nisbet, Macon. Beniamin II. Hill, LaGrange. A. It. Wright, Romo. Thomas R. R. Cobb, Athens. Augustus H. Kenan, Millcdgoville. Alexander II. Stephens, Crawfordvllle. LOUISIANA. John Perkins, jr., Ashwood, Madison Parish. A. DoCImtot, St. Mar tin villo. Charles H. Conrad, Now Orleans, I). F. Kenner, New River, Ascension Parish. Edward Sparrow, Providenco, Carroll Parish. Henry Marshall, Blackjack P. O., Do- Soto Parish. NUMBER 17 Letter fVom lllshop Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont hqs ad- drossod to his people ono of tho most powerful letters in behalf of the right and humanity of slavery that tlieso troublous times have brought forth. In concluding ho foys f “In conclusion, I would only say that I am perloctly aware how distasteful my sontiments must bo, on this vory Acrious question, to tho great midm’lty of my respected fellow citizens, in tho rcg'ou whoro Divine Providi*r.cehas cast my lot. I would nssurodly ho far tuoro agreeable if I could conscientiously con form to the opinions of my friends, to whoso ability, sincetity anil znnl, I am ready to give nil just commendation.— ' would bo tuoro moral cowardice in e to suppress what I bulievo to bo the truth, for tiie sako of popularity. . It cannot bo long before I shall stand at tlio tribunal of that Almighty and un- er. ing Judge, who has givon us tho in spired .Scriptures to be our supremo directory in every moral and religious duty. My groy hairs admonish me thnt I may soon be called to.give an ac count of my stewardship. And I have no four of the sentence which ho will iironnuiice upon an honest though hum ble effort to s uatnin tho authority of His Word, in just alliance with the Constitution, the peace, and tho publio welfare of his country. Misstssim. Wiley P. Harris, Jackson. Walker Brooke, Vicksburg, W. S. Wilson, Port Gibson. A. M. Clayton, Holly Springs. W. 8.-Barry, Columbus. James T. Ilnrrison, Columbus. J. A. P. Campbell, Kosciusko. SOVTII CAROLINA. R. B. Illicit, Sr., Charleston. R. W. Barnwell, Beaufort. L. M. Kuitt, Orangeburg 0. H. . James Chostnut, Jr., Cnmdon. C. G. Memmingor, Chaileston. W. Porcher Miles, Ciinrloston. Thomas J. Withors, Camden. W. W. Boyco. Wiiitisboro', Fairfield District. An ImportantENTRRrnisr.—A compe tent citizen of the South; who has on- joyed much experience in armory and arsenal work, and in-the manufacture of projectiles, fuses, shells, Ac., and the casting and making of ordnance, has commenced active arrangements for establishing centrally in the South a manufactory of the materials refer red to. Tho manufactory will includo Rifled Cannon, of iron, or Cast Shell, new styles of cartriges, a new shell, and several now inventions and well tested nproveinonts in implements of wAr, ii addition to tho common and well known nmterinls. All tho associates and assistants on gaged oitlior ns capitalists or work men, uroSouthorn men, and the inten tion is to establish a first class armory and military foundry end workshops. Without seeking or claiming official ;)Atronnge, it will ho expected, reason ft- >iy. by tlio proprietors, that a fair share f orders will bo given by ami for all Southern States, provided the articles oilhrcd give sntistuclion— a condition whioh will be chterfully accepted. Wo nro not authorized at present give names, but can open commu nication with any who desire further information for proper motives.—Char. Omr. Bolcsnm Arms. We have examined three yamplos of army lilies sent by. tho Direct Trade Company of Belgium, to the Direct Trade Company of New Orleans, with authority to make contracts for tlio ident, hereafter, it will refer to tho ' rcsidout (Provisional or otherwise) of tlio “ Confederate States.” A correspondent of tiie Now Orleans Delta, describing tlio roception of Pres ident Davis in Jackson, tho capital of his honored State, says:— “Among the throng of witnesses as sembled to do honor to tlio man of tho age, and seated in tho. same-carriage i.i.. ~ * — blankets instead of counties. Wo now find the General Assembly larger than itovui has boon, since the State has been in existence. Is it not time for the people to take this business, seriously into their own hands? The Legislature now consists of over threo hundred.iiiombors. What pooplo can onduro this much longer? Tho expense of tlio Georgia Legislature now cxcoeds $3000 per day. This mo ney is taken from tho pockets of the people^ What do they got in return for it? Often worso than nothing. Sometimes confused and contradictory laws. Often churches, academies, brid. ges, banks, rail roads and tovrors—incor porated—with many other items of insig nificant legislation. wortli nothing more than tho quack’s nostrums. Do such things pay? Have wo, tlio people, so much money, thus to waste? Would it not pay bettor, if wo must disposo of it, to hunt up dcsorving objects ot char ity near our homes. If tiie Legislature was reduced to about 40 in tho Senato and 80 in tho House, It would produce an annual sav ing to the Stato of 75,000, which would for the last 20 years mako tho enor mous sum of $1,500,000, worso than thrown away. Such a sum, in .our pres ent condition, would be vastly useful. When we look around us and contem plate our now relations; with tho al most absolute certainty that heavy tax es must bo'submitted to, in order to paf our way up to 'the top of tlio hill. Besides, if the costs were equal, with one-third of the- number, legislation would be dono without confusion, with more dispatch, -and above all, with twice tho intelligence and practical utility, Are we never to wake up on this sub ject? Is common sense and self inter est clean gone from us ? It would soem that w© ought to strike for a reform in this matter. There are many other; in- cubusos around us whioh our presept condition and oircumstances loudly de mand that we should throw off, and . re turn to the good old’day* of th® “Adam and Eye” af out common country. ‘ Roudl«- brought to our Capital by Mr. II. S, Fulkerson, Secretary ot tho Now Or leans Company, at tiie request of Gov. Fettus, and have been examined and thoroughly tested, proving that" they aro of verv superior workmanship, and finish, and are of «ueh accuracy in shooting aro *«o bo entirely satisfactory. They have a range of 000 to 1100 yards, and wo learn that in a trial of them tho other day, nt 230 yards, the bulls penetrated5 inches of solid timber and buried in tho treo Against which tlio tar get rested. They wero thoroughly tes ted in Now Orleans nt 900 and 1100 yards when it was clearly shown that they would hold up oven a greater dis tance. Those rifles are certainly very beauti ful as well ns very substantial wea pons. Those of longest range weigh only 8 lbs. They have the snore bayo- not nttachmont—iti’clf a very elegant and effective weapon on tho gun or in Hand. Theso rifles in the hands of the gal lant sons of Mississippi would do fear ful execution. Wo bo to the oneiny that should come within their rango.- Jackson Mississippi Rhode Island.— Iho call for tlio Stato Convontion to innugurato the proposed Constitutional Union party in lthodo Island declared that— We aro opposed aliko to Stato seces sion and sectional agitation; and in fa vor of an early restoration, of tho Fed eral Union upon tonus just and honor able to nil tho States; and are fully convinced that such restoration can on ly bo effected by tho adoption, by thq people themsoive ** ~ r of thoso broader and moro national viows of patriotic duty, and by a return to thoso kindlier sentiments of conciliation good-follow- ship, and fraternity with which our na tional independence was achieved, and our wise and admirable systom of C’-on- stituiionnl freedom inaugurated, Washington dispatch to.the Charleston Moroury-says: A number of letters from Boston ship owners have been deceived here by Southern men enquiring whether they can got commissions as privateers un der tho Confcdorato States. They spy that.tboy jiro anxious for such employ ment. gOyTho Charleston Courier says that tlio South Carolina Convention will not probably re-ossembte until ibe plan permanent Government reported tho Montgomery Congress shall ready for .reference and considera tion. . The Broth™ of the President.—Bs known to all concerted, that whon o use the simplo designation the Pres- ..1th himself, Judge Smith and Gen Van Doro, was a venorablo gray haired man. Years havo bowed his form, but tho firo of his mind burns brightly in days gone by, and tlio glance of bis cuglo oyo is still clear and undim mod. His heart hca‘s with the bound ing and defiant throb of youth, and, ii tlio .South should ever need to call her gray haired sons to tho field, there is not one that will more readily respond to tiie call than Col. Joseph E. Davw, tho eldor brother of ono whom hit friends know best ns Jeff. Davis, now the President elect of a great, glorious, The Rki'ortkd Destitution in Kan sas.—Tlio signatures to tho following statements in regard to tho destitution Kansas, nro thoso of somo of the most prominent citizens: Wo feol called upon to warn tlio friends of Kansas not to crodit tlio rooeqt statement of Thndcus Hyatt, in regard to tho suflbHiijjs of our paoploj There have boon no authenticated ca- of death by starvation, and if tho contributions continue as bountifully as heretofore until Juno next, ns wo hopo they will, there will bo nono. About one-fifth of tlio peoplo nood help from abroad, but the statements tlmt Kunsns is a eharnel-houso; that ail clossos nro approaching starvation ; that ’there is ono stop between 50,000 icople and starvation,’ are, ns wo bo- iove, reck I oss njtd flagrant falsehoods. Tho hulk of the population of the State lies in tho countios adjacent to tho Missouri river, and hero there is hut little more than ordinary destitu tion. There has undoubtedly boon much suffering from cold and exposure among thoso from a distance coining from tho interior towns to the river fer relief, and the winter has been unusu ally severe, ami is estimated that 20,000 people will nood aid In provisions and clothes" and In seeds, to onablo them to sccuro a harvest. Mon* A. It* Stephens of- , m , * Prcsitloni. This gcntlomau is known throughout the Union as ono of the most promi nent of Southern politicians and olo- luent orators. Uis father, Andrew 1. Stephens, was a planter of moderate moans, . and his mother, (Margaret Grior) was a sister to tho famous compiler of , Grier’s almanacs. She died when ho was lin infant, leaving him with four brothers and ono sis^ ter, ol whom only one, brother sur vives. Mr. Stephens was born.in: Georgia on tlio 11th ot\February, 1822, When in ills fourteenth year his father died, and tho homestead being sold, Ids sbaro of tho eiitiro osluto was about five hun dred dollars. With a commondablo Anglo-Saxon love of his ancestry, Mr. Stephens 1ms sineo re-purolmscd the original. cstnto, which o mprised about two hundred and fifty aorcs, and ho has added to it about six'hundred moro. , . Assisted by friends ho ontered the University ot Georgia In 1828, and. in 1832 graduated at tho head of his class. In 1834 ho commenced the study of law nndiu less than twelvo mouths was on- gaged in ono of the most important ca sus in tho oouutry. Uis eloquenoo has evor had a powerful effect upon Julies, enforcing, os it does, arguments ol ad mirable simplicity and legal woight* Ii'ma... 1 Q')*y ftii 1 Q.lll l.n •■*... n ... mP Late News. Arrlrnl ol (ho Nova Scolinn. PoItTUND, Fob. 21.—Tlio stcnnisliij Nova 8dotlan, with Liverpool .l it.. tho 0th Inst., arrived hero to day. COMMERCE A I.' NEWS. Livritrooi, - Cotton- M.uikkt.—Tin- sale, of cotton for the post, wrolt EOT 000 bales, or which spcoult 3,600 and ospoiters 11,000 bt dling qualities declined Id. 80UTHJ5RN CONGRESS.' MoKToouiKf, Fob. 20.—The .dhpart-* monts of .War, Navy. Juitli-o. bo nominated to-morrow. It is understood that Mr. Yancey do olines a aeat in tho cabinet, proton it: ■.? at the suggestion of friends to reprasenv tho government In Europo. Montgomery, Feb. 21,—Mr. Cobb of* News from Montgomery via New York.—The Washington correspondent of tiie N. Y. Herald says: Intelligence received hero today, through private sources, from Mont gomery, indicate that tho SouthemCon- gross have been most vigorously at work in secret session for a week past. Arrangements have boen mado by whioh the sum of fourteen millions of dollars will bo nt their disposal on tho 1st of March. By that thno it is contemplat ed thoy will havo ready for the field fif ty drilled rogimonti of troops. The ob ject of tliis extensive preparation to re sist Federal coercion, and, in casn of blockade, to Maroli on Washington, The two Presidents.—Davis and Lin coln wore botli born in Kentuoky, in 1808 and 1809 respectivly, both left tiioir nntivo State in childhood's days, ono emigrated Nortli tho other South; both served in tiie Indian war of tbo West, botli commenced their political careers about the snmo time, boinj Presidential Electors in the election o' 1844, Davis for Polk and Lincoln for Clay; both elected to Congress about tho same timo, ’45 or ’-46, and wore in tho samo year and almost tho same day, called to proside over their respoo- tivo governments—ono as President of tho United States, iho other President of tho Confederate Stntos of America. Ono the rock upon which a nation has split, the othor tlio corner stone of a new Republic.—Montgomery Mail. From 1837 to 1840 lie was a member of tho Georgia Legislature. In 1842 lie was cluotod to the Stato Senato, aud in 1843 ho was elected to Congress. Ho was a member of the Whig party in its palmiest days, but sinco its dissolution has notud with tho men of the South, and suoli has boon tho upright, stead fast and patriotic policy ho has pursued thut no ono In tho presont oia of fac tion, selfishness or suspicion lias whis pered an accusation of selfish motives or degrading intrigues against him. In thoiiouso lie served prominently bn tho most important committees, and ef fected tho passage of tlio Konsns-Ne- brnska bill through tho' Houso ata timo hen its warmest frionds despaired of suocess. lie was subsequently appoint ed chairman of the oommitteo on terri tories, and was also chairman of tho speoial committoo to which was refer red the Lecompton Constitution. By his patriotio course on tlio various meas ures he lias, from time to time, exolted tho ire of many of tho Southern people but ho hus always succeeded in cant ing out of tho contest with (lying colors, and hU recent elevation U a mark of i he profound respect entertained for his qualities as a man and a-states man. Mr. Stephens is most distinguished os an orator, though he does not look like ono >vho can command the attention of the Houso. at any time or upon any topic. Uis houlth from childhood lias been very feeble, beiug afllicted with four abscesses and a continued derange- wont of tho livor, which gives him a consumptive appearance, though his lungs are sound. Ho has nover weigh ed over ninoty-six pounds, and to see liis attenuated figuro bent over his desk, the shoulders contracted and the shape of his slender limbs visable through uis .rments, a stranger would nover select „.ra as tho "Johu Randolph” of our time, moro dreadod os an adversary, and more prized as hn ally in a ^debate than any other member of the House of Representatives. When. speaking, he has at first a shrill sharp voice, but os ho worms up with hU suqjeot, tho clear tones and vigorous sentences roll out wit a sonorousness that finds its way to every oorner of tho immonso hall. Ho is witty, rhotoricul and solid, and hus u dash of keen satire that puts an llpis a core- upon cotton oxportocTfrotn the confe<?-, .orate Statcy to any Foreign country other than thopcrt.sof this C.uiU-d.-ru. y Tho resolution was adopted. Tho President nominated his ,cabi» net and it was confirmed, by the .Seri* ato. . ' Sooretary of Stqto.—Hon.-R* Toombs, of Georgia. . ' . • Secretary of tlte TreasuryHon.. .G. * G Memmingor, of South Carolina.^ Secretary of War.—Hon. * L. *!Pode‘-. Walker, of Alabama.' CONGRESSIONAL. ' and free Republic. “Devotedly attached to his younger brother, looking upon him with moro than parental pride—himself ono of tlio moat remarkable men in tho State —I watched Col. Joo Davis last evening with a fueling I cun scarcely analyze, and I would have given much to have boon able to read tho mingled emotions of prido, hopo and pleasure that must havo struggled for tho mastery os he stood near tiie beloved brother who was tho cynosure of all eyes, and is to day the first man of the South.” No Lack or F.uel.—Virginia possess** about 35,000, Kentucky about 15.000, and oilier Southern States about 20,000 square miles pf. .undeveloped coal mines. All Europe together has only 17,400 squaro miles of coni surface, of which 11,850 belong to Great Britain and of tho 40,000,000 tons annually produced there, only 6,918,185 tons wero exported last year. Washington, F*b, . 20.—-lions©.—Tho steam sloop amendment to tho. Navy, bill was disoussed and adopted. „TU»‘- bill ’-was strongly resisted by Messrs. Booook, Garnett and others.'. During the debate Mr. Stanton admitted pres ent indication* wore that war must en sue If the seceded States retain possession of forts and other Fedoml proporty. Mr. Stanton’s' foroo will was debut- Soimto.—PiLssecl' the .Tariff Bill with ureral amendmonta. The Postal bill mu debated, an amendment to oxoludo tlio Confeder ate States caused strong debate. WASHINGTON NEWS). Vv Waihinoton, Fob. 19.—Mr. Bocock declared In the House that the pstssago of Mr. Stanton's volmiteor bill to bo d declaration of war. Other border Stato men attaokod it vehemently. Mr. Stan ton persevered, but it is thought.that It will be vetoed. George M. Dene, as.istnnt quarter master general and Thcdoro Lewie, mil- ■■■ffleaWWWW* itary atoro keeper, both of Louisiana jp3 It Is bollaved that the Fence Congre.a will adjourn thin week. No Importance is attnobod to the result,. .ilgo upon every speech. Ho la net ful atudeut, but ao-very careful that traca of atudy is pereoptible us he daah- ea along in a Bow of faota, arguments and language that to common minda ia almost bewildering. Foueaaing hoate ol warm frionds who are proud af hia rognrd, an enliglitencd Christian virtue and inflexible integrity, auch ia Alex- ami inuoAiuiu iiiwgiiiy, buum «d under II. Stephena, the Vico Freaident elcot of tho Sou thorn Confederacy, ••OldSccealon.” “Jaaper” writea from Charleston to the Now York “Times:’’ Everybody at tho North haa heard about Old Seawon, the terrible cannon i that announced South Carollna’a leap FEDERAL CONGRESS. Wvsuixotox, Fob. 21.—Sor.ato.—tr. tho Senato to-day 111, Festal Service bill . was debated. Mr. Huntor of Virginia, spoke again-1 i thb withdrawal of tlio service from the- n r...i »„ qi. Confoderato States. House.—In the *IL . Stanton’s J ;HOU30. , force Hill was the principal sutfiep? of debate, but no action was taken., Nothing else of Importance was dono. ?: . ^, The Senate,..in Executive session-t.o? day, refused to confirm the nomination, of Mr. Black ns a. Jnstioe of the Su* preme Court,' vioo Justico Daniels of Virginia, deooased. * Washington, Feb. 21.—It is believed that tho delegates from Illinois, iVm sylvanla, Now Jersoy^Oliio and, Rho^v . Island will probably vote for the Bor*. der Stato proposition in the Peace Con gress to-morrow. The Virginia deleg- tionvT* will probably be divided, ILLUMINATION IN MOBILE. Mobile,' Feb. 19.—Tho Tribune o'- fleo was illuminated - in honor of the inauguration of President Day is. .. ARKANSAS RLEUTIOlC Salt.-A good joke is told a on member of on* of the volunteer companies which came down hero lately, wo think is was a Mississippi company, and is said to bo a fact, Being accustomed to fresh water, living in tlio interior, and not liuving been In tho Gulf of Mexico before, ho was in blissful ignoranco of its briny properties. Getting up in tho morning, as usual, to perform his daily ablutions, ho drew a bucket of water, sat it down near some of Ids comrades and retired for soap and towel. Return ing witli tho articles, ho soused into tlio buckot of water, hands and faco. The conscquonco can b« imagined. Recov ering from.tlio shock, and rubbing his burning eyeballs, ho exclaimed : “l can whip the cl—cl rascal that salted this water. A man can’t draw a bucket of water and leave it for a few moments, without souio prank is played on him.” Dashing tho water aside, In left, amid the shouts and jeers pf his companions, who had boch silently watching him.; IIo soon found out his mistake.—Pen sacola Tribune.. The English through their papers a right to navigate tho Mississippi, claim.. v which they any secession cannot abro gate. By tlio treaty of Paris, signed .... ,1... *)|W|. nf VmpiimliAf I7H9 It. IVIlfl ... tiio 30th of November, 1782, it was tipiilatod that “tlio navigation of the Mississippi, from its source to the ocean shall forever ronnmi freo nud open to tho subjects of Great Britain, and the citizens of tlio United States. The Canada Court.—Tlio Canada ju diciary on Saturday rendered a final de cision in tiie case of tho fugitive slave Anderson. Tho court sustained tho de cision of the Court of Queou’s Bench on the question of laws *nd was unani mous in discharging tbo prisoner ono technicality in tlio commitment. Au derson was thcroforo set at liberty. Another Refusal to Commission.— Gov. Jackson Pf Missouri, has refused to commission George L. Androws, Cap tain of a company of Engineers, on ac count of his declaration of paramount al legiance to the government of the United States, in enso of conflict belwoon the Stato of Missouri aud said Govern ment. into a charming uncertainty on the 20th of December, and her Declaration of Independence on. the 24th ; which has also thundered forth tho stern resolves of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, and now, alas I of Georgia. I naturully felt curious about this famous pfoco of met al. I supposed—who would not—that it was a rifled cannon of tho most ap-- proved boro, or af least a thirty-two or sixty-four brass pounder, mounted elegantly, with the Palmetto waving injcaticully over it. “I came, I saw,” _ was sadly disappointed. On one side of a most vonerablo and mouldy build ing, whioh was used for Uncle Sam’s Customs, and is still used for his Post- office, there stands a common rusty and battered, nn insignificant six-pounder only. The story is, that it originally belonged to a Nantucket whaler, who used to firo it off whenever ho caught a aspormacoti follow. Somehow it got down here jus*, after “Abe Lincoln” aras elected, and was loaned by a. sailor- man, who had Southern proclivities, when tho first secession ball was started. It mined when I guzed upon’It, and I was shocked at its rudo exposure;— There it stood, off from a little squaro, in the middle of the street, its vent hole covered by a remnant of panta loon, which had evidently lost itspow- or of continuity, and secured by a bit unchanged, of tarpuline, and Us muzzle choked by a stick of swamp-pine, * * J ““ *’ CoLUMiUADs.-Inquirios are made us to the nature of the cannon called Colum- binds. A Columbinds is a hoavy gu capablo of projecting a solid shot orshell .Ossfe * ■ HfiM ’* ■■■ with a large charge of powder, and at an angle of projection from five dogreosbe- , to thirty above,..the ’ ! * Refused to honor Tup .President} T , j-.^ Bi.ECT.—Tho Duqueane Grays, q bailing m scacoaal Uofonce. H <loo» not differ .... horizon ; it ■may ho zuid, lliorolcriq lo ooinbino tho essential qualities of tho gun, Iho how. User, and mortar, and may bo used in pinco of either ono or thoother ofthaso 1). flnoa not differ military company of Pittsburg, held a mooting on. the evening prior to live arrival of Mr.. Lincoln at that city, and unanimously refused to take part in the formal reception accorded him. JS?*A Washington letter says: "It is said that Gen. SoottJs propared to reinforce Sumtor nnd Piokons as soon a« any hostile demonstration is rnado against them. The whole power of tho Government will be used for their protection and defence, afwhat- pver coat of life it may require,’’ ... its external slmpo from ordinary aea- coo.*t cannon. At preaent.thore are two sizes of Columbiads in use in our service viz: tho eight inch and the ten inch. Tito former weighs about 9,000 lbs., tho oltargo of powder 10 lbs., tho aolid shot 64 Its., and the shell 48 lbs. Tho latter weighs about 15,000 lbs., the oltargo of powder i6 lbs., the solid shot 128 lbs., and the shell 100 lbs.. . —^Thd centals'- of Georgia -show a population of 1,075,Oilman increase of 01,547 since tbo year 1 Wasujnotox, Feb. 20.—Returns from Bonton, Sebastian, Washington' upd Crawford counties, Arkansas, give fire thousand Union majority and tlio snmo majority against Convention. VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.. Ricuiioxd, Fob. 20.—Convention uit- iraportanX. ■ > . A resolution for border Stato Conven tion to meet at Wytbovillo oil the last Thursday in March, was roferred. RESIGNATION OF COM. TATNALL. WisBisoTON. 'Feb. 21.—Commander Tatnall’s resignation was aoccptcd by the Secretary of the Navy.. . „ MARKETS. - Monas, Feb, 20.—Sales of cotton to- duy 2,000 bales. Middlings at 11 cents. Tho markot was quiet. ‘ Nsw Orleans, Feb. 19.—Sales of cot ton to-day 20,000 bales. MiddUngs at 11(3411 i ots. The market was sufl'.— Sales of threo days 52,6002 receipts three days 38,600 bales. Decrease nt this port 175;500 halos ; all- ports 581,- 500 bales. Frolghts on cotton to Liver pool }d- ( . CtiARLSSTON.-Feb. 20.—Sales of cotton to-day 1100 bales, at prices ranging I could hardly crodit that this was tlio terrible fellow that 1ms already boon telegraphed from Mnino to the extreme West os Old Sc- cescion. ,t Tits Gbav’s Artillery.—^We Team that His Excellency Gov. Brown 1ms or dered tho three beautiful heavy brass cannon, whioh just arrived in this oily, and intended for tbo Atlanta Gray’s, tc bo shipped Immediately to Savannah, at there Is a strong probability that they will be neoded tor -immediate use.- Al. Atncr. 2UM. Modilb, Feb. 10.—-Sales of eoitton to day 1000 bales. Middlings lloi. Sales three days 10,500. bales. Receipts tlireo days 7,705 bales. Storiitig Exchange 102J ® 103J. .* . Charleston, Feb. 2i.—Sales of cotton for the past week readied 8,000 bulcsi Receipts of tho week 13,600 bales. The market cleared J @ 1 cent, declined on the lower grados. The guns at tho Arsonal, near this oily, wo learn, have also Keen ordered to Savannah,—Chron. 4- Sentinel. An Insinuation.—After appropriat ing ono hundred thousand dollars to the cause of coercioq, Mnssaohusetts tendered her gallant troops to the Dio-, tntor. The defender of tbo Capital de clined the magnanimous proffer, say ing "that the Government needed JKiraM '“it S 0 mBisn?fesUhAt*th“ P UeuUnant General wants faking men.—Charleston OedriCT. from 7J to 12-10 cents. The market i Montix, Ala., Feb. 21.—Sales of coL ton to-day 1,500 bales. Middlings at 10} a 11 cents. Tito market was easier: New Orlzans, Fob. 21.—Sales of cot ton to-day 9,500 bales. MiddUngs at 11 all) cents. Freights }d. ron Senator in Franklin CotiNir.—A friend writing from Comes-. villo under dace of the 9th inst., favors us wj.th the result of the recont election held in. FronkUn county for Slato Sen ator, to fill the vacanoy oecnstoned by the resignation of our friend, Hon Tho Morris. Only two candidates were In ( ■ field. Gen. Benj. F. Willis, ar . thaniel Gunnells, Esq.: nnd the . - stood, for Willis 274: teCWnmi Willis’majority 24, The iigiu- . .sltaFttirpout foy old Wankim,—A fanner.
