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Guardian.
T. c. MWilD ill I. A. (IAWFORD,
CO-BDttOOt.
ATLANTA, OBOROIAi
GATE-CITY GUARDIAN.
AY, FEBRUARY 10,1801.
isn of the President Elect*
• wens informed jeaterday by telegraph,
Vis Md the flw personal friends atten-
•frotn Mississippi, arrived here at 4
morning, by the Btato Road train,
k, a salute of seven guns «ras fired
ant from the Atlanta Grays, un-
of Capt. Wallace, and all our
the Hook and Ladder Com
Department—the Gate-City
Capt. Thompson—the Com mis
the Georgia * olnnteera(not
ted;) also, the Fulto^Dra
Wilson, and Lee’s Volun
la fine force and appearance,
of the city to its diatin
If after 9 o’clock, all the
tut House was packed with
crowd, and, although a
was falling upon them
for more than an hour
awaiting the appearance
to see. At half past 10
introduced, on the bal
i, to the multitude by
flaw very appropriate
ith bis peculiar
log all round to his ea-
them for about thirty
happiest efforts we ever
to give anything like a
vis’ speech, as we had
doing—but are sure that
Ilia remarks is substan
how cordially he greet
before him, fellow-citi
States of America, and
title last. By the recoi
ling the birth place of his
ty of Georgia’s sons sland-
of peace and war, and of
for the freedom of the
ip in their midst. He con-
tl npon the fact that, after a
ition of the Government
d a full conviction that this
we had cut loose from that
were now able to settle, by
lion which a hypocritical
nee on the part of the North
ir us to settle while united
said Col. Davis, they are no
troubled with a “ vicarious repent-
and they will no more be called
upbn by ih# fmalms of uneasy consciences to
tfceauwives on our account. For the fu
ture, we are to be embraced in the same moral
category as Cuba and Brazil, and tbs North are
to feel for us the same accountability. He felt
that, in the future, we had nothing to fear: he
did not mean fear of physical afflictions, but
of tb#great political result; our staple fed, as
well as clothed, the world, and furnished in*
dissoluble Cords for binding together, in a grand
homogeneous Union, the stales'iiod miking
common oause with ue. He said that ho bad
no fears about Expansion ; there were the West
India Isles, which, under the old Union, were
forbidden fruit to us, and there were the North
ern parts of Mexico. We ardently desire peace
with the North—with the world; but come
paace or war, just as it pleased them, he was
ready, and he knew our people were. But still
our policy was peace and Free Trade, and if
nothing but the strong hand of Coercion would
do the North, all we had to do would be to open
our ports, grant Letters of Marque, and buy the
last enterprising Yankee out of Boston !
After occupying some minutes in eloborating
this view of bis subject, Col. Davis spoke of the
labors before him, and the call that existed on
all good patriots for patience and kind con
struction. All that his ability—all thst his
resources of mind or body, could effect in bp-
half of the new Government, should be cheer
fully rendered ; and hoping to meet his audi
ence again under the brightest auspices, he bid
them a most respectful adieu.
Col. Davis left the stand immediately after
his address for the Atlanta A West-Point train,
and took his seat in a very tasteful car, provi
ded by the courtesy of Mr. Hull, the Superin
tendent, for the special accommodation of Col.
Davis and suite, la passing from the Trout
House to the train the cortege was received
between files of our soldiery and our Fire
Companies, all of whom never appeared to
better advantage than on this occasion.—
Col. Davis turned as about to pass out from
this brilliant wall of armed and stalwart men,
and, majestically bowing, stepped into the car
prepared for him. Amid rounds of artillery, aud
many heart-felt cheers of the crowd, the dis
tinguished man, now the prop and staff of opr
country, was home from our midst by the dash
ing train.
We observed in the crowd, attracted by the
occasion, several distinguished men of the
country—among others, Bishop Biliott and
Hon. John A. Jones. The day was very unfa
vorable, as we have stated, and as most of our
Saturdays have been for a long time, yet the
fair of our city could not entirely deny them
selves the privilege of seeing and hearing our
distinguished guest. Many of the windows of
the Atlanta Hotel, during the address of Col.
Davis, furnished frames for the setting of beau
tiful facet, and at the Trout Houae many ladies
were presented to our President eleot.
Take the presentation altogether, it was an
occasion of much real satisfaction, and we
modestly assert that it was a decided success
in all the details of its management.
The JVrv Capital—Atlanta the riace.
We wit) not do ah ungracious a thing, as fo
defend this city or advocate its claims by ugly
words of disparagement against other places.
There is no necessity for this, in doing Atlanta
justice. All we will say now is this: That if
an outlet aud free passage to any point of the
habitable Globe—if the purest, coldest, end
most perennial springs—the healthiest air and
topography—the most unlimited building ma
terial and inland security for Government
structures when built, and archives, and all
other property, with this still stronger argu
ment: Total and immemorial exemption from
all destroying epidemics, such as cholera and
yellow fever; we say, if all these mean any
thing in the question " where shell the Capitol
be placed f” then “ let facts speak to an impar
tial world.” For all these things, And much
more besides that should decide the point, At-
lanta can beat the world!
Nov, hear our cotetnporary of the Montgom
ery (Ala.) Confederation:
Momaonanr is 7ue Flac k.—Wh learn that a
petition signed by numberless citizens of At
lanta, has been presented, urging the present
Congress to make that city the permanent Cap
ital of the Southern Confederacy. We are not
disposed to turn the cold shoulder on our At
lanta friends, hut we hope and trust that their
request will not he granted, if the permanent
Capital is to he situated iu any of the States
which have already seceded, we insist that Al
abama should have it, and Montgomery should
be the city. While we do not, at this time,
propose to speak in too much praise of Mont
gomery, we shall not do so in disparagement
of Atlanta.
We wish the Capitol to be here, and we are
delighted to learn that a large majority of the
members of the present Congress are prepos
sessed in its favor.
Let our citixens go to work and push the
matter through.
The Eagle Orator of Tennessee.
G. A. Henry, a lineal descendant of the il-
lustrious Patrick Henry, in whom the vigor,
the eloquence and the patriotism of his an
cestors, has not been depreciated by being
transmitted to him, concludes a very able let
ter upon the present crisis, in the following
eloquent and appropriate style :
If tho harmony and fraternal love cannot
be restored, let us face the consequences ; let
us know the worst and provide for it. I am
no secessionists, and do not believe in the
right of secession, but I fully subscribe to the
right of revolution, on the part of a gallant
people, when Constitutional guarantees are
denied them which are necessary to proteot
their rights. “ What the people want is a
Union that is based upon love and confidence
and not one that is sustained only by power,
by Constitutional and legal lies, without reci
procal trust and confidence. If our future
career is to be one of eternal discord, of an
gry crimination and recrimination, give me
rather separation with all its consequences.”
The South cannot save the Union ; the North
have the power to do it, and the people ought
to demand it of them. A word from Lincoln
would do it, but be remains as silent as the
grave. William H. Seward, when he last
spoke in the Senate, to conceal his thoughts,
oould have saved the Union if he had heid up
to bis deluded followers Crittenden’s proposi
tions of amendment as a Banner of Peace,
and bid them to adopt it. But he chose to
sink the patriot in the partizaD, and let the
opportunity pass to save his country and to
immortalize his name. -
Posterity will hold hjm rgsp^sTble to its
terrible jud|menL.ferThe mischief he has set
,-Tndfor
“rntTlbr saying it, when his words
would have arrested it. “ Here shall thy
proud waves be stayed.” If separation must
come, if that is to he our doom, a united
South only can prevent the effusion of frater
nal blood. The movement will be so respecta
ble in its character, and so powerful iD num
bers, that no attempt to coerce them will be
made. If the Union must be dissolved, all
my sympathies are with the South. I could
not look with indifference upon the struggle of
brethren, bound to me by all the ties of a
common interest, and a common fate, growing
out of homogeneous institutions ; nor would 1
find it in my heart to stigmatize them as trai
tors to their country. On tho oontrary, if
that sad calamity must come, which may
Heaven avert, I will espouse their oause in
peace or in war, aud while I rebuke no one
for bis position, 1 distinctly thus define my
own. If we must separate, let it be in peace ;
a great and Christian nation, in the throe of
revolution, might well follow the high and
commanding example of the father Abraham,
in his intercourse with bis nephew Lot,” wbeo
their substance was so great that they could
not dwell together, and there was a strife be
tween the herdsmen of Abraham's cattle, and
the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle.
“ And Abraham said unto Lot, let there be
no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee,
and between thy herdsmen and my herdsmen,
for we are brethren. Is not the whole land
before thee ? Separate thyself, I pray thee,
from me, if thou wilt take the left hand, then
1 will go to the right. If thoa depart to the
right hand, then 1 will go to the left.” And
thus they separated in peace, and the Lord
tmiled on both.
1 commend this Christian example to the
people of the United States, if the worst
comes to the worst. 1 remain as ever, your
fellow-citizen, and very obedient servant,'
G. A. HENRY.
Cartersvtlle Express.
The semi-weekly issue of this paper (which
was only designed to be temporary) has been
discontinued. The weekly issue of the “ Ex
press ” will be eon tinned. Price, It o-year.—
Mr. Bennett, the Junior proprietor, is a taste
ful Printer and courteous gentleman. Having
been for some month* past associated with him,
and having had the beet opportunities for ob
serving hie eendnet and habits, we feel that he
is entitled to our poor commendation, and hear
ty good wishan for his prosperity and the sue-
cess of his jenrnal.
Jin Interesting Case.
A few days ago, a prisoner in the Georgia
Penitentiary, convicted of robbing the United
States mails, sued out a writ of habeas corpus,
and asked to he discharged on the ground that
the State had seceded from the Union. The
court, however, decided that the Ordinance by
which Georgia bad declared her secession from
the Union, does not extend beyond a separa
tion from the other States aud a withdrawal of
the powers she delegated to the General Gov
ernment; that upon the past exercise of those
powers by the latter government the Ordi
nance does not assume to act, and was not de
signed to act; and that it does not annul any
of its acts. The prisoner was therefore re
manded.
U^snts of the Month.
We copy the following article from the Feb
ruary number of the “Educational Journal and
Family Monthly” of this city :
“ These are so numerous that we cannot de
termine where to begin, much leas where leave
off. But as tboae wants which are more imme
diately oonnec ted with the Publishing intereeia
of the country have raoently engaged oar at
tention to some extent, we invite onr readers
to bestow a little reflection upon that particular
interest:
“ 1st. We need a reasonable number of foun
dries, or machine shops for the manufacture of
a good supply of printing presses and paper
mill machinery. We learn that no such estab
lishment exists in the fffeth; if wrong, we
would he glsd to be informed of the fact—the
place, and the proprietor or company.
“Id. We notice the fact that we have no
type foundries in all our borders, so far as we
know. We have beard that one probably ex
ists iu Baltimore, hut we know uot yet whether
Baltimore is North or South, a question, how
ever, which seems to be undergoing a solution.
“3d. We do not koow that stereotyping is
done in the South to any extent. We think it
probable that Nashville and Baltimore do
something in this department, but wears not
able to announce the fact to our readers.
“4th. We would like to know if, in case of a
little war with our conscienoious (?) frienda
North, should come along, our publishers and
printers, even of our dailies and weeklies,
would be able to get ink with which to publish
the bulletins from the army ? Where can they
be supplied ?
“ 5th. Five times the number of paper mills
now in operation are needed to supply the de
mand for printing paper in the South ; and
when we begin to publish our school books,
which we expect soon to do, or see done by
others, quadruple e 'en that number will be
needed. As to cap and letter paper, we do not
know of a tingle mill now in operation, which
makes any of either.
“6th. Will some one of our readers inform
us where there is a single establishment in the
South prepared to fill orders for the necessary
furniture for a printing office, or book bindery.
These are subjects not inappropriate in a
journal which is laboring for the emancipation
of the South from her vassalage to her tradu-
cers and enemies. In kll that pertains to most
of these subjects, our whole section is deeply
interested. When we have organized through
out the South, establishments capable of fur
nishing all the articles above mentioned, then
may begin to talk about our literary inde
pendence; then we may be able to publish our
newspapers, magazines, school books and mis
cellany, without asking aid from those who
seek our destruction ; but not till then will we
be really independent.
We have alluded to some of the public
wants of the South. For ourselves, we would
like to have advertisements from all persons
gaged in the manufacture or supply of any
of theso articles. And not exclusively for our
selves only, but for the benefit of all who are,
or may become, interested in obtaining them.
We want, also, a large acquaintance with the
teachers, trustees of echo da and colleges, liter-
TJ institutions, and all persons generally, who
are engaged in the book trade; and we want
them so to communicate with us, that we can
introduce them to our readers as contributors,
or as advertisers of their business, and thereby
get our readers in the way of communicating
with them.’’
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
MoMTeoMBir, Feb. 14, If01.
CONGRESS.
The Congrees met at the usual hour, and was
opened with prayer.
A committee of six was appointed to make
suitable arrangements for the reception aud
iaaegaration of President Davis, which is ap
pointed to take place on Monday next, at one
o’clock, P. M.
The Chair stated that he had received a com
munication in relation the purchase of vesseis
for tho Provisional Government. The commu
nication was appropriately refarred.
Mr. Fearn, of Alabama, presented a letter
about a new projectile which baa been approv
ed by scientific and military men. The letter
was appropriately referred.
An official copy of the Texas Ordinance of
Secession was presented with tho credentials
of the deputies of that State to Congress, only
one whom had arrived. Some objection was
made to receiving him, on the ground that the
Texas Oidinaooe of Secession had not yet been
ratified. The delegate present, Mr. Gregg, was
however invited to a seat in the Convention,
and the papers appropriately referred.
Two models of flags were presented, and ap
propriately referred.
The Congress then weot into secret session
during which an act and a resolution were
passed, from which secrecy was removed.
The act continues in office all officers connec
ted with the collection of customs at the time
of the adoption of the Constitution of the Con
federate States, with the same salaries and
powers as heretofore, provided that their com
pensation does not exceed $5,000. Collectors
are required, within two weeks, to execute the
same bonds as heretofore, and subordinates to
give bonds one week after the Col lectors.
Officers are requested to take an oath to dis
charge their duties faithfully, and to support
the Constitution of the Provisional Govern
ment.
The resolution adopted continues in office
until otherwise ordered, the several officers
connected with the collection of duties until
the 1st of April next; and the Secretary of
the Treasury is instructed to report a plan,
which is to go into effect on the 1st April, di-
mi Dishing the expenses of collecting the rev
enue, at each custom house at least fifty per
cent.
quir
JhPTho Savannah “Republican,” sf Fri
day, publisher the following dispatch to Messrs.
Brigham, Baldwin A Co, Agents for the steam
er Huntsville, la that oity, relative to the sail-
ure of the boxes of ammunition announced by
telegraph t
Naw Yobk, Feb. 14.—The three boxes of per
cussion caps taken from the steamer Hunts
ville, by the police authorities, are owned by
parties in New York, and their value is so tri
fling that they will not go through the form of
replevin to recover them.
$^ There are seven thousand seven hun
dred veins la aa inch of mother-of-pearl.—-
These decompose the rays of light, sad pro-
duo# the prismatic colors.
Constitution of South Carolina.
Atlanta, Feb 16, 1861.
Col. Hanlevter: I hear it aseerted, on the
streets, that Gov. Pickens, of South Carolina,
and lady passed through this city yesterday
morning, en route for Montgomery, Alabama,
to witness the oereroonies attendant upon the
inmiguration of Jeff. Davis, President elect of
the Southern Republic.
That the wife of Gov. Pickens passed through
Atlanta yesterday morning, is correct; but I
undertake to say that her husband, Gov. Pick
ens, was not with her. If he was, then he was
ex-Governor,and not Governor Pickens! The
Constitution of the Republic of South Caroli
na absolutely forbids the Governor of the State
to leave the soil of the Commonwealth during
A is term of office; and if he should set his feet
outside her territorial limits during the time
for which he has been elected, his office and
authority become, co instanti, absolutely and
unconditionally vacated, without any power or
right, on his part, to resume the duties of the
Executive office on his return back to the
State.
Your readers will remember that, during the
last Summer, Gov. Gist, of South Carolina, was
invited to attend the great meeting at Colum-
bus, Georgia. His reply to the Committee of
Invitation, among other things, stated that he
oould not be present at their gathering, for the
reason that he could not, under the Constitu
tion of South Carolina, leave the confines of
his State without vacating his office, and this
sacrifice he was not prepared to submit to.—
lie, therefore, deolined the honor of being pres
ent at the Columbus meeting.
If Governor Pickens’mother was in Augusta,
Georgia, in a dying condition, and her son, the
Governor, should be in Hamburg, just across
the river, he dare not, upon pain of losing his
office, cross over into the city of Augusta to
witness the last breath of his expiring parent.
Such is the Constitution of our sister Repub
lic of South Carolina; and whether the provis
ion referred to was wisely incorporated into it
or not, I hate not time now to argue.
I have written this for the information of
your readers, who, generally, seem not to know
anything of the existence of such a clause iu
the Constitution of the Palmetto State.
Yours truly, W. A. LEWIS.
Standing Commtttees.—Congress.
Erecutive Departments—Stephens, Conrad,
Poyce, Shorter. Brook.
Foreign Affairs — Rhett, Nisbet, Perkins,
Walker, Keitt.
Military Afairs.— Bartow Miles, Sparrow,
Kenan, Anderson.
Kami Affairs— Conrad, Chesnut, Smith,
Wright, Owens.
Finance.—Toombs, Barnwell, Kenner, Barry,
McRae. '
Commerce.—Memminger, Crawford, Declouct,
Morton, Curry.
Judiciary.—Clayton, Withers, Hale, Cobb,
Harris.
Postal.— Chilton, Boyce, Hill, Harrison, Cur-
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Patents—Brock, Wilson, Lewis, Hill, Ken
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Territories. —Chesnut, [Campbe'l, Marshall,
Neabit, Fearne.
Public Lands.— Marshall, Harris. Fearne.
Indian AJfairs.—Morton, Hale, Sparrow,
Lewis, Keitt.
Printing.—Cobb, Harris, Miles, Chilton, Per
kins. •
Accounts—Owens, Crawford, Campbell, De-
Clouet, 8mith.
Engrossment.—Shorter, Wilson, Kenan, Mc
Rae, Bartow.
UNITED STATES.
In the United Stales Senate, on (he 15th
instant, the Tariff Bill was debated and amen
ded.
In the House, the Report of the Committee
of thirty-three was argued
We have no report of the proceedings of the
Peace, or Border States, Convention.
The Republican caucus, held at Washing
ton on the night of the I5lh, unanimously ap
proved Bingham’s force bill, authorising the
collection of the revenue on shipboard outside
of the insurrectionary ports. The bill will
be pressed to a passage next week.
The New York Journal of Commerce saya
that the Steamer Daniel Webster sailed on the
15tb instant with one hundred and fifty men
for Fort Pickens, Florida.
Mr. Lincoln at Pittsburg.
The Abolition President elect was at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, on the 15th instant, and
made a speech, in the course of which he said :
44 When I speak on tie political oondition of
the country, I shall say nothing to disappoint
the people generally. Notwithstanding the
trouble at the South, there is really no crisis
except an artificial ono. There is nothing to
justify the course of the 8outh. There is real
ly no crisis except such a one as could begot
ten up at any time by turbulent people, aid
ed by designing politicians. My advise, there
fore, is to keep oool,” eto.
Alluding to the Tariff, ho said that the Chi j
cago platform contains a plank which he
thought should be regarded at a law by the
incoming Administration. In fact, the plat
form on that and all other subjects, should
not be varied from. This was what tbs peo
ple understood when asked far their votes.
Virginia.
The action of the State Convention, on the
15th, was unimporant.
Gov. Wise in dosing his speech, said, if
Virginia submits to Black Republican rule, ho
would turn from her and beg some sister com
monwealth to come and save her.
Fr«m the N#w York Herald of the ISth.
The Anther!t«tIv# Coercion Programme el
Mr* Lincoln and Mia Admlulstratfou—
Civil -War Upon Us.
The bells of Si. Germain d’AuzerroL have at
length tolled forth the signal for massacre and
bloodshed by the incoming administration.—
Tbo speech of Mr. Lincoln, at Indianapolis, is
(he first authoritative proclamation of bis in
tentions in the present oriels. His words are
pregnant with meaning, and deserve the ma
ture aud deliberate consideration of every con
servative citizen of the coutry. 44 If tho Unit
ed Stales.” ho exolaimsd, “ should merely
bold and retake its own forts and other proper
lies, aud oollecl the duties on foreign impor
tations, or even withhold the mails from places
where they are habitually violated, would any
of theso ibinge be invasion or ooeroioa ?—
Would the mcrohing of an army into South
Carolina be invasion ?** The Premier of Mr.
Lincoln had already declared to the United
States Senate that “battle,” wbioh should
sweep away opponent* to Republicanism 44 as
moths before the whirlwind,” was his idea of
the fiual developement of the “ lrrepresible
Conflict.” And, by a well coincidence, on tho
same day, perhaps at the same moment that
Mr. Lincoln woa indoctrinating the citizens of
Indiana into invasive and coercive principles.
Senators Kiug and Fessenden were announc
ing, at Washington, ibeir reasons for rein fora
iog tbo navy of the United States with vessels
which should bo able to penetrate Southern
harbors, and attack Southern fortresses.
“ Treason,” says Mr. King, 44 is abroad iu
this land, and I believe there is an occasion
and a necessity of the increase of the arma
ment and the power of the oountry. But for
the condition of things in the country now, i
would vote against it, but I vote for it as a
measure to pul ihe country in a condition to
defend itself against its enemies, whether they
are domestic or foreign enemies. This gov
ernment and this country cannot be peaces
bly destroyed, or overthrown or divided. Men
caonol talk treason—they must act it; and he
who acts it, in my judgment, should take the
fate of a traitor, and shoald not seek to escape
by pretending that he can commit it peace
fully against the country. I tell these gen
tlemen that, in my judgment, this treason
must come to an end, peacefully I hope, but
never, in my judgment, peacefully, if by an ig
nominious submission of the honor of the peo
pie of this country to traitors. Never. I de
sire peace, but 1 would provide, amply pro
vide, for the meant of defence of the country,
by war. if necessary.”
Senator Fessenden was equally positive in
deoiding “ that if the time was coming to use
force, he was perfectly ready to do it.” Where, j
then, does the oountry stand ? Governor * Dd
Morgan offers the militia of New York to Mr.
Lincoln, and a large sum of money is appro
priated by the State Legislature for coercive
| purposes; the authorities of Massachusetts
mobilize their forces toact outside of ihe State ;
Pennsylvania avenue is turned into a Champ
de Mars; Generals like Wool, Sandford, 8colt
and Weigbiman are sharpening their swords
for bloodshed ; members of the Cabinet issue
instructions to “shoot on the spot” active se-
ceders, and every preparation is beiDg made
for the inauguration of sectional hostilities af
ter the 4th of March next. It is declared that
the Southern seceding Slates must prepare for
a blockade of their ports ; to surrender the
fortresses they hare seized upon, and to fall
hack into the passive submission which Re
publican aggression has demanded for over
thirty years. In the present deplorable con
dition of the country, is this the right policy ?
Is it expedient ? Tbo Southern Congress at
Montgomery offer the hand of friendship to
the North, on such terms as they believe to
be consistent with ’its dignity. They have
provided, in the sixth article of the Constitu
tion of the Southern Republic, that its Govern
ment “ shall take immediate steps for the set
tlement of all matters between the States form
ing it and their late confederates of the United
States in relation to the public property sad
publio debt at the time of their withdrawal
from them, these States hereby declaring it to
be their wish and earnest desire to adjust eve
rything pertaining to the common property,
common liabilities and common obligations of
that Union upon principles of right, justice,
equity and good faith.” To all this the Re
publican party answer, “Submit to the ab
stractions of the Chicago platform, or there
shall be no alternative but war—a bloody, in
ternecine, destructive conflict, which shall
bury in ruins the prosperity of the country.”
Sober minded, patriotic citizens at the
North, have no time to lose, if they would
avert irreparable disaster. Meetings should
at once be held in every city, town and village
of the Union, proclaiming, first of all, as an
indispensable, irrevocable preliminary, the re
solve of the people to maintain peace, and,
next their desire to aid in the work of recon
struction, which the exigencies of the time
imperatively demand. The declaration of Mr.
Lincoln, of his Premier, and of the Republi
can Senators §ud members in Congress, have
rendered clearer than noonday the suicidal in
tentions of the incoming government. They
are founded upon the gigantic scheme of Gen
eral Scott for the subjngation of the Soulji,
which was exposed by the Congressional Rep
resentatives of Louisiana, in their address of
the 14th ultimo, to the Convention at Baton
Rouge, and whioh includes the garrisoning of
Southern forts and arsenals, the marching of
forces into the seceding States, with a view of
employing them for domeetio intimidation.
The Republican party is only awaiting, in
faot, the close of the present administration to
oloihe it..If with th« p.nopiy of w.r, ud to
initiate not. of eggreesion, whioh flit, th,
mind with horror to cont.mplnto. Imagine
lion cannot concoiro the diaasiera that will
orarwhelm the land, if an appeal ia peroiiltid
lo cannon and the bayonet to noire the inter
state problem which the derelopmanl of the
laat few month, hare created. The only ram
edj ia with the people, tloleaa they riae in
their might, and put an and to Ihe agitation.
bj which the Republic ia conrulaed, tbe ea-
lamitiea foreabadowrd m Mr. Lincoln's .peach
at Indianapolia will, befo a the clone of one
month, hrgln to be felt from one end of the
Union to the other.
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*•" Hon. Francia W. Pickena, the preeent
Governor of South Carolina, haa a auit agaiuat
the North Atlantic Steamahip Company now
pending on the trial term calender of the New
York Marine Court, for Iota of baggage and
muaical inelrumeuta when he waa on hie re
cent return from Ruaaia, where he had been
American Ambaaeador. The qneetion will ariae
whether the plaintiff con obtain an aetien in
tfaa State, he being, u ha elaima, a eitiaan of
an independent eorciwignty which ie at war
with the United Sletee.
It ie a glorioua thing to r—iat tempta
tion. i but it ia a aafa thing to atroid than.
Tkt Ctarfte .(far.
The Dahlonega “ Signal " ia indebted te the
conrteey of Mr. Henry C. Kellogg, Clerk of the
Mint, for the following abetraet of the opera
tions of that inatitolion, for the month of Jan
uary t
Depoaita.
Georgia 10* *5 oa
Kanaaa I«3 ST “
North Carolina 6 43 ■<
Valua.
*1,081 4*
3,810 «
81 31
374 »7 oa. *4,873 83
Toe WxATttea.—Spring la opening moat
“In Ibla mountain
aeaaonably and beautifully
country. Frog, commenced their annual eon
oert on Monday laat, 4th inatanl. Although
earlier (ban uanal, the attendance waa larga.
The article emerged from their witer retire-
meat in Ina eoiee and condition D.Uotutt
%nel
To the Public.
Thn numerous nasnulta whioh bnre been
made on my cbnraeler for several weeka paat in
the new.paper,, and wbioh, from their nature
and source, could not be replied te, baee, at
length, culminated in lha report ofthoeom-
mittee of the Houae, eubmiitcd to that body
yeeterday. Tbie report ia an er parte arraign
ment of my offioinl conduct, on ez pan. toetl
mony taken In secret in my nbeenec. It in n
labored attempt, by Inuendo, end by meant of
elecumtinneen in lha abeenoa of proof to fix
upon ma noma undefined oompHotty with n
robbery of ihe Government, of which I had no
knowledge, until ubout the time it wan publicly
Now that these rhargee have been pat into
force, end emeueted from a responsible tourer
I pledge myeelf lo meet them, by a tall r*
•ponea. at coon aa I he report of ihl. Committee,
with the evidence taken, ha. baen printed and
can ba examined. JOHN B. FLO YU.
IK
Wi
every
fecta i
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Put
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Impoi
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denarm % true friend you
Must Am learn te be one. 7
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