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H,ltl>Vl'lllg* l ’ W*l *}'■ ft. IWIT 1
Qov. lißojrin Aul *THcU> h(..M10 ol
Angosia noiioatth# arrival if iU#t <rlty of Hip
J or,t;|h K. Brown, A.veniiroubid fry
bln AlAl4ftrfPaf!%. J R.i4 ksn t 0. J. William-
W. Phillip* ami M,C Fultuu. Vsriun rumm .-
are afloni a to tbq obj*W. f the (JovornorV visit
te Aogvfia, among Ihe must prominent oi which
is tlial he d4*roltu bp/ a t */©*, *<//Wu. with
tbo officer In ehf*h of tbo United Fuio* Alt’
Upend Kit Morntf iHa no an*.— \ cafri from
J. A. Btrother, Captain of the above dniiifhu*/,
which fA bcA<uu<Ui. utMu.M column, invite*
the young men of thi. ud adjoin lug ©.oimtea,
who way desire to iflMirtftui.-h thcmnUirM m ibs
aervieo of their State, to enryll them. I **) v< ro ti*-
rank* of fcho *HM©u;U-.i Uaugcri.” This eotn
lany, at a meeting held on Wodnii■•-lay ftb'bf,
voted unanimously fur to offer I heir
service# to the Governor under Order* .#. and
will, doubt Ice*, be amon# the fir** fen thonged
who will bo called into the field. To the young
men, therefore, who may unite themec-iv© v. ■‘ I,
tb* “Mo an tod Hangers,” there in fr> >4 pro*-
pool of early service, and we pledge theta that
they will holed by a gentleman nodi’ • biter
whom they may well ho proud to follow
fftsiincm wiiumiinit
ahmayrrt bfi.cF.HHHjA -cn it, “n.'iH- rmu
or of rrrn tu turn-mu. ruxbLrruk'x
xrF.rCti.
WAaniNOToff <ji rv, Jan, kuth, Uitil.
Hbab Timka : The action of Georgia bafi led
more Influence hero than all the rest tojpf! r
tomopdl bringing (hone people to believe that
vre wore no( inerly playing soy a anttlenumt, n r
very teeny of them liffeved. 1 think further
that If Some of our frituUH do Bot-cpm blood
Noiuowbcra, that wo may, with prudent ootinjudr’
prevent civil wer. If, ltow> r. our force* *hM
attack any one of the Port* and kilU few solder*
jt would bo impossible to roe train the North from
immediate War The return of tho Htur of the
Want, with lend in her hull, aroused a pi out ifc
tonao fooling of boelUity nil overitio and
especially ifow York. We nro input out hero
f-r the orguuizni wro nfa piovi.Goiuii Govtriiina&t,
:m then all mailer* of potter, nod war, nwd :t
----l lament, will be .under It* control and n't upder
that of any on? of theStnUil.
Miner Georgia bun gone out Uio n"*U*i;*tt’ in* n
of tho North way that il* nil up now. nnd w e mt/*frt
u well look to u peaceable imjhmitlon, an it
make* the movement rufficScMly powerful to bo
ilangerou,- all around.
Thv puro unadulterated Black Republican#
and Tariff men, .iro for war. The Jtemocjrttts arc
gradually coming Up (o the pcsttldfr of re4*tuncc
to any Jaw looking to force. Air. Pendleton; id
Ohio, toaJu (he in oaf effrquuut nnd powerful
rpoeoh, which it fra*been my forte no to hear,
•fiftokt coercion. Youn. Truly,
’ HOUTH.
EUituv* following extract, from
a letter by an UHuonMal, wealthy intelligent New
Hnffawd gontlewon to n gcht’nman In th| dly,
ha* rinicb rlgnilioarice. Thu writer rcprcctft/u
vary large danlu the North, and no doubt apo .k*
tUetr feelings and opinion*}
“Thesentiment* of ytvnr letter ninet with no
response In thin quarter; everybody (biff wuy,
nnd i bollevneverylwuty aluiost In tbc free Mtute!-.
mid duHtsand*. J have no doubt, in the Mouth
(who dare not express their feeling ,) bell, vo the
doing* of oertftin cttl/un*ln Boitth Carohna, and
all who erKoperate with Hkiii, t > be mdhhig J. <n
than i that lion. Ihoro i#no cxcKcmont here nhoiit
the matter; wo all fool that It in the duty „/ th,
o#*rnM*HUo aUOU(i4o it, and everybody in at
tending to their own basluctii as usual, having
Bo doubt whatever if Abraham flbn<>lu ~ the
4th day of March in gftnd health, lie will be In
nugurated Pfeaidont of the United ,ymn- Thu
Union cannot be dlssoWtSd by tecimsinn.'’
The itnlioa ivro tho writur’a, und nr quitu rig*
niheant, when it in known that “the aeutitßoiiU
which tuuet with no regpoiise'* wore rcnltmontso
peace. Thu whole object of tho letter to Which
tbe extract iin rcjdy was to tneulcato the duly
of all Christian men, North and Mouth to do their
ulßiort to bring about n pVaooftM© foMlumoni of
nu# dlttkuUivH, by telling ud< pfrr* in pen . uul
in frieudrhip.
The oxtriud, therefore, can monn nothing but
war—coercion by Abrnliuui Lincoln. P*..ro tv .lin
ed Is forearmed. Tho Mouth nhould not *Wp, or
loo| only in her aruta. p
Anns iit litc SotiHt,
tty direction of tho Mcmtnry of War, Col -ntd
frnig. f tho Ordiuauoe bureau, lu . Ir mstuittml
t*> the Chairman afthe Hen <’ MUU.tr/ O-umiit
too it stateiiiout of tho IransfVu ol govoMtnpuit
nruis t the South. We make the f-db-wlng o.v
traal :
o*l tho HOth day of Ihv.emhur, 1 *u ord.
waa received from tho War D*Pirtmcnt dlrecliug
the transfer ol one hundred and (iti on thouiuud
muskets from the Sprlitglielil, Manauehusetti, :md
Watervtiet, Now York, ansnala to ditlortnt ar.w
nal* ut tho South. Orders wetv given. i„ olu
diewse to these instruction'', ~n the :uu.ti .l May
IstMi, and the ariMM during the past
.-prlng I row and to Utopiates us follow.
•* Krout Springfield armory, stgly.five thousand
pormisston muskets,calibre -ixty ninc huadrodtli
of an inch.
“from Watertown araonals, six tfrou= md \ r
’ iisalon rifles, calibre tlfly-foui hundrvdM> of an
inch.
“ From Watervliut arsenal, I :ir r‘ > •u-1 poi
cusflon rifle-, culibre titty four hundredtiti i no
inch.
•* Os which tliono wer suit |g follow
I’pvt Ak
Muskets jMtHdic’ IS, t‘*,
('harlftttun (S. C.) eravnal, y,2Stl ‘,V v.mio
North Carolina arsenal... I ■,!(> > > . tum
Angupi t tHu.) aracßal... 12,1. 0 •’.unit
Mount Yeriitm, Ain k,2t>U ;,Tad “,mm
Maton Hwugc, i.a.... in 4(> n.; ,s o a.oop
‘* The arm* thoi Irauafhrrod which wore at th
Clmrlsion Amnal. the Mount Vernon Arsenal
and the Itaton Uougo Ar.-eunl, hnvo been scir.ed
by the Hiithorttios t the several St iles of t: w ath
Carolina, Alabama and Loui mm, and ate no
I iiger lo poacesaion ofm Ordinance Hcj'.irtr.ieui
Those stored at tho Augusta ArSenul and at North
CaroMua arc still in charge of the officer* of Ihl?
•lepartiuaat.
HilWratul of tlir Abl*ama
The following letter glgnod bv ull the numbei
of the Ahibiuna Delegation In tfongn > was pit
sooted to the Mpeuker of tbo House of itofK-escn
titiveson the 21 at it. A similar paper was pit
sented by imtort from that State .
“Having received tafoflmation that Alab.iun>.
through the Convention representing hn cover
eiguty, haa adopted and ratified therdu*eucoot
Meoesalsti, by which she witUdfliwa from the
> nion known ft* tho United State* of America,
and resumes tho power* hcn tulorc delegated i.
the Federal Government, we Attain it proper that
we should eomnuimeniQ ihe same to you. nnd
through you to the House of ItttyromuiUtim,
ver which ycu preside, and antooum* , ur with
drawal from the further,'ddlberati mi. of ifro lu.dy .
i'aua.a, in th© judgment of th© State, run Hr n’v
eeaaary. We nood not relate them, ii i. . ulli •
eient to aey, duty require,* ©ur obedience (• bvr
•overcigft will, an i that w .dull rdus u (•> uni
home* and sustain h> r netb u, amt d.arc i ,
| .>rtuea of her people ‘
Hex. W. 11. Hu.i. -The Hill,
whose eloquence moved tho (Mnv*mti >n t ti .i >,
was the firat to nfl'ir this tribute to the t, i. M l af
vokw of hi* Flute. Tle very monmiit h f-wind it
aaaertud hgyoudc.-ntroverKr. in cppfoiuuii to hi.-
oim liuwa and opinions, h-i.md th .►
•tattle should be thrown by him in the path th©
State hud marked out lor hcradl, and that i!
iiblo te prevent iU dlvtsi and discord rhoubl W
I*.un-bed from the hordvrs of tievrgia. U veted
for the Ordinance ai altut whh hla . lan. a % ©
bad been raise i m iwi a p.-wov hardly hi.- own,
end called upon his WfttkJ* Iw-.iuin him in (!ii, .. t
ol devotion t> tbs twoplsfijn.il. .ml then rad
Jq out aabla tMuto liftl.e p > iu and hc bus uk. u.
Mauy fallowed hl pairiollo K and. and that ;
has dene more to unite tlit pap(a,of Geergia,
of all parties, than allot lit r caiuea fa.ubiucd.
All honor totb© man who hud Aha coarugo and
patriotlopcrfoini it!— J&'e. f!<■)*>
Batox Routi*. Jan. 2 Th ‘ tu r • .
•ago ha* been transmitted lo the L*?.-. late- It
is uneomprauioflngly In favor of fcc . -rb n.
Tbs BMmitei of jMrgii Abrtud,
Tbo ColumblA Mouth C'aroliuiaa, of Jan. 20i1j,
ha|b fuilowitmitqeoflntof£b pjion in that
cHy r.f’ tb i.uwsof tie'.rgia’s Mjehtslati:
J'g.K bnt'y -atox of Ok b<;i .t>rW# Itttvtr never
Hy;niOre enthuviusm ex Mvlu4 tlmfi tti*.re wa
atternoon, wbufl the bell M fiucxNrtr n”
u.ittOtttHt .l td’ourpaxt doornßlgi
hr-r r jM)d pfrwrfl ally, Georgia, WUhmit(7<y-r
----glit. WutlvTnrolinft woulds liavo been in an iso
lated coml liofl. Now there is one broad expanse
of territory, ffom the Atlantic reaching 4K©ar
owrosa Aha fiimkiOfllftnWait in porpowi. The
Ptatf i eiiibrac. ddo this an* competent to form n
Confederacy which all felt could command the
rasper.t of iua wtfld. As soon as it wa* annoan*
ced, the btm beganU*toll fhrlr roost nntrnatfng
nealsfiph l to thunder their
toad approbations, the cithsenH gathered in thr?
streets,and even stranger* looked th© expression
of reciprocal joy at the happy event. The Gov
cnwr'n iiu+rnn, who wer Wing dr it Uni at the
time, WHpended Immsdiatoly and wero marched
10 front of the market, whom ©heernftor cheer,
were given in honor of th* Krnjdro Btut© of lbs
lioutb. w
Iqthc or an log, hon> were illuminated, tar
barrel* wore burr, t, music stirred tho heart* of
too crowd, which congregated in front of the
market Aboutho'elouk, Judgn bong*?root van
called upon ana responded in a very entertaining
addftho* Ho took u* his text, ‘’Georgia get*
first eud talk* gHcawards.” This lie Illustrated
by rsfi rone© toTmrhistory from her Colonial cx
iMOlkente tbfl presor t tlm. After the Jadge.
Falllard, 01 in Talley and I )r. Tulley were ©ailed
upon and rcHpouded.
m urn mn.
All hail tt, doorofa, Ihc Umpire State,, of tho
Month • ■
In oar tsdegvafdila ecdftflina to day nor rcsvler*
will finddiiat wi.ioii wdi pleaao very JUiisUuite
man in t 0 U'uth. ihc promptitude and decis
ion with which this Ftali! ha* moved to tho r*;3-
cuc and nw’urvfttion ol her Imperilled instltu-
Um.i, bring* gladiMi*’- to th© hoarl nnd joy to
the face of ivory r*ouihrm who bear* a soul
within hi* ribs. It 1* the t-Uurgo of iLu “XiuiHi
<f victory. The PouThctH olood -• wp.
Tbfl people oro nritfg in their utlglit. They have
burst tbo bonds of parties, and thrown otl the
colonial vun:ulugo to the North, which fanatics
and dcmsgnguc* have sought to impose upon
them. Ilmceforth tho South ttiust and will be
Hut while uttering our congratulations at thi*
great uceees to tho cause of u< tion, let us uot
forget that much Is yoltobo done. Many trou
ble* end diffi'-ultle# lie. ftlnng the path that load*
to a Southern Oonfc-dcrncy. To securing thin
grand object, boyimd pcrudvciiture, let us bend
our best efforts, bolus suflojrpo minor consido
oratlofis to divc-rf our thtwgfrfa of turn us asld
frnrn pnnndng ontl ficcompH-hing the ond. Tho
daugor mast e<> i. iuored is, tho iußidiona coun-
sel# of those qitaabeccessioniat*, whoso solo ob
ject It is to guide tho popular fooling, which they
cunfiot now cheek or control, in flic obtainmont
of a inern party triumph In tbo old Union, rn
cunstra* ted under new and deceptive guaranties.
The course and advice of such will be directed
to dofuut. j* bouthofn Cnfc*isrucy, and drag us
back. r„uld wo but oloso the door upon {peso
Washington plans nnd cut off ull hope <.f a rc
e ans true lion of tho Union with our enemies, we
should ho sale.
ttt alluding to Georgia we cannot omit tho op
portunity of expressing onr adiniratlon and
pleasure ui tho uffoclivo nnd lion-llke course of
beuator Toombs. Tho days of Troup have come
again, and agfriri wo oy, nil hall lo Georgia,tho
Umpire State *>f the Houlh ! - (fhnrh aUm ATer
c"H!‘
Tlic Effpcl upon Hit .Will of Dissolution of Iht
I'nion,
Tha l,t;d number of the New York Her.,ld
contain? an article uuder tho above caption,from
which w make tin extract Wow. Though too
luto to arrest a movoroent which the Inculcation
of stifdi doctrine* in time pat might haro f**re
•taltcd, Hyet preaches tho truth with distinct
be** and power. Those who sow tho wind must
roup the whirlwind, and tho future history of
tho Northtrn Bliitcs will show that they aro not
exempt, from tho operation of this law. Being
educated hi the belief that they wore tho oOPto
dinn* of tho morals and consciences of their
wfrfiohi Hrethtfn brethren, B will be quite nat
ural Tor the Northern AMVStt, When tho imlopen
denco t*f the Routh shnll fravo'relieved them of
tills obllgfttloh, to n .-.-iimn control of such mutters
naQrtr hothc. MnhceruMc govcrnuiant, or a mil
itary detpethm, is th© ftltcrnativo which will
soon b© presented to llfo ptxqdo of tho Nad hern
Stater;
“Comparatively speaking, the .Southern Status
may ace treason to congratulate themselves that
they have nearly approached tho term of lbir
ddVn ultio*,lTftcc otulus will form u vast consoli
dated eiuptfo. At peace umeog themselves, u
agitated by storms, and, In Case that saddest of
result* shall bo realised- tho final and dotinile
diwuembtfaicut of tin* Union— they will ut loutft
have escaped tho terrorism with which tho free
State* limy leave behind them aro menaced. Thou
wo shall have it. Tho ngrftrlaniwm which ha*
roiuainud for a quarter of a century in abeyance,
is to bo again uoohuiued. Abolition hairing
produced ltd fullest extent of oul, proloturiau
(siu la to become it aubstitule. Capital ami free
labor am tube arrayed in opposition, just as
slave property and ownership have been made
the busd” hitherto of an “irrepressible cunlliet.”
Anarchy 1* to bo preached in tho ©hop, anarchy
on the farm, anarchy on shipboard, and from
the verge ol Maine to the distant prairies and to
tho Pacific, tho lights of property arc to be dh
cossOa ns u religious question, involving *in in
tho rnpitnlMt nnd dire appro slan, to l-o relisted
to tho blood by those whom aeeuiuulatod wealth
oinuloj*.
Anti-slavery, pudiod tollslogical limit,
would burn, bobrad nr otherwise dcslr- y
under the loading of a term-b*a prieo-torntt every
slaveholder in the laud it has made of a mere
sociul iutitajkiofl a questiuu of ralvutiau and
damnalton, and created, as an intolerant, ng
gm dve religimiHdogma,the uectwiity of undying
emnity to what i* woven into tho eotmuon law
ami coustitutbm of the country. It has driven
reverat Stales from the confederation, and the
remainder nf the slaveholding rtatci will agon
follow them. It manures u with civil war, ami
under Its oonfrel, attempted cocreion would
wu turn Ibrlmud T brother ag.-duot brother,
immolate in tire, famine And slaughter the most
m- red inierrM* of tho land, ufid reduce lids
happy republic to w reck of misery. I: has
douo ItSW-.rit, and uw, exulting hi their work,
tUosu wild have rvduood us to eu std a oonditlou
point n skoleton finger towards the future, urn!
ray to property holders at the North “An wo
have fiono unto iho South, so will wo also do un
i.i v As w*> Imvi’ arrayed (ho slave, so will
i'o a! > Array tho workman and tbo laborer
ajrn w bh master, and recommence our carver
o: under new and *tlll more abowi*
i.4l*ly oi d?jtatlaih. Tho credulous,
niirrvnv-;uind* and, weak, pa r, bigoted ami ambt
tiotti will U.-ton to Hi l , und with mob uoi#o and
mob nympathle# wo will soon bring you down to
mob and a moblovet/’
TflU it the prt'.Mwt that await- the North in
ease of a dissolution at’ tho Union. it tuny not
iu©for five years, port tip s not f. r ton, por
- hawee not tor twenty- It repaired a uuart rof
a century to bring al < Ltioiu-m to its climax
Uoi It tho Inevitable tendency of tho teachings
of those who have constituted ‘tiiciiisclvcs an vd
i-'aieby of social And roltgloua dogtni at the
North, l/l the <\ttauvativo portiam v ,f tho
country, uMt h arc vmw in the bo
warned while there it time, and repudiate with
tho all powerful voice of public opinion, errors,
which if winked at, mu*t result in disaster to
themfrtdvpft/*
Hililarj MmO*.
Ta. l bottom, Jan. istil.
Ai n meeting or tho Scott lUilc#, hold to-day,
jH'ivMo W. A. Little, olVornl the foil .wing rose-
TiiHont, which were parsed :
It is with regret that wo have learned the de
sires and intention of LiwJ. tieu. teo;t, in rvl'or
cncc ti. tho advised eonrso of tho Federal Uov
ermueul, toward tho Southern States of thie Oeu
iVderaey, and more esnooialiv toward our sister
KcpuWio td ,'>umh Carolimw While wo greatly
admire lus bravury, skill uud geuiu , tie a imii
tavy ceuumuidtfis and reflU, with praJ ‘, to liis
noble deods, achiovni upon the plmusoi Mexico
an 1 eUowbcre, vet hi* doctrine of the coercion of
a Sovereign. State, ru inunticaud In bis late pro
pe-H>dpUu witt, e.unjmigu against the Southern
mutvib nuvis our umjuulmcd and
We lajlieve that South Carolina ‘isfnud of
rlfftit ought to be free;” and, oonuoeioU with*
her u ac am, by blood, by cliuiatoaud by soil,
ntti utpti. g, 43 wo are to aupjivrtthe s*mo insti
tutb us, aud defend the same rights, wamlestly
thefnetuUwf South Caruii.ua are our mends—-
her hope* are our hopes her v i.ctuius ar oar
encodes—-her destiny our Uwrtlny. 1 harefero
t-o it
U tvvd, That I r our throat admuation > : the
genius, bravery aul pftlrbduHH.of t bn. Scott, in
days gmo by, nt the lorinatimi of,,our company
wo get® toil his name. .Now
lteiwdrud. That by hit Uto MiwW policy, as
Somhei rieta, as Ceorgians, a* a Company l cur
ing hi* name, we not only differ with him but
repudiate his od..u doetiinc. Ami as an evl
donee
lie ulvv and. That this company shall no longer
.b Ig ttid namenf Scott RitU*. but in Mu of fbt
imrtfe we shall be kdowo n* tho Southern KWes,
Cu tnotwn >f S rg. Worritl, the above were’
ordered Le prlntinl in the Coltnbu< Time
anti Mc >n Telefraph.
A ir*e extr iet fr wn tho mhrnles.
W W inr^OX,.Secretary.
RUCKER OF BWXIBAI Bflttg.
Forth© frer,©fit of uil concerned wr©pibUsh ibo
foliowiiii’ letter relating to the i-omp-o of the
Hiaek Ucpuldtcan ©k t of tbo
Northern Htste*. It ca ut© to ft* threiigh thxhandi
of a genth-m n, who v nehd for of lit©
writer, a gfbtl©man of Jfew Hftttii-hhw. lt*tut
mtttttK but eon f.riu i An a*< rtfon of ©to- ofiluis*
lin'* coHcagqe* ol ti.e Hop so of
from Main , in former years, wh” then .assured
tho Hon. It. It. Hbott that ilaui’.in had nogfo
blood in hi* vtlur, and that ©tie of his child ten
had kinky hair. JJoittyjhid and dvqnv iuo ho th
favorite names on th pYatNUfon*. Donbtleh*
this Hannibal inherited hi* ©hurtle nppcMatin
from an imported ancestor dubbed Hannibal by
hi* owner. Wt> have bten inlotmad of a drniiru,
on tbo part of *om Alabattiian*,#o purchase the
till© nnd to fotch him down to Alabama. But a*
ho la only ono-sixUu-nth negro, h h entitled by
onr own laws to he whitewashed, and tb*frofor*i,
tt* those gentlemen might lose their money uud
their trouble, w© would respect fully ml vis© ogalnrt
the plan. Hcaidos, it would Iw eiuel t frU**on- j
stitacncy rf the|N r orthnm Kfntcs. “Kphr/im is
joined to hi# Idols; lot him alone."— Uniahridyr.
A r<jun.
I.KTTKIt FftOM A GP.Xri.KMAN o.’ fUK ItIUUKST
HXIi’KCTABII.TT.
I’ORTSMOGTIf, N. If., Out. 2fi, J 60.
I'kak Mtn On my return to this place, aTtor
an absonco often days, f found your letter of the
mh last , making jnsioiri©* rcepeoting Menator
iJaiuliii’- pedigree, which 1 hasten t<> a|>“w©|. 1
was told by lion. John Burnliutti, of Jlancpck
county, Maine, who was many years a member of
our State Semite and Kxacutlre Council, tbat 4 'he
knew Ilurmihal Hsiulin’s auccstiy well, having
lived, In early life, in their inuuudiate neighbor
hood. Ho said that bis ‘great-grandfather was n
mulatto, and married u French woman (Canadi
an) for his wife. I huvn a very distinct reeob
loctloq of his remarks, aud have quoted hi# exact
words. My fattier, who wn* a soldier in t holLcv.
olytlonary army undvr tfancraii Sullivans and
Groan, at Rhode Inland, o ‘t'ntrdd mo fha he
knew Ilanuihal Jlamlln’* grnndfaihee, Captain
Ules/orJlatuHn, who, at that time and place, on.rn
rnandoo a company of negroes, mulatto* and In
dian". Ho once heard the Inspector of tbo Regi
ment inquire of Captain Hamlin, “how many
blacks, besides bim#olf, hu had in hi# company : ‘
It 1* not true, us hoioO of the Itepublh an pu
|)Cr# reprc*or>, that tbo grandfather, lUoazcr
Hamlin, served the country iaHbfuily during tho
Hovolutteoary War. My father tab! ho ctahez
/.led tbo money ho ftaeived for paying hi# men,
and after stealing a quantity of wiuo and other
necessaries provided for tfro wick And wounded,
sold them, pocketed the money, and left the army
in disgrace.
The father of Hannibal Hamlin lived, where
Hutmihul wo# horn, within u. quarter of u imicof
my residence In Baric, Maine Th© father was a
Federalist of the Hartford Convention stamp, nnd
had a brother mimed Africa Hamlin Jt tea car
rent report in t hat neighborhood, that a servant
girl once heard an uncle of Hannibal Hamlin,
while looking at him in thu crndlo. fnoark, “For
God's sake, how long will this damn black Mood
remain in our family.
The above /fret* are all that haro oojst© to my
knowledge, nnd I hate slated them correctly. -
But you mistake, I fear, tho Sentiment of l’cnn
sylvaniaand the Free North, if yon supps-se that
proof of African blond im tho veto* of any eaadte
date of tbo liopublican party for the FresidoiMty
and Vice I'raddeney wifi dctab from them votes.
I verily believe that Fred Ddftgtn*and HredSeolt
would aotmouiid a mill stronger v>|i in th© Free
Stilt*: ■
If th© eic< lion of Lincoln occurs, a# jt now
•eein.t probable, there wiM, I predict, hr, within
one year, a dia**>lutlon ofth© Hcpnblltmn party or
of tbo Inion.
The only imnd of Union Is tho tonstituu-.u,
and if Mnooln should su.-taiu tt *n good faith, tbs
Abolitlonirt# of the North will m-l an 3fa in him.
But If,on the other hftitd.fre freed# rhftr qouo
sel* and ropresenli truly their aentimont *, tfr<
whole fabric of our Governmci.t must crumb
and we, at tho North, most bo the greater yf.
forers, ns it will he the *at of civil stnfb.
OPINIONS OF bh mi
Tho following extract te from tfie iidtoiraMe
letter of Gen. Joo. B ine, in response t© the com
mittee of stadents of theHhelbv Medteal Coflrge,
Nashville:
I have over believed that our* Is not, rtndnov •
<*r wo# intended lo ho, a coueoliduted Gov.-rmiicnt
(th© synonym oldtspotlsm) but a confederali -n
of co-equ..l and BoVflto J gt| Ftxt.es united to pru
motc domestic fffcTiqtollffy and provide for ffre
common defenceaguiust external *laagrt nrrd so
hclieviiig, have ever contended lur aueh n ad
mloitttratioii *f the power*- of tbo General G<>\ -
eminent as should in the slight
cat degree, this great pffWt*|pl© ofWAreS'A'eringn
ty and equality. Theoretically, thi* prim ij.b ie
acknowledged by ull parties* Jvu-h now F^tatc
te admitted into th© Oonfc b r.icy “„ n MM l
j'outiuy” with (he original Stair . Tt nne soe te
tliu* the Oqual of Now York. FlorMa, mo oftft©
youngewt and wcafreat of Urn siKterioXHU i# in all
th© nttribute* f .Statu aovcxroigyty. Um |Ko>r #.f
Massnehureltser l'nn?ylvanla.
When a .State ©©lighter* hrrsvlf he longer treat
ol a* an equal by her teier State ~ and wishes to
rc.-iitui the power# delegated to th© Goaofaf Gov-
©rnment, I cnnnot #©e what puwer tho Govern-.
inent ha# ondur the OoiHtiiution, t<* restrain her.
When tbo idea wo# presented of coercing ttnwih
Carolina into submit*Hun to iho Irolwht# Os a ner
tten.il party, which igm rcd her exwUneo tu (ho
lato election, when it was propnacif to employ
Ko.loral bayonet# ri prorervo h* r connection w tn
n Union whieb Uu v-lHn(acU.v ©Atere l for tbe
purpoM air* ady mcnti.mod, I could M wiUiKly
luivo * ffered my aid to the despot us Austria to
crush the liberties ofoppurrod a#Tcnd
my vuitu or uy hand to #ueh a work.
In raintiig my voice in favor of iho riffht of
penceahh Recession, lot me xny, gvntluumu, 1
huve uttered sSntluteDt# ciUertatuud by um fj<#m
nay first entranco into political life Ouf* 5 a
voluntary Union, and not a Uftiotv'of Ibfre*. Tt
might ha vo been pre>rvid by a ‘‘right nos ofthu
ba'bit-Lox, but never ©<n It be, ru| should it Iro
[presuTVsd by tiro car!ridge box.*’
Thor© who deny th# right of pea* cable rccpr
#iou, elto the name aud examplu .f Jackson hi
support of thoir *-pinionp. In my judgment they
commit a llugrant wrongfAinon the mornory of
that great mun. lie was the (Mend of* Consti
tutional l noin. Fueh a IroUmhuwn- ready to
make auy Racr.n#© to prcurvu. But it is hardlv
ies** than saerilojp to cite his illustrious uamo as
authority lor tho uM of force in keeping tugethci
the Confodwacy. when right nnd jnrttto nnd
liquidity ars doutad to any one of its tnombor*.
The Jsrltwi Arbiter;
Thiu eow puny liua receive*! order* from the
(iuverimr u 4 OummuuUor in- chief, to tanreh In
St. Situon’H JsLiml, ami will, it u pn uwod, m
eunncctinu with other force, ho cuipLyvl in i, r*
ti Tying and defending tho npjroa<*hc* n
and Brunswick. They will leave tonight, 2}d
inst. with full rank# and a batter/ of guns.—
livery member of tho gallant cotJw, Utouuh many
of them arc deeply immersed in private busiiH;;,
responded willingly and heartily tot hr ir coti
‘ry s call, ami u few only will be left Wkhui, in
eases where two or u.oro would be taken from
#• businessatablishment.
A iola* is told by one of our Wend s a member
of tho corps, who has the lutk to !x> a man of
wealth mtd port the age whon military emicoir
required by law. Uy said ho tbuuld march, un
ices there was yrr>it ojijigsitioH upon tho part of
his family, in which ease, ho would send a ruins
Ms substitute. When ho gut home, nod spoke of
tho requisition, his wife told him she* should blush
lor her husband If ho devolved upon another,any
public duty of the kind which he could partorui
himself; an lso ho marches to night a high pri
vate to tho tent, tho spado tho trench—the seu
try’s louo!v sound, an l all tho toils, if not the
dan 'tors, (f war. May a good providence match
with him. Huch is the spirit of our tlcorgla mat
ron.,—such tho patriotism of our licorgiu lather*.
May Ood blots tho company—give them plenty
of health and wholesome exercise, fine oysters,
fat ducks, tho host offish and crabs, and many
they never meet a t.w, or whip him ** had they
shall never see him again.— Maevn TV.
Cim aoo Ravimo tiiu Unto*.--Yes, Chicago
where tho Coiled Matos laws have boon nallirt
ol and tho Constitution trampled upon for tho
last six years, and armed muba suocossfuUy re
sisted the officers of the Ucnerai tiovornuiont ami
rescued frij?Uive slaves, ta nmving to sue the
liuku.’ A met ting was hold in that city last
Saturday for the purpose, and warlike and patri
otic resolutions passed. And uii Monday mor
ning, Mayor Wentworth Issued a war proclaiua
tioti, requesting the young men to meet and arm
thcuisohcs for the bloody combat. We suppose
these Chicago Abolitionists thiuk they are going
to frighton tho South by blowing, lor it is all they
dare do. Tho first smell of gunpowder would
cause their courage to evnporato. Tho bratcrv
oi those new stylo patriots was tested at the great
Republican mass meeting iu this city )al tall,
when some h ill down Betnomfta, in a fair tight,
whipped the brag Chtftipft M'i le Awnl.c club, .ind
made its member scamper like wild <te#r
rt iSVymil m
Thk Ohio PruautfAi. I.itiruTr Biu..—The
Ohio House of Representatives, by a vote of A8
to and, has indefinitely postponed a Mil to repeat
th®-Act to prevent Kidnapping. liador this
act, say s the Cleveland iUcmocrat* * during the
WnUiqgtuu rescue trlnli In tho rutted States
Court in thi# etty, three persons, one n deputy
l aited States Mar hat, and tho other two Ken
tuckians noting for tho owner, wciw arrastod ;md
indicted fora penitentiary oilcnco. for attesting
a fugitlro aluto under the law of Congests fur tha
rendition of tho fegitircK IVftm service.” It was
framed, and ha# ibenU'eet, to nuiHfy the Fugitive
Wave Law of Congruaa.
Ka* b Stale has a right to judge for itsaif of
iatract ions, as well as of Urn mode and mensure
of redress,— JTte<Ve/rrsaw.
eßirinfr*.haiikuav. jasi*itt an, imi.
MrattM it Mkers C'wpeu.
Tin dslegitv# from Gaorgta to the Bontburn
Congress, to nfScmfrla In Montgomery on tbo Ith
of March, aro obi* Sad jia'riotic rnoflMpacn of
frod charaetcr. Hon. Robert Toombe
nnd lion. Howell vobfr froiw tb Large,
ha vo a nati-ual ropntatiim. They do honor to
any pooplq, tlon. Francis S. Bart a*, from the
Ist District. 1* ah able lawyer and an eloquent
■debater— Sim |Se*frt cantß.iaU- fr ‘cv£
oral times, and though defeated, has always burno
himself gallantly. IT© supported Mr. Ilreckin
rujgo during tl.e eleutiun. and is the present
; oooswi. n dolegatu T*m the ooanty of Chatlinm
in th© State Convcnti'.n
lfs. Martin J. Crawford f* tbo RopYCxctitfltive
of Li#tiict,an l ha U‘u in Urn Uoagrear
of the United iStalea lor ihrae form*. He wax
tho lending member from Georgia in the old Union
and will make bis roar!, in tbo Convention. Was
a supporter of Mr. Brockir.ridge Mi l a Gren© se
cessionist.
Hua. Rctijaniin 11. Hill w;- the idol of the op*
portion party in Georgia before ©ld party lines
were dterelvod, and is a man of fln© taiente. Ha
represant* tlm (fb Hirtrirt. He fought the last
light in tbo Union under the co-wperetten banner,
but will* a coummmtftbl© pstriotlatn, voted for tl©
Ordtoauco of Recestbm, and declared bin fortunes
linked with those ©f his feMow x*©i; of hte ftalhra
Stela.
lion. BugiihiUfl A. Ntebct te tUe from
tb .'ld teistr'Mjt. He wa a supporter of Mr.
Hoaglas, and edc©tel on (bo secession tb*-kct to
the Con vent ion from th© c*ant j of
lia* been in th© of tho #d Union nnd
.Judge oi tbo Stef ( remo Court of Georgia, llwlh*
rcpuloiton of a tasun of flns legal afuinmantr,
and 1# worthy the high pavilion t© which hchaa
boon alerted.
Hon, Auguatua it. Wright i from the Wa
trict. Was a Hougln* man and a cw-op*rotiontet.
liu#rcpre#*ntel tteterglain tho old Congress, ind
is spoken of a# a man of etoqtifn©©.
Th© fitb district {a ably nqiro*ente*l in the prr
-©n of lion. Thouia# It. It. C*dfr, one offhcmeirt
patriotic, dißtingntsbci .rod do*iucttt men In tbo
.tat©. Ho has never aspired to a apposition in ptt
tiea, though lo kod k.x# alcadin? lawyer. Hewn*
a sappoiter or Mr. HreekinriiJg©, and Lis whole i
dir.art was enlisted In tbeflcccarton ©aor. lie
will giuMMtlat to any yuoptejpbo may honor him j
with position.
IJoif. A. If. Kenan Is from iS© fiA Histri’ t He
was ,a loading Ball roan in the jitatc nnd a w
operatioaist. Hu frwprenllw raprwrenlefl Bnld
win in the iltetc L©gl>-.tewrr, where he toab a
high positwro.
la the oUi U*G i* i, 11 n, AkA*fider 11. die*
phens is th Representative. II • I.i.vwb to
tit© whole Country.
Tn the fioutfeern Congress B w,|| t-o seen UiiH
Georgia is uoy and well npr * ukd. Thaf, ;.c
----aonllng U> obi par y *livi#i- n . a**w lileUed out
and furgnUen, (lero ri fivu Brccbiurid..- men,
three Dougfs and twn BeM tach. Sit .ct*o. .
lt# and fiinfr no ©pcraitoalat*. While tiro# via
ifylngHiflfn sos- tho benefit us our resalers, l- tt.u.T
nel bo they are ijt-w divided
.-.enlfmeht or opinion, b. << tbo contrary, bavo
hid down prejudices and j>a?iion. ojron the altar
of It oOusttoi union and a common safety, and
©re ftlT ‘Ymw wtetelouist ’- Georgia ha* spoken
by ah ovr wild min-; p<qm!ur majority ter scc*-
dbn, dn*f oUr public men abide the will and d©
clswn of tb© p epic. Georgia i# sovereign and
free,end ear delegate# will reprof-ent her with C
doßty, with bon* r aiul with sliility.
Three ©freer.s to a Boutbont Cooft-dcracy, and
the unify < f fading of tho j*'■ pie of tbo Umpire
i nuil
I'uuuiltfetthfr fruiTi Vlfrcd l.iwa.
It la altogether prohabk that tho UotivcnUon
of thi ‘uvio will if ■•How the example of (he Oun
voutioii iof Alabama and Florid* and appoint*
soMMjUsiufter to the Federal Government at
Washington. If tbieonmn Sbntt tedetermined
upon, tbo ckeitou of * pr*qror m m to fill tfr<
*;<!\o will bn the uext subjovi for c-vnsideration.
In thedt-lcfralion frw (hi* but© to the Uoi .cn
tb nos thu riowdbiSf rtfstes, nt W'Wityotnury, Ibe
name of iho Holt. AifroJ d*ros nuiap
■poar, ALb* and true men, however, have been ro
feated, and as Georgia was untitled to only ten
delegate', 1| was Impossible for her U> give thatj
pusitimi iff all of hr favorite ton’. In the elec
tion of couiin'o. in r, the Onventios will have
an op(>ATt'Unity t signify ite appruiktkm of lb#
ability and patriotism of onr lute Fcrmtor In fh©
| F©dural (UtojjroM— Hon. Alfred Ivurnoa. With
out ditfiiOtAgeiudfel te any wo* an safely nay that
no man has *xblbit©d -trustor fidelity |. tho be
orsnd rights of Georgia than be. Jle wa* the first
in public station to doelariM hat tho eloction of*
Ulavk Uepubiieun ah< übl call the .'kiithwrn St-itu#
mto cuneil and would justify their wuiidrawal
from tho Union. Since ihatyhctiou his votou
bu * been ter tho ln*lcjH , ndiro-.’<* t Gei.rpla, and,
just as aho Rtarts out iiptei hei nfw mur#©. it is
ejuhicnUy fit ib t rhowb..nld tfri testimo
nial of hor confidnoe and gratitude tp tmo who
hnsstupd among iho r>roMsi of her ?on# in tbe
lightwbnb h#cnd..l.
/£&’ Wo are |>ormiitd lo publish vhe ioU->w
iug hitter from hunutur i vorsms;
WAssftem, Jai t. SI.
Nothing how of any pnrtUular intmroat has
occurred hero for several days, except th# for*
mai and solemn nitlhlraw.H of *ix Sna:<jr* to
• lay-*-KbrW.v. At ©bam* nml Miivkslppi. It Wo#
a solemn and improving :crue, and yot must of
tho BepuUUcan mom bar# were reeding their
newspapers, ©r writing **r talking, a- if nothing
was occurring. It i* n utran.go thhig that the
Northern nrori cannot nr wUI not realise that ihc
South Ig yet in rtmefi. I had some conversa
tion to day wUh IteUfU*. and be trunted *wr
r.tevcujoin# w (U a most ©xtrVmWnsry b v tr.
Thn leaders n a my that tby will pa?# a law
! soon, ay.oi.-*luag ail >jsr port* of on try at. l cos*
t hon#f, and suttftou* ship of War At each
port to prevent tbeiUgm* and e-re*s of foreign
ships, .This would be war, and I have ui.y doubts
whether they will do U. Tb Morthocn Home
©ruts aro falling rapidly u>b> tho n-tn-enoreion
line. nd if wo can nVctt any bteotlrficd nr til **ur
C l>d#r*Ui-i is feitucJ, (her*- is bupethwt no c#-
oroiou wm U Attempted.
As noon a# I reroute# un #ruh#ttti n*>{iMention
• <f onr Ordinance. I shall make mr I*. V. C. to the
6#n*t# and go home. BetijAuuu and Slidell,
ilinphill aud \Yig£*H will soi*n follow. All
thoau whb whom I conferso from Firpinm, ny
that he* pe*ipl nre Ahead or thu and
tliat the (Vnvontion w'UVcrtalnly accede. If she
goes out, there will lo fto £urth#r trouble inform
ing our CoafodcrnCy. I learn to-day that (VI.
liayneha# net presented hi* *j.roposMlon t# the
President. IJl# policy Uto delay *ad tuuc.
ao as uot to pruelpiteto any (i Utiou at CkarSf
to. until our l'rovVousl Govern Tent Is formed.
Cob Dart# i>. the m*n generally Indicated hero
far tur flret I’roii.lcat. He leaves to-m©i row for
Mtauf*)pt>i. Ho is ia had health, but improving.
He is a llohb’ and able mtn, and in all rmqtecta
wade for the *Mr-
A. I\ ERSUX.
i’tNSAom fdKiifiiw.wrw.
Juuary l-tb. lsol
Mm<m. INm.i thinkUß (but |"crhaj.,i •
sow llouu from Uk- • . uiitafw.u-” at l*cnar#l
might bo iutwMtwg to Uw mini of tk, Ximcj,
I bavo ooncUJt'J to give you :i bntf nutrraonl
of litluin M they etuml t Oie Nury Y.irl, rvml
tbereoboud.
In obo-lipace to u rc,oit ieum .iov. l'erry of
rirriJu, lie lie*, of Aloboiua on tbo I tub loot.,
oMoroA Col. lennrol ixmlu. of tbr reortidltcgi
looot of Aiobama Volualeiri, to have a y rtl u
ofbi lro .ro i B teuaiuou to tuur. il iutmodlMoly
to I'cneucola. Tio or.irr wroe reroiev.! and obev
wi wrub nloerit* by oIH-ere ond man, ami ua
M i dnesjoy evemß|!, tivo nunpaalee, oouiprieing
•*” Immlmd and forty muAiu uodov tea om
---mav.l of Col. Lumav. deptuiod in o portal tr iin
To* I'enoarola. Having rrm tho olq.hint, I run
rive you an aatbenlie aoeount cf all that, after
that, haj yrnod Uk “bold fiyori-’ At 2A. M,
*e ranrhr.l Garland, the s other* tannin tra of tho
Northern end of tho Montgomery imd Florida
Railroad. Remaining in tho car.* until daylight,
wc movwt oiteand oominsnc l l prepare-ter
the roornin,’- meal, preparatory to a nterch frvm
Garland to the termiau:-. of the s©u thorn cud *.f
the railroad. Whea we foand tbat
udmiraUtemismiioagoiiient.ol tbofct; who o doty
it was to make pro par provUioa* for the © >forl
of tbo troops, there wasjust cn-jogh bacon (spoil
ed bacon at that) to do two companies, and
broad to hated'/ otto. The eatdiers moved tin,
m tbr wanry tramp, tn*i over. rqad
thataio porhaps iiuwiualb *TI fd r*H; aud liuid
ty, and inado u march of eighteen miles baiting
for the night at Evorgroen, in Conecuh county,
Ah*. Hot© they war© well rccoireU *nAbe p
ably ©ntflidiiiaed fry the goml emter ‘ hf tfie vil
lage, and fouujj amplo uieftiu ter AXfcjUiyiAg a
aoUicr’s appotite ter vatbq; a 1 At
daylight next morning, reveille wa* beat, and
after breakfast, tho troops took tip the line of
march for the fhilread lei uititMi Thi# was ■
reached about 2 I*. M , and you may l.v • sured
that tho sight of the Irou-Uor ;- eagerly
greeted by tbo waariud, text-sots uiciqi'©r# of
tho Regiment. Wo reaciied I'eiHMfute )*• dw©
tinio, and were saluted with load che r. by th;
assembled cirixcns. We used tbo court house us
our deceased relative, Cnoie Bam, n- barracks
ter the night, ad a.ur the roTulatb'U meat,
spoiled kspofl nnd pUot brotri, we were turn*
Im-© fri tho Harrack;-, with oedtr# te rem -in in,
and lie by our arm.-, in ratuliness te urn vs ©a th©
Navy Yard and Form, At ♦A. M., tire b -.<• oi
tho drum irnd the order to ‘Tift in” fptvr the
rtgnn! for uarchiug. Just then, Caps. Itek>L of
tfrx Bedell Uout©, esuau ever sad invited the
“Blue#” te brsskt:u*t, and twenty mnn’ ware
allowed for that very noeftnfary riq *it. The
troops wer mar-he I cut, s stsidy ralu pouring,
and formed iu woluma in ibo street h*!:nv uot
towards Ure Navy Yard. Here we were mad*
to stand for one hour, awaiting int>lni6tiflss froui
the coaMuateling officer. At the oxpbttmoA us
the time, just a* day wa# about to break, tho
order was given t ovmrth hack to the hu read ‘
Die one could assign any reason fb r the >un-
tertnsndingof ©ur Orel *frnctiwj- to move on to
the Yard* acl various were tho ©onjcctuv© In
an hour or© however, the mystery m
and. -When we left M ntg©rocry, i* r un !> r
stood that th* fjfrr* were t b’ umJcr - fnc *)d
©fil'd. te*RHHr, tbs? w Were to inareh ac i i ’!
Fedortil forrs, takelhetn if p.'.rsiUc, and if n *t,
to make the frert ftgtit fHr.t wo cukild. WbU© wc
were halted r*ufc in tb© strcit, However, T’-.J* TANARUS,
max received a oomnnmicutbro frun ocn. ffiiAsc.
rtating that h< bad hwd apivotofcd Couiinawdcf
iw-C'hh-.f. and coon tsrrn and in g fb© pr/--
ceed terthwt*li towards Hre Navy Ynry ’ At
A. M . anintimntion was gSrtn that wo tvefc lo
rctotn home that day. Th© dhikitidaetten w.,-’
general, and the Indigruiten of tfre tr ; • .
expfr' >> <fld ia term# taor© furelblotfr ii p i
(Jov. Mdotw of Alafratna and Gov. Berry ©am© ic
for a full rhayaof the >n?t onr-wnhttft- lavisfrc ’ hy
the troops upon tlte author. * ftlic expedttten
But at ftoVtek, W'* SUcotvftl orders the sic. --.d
time temari-b vpMift the Ihwry Yarf, and ’
ft wa# m ttflps ulFrtw. Bboftt* efj.ym.t (be
wslte.and i ten tniaatre Bis seddbr? wore r rme-2 j
In full or.ler outride th- Wrra/-k ready fr.> r j
When the con*.mind enm© to mareh, uni v
aiuwftd dMwWy atotur thw road and •j tt i< *. . !
©very auuiMivl to iwj*dee that thu ‘ im- Ur • ‘
©iaivc wii*.a bad ewave. Th© and e
psftßaeuta and -fro Yard %* about nine mV . a 1
great portten sf th© wap through wi’ r V :
deep, and the balanee efithe r ia l he *.vy b< Hunt
less aamliuxl Wo weeen- pttebed it In two !■ o- ir.‘ !
and tw*ty rote*t% and all rev -.f -. In.t t’
w g*m*Uirne. covmWevte r tout tb troop# were
voitratssr*, vnd wrote e-asryinr booty It ire;
and musk-'i#. Ai*<vot. a qftarler and a mile ffiia
the gates oi I'nsfiv tools < ©matewure, th eafurm
was balled. Tw* • fticere w-re emt by To T.a
ntui to <U*UMMnif Curome-tere AtJ-utr-m© ■ *tr- j
r. twirf. Aficw dclav, the ulScrt : r-damsd, |
and reputtei foftv Mosttio* frabiw) the wdte. wed
the order was.giv* n m tu ©*w h o mvany to tend, t
and ad vanes t*< tbo gate. As w cp, reached, **o
esubl aeo sentries partng th© i>p t the o -;t? )
in front of us, and the gate burred and jijqo.r. •;
ly capable of re?i lieg way wtta k o-j-t tr n. )
Artllkry. i'aiig to a t*..* : :, a •-*a*u -i •maud 1
wa# tna-i* . tu© rnsuLo vs wbteu i -ui proceed u> ;
giv in another <• icuiauicatu-iu
BAIIU'AN’UAa. j
nvemn \\v ns esmei
X**Sif VGLS-SUi
The aid/ i guarded uUs . ap* rwhes by }
Fort l'uloki, bftill on Bocfrrpuf JUUnJ, j
miles from FavflfroaH, a{ t\ Mtoutfr of ibo ftA
vartah river. Thorite of the *. rfi! i: ,C . *
“tlooted by Maj.r liabeo. Ir.ot too Ufritr-l F? !
Kngiuacr Cuns, about twenty -six yea ■ ;g., f but’
it wa# pot till 1-%1 that th<- vwtk -f ereoung th-;
present massiv© ma*< nry tertifloatiqu tr,.., con
uicneodin oaraost. Tn that yc.ir, Oiptiun Mar
tie Id, now t’wlenei <f th- U. p. <• ,r !
Geoaral'sDcp*uio*oii!,took ch*rge fit ,n.-truc
tion. Tho fort we# linisbod a tewycai - a* a ;
cost offiVffUM. The fort is *.f a p-nta-r i.al
term, ©• vert ng So vet .*1 nort tr.,V>*. am : ty
tc©| high, aurl piw#> et t w<> * a tti<? rea ap- •
proacb, with ranges us tire radiatiug at pp*>t.i ■ j
angles. The fort i# cu th<-ir . ui-r.U j
i hantM*l*Hle ter on© row *>f gvirt# under bomb
proof casemates, with an a Mitw.nai tier of -*un-* I
open or *u JntrOctu. Thu ooliei* p unts and
danklt q approaches In Uio ro*r **f tho v,o*k fiavu
no embrarures fbr"heavy cain* si, but are ; - r
oaghty aavored by* cnfilsdimr HttiAct Taop-fcok*,
which renders a land or ca#A)4tg attack ex
tra hazardous to au enemy. TH© .ttUar uniciit
nf tbe Fori, when It shall have hoc., hreog t
within ltt walls, will Consist on tho 1 *wcr tur
of slxty-bvathirty-twn puntcr ir t v© , .m i
the upper tier with fifty-three t*nfy-b ur pun
ders, f *ur eight*ou poumlei Uaul.uig hoai;, iT..
.*SO thirteen inch mortal, twelve eight-inch C
lttinbiad#, and seven ten-Inch mortal in all
one hundred nnd iittv ffonn. Wc rndor•land,
however, that u#t ui* re than • h>iif therv©,
ber of guus reuuired i>r It# fuil anua icut are
n the tt>rt, and these are dismantled. The Co
lumbind?. h< whtrh reference h:*#b> cn © ide. a a
\ery detractivo weapons, <>|’ Hmg r v ■ . and
ad q.tod tu uso -nheru: ii shots or simHo. Many
of thwso now in r*rt Fulaaki c#a be jmuuo4 i".
hsvo a borlxontui fire of on# Landred and
hqjreus, and a vortical fire of five a- rcc ‘
fir- #!i**n te thirty six dcgr* :M tdcvaG ‘'.
.
te't furnaces forbearing * bo'.. ©*noara’ t uo. .....
•oldiers’barrack#, and a t*!.Table
supply nf shot nnd powder. Tbo F‘ t !> r rent
is not on a full war footing: t • AMkptete *i twer*
tv-six uaw barbette gnu piaßbrnsa are rw-uired
teßuit Ibe prescribed amauicot, o .. *
rtioaM be r Tea red of fbA in. *1 aevtu.©
Hoot their w b
the ditboc repaid, and tho bank* ot rbe iced
iiif CAtMftl ro\ud. TU# full war garrison d‘ihc
Wtirk U eight hundred it i, tut on©
number could hold it gujeefkfuTly u ©. - n- ; V
arn *da tho gevornm-
Vessels of auy c-.nsideraM. -rio, mt* i--© *n,
tho channel to Savannnb nro obliged f q
preach within seventy yiAAs of the fort, and at
bii* point many gur** ~f lav.;’ e.vhbro
wadete c. oi ecu irate their tire, Tb* f©rti‘© ii n
ia pronounced by expert army eaxiiHrota e*nc •
the etrougaat and most i+itmel of its i : 1 <
eeorhient. tt covers more nruft than 1 r £niu
ter. hut has one tier of gtm# lew than t!
w<wk.
Fort Putoahi unew gunieoncl b, uptr.. l-ts
twobiutdre 1 Oourgia .Mute Tt-o;.. !.u busv
puttbe yltvco In a eoiuplole ’.tt- t defeto-e.
I'be garvieon ie under tho roamtan l : ‘
Aloiarrr it. Inttrloo. n *r i to \\\ •
IVtint, and enhs. ,|neit|v anjbfflror of ti, l'i: .
Hegimoot of tbo United State* Artit'-ry. Hr
aitorerorda rootoned, and t, atpre*-nt - - -
la* lawyer iu tliiacity.
tronr tiww.
Xblr t. a irnatt work, hullt on a l-w u;-r. :
four ttiilos from Savannah, on n alto rear the
lioudoi rborivnr, and roamundtnr <-a, rt ,r.t
poitta iu tbo ohannot. It ta hnllt of hoary trh
uiaaonry. 11* anuautonl oonafti of ton twenty
four pound** Iron gnna, tb*.-o .ttnull field r u-c..
flvaeightiMh howitnnrt, eno ten in.oh in.
und on, olghl-lnob mort-ir. Itagarri.- ... :
of rceonty men —Sue. V..-
Tastri tun.— Wo are glad t„ tM ;ta : tU . tl
awakening ajiirlt of roaietunce t> MouUrn
rfreeii.ia, in Xrnnawoo. Tho Utlnuion Bcme
erah leading jmper thua dcfiM* IWf, n-
So Jar artoonoarned, wo uro c tuiti.uo.l,
fully ounnnittci! to too*, ion ; to ur.o. ;
aoc.waion aa tb. only hope of tho .- atb. in,l
ooald no reach Uw ea* of i-ogm Onrolin
wouitl .on i grocUnglo bur brut own 1 bigb - uie.i
iaoojdo, a thonannd heaft relt ohovra.
jSC'Matrimonial hiatory i, a najrnt.m .
many word. - |, B t tbo story *■ fc,„ ~ ;.. t , )U ’
in a fear Aftere.
Siff'lf auoditor rau find nobody that nilt
erodlt u word ho aay i, be may fairly t„a t tb .t
ho hit. no oieditora.
COUHULS, .VCNfilI. JAM.UH JS. I^U.
;iTATK <W Tim UNION.
SPBUCIH OFEOH.Xuij. ORA.WFQIID
4jl GEORGIA,
It rr. itersH of pavivks;
.hniokty Jfl,’ Iflfil.
The ll©n>ic being in tho Committee of tho
Whole on thestato of tho U'n'on —
Mr. Crawford si’ :
Mr. OnXisrsraw • i had not tbo most remote
jdca f mingling kb tMi discßtsiou, or again a*l
| dressing the Uoare upon any subject whatever
th© brief .*paoe oi tiute iu which I sheuid
no one r*f it* member-. liut, sit - , the very cx
triterdioary ajvecch which baa just fallen frum-thc
honorable member from Ohio demands a reply.
Thatecntleraan no doubt reflects the opinions
andfftrpoaoa of a tnajorty ifjbe party t- whV ‘-
ut* iteteux* • ***d-oa hw here and In the
country will sectMo.lt/r hu* remark-, a general
perntal thqgjpip* n>--t go utnnswered. ;Xt is wktb
fa*ligs/f ©rcat that I andortako th© vin
dioati m ol etemb Carolina and thaotbfrsaecdtag
States from tb© charges made by the geo Homan
fr m’ Ohio ; but its very necer .r.tg leaves me uo
other iiltcrnativc. Jlis speech, without correc-
U<: a, will have tbx effect of producing pon v thc
public mind •* the North, tb*s impro ten that
rfootli Carellna, tleorgla, Fiorids. Alabama, Mi#-
ippi, and L uisana, have ecmtscncod an ng
gveamvc wsrr upon tho Governtnont of tiro United
AUtes. It is act jiist cither to onrsolTcs or to
them, th aJ, they Uoold bclit.o, ter oua moment,
that we bad, or Intended lo <,uiinc.ua, an ag
gfMfivc war upon this Govern merit or the jcoj.o
of the North. AH that they ever intended, wtjs
u protect aci defend themselves against en
*-r aobments up n thuir rights and liber tic?, otmo
fr-'ni udidt quarter tSev might.
Ferfftitsi* now toaxaraiuetb© facts upon which
ibe honorable mem bee and tnyselt hitvc arrived
>t such ©pfM.irtte conclusion*. South Carolina
kiew a* well, Mr. Chatman, on tho flffr 4Sy of
.
sawcssifwty as she did eu tbo 3fotb day of /><—
cerober lhereafter; audyat o©U*iag wu farther
from her purpose, than anaacc which migbt be
oonarrecd by this Uorcrntucnl Into an act of wn r ,
of a breads of Hir frloudly relation# with the
rumaia'mg ‘*hUm. It wa4 her cv|ecial wi#h ami
<lssit© tu preserve me fullest faith end ettobdime©
between here-!* an! tl.c Federal Govern menu
Aril I re t.oday to defend btr, ami to
mskitnin in h©r nave, that Sfro ha# not nt any
time violated her |>iigntedfaith, orojmtnitted any
net icc-ndstcn* with her honor qr her right ‘.
Cp to the very day of the adoption of her or*li
nattcc-, !ior course toward* t*!.- GovcrnuteuS was
us it ever had been ; sho ma-le no a.Malts npon
the public property ; dc attack upon tbo
f.rts WUkln her harbor j -h#dkl nothing that
could by jms?;'lbi!i*y baxoboert constructed Htto a
.
Upon tbe. contrary, ?ir, alia quietly selected thu
member of her © iavonlion, and discharged every
*luty wl*jch was n piirod offrer by your Conati-
lotlnn. H r meusber* a? ;--.arc l upon this ftqor:
thtn- (a you ana lo the cxeeufivu gov-.
crtAwnt tfvrtyasrfurttnqe of their friendly inten
tion#, they pledged their St&tc against any a*'t us
hpftility t > y r rlgbU, npj?n caadiuoa that yon
?{•'• To observe and kep tiw raroe ©a tcur part
I War 1? tfretu. Tbitf was made toyour
and be R’ kad a written iamaariujdtui*
of tfro gubit then of th? ■ frern the lltfp
reacntilivc* “fßodfr Caro Una. whieb they gave
bint, and it Is as follows;
To //.V r.a •'•ry, Jam*
/Vv .ill tint of the I'ttUcd Hut it* l
tcfd.tv, we now expsmto yon ottrairongnuavk- \
ti*. ; i ll i- ithcr the •*.. li'utod ku'horitiea, nor !
a <v b ty o( ‘bnpeople f theßlst© *•! South Caro- I
Im*, wdleUbft atte'-u ov i'de#t Ihc United t'tatcv
brU ia the harbor of Cfrajlesteu, preyioasly I©
ti!-- :-,cti >u of tbo co.ivcnfcb n, §*;•! wc L-*pc ana
bußave toM c-urtj an eflfcr fra bxcit made tlrrougb
amicable sreftagentest erAjimatters between the
To-leral Uovernioent, provided'"that no
reiuteraroents sbali be #ent into Chore forts,
I thi ir vihmts military #*##* shall semaln a#
JOHN M.’i'fJ EFN,
W.M. PORCH BA MILR
M. L. BONHAM,
iUAWRENOK k IvRTTT,
XfA*m**P , Ln . i mU? ;, UU.
P wes and übjec -nf Mqh Carelin*, which met
Ah© wumva! and >jf thu KCcrativc, amt
bo Uw.Jftcu rs4VS, and with it, of
r. . ;y, ite term . id r, tu bav-t U
with i*’* rotor.t I*l tmt f*.u tt,wr-; r .I bv-vo been a
piece of ts#!icbcry tfr&t tteßian .fdxeontresp©
! ability wwuld tern awmoXt bCve rsrontwttaacvd;
I? is ii'-m. --fr, that objection ws.i made to the
, word j ‘ ded,pif, tCtaetfrbxr tfritt it wah"be
eaurelti .jfred n h th*- lUq/fc UAlv©s were
idr.a.n;.'him, white •v•• w ft * autherHy teeora
i rail oonvottlimi.” And, Ur. ©'tiairolAW, ftttV
•utvrvww- wus cloxchl by the rrn|flrnt ‘nntlpp,
ift subßtasioe, •'After nlte thi# is a matter of hoft*
*.-r aisung gontlotaeft? l 4 not knew
papur w.-t ter* U ticctmurji wv uu'k>rtaei*&cb
4bt'f. ’ And thi#, ton, atterw dwtHtot (tshtntsi
:i ite tlitAr m;swing of tbo word? •relative mili
-1 t *!y rfutiM"’ Us-Ad li. tho rocuiefftndatu, which
** gv, th.it Major AndefSa-rt
©hated ; yaiuiue t /oentpy his then pnitßten at
urt Monhric. aod net te* tfrrew btmsrti” Ifetn
of the uiiiiUuj'-mim but woo. koi ©ever anient
r ’ i yretirs, fiber© was not hour trea tlie day
-i tti© iijiw vimv between gentletuc * iau
your Liocutive, that tho poi-ple of tbo cßy of
Pbftdqitifl might i t have taken wos—<
.. = ; all the farts within her Wrber, ytt *ho
fipcber© in cu#idcration of her pUcbtod (nitb:—
fho r sW.. . i an impatient nod a 1 rav© people
IrocaiiWfl would have sacrifi.toS Lcr bun or? and
with Uicis that U a point whtcb a.iroHs of no
debate. Nteblag was wane * tiro part of South
U&rultea but ft)g-/ i .)£ts©r,t quietly end prepare
( r nor repar vib n fiMta tbi# Ctmtedenscy. lU-v
convenimo met, pa* -ed tbo or*liaacre of sewa*
*■*. v wbwdng a-* right ut the |aqguniut of the
United htetea, violating no right of the people
■ ;ri • I.V dc*lrtng that her rour.oc
tUAPAUfa these l-u.vd -ytares was dissolved.—
ThLi beiug u .mo, did b© order the Forts And de>
fcn ; es t- be ts.., u? I>id fb* order the srsiMk to
> ;i ’ ’i? N- . n;. n the contnry, she Ap
*’l u te y’urG.)vc:ateut fi r tle purpose of set
ti>Bg all yicPtion* turfoing r*ttt of h r aftW. rela
tior with yThey did net #
“Vottm w?k baniM r. t>r. .!d en*l Mrw. ®
JM A loader -*- k t Oi • uiurtiji*r
They corny os frteturr, te nvfiolfite wish you as
poaer c-’ if war or aggression ©a
yowr was their purpose, why tfrej* eotau to
JuurtJ vcramonl? War fibtuuMnaesJa a differ*
©nt way freiu tbi.f, and n *ctce)ta rrosueh
-is iu oxuio- Now iaark
y v#, Mr. ChamurtTi, tb*; eaurm: acUoa pr
! t’ ’• Cstfcrm rtt. .rc,iy had
entaKiiasiimm parsed beyflod tbo Hmita < f rbeir
St;u©, o their way U tbo i'e-Jern! eapUa’, when
host Uni were actually eoiumcncod by tins gt.
vcr;uaer!t up a thi>eupia c, isouia Carolina.--.
Major who l lucretidV*rs b£a t&-
-I >Lcd Fort 3d< .iltjrie, cv .cuaiod ii by
atul 1 Pti.'U-il hi:’.: elf r;j\ S bin c ‘..imaad r F.,rt
Bumter,u ra re lupre-naMu f-rtres#, au.l am
which eon:u :m’ and si t only II .’ cm raa, .■ ij. U
ih* harbor but the city ol’ CuarWuu iuxlf, wish
ho intent upon h.f pirt. This., it> %* n art
in teftr. Hut t'.* make it lojjv-nd iniestiofl, and
>h:w that ho eonfldtrc4 it wu|J.c aid that whieh
: ' an ’- do iu pc.iee. wkiek ‘was L>
and roy a? far a.-* Fort Moultrie, and
reuder it uant far uio or remeu a* a luriiliea-*
‘•i • : b-M tu tills (be tiinmig of tho guu car
ri:£*9 ar.d (he spiking if tho cunn-Tt, nad rhea
tell iec ,ei Vcr thatymir Qo*.\rpeut ha* kept
’L’ a 4 ®’ r T * T Oarollra w.; guUty *>f
ihe net i;f b*"ifltty. Cp t i that wMaent
nothing had betn doua !• SmuJli Orolhj incun-
t h " l ’r 1 ? ’ J r,r
tucprucooi > ,v if yet v : -i tacy .'.vw.those t.imys
dmc, nnd v.'enc chafing uautr the ms!* ,iJc
yvur government, and lining Uh..po of any oth
r Pesnlt than War, they scho ! turh defines as
- W with 1 -, (heir reach, and ham held iheufritM
*r puri’ st* of prtdeetioti and Swf^ty.
hy thc*e a etc . f war by the ‘’'’’mv.rwnesst;
\V f li'y U. l ingo f position by Maj. * ndor don,
‘ ut to coja. i.hud lb* harbor and re.iu.va Cbarle/*
‘ subuiir lion or to .uhea? \'!q bava don®
nopi&r to -arrant < r juatify *tki.- cour:'v. uod
w “” 1 “f “■,” l t.<tut Ah. ..bar irtuten
vrbteb, truu£h v. v .;lor won, will nfutd l>* Use
; t te'.mj’yg till tbaiaat man port-L I anktbo
ti,'.>'ir‘jlt.Wnti rfhotnObtu. whore, up lethal
bear, bad uuy net of hwtilitf been OOltuuittufi
by ur.y f tio ...ending Stater; s ift* l,d tbc Lute
been streoit and Srru ■nnwedcre I’ Ho nu E .i W e
nt>|>ttro And I tell upon i- utborn honor;
that no fort u ttld bavo beou tul.ot, go ,r, unit
reire l, and no hottiln attitude uwuuoul by a aft.
Klo State, bid i: n t I. n for tb, .b of Mai.
And, f -n at Chariest n, >nd upou tint routs
wbutortr'/ Hme may attneh lo the ,ua,nuon
’ ‘’ 1 ’ • FohHt Cut : na, Ueor the ott
er .-take, titty all 101 l that tbti euly uoeariiy
agarns. petuiiy was that wUuould not bo In tbs
yuwvr 1 f the o,n my in turn tar um*
utb ( Una had Horn luUft into a faiue
tnnf * ottlJ W|, F !'>iti>.v her miafot-
Mr” Si.-’ .
f.a.uunjt Utat i.eor
gta o me a word.
ir ,‘ 1 I beg tbc gsatfo-
Utan -.)exeunt’ me. 1 prewar to go iknmgb with
out axeiLng ally bad teusper in any (i uartr; out
*4 l h.v\o not ilhidod ty biiu, be ia :#( v .cuoo
“.• , 1 : k l U ’ t!IQ I,ou ' se ‘hat wL . .:., r r n.ir
wdl be iu no spirit to provoke replies nod stir np
n,b ; fvr how willing soever I might be to cn
gae ta a pe;\ ann! eulbnen, or settk bv wa cr
of battle tbefcdifrcHltie?,-, I wottH |pt u('cr one
word which would unnecessarily r l U n?c our
country oio mil wo** *
Tb wtura every net ceinmittod by a r-ceMin*
MOn moftwl’tontaUt its former nlulio,,. ,o*
w,,rd- you. was the r. trtt of the act* < f thN
iep ornincni, at G barks ton. We buiiCvo Hint flit
jbcixure us j-'*irt Sumter vra; ifre Hn-t. t-1 .*
ot act.-* look iugto our Mil jugitten. This wedsd not
m d do not. intend l > -Glow #u>ng a.- yon I*-Ave
s <no man to r*-b>t jc ir uppre>. *.n end make
war upon your fr.vAifore. G* .rgte bolievm'i that
frtr furts were to be .garrisoned ly your t*n*p> j
that guns whiuji fra** W®n pitted ut PulAckf
were to be turrtdQPgsunslher wn citi/.ciisq ano
thus her only taeais.s of protection te Savimnah
wsis to bo i. Uh h-tods of an enemy. I# there in,
this Keputli^ne m#u whft fees tfa.a'-
this fort warpujtfttre exit'forono purpose, and
that tedefeud tlfis city. Admit that it Wits ve*ed
to the United State#, f- r what purpose, lef nte
ask ? Ocrtttinly never, in any contingency, to be,
vei by tho tru-ttec’, the mere creature us uttrwill,
fotAhc purposes*f dortructioato our people and
(,ur pviijierty It would boon your part, ts wick
ed And unjustifiable.*bu.-e oftbe tru#- reposed in
you, wore you ever t> attempt sufr a thing;
auU usluroteg MMJii to bo voor object, our Gor
u.ii r, knowing that ft voulTltc takeu by the
eilisrtSa, ordered if f-> Iro tukcn*by the .State
treopo, Xh ?ir, iho Stain <-f CNmrgia shaft retiro
freui thi. Confederacy, wc will hold it with out
lives: if che doe? ni.f w v:1B deliver it ujflto the
autb* at* of tho United Btntcc.
1 tbsX in view of fli te thing.-q bulkvmg
that liiia ervatarc of urs had n- ri?ht to use
tqea t fynificatiote! ered-aX.h'r our duiunre. lor
oordc-ftrucUoi;, wu-’ti7. .vl lauii undvr Uro univer
jnaily recognhtdpriueijne uTlaw that tbo right#
of tho Agent are aJ way- subordinate to th© rights
of the principal ; And \our rights within the
[units of our Stat%iiiuat bo subordinate to ours
whenever you vofirtc tlie eowj/uct Letwesa #*©▼
That 4? tho prineij ioufron whick wo have acted,
arte, as I have said before, whiHi we intended to
juaiuUio very utmost us mr men and
money.
Now, ffr-n, As tbc’ -.-ailora-ia from i’ernwyte a
isia desires khnt I should not extend my remarks
re any great length, I desire u> My, In ooftclu
-dvn, that 1 mubtfteMte v.try fully tho puvpuso of
.’'•fr. Lincoln and L : .- party. The -u-j tity ufjhat
party to-dny, wf ep Msj’ taTlc of enforcing the
law# over aeoedHw;y ffiears Vfr'r, ana wo
know it. iueroi no usoin un*lsrrakmg to di#*
I'uiso tbo fact thu!, wheny* u say yo
the laW?, that moan's wa*. NVo hai;c ou idea us
violating a single ri ht df Government of the
United St At©#. Wa intend to declare our Tpda
ptu'icncc. Wo in tend tu rorouu the p*. w*r d!-
i gated ty the Federal G , vureiu-nt, and wo rotor.d
to maintain them to tbo beat of our ability. Wu
audi-rstand fully tbnt to snl mit to the* admtuic-
Uali m ut the Govormuoot by y-or port} , rtftult|
bo te submit to tiro deatru t*ou >t ou-* right *. We
know that such will bo lufc,<d£#t> uumgb you
may dvny a itch''te l>c yoar pupate. A tuau oau
trust biatsoN when others ruightn the willing lu
trust him. You have more coofiosneg in ibe jus
tice afid fairness with wUitiUytu yvid A'diuiidatcr
the Governimrit tlian yodcan induce m$ to believe,
I do not s.vyAhfete wound v nr (kefirl duly j
say it because justico rml fair lc:dliig demand j
that I should cyk plainly, i say that *ror p.>- j
pio Iro! ive that ibis Goverrmrm, :ulmini#?:red |
by tbo treoubiunn party, cancot b** othorwiso
than dealraothc cf their right#; ami bonce wo
intend to protect ourttelres against that admit Is
tratfen. We do tart invito your bortßHy, but wo
ray itls our duty tube prepared to usef.t war :fil
is forced wp-.a •. Wc will nd* Vi/>!atc the right/
of any ©itixen oftiw United BtoAea? l*nt we wilt
protect ourwdvea against any r.olati*n of our
*-wu rights-—mark tW. B hatisthe collociioa,
*>t the revenue within our limit# hut war r What
j is tb© on*oreowettt us ibe law against the cßtxcna
of lioorgi* r.ntl Suuik C'aMtea but war ?
Th*’ genUcwou tr**in Ohio, who ho?
hie sea?, [Mr. Sherman] said that, at the North,
they intended tb writ* r.r.A speak tfedr opinion?
freely and fully upon all #frfedt--; rd us ednrte
they intejid tocUlm the right to have what they
wrlto & fid Speak ?cut to any portion of ifr*- coun
try. Now r desire to say, iu rcferouAc tu that,
that under this degree of KpsCeh, if wc
! wore t*.* rotuaiti in th© Union, wc rr*’©ht bo eofii©
1 t-eifed re uttvo fc*ut into every kaotlet iate the
j South In cep diary tjMjcebu# grid writing#, Miluulg
i t;>d te do us infinite harm ami hring'frgcd tu non©.
• Mr. Crawford, after Some interruption. Twill
|go on with myixtn:*rkA i reiterate, Mr. Ohair
! man, that if wc did prevent tho cifaahdiac of |
j their docuuicnir. in our uiid?4 UiejUknuld then
j daelare that wc had violated tho ivut-dutu us tho
! press, and fore* u* to permit their elrctflattep, or
tubiaji to he overrun. iU®y would insist that
■ fhc. ConstituUojj of the l. ©u: .and istafe# #osi:re<l thu
freed - ti* ol #jK-ccfraul >f tu© j r , r,ui that it
ti‘ detrtod'to thsa In fire Bttfftfi. Then tuay
| would eumoupifn u v ith vb'ir artnlc# their
: navies te vq/ovee t&t laa *. ToOfo are ioeuital-'o
| couebis t w growii g out of and pUt
j form? of thu firngbllear, party, and, ns I think,
i th©argument of the bcn'Wable fetrmber ju?f . ab
] naltmi.
i A *V *v m -re w ri'. Mr. UU.ilxanMi, and I wUi
i - 1 -* Hte ©v r. A wow me t© r. ,k t heia Northern
• mew if we had eighteen slate State*, find p .qiuia
j *k groat ufl -u.'b t-c cntr*f .I1 tho Ikrrft- rii.q
| a trsqjtirity ;n every branch of tbo \hixfarh uu-nr,
f rod were to dttehiiv ti; .. .‘ruc.i ...j, . ■■ f&a u.-a- in
* ’-**• Wft C.-Ufr if)’ tj ill!! Ii; ‘.V* i-a ,;;.q *^-r>
Hi at it was a crime, nnd, betng the &um of all vil
laiukw. tbo iVrogres* aft he United States fbfiufl
declare tbe T©murie#te bo slave Tcrriio,•?;
t hat aM the m wers oi th© i cdoraJ <4uvru*ucut
’. iort bo v. -rd to
your firtuAn f tafe#, an#tb . n !ort u Urcaidapt
With two uaiUi.ro taoi and a “hundred rnlHiou yf
?Vdcra! patrouago to enforce upon yes,
j wo ula you permit ueh a Prey lent, reproacutthg
, #mrh a party, to bekaugnrated, ami impo©c upon
■ . ; .r iwrok# fli*ba vuke, wirhout rt?#ltau*-c?
lor. i.ovgioy. Wo liave done if, for renr°.*~
j i’*-’ J'resiOai.t mi I'm
• have always ruludi u fri-retufer©.
! Wf.CnnrfrH Mr.ttatrm.v.a
i i'.icnt read© by tho g3ntk.:i*n from IHfnois n pot
;.~u in one tf ojatgry parUauiar. We have never
elected r Frc.-idunt of the UftUgd by tko
•euple of lfre iilavs State - alone.
Mr. ijurvjoy. Jf jf rtrjbut we dinvt eUKpr l
pro skvery men.
■ •Ir. Crawb .j. \.o ha\; elected umo lecor
d;i-.g U Ihc pgev Li ••ns of tho Coustitutiou of the
I roitcd States, by tho aid of a portion of tho
Nortbvrw l>©*wracy, ftwoi tty ©ommencemctit
of the Guv©ruiuent antil now. Wo have alwa* -
-otton fcno Nutlben State* te support ©ur ©an*
didrtofor *ho Fjrusldoncy, and very frcqtrenily
elerted Northern men Br ‘stdcnks of the, United
Ftahw. This being the a*c, the#tatgflh©ftf tuads
by thcgcQfiernan fr*. TtUnoia # antruo. Wc r.iy
that if we had ckbuon Stuies, with a
power In every branch oftbe Goicraxhcnr, and
hudnlArted oar c tndklat© for PrcaMent, and with
a pasty r.f Iw * n llio? voftw tfl carry out ‘frvcrv
thing I bare said, then I appeal t > men of the
‘?. r g 'o’ w^®\be r they would . aUuit l*.*r
ditary hnut i I know that tho New England
Mutes, I knew that Ohio end HHnois and Indi
oaa ami Michigan, and even Minnesota—ay.n t
a single one u s the Northern State* would’ *nh
tnii a solitary frovrte tbo adromistratkm us this
Government by a prt-> rlavcry party, fer the pu.-
pao of ©stabtlflhiog shnrery wirfrin i; borders.
Mr. Grow. Iw*h to #oy that next Monday 1
w * i s auli have general iUiw< _• iia upon thi*
y\mc a ;ibj-:< t, arisingfrl*’-ft rh-j rvnorl o! t ; ie >c
kcl comwlitgD AT thirty V.itc,\ l Lpo (he r, u .
ttor.an will ttn.ier. tand that Tam very anxious
to have this bill passed tMfidit, or tire I wonUl
not b\e interfered.
MV. IIUI. The gentleman from I\nn- iv.
should understand that time I# very prcciiiu-s to
Ho Georgian-. (Laugh (or .J
Mr. Mri'Chairuio®, Id- t-iro u>
1 ‘‘ud trobuvW jj,;, ti^Q
pio of tho States Which have seceded cr arc nWit
to recede du, that tiroir fatetj dpal# upon tho
w:thdrav.-al of ih# powers they termtriy gave to
tUss Government, and ic uuitfig tinim ter their
prouroium. It is with that Trw ahroo they La vo
ca-'ted tb#ir oAnventteit#. Bc-rtn mg rth: y. u ia
tead to vroiai# *ur rights, we have taken tin?
oMr-oforUio fa,,** , f 6irtoJ
ufMy t> tMivt; rfeM,w ...olimniiMlo
*W"TI a whltowc -.mK - to v ;A-c
or tiro rights f thc Qoterntner.t us !
the Unitod riutros. wu a#k y*u rw>t, nndur tbe ll i*-
of the Union, to come ter tfre purpose ..f
gating any t ,rni un Oftbe podfifc of tho .<ou?lK-rn
States, and we as*- v* n pi nllow them ( j reii
pea©#. That to nit UiM-vu nAfe r.f th© *re, r .
w Ur mm m .he No,*,
Jf JJJa Norte.to 430 wuito i\ irvw itesr
Uonlencrxcy Witfrcwt d©ln* Inlust!,'o f
Iboy deoiro to eiok' wire. *"• • yjy tbe v oa-ht to
maao a declaiwHwn of war, end oopbt u*it, mi j
■gifateK oi Uijotco u, Uo, ,| lU, In Ilf J j
non ovwun.-oi/ .1. irj.vn i.o II
from your juri#dictiun ;;nd authority ftteiniii i .
enslave us. We ak you ti*t, under rrcG-iric
that tlh flag has been atraek hi #f ie cf tbo
h<mfum Mates rood other? raised, that you must
call your men to oomwdowa upou us Ui protect
the American Hag from disgrace and dirt ~ r
:r ; . • ~ •••** uj.tru u# ui protect
the Aoieriean Hag frora disgrace and dUtoa r
aiiil (hue delude (be m ASICS ci your country a;., ; J
iatJ the ooJiui’ ih at On y art battling to su;tn
tuo stars And Hixipus. Ipdcr that banner wv
won our Liberties; audit would b t an uuLuiy
usig that it should lend araik: to crush and de
stroy tho ri;-hts and Überttw oohJcfcd under its
mnpIeWLL,. li>uyja'l tuuuiy aay that
b 4 “*‘ on cautiuent,
dociar: I their tadependenoe amid t tb ker-f and
taunts of thoso whu fell that it would lo buVa
hoMday pieaiure to reduce them to Sul
kh *J* U * of 9mh kU d‘n|L
” • tight ÜbOMo i Oaolaro , U r
tnd*i>cn.l,nee of lltie ifeywitmcnl.- and if
ohoi ee ro put tie to the feet of M.i’nt tii. - r.~ it l v
anoF, tUoo ttie battle jthoolt bet iroeu * ar o„ntend
;iuforo.F will bo •u.-hnniiioatirth b, s after
li? tafrw ** •*•-> <h -I >• mortal man
C| te.l 1 but what.-oover i; bo, 1 p,rotor it to
Uw i Maaloce yaa are about t,. .ern-ureto r„r
tie awtl our paatcrity. Tl„, Rm , .atton, indee 1.
ire.r f„ugbt n vain for u ( , ji tiKJWwor* of BrU
ith w.#ru only cbaodr.l to tbc cigUUoa nr-rlit
am StMft. I wonbl r-.thcr see {be ’, id Unfit
from tba rolonwc to the Hlo tlriin ti- one “,-and
cbamul-hotiM, liliod with tho bones of bravo end
gutiiuit tnon, than submit to sued degradation
for one hour. I a-It tho (I oil of onr fcthers t„
aver; thf* rivil itrife; but If it come, nt* life
upon it, WO will uioct it ar patriots ought to
moot the opprecaur’a muicit, and drive him I,
or givo to the nttemp; the !ot hi...of ,hot .|
m eouthers heart:.
TliCEfill.WlS OF THE HEGk
‘*► - -iWllC* * -
lirt’OJlTiaf FOU THE COLUMBUS TttEs
A -5-
CONVENTION NEWS!
1 UII'IJRK Rltf'OßLlc -
FBOMMILLEDgEViEIE.
SfII.LKIMIEVFI.LR, Jan. I.t
<1 . Brew 4 ouinittuui.-atiw! to tbo Cupvonti, i.
the threatening n-#oHffi*ros Adopted by the
York Lfg-iclature on tire 1 UjjLof thi# bjonth.
.Ifier't! wor©jsca*l, Hon. P. !, ct |
Tuombs o;i UiPTollowtug:
frqaaiuiuttsly, a# a response t,,
r of Npw lurk, That Uri.- C*nvcnti.. tl
Ughly approve.’ ©r tharonorgcUu and patriot:
cun-lirot tfovemor of Ueorgk ia takii,
I- ‘ Fort Pulaski, fry Uc-orgia tro. j
an 1 r- jaest# him to hold possession until the r
lt; -n- *.: Georgia with tin? Federal Govern unit
bo determined by lids Conviiutlon, and that
c-q>y flf thi.> resolution bo ordered to bo transmit
ed to-tho Governor of New Adoptol
unanimously.
friiuror-QKVH.i.K, Jan.*2l. ls;o,
l,\ the o.t vent!on fA-tlay, tho fullowin<rp r ,-
.arable and rcr .lotion, written by Hon. A. I|
Sic jibwi., aa 1 prc..:ato ! I,;- jo.lj-o K. A.
were nnaniinottsly adopted:
* M'hcrt-A', The lack of uu.aniiuity in Uicseticn
<*f thnOonventiou on t'uo palNwgo of the Or.l
nance of fccc--i .ii, iaditttes AdUfercnceof opin’
ion iftnongst the member#—not so much *
rights which Georgia claim- or the wrung- ~f
which Sbo coQiplant, a# to’ the remedy and It
application, Worn report to other mean# „r r©
.dres#: and whereas, it U desirable to give c\
prea- ion te that” Intention, which realty exists
among r.B the mpmlrors oi the Convention t.> u
---t iln the State in the course of Mtton which sin
ha# pronounced to be proper for ihc occasion
therefore be it
Ki- h-t.l, That all mtmlxTi u s Iho c.mun
in iii<-lili:i-Ihojowlii, v.ilcd againet Ilia .. r .|.
‘ r * -•• : "’ l . * KdUxkm who votnl for
*•> Will sign thsate%as plodgnof n, c urn.i,,
mmis .Inlcrminatiuu of liie Convcatlon to sustain
ai.ii licl.iivl tio’ fcjtuto, in tni. h.r nwlf, with all
ol its repo;,ti.ltiths'aad conso.|nenra's, witio i.t
rogard to iojiri lunl a[>proval or (UdaMiroval oi
iuatioption.
1 1,0 . nil- -t'o . t.a , t '.o.tt siguoj \*y all r\.-r|
o til eto.el doo -te --, anil thgTO,U i. IwlicVt.l.
will sign it to morrow.
iiioi. A. 11. . tot’lisns, .ItiJgo Linton Slophor.
p:i *■ ‘• ,l - v. Johns.,l, , nu.i olh.r fri.ml.oi
tu-c tr.iu.rm .o, v TO nuangtlliKO who .ignt.l
tu# ordtna.uce,
Ilomonr-ralto... ~n agrnnl scale aro going
on here to-J;iy.
Hiu.nt,*ni.i.s, .Inn. -2, |Xf)|
A So iol rtsoliitioor were olloro.l aro] adoj.-
©•te • *•>*, Convention to-dny. Om appoiut
log a committee T dxteen to rr-porton the pawn
of Iho Cou,a.:i .u to rniure the number of mem
her* of the LcgWaUtro; aimtiier declaring that
Li-orjia h.M o, Miami her sUnro of the pul.ln
l-.'flfr ‘j oL tho lu, tow Mates . uuoUier pjedgio
tta Vl.l. 1., •
tho State to pay carrier,; Cor transporting the
:mu; in future; aupther instructing a committee
10 ‘ i ‘• •’ yrdiuance authorising a Council ot
SaUity.
- \ dc-lfgati-t entered their protest against the
ordinance oC£ session, but pledged their lives,
fortune.” and ii.n.,r# in defence of Georgia, again - 1
coercion or invasion.
4a ordinance was oUutU declaring all while
persons in tho b-'latc at the time of the adoption
tuc OrdmaneD < i Secession citfrens of the
~ uU ' J w,t * ,uUt TV S4*$ their nativity or length
cf residence, deferred.
; ' m istt - r •* from tho I*rt Mil
ltr •-* C,.vat.nali, detaining tho nih of a chan-.-
a Ibi | resent p. Mai aSu'-a. /atoned.
An Ordii. 1 nee was adopted providing for the
n . f t. alonccs p.rcd by tho Federal
1 -‘ l 1 a,tho execution of processes issued
b) aaiao four.,, and to preserve iiidirlmonts.
\a(t ,i.m-e . .ns offered and lii'eio the s|,c
e. i- ‘ tor i’- j;arrow, ‘oitlinaintr ‘ n fixate the
C ttlerrcl to the proper eom
luittoe.
dliuui J. \ a: tt h ts been appointo, Oommis
fiTtiiter to Tirtoisiana.
I.on, John Vi. A. Stanford has rocetre.l the ap
p.'s Uncut of Cos .mu to,to tier to Texas,
The preeco-i to-day were iiitoror.tiex. Th
gallery w.i- open to , i-iters Jf0,, 4 . Moil.
JttLe*r,i o'u,e, Jan. j -R, p. jp
: ‘ “ ‘-oi.tion has determined to elect, to
-.ur.-ow at noon, ten >otof*tc, to meet at lfont
it 10,-ry, Ala., on the tlh of Kabtmry. The Mem
jl,u wHI iostrneted by tho C'omentton. All
■ atiiorn -ale , are invited to raid delegatee.
A h'peeial Order - An Ordinance about the A tn
, ii ’” VTitdth asmftißonded by derlariag it
not I’iraey, lut ruintitutin; instead iaiprlaon
mei.! in the Tetiitomiary {Cor violation of forme?
I- ri! ban.. T's-■ ,cd unanitnousiy.
I!- n. it. IJ. )ti!i, of Troupe, ollared an (>rdi
nance which, referred to the providing conlino
on e - : preernt I’ ot.d rercane ami other lawr.
■ v tu.v of treaties and tile right of m,n-re*i
- “ J nri'i raid we Would roan have another Qov
crmr:.t-ler:st:li,h,4 n-u.n , h,4a like the old
nee.
.'ad/- nestling, of Min-e.ifae. offered an Ordi
nffber em tinning ‘ opr rati.,a of laws elo.ut th.
to r-Stste Sisva Trade, also, introduced a rao
int'-n appointing f[ Comutifrioners to all tho
Slavo holding States. ’
lb 11. T. 11. I!. Cobb, ej Clark, reported an
|>nliiir.nev, -.king FiularaljiristUetion orer all
ton !■ i-c.io.J, aathori ing payment for Korlalee
” Arsenals, all Improvetuents and Ptore-,
which tic, over.
Many Bmter.s are afloat ar to who trill bocho
s.n and, -g .tci to t’.e Couthim Congress which aa
iniiles at Moatgomery, Ala., on tho 4th of
i ebruary nexi It is goneraliy conceded that
the Convent-n wit! elect lion. Hubert Toombs
and II- n. llowotl Cohhns Uqiresentatires for the
P late at tango. There is much |<crpWxitjr as to
■ .0 choice of tho delegate, for the different Cen
groisionrd Districts la the Plate. The Convention
“ 1 ■ I e.v.-roiae tho iilierty ot seleetion without r.
, Ifd to the present representation iu Congress.
Gmeral all (aetion Is capreased at the nnan
ii. -U, passage of tho anti stave trade ordinance
Tho weather is very dtsagrceabk -il baa been
raining the entire doy and night.
Wr*W ** Hi- Southern (mm, FJettr.!.
Mti.uii.oivm.il, Jan. 2ith, S‘_.„
fbe following gentle men were doetod delegale
h'”- 51 •*”>'•• Congress, at Montgomery ;
For tho State nt larg-y-Bobert Tw.n.lw ant
Jt.-will Ceth.
F r tho M. t ,_t ..rmni-StS.lUrluw; jj.
-til-.. IJ. Crawford; JJ. K. A Jfisbot; tlh, |f
Ji. R,l! th, A, R. Wright : rtth, T. It. It. Cobh;
Tlh, A. JI. Kewan; tith. A. H. Stephens.
(Sr'vl Dispatch to the Columbus Times, from
iww own CorranfwuHlimt. i
htiu.Knn(niis, Jan.
i'tic C,mmitaioßora from Miuinippi prerent
t i their mdeutiaia t >-day. A report was offere.l
tb.it n„ htale I* tdmitlej into the Feutbern
I';., n, ut.lr. eit bo fbtTehoHing gtata, and in
Cl tiny Ptate so admitted aubre,|tien!ly ab.diah
ea eiaVcry, it bp , vcluded from the l : ni n. The
report waa tabled for the pru rnt.
KudMiM In relation to direct Southern
Trade u cre inir.-dnce.l, and CemmiiMonerapre
pc'i-l tube rent t(j nil the ilavohetdtng Alolee.
Ohjertmns were ftc to to .'ending Comi.iiisieneri
to Delaware.
An Ordinal;, - tv.,, oliernd ohniiabisg thn Ped
er.ol Courts ttnd re cstablu-bing by authority
Slat, I’fo rts: on OrJlnanco CQlltinfiln* in force
ce-t,:. re l.ir, of the Stale,
an Or iinanre declaring wbatbr tnthadh ; an Or
dlnanca eoDeornlßg eiiUeu.abip, an
apocift . r lors for t.-mr rro;r.
An Ordinance „„ udoplr'-l i„ rv-latLi, n „„th,
of Lawyers.
The Convention bn® given aotbrity to the
Secretary to have tho Ordinance of Seeession
to/mbey with names li(hograph< and.
The Convention was in ecoret session a great
peri!on of the day.
An onlihanee wdi parsed resuming Slate m:
thorily r all lands her-I..fore toth dto the
United States.
Convention will probably take a recess
after Taesdav.