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Prniill of IW EOlkm <Menrt.
Toombs, Yanoy, Stephen*, Davis and Cobb,
are spoken of in tbo Southern Congress a* the
most suitable person* to fill tbo responsible poit
of President of tbe oew Republic.*! Musy advo
cate the claim* of Mr. Stephen* upon the ground
of conciliating some of the border State*, while
other* hare more confidence In the statesman
•hip and pure Southern spirit of Toombs, Davis,
or Cobb. Congress will doubtless elect the
proper man, having in view the glory, interest
and honor of the Southern Republic. There
must be no dallying with sacred right* to pur
chase the good will of men ho* tile to u*. While
we have a preference,.either of the men spoken
of would make an able Executive officer
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The Bonier Stoki Conproumf.
Why should a Southern Slate accept a com
promUw with the North? Will it be respected?
Will it bind the conscience* of abolitionists?—
Will It be approved by the people? Will it be
stronger than the Constitution? Will it stay
eboUtton.fanaticjsa>?_Wiil it bo more binding
t han the obligations to the higher law? Will it
1* worth the paper upon which It is written?—
An answer to all these questions is contained in
th# recent letter, dated January 2d, IHfll.fof
Abraham Lincoln, to some friend. In response
to the enquiry whether be would obey the decis
ions of the bighost tribunal in the land in refer
ence to slavery, be very emphatically says he
would not, if “contrary to Republican princi
ples.” This is sufficient. If tbo President would
not obey the written law as expounded by the
Supreme Court, would he respect a little paper
compromise or promise from a few aspiring pol
iticians ? Hero is the whole question in a nut
•bell.
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South*™ taigreu.
We learn that Montgomery was crowded with
visitors the first few days of the session of the
Southern Congress, but the secret sessions ‘soon
dismissed the .people. They expected to hear
speeches and see the distinguished men there
assembled without waiting so long for nn oppor
tunity to present itself.
PaoMft Krclt.—Lieut. Hlcmtner in command
of Fort Picklns, dlucd with Col. Tenneut Lo
max and officer* of tbo Alabama Volunteers a
few days since, and iu course of a friendly con
versation *aM: “Cel. Lmsx, I expected a vis
it from you at tbo fort before this time.” To
this kind rebuke of the chivalry and courage of
the State Troops, th# gallant Colonel promptly
replied, “My dear sir, had 1 been in command
you would not have been disappointed ‘
PUBACOIA emWMMItI,
Meiqforeemente of the Fort•—The OuU Afyiiui/-
ron*— Ordert Countermanded—The Wyandotte
-Ojficcr* rttigned — Sign* peace— Fort flat.
Armament.
Fort Barra *i as, Fab. 3d. HMM.
Kn. Tiwks :
As 1 sec by our papers this evening, the tele
graph has announced to you that the Brooklyn
has been ordered to this port with troops for Fort
Pickens. That I Mliveii true, but orders have
been issued since to stop her entrance and to pre
vent the landing of any more Federal troops.
Tbo orders wore brought here by Captain Bar
ron, and be is to see that the Uulf Squadron does
not enter Pensacola harbor. As soon a* any war
vessel comes in sight tho Wyandotte is to inter
cept hor with the order*. This looks like peace
and as a consequence the soldiers are very much
dissatisfied. They do not relish the idea of leav
ing here without making an attack upon the
only remaining fort in l|be possession of tho ene
my, and are daily begging their officer to lead
them loan assault. Tboy have been restrained
thus far by promise and by the preparations for
war that are going on,—the mounting of guns
Upon the forts, and the erection of batteries upon
the beach to bear upon tho weak points ofPlek
ens. The attack ought to have boon made the
very day the Navy yard was taken, if Maj.
Chose (tho officer in command) had intended to
take It at all. He knows the condition and re
sources of all those fortifications better than any
onoeUe, and consequently ought to.net upon suoh
knowledge. He says that the position Is not
worth the life of a single man, and thut as it
oould only be taken by a serious loss of life, he
does not feel inclined to order au attack. At
this late day 1 believe it would he folly to make
the attempt, for the arrangements for defence are
now oompleted. The g>lden opportunity was
lost by delay, and now, whether rightfully or
not, Maj. Chose will be blamed.
•Slnoo the order has been issued from Head
quarters, that Fort Picketts is not to be attacked,
the troops flrout Mississippi have demanded their
recall. They want service or somethiug to keep
them busy ; Volunteers arc very poor soldiers to
garrison a fort. I learn to-day that a telegram
from the Governor of Mississippi, has ordered the
regiment from that Stuto to return at once.—•
Pules* something new takes place, or the “peace 1 *
•rders are contradicted, they will start on Man
day, if transports oon be obtained. Rumor* are
s > contradictory that we hcsltato te think ovsn
what a day may bring forth.
The Wyandotte is still lying dose under the
gun* of the fortress, and all day long tosses up
and down with the tide just Inside the bar. She
is a small, black looking stoatnor, of about three
hundred and eighty tons burden, and carries but
four guus. I have heard, however, that there
are two long guns upon deck in addition to those
spoken of. The officers aud uu'ii amount to near
one hundred when the full compliment is on
h.-ard but at preseut the force is very small. She
carries the Stars ami Stripes at the main, and
the white flag at the for* peak. I am informed
upon good authority that Lieut, Berryman, the
commander if the Wyandotte, has sent his
resignation to a public tuau in Virginia, to be
sent in when that State secede* from the Union.
The Surgeon, l>r. Garnett, also a Virginian, has
done the same. The other officers have already
toudered their resignations and have left the ship.
This vessel at least is not in a oondilion to enter
into an engagement, and unless officers are put
on board from the Bro klyn, sho witl keep out
of the range of our gun* should we opcu lire
from th* Barrancas.
Situated upon the main laud, immediately op
posite Fort Pickens is ** the Barrancas,** built
upon the site of the old Spanish Fort San Carlo do
Barram-a* From this point lam now writing.
It is upon the northern aide of Pensacola bay,
pointing th© entrance nod about oue mile from
the Navy yard. It Is not, a* has been erro
neously stated, a bastioned fort, but owing to
the redoubt, (tho old Fort) i* a very strong posi
tion. The body of tho Fort is a pentagon, with
strong galleries running around its inner walls,
furnished with loop boles for muskotry. It has
a wide ditch and also n strong counterscarp and
glacis. The redoubt, or water battery a* it i
called, is a frw yards in front of tho main body,
and is a strong place in Itself. It is semicircular*
and upou the water side are placed eleven thirty
two pound gun*, one eight inch sea coast how.
User and two ten inch mortars. CM these eight
bear upen theebannei, and five upon Fort Pick
ens. In addition so these, two eight inch Coluoi
biad.“, unmounted, urc within its walls. Those
guns as well as those above, were spiked when
the Blues took possession, but by order of Maj.
Marks, they have been unspiked and put iu a
•'••edition for use. Upon the Fort, tho upper bat
tery, there are mounted cm barbette, tec 24 pound
guns,'twe ft inch sea coast howitsors, five IS pound
and three 12 pound guns. Os these nine bear on
the channel and eight on Fort Plokens. Inside,
the Fort is nearly tilled with earth making itcup
sbaped, and in the centre is the gin house and
giu sling, used to mount th© baavy guus. Dis
mounted ferriages and carrage eovers are scattered
on every side. From the tneieute Is a passage
to the.draw bridge and a subterranean one be
neath the moat. There are fonr magus lues placed
in various parts of the Fort, which is an excel
lent arrangement. In addition to the gun*
above mentioned there are eight 21 pounderr
placedin the counterscarp to sweep the dieth, and
these are placed in a position to guard every an
gle of the scarp, provided a breach is rnsde In
the walls, fu time of war this Fort needs u
force of two-hundred and fifty men to work its
guns and to defend it succeesfuliy. The arma
ment I* fully mounted, and th* magazine* arc in
good order. There are ao barrack accommoda
tions, and In this respect Barrancas Is fir behind
the other fortifications here.
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lilkdrml of Hut. A. her fra Hit vml’ of llu>
l iited Suiti.
The Georgia Ordinance of (Secession having
been read to th* Senate, by request of Mr I ver
son, be rose and said:
The paper Just read by the Clark inform* the
Senate of what has already been announced to
the public in unofficial form, thut the Htate of
Georgia, by the solemn oet of her sovereign con
vention, has withdrawn from the Federal Union
She is no longer one of the United Htates of Amer
ica, but has resumed all the powers heretofore
granted by her to the Federal Government, and
asserted her independence as a separate and sov
ereign Hute. In performing this important and
solemn act, she has been influenced by a deliber
ate and firm conviction that her safety, hor in
terest and her honor demand it. The opinion of
her people has been gradually tending to this
r'dnt for the last ten year*, and rocent events
nve strengthened and confirmed It. An over
whelming majority of hor people have, under the
sanction of regularity and law, elected delegate*
to a convention, and expressed In that election a
determination to withdraw from tho Federal
Union; and the convention, by a like decisive
majority, and in conformity with the popular
will, bos passed an ordinance of Recession. Geor
gians ono ufslx Hfateejwhich within less than six
ty days, have dissolved their connection with the
Federal Union, and declared their separate Inde
pendence. An election for delegate* to a con
vention now in session of another State, is known
to have resulted In favor of the same fixed deter
mination, and steps are now in progress by all
these Htates to form a confederacy of their own.
In a few weeks at furthest, a provisional govern
ment will be formed by them, with mnplu powers
for their own defence—with power to enter into
negotiations with other nations, to make war,
conclude peaoe, form treaties, and generally to do
all other things which independent nation* may
of right do. Provision will he made for the ad
mission of other Htates into the new Union ; and
it i* confidently believed that, within a few
months, ail the slaveholding Htnte* of the late
Confederacy of th* United Htates, will be united
together in a boad of union far more homogene
ous, and therefore more stable, than the one now
being dissolved.
I content myself, Mr. President, with a state
ment of these facts and these conclusion* without
making au argument to justify or defend them. -
I have only to say, that this action of my own
Htate, and of her immediate Southern neighbors
and sisters, meets the approval of my well-con
sidered and deliberate judgment; and a* one of
her native aons and loyal subjects, I ahull cheer
fully and Joyously oast my loi with her and them
and sink or swim, live or die, I shall be of and
with her and them to tbo last. Sir, with the se
cession of IheKouthern Slates, either in whole or
In part, and the formation of a Southern Confed
eracy, two grave and momentous alternatives will
devolve upon tho Federal Government and tbo
remaining States which shall compose tho Fede
ral Union. You may acquiesce in the revolution
and acknowladgo the independence of tho new
Confederacy, or you may make war upon tho se
ceding .States and attempt to force them back in
to a Union with you. If you acknowledge our
independence, and treat us as one of the nations
of the earth, you can have friendly Intercourse
with us; you can have an equitable division of
the public property and of the existing public
debt of tho United States. If you make war up
on us, we will seise and bold all the public prop
erty within our bardors or roach, and
we will never pay oue dollar of the public debt
War, by the laws of nations, extingubhe* all
public and private obligations between the eon
tending Htates and the individual citizens who
compose them. The first Federal gun fired upon
the seceding Htates ; the first drop of blood of
any of their pooplo shed by Federal troops, will
cancel every public and private obligation u the
.South which may be due either to the Federal
Government or to the Northern people.
We care not in what shape or form, or under
what pretexts, you attempt coercion Wn shall
consider and treat oil and every effort to assert
your authority over us sets of war, and shall
meet and resist them. You may send your armies
to invudo u* by land; your ships to blockade our
ports, and destroy our trade ami commerce wilh
other nations. You may abolish our ports of
entry by aot of Congress, and attempt to collect
your Federal revenues by ships of war You may
do all or any of these or similar acts. They will
he nets of war, and will he so understood and
treated; and in whatever shape you attack us we
will fight you. You boast of your superior num
bers and your groater strength. Remember that
“tho race Is not always to the swift, nor the bat
tle to the strong.” You have your hundreds of
thousands of fighting men. So have we; and,
fighting upon our own soil to preserve our rights,
vindicate our honor, and defend our homes it ml
firesides, our wives and children, from the inva
der, we shall not be easily eowqwered. You moy
pomibly overrun us, desolate our fields, burn out
.1 welling*, lay our cities in ruin*, murder our peo
ple and reduce u* to boggary, but you oannot sub
due or subjugate us to your government or your
will. Your conquest, If you gain one, will cost
you a hundred thousaud lives, and more than a
hundred million dollar*. Nay, more, it mil uU
a standing army of a hundred thousand men,and
millions of money unually, to keep us in subjec
tion. You may whip us, but w vitt not stay
ichipped. We will rise again and again to vindi
cate our right to liberty, and to throw oil your
oppressive and accursed yoko, and never ocas©
tho mortal strife until our whole white race is ex
tinguished and our Bur land given over to deso
lation- You will have ships-of-war, and wc may
have none. You may blockade our ports and
lock up our oommerc©. We can live, it need be,
without commerce. But when you shut out our
cotton from the looms of Europe, we shall see
whether other nations will not have something
to say and •oimtliin t do on that subject
“Cotton it King,” anti it will find mean* to raise
your blockade anti disperse your ships.
Mr. President, I know that hopes arc enter
tained, and great effort* are being made to retain
the border, slaveholding Htates in the present Fed
eral Union. Lot coercive measure* be commeuc
ed against tho Southern Confederacy, or cuy of
the seceding States, no matter in what form they
may be adopted, and all such hopes ami efforts
will vanish into thin air. The first act of Fede
ral legislation looking to coercion—the first Fed
eral gun fired the first Federal ship which takes
her station off a Southern port to enforce the col
leetion ot the Federal revenues will bring all
the other Southern States, including even .Mary
land laggard as she seems to beiu the rindlca
tiou of Southern independence- into an immedi
ate alliance and Union with their more Southern
sisters: and thus united, they will resist uud dy
fv all your efforts to subdue them. There are
those, Mr. President, who surrendering all hope
of preventing a disruption of th* Union,and roc
oguixiug the existing fact of its dissolution, yot
hope to see it reconstructed. Sir, war between
the two aectious will forever elose th© door to
such a project. 1 will not say. sir, that tho South
•rn States, if let alone, eveu after they have for
med separate Confederacy, will not listen respect
fully to propositions of reconstruction Lot tho
North make them and wo will consider them
The Southern people have heretofore cherished a
wamt and siaoera attachment and revercnco for
th# Union, and nothing but a stern conviction of
the necessity and propriety of leaving it, and for
ming a safer and more perfect Union, would have
driven them to tho alternative of separation from
it. When they see (if it shall not be too long de
ferred) a returning sense of justice and fraternal
feelings in the Northern miud and heart, and
can find sufficient and reliable guarantees for the
protection and permanent enjoyment of their
equality and rights in the Union, they may, per
haps, reconsider their present action, and rejoin
their former confederates.
For myself, sir, I ant free to declare that, un
less my opinions shall be greatly changed, I shall
never agree to the reconstruction of the Federal
Union. The Rubicon is passed; and it shall nev
er with my consent, be recrossed. But in (hi*
sentiment I may he overruled by the people of
my Htate, and of the other Southern State*. 1
may safely say, however, that nothing will satis
fy them or bring them back, short of a full and
explicit recognition and guarantee of the safety
of their institution of domestic slavery aud th#
protection they have been solong contending, for
and a denial of which, by their Northern coated©•
rat**, has forced them Into thetr present attitude
of separate independence.
And now, Mr. President, it remain* lor me on
ly to express my grateful acknowledgment* and
thanks for the uniform courtesy and kindness
with which I have been treated by all those Hen
ators with whom I have had official or socclal re
lations during my service in this body ; and
wishing them each and all long life, prosperity,
and happiness. 1 bid them farewell.
CoMtidtkle.
The 3rd Regiment of Alabama Volunteers, a
portion of which passed through our city on
Sunday last, under the command of Col. H. I>
Clayton, were the first who have enlisted t or 12
mouths The patriotic county of Barbour, of
which they are all oUUen*, ha* this high honor.
(OLimiiH.svTrKUAV. nuninni iwi.
WITHERS C*N€Km
Tho Southern Cofigrc is stil it. suasion at
Montgomery. A* yet they have ma te no report
for the form of prorDfooal Government, nor
have they iLvted * President, ft now npfwnr
doubtful whether they will electa President by I
th© Convention, Jnthfc event we presume the |
Hon. Howell Cobb wilt bo tho outing j>r vkional i
President until the government if irmedw* i*e j
permanent baK tUfftor Kay r, fhc claim aof the
Hon. Jefferson Usrti are discussed wftb more
favor than that of other pr wlncnt gentlemen
spoken of for the Presidency. We ofe glad to
learn that no one In Congro. advocate* the re
construction of the Flat*. It i. probably that
the new Government will be enUed the “United 11
Republic of Atn'jricit,” instead of the United
Htates of America. The Convention sits with
closed doors generally, and visitors ure leaving
the Capitol iu scow*.
ww
Wc learn from ft gentleman recently arrived
in this city from Apwlachieol... lb > there tea
great scarcity of vessels in that port, and none
who wish to engago freight for Northern ports,
but only to Europe. Thousands oi bales of cot
ton in thUcily and below would bo shipped by
the way of Apalachicola but for tho \v.*nt of
vessel*. The question arise?! - where are the
ship* with which the Southern port- :r< general
ly crowded at this #a*on of the you; They
remain idle, and uro rotting at tho wharves of
Now York, Boston nnd other Northern ports. In
less than thro* month* there will lo uoh a ,
crash among Yankee shipowners as will make
them squall with rage at the ruse) van for foisting
an Abolition government upon them, i hereby
bringing ruin and devastation upon one of the
greatest interosts&f the country,of which wo have
hithert. been pfon i -our to rcantiio Jn
a few weeks Southern barb t will be white with
the sails of Knglteb and other Kttropcwi ship*
ftttiuiw Buys <1 PemKiib.
In the works at Pensacola there arc ncral
young men whoso patents reside in oureity, nnd
with whom our people nr* tamiiiar. Among
the number serving with the troop of Alabama
wo have heard the name* of George 11. .Shorter,
H*q.,and Cicero Hawks, both iu the Montgomery
Blues j John Goetehcu*, of th* Auburn Guards:
Gus. Rutherford and Chris fominy. Wm. Green
Andrews, long a resident of our city* has beta
promoted to th* Captaincy • the .i e
Copt. U milx promoted t Colonel. Andrews
served in the Columbus Guard* , under Capt.
John K. Davis, during th* Mexican war,and is n
gallant nd meritorious soldier. Th(?< boys are
ail “gaum Tins •” end if hard .i*-uc in >.e
given and received, i ’. lean r< t>V‘ will i*
shown by them.
Until M. kilt, k>i.
Wc ere pleased te *eo that Mir friend Unjh
M. King, F/tq . bos been (acted Mayo: of tho
oity of Bttinbridge. He defeated hi* u.mptUter
byavotoof two to one. This oowpllincut Is
duo to th© Mayor elect for his well kn- wn fv *
nty >.( ehara< t<
flax” party ‘
a awto
By a late telegraph:- dlspat'di u appears that
a Lieut. Stemmor had arrived at Now York in
command of th# Bteretdup Supply. Thi i* not
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Pickcn* ; for we have later advices Gating that
tho officer# at Fort Pick-, i:* liued with Col. Lo
oms a few days ftgo, at which il ■ n- wn- mud.
good feeling and gtfuiality. On <’<i, the; the
Lieutenant and party w. re quite j©yat.A n: the
tabic, buvhtg effectually “</*/> ►/■'• i,”
of a trufflefonfly <-f Creme d* Bongy.
ItKrfU'fTtxn Okrtcen.—Lteat. WellWu from
Barbour, is now in Alnbama, roeruitin:; for Vol
unteer* for twelve me th-! *©r\i • in tbHi uth
ern army. Ho will dotibtte.-* vteit Gicard ia u
few day The Barbour tr ; that reached
Motgotuery on Monday have left for rn- .)■.
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Kim. Cvumsih Tajik
Fort Barrancas is garrisoned by tho Montg.-.m
ry True Blues, who took pe***s*i>.n immediately
after thoir arrival hi re, btrong resistance wa*
anticipated, and it was on anxious muiuont to the
company when thi-y wetc ordered c. load aud
prepare foruna**au)t within sight of the frown- ;
ing gun?, which to*med ready t < ait-r death
through their ranks. Fortunately, I bav 1- j
ready said, there wu* no rvsistauoo, ami in a lew I
minutes the “Lne #tur tlegwa* thr-v n to tin !
breeze upon It* walls A* toon as the baggage
traiu arrived, th© tout* were pitched in the tm-.tt
and the Blue?, fall intocauip duty on easily as if
it had been the busuic.;* ■! Ibcir liven. For th
first three weeks it rained im i . .-autly, yet through
it all they have lived in their tent, nud u and uard
duty without a word of eumpiaitst. Upon a dark
stormy night, etld uud wet to Urn shin, a .-©nti
nel upou the rampart* has no onvlous duty t<
perform. The superiority of th© Blues i ac
knowledged by tho officers of th© regiment. ‘I wi!l
tell you,” said u Metropolitan Uu ird to tue, “the
secret of th© success of tho Blue they hsv #
good officer?. I saw “Gieeti” [.** Captain An
drew* is familiarly called) carrying fo;jniui*kots
juid a knapsack F . hi* men on tuer march
down.” Mark*, although he brought a
hor*© aiui. tt walked the greater part of th© way
ami wheu ridingoarrb-I n many accoutrements
as pOMjblc The privates are all intelligent,
manly and highly respectable young men, who
do their duty fuithfully and well. It would pain
me exceedingly to know that a one c
these noble young fellow* were killed. A. fur j
os l know, the other companies arc coujp. ?od of 1
tho ruiuv material, but ns yet I a<u but slightly
acquainted with them. Major Masks, tho com
rnandcr us Barrancas, is a fine artillery officer,
and a gentleman in every respect. He enti
tled tv* many thanks for the wry kind manner
in which ho treated mo upon my arrival hero.
To Capt. Andrew -, also, 1 deeply indebted
for many courtesies voluol*. extended. With
some difficulty f have -btsloed a list of cotnpa
nle* hero nod they uro a- follow* Tho 2nd
Alabama Regiment, C-. 1. Lomax, Map r 8. B.
Mark* second In command; the Montgomery
True Blues, Capt. W. G. Andrew*, 1 Lt. J.T.
lloltsclaw, 2d E It. Spalding: l btcvci-v
Surgoon K. A. temple. The roll number: tovio.-
ty-one. It would occupy too much .-pace to I
mention all the officer* in detail, #o i enn merely
mention the names of companies. Tho Metro- j
politon Guard*, T.t. Whftncv iu command; In
dependent Rifles. Capt Farrte, the Tuskcge*
Light Infantry. Capt. Swanson; Wetuuipka
Light Guard*, CapL Loomte; llaynoriUe Guard*
Capt. WelHughiuu, and the South Alabama Hun
gers, Capt. Taylor. At the Nary Yard Aire the
Guard? and the Rifle Raugers us Pensacola, and
th© Warrington Artillery. At the Naval Hos
pital aud th© Barracks are the MUctedppi Lund
Ranger*; Chickasaw Guard*; Quitman Light
Infantry: Noxubee Rifle* Colambu* Rifles;
Banner Guard*; and the Knterprtec Guard?. Iu
all theso companies there’ are tome thing over
fifteen hundred men.
One little Item more which l omitted above
and .1 am done. Tho appropriations made by
Congress for the Forts here amount to a Urge
sum; for Fort Pickens $774,108 and upon Bar
ram-as end the Redoubt have been ex
pended
Adji’tant-Gkxkkai. Rigqs.— Col. Joe 4 Riggs
was yesterday, unanimously. by the Legislature,
elected Adjutant General >f th© forces cf the Re
public of Alabama.
“This looks lik business.” Colonel RiggH i*
a gradual* ofW##t Point, and tea man of >;r©nt
abilities and most excellent Judgment. There is
uot perhaps in the South a man inure amply til
ted for such a post, and* it war d*s come, the
Legislature uUI havo Mention to congratulate
itself on the election.—-Jf -w/y At. mV.
Tfae London Timw on ibt* Soothfm ('♦•lfedfirwy.
The London Times, of the ISth ultimo, has u
long article on the “impending crisis” iu Ame
rica. It says :
“If B*oUtli Carolina seetdes, if Georgia, Fieri
day, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Loois
ian;i follow, if n Southern ‘federation bo formed,
ißml takes its plnco among th Rowers of the ,
©artfa, there cui be no hope of keeping the bor
der slave Bfate*. There will be drawn by a no*
i turn! affinity to detach themselves from the North
(and joiu the ©Laveholding federation. North
Carolina, tfuiuesree, Kentucky, Missouri, Mary
land, and Delaware will then no dissociated from
the free Htatoa. Bocb an ©rent cannot bn regard
ed without dizpmy by tho n;o>;t staunch uholi
tiuntet. Tt kr’otild, iri tact, make the Southern
tederatian th ••real *'nitcd State.?, as far as ter
ritory, nrett&t ra.i pro.?pccii, is concerned,
and reduced tho to what, our ancestors
i would have called tw “Rodip.” The people of
Boston or i’hiladcldfbi.t might bo diatinguiibed
for fhetr ability ana enterprise, but they would
ijclotig to a country wilh hardly a greater future
thnu Canada. Every natural advantage would
lie on the Aide of the siatt State*. Look at the
map, and you will ; narrow slip of
country composes the free son of’ the American
federation.
Only the ea-coast from tho British frontier to
the Delaware (a few hundred miles) belongs to
if ; all tho rest, stretching far away down the
Atlantic and along the Gulf of Mexico, i* inr.be
band* of the slaveowners. Tbo mouth of the
Mississippi is their* ; the Mi>!Souri no?) Arkan
sas, the great arteries of the extreme West, are
their*. Virginia pushes ft spur of territory to
within lets then a hundred miles of Lake Kric,
and thus divides the Atlantic free States from the
West iu a manner highly dangerous to their fu
ture union. Indeed, it is doubtful whether the
connection between New York and New England
on the on* hand, and Illinois and the neighbor
ing state on tho other, could long survive a total
| separation of the South. The North would have
’ a territory s straggling ax that of Prussia, and
the Western region would mow find it advan
tageous to a- olveiti union with the E;if*rn. —
In the meantime, all tho rich** of the New
World would bo in the grasp of the .Southerner*.
Instead of exploring the inhospitable region* in
the neighborhood of the British frontier, which
would b all that re mained to tho North, the j
slave owner;* would carry their “undenial* 1* I
property*’ into land* blessed with every advan
ugc of climate, soil and mineral wesd'h. Texas ]
has territory enough te make thre e or four great i
Htaetx. New Mexico is about to bo admitted
with slave iustituUonfl. Arison a wilt follow.—
Mexico must, in few year*, be croqueted, and
the Houtherncrs, lord* of the malt isagriiftcent
domain in the world, would control tbfi passage
between the two oceans.
THE LATE EKESHET
We ©lip the following paragraph* fttui the
Atlanta :(*.; Intelligencer, of Fk. tb
bitAMkn or ms Utc fwiew.-W® burn
from Mr O. fit. Jones, *>f this eity, that a negro
of his on returning home, from u trip up the
country, a day or two since came very near te'-
ing drowned In crossing Peach Tree Creek, at
Johnson's bridge, a few mile* above the city.—
Tho timely ai?t of the nun engaged at Mr Wil
liam's mill, near tbn pftuje* saved th# Ilf* of th#
The hors* has drewui: i .nd the buggy
somowbfti damaged. The boy was carried down
the stream s. .mo disunec. but caught hold of the
willow* liWiir the bauk of tb© strc.un. frenn which
ho wo*delivered by a rope being thrown to hiu.
Mr. Morton, Jno. Jett aud H*tidfor*J Daly
oniployoct ut Mr. William’s utiU, were mainly
UAttrumcni-ai in saving tb© buy. in fhte tboy
wop* assisted by Mr. Doalul negro©*,
who ret:dared active service on the “caebm.
TwxStat* Roao. —Tiio trains on this rood
have been interrupted for tim last tWu r threo
days. They haveuoft Anode their regular trips
for tho time above mention© i. It U reported that
several bridges between thw placo and Chatta
nooga have Wn washed away, and the track
seriously damaged in many places. The fete
graph line is also down, So that no definite in
toruutiou can ho obtaiavd of tho damage doin’.
We hope, however. That ft& necctSary repairs wUI
-i ‘ ll bo made, and tho usual communication bo
pp*n©d, both by raoad and ilrtelegraph.
And the other from the M teon (Go.) Telegraph,
of Feb. MU :
Tn* WIJAI IAKR--FR.TltßT—Damaubto Hau.
Ro tus, Ac.—The re cent tremendous rains which,
we hope, oea*d for a while yesterday, hare rais
•d the water course# tromondousiy. TheOcnel
goc i* booming, and shows a flood to within a
tew inches a • high as in iho greak fr©#h of 1340.
Wc understand tho track of the Ma©< n and
Bruhswlrk roail across the bottoms bos been
submerged and breached in three nteerc. Th*
damag* however, will not. exceed five hundred
dollars. We are eorry to hear that two bridge*
on the olaio r->m( arc gone --onebridge over th©
Oouster.aula, the other H’*t known. Th’ will
sorioualy interrupt eornmnnioation with tho North
west, and ttibarra# the provision trade.
Barbra** fakifiri*
March 4. IH*7. Mare-h 4, l.gfft.
, Lovrfs Ono, of JMteb., Jst. j>, Blark, of perm.
HtCroturyv.fTrea.-urx
Hi.well Cobb, of On . John A. Bis, of N. Y.
Secretary of War:
Jhn B. Floyd, of Ya., Joseph Uoit, cf Ky.
Secretary of Interior
J. ‘Tli.aipson, of Miss., A. B. Greenwood, Ark
Fort Master General:
A. V. Brown, of Ten a., Horatio King, of Me.
I ,w *•"'< n,S
tarri-set euthe Cxi .*, Mk
The amgatie* of tho l *r*; t 4* i tl
umal siucu Andrew*.-! election. Tl .
“Let tb© brand of vittian aud kidnapper bo
put upon ev.*ry man who is (or the execuiion of
the Fugitive &lavo Law on our soil. Lui every
journal that r uu*©! : couipltetioe with ->1111111!:
detuaud b© left without a subscriber, and its edi
tor be denied -’dmUtone© to the society of the
virtuou? RU.I Lt .*. UttUed hy
their right uu&hm. and th© abettor.* of slavery
ranked among the vilest of the vile.’*
Drnxtioa or Ltrn.-By calculation, ft t*
aliowu that of l,Oito individuate, die iu their
birth, 277 from teething, oournlatons and worms,
7 in rncasl ; , 1 wvwncn in child birth, IVa of tten
humptioM, asthma and othur chronic complaints,
25J of fever, 12 yf apoplexy, Wt d Uof drepay.
Or, in another point of view, of 1,000 M-rsona,
800 *• within the llrat year, HO in the moM,
in tho first eight years us Uf*-. lif>, or atnn ; ?
one- half of tho number, are cut > If by prema -
ture death.
Thu 3Tatk The trains ©u this Road
| have boon interrupted for the last two ur three
liny.. Tb., bv i.t m. k lb.it rgu! ri,.s
[ for tli tuomioM.l, It npert.4
tanuogAv have h©n washed away, and tho track
seriously damaged in many place*. The telo
graph lino te *lo down, so that no definite iufor
mation oan be übtaiue iof the dmimgo and ,uo. We
b<>pq however, that all neeeesary repairs w ill |
100 mad©, and th# usual Comimitoc&tkm be open
od. both by railroad and telegraph. ~A te. !
MRIIKB.
De evdd—tie snow—
Do wood all wet, du firr r>.
D tees all bare,
No shoos to wear,
I># aroest de frozen fee* -
D© chill, de heat—
De rackin’ pain iu ©b'ry member
£sr
nO'-Mr. sh.w, .he iDT.ntor of mml,
0.].., .M.t Uohlonlowo, N, J. reo.nl!.. hiring
n.tnine.i lh urc of oi s tH, >U j**n. Ho . j
...live of KngtanJ. A sow yoars ngo onr Uovrrn- j
ment grwittThira.inlto n large ro-u for hi, in
wntion for loading.
’ ,
I'ivn Boats roll TUB Hoi th.—Wc leara from
good authority, say* the N. Y. World, that par
ties at the South arc now nvgotietiugfor the pur
chare of the tow-boat* Resolute end Kenaru'e,
owned by Capt. Dogroot. They are the fn*tc*t
screw boats afloat, having run eighteen mile* an
hour, and are of very light dratt of water; be
side* they ro built in *uch u substantial man
ner as to Us capable of carrying a very heavy
gun on tho forward dock. These boats would
boos the greatest service in keeping guard at
the entrances of the harbor* of tho coast, ;vnd
toning in supplies.
There is said to be over thirty'thousand bur
rels oi mackerel stored in Gloucester, waiting
sale, the Houthcin market tor tteh be log about
closed.
Wa&Hixoroß, Feb. T.—Th© Fo.-tmaster-Gen
eral authorizes tbo contradiction of the report*
widely telegraphed throughout the country, that
the postmaster? in Alabama were not making
their return’ to tho Department with the tisual
regularity.
t'OLIMBt N. MONDAY, FKBKIARY Il.tMB.
FOKT STHTER.
Many day# will notelapao before we may ex
peel exciting times in and around Charleston.— (
The dreadful dm of warlike preparation ha* hero
I going hn ever. iueu the movement es Maj. Ander
<m throwing himself into the key of tho harbor.
‘There Ijh boon but Hi tie publicity given by the
South Carolinians as Cos the mode by which the
assault is to W wade. Rnough has uauspireu
to assure us that the mist gcitnUfie engineer
corps which could he tburned have been active
ly and carefully engaged in drawing and perfect
ing a plan for Its capture.
Fort fcuwltr will be taken at any cost. The
continued occopation of it by the Federal troops
iss burning insult to iku pride and dignity of the
Republic of fiontb Carolina, and they are deter
mined that It shall oeueo to be a standing blot
upon their honor. The starry banner of the i
Federal Government is hourly flaunted before *
their oyos from the frowning walls of this fortress,
and black-mouthed cannon ore brought to bear !
upou their homes and friends,
Tho forbearance that the gallant people of l
South Carolina have exercised towards the ene
my on their soil is now exhausted. They only j
remonstrated and delayed until now, to show the j
civilized world that they dcrired not the useless |
pouring out of human blood, tot preferred ai
peaceable rod /madly adjustment of the diil'er- j
onces existing betwuoa tbo two governments.—
This box been insultingly denied them, and their <
envoy was even treated, with eon tempt, and hi* j
“Forbearance bos ctaoeu n, he a virtue,” and
the dine is tear at Lain! when tho sword must be
! tho arbiter. We have uo fears as to the result of !
i the assawt. The ohivalric descendants of those
j men —bc/upM who*o deadly fire and gleaming j
word* u it. ly ‘ r-.’ ‘ho i
j Revolution-—-haveeioatidin around the Falmetto j
j standard, and ore laipatiently awaiting the enter j
bWd at Qhurlestor. They will recumber tne
deeds dune at Fort Moultrie in ’76, and tho heroic
valor-A Kings Mouc'ain and utaw Spring-.
I which will spur them on U battle ’vhicb it just
i before them. In thtyiatriotic bund that are now
1 -it C . • i.*e - tti:*iiy who
I have re on vd the ■*•*;. dujen in aui ; m
; war. Hoay of them will recoiu < t the night be
! ‘ ,Tr ■.r.g
j fire from Los Per tales de Chttrooseo: the storm*
I iog of Cbap’iltepec, and tho raUiing grajM! upen
the causeway lea ding to the Gorita dc Helen
There will be to dvubt us to tho final result.
Ia ad pro: ability it will W won at a icar.ul l-> j
Tho Palmetto with Ita js!e Onaerot wi'i Coat
triurupbanfly from the proud rampaets of 6ua
ioto the raging sea that uncc.uclngly utoans and
,8 " :w * a
Brewii Seuibx Y?w Vtirk V-wb.
IV are informed that Governor J<<.,uph E.
brown has seised five New York \*_/. ■.'■* in the
p<>rt of Srii'ftnnak, as reprisal, until the Gover- \
uor of Nfcw V<>rk sends ou tlm erni. .d 1 Georgia, I
aicgxliy captured the police of fo.c City of;
been made for tUm. roJ not'mpe-ted by jL -v” j
Morgan, it we are corrueCfy informed i gg ■
poruiogpoLey m*y salt p.oAras&nating priiU-j
politicianc, and they may net opprewe the act, >
hut the people who tut up* c the cnn.Hunativc ■
1*: S—Since writing ike above, w© clip the fol
lowing fro:* (he Havsr.ua Muraiog Nows of Jve
The following vessel*, register© l in the city of
New York and belougicg v> tliv cilisess of (b© ‘
State es New YoA, wore seised an yesterday by \
‘ Col. Lawtou, under <*rdcr frem the Or. ern -r
1 Brig VV. R. Klbbr.
j hark Adjust*:
Brig Golden Lead.
1 Hshtiimi*T Julia A lialloc
[ Dark l> Golden Murrav
|We haV; U Cu fu rn'rhe'd with a copy us the or
{ der under which thesa seirorex )i.vt beta made, 1
* j
j Sir—l Lav © and mroded df the Governor of New ,
| York the prompt delivery to my agent, for D. C. {
Hodgkin* A Hoc. citfeene of this Hiete, oi their
; K u,l¥ * WnH by the pmfou of New \rk on b-.>ard I
j the Mont 7 !!•', and Ifew •;:* !in the arsenal of j
that state. The demand hen keen delivered te 1
. J him: he lias had a reasonable tins# and has m.-ide ’
I funs and property of tho ri&tMns of this Sut#
1 against all such lawfot* vioiciwe ©tail hazards.—
In doing so I will, if netasarv, meet for-© by
j force. 1 feel h my duty iu this eu* to order re- |
prLsb lon will therefore direct Cob Lawton te
order ut sndkießt military force, and reize and j
■ harb- - *■*„ . 1 • ! ‘ !*!’ ‘!° ’
I been robbed, is roturuud Lu themthv ?hi|M will be i
UIWW.
1 „ 3 •*•• j
Tho execution us this order wn? delayed for a !
* wliKlly tn New Vo A. nU then in ur hukr, j
i-e , •
| Courier fav*. that he is satisfied thv ifih •I- v |
j*'‘ u m I
Govergment resort to semi-cocr . m bv eniorr
j . 7 ■ ‘, j
i from ffoetheni ports, Koglan^roJ'Franco^ will i
j not sabinit to it. They are. as neuUroj cvro i# (
j teas entitled te such rights.
j slavery, but must have cotton. Trade, munn- !
| t ‘* *"■’ ” ‘ 1 **“• *'*'■o* ;
I trade, which the U jueraaiug the tariff, i
Him. 1 ilium L. Vurer.
aud life have been contributed to th© South, j
scars. Now that seven State* have ©* up to j
j him for being rash nnd inconsiderate, while all |
are traitors and rebels es his scheel, ho should be
j ‘* vl ’ iru ’ •’ * * 1 ” 1 * **” 10 teepra*.
of country.
uro m
PeiKKola <W(sj*iklm(*
Wt ©all attention to oux correspondence from
Pensacola. Wo have employed un nbla writer,
who contributes two lot tori per week to the Co
lumbus lime*. Everything oi intare.t transpir
iugat l'uaiacolo, whore all eyes are now bo anx
iously turned, will be writtou down and given to
our readers. The heavy expon*® in thus employ
ing a correspoudeu t, who remains at the scat of
war, is compensated by the fact that our journal
will bo more iiuc reeling to the large flats, who
so liberally and patronise u. >Vc
may say souicthinc in the future about our
Charleston correspondsnt, whose letters adorn
, the columns of the Times.
nmwih mmnmm.
Rumor * of a Recall- fJieappoinlmcai of the Hoyt
Matter* take a peaceful turn—Departure of
Mia*i**i]’puiu—Dficultict in Camp
Fort Banr.AZ! a*. Warrixotow Fi,a. )
February 4th, JSC I. (
Dear Times : Yesterday it woe rumored in
caiup that tbo Alabama Regiment era l ! to be re
called one day this week, aud that M.ij. Chase
had gone to Montgomerv for orders. This was
good news to the boys, rod tboy only begged to
be allowed .1 dash at Pickens before leaving. It
is now quite certain, I think, that some undor
.ierstanding between the governments has been
arrived at, and that the campaign is over for the
j resent. The forU arc to be garrisoned by an
..dequate force, vt b!eh is to be raised in AUhama.
T believe. Col. Lomax has orders to enlist one
hundred men from the 2d Regiment, if pos
i ible, they to elect their own officers—-term cf
( service to he one year. Since the orders for the
I Brooklyn, of which I told yon in my last, have
t been received, matters seem to be on a more
j peaceful footing, and the expectation of a victory
so long cherished by the boys, wiJl bo disappoin
ted. Fort Pickens is to be left in the hands of
I Lteat. Slemiaer and hie men. There is no doubt
I but he means to fight, and i* constantly making
preparations to give bis assailants a warm recep
tion. For a day or two we have seen men
onsily eugageu in throwing up batteries upon
J the point of Santa lit *a’f isUnd, immediately
opposite those we hare erected below Barrancas.
Slcmoior Lass also placed a large inoviar upon
> each bastion of the Fort. Upon both sides tbe
labors upon batteries and guns continue, bat I
j am inclined to believe : hat they will not be
j brought into u.e. Lieut. Slemmcr rays that
i when he expected an attack, tho day the Navy
i Yard was taken, ho had twenty-four guns load
viand ready for it, and felt confident in being
j .ioie to repulse a force ten to one of his own. In
this Connection 1 must remark, and call particu
lar notice to the fact, that there is not a single
! American in the company in Pickens, every man
| being of foreign birth. Th.ro srece about twenty,
bat they have all loft, saying that they will not
fire upon their countrymen. The contrast bo
tween them and the,Hessian* remaining, is too
striking to nerd further comment
Two or three companies of the Mississippi |
Regime*;; left for home to-day. They went on
the : aioer Keys to Aw hile. Iu all iboy num
bered about two hundred, as far a* I can learn.
Others go a# soon a* the steamer can return to
take then;.
Cjome difficulties have occurred in one es the
eotapaxnee here, and a CorpotAtl bar been court
martsated. Hi sentence wa* very light con
sidering the >-fTeaSe, beiag merely confinement
for a few hour* and*, reprimand. Other things
with which I .un net conversant enough to re
port, have transpired. This much I know, they
have bcea or an unpleasant character, and have
been proper*y dealt wilh by Col. Lomax. A* a
general thing the whole of the .-onipanie* have
been extraordinarily quiet for volunteer#, and
seem to have a great respect for the officer? in
Yens* truly,
Fla? Ike Soatlifni Ceofnieivr.
| This subject wffl no doubt engage tbo attention
: of our representatives In Montgomery. Let us
have no Lions rampant, nor Leopards cou eh ant,
nor Regies with spread wings, or perched on lof- J
ty height with arrows in their ©laws; no Kn- j
fki| either dingle ©r double headed, nor Bear?, ,
js.titber Copperheaded or Rattlesnakes.
Let as hav, have no effete Htelo mottoea, taken
i from tbo unxith* of some mythical hero of anti
qnity. Away wtth all guns, large or small, wheth
er Armstrong, Paixhaia or Colt. No store—they
l>elon;: Xu Ileavoa, ot to earth, unless a man
knocks hia head against u post at night. No
stripe*—they Lofoog to the bock of culprit.* and S
domestic Let er flag be a niz wmrr, |
without stala,blemish or disfiguration; without
euigmaticjil tascriptions, or ptizling proverbs;
withnt beasts, birds, or reptiles.
Whitt ie an emblem of Peace a id Purity, rod
represents our great agricultural etaple, which
the commerce of the world. Wbmt more
riraplc, chaste aud elegant—what more emblem
atical of our great mission, rod of our character,
and more representative of our agricultural in-
Pat it* and Cettou
J M CLARK.
UWIiLM SISTER IVLAS.
kfos. Abraham Lincoln, wife of the President
of (he old Union, has two married sisters now j
on a visit to Montgomery, Ala. One Is from Ken- :
tueky and on a visit to her sister, who reoidos 1
in \ 1. AU T>y IK bc4h .*• xg Swemidß- |
rod opposed to the government of their
; brothor-in law, Abraham Lincoln. Os course,
they attract considerable attention and a. •.the j
tuft?; of Southerner#. The husband <>.
• , !>> rW.s t„ 0.,,. Maorc, us AUU.m . j
to further tbe ream us Smub eul S (1 t
Right? and Rep u bit can Liberty.
Conv rxT; iv Ferui a*t. —BeshleA) tbe Con
vention* which meet at Montgomery and Wash
ington. tho following movements occur in the f
B'lUtuern Htates during the present month
February o.—Tenneeeee, election for Cenveation. j
February 13.—Virginia, Convention meets. j
February la.—Ark m*as, election for Convention, j
Fi ruarv 25.—Tennessee, Convention meets.
February ffl.—North Carolina, election for Con-
February 28.—Missouri, Convention meets.
Tho Arkansas C-nventlon (If called by the !
peoplo will meet March 4tb,and the North Car
olina Convention on the pueeerdiog Monday,
March Tlth.
In the eleotion* iu Tenmeseec. Arkansas uud j
Nortn Carolina, the people will vote for Dele- j
gate*, and at th© same time designate whether or i
nut it is their will that a Convention shall be |
holden. If a majority say “aye, the C’onveo- |
lieu will assemble at the times appointed.
Tn Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas Missouri j
and North CsitUss, tbo action us their rerace- ;
tive Convention* will b© submitted to th# approv- :
ai or disapproval of the people.
No action, we believe, ha* yet boon taken <n ‘
i Keotasky, Maryland or Delaware.
lif ut. W. 1.
This gallant officer in tho ordinance depart
ment of tbe Uniled Htates Army, has resigned hi s
office rod returned to Georgia, his native State.
V. © are glad to see that Governor Drown
ba acknowledged his moriforitmg conduct, hy
plowing him in charge of the OrJcnaspe Bureau i
oi Georgia. It was our privilege to be intimately j
associated with this brave effioer during a colle
giate term of four years, and from the knowledge j
Os hi- military character thus acquired, we are I
safe ia rococo mending him to tho espeeial favor of I
the Lxeutivo of the State. Lieut. Boggs entered |
the army in the year 1£53, having graduated*
with tbo highest honor* at the U. S. Military j
Academy, and since that period has served his
country with great fidelity in the - Ordenanc# 1
Department. He hails from the city of Angus- j
te. aud will adorn the army list of Georgia.—
Thrico welcome home, our returned and valued
friend: May bright honors clu*t3r your brow.
Lierr. Jao. T.Shaaip.—Wc notice the arri
val of this officer of the l aited Htate* Army in
Columbus. He is a graduate of West Point, rod
La, U.a In service since he left tho Military
Academy. Hi# many friends in this city extend
to him n warm greeting.
JdtuariTiao Opneau.—Josxcn Cabt, Esqr.
< f 13arbour, Ala., ha. been appointed to a Cnp
lainey in the regular army of Alabama, and Is
now at homo in Kufaula, recruiting tor tho sor
tie®. Letters can be addressed to him at Eufau
la.
CavGKKseioxAL ArrnoPßiATioxs roa rat
South.—ln tho Legislative Appropriation bill,
which passed the Senate on Friday, appropriation
wai made fur the Dahloncgu Mint: also an ap
propriation of three thousand dollars f r the Sur
veyor -General of Louisiana.
Mannfsclnre of Arm s .
Mb. Cmshv :—ln y<mr editorial of tbte morn
ing, in relation to canting cunn'.ns, &v., tu Go* r
gia, you seem to be under tbe impression that a
proposition ought to Ims made to iioinufootnro
them In Macon.
In December, lsfiy, there was an oj propriaUun
made by the Legislature to j urehft. e arm*. I
applied to the Governor for the contract, at least,
that I *h'olJ be allowed to come in oß'equal foot
iug in the inai.ufuefurc W;th the North. I unclose
his Excellency** reply ti my proposition which I
beg you will publish :
Exee’T'Tivk DkrAktmesit,
Miilcdgeville, Ga., Jan. to, 1001. j
Dour Sir:—in reply to your proposition,.! re
gm to have to state that tbo late General As
sembly of this State voted down every proposi
tion for fin appropriation to encourage the tiiia
ufacturo of arms tn this Htate. Thu disposition
of the Legislature rceincd to be to make immedi
ate purchase of a supply for present use. without
binding the State to an appropriation for manu
facturing. Tho volunteer corps 0/ tbe Hlato urc
daily demanding arms, and I shall have to take
early step,- to procure a supply by a purchaso of
those already manufactured. I cannot wait for
the erection of a foundry, but shall leave this to
tbe future consideration of the Legislature, as
their past action clearly contemplates.
Very respectfully, <tc.,
JOSEPH L. BROWN.
Col. Tnoa. C. Njsukt. Macon.
AYithin the lost week I have had & proposition
from the Ordinance Department cf the Htate of
South Carolina, which I certainly should have
entertained, hud I supposed thut I would have
met with similar encouragement from wy own
Htate. In regard to the practicability of casting
cannon in Macon I have only to say that 1 enjoy
faoilittes for handling largo bodies of metal, un
surpassed by any foundry in the world.
Yours, Ac.,
T. C. NIFBET.
(Macon Tel.
A liis Fact.
We commend tho following fact to those Re
publican* who are calculating largely on the
Union sentiment# in Kentucky : Tna II use of
Representatives of tho Legislature of Kentucky
passed, by the unprecedented vote of eighty-sev
en og.iiust six, resolutions pledging tbe Htate to
resist, “at all hazards,” “attempt whatever
of a warlike character against the South.”—
These resolutions were introduced in response to
the action of the Legislature* of Northern Htate#,
tendering men and money to the General Gov
ernment to wage a war of coercion—in other
words, of extermination. That the Senate will
concur in tho decision of the Hoc*©, with equal
) unanimity oannot be doubted, an 1 that the Htate
now stand# commuted to the defense? of the South,
in case of invasion, must b regarded as 1% fixed
faefeln estimating the probability and the con
tingencies of war.
Hot. KWn fwtalrt for l*ieiJnt,
The Augusta CunsliitiUon<et say*:
! To uK-st tho crash the South i* arming. Who
! shall direct the tho South is about tube
j called on to strike for her liberties? Public ai
| ten lion has turned with almost one accord to
j Jefferson Davis, os the great military loader for
I the oeeasiun. Ho has, in on eminent degree.
J civil qualifications for tho supremo executive
command, but his time and talent* would be
j fully occupied in the military service, it placed
at the head of her armies. Who, then should Imj
j the man for the executive chair, for the stormy
tiuio approaching’ Roojcut ToOa ia the
] man.
; A less impulsive nature,ft lees imp ssioned ar
dor of purpose, a loss chivalrous daring in action
might suit the halcyon time of peaceful prosperi
ty. liut amid the scone* of strife and the clash
of great principles, involving the interests of all
humanity audeivilzation, we need at tbe helm
of Htate a civilian ol eminent ability nnd expe
sience, who combine* with them the military at
tribute# of command. Wc neod a kindred spirit
to that of Jefferson Davis. Tfobert Toombs
come* nearer to (be requirement than any man
now figuring upon the public arena. Though in
j disposition a very Harry Hotspur, when patriot
ism calls so duty, be ha.< the wise forecast of a
FftLius to restrain premature action.
We endorse ail that is said about this distin
guished statesman. He is tbe man for the cri*i!>,
and while wo bow in deference to the judgment
of the Convention, we would be rejoiced to see
him elevated to the highest position iu the Sou
thern Confederacy. His eminent abilities will
command for us respect abroad while Us broad
1 and extensive statesmanship and devotion to the
| South w'M win for him tho love and respect of
freemen. Under his administration ft gloriou*
future would await the South.
H4Ri> Tuns* ix Nkwabk.—The Evening
Journal says; “in war own city, where it is esti
mated that over ten thousand uu*n are out of
employment, a largo majority of whom have fa
milies dependent upon them, it i# not to be won
dered at that the pupi© dcuirod a settlement of
tho sectional issues by tho adoption of such con
ciliatory measure* as will give peace to the
country, work to the idlc : and bread to the
hungry. If the republican leaders do not assent
to this demand, if our members of Congress he
-1 iute uitteh longer In their action, they wllihavc
ranch to answer for.
From the Macon Telegraph.
A (WIIPLATMY
! Soft o’er wy path the evening xepbyrs piny,
| As through this woodland fair I musing stray ;
j Low sound# of mirth from hill and valley rhe,
I Light, beauty, grace adorn the circling skies.
Beheld ? the ‘orb of day/ with pensive glow,
I Adown tbe Western sky is sinking low;
j See ! slowly fades its last, taint, flickering ray!
Thus glides old Time, thus passes life away.
Ah, yea, thus passes o’er our brief career,
With hopes aud joy, and all we hold most dcari
Thun in roch brief, each passing day, may we,
Os earthly life a fair epitome sae.
I Aud Father of all-wise, while daily thus we see,
In thy vast truths, <ur weokntjs and mortality,
The same great truth* unerringly proclaim
I Thy Being eternal and fore’er the same.
These fragrant flower? that hfoom so sweetly
round,
j This crystal stream that flows with rippling
Theso massy trees that high above mo tower,
I Are proofs of thy eternal lore and j/oicef,
! And Father divine, impress upou my youth
j A love for this, tbj wisdom, greatness, truth
Oh! guide my footsteps in that matchless way
j That leads to joys that fadeth uot away.
< Lowland Cottage, Twiggs county, Ga.
j HTIM. AN'OTBKIt Lcrrau SUOM Alxj. A!tRR- |
I sow —Thu following letter from the above gentle- j
mint W*. -d*te I.r( Sumter, J. 21,ud i, .ft
! dressed to J. Feck, North field, ©*.*
Dear eir: -I thank you for tho interest your
j note of the Toth lost, manifests for me. De as
sured that not a life shall he taken, not a dwel
ling demolished, units# there shall bo an abso
i lute uccessity for it. No one would mre deep
! ly deplore the shedding of blood than I should.
j I trust in G-d that time may now be gained,
! and that instead of resorting to tbe arbitrament
of the sword, reason and good senra will regu
late the actions of those in authority. I am,
sir, respectfully, your ob't serv t,
ROBERT ANDERSON.
V. H. steamship, Hupply, Henry Wal
ker Commautier, arrived at New York on the Hu
test. AtunQg the passengers were Mrs. LieuL
HlcTuiner, l : . S. A., wife of tb®cc*nman'kir*f Fort
Fiekens, Pensacola harbor: several officers of the
j army aud navy, invalid#, Irom the Marine llos
pital, at Pensacola, and a few navy yard employ
ees and ordinary men, rod murine
“Date®a” ix Tkxxrsskb.—The Tennessee
j river is higher at this time than it has been since
; the year 1*47. The freshv. ■ -ocasioned bea
vy losses. Many fanners .residing near the river
I have been forced to leave their residences. It
has not been au unusual right to coo houses,
boros, and in some case?, even residence?, borne
j away hy tbe almost irresistible earrant.
| Movbvbwts or thb U. 6. Tnoors.—A dispatch
j to the Memphis Enquirer from Little Rock, Ar
kansas, says the United Htates troops at the out
posts of tbo western frontier of that Statu, and
in the Indian nation, have all been recalled from
winter quarters to r. in force the garrison at Fort
mith aud tbe United State* aracnal in Little
Rock. This arsenal is no us the richest deposi
tories of miliuiy stores in the United Htates,
and is supposed to be the ultimate destination of
ill the troops ordered from tho frontier.
CoflwiT.—lf six or seven Hute*, says tho Lon
don Star of January 15th, have not the right to
constitute a separate federation, wo know noton
what principle of right the American Union con
stituted itself by separation from the British
crown.
? Ow* Traitou Removed. —Hon. E. Marvin,late
F. S J.udge at Key West, ha* made hi* throats
that ho would not recognise the Admiralty Ju
risdiction of the Republic of Florida, and that ev
ery citisenot our fetate, who, after its secession,
refused to rocogniac tho laws of tho T. S., should
he treated as a traitor. Tho Governor has ac
cordingly very properly and promptly removed
him aud appointed lion. S. K. Mallory Admiral
ty Judge io his stead.— FematuUnn £*• Ft or it),
inn.
TELEGRAMS OF THE Hi!
RETORTED FOR THE COLT MFL; J
SOITTEFRH CONFEDERj
- “V* ■ m. rßKmntsr,
> IIHN. JEFFERSON DAYI
VICUritKSIDtNT,
ISON. ALEXANDER 11. ST! ;#|
MoRTOoMEhv. ■ V
lion Jcffcrgon Davis, of Mi.
nnanimonsly eleeted President of ; j,
ate SRfttes of North America, and t!. * |
antler IT. Stephens, of Georgia, u ,• n
elected Vico President.
SOLIHFBN tO?*GRES
Moniajojujluv, Ala., FeL. 1. .
Southern Congress was organ’
Tbo lion. Howell Cobb, of Gu.r .
ted President, and Joncc J. U„....
goincry, Secretary.
Ala., Fib. .
During tho discussion to-day ( , Q
rules, the Hon. A. If. Stephens, < ‘ ;
that tho rules would be made 011 ~
we arc a Congress of Sovereign ami :
States, and must voto as States.
Pending tho discussion on adopt;, :
tions, providing for appointment of- (
foe to rcjiort form of a Provisional 1
tho Convention wont into secret s?- Sf ;
Mostgombrv, Ala., Feb. r
I The Commissioner from North (for
sented their credentials to-day, tin;,
dared scats iu tho Convention durin
non.
Tho Commiesionert from Virginia ir
city.
The Committee appointed yostirdav
scMiion, report through their Cbairnn
G. Meminger, of South Carolina, that i; *
probably report Thursday a plan of tb
ionai Govenimcnt
McxTGoaiitv, Ala., Feb.
Congress to-day received an official
the Act of Alabama, appropriating flw
thousand dollars for the support ofth
tonal Government of the seen ted Stat.,
Cougross were in *>pcn session
time.
TUo Committee on plan of Pa
ernmeut reported in secret session: sou ri.
cwnj-uuied in discussing the plan.
Congress until to-tuorrow
o'clock. It is rej*Lrtod that there i = gr.
nimity in Congress on the plan rep. r.
Nothing of intercat from PenMc -i 1.
IMPORTANT Wim tWTO...MiHI -
Moxtcomeu\, Ala., F*fc. s, y. :
Congress was in secret sessfonfour h. a:-
will meet again to-night, it is very pro!
important results will bo made kn. k
the night or to-morrow.
The public session was only for hai;
morning aud was consumed in prayer an I
mat business resolutions.
Gen. II cm: in gaol) ia here.
Moxtuomek,, IV,.
Hon. C. G. Memuiinger, of Sou’.h
presented a beautiful model of a flag, n:.i.
South Carolina ladies, with a blco < r .
field—seven stars on the cross. Tho
highly admired.
Mr. Memttittger also presented anutli r
mate by a gentleman of Charleston, wit
and fifteen stars, on a field of stripes.
A committee was appointed to report
s eal, arms, and motto for tho Confederacy
The Pres idem was directed to appt ..
mittees on foreign affairs, finance, millin’
naval affairs,judiciary, postal, eonmrerc*-.
and printing.
A resolution was adopted, appointing
mil toe of three Alabama deputies to inq
report wl.at terms suitable buildings in %
gome ry can be secured, for the use of the
executive departments of the CufTfeiirr n ,
tho Frovisional Government.
A bill was pawed continuing in force u
pealed and altered by Congress, all law
United States in force and use on (h<
November last, not inconsisient wilh the (
tution of tho Provisional Government. It
derstood under this law, that a.tarifl’ will b
on all goods brought from tho United Hint
A resolution was adopted instructing the f
committee to report promptly a tarill f.-r r
n revenue to support the Government-
The Souikra Omrrtss.
The following is a list of the Idsnlci a
ted to the Southern Congress, which 1.
Montgomery, Monday, February 4 :
South Carolina. —R. B. Ilhett, W. It.
wdl, June Chesaut, Jf., C. C. Memming
P. Miles, L. M. Kttitt, T. J. Withers, V.
Boyce.
Florida. —Jackson Morton, J. Patten, /
son, James Powers.
Mit*Mippi —\Y. I*. Harris, W. 5V \s.
Walter Brooke, A. M. Clayton, W. H I
Juines T. Harri?, J. A. P. Campbell.
Alabama. —R, \V T . Walker, R. 11. Hinilh.
Mcßae, J. G. Bhorter, W. P. Chilton, .*>. IV 11
D. P. Lewis, T. Fcarn, J. L. M. Curry.
Georgia. —Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb, 1
Bartow, M. J. Crawford, E. A. Nisbct, I
Hill, A. R. Wright, T. R. U. Cobb. A. 11. K
Alexander 11. Htcphcns.
Lanitiana. —J. Perkins, Jr., A. Duclouct. l
I Conrad, Duncan F. Kenner, K. Rparrow II
| Marshall.
j North Carolina (Commissioner"lfo
emor Swan, J. L. Bridge*, M. W. Rnnu-.n,
Soailtru Jui. Umdl Ml'i Spr-
I Ou theaseeubling of the Contention
fth, Mr. lihf-u of a. C., said—-I t. ..k •
I tr course Is to electa President of the < ;
| tion. On the part of the bepntie* from -
j Carolina, l present the name ofagontltn; <i
j that office who has boon illustrious in tb. ,r
J ot the general government—whore fame
J extensive with the length and bread 1 h
whole country—l nominate the lion. I:
j CobbofUa., as President of this Coavcm
; (App!au*®.J Inm sure that bis election n
unaniin-ut. I therefore propose that he
j dared President hy acclamation.
fhc inoti .a prevailed and eoßsidorab'.
platire followed taeannounccmem.
i .Mr. Uhctt—l move that a committee . 1
be appointed to inform Mr. Cobb of his ti.
rod conduct him to the chair.
The motion prevailed and tho Cbairnnsri
pointed Messrs. Rbett, Anderaon. and V
that committee.
On taking the chair Mr. Cobb :ddr< •
Convention aa follows:
Accept, gentlemen ot the Convention, nn *
oere thanks for the honor you have .’-m -r
J upon me. I shut! endeavor by a'faithful
I impartial discharge of the duties of the Clia
merit in some degree at least the com. dim 1
have reposed in mu.
; Tfic ocoarioß which assembles us together
I one of no ordinary character. We meet as
representatives of sovereign rod indepun•! ;
States, who by their solemn judgment. h.i\
solved the political association which conm*.
them with too Government of the l uitod S'.r
Os the causes, which have led to this decini.
is unnecessary now to speak. It is suffice
announce that by the judgment of our e* i.
uonis they havo boen pronounced ample
sufficient. It is now a fixed and irrevocable t
[Applause.] The separation is perfect, con i ■
and perpetual. [Applause.]
The great duty is now imposed on us of j r
vidiag for these States a Government for th
future security and protection. We car.
should extend to our rister Htates- <>ur late -
ter Htate*—who arc identified with us in inter
fooling and iuoikutionr, a cordial welcome
unite with us in a common destiny—desirou.
the same time of maintaining with our fieri:.’
contedcratcs. as with the world, the most ]ca
!ul anu friendly relations, both political and
morciub [Applause.]
Our responsibilities, gentlemen, are great, an >
I doubt not wc shall prove equal to th© oecasi
[Applause.] Lot us assume all the rcsponsibil .
which may 1> necessary IbrJ thu successful cou.
pletion of tho great work committed to our car .
placing before our countrymen and the world •
acts and their results, u the justification for tl <
oourse wo may pursue, and the policy wc may
adopt. With a consciousness of the justice
our cause, and with confidence In tho guidon ‘
and blessings of a kind Providence, we will tb:
day inaugurate for tho South anew era, peat ‘,
security and prosperity. [Applause ]
Mr. Chilton—l move that the Convention n.-w
proceed to the election of a Secretary. [Tho
motion was carried.] If U be agreeable t<> the
Convention I will nominate Johnson J. Hooper,
Esq., of Alabama, lor that office. He i.- a gen-