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COL! Ullt'S Kill (MY. MAKCfI I. IMM.
r=r. -—~; aaraa..” “i r TJ.aJJ r .'ar i :i’ ‘■.'nT-s.- WXU.
Tax on Litnnatunn.—Speaking of (tie Mor
ri*U Tariff Util, the Boston Travefter ay tbe
changes ft purpose# to make in Julias on Wok*,
have been demonstrated to amount to aaore than
two hundred jer cent. A New York house, de
sirous of ascertaining precisely what woutJ ho
the diffcrenee in dull®*, took aeventeen case# of
English hooka, indiscriminately from recent im
portation, and on which the duties were SJV4,2. r ),
and which on the new duties would run up to
$1,171.30’ The whole value of the eon ten re of
the pachagee won only about $4,500. Thin
■howl that the new tariff is n monster of injustice
in its dealing! with one of the higher interest! of
men and !ociety. It seem* to have been pre
pared for the express purpose of preventing the
spread of knowledge among usea.
pit' One hundred failure! took plane on the
oth in tbo city of New York. Many of tho!o
fallen houie! were of high character and long
standing.
[Communicated.]
leHid Antlfi Mem.
Thu Washington correspondent of ike N-Y'. Her
ald puls down the names of Johnson and lithe
ridge,* of Tennessee, Clematis, of Virginia, Da
vis, of Maryland, Hamilton, of Texas, and Bo
ligmty, of Louisiana, as managers at Linooln's
Inauguration Hall. Comment is unnecessary.
it may boon error as to Etheridge, having
mislaid the Herald since reading, but think Eth
eridge is on the prog rum me
MVTCtItEV (MUMIMML
/‘resilient I laris’ hetsdgassriOfS — Jfr. TOmhi nnd
S rphens— The prospect of lKr— Capt. Sragg
('mnmissivntrs to Washington—Taxon Cut
ton i . jtofted— Permanent Constitution.
Momtouhkst, Feb. 27.
There Is not a large crowd here now. The
President has his quarters at the Exchange
Hotel, whore be transacts the public business.—
A house has been rented for him for tho period
of one year at the •mu of $&,000, in a convenient
part of the city: The Vice President, Mr. Su-pb
-s, end the Heerotary of State, Mr. Toombs,
have rooms together in a small, pretty house, a
few blocks from the Exchange. They are the
grul uu>ii, to whose advise and council, much
weight is attached in the present crisis.
The government in moving along slowly and
gaining strength day by day. There is harmony
and good feeling in Congress, and tbe secret
sessions facilitate the business. There is no talk
of reconstruction, nor will the ld®a be entertain
ed for u moment. The all-absorbing theme Is,
howto build up tho now government seas to
combine strength and durability. A conflict of
arm* being anticipated, evory provision Is made
to preserve our credit, relying upon the patrio
tism o! the people to hear temporary inoonvani
eneee and submit to sacrifice*.
Tim policy of Congress Ij that of pears sod not
w.ir. Tho President has entertained but one
opinion, to wit.- that coercion will be attempted,
and the peasant difficulties will have to be settled
by the arbitrament of the sword. lienee, his
earnest desire if to bo in the defensive, and have
the J(< publicans inaugurate the war. This will
I*** *>* right with nt! Christen om, ami will com
imind more sympathy from the border fltutos
than an aggressive war.
The Commissioners have left for Washington.
Rather, Mr. Crawford has gone and will await
tbo arrival of M ousts. Forsyth and Remain. Tbe
prevailing opinion Loro is, that Carolina is rather
impatient. Winlo admiring the spirit and chiv
alry of tho brave boys who are noxious to attack
Sumter, they four waiter* will bo precipitated by
their over-zealous patriotism, making us initiate
the war. Arrangements arc in progress to put
fifty thousand volunteers In the field and pruse
euto tho war with vigor.
Captain Uaxtnii Bragg, of a “little tnra grape”
nutoriuty, has been telegraphed for to command
the brave troops at Charleston. They want an
officer there to restrain the impetuosity of the
soldiers, and in whoso judgment and skill they
have confidence.
T(io I'ro.id.nt Loti.vti. Out Mr. M.llury ul
Florid., i. wtdl tilled fur thpint ul hour.Lry >f
Iho *N#rj, but tbi. jio.tl.miui i. vijfir.m.ly up
|.ucd liy tbo ion from bt. own !<tlo. In >ll
probability I'al.l. Injjrubnm will b. lalocted. 11.
bilit (Minud ,01110 r,l‘uUtion u, u Naval Com
luatider, mid Would do wull a, a Oabinol of
ficce.
Mr. \ un<rey has not lufi yot for Ruropo. Ho
•** sanguliiu that our government will be recog
nized by foreign p >wers and that they will r-
.in bloukada. .Mr. Touinbs, it la said, would
Utiv*’ preferred ti mission to I lie high pout Uo oc
cupies.
Ij is not probable that Montgomery will bo
releettd a the permanent Capital. Tb© high
l, fe rd and rutbor poor tare have turned tb© scale
against her. Atlanta, Mwonn, Columbus or ©oui
otbor central spot will be looked to.
A .-mull tax of oim-eight of one per cent, bus
been levied upon cotton exported, to take effect
attci neat August, it’ the contingency require© it.
The permanent Constitution is not yet adop
ted. it provides for u term of six years for the
l'midoiit, uud gives tb© Cabinet Offieer© tho
power of vindicating thorn solves and speaking in
Congress, hut not tu vote It preservos the three
tU’lhs ratio of rep resun tat ion In slaves.
lion. Unwell Cobb makes a capital President
wt Congress, and Dixon of Georgia, cannot be
surpassed ns a Clerk. Hitch in, the Jut*rn*lis
!n- Clerk, too, wield© a quick pun and does well.
RAJfiBLKK.
\uotli©f Lrllfr from our Frourela (©rr^poodrul.
Jlr4thi/f Cl/* , March'—A Ho r iiat>le Wi dow-
Arriral at Monty, >mtry~ Celehratimn tktreu/>
o t Affaire of /Vusoro/u- lire oil trt to,, to/ Da
rancan Th, Student'* Dream.
Coi.t üßt s, F©h. t*. ltmi.
A verc cold, taken tv week ago, has prevent
ed me from using my pen, and business genera!
lj has been negteeted. In ©owing from Pen a.
cole to .Montgomery, having five hundred ;bar
r ‘-. f powder in charge, out company tuet with
;rc*at hardships. The road was miserable be
twiwtt the two end© of the railroad, and three
whole days wore occupied in transporting the
powder only about thirty miles, la some piece*
it was necrosarv to remove the mules from the
wagons and draw thorn by hsnd te Arm ground.
The work of pry ing some wagon or mule from a
though, unloading powder or doubling the teams,
had to be done every hour.
The second day it rained lieanly, and all the
tents and blankets were used to keep the puwdor
dry. Os four.', no fir© could bo bad, and at night
the men lay entirely without blaukets, in wet
clothes, upon ground, the which was covered
with “water. A few of tho sick owes wore taken
Into a bouse ucar by uud eared fur iu a kind
manner, by Mrs. M©Caskill, wb.*e kindness and
hospitality upon the occasion will ever be re
metubered by tho Blues. The next morning all
were in much better condition tbau could have
been expected, cousideriag the way the night
was spent, nue being seriously lit, and except a
Imly complaining trout a taw rheumatic owe, ev
erybody was in food spirits. The next day we
reached GarlauU, uud there lock the cars fur
Montgomery. Many iiule incidents of the route
an 1 items that might have I ecu of interest at
the time, will hardly he worth while to record
IK-*. The hospitality of the people el Conecuh
and of other pi tee t in Alabama, through which
we passed, is however, worthy of particular men
tion.
At Montgomery there was a grand civil and
m. ©©Wbratiou m honor f Ui© .return of the
♦•Blues.” All lbn military companies turned out
to escort them to tho Capitol, and hundreds of
ladies followed them in their carriage©, bow-
iag and waiving handkrrcheife to express
their joy at tbo return of Ibeir friends, brothers or
lovers. I was particularly gratified to notice
several Columbus ladies among the number.-
Wearned, ragged and dirty; Worn out by a long
march, and haggard from loss of rest, tho IHucs
marched proudly through tho streets with tboir
tattered Mag, looking ss if u serious wnr bad
moulded them into veterans. They were really
the only men who suffered during this blondle**
bat important campaign', important in this, if in
nothing atse, it> has shown bow ready our gul
lant volunteers are to march to the call iff their
country, and to suffer any hardship in its service.
All honor then to those noble young men who
left home, busim-s*, comfort and every luxury fe
maintain tbe honor of Clio South in nn hour ot
threatened peril.
At Pensacola affirirs rs main about, as when w
ltd*. The Uulf Hqadron is still cruising outside
the bar, and the stars and stripes •'till wave over
Port Pickens. Thus tar no vest I has been stop
ped while entering the harbor and I have been
informed by tbe Capt. of the Wyandotte, n ■
blockade will be attempted at present, at any
roU not until tbe incoming administration order >
on#. With such orders, newoffi <ri will have to
be sent, for those now in command, or u mnjori
ty of them will resign upon the reception of the
first war like despatch, principally from Virgin
ia or Maryland, they will not fire upon their own
people. I say this upon the authority of one of
them, a Virginian and an officer in the Navy.
In reality the position of Pori Piukens would lW
of little value, fer with it a blockade could not bo
prevented. Maj. Chase was correct when he sai l
U was not worth the life of a single mao, and ns
much as some are disposed to hhime him for do
lay and for not making an attack upon tbo fort
any way, I think he acted from the purest and
most patriotic motives. If our people will have
patience and firmness for a little, all these fortifl
cations will be delivered over to the Confederatc
Siates. I believe It impossible that the Federul
Government can, for once imagine that the pen
pie of these Stale* can be forced sgnin-t th ir
will Into a government that bn* become a tyrnn
ay to them.
Now that the fatigue of one long inarch bur
somewhat worn off, tbo old pleasures of camp
life come back to me in memory. The plcui'ani
hours at Fort Hnram-as, beautiful days ami
dreamy nights, ah, those were Indeed “white
letter” times. Tho panornma of the harbor rc-*.*ri
by night from tbe ramparts of old Hun Carlo do
Huraneav, lighted by the moon, which used to
sail slowly up tho sky, looking liken silvery gon
dola floating on a 3uiuragdiue sea, comes forcibly
to mind. Hornet hing of tbe old dreams ot battle
scones aro connected with the pic tare, which, for
getting the reality, can be better t-xpipv.-- I in
verse. Pardon, then, my introduction of the fol
lowing in this matter of fart letter :
THK MTOBNNT's Dlt#All.
My dreams are ail of battle scenes,
And through the silent night
There breaks upon my slumbering car
The stirring sound of chargiug cheer*,
The tumult of the tight.
The air Is full of waving sword',
Around my couch of sleep ;
1 see the polished helmets flush,
I hear the round shield's ringing crush.
And the war cry's music deep.
Hound# of night, they wake inn not.
Yet oft in dream* I rise,
And, girded wiihn monarch's power.
I load those liaraus of uu hour
Against a fee that flic*.
I wear a crown of glory, then,
And priceless diamonds gleam
Freni bilt and cross of that keen steel.
My griping lingers thrill to feci,
In tbo right hand of my dream.
Wildly and dim the visions fade .
1 mourn with wukingduy
To loava the throbs and thrills of strife,
And wake in dull and deed!®** life
To join a world at play
My spirit loath* Its midday dream,
Aud curses hot are poured,
oT don a battered crown of weeds,
A school .boy's targe of plaited rued*.
A jester's wooden sword.
W. 0. S.
pft- We copy from tho Bun of yesterday the
following acta which have passed the Cengrc**
of the Confederate Stat sos Aun- ri on
AN ACT.
To raise provisional forces for the Confederate
Htales of America, ami fur other purp- mss.
Bee. 1. The Congress of (ho Confederate
States of America do enact, That to enable the
Government of tbe Confederate Slates to tiuiiti
laiu Us jurisdiction over all qucsliuiis of peace
and war, and to provide for tliu public defense,
the I’residuut be uud he is hereby authorized i
and directed to assume control of all military I
operations in overj State having reference to
or connection with questions between said State* !
or any of them, ami powers foreign to them.
Bee. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
President is hereby authorized to receive from
the several Stain© the arms and munitions ot
war which have been acquired from tho United
States, and which arc now in tho forts, urooiml*,
and navy yards of the said States, and ail other
arms and munitions of war which they may de
sire to turn over and uiako chargeable to tlii
Government.
Boe 3. lie it further ouacted, That the Pres
ident be authorised to receive into the sen ice of
this Government such forces now iu the service
of the said Mtates us maybe tendered, or who
may volunteer by couseut of their Mate, in ueb
numbers as he may require, (or any time not 1. • <
than twelve months, unless sooner discharged
Sec. 4. Bo it furl Ivor ouacted. That such for
oes may be rennived w ith their officers by cum
panies, battalions or regiments, and wlun so
received shall form h part of the Provisional
Army of the Confederate Status, according to
the terms <>| their culistiuout, and the President
shall appoint by and with the nth-ice and Consent
of Congress, such officer or * (fleers, for such
face©, as may he necessary for tho service.
Bec. 3. lie it further cuacted, Tha said forces
when received into the service <f this govern
mint, shall have the same pay ami allowances
a may bo provided by law f>r volunteers rn
luring tho service, or ftfr tho anuy ot the Con
federate Mates, and shall be subject to tho same
rules and government.
Adopted. Feb. 27, 18*1.
AN ACT
To define more accurately the exemption ,us < < r
tain goods from duty.
The Congress of the Confederate Stairs ot
America duenao', That the exemption tram du
ties allowed by the “Act to exempt fr< ui duties
certain commodities therein named, and foroth
er pur poors, 1 passed ou the 18th day of Fobiu
ary, lt*dl, shall exten t only to such goods /><>ho
yfis purchased on or before the jSth day . t
February, Inal., as shall have actually been la
den ou board of the exporting vessel or convey
auce destined for any port of this Cotvfedvrncy
on or before the lhthday of March iu tho pro*
ant year.
Approved Feb. 27, 1881.
Patriotism Anovn Par. The New Orlcm
Delta thus speaks of the patriotic feeling in that
city, and throughout the State The picture is
net overdrawn. When the time fur action and tne*
there will be no lack of brave and chivalrcu
meu to maintain the staudard of liberty .
“Not less than a hundred applications per day
are made at tit© headquarters of the army < :
Louisiana in this city, to enlist iu the service ot
the Mate, tteorcs of gallant and efficient young
officers in tho ariuv of the late Uuitcd Mates,
have proffered their services to the South, and to
their native State, in loss* then sixty days then
will uot be one of the Confederate States which
will not have ready to tak * the field a larger
fore© than the United State* Government has at i
its disposal. This city alone, in a lew days no
tice, could muster an army of twenty thousand
of tlin best fighting men in the w rid, and w
have arms uud ammunition enough for them all
Deeply anxious to avoid coutict ~t> bo saved
th* horrid resort to war to detend our In nor and |
our right©—we ©ball not be taken unawares by i
any iuv uders or ©uemiea.”
Tu Sorru in Danukh.—We learn that after
twe weeks Hieing and drumming, to rouse up the
war fever to ! ht> ®<htiug pv'int. the “irreprvssi
hi©©” of Hamilton county have actually succeeded
in getting niatoon volunteers for the purpose ot
fighting th© Southern ••rebels!** When Itisc. n
siderod that liaimlton county has a population .
•f 17,310, and is Republican a very Urge ma
jority, we nre lout in astonishment and woudet
at th© alacrity and number* with which they
have rushed te the rescue of our imperiled 11 tg
Let South Carolina tremble in her very boots.’
[7ndtlN<i/*Wil (7uW.) AcNllNsf. !
From the Montgomery Advertiser.
. tieporl of Ilf lommillff o PonUl Alfiirs.
Mr. Chilton, from the C -uigrftt on Dio* fed
Affairs, made tho following r MS’
The Coaimitt*! uiJfe*tai AtlMr* haviu-cMd
ored of the duties NWffgtMal Ii Ul, ha v# in at ric tod I
ui® toeubtnit tbi fell >win and the bill
uccousp.u.ying
The Com mitt.
quires to the qu whether, without material
ineuhvonience to rh| übii tluipost oflbodfcpirt
toont of this Cunfedrrary can t made self-ms- |
taining.
Tho Committee Had, rrmu the latest and most
r<drool monno oi tolortnnt ton, of which t hr v have
own able to uvail themselves, that the excess oj
expenditure over tho rectipts of this I><rpartnu-nt
in tbe six States composing tbi* Confederacy for
flic fiwal year ending With June, was
SL,(bV,i,.V,). “IJ. They have not boon able to ob
tain tho report of such receipts and expenditures
for the last fiscal year, but they presume the
above furnishes art approximation sufficiently
.iccaratv |<r the of our present ac
tion.
To j roviiefor tiiix deficit, your Comauttee
would sisggwst that tba rates of of postage may
bo Increased, h* proposed by tho accompanying
hill. By tills hill they estimate an incron< f
rc< ipt a|jproximaUng $c78,#74 fl:l.
They hehev® that a caving rim ho effected by
a change in the inode of letting out mail eon tracts,
adopting what is usually called “the ’•Tar-hid
system.” Providing all due rafe-gunrds for the
celerity, certainty, and Minority of the mails,
but without other restriction* us to tbe mode Os
transportation. In tbi* way your Committee nr®
satisfied that the expense of mail transportation
iny he reduced, say .V. ’ per cent, upon the
pro*®nt coot., say
They are lurtber of opinion that there ■ hould
boa <li"c intlndnnco of n>ftuerous routes, the cos*
of which is grostly dlsprnportioncd to their con
venience, iifid the receipts es the Foctofflot* su|i
plied ly them In tfifs war thoV believe n sav
ing of l-llt of the present cost of trant|Hfr tut 101 l
may b at’a'iiied, say JFJflfl # SH,
The service upon many of the route nmy, with
out innturittl detriment ire chan god, daily routes
rodne and to tri-weikJy, Ayr, at nil ratfmattvl redue.
lion of, say
They would also r< i-’immcnd tho .ibolishiog a
numiier of minor Foxt offices which occasion con
siderable expense without corresponding profit
ot convenience. In tins wny n living to the
Department might f> r ndlly made to the amount
of, sty 9St,<HM).
These sifini addofl, • iy h< increased
ecipts by raise on postage rates ■ 1 R.*
Hy snfcln-nhove tn7ieaf’ .l 1,081,721 <>o
Total i,flffO,sMA3
Frozent exo 2 of uxpunditurefl over
receipts ....f,flfifl,i'.t' ‘■'l
Your (’ •mmlttl'-o are of opinion that hteps
should be iminodiatcly taken to procure postage
stamps of th; ‘kuionlnution <T two, five mid
twenty rents; that these . tamps will bo sufficient
to niact the want*of the Department for th<jpr , ‘*-
They would further suggest that Immediate
steps should bo taken for procuring a supply of
locks and keys for tbe mail service; and for Fost
ofllctJ blanks, snrh n* aro now in c.
They would further recommend that all the
mail contract* within thi- <!'.*iled(?rn<-y bo re-let
sU n ,early a day n* practicable, and until they
nr® rc lect the existing contracts remain of force,
• tl*is gwrernment bnocming rcsnonulble to such
| ‘-ontractor* fr-in tho Hfb day of February, 1861.
Your Committee arc unnhl® to Miggest any plan
until farther arrangements shall bare been made
for the transmission of mail matter to and from
other government*. They believe, however, that
until postal treaties cun be mode, expedient* ari
sing from f>. necessities of tho public will, rad
| ily suggest themselves, which wit!, In a gre.it
’ measure, remedy tho i;ir .livenienec. The wide
-1 -preud riiniifications of th- Express Cuiwpann *
j would furnish valuable auxlliari’ for coin muni- J
! catlen brynnd the Confcderncy, the mail matter!
I bearing tho sttftnpfi ofcudi povorntin nt through
! which it may pi-*) by said Express.
I All of which i * Respectfully submitted.
W, F. CHILTON,
Chairman !
From tl.c Af util gom cry Adwtii cr.
| Hair* nf Boil age in lltr fonNrral* Stair* f \irrira.
I For the convenience of our ruuder i and (be
public generally, we have prepared ihe fellow ;
ing sittipUCtd statement ot ihe rate* of postage j
under the act of the Cmigrc*•<>( thu Cmifeder
ate State# of America aduptcJ un the 2J*tF®l- I
runry, ItJfil. It luu it bu borne in uimo! that the )
act is to go inly effect “iruui end after buehpc
riod m ILo Gcio-rwJ way, by |r -
lamaliou announce.”
fisttes of Postage btttosin ji'accs . Uhi ts r f'.*
federate States cf A merit a.
•fi M'.TTrit*.
Single Jet*. r< not exceeding a half educe in 1
I
■ Fur any dlManco under nOJ miles Ac.;
For any distunee over .ri'O inifea lUc.
Au additional ringfe rate for r ich additional j
half ounce or It**.
Drop letters 2 cent*.
Iu Iho foregoing < :i*c , the postage t ■ • • ■
paid by damp* oy stamped envelfq*c .
Advertised letters 2 ceut.'i each.
X rvrKAUXH.
< oiitaiiiing other than printed or written mat- 1
to?—money packages nro included in this class: 1
To ho rated by weight a* letter? ar® mid to i
bo charg’ and <l"iifde tbo rat®* 1 of p<> tag® on letter*
to wit;
For any distance under LAO iu;l lit cent*’
for each haft* oirtfr® r lesr:
For any distanco ov r mile-’. 2” cert - fn#
ea®h half ounce or Wc
In nil . ■
O'l envelopes.
q.S MiWir.U-XIIS.
Sent to icgui.tr and /•*• jldo subswiber.- j
from the elfioe of publication uud not ©xeeeil* !
iug ounces in we ight:
Within th* Statu rdtere'ftublieherl.
Meekly papir, 6 f cents per quartet:
Heuii-Weekly paper 13 cent© per quart*;:
Tri Weekly per quailor:
Daily paper cents per quarter.
In all cases tho postfig* tube paid quarter!;, t I
advance at tho office of tho subscriber*.
Without the State where j pabliehof.
Weekly paper 13 cents par quarter;
Semi Wo. Uy paper .’fie. per qitarter
Tii-Weekly paper 2Uc. per quarter:
Daily paper ■'*e. per quarter;
In utJ cases, the poatago to be prepaid quarter
ly in advance nt the efiloes of the •■ib cril>*n .
ot i*Kßeni> ,u.s.
Sent, to regular and houa f,J> Mtbseribers |
from t!ie office of publication, and . t exceedin'’ !
1 1 j ounces in weight.
Within the State wheit ji uUitht J.
Monthly 3 rents per quarter er I *.- nt f<r
each number.
Semi-monthly, and cent*’ per quarter or i cun; i
fur each number.
An additional cent each number for every ad
ditional ounce, <r lev* beyond the first one ;ind
half ouuoea.
Bi-Monthly or Quarterly. I cent tin onneo.
In all cast s tho |H*Hing* to be paid quarterly
iu advance nt the elfioo of ©ubscrilvcr©.
WHhtntth* State tchert puhtiuhnl.
N. t e xceeding l'j ounces in weight:
Monthly (5 cents per uitrtcr or l! cent r
each number.
Scmi-Moutldy 12 cents jorquaitcr >-r 2 cents i
fur each uutubor.
Two cents additional for every additional
ounce or le e beyond the first I’j ounces.
lU’Mouthly or quarterly 2c. un ounce.
In all oases, the postage to be paid quarterly
in advauco at tho ouloea of the subscriber.*.
ON TUWSIKXT I'lt IN rr. n NATTV.n.
Uvt-ry other n©w©pa|wr, pamphlet, periodical
audmagaatne, each circular nut sctalcd, hand
bill and engraving, not exceeding 3 ounces in
weight. 2 cents for any distance; 2 cent* addi
tional for each additional ounce or lr- t-evond
tho three tlr.*t luturcs.
In alt ruses, tho post iff© to I*6 prepaid bv |
stump© or stamped ©uvulopes.
IT.AXMNO rmvrpgOE.
The fuliuwiog person© only are enHtlc<l to;
the (Vanking privilege, nail in all cases strictly j
confined to •‘official bmiue-o.
l’ust Muster General.
llis Chief iTerk.
Auditor of the Treasury for the |‘q (tffice f
Department.
Deputy Dost Matters.
liiifrtlo's Views.
I'liiLAi'XU'RiA, l ob. 22.—Lincoln, in a speech I
this morning. t InJopcnilenee Hall, made some !
j important* points, li* l aui tlu* country could be
I sved oly by the principle© contained in thele
---i e araticu ol lodopeßikme; which gave Liberty
j not alone to the people us this oouulry, hut the
J world, fur nil future time. If the country ©an
rut be ?>i)ed without gituig up thi© principle, he
j would rather he a*.so*.*mated than surrender It.
, lu In* view *d the prose ui a. pee t of affairs, there
i **:>* uo need ot bloodshed or war. Ho wus not
| in favor of such a course, a tiff would say, in ml
unec, that there would l*o uo bloodshed unices
it was forced up, tube Viovuintueut ss an not of
self dv-fvUvC.
Wtf baia, Hum our Muiedgevilic exchange*,
! thm Gov. Grown has appoiuied th following
named gontletneft a lluard of inspectors for Abe
Georgia Military lustitule, at .Marietta, under
the provisions of the Act of 17th Devctubor.
I Slid.
Hou. David Irwin. lien. A. H. Oelquilt,
Gen A. J. Hansel I, lion. L. W. Crouk,
Cub Win. Phillip©, Coi Juu* M. Muythc,
Col Wut. 8. Buck well, ilui J. 1. Witaker,
Own. G. P. li-ruiou Alai 14. D Uuson
iouvSts. H.maDAi. maiko h, i<mi.
*mt ir wit
The “I'nur.c Coufortnca,” after nen* jy a month's
•oral in, has ndjourned. The real Eyj* c t for which
it was cofiAcned was tbecoacKK.tlon sis a scheme
by which the border State* Vjight bp cheated inUz
the conviction that ft wsu better for them to ad
hv* to tho Abolition f>#vern intot, and, further,
i by which the Cohl>derate States of America
might he inveigled back into the Union they bad
Spumed. It* wx rk i* bninhed, but its mission is
unfulfilled. Frcfoudiog to hatch up ft compro
mise hot#co# the davery and anti-slavery idea*
and forces, which would bo acceptable to the
former; it has in foot recommended a measure
wUicu tho .Bupretue Court of tho United States
tut* decided to be unconstitutional; and aggres
sive upon the rights of tho tdavcbolding States.
Tver since the repeal of tho Missouri compromise
by the Federal Congress, the abolitionists have
kept up a continuous bowl for its ro-ermetment.
In view of accomplishing this end, they have
sent to tho halls of C<mgres* from tho free .States
ft majority of radical abolitionists, an .I have even
declared the purpose of remodelling the Supreme
Court so that its decisions shall conform to their
nriti slavery dogma*. Fn order to moot this
difficulty the Fence Conference has generously
agreed to obviate the necessity for the innova
tion. In its c*.*entiitl feature* the settlement
ndopted 1* nothing more nor less than the Mis
souri Compromise. This is tbo feast to which tbe
L irdcr State: are invited We confess that it is
not *uh n* we ex pee ted. Wo thought that nn
der present circumstance* the North would be
prepared to offer, not to demand cenOftssion. We
/hould have placed no /kith in their prcmi*cr,
but, fortunately per hap- for them, none
qwired, fr nmains to b® seen whether tho farce,
which is ftt length played out, will ib aught but
excite laughter and rid leal c.
Ilirprt’Trade nith fjrapf.
The Charleston Merpury of tho 27th ulr., con
tains the protpeepH of a Liverpool and CharU -
ton Steamship Company, formed for tho purpose
“f establishing direct communication between J
thote points, by a line of i-(earner. The design
of th® Company is to build three iron propollers
adapti-J to tho (oiminer<'il nnd fjatoling wonts j
of tho two countries. Tbo prozpcctu* say* that (
rregotiaiion*’ havebccti common'cd with M®*-*r.f.
John Luiril, Sons & Cos., for thu cotistneiinn of
such steamer o , each of which itU ‘contemplated
will boos about ISM) tons builders’ moaznrement,
with a pair of engines of 2-' horse power (oollcc- J
tire,) costing about £47,000. It will he expressly j
stipulated that these vexsolsshoM be of sufficient- I
ly light draught < f water, wish capacity to carry
about HiOD bales of cotton, and with suitable
accommodation* for first, and second eiasz pat- j
sougur*. A > aroftil estimate lifts been mailo of j
the probable expense and earnings •( th®. propos- i
•ed line, based upon accurate and reliable data |
obtained in Great Britain, from which it appears j
that there U every reasonable j<ro*peet of the
stock being u highly remunerutivo iovestmeut. j
Parties of high respectabliity in tlrcat Britain
j hove unJertukrn to raise halt the proposed eapf
| tal, provided the rest can tj obtain! and here. j
Payment f r the k will bo rt-qui <. I In live
equal in. tallmoot., at Intervals of not less than
’ two ui <.ii lh". I ir. t payment, to the builder* w :ll i
t. • made w hen tbo contract Is signed.” j
This is a m<>.- in tbo right direction an two
j hop® bufor® long, to notice that It ha* been fei- j
j lowed up by ;i. similar project in our own entor
j prising seaport. If Savannah will only improve
j her opporlunlt ies she i* dcstiuod, under the new ;
Hji.iic, to advance with unprecedented rapidity
I in a career of prosperity and importance
Mat 1 TarTiua.
The LuGrange Itoproter mya
‘iltlfeviog, as wedo, honestly ami candidly. !
j timt th® old Democratic party i* antagoni*- j
j th* to od government, we shall oppose it# in
troduction into our new govermmuit
Thi# is au exhibition of a very catholic spirit
j in this newspaper (?) shut out every man who
happened to boos the “eld democratic party’’ j
! from a participation in th® honor of the new gov- J
Jes urn ant. W ill “ev*r oppose them'’ because they
j hold view*''antagonistic to gooiljgover nine nt?— !
Won't ofeHterot® old party lint* * W<.n*t let j ;ir- J
lie* bo created by question* to arise in tho inau
guration of ihe policy of the iww t'otifedoraey T — J
. Then why od.mphlin of our Fre.-ridcnt. who ha? |
I distributed th® honors equally to all parties, cx%
ccpt iu tho appointment of a few confidential ad*
! visor*. Liston to the Reporter, who will “ever j
j oppose” the old Democratic party, it #ava in th®
“Wo did hone that i’rcjfidaßt Davi# would not J
confine hi# Cabinet appointments to tho old Detn- i
J ®.:ralio party, but would exhibit a spirit of uisg
j namuiiiy by uiaking -wi >• us his sppointuieut.* ;
: from Uisfet® opponeiiU. We bavo been assured
1 all along (but old party linn* are to !>• oblitera
ted in tho now government; and tliAt if parties
are to wist (bat they iuu*.t b created hy qtu**.- 1
1 tion* tu arise in th® inauguration ot th® policy j
; of tbo now Confederacy'. W# did hop® that wo
should Lava nothing to c©mplain of.”
lolnmhtri CmH*. . .PtritttT.
’lhe Columbus Guard* have hnd a beautiful
Amb retype of tho corps taken. Th® Company
stand it iu front of their tents in open ranks, with I
J officer# and m>n-cvmtuiarionod officers i iuspec j
; tion order. Near by U the ran nun, tb® gun
j squad lying down: while in the rear arc tho liuno I
j rary members of the covp* and a few ladies and
j geutleiuou un horseback, Juc.'ddu* the camp being i
| well filled with viritorr. Tb® whole pi> tutu is flue I
I and tho Guards never looked better in their rod i
uniform#. They present the picture to Mr. Far |
1 Icy, of .Montgomery, a.> a ttsiimoniul of ihe ap
j pfweiation of hi- hospitality t * the Guard- dn
ring their visit to that city.
HtVIS AND M\fOlV
I The speeches of the two President# <;i their j
I way to tho respective Capitols of the two Kepuh- j
lies, hive been the subject of comment by the j
prexs ot tho country. Those of Lincoln arc of
he lowest order of eloquence and in bad taste, j
‘ while the chaste and statesman like speeches of
l>a\i command the respect of cron his one-
J mics.
1 a response to tho reecption speech by I
ihe Mayor of DhUadelpbia, Mr. Lincoln mid |
that, in bis administration, be would “do noth- ]
uig Inconsistent with the Declaration of la do pen- |
deuce.” Th© reason of his reference te that in- j
strumcnt/.innot escape tho most ing. The j
great principle which Lincoln <i hi.* patty consider j
a© being set forth in that “Declaration” and c*- !
t.iblisha.l by its ©nccr*sful maintenance, is the
equality of all men, tho negro included. When
ho make© the above anuounceinent, thertf rw, he
j simply mean© that uil, all the uuergb sos the
I Government over which he will soon preside ©ball
, bo exerted to a©cotnpli#h the übj*'fur which he
was elected—the abolition of slavery.
li4.NKss ot* Major Anurrsok.—The ) harles
! ton correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch
I confirms the report tha. Major An Krv'O was ly
ing ill at Fort Suuitcr, un tho 17th inst. llis
, disease is pneumonia, and Dr. Itoberts’ u, of
! Charleston, waa attending him.
A Conmerciai. Earxitri::. *. —Tho Charles-
J ton Courier states that n project is ou foot
iwu ‘iig several euterprizing merchant© and capi
talists to charter one or more steamships, for the
purpose of sending them to Liverpool and other
foreign port© to bring back full cargo©© of mer
chandise, and ©ell it at tho lowest price ©e ns to
establish our commercial independence at once.
T. N. Gardner, edit rof the Brunswick Adv o
cate, was ©looted ou tho I'd U-inst., a member of
tho House of ltepreaantaiircs, Georgia Legisla
ture, from Glynu county, vico John L. Harris,
resigned.
Lrocour Visits Conmbx*©.—A dispatch of tb©
2oth iu th© Charlestoß Courier, ©ays:
Mr. Lincoln visited Coagreaa to-day. Mr sirs.
John;on of Tenn., aud Kennedy of Md , were
tho culy Southern Senators who uotiecd him at |
ail. Ho was alo etxdy r©e©ived in the Hou-a by I
J Southern wen |
MUMCOUEKV (EKBrOSM.\TE.
Army Appointments; .Staff; m Flags ; Tht Consti
tution ; J'owtt Sumter and JHclent ; Cul. Lo
rn”- foicht in Congress; Mies Keans.
MoxTOOMEiir, Feb. 2^.
Ltr.ur Tones: —Tba -1 tb of March, “big with
the fate of Cato nnd of Home,” approaches, and
tba Houthern Congress are ready for the i/sue the
Republicans may feel disposed to make. Pla
cing tho Government on a war footing and char
acterizing their act* by prudence and a far sight*
ed policy, they look to the political horizon
like men, who, while they would avert the storm,
will not duo from it, hut trn t in the justice of
their cause and the God of Heaven, for safety.—
Every dispatch brings conflicting intelligence,
while some stress is placed upon Liaco!u',ignohle
flight from Harrisburg to Washington, in the
garb ot an unknown person, as indicative of
moral weakness aud vascill&ting temper. Peace
with all the world is tho policy here.
Hon. Jefferson Davis is perplexed about tho
army appointment*. He is determined to place
tho best men forward and those qualified to di
rLargo th® most responsible duties, lie will,
doubtless receive the armies of the different
State* ns organized, making a few appoint moats
hero and there. TSie *•1 Twill bo announced in
a few day,-.
The National l-'lag has n l -; ytt been agreed up
on. Tho Committee hovo various models before
them, from which an appropriate robot ion will
bo made.
Borne objection is made in < ■. to th® re
port of the Committeo in relation to tho ratio of
in slaves. Many desiring to have
the whole slave population represented and the
basis changed. Tho f n-’itnti .n. however, will
stand as it i*.
Should Lincoln inaugurate the war, it is be- |
lieved hero that Sumter can b® taken with aco* t
ly ftteriflee, while cur troop at Pensacola could
not maintain their position. Four shifts of war
and Piokcnz can blew up McKee, and the fl&zld
butteries and Bar a near. Onr soldier* will have
no other alternative than to retreat. < r dir to a
Col. Lomax, tbe heroic commander at Pen**- j
ooia, during Msj. Ch.vc's ,b.en-®.i- now W, !
having been relieved by Col. Forney. Hi: name j
I U dear to the gallant volunteer- who followed j
him in the outset of this campaign.
j ith that Intel!igeneo that win* applauae.
I un.J Mi„i,..ippi, which n-.cmhie next Iwl, I
ratify the permanent Connituti-m.
Tb. news from Arkmc,;,, i, that n„- nillanito
her dMltoj with the S,,ath, wm cl er woe. j
All honor to a Boat hem < ’on fed® racy, H u,l tho j
I
Tt* l flJfr4rnnil Hailmad Jnuntr’.
JMTKREfTIXG OETAIL* Or TUB TR|J— Nil. US
’ OLX’S SXvItCT FAST*A€>K TUItOCriIt i;Ai riMwKi-. j
6at or day was the day appointed fer the pas- j
.age of Air. J.iucoln, I’ros.tient elert, tb rough !
j Raitioiure, and as a mutter of ®'ur*c curiosity i
At an early boor crowds of gathered
I about the streets, and shortly <ifn r a dispaub ‘
•was iwcoived at tim nowsf.af.. r . ffi •, it. it - Mr.
‘ l4oeol# wn* iu U a-'lungtoa, having gone down
I prevent n largo gathering at the Calvert station,
It. hero be wm expected to arrive. The people
ill tbe bunds of the President eleri. and did n. 1
I think him capable of such condnrt. In tbe fe e
„r all that ha. h.ca ahl lu llu c,unary h, nu
pie who know little or nothing of Baltimore, it j
is an orderly and well-governed city, and pub- }
he respect, it noth tog else, would have xuaran- i
iced to ,Mr. Lincoln the consideration which hi* i
Fur an hour the news spread like lire, and tho ■
few who believed that ho bud pasted through !
J Uni time ro incog* tio were indignant that upon I
j people know of his presence in their midst. It j
: appears that while at Harrisburg, on Friday af- 1
! and not fellow hi* programme of travel through !
Baltimore, over tbe Northern Central Railway,
a. his life would pay th® penalty of such Indi !
c relion.
I stlowir)g tbi* ad vie*?, which i.i said to have I
been from Mr. Seward, and aided by a letter <>r
dispatch from Gen. Scott, to the saaic xfirct
Mr. .Lincoln left Harrisburg by special train !
about seven o'clock, nnd reached Philadelphia !
! jut in time to tuk® tho elecpieg car of the II j
j F. M. train frem Phiiadelphu for Washington \
| city, pacing through Rriuim.r® about I o'clock
deemed a clear attempt at Loat, though a tall i
man, reported to be the Govsraor of lowa, and ‘
cdn, w 9 said to have been on the train from j
Philadelphia. Virions of an armed mb doubt
less floated before the eyes of .Mr. Lincoln, dts- I
1 tioct as tli> o which begot the idea of u e ntenj
pl.l*4 attack ... tb. 1.1cr.1 c,.it,l: but vi,-
t'lBS they wsro, for tbeto wiu uu reality about ‘
tbein. The dirpateben cent tosotue of the New i
: York l>tr]>ertt. iirubahl, like tbuw> received by Mr.
I l.tncoln. .poke nr a might y cntupirar, by meu
I high ia hombern cunliilem c, and endnrleil hy
httokerr, to lako th.lir.of (he rreiido.l .let,
, WCf... lid .- , 1’ ■ V WCt
I Mat in: V.-.. .I. Lttri on Mayor
Wood's addre-s of welcome (0 (ho Abolition J
j Pre-ideal, upon hi* entry into New York, i* toy I
| Mn. I.iv -i n A- Mayor of New York, it be
come* my duty to extend to you an official wcl
come iu behalf of tho corporation. In doinw <>
j permit me to say that this city has never offered
: hospitality to a man clothed with more oxaltcd
powers, or resting under graver responsibilities,
than those which rireum-uanecs have devolved I
| upon you. Coming into office with a dfemeraher
| clffitivcrotncnt force nittruct, and di*cnnrc
ted ond hostile people to reconcile, it will require I
ft high patriotism and an elevated • luprtlion- I
sicn oftne whole country and its varied interest*,
opinions and prejudices, to so conduct public us
fairs n* to bring it hack again to its femes bar- I
uionibus, consolidated and prosperous condi
tion.
11l refer to this topic, rir, it is because New I
York is deeply interested. Tho present politi- I
cal divisions huvo sorely afflicted her people. I
All her piaterial inter* t.s are paralysed. Her I
commercial greatness is endangered. She i- the j
i child of the American Union She baa grown
up under its maternal care and been fostered by
if * paternal bounty, and we fear that if the Union
die?, the present supremacy of New York may
perish with it. To you therefore, chosen under
the forms of th© Constitution as the head of the
Confederacy, we look fur a restoration of fra
J tcrnal relations between the .State*'—only to be
1 accomplished by peacotul and conciliatory means
[ -aided by Ihe wisdom of Almighty God.”
Luton.* ay llanuisßinu.—Liu* in wus not
well received at Harrisburg. The people were
nd polite, and Unci© Abe and his better half
were so disgusted that thev retired very early.
It wolui *eciu that going through Baltimore lias
been a subject of deep agitation and great anxie
ty in the Presidential party. They ro to try
it to-day, however, after changing tho programme
*0 as to go at u different hour from that first in
tended. After tho negro equality speech at
Philadelphia, we only wonder that Lincoln has
the audacity to go to Washington at all.
1\ S.—Since writing the above, a dispatch has
been received stating that Lincoln disgraced hi*
country, by skulking away from Harrisburg in
the most disgraceful manner, disguised a* a
Scotch soldier, un the absurd pica that somebody
intended to assassinate him ‘ A uiorv hutnili..
tmg spectacle never occurred ir. American hi.*? -
ry. .V. V. Da f Book.
pRKi'AHATiONt at tux Fobt#.—Capt. U’Hara.
with bis company of regular.*. ka taken charge
of Fort Meßce, and 1© putting that fortification !
in u complete state of defence. The Captain sen - j
ed with distinction in Mexico, and will add t
his laurels should an opportunity occur.
Fort Barancas i© fully prepared to administer
a dose of sulphurated iron to tho Dniel Web. I
©tor (a la tho Morris Island Battery to the Star
of the West) ihouM she attempt to reinforce
fort Pickens.
The Wyandotte ©till remain© inside the harbor ■
lying off the Navy Yard. The Sabine lies jmt I
off the bar, tho Brooklyn and St. Louis further
outside. —Peneacota (Jaiette, Feb. 22.
To 01 n CoTnnron.icii* or MexTGouanr a*i> j
at the North.—Plea*© send yuur papers ad
dressed to us to the caro of Messrs. Ulackmeyer
A Robiaion, Montgomery, Ala. Until some per- !
j manenl arrangement is made for the mail ©er
| vice, we depend upon tho kinduets of these gen
tlemen for the transmission of mail matter to u©.
Ansa cola Obmtr.
i'OLI'MBIS, lIOM DAI. lIABCU I, I Mil.
Liholi'i luancaralion To day.
The fourth of March, big with the ij.-acs of
peace and war, has eornc. Mr. Lincoln will be
inducted Into tho Presidential office to day with
the csuul pomp and eercnicny, swearing to sup
port the Constitltion of the United States accord
ing to the higher law interpretation. His inau
gural h awaited with great interest, o.i upon its
tone andcbaractcr depend th® pcacoffn l welfare
of th® North American Continent. Drawing our
inference from the nocezsitics of tho party which
elected him, as well as from his own recent do
c'.arationa, we arc prepared to learn that bo has
announced the doctrine of coercion as the policy
of his administration. We hope, if indeed, we
can bop® without expecting, that wiser counsels
tony prevail,while we have no misgivings* to the
results which will flow from a conflict between tbe
two nation*. The Confederate States of Ameri
ca have greater military resources, can put more
men in the field, and maintain them longer, than
any people on the globe. This assertion, which I
has the appearance of extravagance, U sustained
by fbe fact that an immense proportion of their
laboring population will still be employed in
furnishing the “sinew* of war.” Th® Confeder
ate States could equip and maintain an army of
100,000 men with scarcely a perceptible diminu
tion of their production*. We do not, of couse,
mean that the country eould make much advance
ment in wealth under such a dispensation, but
wo do say that there ia no reason why, in the
ordinary coarse of things, it should grow poorer.
Taking the oxpen*o <f each soldier at the cx- I
tra\ag:iut estimate of SIOOO, w- could devote one j
hundred millions of dollar* to the support of war, }
nnd still hold our own. W® may well challenge |
| any other nation on the globo to mako such a j
I showing. Strong in tho possession r.f such rc- j
sources, and clad in tho panoply of right, wo can j
j Afford to calmly await tho revelations of ts-djy.
\Mf Pott zf a Worthy Sire.
! .K>e l.ane, of Oregon, the statesman, ,
the hero and patriot, who will draw his sword I
J and vbed hi* blood to defend the rights of a !
| fret) people, has a ‘’on ia Montgomery, Ala \
j who volunteers in tbo Southern army. A cor
! s°® er y ;
A S'*u i'ftbat gaiiant old hur- 1 , Joe l.ane, ar
i rived in this city ‘a-t wight. He ha-> resigned
j from th® West point Military Academy where ho !
iL ui ranked quit® bigu. Mr. Lane ia 22 year* of t
i age aud had been at tho Academy four years.—
■ ‘lbis gallant son of a noble sire, bus formally ten
dered hi.< services to Frosidcnt Davis, and is anx
j feu* to aid tbo South iu her struggle for her
rights and equality. He has taken this step by
the advico of his father. From tho son I icaru
tLa oil .Joe Lane u ready at a moment's notice
j i * rally uud® the Southern llag, in defense of
ier honor and equality. Thru® cheer* for Joe
Occasion or nm Pbesxxt TttooaL#*.—The !
London Telegraph expresses the opinion that I
j H.e I.tigrish people bavo hcrotofore given too j
| link attOßliun to tit. pul diet nd polk, of th I
• great American nation, and in view of the uni j
versa! ignorance of its readers, it commence# an
j explanatory ®#say, with the remark feat tho l
| trouble BOW pee ding in America is occasioned
j th® State* efOhfo, Indians, H’.tnvM and Michi
i’ROVISIuWL CIHUSS
UONi KDMJt ATK STATE .
1 Reported fer the Columbus Time*
Moxtoomkrv, March 1,1-fi!. j
1 change of hour; aod a third of the Deputies too,
to quicken his gait, greatly to his own iocpnvcn- ]
j ins and blowing upM Jo
j Ho called tb® Congress to order, tho uiicutes I
were read, tb® States called, and reports from i
f t ouniittes ached fer.but not a resolution,nemo- |
--not even a uio*iei flag or design fer a seal.— 1
| roller ed and disheartened; rdiaved from the \
suspense of w riting, with pen in hand for item?, :
and disheartened because they had obtained ,
I ty-third dajr of the session, msy ho set down as ‘
too, that ou several es the other days of the tea- ‘
j two of the Charleston reporters, which resulted ■
rather discouragingly tu one es them, who in !
tomary for tb® Reporter* of the Press to wait j
about the capilol till Congress adjourn*. in order !
to obfeinfrum the Secretary copies of prooted-j
int'* from which tho injunction of
rive to take copies of documents, these spunky ‘
individuals got into a squabble over a certain j
act that had been passed, each of them contend- i
iug lor the privitego of obtaining tbo first copy |
from the original. From worls they sown pr.j-
CMdc.l to ldus, wL( h nBo 01’ them wi pul out
of eundllku to report for r.vcr.l d.,s. It i. ru- J
Mr. Kllett. o, pointed l'o.tui,i!.r Oeo.ml, ht. :
deeliu. and tho honorable pontion. Mr. Wirt Ad- I
KtDr, a citizen of Mi?-.--ippi, and a commi#*i’ U
merchant of New Orleans, and late commiaaioner
lion, is mentioned now a* the r.cxt appointee
fer that Cabinet office. D. P. Blair, Esq., Special |
Ifen Offle Agent fer Alabama and Northern!
Mississippi, Is also spoken of for the place. lam
advised that the lion. W. I‘. Chilton,of thi* city,
•md Deputy in tb© Congn from th:* Diitrict.
ws tendered th© office by President Davis. No
more competent gentleman for that p t can U
fjun i n th© Confederal© .State* or anywhere
©lac. He possesses a ruperior intellect, sound
practical sense,much experience, enlarged views,
pure private character, and is emphatically a
working man, and withal Uncbrist.au gentle
man, it would prove greatly to the intere-t* of
■h® department and the public intere*ts If he
vould accept. I presume his Urge practice as a
lawyer, Lis regard for the interests of his clients |
is the bar in the way of hi© acceptance. Again,
he is th© partner of the I!an. W. L. Yancey,
wh ■ you are advised, will leave next week os
t'ue head of the important Kabaacy t© the Euro
pean Powers,o that if Mr. Chilton should take
the scat in tho Cabinet, no one would be left to
attend to the numerous causes in which the
firm is engaged.
The member* of our Volunteer companies
lately at Pensacola, are busily engaged te-ilav
in nibbing up their wcapuus, which would look
aj if they were preparing tor another expedition,
probably ts Charleston to participate in the at
tack upon Fort c uwter.
ALABAMA.
l'r. t ivr.s ms lienor..—Hon. Z. R. Yantr, „f
N'ortb Carolina, publishee the following card in
the National Intelligencer:
Horn ot- RnentsasTattves. Feb. lstti.
Jlcu i. ice that I am announced
in your paper this morning as one of the mana
ger.. on the part of the bouse, of Mr. Lincoln ,
Inauguration Ball, on the 4th proximo. My mmc
was placed thcro without ray knowledge or eon
sont, and I have as yet been unable to asoer ain
by wuosc authority it was done. Whilst, under
ordinary ctrcumstaabe., I should feel flattered be
the supposition that was willing n. ogtcnJ any
and .1 social eonrleeras to a political opponent,
1 beg leave t decline any J
oration even to the first Magistral, of the Na
tan when he comes with threats of war and sub
jugatton agniutt my section upon hia lips.
‘cry respectfully,
Z. U. VANCE-
Mr. Chilton, from tho C'ommittow on Postal
Affairs, reported tho following bill, which was
read throe time* and passed :
AN ACT
Supplemental to an act to regulate tho rate? of
postage aud for other purpose*.
Set. 1. The Co> federate Stair sos America do
enact, ‘ihat until postage stamps are distributed,
the Postmaster General may order th® postage of
this Confederacy to bo prepaid iu money, uuder
such ruler, or regulations us ho mv adopt.
Siri,. 2. D* it further enacted, That until oth
erwise provided by law, tho Postmaster General
may contract with any line of steamers fer the
transportation of mail matter bet ween tht ports of
this Confederacy and the ports of foreign govern
incuts]prodded, That the rate* of postage shall
not exceed the rates allowed by the present laws
of the United State* for similar service, and tho
compensation to be paid ahall not exceed the in
come from postage on such matter.
Tbe following bill was also introduced in open
session to-day •
A KILL
To define the Jurisdiction of tho Federal Courts
ir. certain cases.
Sx. 1 The Cos >jress of the Confederate States
do enact, That in the event of a coufliot of arms
between the Confederate States and tho Um:> 1
Stales, or of a refusal on the part ot tho authori
ties of tho United States to recognize the inde
pendence of tho Confederate} States, or to receive
the commissioner? sent by the latter to treat with
the former, in relation to the several matters 01
controversy existing beiw on them; the aourt* ot
the Confederate States shall not takecoguizance
of any civil cause in which the plaintiff is or may
be either the said United States, or either one of ,
them, or any citizen or citizen* thereof.
B*l. 2. All pending cases in which the plaint
iff .hall bo in cither . f tho claim-, aforesaid, .hall.
upon the happening of either of the eontingeu- j
tries aforesaid, be dismissed on mot fen. And ail
process, in’.sne or final, which shall Lave be*n j
j issued at tho suit of suth plaintiffs, .shall be arrest-
J ed and declared inoperative
On motion tbe bill was referred to the Commit- !
toe on the Judiciary.
! Mi. aqi; or j:u; Pi\ri. al Chi: .ti tub j
j Choctaw Natios. Tho Memphis Enquirer pub
j lishes the message of the principal chief of the i
Choctaw nation to tho Legislature, convened iu j
j extraordinary session to coasidcr what course I
the nation should pursuo in view of the probable I
1 dissolution of the Uuioa. Iu hi editorial notice J
the Enquirer remark*:
j The document is a weii-prepared Stale paper, j
1 decided, but temperate iu it? general tone, aud j
docs infinite credit to it* author. While coun- j
j ?elmg tbe several Indian nation* to cast their I
j lot with tho Southern Ptfttc.*, ia theevent of their |
j secession, add to send delegate* to a Southern !
I’ Congress, ho also ad vires tb** feuding of com- 1
tuissioaers to Washiagfea to confer with the !
President of the United State*, and to look alTer !
I the security of their monied investments. In j
I conclusion, be calls upon hi* country nu n to *tan 1 .
•by their right?, and never to surrender ibum, j
even though national annihilation should be the )
consequence of refusal to submit. The General i
Council responded to the message of their chief j
by passing a series of resolutions recognizing it j
to l e the duty and interest of the Choctaw nation
j to unite their dotinie* with the Southern Con
federacy.
! A War wtioor non Baitimobu.—lion. Hob- j
I ert M. McLane, of Maryland is reported to have j
used tho following language at tho Uaitimore j
| Secession meeting on Friday evening last
1 “By the living God, fellow -countrymen, the !
Susquehanna uiu.fe be tbe boundary. ‘ They had )
I spoken of the Potomac, hut the Siixqucharma shall ,
| run re i with bt.o.t before it shall U rrussol—
! Shall it bo said in Boston, in New tork, ihe
broad West, for our children aro (her®, that the
I Potomac shall be the lino ‘ [Cries of “No."]—
1 will pledge toy life and heart to inarch with ■
I yon to th® So# |o lian* a. For what? j
j To prevent a mgle human being from erasing |
i it) to .Maryland to ex cate the law* of the United j
■ her of this invaluable newspaper of tho 27tb !
1 ulu, cot,tains the following card from it* Into |
| First L.eutuaant ia the .Army of Georgia, and at;
the same time edit a leading journal, I hereby
b,. .d.cu for . ■<•. at Iml, 11., patron, of
tbi* paper. Permit roc to express my thanks fer J
! the kind indulgence of tbe public, and the many >
j ‘-outtasUwof th® pres* ; and at the same time to j
imw that any regret which may be felt at my .
. laying aside the pen fer the sword, will ! c for- !
I Gardner, Esq., resume? for a while In* old poi- ■
] lion a* editor.
\ fiprr for Ih? Sen? b.
i It should now become a matter of prido with j
j our people t > sustain and cherish a press, firmly ■
i established at tho treuth, for the promotion of;
; Southern interest*. Such an on® the Southern t
| Field and Fireside Las proved to be. It is pub- |
lished every Saturday; at Augusta, Oa., by Jar.
| Gardner, at the low price of Two Dollars per an- !
Hum. Its column* are devoted to Literature, I
; Agriculture and Horticulture—oach department i
I un ier tbe eupervisioa of edi . rs of talent and ®x
pcrit'ace. Mr. Jamc* N. EID, of the Literary
- Daniel Lee, of the .Agricultural—aud Mr,
W*u. N. W Lite, of the II -rtu yltural departuictits,
! vF-XT#.—Aoeordieg to a correspundent of the
j **“ a,5 i i'-‘ °‘ programme, i acre wa* a time when j
I hen necessary. Capt. T. V. Ratberfeni, of the |
Macon Grey*, a recently organize com pan v ia
J Dim place. 1- fe r oldest < -n.
tiraccbi La# coutriLmfe’d"'uMfc’nary °to^he a-Z
1 c ‘Ufnt.uh*q to the arming and equipment of the
Cun wo be c.h-ree l Gen Washington’ wife I
knitted • ekf for her husband whi?e he was
bravlngtho snow# of Valley Forge: aud while
Mrs. tiun. Lee was weaving u amferm fer her
husband, Mrs Marion was suparinlendiu* tbo
here wc hare a solitary instance, the like of which
the war of the revolution never'produce*!. Long
may Mrs Carey live to enjoy the life she has s,> ,
beautifully, ttaefwMy and patriotically adorned.—
Hunt'* no* in rax Hocse or RxrutacxTA- 1
rivea.—The action of the seceded Matea will I
reiluee ihe number of members in tho next Uni- I
led Mates House of Represent;!five© as follows: 1
Alabama >7 j Louisiana .....4 ‘
Florida 1 Sfi*sis*i|>pi
Georgia. s ‘ h r ; n
Texas •* 1
Total • ‘ !
Dy*p.q *u can bo, and is cured by the use of i
Perty Davis’ Pain Killer. Tl,;< ; ih© must n- !
derful and valuable me.Hclnc cv<. known far this *
disease, its action up n th , v .-r t-i |* entirely !
different trutu any other preparation ever knoirii i
The patient, while taking Urn, tovlii iue, nay ©at |
anything the appetite craves. Sold by all med >
1 cine dealers.
Ship op \\ an—The steamer Charleston, Capt.
uranthan, from Georgetown, S. C , report*that
the officers attached to one of the batteries near
the cutraneeol Georgetown, saw on Suturday
ana ‘•unday last some distance off shore, tv bat
appeared to be a steam ship of war. Sho tired
•evcral guns which wero di inetly . henrd.—
0,., 1,.. f ‘ourirr,2(kk.
WILL THL HI ill f\H
BT PUSH.
1 have longed and proved for sleep,
Hut my heavy eyelids keep
Weary vigils through the r.igli:
V a inly is the pillow prosed,
s lumber cometh not.uor rest—
Kven dreams ara driven to'nijrlit !
What is this that bids sleep fly?
levered blood and glaring eye
Attest its power of woe malign;
Through aching brow com©* throes of pain,
” hich almost parniise the brain
Ob, Headache fiend: this work is tkine.
Cease thy moan, oh man of grief ’
For thy troublo there a relief;
Science aids all human ills;
leuse thy moaning— stop thy cry—
Huy a box and quickly try
Spalding’s groat Cephalic PiUe.
1
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
Montoomeut, Feb. 27. — Mr. Wright 14 ti.,
gia, offered a resol Ui n that tho discucri
thepermaneut Constitution, which will bo ul. 1
oonsideration to-morrow, bo in public.
Mr. Chilton of Ala., offered ,a resolution
structing tho Committee on Naval Affuirs i„ .
quire into the propriety of constmctiug >rUr '’
iron plated frigates—which was adopted.
.An act was passed to raise provisional fere*.
for the Confederate States, and for other pun.
se?; t !*e act directs, nmong other provufe n „ f q IM .
tho President shall take charge of all military
operations between the Confederacy and oth.
power?.
An act wusalao parsed to raise money i r t
oupport of tho Government; it authorizes the
President to borrow 15,000,000 dollars, payalL
in ten years, with interests at eight per cent.
The last section directs that un export duty if
1 . per cent. ier pound on cotton shall be levied
on all cotton exported after the first of Augu -
next fer the purpose of creating a fund for the
liquidation of Cue principal and interest of
15,000,000 loan.
The Committee on Flag* has not yet reportv
Keep Ihe War at a Diriance.
The New Orleans Deltaof tho 21th, has ?. a.
J excellent relic ■ tions, advocuting the above p.. \
which wo make the following extract :
“Ifwar be forced upon tho South by the in
coming administration of tho Northern States, s r
will be the obvious policy of tho South 10 k*\
war fr<io her own borders by iuvading thcei.,
my'a territory. No Southern woman should h. .
lbu discharge of a hostile musket; no infer; .r
1 .Southern village should be start fed with t
echoes of a hostile cannon. As tho North w..ui.i
I endeavor to mako the most of her naval ndvar.
t 1: e?, the nil should at once take steps t. .
-e .. . -- - *■ * I ‘ ’
I possession of tho chief Northern seaports arid La
bor-. uud tktm leave tho enemy's navy without .
1 , .niut d’aj pni for its operations, and cut off from
*• applies of tucu aud money, ammunition uud
provisions, and means of repair. For tho Soul!
) then to ccii<.lruct au adequate war marine would
l be only a question us time ; but meanwhile pi.
j \ ate i s, hired fri in New England an*l other ship
This ij no vi ionary project*. No country ul
I fer? bo many vital points of attack as one that i
thickly populated, manufacturing and highly
commercial. An agricultu.a! country, such u-
I ro< st of the South, is comparatively iurulncrublo
to invasion. The dense population of a largo
unwalled city augments it* weakness when un
enemy Las one® reached it. It must be defend-
I ed at a distance, if at all. A Southern army.
’ vi. t"ri >ns tn-voind tho S'-utbern boundary
and in the direction of Philadelphia, New York
and Host, n, (huso citios would be at its mercy,
j Commanding tho-e critic-, it would n t be lorg
j before the .South would romiuand tbe wh*d®
J Northern sca-board, and in clue time she would
The Sfw Force Bill.
; Mr. Man'.ou’s “fere© bill” in the United States
iloose of Representative?, may <le*iro to knew
j the proi isioh -of the itroposcd svt. Here is tbe
j Representatives of the baited State* of Amtri* a
iu Congress assembled; That the provision
1 in act approved the 23th day of February, in
: the year 179 entitled “An act to provide fer
| failing forth the militia to execute the law* of
| the Uuioii, suppress insurrection and repel inva
1 mom*, and to repeal tho act now in force for ilo.-i
; purposes,”and nt the art approved tho 3d da\
’ of March, in the year I*o7, entitled “An act au
thorizing tho employment of tbo land and nuvu!
forces ot tbo United State* in case of inrarre*
S ate.J
; President, in any case in which it may he luvUu.
to use cither the mi.itiaor the military and nav u .
! forces of the United States for tb j j urj
[ uferefaid, may accept tlicstrvicrs of such vuluu
, tcers as ni iy offer their services, us cavalry, in
fantry, artillery, organised in companies of the
maxiujum Ktuudard, squadrons aud regimeor
ru*peclively, according t<* the mode prescribe .
J fer the organisation of the rcai*cetive arm* in
the military establi.-bment of tho United states:
[ and it shall belawfui tor the Preridout to com
1 mi**ion the ellicers of surh ooujpautes, battaliou-.
; squadrons and regiments in their respectiv •
prad®* to emtinne tifl discharg’ and from sen
the l nited States; nod such volunteers while
j * a the service of the United Strtes, shall bo sub
| j©ct to ihe rule* and articles of war, and shall
| t-e entitled to the same pay and emolument*
j ® c * r < ft“ J soldiers in tho eauj® grade iu the
1 A rrii.rt Lettj b f&ou Four SriiTi:b.—A
liicii;: ;-i CoDgrchs from New York, has receiv-
I ,^iG following letter from an officer in Fort
; Sumter, dated the TSth rnst. After referring to
j 80We incidental matters, he *ays:
; “My dt .-in- i* to giro you a few reliable data
concerning onr situation. From the little new*
I ww ** * s apparent that the majority of tho
! Published statements concerning Sumter are
| very incorrect and unreliable. AYe have receiv
! ed no reinforcements and know of none that arc
coming. To introduco reinforcements to th;
garmun i* an extremely diffieult problem, and
, *.ao attempt by no means insure* tbo execution.
| A glance a; the coast survey map will convince
Jnd ant T on oTT
I J n. a.urcs based upon this proposition
whl have imr 1* bim|auou. WUh a large lm
! rh : m > atl(I fthundant supplies, this fort would de
tain a large army bet re it, fera long time; but.
k i !oU '’ Ufc conditions are
not .-a.istre . A large force is still at work on
j nut • i irf.re *. a xoro© is still at work on
I the i.alter..-.-: aivund u?. The battortes on Mor
r ; 1 m ~4 to be complete J. Stem -
ers and piu t tioats uro on the watch at nigbr.
aud tuu-, ee*'n\ quite vigilant. vessels
coma quWo near th fort, aud .justly give us much
trouble :.u-l auxiety. \\ have an efficient com
man hug “’cr and a reliable set of teen. Mtuii
j tod aj wo arc, ouo treAchyous man inside would
“•‘ cCt -■ more than a thousand without. Thcro
has been no attempt on the part of a y soldiers
or t<iu-.-ert, and I can safely say that
t... e .1 .?iv. < greatest tearand anxic
.rn'crr.'o * the j>otsibUity of reuniting
l too eOK'tered fragments of our country. Os thi*
; hnve no hope and no desire.
I f ll,l F-r> Anii U oukn.—Some on© has ©nit*
j p ajrfutiy, but rather.-cverly,—Coweta, doubtless,
answer some wo* and good purpose iu tho crea
lion; sm u, Wotuejj. turnets arc mcomprobensi
j blc, beautiful, eccentric; so arc women. Comets
same w.:h pvuliar splendor but at night appeal
wu©t ©nliiaat; a and women. C©Bt#contuund
the must learned, when they attempt tu ascer
tain toeir nature; *<> do women. Comets etiuaily
eX’Ute the admiration of tho philosopher and of*
th© clown or the valley: so do Women. Comets
and women, therotur©, are clo.-.ely analagous: bur
the nature • { caea being tu*erutable, all which
run i.a :..r u.* to do, 1m to view with admiration
the one, ami to lovo almost with adoration tin*
iitfifcMw; from letko,
TU :,, “ ra * li O MKo Otieur -
j Urm*. torn V,r* Cm,. „ th. 2!„ i„t[
I Vic r. i.uvung lummuj of tbo ne.s i. f r „ m
] ‘ le -M BorJiaarji of tUo lit imi.
| In oar !a,t wo briefly no!ii-e4 that on Woilbc.-
j oa.v nt a nt tho authoritie, ha.! tranrierreU lh oc
j cii(>..nl ol Moerni nunnonor to olh.-rs 01 ,he r
cIR-5, Ihui rcilu.'.ng tho tiimkr of theso o.iul.
itshu.cnta in thi* capital.
I , V^; S th ““ tiMgos ia that of the twon-
I I ‘ . ries of thu capital tbir.ocn havo
I boon iuppnro.J an.l thoir l.nj, „j hail.n gl
! : to Somo ureralpanuMt.
Tho . a .bar ~! Bunnc.i. ..11l r.,.,..!„,ngi, lll: .
|— mu ly rr • ‘hfora pj, ulari.,# liUMov
j rin Tliurf.lay the oily was .loejVy ngitnUJ in
cona4MM* ol Umn mwdia,.. aid .very of.
. .rl w. made by the tlorgy t., bring on a gene
, m maaaacro of tho foreigner, and tin,a of libe
r.‘ ..pinion* among tie natirc*. At an early
I ovc ;‘“* Irani tha iorrio, ivtru
I and ala UM* ‘r' 0 Itru * u of| b city.
i 2la“"lS!lL‘’r.‘ l, k !l ■ ‘. U U* idbn
! a it’. Kcogion, 4c., were heard in
retts ol the city arid ou tb© iduziu
~ ‘ and ou lU pku*.
t ;*u:.i:iou was everywhere iMnwt, and, as
lutir own In os were threatened, the mi-mbors of
the •’overumein were more than uuallv active,
k-quadu of sol iters were sent out in all directions
aud several discharges of musketry were fired
over the heads cf the mobs collected in different
streets. It w„s soon domonstraUKi that the Up
| trot of ti.ocitv aro a most cowardly set, and tie
| serve to ho cosrced by tbo lash than by any di- -
| play of military force.
The focus of the conspiracy appears to have
I been in the church of tbo Santa Cru/-, but it had
ramification throughout tbo city. Sixty person*
were mado prisoner?, amongn them throe tier
cons in tbo dross (If friars. The prisoners have
hoLO placed at the disposal of the courts. Order
ka* been roMoreJ, aud wo shall very likely c/
capo a similar scon© for torn® tun© to come,
From the returns already received of the votes
in the Slate*, for h< next President, it appears
that Scncr J lures has a mnjerity over either of
bis two coinpetilors, Sectors Lerdo and Ortega,
I'ut not an absolute majority, an is required by
ti.c Constitution fur a direct election by the peo
ple. This circurnstanco will throw the cboieo of
the President on the text Congress.
Wm. M. E-own, Esq., formerly of the Wash
ington Conslitutiofi, has become associated with
£• Harksdalo, Esq., ia the publication of the
Jackson Mistissippian