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was never thought bv mo in any poisitdo coating -:r »■
No such all'is: m Im l I made in any conuWtmca-
tiou 1) ■tween inyo-lf n:ul any human Icing. but the
inforenee is that I am bound ta witlniraw the troops
from the only fort remaining in the poaseasion of the
United State? in the harbor of Charleston, because the
0 ffj,. : . r there in command of all the forts thought prop
er, without instructions, to change his position from one
of them to another.
At this point of writing, 1 have received information
bv telegraph tmm Capt. Humphreys, in command of
the Arseuel at Chareatson, lliat “it ha? to day ri’U'!-
dav, the otto.) been taken by fore - of arm.-*. It
i< ceiin if'd to.it the inn.ii'iom of war belonging to
the United States in tills Arsenal nre worth hmf a mil
lion of dollars. .
Comment i* needles*. After tins information, I
have only to add that, whilst it is my duty to defend
Fort Sumter as a poriicn of the public property of the
Catted States ag.iinst hostile iit'aek. from whatever
quarter tlieviuav come, by such means as I may pos
sess for this purpose. 1 do not perceive how seen n
defence can tie construed into n menace against the
city of Charleston.
, With gfent personal regard, I remain.
Yours verv respectfullv,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To Honorable Hubert W. Barnwell, .James H. Adams,
James L Orr.
From the Norristown Register.
Mhnll wc go to liar.
The first great act of the dreadful tragedy which is
iippnrcntly to result in the death of this nation has
b.*-:i completed. South Carolina has declared herself
an independent State, So suddenly has this deadly
blow been struck at the life of the Union, that the mass
oi'the people are cither unable to realise it, or paraly
zed by the shock. A fearful responsibility^ now rests
umir. the Government and upon every citizen of_ the
Northern States. Tiic sain.* cause wliicli has driven
the convention ,,f the seceding State, composed, as we
know, of lo r ablest men, to sever, by n unanimous
rot--, its connection with us. is operating up»n every
vl her slave Sta!‘. They all demand, os she did, to he
restored to the position of equality with the other States
which they enjoyed tinder the Constitution when it was
i: opted, anil without which they would not have
agre.-d toil. They will now he satisfied with nothing
b-is; they ttsk nothing more.
Hut two alternatives are presented to the Govern
ment, nti-i the adoption of one or tlioother is a neces
sity which ran be delayed bnt a few weeks. One is, to
ps’cive tin- eominission-rs from South Carolina._to
treat wilh them in on amicable way, and to recognize
th -iu.' prpdenccof their State, the other is, to re-
lii-t such recognition and to employ force; to compel
her or her citizens tc> submission.
The effect of tue former course would be to secure
the friendship of the Slate, to stay the secession
movement throughout the South, and eventual
ly to bring our mTraving sister berk to the jvnrentnl
hearth. - ’
The oilier alternative is rear, CIVIL win, not with
the otic State only b.o —*>. Mi-„ r * c
tb st step taken towards tiie ooercum ol South l aro-
Una. unites, of necessity, every Southern State, end
tbe struggle will be with Hum. The war that must
ensue would he among the most feartul that have bet n
known since the world began. The dreadful conting
ency of extensive insurrections among the slaves, and
ol mobs, and riots, ami war itself on our own Northern
soil, cannot be lefL out of the account. The horrors of
such scenes who.can contemplate!
Wlnitg'.od end is to he gained by such a course 1
Whether victors or vanquished, our Government would
he destroyed.' If we nro conquerors, wc must keep
Misgovern onrsubjugated provinces. As to them we
must he a despotism. To such a state of thing* the
government we now Inn e under the Constitntion-ot the
Unite I .States is utterly inapplicable. This is n Gov
ernment of delegated powers; but, then, we mast have
a new organization, a strong goveuiiuient. an immense
standing finny, and be, ns to our subject States, a mil
itary despotism.
They little know the Southern people who think fora
moment they can t> • conquered, orthat it they nre they
will stay conquered.
Oil! will cut our Government and onr people heed
th • martini of unerring wild inn, that “the beginning of
strife is like the letting out of waters.” Begin the
c-jntilet, and who is to stay the torrent of denudation
that wili at oner lie let loose, or fathom the depth of
the ruin which will follow the first shot ?
It is in vain now to discuss the question <>f the right
of :i State to secede, (’all it right, or call it revolution,
tl:e tiling is done, and assuredly will not be undone by
flic use of force. That would only widen the breach
and wake it p*-rjw-tua!. The Southern people Mitre
they have the right, and in this judgment they are sus
tained by some of the greatest munis at the North.
They cannot he persuaded to the contrary, anil no tip
per.! to arms wfit convince them.
Let us then “seek the things that make for pence,"
nndlet the people atonee speak in thunder tones to
their representatives, requiring them Io “seek pence
and insure it,"to abstain from the first step towards
war with onr brothers and sisters and neighbors and
friends «t flic South, and to secure an amicable ar
rangement of evry controversy ; better to lose South
Carolina, better to lose the whole Southern country
and be at pence with them, than to inaugurate a series
ofbloody, desperate, and suicidal wars, to end, if ever
tin v do end. in the most hitler, implacable, and inter
minable enmity between the sections.
Let the people act, and that without delay. In a few
weeks, possibly a few days, the decisive step will be
taken : ther 1 is no time to bo lost.
PAX VOBISCUM.
Address of (Soil. W. K. .timma.
One after another the representatives of the liordcr
States feel culled on by tne anxiety among their re
spective constituencies to report the conclusions to which
tlieir mentis of information enable them to come -, and,
in accordance with this public demand, Mr. Simms, of
the Mli congressional district of Kentucky, 1ms issued
an add»-eys. **-!iieli wc pahlisii to daj .
it will be sei ii that .Mr. Simms declares what cannot
be denied; that the interests and sympathies, und ,'ou-
sequenliy lit;* course of li< ntueky, lie with the South.
We believe that this conclusion is based upon the mo.-t
s did grounds, and that the re moiling of Mr. Simms will
lie readily iiecepted by his constitnents.— The Constitu
tion.
Extract from a Siiwrh of Caleb fo«Wn» »<
Jttibtrryporl.
To resume and conclude. Gentlemen,
revolution is upon us, and we are on the
high road to anarchy and civil war. Con
sequently, all public affairs are in confu
sion. and all private affairs the same. You
demand of me what the romedy is. I re
ply, there is but one evil and one remedy.
The evil is the agitation of slavery here
in Massachusetts and the othor Northern
States, and the remedy is for the Republi
cans to leave off that agitation? Arc the
churches distracted and demoralized? Bid
the Republicans cease from the slave
ry agitation, and the churches will be re
united, and revived. Are the tho ties of
attachment to the Union relaxed? Compel
the Republicans to leave off Abolitson agi
tation, and those ties will recover their
pristine force. Is friendly association be
tween the people of tlie North and South
interrupted? force the Republicans to
cease to agitate on slavery, and we shall
again be as a family of brothers. Have
your stocks fallen? Tell tho Republicans
to cease from slavery agitation, and stocks
will rise again. Do you have to pay two
per cent, a month for the use of the money?
Let Republicans cease anti-slavery agita
tion, and you will only have to pay a half
per cent. Have yon no market for your
manufactures of cotton, woolen, leather,
metals? Stop the slavery agitation of the
Republicans, and the market will return
Are you out of employment in mid-winter?
31nke the Republicans leave off meddling
and fussing about the negroes at the South
and you will have constant employment
again and good wages. Is there a quarrel
Between the Northern and Southern
States? Make the Abolitionists and Re
publicans let negroes «1koo, and tbe quar
rel ceases. If yon stand by your neigh
bor's fence, and throw stones into his close,
and call hint hard names, you must expect
him to throw stones at you and call you
hard names. To have peace, all you need
do is to let him alone. Let the South
aloue, and there will be perfect concord in
tlie Union.
The far famed Malestrom is found be
tween two of the Southern inlands of the
Loufnden group, and from one of these
islands it is named the “Moskcu stream,”
or in Norwogain, the “Moskonstrom-
men.” Its violence greatly depends
on the direction and strength ol the wind,
as well as on the tides, and the moon’s in
fluence thereupon. It is saul to be the
most violent with gales of westerly winds
aud on the full change of the moon. Some
times a small boat can pass right across it
without danger; at other times it would be
dangerous for even a large, steamer to ap
proach it. Not that she would he swal
lowed up and whirled down to the mer
maids, but that she would probably be
turned round, loose her steering, and be
dashed against the surrounding rocks.
Turn, Every Word.—The Newark
Journal is about tho first one of the
northern papers that we see has really
grasped the events of the great crisis.——
Specking of the secession ot South Caro
lina and the attitude of the other States, it
says:
‘‘For this work, wc in the North, who
have ever boldly supported cur southern
hrethern against abolitionism, shovld cor
dially thank the South, whose prompt and
independent action lias averted a worse
calamity than disunion, ». r. abolitionism.
For one. we have no tears to shed because
the Souih nave determined to savo them-
aelver from disgrace and destruction. As
we have hated and loathed the whining
lina with cowardice and Virginia witli men-1 * ^ **'”*”"”7, Got. Brown
tal debility and general pauperism, so we WMCa i lcd l)V ' *
ympathiso most heartily with tho brave
pi.its of the South, who, in a noble de
fence of their own liberties, will at the
same time enable the true friends of the
Union in the North to put down abolition
ism, and bury it so deep that its corrupt
carcass may never again be thrust into the
faces of honest men. So mote it be.”
u i p *** vv ' If
was called, by'the sovereign voice of the people ot
Georgia, from his retirement, and comparative obscu
rity, to the honorable position of her chief Magis
trate. Notwithstanding the assaults, wbu ..
hour and under the influence ot lngn
Soup TTot/sr in Alexandria.—On Wednes
day .next January1*01, a corporation
soup house will bo opened in Alexandria,
at, which the poor can obtain, on applica
tion, a howl of excellent soup and a p°r-
tion of bread and meat during the winter.
The interest due upon the corporation
bonds ol Alexandria to-day has been pro
madness of the .I..... , . .. , ■
political excitement, were inane against krai, h
Stn>- has just cause to be proud of lum, for upon al
most every occasion, lie has evinced an administra
tive ability, equal to the emergency. He ‘ SB 10 *
ited
man!
the
wise mid pntTentiai counsels. — ■— ■ ,
developed—our finances have been managed with
consummate skill-our railroad enterprise has been
conducted with an energy and vigilance, whirl, bn?
rendered it a source of revenue, equal to onr im onto
from Uxati n, and every department of industry has
been fostered, encouraged and protected.
Unoeduced by tho flattery ol his friend*, and unat-
t'eeted by the denunciation* of hi* enemies, he Mm
Dur«ued the even tenor of hi* way, animated J>y hta
firm and unflinching purpose, to do what he believed
t<» be rirht, repnrdlff'B of all consequences.
ern States, their Constitutional rights; and whereas, a j ‘‘Resolved, That the Governor of this State be
•sectional party, known as tlie. Black Republican part^j and he is hereby respectfully requested to trans
mit a copy of these resolutions to the respective
‘ms, in the recent election, elected Abraham Lincoln
President, and Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of
the United States, upon the avowed principle that the
Constitution of the United States does not recognize
property in slaves, ana that the Government should
prevent its extension into the common .Territories of
the United States, and that the power of the Govern
ment should k be so exercised th.it slavery should, in
time, be exterminated; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the people of Alabama, in convention
assembled, that the State of Alabama cannot, and will
not,submit to the administration of Lincoln and Ham
lin as President and Vice President of the I nited
States, upon the principles referred to in the forego
ing preamble.
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TIIF ^rrUJFUATfO^ Af'Tfl OF NEW
YORK.
nine
the promptness which he displayed, in ordering t ie
* r . /••«. » :»:-«* *«>idierv ot
vided for, and the portion payable in New investment of Fort Pulaski, by our ciiix<m *"** , * l, . : [Y
V i r \ , . 1 . I* 1 i' .r T>« Savannah. Our neighboring Republic, ^>uth jar .1
York forwarded to the Bank of the bad received the mwirance of the Keaeral^Gov
public, in that city.
llou.r of Rp}ir< , M , ntnliTri.
Monday Dec. 31at, 1300.
COERCION.
Mr. Pryor offered the following resolution,
Unsolved. That any attempt to preserve the
Union between the States in the Confederacy by
force would b“ impracticable and destructive to
republican liberty.
Mr. Pr yor demanded the question.
Mr Stanton, of Ohio, moved to lay the resolu
tion on the table.
Mr. Hill, of Georgia, moved that the House ad-
ourn. He said lie wanted to put down the busi
ness of revolution-making in the House. They
inly served to distract the country.
Mr. Crawfu-d, ineffectually appealed to hit col
league to withdraw bis motion.
Mr. l'ill said be wanted all the resolutions touch-
ng too country to take the same course.
Mr. Stanton remarked that if Mr. Pryor would j
permit him to offers substitute, he would withdraw j
l v-rnment, that the garrison at the Ports, at Charleston
should net only not ho reinforced, but that their mm-
| tnry status should not be changed. In a few short
| hours after these assurances were given, the v.mn-
1 mnnder of Fort Moultrie hastily evacuated it, nm
entrenched himselfin a more sale ami offensive posi
tion, within Fort Sumpter. A remonstrance ngains
this proceeding was preferedon the part of South Car
olina, bv her Commissioners at the Federal (. am » ,
and the Department not only foiled to redeem its pl< g
es, and to restore-lie military positions, at these ’its*
but declared its purpose to adopt a coercive pohev o
wards the seceding States. .
The telegraph announced this startling lntelilgen e
of the policy of the Federal Administration, and that
Fort Pulaski was likewise in danger Under all he
circumstances, therefore, we cannot hut commend i
prompt, manly, nnd decisive conrse of our hxecu i\ e.
The assurance which he had received of the design
of the Federal Government, were from one, high in
oosition, and a faithful “sentinel upon the watchtower;
- , 1 . ■ . Ilia n nt I*A n* lint 1 i II * \ 11IH t ■
Iirtlrr from Ron, Ridran J- Tucker.
Governor* of the States of this Union.” (See
Laws of H57. p. 7S>7.
In 1353, joint resolutions were passed declaring
Aflalra at 3’nlaaki,
Fort Pulaski, Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Editor Republican:
There is little or nothing doing out of tho usual
course of events transpiring iu this garrison, and
opposition to the admission of Kansas as a State | my letters are consequently brief and may be
into the Union, with the Lecompton Constitution; uninteresting; but so many of our citizens are
i a- *• • a i here. 11 is necessary to say something, it no more
,md directing copies to be sent to Senators ana ; * .» %
Keyset,tatives in Congress. (See Law* of .858, j ‘h-that all are we.L^ ^ ^ ^ ^
' i„ ljso * t *• are being overhauled, ami will soon be in a con-
In 1'aJL joint resolutions were passed, propos- \ nt \ c a
Lrtti 11 itni, o*t 1 * ii * t*t*•■•*•• 7 # * , , 11
and let the consequences of his act be what they maj,
,and we do not dr. nd the worst,) his c.Ktrse wifi be
vindicated by a generous and enlightened constituen
cy.— Tme Pemocrot.
Fctternl Property in *hr »lstM.
And
State
his molio" to iay on the tabbj. j IIow to dispose of the respective claims of the Fed-
Hr Uindnian,of Arkansas, hoped the que*stion : era j Q ove rmaentand the States, in relation to Kd-
would be taken on the direct issue, and that they rra i property situated within the boundaries of States
would meet it like men. j that secede, is, perhaps the most dangerous problem
Mr Hill insisted on his motion t*o adjourn. to which secession will give rise. In appearance at
Mr. McOcrnard, ot Illinois, made some remark least, the claims arc antagonistic
wa* iimu.libM i.. - from‘\ire~L^i‘<Trd.^* no" confer ronn a State “any
ir n ii. ........ i. , ___ right to possess foits, arsenals, and other property
Mr. Rnrksda e ol Mississippi, replied, w« are w tthin the State, but belonging to the Union
ready to meet you now. : rvn the other baud, the citizen* of a secedins
The colloquy between these gentlemen, though
of short continuance, was rather exciting, but its
purport was not distinctly heard.
The House refused to adjourn.
The question was then taken on laying Mr.
Pryor's resolution on the table, and it was deter-
nined in the affirmative—yeas 1H, nays 56—as fol
lows;
Yeas—Messrs. Adarns of Massachusetts. Adams 1 t |, e
if Kentucky, Adraiu, Aldrich. Allen, Babbitt. | It i # of no a^Jflint the right and even tiie possibility
Beale, Bingham, Iilair, Blake. Bray ton, Clemens, j <>[ secession are still denied by a powerful party. 1 hr
Colfax. Colliding, Cox, Davis of Indiana. Dawes,
may, with a fair show of reason contend that the Com
monwealth whose sovereignty has been asserted is en
titled to it* proportion of Union property, ami that
that portion may, in the first instance tie taken to be
the property comprised within the State itself. Upon
the satisfactory settlement of these claims, more than
upon all bitiide, depend* the peaceful solution of the
difficulty through wliicli the country is passing.
Nothing can be gained by persistent efforts to dis-
To the Editor of the X. 1. Day- Hook :
In the discussion now being had through the
public press, concerning ihe wrongs, insulls and
injustice inflicted by the northern States upon
thosenftheSonth.it has been frequently claimed
that the State of New York. (notwithstanding the
prominence and activity of her Senators and Rep
resentatives in the sectional war waged on the
floor of Congress,) is innocent of “Personal Liber
ty Bill.” or other measures of legislation calcu
lated to annoy the South. I have seen within a
few days, in a newspaper of large circulation nnd
general moderation on these questions, the asser
tion that “New York has nothing to refract in or
der to further the work of pacification. If the
New England and western States have insulted
and robbed our southern brethren, the Knicker
bocker State has not followed their bad example,
Arc , Ac
A Knickerbocker myself, it is with shame for
ray native State that I am compelled to prouounce
this assertion an error. New York has been the
first and chief of the sinners in thu regard. It has
been her fratricidal hand which has thrown the
first weapon against the temple of our common
Union. Long before cth<-r northern States had
been infected with the virus of Abolitionism—
twenty full years ago—New York enacted the
most odious and ultra of “Personal Liberty Bills.”
| and it stands to this day upon her statute books,
! nnrepealed, though clearly inoperative and uncon-
I stitutional.
| Nor is this all. For twenty long years, New
i York, through her Legislature, has been pouring
* a continuous stream of insult and contumely up-
I on the slaveholding States, their rights, their in-
| nliltilu'uo itticl tlici r chor!akc(l privllepce. \ cf*r
alter year her fanatical voice has heen raised higli-
i er and higher in denunciation of her brethren of
I the confederation, and in denial of their equality
under the Constitution. Those who pronounce
; New York guiltless and moderate, free of the
| charge of insult and robbery towards the South,
) have read her record with but a partial eye, or are
' ignorant ot il altogether.
j I am not of those. Mr. Editor, who are for send
| ing prayers and beseeching* to the South, at this
J crisis, asking them to pause and not separate the
declaring "surprise, mortification and detestation”
at “the virtual ro-openitig, within the Federal
Union, of the stave trade : that against this inva
sion of our laws, our feelings, and the dictates of
Christianity, we solemnly protest here as we will
protest elsewhere, and especially at the ballot box;
that we call upon tne citizens of this Union to
make common cause, in the name of religion, hu
manity, and as friends of principles underlying
our system of government, to unite in bringing
to immediate arrest and punishment all persons
engaged in the unlawful and wicked slave trade;
and hereby instruct our Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress to exert all lawful powers
for the immediate suppression of the infamous
traffic, aud that the Executive of this State trans
mit a copy of the resolutions to the Legislatures
of the several States of this Union, and earnest
ly request their co-operation in arresting this
great wickedness. ’ [See Laws of ls.59, page
1,210.]
In JcCiO, joint resolutions were passed appro
ving of the proposal to amend the State Constitu
tion by allowing neo-roes to vote. [See Laws of
1360, p. 1.077 ] "
II We now come to the legislation of New
York on the subject of fugitive slaves.
The Revised Statutes of the State of New York
first edition, (1827) provided for the reclamation
of fugitives from ‘labor or service in any State or
Territory of the United States,” by “the person
entitled to the services of such fugitive.” or his
agent, “upon making due proof of such title.” Tiie
proceeding was summary—by writ of habeas
corpus, executed hy the Sheriff, and which could
be issued by sny court or officer authorized to is
sue writs of habeas corpus. When the writ was
served and the alleged fugitive in court, the Re
vised Statutes provided that “such officer or court
shall proceed to hear the allegations and proofs of
tho parties and shall, if required, allow a reason
able time to either party to proeure further neces
sary proof; and in such case, shall commit such
fugitivo to the custody of the sheriff’ of the coun
ty for safekeeping; or may take a bond in such
penalty as shall be deemed satisfactory, with suf-
ficent sureties, to the person claiming the services
of such fugitive, conditioned that such fugitive
shall appear before such court or officer, at the
time and place therein specified, to abide the or
der and decision of such court or officer, in rela-
fact is before ua that one State lias already seceded,
Duoll. E.lgerton: Elliot, El v. Ethridge, Fanis- i »nd that others are on the eve of seceding; nn.l we are
worth. Fenton, Foster. Fnuke, French, Gooch, hqnnd, therefore, to <leal with the I:act rath, r an
i, > 71 • > w . j rr ** u! inth vninie hopes and undefined expectation*, ni.u
unit, 11 u " 0 ? f 'r7u • d ’ u H a’ i if prepare for the questions to which it lead* A war
Hill, Holman, Howard of Ohio, Howard of Nliclii- ( dimply to prPT-trnt; seo^fion, were inndneRf*. A mflita-
znn, Humphrey, Hutchins, Junklin, Kellog of | ^^ naval attnek upon communities, as a punishment
Michigan, Kenyon, Kilgore, Larrabee, Leach ol , f.,r iheir declaration of sovereignty, were a crime
Michigan. Lee, Longnecker, Loomis. Lovejoy, j which in thesedoy* would provoke the indignant con-
Marston, Martin of Ohio Maynard, McKean, Me- demnation of free nation*. Of course property in
Kenty. McKnight, Mcl’lo-rson, Montgomery, terests remain to be examined and adjusted. I he un-
Moore of Kent.rekv, Morris of Pennsylvania, Mor- i tional balance-sheet exhibit* common assets ""'i'';"'”
.* ♦ir,- w x’ n r\' v» » J t» ai nion liabmtief; anu to these the separnu n ouiu-s
o S oi -fiinius, Morse, Noeil, Onn, Painter,! endleton, j ou ht not (0 ^ t!l( , <-*etternl Government cannot
I , I ettit, 1 "rt^r, C^uar.os, Ltlv%aru K. Hey* bfiudifferent. lathe process of adjustment so ditli-
nolds. Robinson of Rhode Island, Robinson of I lii- j eu | t t | )Sl f^ nr ,.,i?
nois,Rovcc,Sherman, 3paldtng,Stanton, Stevens,. Jt may be shown we believe, that the Southern
Stokes. Tappan, Thaver, 1 le aker, Vance, Vande- j States have contributed more than their quota to the
ver, Verree. Wade. Walton, Washburn of Wiscon-1 expenditure of the Government under the Union; that
sin. Washburn of Illinois, Webster, Wilson, and comparing taxation and outlay benefits realized ana
,. r . . 1 ' 1 it_u;t:i:. _ ; i l.... « nt ,l morn nml r<*-
V\ llldom—!»"}.
Union. God knows I do not undervalue the im- t!o " such claim." (R. S , part 3, chap. 9, title I,
mense importance—the transcendant value—of *"1^ 8ec ‘c , . ,, .. . ,,
this Union to me and to my children, to my re- 1 he ^ change made in the provision for the
latives, mv neighbors, and all whose lot is cast in J>?Posal of chums to fugiti ves, was m
these northern States; to the men, even, whose Bawsm IS, 14 chap. 83,) which compelled
abolition madness is rending asunder this Confed- j the » In?<tive lo pay two dollars a
eraev. Bui / ,cil! never be a parly to bcgy in „ men \ week for his support “so long as said fugitive
to submit to that,cnich it tcill be dishonor for them to j shaU remain in custody in default ot which he
submit to I w ill not ask the citizens of shvehold-! 3 lo,lld be d(sdiarged. It also provided that the
ing States to peril their liberties, their property, I claimant might be held to bail m f2:.ll “cor.di-
the existence Of their families, by remaining un- t ' oned f( ! r "?« P a Y me , nt of :l!1 da . ma ? es « b >ch may
be sustained by such person claimed to be a fugi
tive from service, in case it shall not be establish
ed that lie is such a fugitive.”
In IHW. (chap. 225, Laws of 1340,) an net was pa*s-
j ed "to exten 1 the right of trial bv jury,” which, abol-
conserva- , ; s j le( | t>,e summary proceeding upon reclamation pru
der a Republican President. My notion of the
duty of Northern men at this crisis is rather to en
deavor to do justice at home, than to demand for
bearance from abroad It is to Albany, and not
to Columbia or Milledgeville, that w
tive men of New York, ought to make our last i vided by the revised Statute: , and declared that “the
appeal. It. is to the offensive statutes of New j claim t» the service of such alleged fugitive, his iden-
York and not to the Convention ofSouth Carolina tity, and the Out of his having escaped from another
Nays—Messrs. Alley, Anderson of Missonri,
Ashley, Avery, Barksdale, Barrett, Bocock,
Branch, Burch. Clark of Missouri, Clopton, Cobb,
John Cochrane, Craig of Missouri. Crawford. Cur
ry. Curtis, De.Iarnetto. Dunn. Edmundson. Flor
ence, Garnett, GartreM, Hardeman, Harris of Vir
ginia, Hindman. Houston, Hughes, Jackson, Jenk
ins, Jones, Leach of North Carolina, Logan. Love.
liabilities incurred, tiie South has paid more and re
ceived less than tbe North. Of tins broad and gen
ernl question, however, we are not required to take
cognizance. It will arise naturally, in the order of
events, and tne South has nothing to fear from meet
ing it. The immediate point to be considered lias re
ference to the federal property in South < ’arolina, and
iu other States which nre about to follow her example.
The Federal Government has forts, arsenals, dock
yards, in the seceding State*—occupied, may be. by
low, and Wright—55
[Mr. Vallindigliam, of Ohio, said that as this
vote involves the direct question of coercion, he
would vote No ]
Mouth farolinn Citizenship.
Charleston, Jan. 2.—The following amendment
of conditions of citizenship has been made to the
resolution in relation to citizenship offered on the
28th ult:
Every person a citizen of any one of the State*
now confederated under the name of the United
States of America who. within twelve months af-
'er the date of tiie ordinance of secession, shall
come to reside in this State with the intention ot
remaining, upon taking tho oath of allegiance to
this State as below provided; also, every free white
man who shall he engaged jn actual service, mili
tary or naval, of the State, or shall take an oath
d his intention to rominuei» «n>ol» •* j-*„i
■hree months, unless sooner discharged honorably
and also the oath of allegiance below prescribed:
also every free white, not a citizen of any of the
States above mentioned, who, at the date of the
act ot secession, was residing in this State, or who
within a year from that date, shall come to reside
in the State with the intention of remaining—upon
such persons appearing before the Court of Com
mon Pleas and establishing by his or her oath the
fact of residence with the intention here required
and taking the oath of allegiance and abjuration
prescribed below: also every person not a citizen
of any of tho States above mentioned at the date
aforesaid, who may come to reside in theState
with the intention of remaining, and may be nat-
tralized according to the naturalization laws ol
the State.
Until altered or repealed, the naturalization
aws of the United States, a* accommodated to
tiie special condition ot the State, arc hereby made
laws of the State, except that, instead of the oaths
there required, those of allegiance to this State
uid abjuration below provided shall be taken. In
all cases the citizenship of a man shall extend to
his wile, present or future, whenever 6lie shall
have residence in South Carolina; and shall extend
also to each of hi* children under the age of 18
years that may have residence in South Carolina
In like manner the citizenship of a woman shall
extend to each of her children under 18 years, etc.
provided that in no case citizenship shall exten d
to any person who is not a free white.
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
I Jo swear, or affirm, that I will he faithful and
true allegiance bear to the State of Sjuth Caroli
na so long as I may continue a citizen thereof.
OATH OF ABJFRATION.
I do swear, or affirm, that I do renounce and for
ever abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every
prince, potentate, State or sovereignty whatever,
except the State of South Carolina.
The above ordinance was signed by President
Jamison yesterday.
fwor. Cobb nt Home.
We have heard glowing accounts ot the recep
tion which welcomed Gov. Cobh on hi* appear
ance at a public meeting in Athena—bis home—on
the night previous to the election. Tho whole
audience arose and cheered him loudly until lie
approached the stand and addressed them. He
was accidently present, and the fact that ho had
unexpectedly "returned rrurn ilie nouaiu, was
known only to a few. It must be gratifying to a
public servant to bo thus appreciated by his
neighbors and friends.
The whole State has cause to regret that Gov.
Cobh is not a member of tho Convention. Seve
ral counties desired to return him as their dele-
gat*. but, unfortunately, a misunderstanding a*
to liis being run in one of tbe upper counties, in
duced him to decline acceeding to the request of
his friends. But Georgia will need hi* services
at once and we arc heartily glad that ho is at
home ready to obey the call.—Democrat.
this circumstance springs imminent danger of collis
ion between the forces of the General Government
and the militia of the State*. I* there no mode of es
caping the peril? Arc wo to conclude that neither
party can honorably consent to an arrangement calcu
lated to protect the rights of the States, without prej
udice to the right* or intereats of the General Gov
ernment,
The resolution* presented to the Senate by Mr. Hun
ter aud Mr. Davis are designed to facilitate an ami
cable settlement of the point* in dispute upon this as
pect of the question. Mr. Hunter, iu effect, provides
for the resurrender to State* of hind* which they re
spectively o«doJ for the purposes of the General Gov
ernment; compensation being made to the latter by
!he States for property erected or deposited thereon.
Mr. Davis again develops a plan by which Federal
troops may be withdrawn from States, on the re quisi
tion of a legislature or convention; subject to adequate
provision* for the protection of Federal property.
The two propositions are in perfect harmony, and both
tend to the mnint*in»ncp nt pmw
Except on the supposition that the seceding States
are to be in vadod by Federal force*, subjugated, and
rennited to the Confederacy against their will, what
use will the General Government have for fort* nml
arsenals situated in another sovereignty? Bnt as this
idea of subjugation is nt once absurd and barbarous,
what can be said in defence of a policy which would
retain mean* of aggression in the midst of another
and an independent people? That the States them
selves would object to having in their very centre
standing menaces upheld hy the Union they have left
is not at nil surprising. And hence, on both sides, nre
motives to the adoption of some friendly arrangement.
The States will not allow their own forts to be turned
against them; ami the General Government will have
no need of forts in district* over which it hn* no long
er jurisdiction. Mr. Hunter meets the ense with a
proposition which whilst guarding the interests of the
Genernl Government, amply protects the rights and
interests nf the State*. The. latter may have the
fort* and arsenal*, he *av*, on payment of their value.
Lessthnn that the General Government cannot accept,
without injustice to other States. More than that it
should not seek.
Nor can we conceive of valid objections to Mr. Pa
ris's suggestion for the withdrawn! of troops, on the
receipt of guarantee* for the preservation of the
property they now protect. Certainly, if coercion
were resolved upon, the plan would be inadmissible.
But assuming that secession is not to be followed by
the emnlojment of Federal force, the gain accruing
from the maintenance of small bodies of troops in
other commonwealth* i* not apparent, whilst the risk
of collision is obviously great. At any rate, the force
already in possession is too small to resist successfully
the attack of numbers, and in therefore insufficient
for the only purpose which—on the no-coercion ground
—can justify it* presence. And the withdrawal, on
proper application, would be productive of no loss if
the States be made responsible for the property nt
stake.— Washington Constitution.
yiruafr »f Upt. Lrlrbrr of Virgin!*.
Richmond, Va., Jan. 7.—Gov. Letcher sent in his
Message to the Legislature to-day. In it lie renews
the proposition in hi* last message fora convention of-
n!I theState*. He *ay» that it becomes Virginia to be
mindful of her own interest* and think* thnt disrup
tion is inevitable. If new Confederation* are formed,
we must have the best guarantees before we can at
tach Virginia to any of them. He condemns the Jiasty
action of South Carolina, wliicli he says has taken her
sister State* hy surprise. He would muke no spec ial
reference to Iter course, had he not been invited to do
so by her late Executive in hi* uncalled for references
to Virginia.
The non-slavrhnldir.g States, he continues, are re
sponsible for the present state of affnir*. If the Union
is disrupted, upon them rest* the responsibility. He
oppose* tho-enlling of a State Convention, but sug-
gertf. t!>*t a commission, to be composed of two of the
most discreet statesmen of Virginia, He sent to the
Legislature of the States which passed personal lib
erty bill*, excepting however the New England States,
and to insist upon the repeal of sneli bills.
Virginia must have proper and effective guarantees
for tbe protection of slave property in the District nf
Columbia, our equality in the States and Territories
must lie fully recognized; the rights of persona nml of
property must be adequately protected nml secured:
and we must also be permitted to pass through the free
States and Territories with e.nr slave property unmo
lested. If our slaves are abduetml. the State wherein
I or Mississippi that we should direct our atteu-
| tion.
Now, it has been denied, as I have said, that
; anything offensive has been done by the law-
! making power of the State of New Y'ork, toward
i the South. Our Legislature, it is alleged, have
' been fair and pacific, above all others. This
i is not the fact. 1 propose, in this communication,
’ to show where it is that New Yotk has grossly of
j fended.
j 'In the first place, from tho year 1640, to that
| of 1300, both inclusive, the New Y’ork Legisla
ture has adopteda series of resolutions (“joint”—
ngretd to by both Senate and House of Assem
bly,) upon political questions, highly objection
able and insulting, year after year, to the slave
holding .States.
Secondly. Nutv Y'ork has passed a law, uncon
stitutional though it he, which amounts to a virtu
al prohibition of the reclamation of fugitive slaves
upon her soil.
Thirdly, she has forbidden [in the Lemmon
case] any slaveholding citizen of a slaveholding
State, to bring his property, recognized as pinper-
erty at home, within her borders, and hold it here,
j To do this, she repealed, in the year 1640, those
provisions of the Revised Statutes, which, up
to that time, guaranteed the slaveholder the pos
session of his slaves for nine months afier he
had voluntarily brought them within the (State
boundai ies.
1 The following is the “record” of these joint
resolutionssof an aggressive character upon the
question of slavery.
It* tltA yttur IMO, iha fi»ot mos'omont »a to be
found in the form of joint resolutions, adopted in
Assembly, February 12, and in the Senate, Feb
ruary 16. They declare that the vote of the Unit
ed States House of Representatives, on the 23th
ult , refusing to receive or act upon "any peti
tion relating to slavery in the United States.” is
“a denial of the common right of any and every
citizen of this country to be liearu,” and
State, of tiie United States into this- Suite shall lie de
termined hy n jury.” It provided that “if the finding
of the jury b ■ ng dust the claimant, on any of the mat
ters submitted to them, the person so claimed ns a fu
gitive shall be forthwith set nt liberty, and shall never
thereafter be molested upon the same claim; and any
person who shall thereutter nirest. detail), or proceed
in any manner to retake such alleged fugitive upon
the same claim, or shall by virtue of the same claim
remove such alleged fugitive out of this State upon
any processor proceeding whatever, shnl! be deemed
guilty of kidnapping, and upon conviction, shall he
punished by imprisonment in the State Prison not ex
ceeding ten years.” It made it the duty of District
attorneys to “render advice and professional services
to such alleged fugitive,” or to assign counsel for his
defence, to be paid by the county; made the county lia
ble for the fees of officers in serving papers on behalf
of the fugitive, and compelled the attendance and tes
timony of witnesses in his behalf, without fees. It ex
acted before the issuing of the writ of habeas corpus
a bond from the claimant in $1,00!) penalty, condition
ed to pay costs and expenses, nnd the board of the fu
gitive at two dollars a week, and also to pay the fu
gitive liis costs and expenses, in ease of a verdict
against the claim,mid ‘’in addition theret-i the sum of
$100. and nil damages which he (the fugitive) mny
sustain." Provision wns made for issuing commissions
“on the application of tho alleged fugitive slave”
only, for the examination of witnesses out of theState.
It was declared a misdemeanor for any officer of the
State to grant process for the return of a fugi
tive, except in the manner thus prescribed. And
"every person who shall, without the authority cf
law, forcibly remove, or attempt to remove, from
this State any fugitive from service or labor, or
any person wlio is claimed as such fugitive, shall for
feit the sum of $501 to the party aggrieved: and shall
u R mity of kidnapping," punishable by ten
year’s imprisonment. The act, howevei, was not to
he construed to affect the relation of master and ap
prentice.
The decision of the Supreme Court of the United
States, in Priggvs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia, 11 ti Peters’Kep , n 539,) establishes the doctrine
that all State laws calculated to interfere with the third
subdivision of section 2, article 4 of the United States
i Constitution, nre unconstitutional, tdnee thut deeis-
| ion, the fugitive slave law of Congress, 1<5!), (chap till)
hearty _ ,
to be written her to that effect. Another lady
sent us a splendid fruit cake, iced over, and the
word “Secession” wrought in with sugar, still
another, whose name is unknown, sent us a pack
age of lint. Time may be simlar instances of
kindness rewards tho other corps, but as I have
no opportunity of finding it out. I do not men
tion them.
It is impossible to imagine a gayer and more
animated scene than the fort is during the day :
the men rapidly passing to and fro doing the va
rious duties assigned them; the labor is severe,
and one would suppose that by night nature
would claim her rest, but up to tatoo, which is
beaten at!) o’clock at night, every quarter re
sounds with gay sounds and shouts that come
from many hearts. The “Marsellaise f "Dixie’s
Land,” “Mickey are you drunk," “Rap tilap,” and
other songs with like euphonious names, ring out
upon the night. But after tatoo all is still and
silent ns death.
A schooner arrived last night, having on board
a very large quantity of powder, and it is being
put in the magazine to-day.
Ou Thursday there will baa relief sent down,
and such soldiers as are compelled to go home
will return. There are twenty from the Chatham
Artillery who will return, and their places will be
filled from town.
If anything of importance occurs, I will try
and advise you.
Very trulv.
BARRRAXE.
P. S.—I learn by letters freni town to-day, that
seme consternation has been produced by tho con
struction of Commandant Bartow's order in re
gard to any one found asleep on his post The
order simply stated that tlio « xigeireies of the
times required that strict military discipline
should bo observed, and the penalty of being
caught asleep, was death by tho articles of war,
but none of us anticipate the execution of such
an order; in fact the men are so alert at every
duty, tliat it will never be deserved. B.
[ Sacannah Republican.
X. M. 1’rrmis* us nu Orator—his command
over an Audience.
The following anecdote of S. S * Prentiss is
from “Ten Years of a Preacher’s Life:”
“The popular assembly was the place of his
proudest exhibition. To the multitude he was
a trumpet. He said “Fellow-citizeus!” and au
ribus ereetis, the people stood still, or swayed to
ana fro, or shouted, or were sad, smiled or frowned
at his magic will. He was invited, just after the
adjournment of Congress, in the summer of 164(1,
to address a mass meeting at Havre de Grace,
Maryland, and thus made liis bow to the audience :
“Fellow-citizens I By the Father of Waters at New
Orleans, 1 have said follow citizens—on the banks
of the beautiful Ohio, I have said, fellow citizous
—here I say, lellow citizens—aud a thousand
miles beyond this, north, thanks be to God, lean
still say, fellow citizens!” Thus, in a single sen
tence. he saluted liis audience, drew every man,
woman, and child, near ta him, made himself dear
to them ; by a word covered the continent—by a
line mapped the United States from the Gulf to
the Lakes—by a greeting, warm from the heart,
beaming from the countenance, depicted the whole
country, its progress, developments, grandeur,
gicry. Union. Every hut was whirled in the air,
every handkerchief was waving: the welkin rang
with hurrahs, the multitude heaved up to the
stand, stood on tiptoe and shouted cheer, as if wild
with joy and mad with excitement.
.Mississippi Mint* Convention.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 7.—The convention organ
ised at twelve o'clock, to-day.
Mr. U. S. Barry, of Lowndes, was elected
President. The President in liis remarks favors
secession.
A resolution was introduced that a committee
of fifteen to be appointed by the President, with j
instructions to prepare and report as speedily as ,
possible an ordinance for the withdrawal of Mis-'
sissippi. with a view to the establishment of a
Confederacy of the Southern States
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I he Convention adjourned till ten o’clock to-1 1 * ,
morrow. | 1 he Oxygenated Bitters.
i The “Weekly Novelette” of Sept. 18, says:
Mr. S. P. Hamilton, Naval Officer of this Port | Uvs pep 8 ia is one of the prevailing disease* <4 nr
yesterday resigned his office to take a position
the staff of Col. Lawton s commanding at Fort
Pulaski.—.s’nc. Xcics.
open and direct infringement of the Constitution 1 ! ,,n ’- t ie ,u K ltlv ® '“lye mwol emigres*. U’hap I
5 ,1.„ .- r,.. .. .. , ha* neen passed. This whole act of 1840, therefore,
ot the l nited Mates. lhey further condemn l un( ., inst i tnt i,, Im i /„,/ p ./,// remains unnpealed on the
the affirmative votes given by certain New Yorkj Statute Rooks of the Stale of Xeir York.
representatives on the subject. (8te Laws ot l III. As to slaves voluntarily brought into this State 4
lain, p. ,’J41>.) thy their 'masters, the repeal of the “Nine Months’
In 1848, joint resolutions were passed, demand- j Law,” in 1811). deprived the master of all power of re-
ing the application of the “Wilmot Proviso” in i tention or recapture. Under the Lemmon rase de-
“any act or ordinance establishing any and all j ** seen [8 # writ ofhaheas corpus or deliveranc
provisional or territorial government or govern
the loss occurs mnst be made to pay the full value of
, the property thns stolen. Like guaranties must he
Fare Negro Law of Kenti ckt —The Free I * iven for the security of the inter-state slave trade;
Negro law passed bv the last General As-cmMy of i *e mUft require the passage and enforcement of
Kentuekv nml which will go into effect on the 1st of I nffiffl*"* for the punishment of such person* «s or-
Jannary,' 1K61, provides that hereafter no slave shall be pamzeand aid and abet in organizing companies with
emancipated unless ample security be given for the rc- J *!* e v ' ow assailing the slaveholding Stnte* nnd inch
moval of such trnm the State within ninety davs after 1 ting slave* to iusiuTpr'ien. ... .
the approval of the bond, breach of which covenant The General Government must be deprived of the
is to he followed bva snit against the bond for a sum I appointing to local offices m the slavehohl-
not less than the vain.- of the slave nt the time when ; ! n F plates all person* hostue to their institntion*, and
emancipated: thnt any free negro or mulatto entering I inimical to their right*.
Kentucky with the intention of remaining, shall he I The Governor further says that he will regard any
deemed gniity of fclonv and be imprisoned in the pen- attempt of the Federal troops to pass across 4 irginia
s’. I . i * * . r.\e tl-o vMienreaa of AAAsamrp Sni* Cofttli ai-w vt ■ i.. ** m
j ments ;” and directing copies to be sent to our
Senators and Representatives in Congress. (See
Laws ot 1643, p. 578.)
In 184'J, joint resolutions were adopted, w ith a
preamble stating that “the people of the State of
New Mexico, have petitioned Congress for the es
tablishment of a Territorial government, which
shall protect them against tiie institution of do
mestic slavery while they remain a Territory ot
the United States.'’ and have also petitioned Con
gress “for protection against the unfounded
claims ol the State of Texas, to a large portion of
their territory, lying east of the Rio Grande ; and
whereas, it would be unjust to the people of New
M exico and California, and revolting to the spirit
of the age, to permit domestic slavery ; an institu
tion from which they are now free to be intro
duced among them;” therefore, they resolved in
favor of the Wilmot Proviso in such territories;
declared against ‘tiie unfounded claims of the
State of Texas” to tiie Rio Grande : aud demand
ed. moreover, that Congress should "effectually
put an end to the slave trade in theDistrict of Co
lumbia.” These were ordered sent to our Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress. (See Laws
of 1841*, pages 727, 726.)
In i85ti. joint resolutions were adopted, declar
ing that “the federal government ought to relieve
itselt from all responsibility for the existence or
continuance of slavery, or the slave trade," and
in favor of abolishing "the slave trade in the Dis
trict of Columbia;” "that the determinat on, in
dicated by tite Governors’ Messages, and the res
olutions of the Legislatures of various of the slave-
holding States, aud the representatives of such
States in Congress, to extend domestic slavery honor of the slaveholding States, have been final-
over the Territory acquired by the late treaty of | dissipated by tile recent indications of the
' ’ ’ strength of tho anti-slavery sentiment of the free
will lie in such case, and the slaves will be declared
free, without compensation to the master.
This repeal nf the nine months provision of the origi
nal Revised Statutes is effected hy a single repealing
seetion inserted in chap, JJ5 of Hie laws of J840. In
a single parauraph it swept away all protection from
t lie sluveowm r.
Can any sane man wonder, on perusing this record
of aggression and insult ou the part of “the Knicker
bocker State, (now become, mihappily, only an ap
pendage to New England and a receptacle'(if New
England isms,) can any sane man wonder that Geor
gia and her fellow slaveholding Slot.-s include slier in
the number of their enemies! Would it he surprising
if the well meaning gentlemen who set out to go
South as “Commissioners’’ to preserve the Union,
were civilly but firmly told that the field of their la
bors was not in the cotton States, but nt thcifGbwn
capitals, where “moderate counsels” are needed, nnd
the “work of pacification” is alone possible? The
separation of these- States is now inevitable; and if civ
il war between the disunited section* is yet to be
avoided, it must be by tiie early exhibition of a better
spirit than has heretofore been shown in the legisla
tive chambers, and the judicial tribunals of tlio State
of New Y’ork. Yours,
GIDEON J. TUCKER.
I-'ioridu State Convention.
Tallaliasse, Fla., Jau. 8.—The commissioners
from Alabama and South Carolina were introduced
to tbe convention yesterday, and both gentlemen
delivered able addresses. The latter also pre
sented documents from his State.
Judge Mulittosh offered the following preamble
and resolutions, which weie made the special or
der:
Whereas, ail hope for the preservation of the
Union upon terms consistent with the safety and
Oxygenated Hitters. To such ot our renders as are
troubled with the debility incident to the approach of
warm weather, we cordially recommend the use of the
Oxygenated Bitters, as an invigorating tonic—safe,
efficacious, and highly palatable when diluted accord
ing to directions, containing no alcohol in its composi
tion, and possessing more real merit than any prepara
tion of tbe kind we have ever known. Many leading
physicians use it in their practice, and have spoken of
it in the ^digest terms of praise over their own signa
tures. Its reputation as a cure for dyspepsia is univer
sal.—Ogdensburgh Republican.
This peculiar and excellent remedy is worthy of all
the numerous tributes which has been paid to its rare
qualities as a healing medeeine.
peace with Mexico, wc feel bound to oppose by
all Constitutional means:” demanding the Wii-
mot Proviso, opposing “the extension of human
slavery or the jurisdiction of Texas over any part
of New Mexco;’’ demanding the admission of
California as a 8tate ; and in opposition to all
attempts lo effect the dissolution of the Union.
Copies ordered to be sent to Senators and Rep
resentatives. (See Laws of 1350, pages 816,
817.)
In 1855, joint resolutions were passed authori
zing Gov Clark to appoint counsel ostensibly to
aid but n ally to supercede Attorney General
Ogden Hoffman, to the argument of the appeal
brought “in the Lemmon Slave Case.” (Mr.
Hoffman not being an Abolitionist.) See Laws
of 1655. p. 1116.)
In the same year, joint resolutions were passed
with a preamble, whereas the repeal of the “Mis
souri Compromise” was a “gross violation of
j 'aith,” and a “grievous wrong,” and reciting “the
determination of the slaveholding interest to use
for the purpose of eocreing any Southern State a* an
set of aggression, whieh will f>e repelled. He i* not
without hope thst the present difficulties will find a
sr.tisfaetorv solution: and recommends thnt New Eng
land and Western New Y’ork be nloughed off nnd nl-
lv themselves with Canada.
Alabama Mate Caaventlon.
Montgomery, Jan. 7.—The Convention met at noon
to-day.
Mr. Phillip* wn* chosen temporary Chairman, and
Mr. Horn, nf Mobile, temporary Secretary.
At the call of the counties all the delegates were
itentinry for a period of not le.sstlmn six venrs; that
sny free negro or mulatto not a resident of the Stnte,
entering it for any purpose whatever, shall likewise be
deemed guilty of felonv, and be imprisoned for not
less than one nor mow than five years ; pitch convicts,
after serving oat orY fourth their term of sentence,
may be discharged upon giving good security to leave
the Commonwealth within ten days; a return to the
State after a discharge under the foregoing provision*
is made punishable with imprisonment for life; free
negroes or niulattoes who leave Kentucky to go to a
non-slaveholding Stnte, will be deemed to liavc forfeited
their residence in the former, excepting those employed
on board steamboats ; thnt free negroe*or mulattoes I present
who shall keep a disorderly house, or be without the I William M. Brooks, cousin of the late Hon. Preston
means of earning an honest support, shall upon convic- ( R. Brooks, was elected permanent President by a
tion for misdemeanor, be sold into servitude for not less j majority of eight over Mr. Jamison, of Tuscaloosa,
than two nor more than ten years, that free negroes or , Two members did not vote,
mnlatoes above the ng.- of twenty one, mny make Sir. Fowler wns elected Secretary.
hoiee of an owner, by declaring such choice "in open ' The proceedings of the Convention were very quiet
court, separate nnd apart from the person so selected, I and orderly.
and who upon compliance with certain provisions, be -! [Sr-ond Dispatch]
come the owner of sueli slave for life. ... J
i Montgomery Ala., Jan. 7.—The Convention organ-
w , ' Bl .. j ized by the election of W. W. Brook*. Seperate State
l taring men KlgBI. Aetionist, a*PresidentoverRobertJamison,co-opera-
We have been requested to state, by authority tinnist bv a majority of 8. This wn* a strict party vote
Slates, therefore, be it —
Resolctd, By the people of Fiorida. in conven
tion assembled, tliat it is the undoubted right of
the several States of the Union to withdraw from
the Union, at such time and for such causa or
causes as, in the opinion of the people of each
State, acting in their sovereign capacity, may bo
just and proper; attd.in the opinion ot this Con-
A Word of Warning.
Thera is nothing more despicable than stealing the
reputation of a reliable article to impose upon commu
nity an interior and worthless one, nnd yet it is often
(lone. Fifteen year $ ago Heimstreet tfc Co. introduced
an llair Restorative, under the name of “Inimitable
Hair restorative.” Its wonderful restorative proper
ties made it immensely popular, nnd grey and bald
beads were like to become a thiog of the past, when
t he country was flooded with imitations, the use of
which was not only useless but absolutely injurious
The orisftiuilpreparation is a scientific combination
made with oil and stimulating spirits, affording an agree
able hair wash, while nil the imitations nre made with
water, making the hair harsh, dry and frizzy, requir
ing, after it dries, the use of oil or wash to make it
look decently. We would therefore advise onr readers
to buy nothing but the original Inimitable Ifnir Col
oring or Restorative, which is reliable.— Troy Whig.
Price fifty cents, and one dollar a bottle.
Sold everywhere, and by Herty & Hall, Milledge
ville.
W. E. HAGAN &, CO., Proprietors,
32 4t. Troy, N Y.
To Consumptives.
T HE Advertiser having been restored to lieaitl; :
a fsw weeks by a very simple remedy, s ‘ ur
having suffered several years with a severe lung aff
tion, and tliat dread disease, consumption—is mre 1
to make known to his fellow-sufferers the mean* *
cure.
To all who desire it, lie will send a copy of the
prescription nsed (free of charge) with tlio direct!"'-*
for preparing and using the same, which they ”
find a sure Cure for Consumption, Asthma, H r ‘ ~
chit is, 4-r. The only oiijqgt of the advertiser ins 1 "--
ing the prescription is to benefit the afflicted, » : i1
spread information which lie conceives to be in' 1
liable, und he hopes every sufferer will trv his reui"-. v '
as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a b.“
sing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please nddret
Rkv. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Wilfiamsbnrgli,
Kingsfbunty, New York
Oct. 0, tJGO. {c. t MCA.) 20 ly
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vention, existing causes are such ns to compel , , . , ,
Florida to proceed to the exercise of that right I turnnl Fevera * ° n S>u«»ng >n sudden changes , the best 6 ad cheapest article tor dressing, he.a.
' tying, cleansing, curling, preserving and rent*
ing the hair. Ladies, tiy it. Sold by all Drey
gists & Perfumers. '2 h®-
utqg •giaianj-Wj
stsiSJiuQ )|« aq p(og -jt ,fj; ‘saipv'T
Within six hours they relieve the bowels, affect the ^uuojsai pne 3«:i.ua*>.id *2!i;|in9-auisuwp
secretion*, lighten the feeling of oppression at the pit f ■ (1 nuoq ’Hutssntp joj o[attJ« isndeoqn (in'' ( ■
THE MINUTE MEDICINE.
RADYY AY’S READY RELIEF is truly n minute
Medicine for it will cure in minutes diseases tliat other
remedies require hours and days to effect: and will re
lieve the antagonistic pain of acute and iuflnmatorv
diseases iu second*, when all other remedies fail alto
gether.
IiADWAY’S READY' RELIEF should be kept
in the house as arms arc kept for self-dsfenre, or a fire-
escape for safety from a sudden conflagration. Hun
dreds die from sadden (Slacks of disease that one
dose of it would save. Persons subject to Fits, Cramps,
Spasms, Billions Colics, Ac., should be able to reach
il the instant they arc seized. Taken during the first
: ague chill it may prevent a second. It is the great
antidote to pain, whether arising from external or iu-
conn try. This is owing both to climate and the
universal habit of eating our meals too rapidly to»
mit of proper digestion. But in spite of tli.se i
verse circumstances, this disease, even when it im-'
come chronic. disappears /acidly by the use, of tin- Di-
ygeuated Bitters, wtlieh have been found to prove sn
infallible remedy.
Thr O.igo:iutell Ritter*.
The following letter is from r. well known C rry-
man who had suffered excruciatingly for a long time
nnd who had tried all known remedies and method* -:
cure without finding relief until the Oxygenated lie
lers were cnlie.l into requisition;—
Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Sept. 16,1859.
Gentlemen.—Having used several bottles of }■ '
celebrated Oxygenated llitrers for thut terrible ch-
ruse, Dyspep.-in. I give you a brief statement of thr
salutary effects of the medicine. About tear year-
since, t found that this fell disease had thorough.r
taken hold of me, nnd fastened it- fangs upon the - -
of my stomach, tormenting me by day and by nig .
For u longtime previously 1 wns unaware of the na
ture of the disease which afflicted me, and the cp.i:
ions of the physicians h-fr uie us tnueli iu the .lark :i-
ever. After months o£ intense physical and
suffering, and trying various remedies putting my*
under water cure treatment, and visiting th • S. i .
without receiving any benefit, I commenced by
commendation of l>r. C. Burrow*, of this town, taking
the Oxygenated Bitters, and soon found that th-
trader was being driven from my system. I now to-
like a new man, and unless from imprudence. I sun.r
but little from that terrible disease which preyed **
long upon me and which robbed me * t > u i.ty-t.' ■-
pound:-: .ii flesh. 1 now weigh one hundred and ninety -
three pounds, und call uiyself pretty well, and .-iK -
fully recommend a trial of this remedy to all wIuk.
afflicted with any form of Dyspepsia. To my .
cal bretheren, in particular. I houestly recommendin'
(Oxygenated Bitters a* the remedy of all rem' dic-
Y ours truly, HENRY’ BO1NI0N.
Minister of the (Jospe.
Prepared by SETT! \V. FOWLE A CO., Boston
and for sale by GRIEVE & CLARKE, MUM- 1 ’
vilie. J* -
The preamble and resolutions were adopted by temperature or unwholesome vapors, are repelled
a. vote of ayes 6’2, nays 5. before they have obtained a hold upon the system, by
The Convention was in secret session the most I its hygeian operation.
of the afternoon. j
It is reported that the forts, and other Federal KAO WAY’S RKRlbATlYT. PlU.lt
property in thi* State, have been taken possession Purge, regulate, nnd invigorate at tiie same time
ol by the military acting under the order of tho
Governor.
Herretary Thompson Resigned.
Washington, Jan. 8.—Hon. Jacob Thompson
the power of the J ederal government to promote j to-day resigned his commission a* Secretary of the
and doubtless represents the real strength o"f the two
parties in the Convention.
After considerable discussion and consultation, the
preamble and resolntionsoffered by the secession fide
that Messrs. Poullain and Willi*, of Greene, and
Mr. Johnson, of Oglethorpe eounties, are not Co
operation, but Secession delegates—Democrat.
F-irta per cent. Erport Tar.—It costs from 33 1 ""ere put in a form which commanded the unanimous
to 1ft per cent., or front 33 to 10 bales of cotton y°t«of the Convention. Thi* preamblo and resoln
out of every hundred to get it to Liverpool | tmns; as adopted, are. a* follow*:
n-J ti- ■ j_- „ i : i. I Y\ herea* the onlv bond of Union between the sev-
sell It. This is a dram which few countries can j , rs| s ,„ fms tbe Constitution of the United State*:
- — ........stand, and unless counteracted, will eventually « n d whereas, the Constitution has been violated by a
hypocrites who ha’*C taniltpd South Ctro- ' r *7 mnst “veil rich soils and fertile rallies Of the majority of the Northern State*, in their seperate
Mississippi. I Legislative Action, denying to the people of the Routh-
the indefinite extension and permanent establish
ment of slavery ;" therefore demanding “that
slavery shall not exist except where it is estnb
lislied by tiie local law of a State, and its prohi
bition in the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska;”
and
“Whereas, the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
proniise and tho repudiation of a solemn legisla
tive compact hy the slaveholding interest, for the
extension of shivery, has released the free States
troni till obligations tliat may be expressed or im
plied in any compromise on the subject of slavery
outside of the Federal Constitution.” therefore
they resolve that the Fugitive Slave Law of 1650
is “a violation of the Constitution, an encroach
ment on the rights of the several States, au out
rage upon the principles of justice, and disgrace
ful to the spirit and civilization of the age in which
we live : nnd that, in our opinion the welfare of
the Union and the principles of Republican liber
ty, demand its repeal.” (See Laws of 1855. pp.
1120,1121.)
In l s 57, joint resolutions were adopted in the
month of April, a few weeks subsequent to the de
cision in the Dred Scott case, by the Supreme
Court of the United States, as follows :
“Resolved, That this State will not allow sla
very within her borders, in any fottn, or under any
pretence, or for any time, however short.
“Resolved, That the Supreme Court of the
United States, hy reason of a majority of the
Judges thereof, having identified it with a arc
tional and aggressive party, has impaired the
confidence and respect of the people of this
Siftt*.
Interior, on the ground of an alleged breach of
understanding wiifi the President, that no troops
were to lie sent to Anderson without the determin
ation being made known to the Cabinet, and
that he was not informed of the departure of
the troops in the steamship Star of the West, un
til the information was published in the papers of
this morning.
Afraid of the Voice of the People.—Henry Win
ter Davis lets the cat out of the hag, why he is op
posed to calling a State Convention in Maryland.
[Ie says the “disuniouists,” a* he calls them, will
have everything their own way! Soil seems the
voice of the people of Maryland is to be “smoth
ered” because they won’t speak as Davis and
Hicks wants them to. We thought this was a
frtc country, Int it seems that freedom now only
applies to niggers.—-Yetc York Day Hook.
S ANDS’ SAKHA PA K11.1. A .—This purely veg
etable REMEDY' combine* in itself the proper-
tie* of an Antiseptic, a mild cathartic, and a Tonic. It
quickly removes from the hlo.xt, nnd other fluids of
the body, the impurities of unhealthy secretions which
engender and feed disease, thus striking at the r<x>t. f
the malady. Although proved so effleaeion*, it may
be taken at all times with perfect safety, as it contains
no powerful drastic drug to JPliilitnte t:ie system, or
mineral poison to ruin tl:<- cons itution.
Prepared and sold hy A. B. & D. SANDS
Druggists, 1(1(1 Fulton Street. New York Price
$1 per bottle, or six bottles for $t”-
Sold also by GRIEVE & CLARK, Milledge
ville.
Sold also by Druggisls generally. 34 It,
of the stomach caused by indigestion, and render the
circulation of the blood equable. Tims tiiey cure
Coetiveness, BilliouKoesg, Congestion Head-ache. Flit
tering* of the Heart, Nervousness, Hysteria. Female
Complaints, Malarious Fevers, nnd disorders of the di
gestive, secretive, and discharging organs. Adminis
tered a* a Spring cathartic, they put the system in a
healthy condition for the Summer campaign, and ns
.they nourish instead of weakening the system, may
be given safely to patient* whose stamina lias been ex
hausted by sickness-
RAD WAY'S RENOVATING RESOLNENT dis
infects nnd neutralizes the diseased blood, deprivinir it
of the corrupting principle which engenders Tubercles
on the Lungs, Bronchitis, Quinsy, Running Sores. Cau-
cers, Salt ltlicum, Erysipelas, Inflamntion of the Eyes,
au.l all kinds of eruptions. Tumors and discharging
sores. In secondary .Syphilis, Scrofulous disorders,
and nil beriditary,chronic and constitutional maladies,
it overcomes and, eradicates tbe insidious causes of the
disease.
Radwny's Remedies are sold by druggists every
where.
RADWAY Sl CO., 23 John Street, N. Y.
ACKIVTt). *
HERTY &. HALL, Milledgeville; DAVIS &
GREEN, Eatonton.-J. C. BATES, Louisville; A. A
CULLEN, Sandersville. 32 4t.
. SilO , HKSMCOI?IA__S.__
MRS.
Au experienced nurse nnd female physician,
Soothing Syrup for Children teething, which great'.' -
cilttntes the process of teething by softeningtbe
reducing all inflammation—will niiny all p? !n >
sure to regulate the bowels. Depend upon it, m " ‘
'twill give rest to yotirseft’e*, and relief and
to your infants. Perfectly safe in all case*. Sec»<ft
tisem. nt in another column. vl
ty COUGHS. The sudden changes of
mate are sources of Pulmonary, Bronli. ial, « , j <1 ^
matir Affections. Experience tim ing
plo reinoi”
—- - - ^ (■ . ... ,,-ljer -
miedica often act speedily and certninlj "■ u
n the early singes of the disease, r. sonrre >“!.
:e lie had" to "Brown’s Bronehiul 1 luelies- ^
nges, let the Cold, Cough, or Irritati.'"
Throat be ever so slight, as by this preeautirtK
keu ill
at once
Lozen
serious attack may be effectually warded i ff-
Speakers and Singers will find them effectual I' 1 '
ing and strengthening the voice. See
December 1860.
erti8"
t^Qaerj Have you seen that Bir. Indian in an
ther column of this paper boiiling, Roots, Bark*
aud Leaves nr the Cherokkk Rzmedt.
PII.K HALVE! UP" If you have the Piles, geta
Dr. Cavanaugh's (Box of this truly wonderfnlSALVE.
GENUINE and bv using it two days its magi-
PII.E SAI.VEtlcalinflaenee will be felt, and a per
fect enre will follow. Foraaleby Hbrtt ft Mali.
Woodruff's Coucords.
I T is a genera! acknowledged fact liiat Jj ; B
Buggies are far superior to any now n j jf!
tbe State. They run lighter, ride easirf all< .' re ,»
longer, than any other Bnggies; hence
ed demand for thorn in many parts of * v ot
also, in Tennessee, Alabama aud Florida- ^
wants good Buggy or Carriage of any * in “ l,
pay you well to go ta Griffin, or send y<"' r
Woodruff keeps a large stock from the tft‘ e
down to the Iron axffi Plantation Wagon y ( .
Any person can be supplied direct fro * w
' r orders to WOODKI FI
York by giving thei
Co., Griffin, Ga.
May 8,1860.
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