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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. - ’ 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 diK-'ns intUsis.tion, n-xnlatinx tiie B >wp!,. miH ri t.., r " bus uo«quaI—b*-iii2 *n»iiti--pii"':*'stii'. *t i« in.it with , ;. 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All who suffer the tortures which this disease iu* A committee of three was Appointed to wait on j form or another of its manv phases,canl»e the Governor for communications of importance. | anent!v ami p , r u y cured by using 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. 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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 - , . , -u«, B ....... ex.e„.u. w ~B AXIS.? *3 BS.XC0PK3R0 VS * 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. 50