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strongest man, anil Risler was somewhat weak ened by the loss of bleed. The struggle had continued for several min utes, when Risler felt a peculiar tightness about the throat. The Indian had planted his fingers tightly in the neck of Risler, and was choking him to death. He was dragging his helpless victim toward , the precipice, when the but of a gun came whizzing down upon his head and, with a con vulsive shudder, he tumbled over to receive a death blow from the hands of Nancy. She had fought bravely, courageously, and, last of all, saved her lover, who in years after married her. The wounded all recovered, and for three days withstood a seige, at the end of which time they were rescued and taken to a place of safety. Curing Hams. A correspondent of the "Country Gentleman gives the following as his method of curing hams : Eds. Co. Gent. — I sec many tedious and troublesome directions for curing hams, andon reading one of them from Mr Pardee, in the Co. Gent of 9th December, J concluded to give a description of my mode, for the benefit of plain old-fashioned farmers like myself, who do not care to be troubled with so many nos trums. After cutting out the hams they are looped by cutting through the skin so as to hangin the smoke-room shank downwards; then take any clean cask of proper dimensions which is not necessary to be water tight cover the floor or bottom with coarse salt; rub the hams in tine salt especially about the bony parts, and place them on the bottom of the cask with the rind down, covering the floor of the cask first; sprinkle dry fine salt evenly over all of them wherever it will lay, so as to cover them perhaps half an inch ; then lay others on them, letting the shank dip or in cline considerably, placing salt in ali cases between them where they come in close con tact wih each other, or with the sides of the cask ; small lumps of salt will be found very convenient for this purpose. Spinkle fine salt over this as before directed, giving the thick part of the ham a good share, as the shank be gins more and more to incline downwards.-jL Proceed in this way until the hams are all s» ted, alwavs observing to place them skin down and flesh side up; and if they sometimes get standing too much on end, the difficulty may be obviated by using a small piece of pork as a check Let them lay about five weeks if of ordinary size, if larger, six weeks, and then smoke them. You will perceive my process is simple— just a little dry salt and nothing more —not even a cask, if it is not at hand ; a good box will answer. At first when 1 commenced this inode, for a few years I took them out and re salted after three or four weeks; but this was soon found unnecessary, as a little experience taught me about how much salt was required. I am not over particular as to the time of let ting them lay in the cask ; if it does not suit my convenience they are often allowed to re main a week later. Now about smokeing. 1 nave constructed a siduku luum uVei mj kithchcn, in the garret —made dark—and so as to admit smoke from the chimney. Here I hang the hamsand let in smoke until they are smoked enough, and this completes the entire operation : nothing is done more —no secur ing against flics, for they never enter this dark chamber, and when we want a ham we go to the smoke chamber and take it from the hook. During a period of twenty-five years I have not lost a ham, but before adopting this mode, through careless smokeing, injudicious salting, or from flies, I wss continually suffering disap pointment with my hams. Possibly hams may have a better flavour by using other ingre dients with salt, yet where I have had oppor tunities of tasting such cured hams, I confess my inability to detect their superiority. R. M. Conklin. I’. S. I might add that hams salted as above mentioned, rarely or never get too salt, once ojf twice in my experience, they required a sligl® salting in frying. Recipe for Curing Meat. The Germantown Tellegraph, gives the fol lowing recipe for curing meat, and says that “ after using it for about twenty years, and comparing the hams so cured with others cured by a dozen different processes, we are more than ever convinced of its superiority.” It is this : “To one gallon of water take 1J lbs. of salt, 4 lb. of sugar, 4 oz of saltpetre, and J oz. of potash. In this ratio, the pickle to be increas ed to any quantity desired. Let these be boil ed together, until all the dirt from the sugar rises to the top and is skimmed off. Then throw into a tub to cool, and when cold, pour it over your beef or pork, to remain the usual time, say four or five weeks. The meat must be well covered with pickle, and should not be put down for at least two days after killing, during which time it should be slightly sprin kled with powdered saltpetre, which removes all the surface blood, etc , leaving the meat fresh and clean. “ Several of our friends have omitted the boiling of the pickle, and found it to answer equally as well. It will not, however, answer quite so well. By boiling the pickle, it is purified —for the amount of dirt which is thrown off by the operation, from the salt and sugar, would surprise any one not acquainted with the fact.” The Virginia Congressmen to the People of Virginia. —Ten Virginia Con gressmen have sent out an address to the pco pie of Virginia, giving a view of the Congres sional proceedings in reference to the great question of the day and the probable action of Congress, saying that it is vain to hope for any measures of conciliation or adjustment from Congress which the people of the South could accept. Also, saying they arc satisfied that the Republican party designs by civil war alone to coerce the Southern States under the pre text of enforcing the laws, and unless it shall become speedily apparent that the seceding States are so numerous, determined and unit ed as to make such an attempt hopeless. The address concludes by expressing the solemn conviction that prompt and decided action by the people of Virginia, in Convention will af ford the surest means, under the Providenc, of God, in averting the impending civil war and preserving a hope of reconstructing a Un ion aheady dissolved. (jCbc fanner £ Sentinel. I \ our TnTEGEO. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1,1861 Special Notice. All those indebted to this office, will cspe , dally oblige us by calling round and squaring up their accounts with the money paid down. : We have been compelled to suspend “specie i payments” in consequence of the wantof funds. J We are kept a little too busy writing notes and ; due bills, with our name at the wrong cud of the aforesaid instruments, to please our fancy. Come one —come all 1 gentlemen, and give us a helping hand. Come just now —immediate- ly —and sooner, if possible. Encourage Home Industry. We invite attention to the advertisement of Wm. 11. 11. Phelps of Columbus, Ga. He should be encouraged in his efforts to build up at the South an estabishment like the one ad vertised. News ol the Week. Potts, Ransome & Co., of this city, have recently received at their livery stable, a su perb coach which they design running for the accommodation of passengers to and from me Railroad depot. Just the thing. We nave tried it. Passengers will be waited on at short notice, in any part of the city. Try Potts’ new coach—every body Lieut. T. J. Berry, son of Judge Berry of this place, and late of the United States Army, upon the reception of the news of Georgia’s secession, immediately resigned his office, and now holds his sword subject to the demands of his native State. Lieut. Berry, since his graduation at West Point, has been almost constantly in active service on the frontiers and in Utah. We hope to see him promoted in the Army of the Republic of Georgia —and should the day ever come when Georgia will be under the necessity of taking the field in defence of her rights, we know we shall be able to give a good account of him in common with all the gallant sons of our old Common wealth. The Coweta Rangers, a Cavalry Company, just organized, under the command of Capt John B. Wilcoxon, received their arms, Ac. from head quarters last week, and are putting themselves in readiness by repeated drilling, for any call that may be made upon them.— They are well officered, and the corps are of the sort of material desired for good and brave service. We also Lear of a company of infantry re-1 ccntly organized in the county, below this i place under the command of Capt. Sanders I W. Lee. Wc believe their required number ' up, and they are now awaiting tiff' Wrival of arms to equip them for service. Take in connection with the above the fact that we have the Guards under command of Capt. Ilanvey, and another Company at County Line, Campbell Co., to which many of our boys in Coweta have attached themselves, and wc think Coweta may be put down as a fair average county for the growth of the mili- ’ tary spirit and the production of an array of' citizen soldiery worthy of our cause and the vindication of our honor upon the field of bat tle. Well done for old Coweta 1 The Delegates from Georgia to the Southern Congress to meet in Montgomery on Monday next, are under instructions to provide for a provisional government, for the common safe ty, not to extend beyond twelve months. A plan for a permanent Government may be entered into with the other seceding States, by our delegates—but not to be binding on the people of Georgia, until approved by the Con vention. The Convention of this State has adopted j an Ordinance authorizing the Governor to take possession of the “ United States” Custom House at Savannah, and appropriating the revenue heretofore collected by the General Government, to the uses of the Treasury and expenditures of the Republic of Georgia.— This is an attack upon Uncle Sam’s pocket nerve —if he wont attempt to coerce now, there will be no chance of getting a fight out of the decrcpid old gentleman for any thing whatev er that may hereafter take place. The Convention of Georgia adjourned on Tuesday last to meet in Savannah after the adjournment of the Southern Congress, sub ject to the call of the President of the Con vention. The question of the reduction of the Legislature, was laid over for consideration at the re assembling of the Convention. ’The Legislature is bound to be reduced —some say to forty Senators, and 132 Representatives — one from each county. Another plan is to have 8 Senators for each Congressional District — the twenty largest counties to have two Rep resentatives each —the others one. THE BANNER & SENTINEL. Georgia Stale Convention- Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 28.—1 n the Convention, to-day, the ordinance winch was adopted on Saturday last, abolishing the Fed eral Courts, was reconsidered and recommitted for the purpose of inserting a clause establish ing an Admiralty Court. Commissioners were appointed to the slave holding States. 'flic delegation to the Montgomery Conven tion were instructed to establish a Provisional Government for the Southern Confederacy, on the basis of the Federal Constitution. A ordinance continuing in force existing revenue laws was lost, and an Ordinance sub stantially the same as that adopted by the South Carolina Convention was adopted. Upon its consideration a long and animated ! discussion ensued. j The yeas and nays being called, resulted, yeas 130, nays 11G. The indications at present are that the Con vention will not adjourn to-morrow. The Commissioner from Mississippi was re ceived to day. The Relegates to the Southern Con gress. On the 24th, the following gentlemen I were elected as Delegates from the Republic ,of Georgia to the Southern Congress, to be held at Montgomery, Alabama, on the fourth proximo : T - .1 a. x . i I lion. R. Toombs, Fro '» the State at large, | Uon Uw( , u Ist. District—lion. F Bartow, / 2d. “ Hon. Martin J. (Law ford, 3d. “ Judge Nesbit, 4th. “ Hon. B. 11. Hill, sth. “ Hon. A. R. Wright, Gth. “ Hon. T. R R. Cobb, 7th. “ Hon. A. Kenan, Sth. “ lion. A. 11. Stephens. Commissioners. The following named gentlemen have been appointed by the Convention of Georgia Com misioners to the following named States, to-wit: Virginia, 11. L. Benning, of Muscogee. Maryland, A. R. Wright, of Richmond. Kentucky, H R. Jackson, of Chatham. Tennessee, 11. P. Bell, of Forsyth. Missouri, L. J. Glenn, of Fulton. Arkansas, D. P. Hill, of Harris. Delaware, D. C. Campbell, of Baldwin. An Ordinance. To define and declare what shall be Treason, and misprison of Treason, in the State of Georgia, and also certain felonies. The people of Georgia, in Convention as sembled, do hereby declare and ordain, that any person or persons, owing allegiance to the State of Georgia, who shall levy war against said State, or shall adhere to her enemies, giving them aid and comfort, within the said State, or elsewhere —or shall in the name of the late United States of America, or any other foreign power, seize or attempt to seize, or hold pos session against the declared will of said State, and shall be thereof convicted on confession in v •>« ihn witnes- ses to the same overt act, of the treason-where” of he or she shall stand indicted —such person or persons shall be adjudged guilty of treason against the State of Georgia, and shall suffer death. Any person having knowledge of the com mission of any of the treasonable acts aforesaid —and conceals and fails to discover the same as soon as may be, to the Governor of said State, or some one of the Judges thereof, shall be guilty of misprison of treason, and on con viction shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the penitentiary not less than five nor longer than years. Any citizen of the State of Georgia, wher ever resident, who shall, without the permis sion of said State, directly or indirectly, com mence or carry on any verbal or written cor respondence, or intercourse, with any foreign Government, or any agent or officer of the same, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of such Government adversely to the existence or interests of said State, in re lation to any disputes or controversies with said State, or to defeat the measures of the government of said State; or if any such per son, not duly authorized, shall counsel, aid, advise, or assist in any such correspondence, such citizen of Georgia shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less ) than one nor more than three years, and by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. On motion this with several other ordinances introduced by Mr. C’obb, were ordered to be printed. Surrender of the Augusta Arsenal. — Our dispatch announces the surrender of the Arsenal at Augusta by the commander of the U. S. troops, in response to a demand from the Governor, backed by seven hundred State troops. The demand was made on Wednes day, when the commander asked to be allowed twelve hours for deliberation, and, it is sup posed, to communicate with the authorities of his Government at Washington, which was allowed. Yesterday the demand was renewed, and the Arsenal promptly surrendered. Thus every position held by the Federal Government within the limits of the State of Georgia, is in the hands of the local authori ties, and no blood shed in the change. Being no longer a member of the Confederation, it is not to be expected that wc would submit, otherwise than temporarily, to the ficcupancy of any portion of our territory by the military of a foreign power. It would be inconsistent with our safety and true policy, while the State hold herself ready to account to the full amount of its value for all property thus taken into possession under the necessities of the times. No good can be accomplished by the Fed eral Government in continuing to hold her military posts in the seceding States. It can not bring those States back into the Union, nor even enforce the Federal laws upon an unwilling people. Should they remain out permanently, the forts will be taken at every cost, and should peace be restored and the Union re-formed, they will promptly be re manded to their original status, and, no doubt, in a much better condition than wc found them.— Sav. Republican, Jan. 25. Texas returns thus far indicate an overwhel ming majority for immediate secession. [Special 1 Hspatch to the Charleston Courier.] Important from Washington., Washington, Jan. 25.—Wm. JI. West has been dispatched to certain Southern cities in great haste, with important dispatches from the Government, the purport of which has not transpired. An affidavit lias been taken before Judge Taney and filed, charging treason on the Sen ators and Representatives of the." Seceding States. It includes the late Senatorial and House Delegation from South Carolina; Sen ators Davis and Brown, ex Secretary Thomp son, and Messrs. Barksdale, Reuben Davis, Singleton and Mcßae, of Mississippi; Senators Benjamin and Slidell, and Messrs. Taylor, Davidson and Landrum, of Louisiana; all the members of the late Georgia Delegation, except Mr. Hill; the Alabama Delegation, except Mr. Cobb; Senator Wigfall and Representa tive Reagan, of Texas ; Senator Lane, of Ore gon ; Senators Hunter and Mason, and ex-Gov. Wise, of Virginia; Representative Pryor, of Virginia, and ex Secretary Floyd, of Virginia. President Buchanan, Gen. Scott, Gen. Cass, and Secretary Black and Holt have been sum moned to appear as witnesses for the prosecu tion. The affidavit alleges that citizens of South Carolina, and other States of the Union, have conspired against the Constitution and Gov ernment of the United States, and have com mitted treason and other high crimes against the peace and welfare of the said United States. The Republican Senators held a caucus this evening, and resolved to accept the withdrawal of the ten seceding Senators as an actual resig nation. They propose to strike their names from the roll. A letter has been received here from Capt. Doubleday, of Fort Sumter. He gives a very gloomy account of the condition of affairs at Sumter. A few days ago Mr. Henry Misroon, Agent of the New York and Charleston line of steam ers, received a note from Capt. Doubleday, stating that it was the desire of Major Ander son to have the woman and children removed from Fort Sumter, and asking on what terms he would take them as passengers to New York. Mr. Misroon communicated to Gov. Pickens the wish of Major Anderson, when his Excel lency at once acceded to the request, and stated he would afford him every facility in his pow er to accomplish that object. The next stam cr will probably take them to New York. Captain Doubleday recapitulates the proposed passengers thus; 17 women, 12 children under 10 years of age, and 11 infants under 2 years —in all 40 persons. — [Eds. Courier. Washington Jan. 2G. —The Judges of the Supreme Court of Southern nativity arc now holding consultation as to the propriety or pol icy of resigning their offices. It is expected that the President will send a special message to Congress on Tuesday. It is doubted here whether the District At torney will draw an indictment on the presen tation made by the grand jury against Mr. Floyd. Yesterday a Treasury draft, in favor of the Pensacola Navy Agent, for a large amount, -wnr because of the resistance to the Government there. It is thought that Russell, the embezzler of the public funds, will get clear of punishment on the special Act of Congress, passed two years ago, exempting witnesses from testifying in criminal cases who appear before a Con gressional committee of investigation. The District Attorney admits the validity of the plea, and this it is supposed, will end the mat ter and allow one more scoundrel to go unwhipt of Justice. Washington, Jan 2G—9 15 P. M.—The President received Mr. Tyler courteously to day, and spoke very favorably of the Virginia proposition for a settlement of the political troubles of the country which was submitted submitted by that gentleman. The Military Committee have agreed to report a Bill to indemnify the officers and soldiers of Fort Sumter for the losses sustained by them in the removal from Fort Moultrie. [Special Dispatch to the Charleston Courier.] Iniportunt from WiisHtiiugtoii. Washington, Jan. 28.—The Sloop-of-War Brooklin, has orders to intercept vessels of the Navy previously ordered to Charleston. Her mission is a peaceful one. This as well as the special Message of the President, sent to Con gress to-day, urging that coercion is impolitic, is probably the result of the conference with Mr Tyler. The Portsmouth (Va.) Transcript, of Sat urday, says that the Brooklin has not goiiedo reinforce Fort Pickens. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Jan. 28th.—Senate —The Hon. Mr. Iverson’s, from Georgia, withdrawal was read. The President enclosed to the Senate peace propositions from Virginia, and urged Congress to carry out their recommendations. The Hon. Mr. Hemphill, defended the right of secession. House.—The Virginia resolutions with the President’s recommendation was received, and they will be considered to morrow. Mr. Pryor made an eloquent speech in be half of the South. The rules were suspended and the Senate’s amendments to the Kansas bill were adopted. The bill only awaits the President’s signature to become a law. WASHINGTON AFFAIRS—ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON THE CRISIS. Washington, Jan. 28.—Mr. Lincoln has written private letters here, urging conciliation and compromise. He indicates that the bor der State resolutions afford a reasonable basis of adjustment. Immediately after the Electo ral vote is counted by Congress, he will an nounce his view fully on the crisis. The friends of the Union are greatly en couraged by the responses to Virginia’s propo sitions. In the Senate to-day Mr. Douglas introduced amendments to the fugitive slave law, which, it is considered, will thoroughly and effectually obviate all objections to the statute. Secretary Dix has instructed the command ers of United States revenue cutters, if their vessels are attacked, to make the best possible defence, but if overpowered, they must run their vessels ashore and blow them up. He has also applied to the Governor of Louisiana in behalf of the patients, asking him to revoke the act of seizing the Government Hospital at New Orleans, and demonstrating the act as barbarous and disgraceful. VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. Richmond, Jan. 28.—Tho Senate adopted a resolution looking to increased taxation* RESIGNATION OF A UNITED STATES JUDGE. New Orleens, Ja4®2B. —Judge McCaleb, of the United States District Court, for the District of Louisiana, has resigned, in conse quence of the secession of his State. Tennessee’s Response to New York. — The following resolutions were adopted on the 18th inst., by the Legislature of Tennessee: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That this General Assem bly has heard with profound regret of the resolutions recently adopted by the State of New York, tendering men and money to the President of the United States, to be used in coercing certain sovereign States of the South into obedience to the Federal Government. Resolved, That this General Assembly re ceives the action of the Legislature of New York as the indication of a purpose, upon the part of the people of that State, to further complicate existing difficulties, by forcing the people of the South to the extremity of sub mission or resistance; and so regarding it, the Governor of the State of Tennessee is hereby requested to inform the Executive of the State of New York that it is the opinion of this General Assembly, that when the author ities of that State shall send armed forces to the South, for the purpose indicated in said icsolutions, the people of Tennessee, uniting with their brethren of the South, will, as one man, resist such invasion of the soil of the South at all hazards and to the last extremity. Heavy Defalcation in Maury County, Tenn. —We learned yesterday from a citizen of Columbia that the community of Maury county have just been subjected to a wholesale swindle by Sam Jones, Deputy Sheriff, who absconded on last Monday week with over 8100,000 Mr. Jones stood high in the con fidence of every one. He had been twice elec ted Sheriff, though opposed in politics to the dominant party. The means adopted by the swindler were very novel and deliberate. He forged judg ments upon good men in the county, and sold them to capitalists at a discount of twenty-five per cent., at the same time agreeing to collect them without charge. He was engaged for several weeks in selling these fictitious judg ments. Before he lett, he also borrowed mo ney from several parties. One genteman in Mount Pleasant is mulcted for 825,000, and others in different parts of the county, in amounts from 8100,000 down to a few hun dreds, the aggregate reaching over 8100,000. Mr Jones abandoned his wife and six chil dren. His wife, we learn, is absolutely de ranged on account of the affair. No clue to the direction which he has taken has been obtained. The fraud, indeed was not discovered Jiplil lust. VLvt ,• Itlu Banner, -(jfh. “ Free ILabor and Free Konies.” The Republican leaders promised the peo ple free labor as one of the results of their success, and they are giving it to them with a vengeance Labor is so “ free ” that it can be had for almost nothing. It is getting down to the starvation point. As an instance of the way people who voted for Lincoln are waking up to the terrible realities of driving our cus tomers from us, we cite the following: A gen tleman of our acquaintance met a mechanic who voted for Lincoln. “ Well,” said he, “ how goes the times ?” “Ah,” said the me chanic, “bad enough. I am out of work.— Nothing to do and no prospect of any.”— “ Well, why did you vote for Lincoln ?” “ Be cause I believed what they told me, that it would do no harm to the country; but if I had my vote to give over again, I would cut ni} hand off before I would do it.” “So you begin to see your folly?” said our friends.— “ See it,” replied the mechanic, bitterly, “1 wish to God I could feel that my wife and little ones would be as well cared for this win ter as the Southern slave, and I would be happy!” Such is the sorrowful picture now just be ginning to loom up before us. The hard times have not yet fairly begun to pinch.— The working classes have not been long enough out of employment to consume their scanty sums saved up, but in four or five weeks these will be gone, and then look out. The people, so long blind-folded, will see the guilty dema gogues who have used the negro for the destruction of the white men They will mark those who have sung of negro freedom only to destroy the white man’s liberty to earn bread for his starving family, and when they sec all the terrible consequences of a negro freedom and equality, the result will shake Northern society to its very foundation.— Messrs. Republicans, don’t worry yourselves about the South. Revolution is at your own door. Actaeon, you know, was devoured by his own dogs.— New York Day Book. From the Freeman’s (N. Y. City) Journal, Roman Catholic.] Look it in the Face.—Let the leaders of Northern fanaticism look to themselves. The breaking up of an abolitionist meeting last Monday in Boston—the hot-bed of fanaticism —is a faint indication of what is to come. The continuance of this political excitement will turn into our streets tens of thousands of men, without work, without money, and fierce with want. Where arc the leaders of the fanati cism that has brought this woe on the working classes, to hide themselves from the fury of the hungry mob ? Are not the names of these leaders already bye-words? Will it need a prompter to tell the maddened crowds who have been their tormentors? Beware! You have thought you were only exciting the blacks of the South against their masters. — You will find the discharged white laborers of our Northern cities a far more instant and uncontrollable element, and you will be the victims of their fury. Quell the storm in time, if you can ? Baton Rogue, La., Jan. 2G—Tn the Con vention, the following was declared to be the vote on the adoption of the Ordinance of Im mediate Secession. Yeas 113—nays 17. The Great Speech of Jeff. Bails, On Thursday last, at an early hour, an im mense throng crowded the galleries and every nook and corner of the Senate Chamber, ex cited to the highest pitch of interest and curiosity, to listen for the last time to the eloquent and patriotic voice of that gallant champion of State Sovereignty, the Hon. Jes. ferson Davis. The occasion yas one of deep solemnity. That glorious Union tinder whose flag he had borne" himself so gallantly on the great battle field of Buena Vista, and for which he had freely poured out his blood, was crumbling about him. Four of its pillarshad already fallen, and the crash of the three last still ringing in the ears of his vast audience. The orator was equal the occasion. As the swell and roll of his deep, musical voice filled every nook and corner of the Senate Chamber —an almost oppressive silence reigned on the part of the listening throng. Not having space for the whole of this l grand oration, our readers must be content’ with a few disjointed extracts. Speaking of the withdrawal of the garrison from Fort Sumter to prevent civil war, he said : “Is there any point of pride that jrevents us froiii withdrawing that garrison ? I have heard it said by a gallant gentleman, that the great objection was an unwillingness to lower •the flag. To lower the flag. Under what circumstances? Docs any man’s courage im pel him to stand boldly by fate, and docs any man insist on fighting his brother on a point of courage ? If so, he is to be called a brute —he is less than a man. There is no such point of pride. These are your brethren, and they have shed as much glory upon that flag as any equal number of men throughout the Union. They are the men of that locality where the first Union flag was unfurled, and who fought the gallant battle before the Dec laration of Independence was made. Not the flag of thirteen States and thirty-three stars, but the flag of King George, with a red stripe running through it, when those brave men retired to that place, and threw up a temporary battery on the site called Fort Moultrie, and when that fort was assailed by the British fleet, clinging with stern tenacity to the ene my, that flag still floated there. Those old logs are gone, the corroding current has even carried away the site on which the old Fort Moultrie stood. The gallant men of old have mingled with the earth, but their memories live in the hearts of a gallant people. Their sons do now live, and they, like their fathers, arc ready to bleed and die in the cause for which their fathers labored. Glorious are the memories clinging around that old fort, which now, for the first time, has been abandoned, not even in the presence of a foe, but under the imagination that a foe might come. Her, ancient history compares proudly with her present. Are we, then, to stand upon a point of pride, on such sacred soil as this, when the blood of our fathers cries to heaven against civil war? Can there be a point of pride on that soil where our fathers died ? My pride, Senators, is that that flag shall not be set be tween contending brethren, but, when it shall no longer be the common flag of our country, that it shall be folded up and laid away ITko a vesture no longer used, and be kept like a sdered memento of the past, to which all of us can look with sacred interest, and remember the glorious days when we were born.” Thus he speaks of the doctrine of coercion: “It claims that you shall not go, and you shall not remain with your rights; you shall remain as hewers of wood and drawers of water for us. If that is to be made issue, and we are to be held to that position by force, we accept the wager of battle, and Mississippi, in her brief history, claims to have shown at Pensacola and at Orleans something of the spirit of the freemen who achieved our inde pendence; and it has also been my satis faction to know that the present generation have not derogated from the history of those who went before them. On many a bloody field, both in foreign and Indian wars, has ascended many a proud spirit of Mississippi, now enshrined in glory, and looking down upon us to see if we vindicate the glory of our State, and to see if our hearts beat true. “My friend from Louisiana (Mr Benjamin) referred to the disastrous scenes which mi<>ht be imagined by the invasion of the South, but he did not offer the other side of the picture. An army with banners would do but little harm in marching through a country covered with plantations. They would find but little subsistence, and sparser settlements. How is it on the other side? Populous cities and towns There the torch and the sword would do its work with dreadful havoc. Starving millions would weep over the cupidity of those who had presented them with the sad result. We do not desire these things. Sock not to disturb your prosperity We have rejoiced in your prosperity. We have used your ships for the purpose of transportation and commu nication. A e have gloried in the extension of American commerce, and in every achieve ment, when you have carried our flag, and if we {past leave you, we can leave you still with good will. We prefer your prosperity should continue. If we must part, we can put our relations on that basis which will give you the advantage of a favored trade with us, and still make it mutually beneficial to each other.. But if you will not, then it is an issue from vthich we will not shrink, for between oppres sion and freedom, between right and power,, ve Mill invoke the God of battles and meet, our fate, whatever it be.” He closed as follows: “But the time is near at hand when the places that know us as colleagues, laboring together, shall know us in that relation no more I expect but a few days longer to be one of you. I have labored here to avert the catastrophe which now descends upon the country, unsuccessfully, and I regret it For the few days while I remain here, I am wil ing to labor that that catastrophe shall be as little destructive to the public peace and pros perity as possible. If yon will, in these last moments, avert civil war, so be it. It is bet ter so.. If you will allow us to separate peace ably, since we oannot live peaceably together and to go with the rights we had before, since we cannot enjoy them in the Union, then there are many relations which may still exist between us, which may be beneficial to. you as well as to us. But if you will not do this, if, in the pride of power, in contempt of reason, and in rchancc.upon force, you say we shall