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Fort Motte, Fort Granhy, Fort Watson, the fort at Orangeburg, and every other post !it South Carolina except Charleston and Ninety Six had yielded, successively, to the American arms, under the command of Greene, Sumter, Marion and Lee; and now General Greene turned all his energies to the reduction of Ninety Six, giving orders, at the satne time, for Gen. Sumter, to remain in the country South and West of the Con garee, so as to cut oil' all communication be tween Lord Rawdon, who was at Charlestor. awaiting reinforcements from Engl:nd, and Col. Cruger, who was in command at Ninety Six. J1)av nfr.y thesigy of Ninety Six weni on, the Americans slowly approaching the fort by a series of works constructed under the sutperintendene- of Ko iuseo. and Cru ger still holding out in expeztaiio(n of rein forcemtents from Clrleston, although not a Pingle word of intelligence from Lord Raw don had reached him since the investment of the post which lie held with so much bravery and perseverance. On the 3d of June, the long-expected rein forenent from England reached Lord Raw don. and on the 7th he started for the relief f.t Col. Cruger with a portion of three Irish reinents. and was joined soon after by South Carolina royalists, swelling his force to two thousand men. But all his efforts to transmit inItelligence of his approach to the beleagured garrison at Ninety Six proved un availiing. His messengers were intercepted by Sumter and Marion, who held possession of the intermediate region. On the 11th of June, Gen. Greene received intelligence from Gen. Sumter of the ap piroach of Ra~wdon. Directing Sumter to keep in front of the enemy, he reinforced him with all his cavalry uder Lieutenant Colonel Washington, and urged him to use every mecans in his piower to delay the ad vanetng British arnmy,until he should be able to comiplete the investmetnt of the fort at Ninety Six, atnd compel it to surrender. Then with renewed diligence he pressedi the seige, hoping to obtain a caipitulaionm before Col. Cruger should receive newvs of the approach ing sneeor. antd thus break tup, with the ex ceptiin of Chatrleston, the l.ast rallingi point of the enemy in South Carolinia. But the 'ommtiander of the fort was ever on the alert to niake good his defences and to annoy atnd retaird thei besiegers in every possible way; atnd. thotugh ignorant of the neair approach of' :id, he woutld listeni to no overtures for a O:ne evenintg, while affairs retarined this as pec't. a cotuntrymanl rode atlong thme American lines, conversing familiatrly with the oilicers and soldiers on dttty. No partictilar notice was taken of this, as, from the beginning of the seige, the friends of' our cause were pcr mnitted to enter the camip and go wherever their curiosty happened to lead thtem. The itndividual here meittioned morved atlongr, seemingly much interested with all he saw andl heard, uintil lie arrived to thme great road leading directly to the town,hli which quartert were onlyV somew batteries thrown op for the protection of' ther gnrids. Pauisingr here fot a few miomnents, he gncdctiusly atroundl him, arnd thlen, suddenly putting spurs to his horse, lie (dashed at fulhl sp~eed into the town. Seeing this, the guarrd and sentinels oipented their lire upon him, hie escaped un~ hurt, holding up a letter as soon as lie wa':s out of' danger. 'The Wtrrisn, which had (ib. strved this nmovemfenit, uiidetrstoodl its mean. ,ij', atnd the gates were instantly thirown p-nto retcive the messenger, who proved to bei from Lord lRawdton, andi~ brought the wel'onme intel ligencee of' his ne'ar :tpproatch. . Ioping still toa reduce thle fort before thec .,,.,n..a or Lord IRawd.;N G;en. Greenec urged on the work of investure, and by every means in his power sought to weaken the garrison. so as to make victory certain when all was ready for the final assault. But before lie had accomplished his task, a messenger from Sumter arrived with the unwelcome intelli gence that Rawdon had succeded in passing him and was pushing on rapidly for Ninety Six. The criis had now come. Greene must either hazard an assault upon the fort ere his works were in complete readiness, risk a bat tle with Rawdon, or retire over the Saluda and thus give confidence and strength to the tories and royalist army. His first determina tion was to meet the relieving army under Rawdon, but everything depending on his not _riving the enei, at this particular crisis of aiThirs in the South, a victory, and seeing that his force was much inferior to that of the British, he resolved to make an attack upon the fort, and if not successful in redu cing it, to retire with his army towards North Carolina before Ravdon came up. The 18th of Junme 1781, was the day chosen for this assault. But made, as it was, with the besiegers' works incomplete, though the men fought with desperate courage, the fort was successfulhy defended, and Gen. Greene ordered his troops to retire, after they had suffered the loss of one hundred and eighty five killed and wounded. Nothing was now left but retreat. For sone twenty-six days the beseiging army had been at work before the fort, and in three days more, all their arrangements would have been completed and tihe post fallen into their hands. It was therefore deeply morti fying and dispiriting to be forced to retire, just as success was about crowning their etlorts. But far-seeing, prudent, and looking I more to future results than present triumphs, t Greene on the 19th commenced retreating towards the Saluda, which river he passed in % safety, and moved forward with all possible dispatch for the Enoree. Before his rear guard had left the south of this river, the vani of Lord Rawdon's arny appeared in pursuit. 1 But the British commander hesitated to make j an attack upon Greene's cavalry, which was r under the comamaud ofLNI:uA rn11t -UZ--" ton, and was a brave, well-disciplined and superior troop, and so permitted them to pass a the Enoree unmolested. While Lord Raw- ( don paused at this point, undetermined which t eourse to pursue, Gen. Greene moved (in to- S wards the Broad River, where he halted and e made his encampiment. Such was the aspect of afluirs at the time e our story begins-a story of woman's self- f devotion and heroism. Near the place where v Gen. Greene had halted with his weary and a disheartened troops, stood the unpretending t residence of a country farner, in moderate :i eircumstances. His name was Geiger. He I was a true friend of the American cause, and :1 but for ill health, that rendered him unable to endure the fatigues of the camp, would have been under arms in defence of his coun try. The deep interest felt in the cause of liberty by Geiger, made hii ever on the alert for information touebing the progress of t affairs in his State, and the frecdoin with which lie expressed his opinions created him hosts of enemies among the evil-minded to ries with whom lie wans surrounded. Geiger had an only daughter, eighteen years of age, who wa~s imbued with her father's spirit. "If I were only a man !" she would often say, wvhenm intelligence camne of British ori tory outrages, or when newvs wvas biroughit of sonic reverse to the American arms. " if I were only a ma~n, that I could fight for my countrv.' On the third day of Gen. Greene's encamp ment near the residence of Geiger, a neigh bor dropped in. "WXhmat news?"' asked the farmer. "Lord Rawdon has determin~ed to abandon the fort at Ninety Sis." "Are yo certain ?" "Yes, Geni. Greene received thme information this morning.. Rawdoni hais dispatched intel ligence to Col. Stuart to advance with his regiment from Chairlcston to Friday's Ferry onf thme Congarce, where lie will join him i mediately, lie leaves Cruger at Ninety Sx who is to move, as soon as possible, with his bloody tory recruits and their proiperty, and take a route that will put the Edisto betweenI him and our forces. Moviing down the south ern banik of this river to Orangebiurg, lie will thence make a juntction with Rawdon at Friday's Ferry." '' The they will divide their force ?" said Geiger, eagerly. "And give Greene an advanta~re lby which lhe will not lie slow to pirotit. Cruger will not be a day on the march before our Gene ral wvill nmke his acquaintance." "No," replied thme neighbor. " If I heard arigvht, it is Gen. Greene's intenitioni to pur site Rawdoni.and sI rike a more decisive bilow." "Why did lie tnot encounter hini at the Saluda, when the oportutnity otle.red ?" 1"Gen. Sutmter wa~s tnot wvith him." " Nor is lie mlow." "Amnd, I feart, will nmot join hinm, as lie so i mch desires.' -~ For wvhat. reaison ?" infinliredl Geiger. Sl Ie linids tno one willing toi becomte hearer of do.p-thbs Thme countiry between this1 and Sumter's station on the Wateree, is full of the enemies of our cause. Blood-thirsty tories, elated by the defeat of our arms at Ninety Six, who will to a certainty murder any man who undertakes the journey. I would not go on the mission for my weight in gold." "And can no man be ftrnnd to risk his life for his country, even on..s perilous a ser vice ?" said the fariyr'1ii a tone of surprise, not unmingled m.-inortiftcatlIon. "None. The effort to reach Sumter would be fruitless. The bravest man will hesitate to throw his life away." "God protects those who devote them selves to the good of their country," said Geiger. "If I could bear the fatigue of the journey, I would not shrink from the service an instant." You would commit an act of folly." "No-of trie devotion to my country." replied the farmer, warmly. "But," lie add ed, in a saddened voice, " what boots it that I am willing for the task. These feeble limbs refuse to bear me on the journey." Emily Geiger, the d:mighter, heard all this with feelings of intense interest; and as she had often said before, so she said now, in the silence of her spirit: "Oh. that I were a nin!" But she was simply a young and ender girl, and her patriotic heart could >nly throb with noble feelings while her mnds were not able to strike a blow for her -ountrv. "If I were only a man!" murmured the onig girl again and again. as she mused on vhat she had heard, iong after the neighbor nd departed. In the meantime, Gen. Greene. who had eard through umessengers fromn Col. Lee of he proposed abandonment of Ninety Six, nd the division of the British and tory forces, ras making preparations to retrace his steps, nd strike. if possible, a decisive blow against ,ord Rawdon. Inl order to imake cerisin of ictory, it was necessary to inform Sumter of is designs, and efTeet a junclion with him . efore attacking the eneniv. But, thus far, o one oflered to perfojiu the dangcrous On the morning of the day upon which the f rmy was to commenee retracing its steps, ti en. Greene sat in his tent lost in deep iought. Since taking command of' the n outhern armny, lie had been struggling at very disadvantage with a powverful enemy. h rhose disciplined troops were daily strength- a ned by citizens of the country, lost to every p eling of true patriotism: and now, havingil 'eakened that enemy, he felt eager to strilie t blow that would destroy him. But, with u lie force that lie could command, it was yet r . doubtful questioin whether an engagement ! vould result ini victory to the American i rmis. If he could etyeet a junctioii with inuter before Lord Rawdon reached FridaV's a c:ry on the Congaree, lie had great hopes f success. But the great ditliculty was toli et a messenger to Sumter, who was distant ietween one and two hundred miles. While lie General was pondering these things, anr tlicer entered and said A young country girl is before tihe tent, md wishes to speak with Vou." "Tell her to come in," replied the General. The otlieer withdrew, and in am few mo nents re-appeared in company with a youngr ~irl, dressed in a closely fitting habit, carry ng a small whip in her hand. She curtsied espectfully as she entered. The Gener'al arose as the maiden stepped nside of his tent, and returned her saluta ion. " General Greene 1" inquired th.e fair ~tranger. Thie oflicer b~owedl. "I have been tol," said the visitor, the ~oor deepening in her tae. that you are ini vant of a bearer of despatches to Geni. Sumter." "I am," replied thme General. " But I findI no one courazeous enough to undertamke the perilous mission." " Send me," saoid the maiden. And she drew her slight fourm upward proudly. "Send you !' exclaimied the General taken by surprise. " You ? Oh, no, child !I could not do that. It is a journey from which brave men hold back." " I am not a brave mam. I aim only a woman. But I will go." Touched byv such :an unhooked-for inici dent, Gen. Greene, after pausing for some nmmnts. said "Will you go on this journey alone ?" "Give me a fleet horse, and I will bear your mess::ge safely." " Alone ?" " Alone." "Wha~t is your name ?" ingnired thme oll'i er. after another thoughtful pamuse. -Emily Geiger." "Is your father living ?" "llamve von his consent ? "lTe knows nothing or miy int ention. Bnt he loves his country, and, lbut for ill health, would be now bearing arms against her ene mies. Ilis heart is with thme good cause, though his arm is power'L'less. IIlis head iimist approve' the act, though his heart might fail hm-or. c' I o .a lis~a ent LBut it is nut. for you, General. to hesitate-. Heaven ha! sent you a messenger, and you dare not re. fuse to accept. the proffered service when sc much is at stake." "Noble girl!" said the General, with emo. tion. " You shall go. And may God speed you and protect you on your journey." "lHe will!" murmured the intrepid girl, iv a low voice. "Order a swift, but wel!.trained and gentle horse to be saddled immediately," said Greene to the oflicer who had conducted the maiden into his presence. The officer retired, and Emily seated her self while the General wrote a hasty despatch for Sumter. This, after it was completed. he read over to her -twice, in order that, if compelled to destroy it, she might yet deliver the imiessage verbally, and then asked her to repeat to him its contents, She did so accu rately. le then gave her minute directions in regard to the journey, with instructions how to act in case she wasintercepted by the soldiers of Lord Rawdon, to all of which she listened with deep attention. "And now. my good girl." said the Gene ral, with an emotion that he could not con .eil. as he handed her the despatch, " I com rit to your care this important message. Everything depends on its safe delivery. [Iere is money for your expenses on the ournev," and lie reached her a purse. But EmilV drew back sayingi saying "I have money in my pocket. Keep what ou have. You will need it and more for mour country." At this point, the officer re-entered the ent. and announced that the horse was ready. " And so mn I," said Emily. as she stepped it into the open air. Already a whisper of that was going on in the General's quarters mad passed through the camp, and many ofli ers and men had athered before his tent to ee the noi!e-,ninded girl as she came forth o start upon her dangerous journey. There was no sign of fear about the fair 'oung maiden, as she placel her foot in the and of an officer and sprangppon the Raddle. ier face was calm.her e levated, on. Gen. Greene stood near hier. He ex nded his hand as soon as she had firmly eated herself and grasped the reins of the olbe animal whiih she was mounted. ; God sped ypmon n yourjourney, and may raren amiyour coin/ry rencard yo," said lhe. s he h:eld her hand tightly. Then, as if im elled by a sudden emotiom. he pressed the ir hand to his lips, and iuriing awav, soughit ie selision of his tent, deiply moved by so nexpeilcI and touching am instance of' he oisni in one who was little nore than a child. Ls lie did so. the ofliver. wb had until now eld the horse by the brille, riensed Ii igrasp, nid Emily, touehing the rin, spoke to tihe nimmal upon which she wasnonnteC. 0bev ig the wiord insttily, le sfang away, bear ng the leir voulng courierfronm the camp. nd moved rapidly in a sout-westerly direc ion. Onicers and men Ln*d after her, but in wild shout or admirationventt up to tihe kies. On some minds Passed, painfully, boug'hts of the peril that Iv in the path of he brave girl; others, rebu.d by her noble lf-devtio, retiredit thr tents and re- I rained from conmmunion sth~ their fellows< mn thle subject thait engrosM every thought; chiile others lost aill prese enthusiaism in heir anxiety for the suece of the mission. I About five miles from thitencampment of len. Greene, lived one ofhme most active( mud bitter tories in all SoulCarolina. His tame waus Loire. lHe was-er on the alert or informa~tion anid lhad ried much in his Alots to give intelligeneto thme enemy. 1 rw~o of his sons were undarms at Ninety I iont the Brtitish side, anhe had himself I ervedl against his country iCamden. Since o he eneminpmeltnt of Gen.GUme in his neigh- r borhood. Loire hatd been dy in communi- ; ation with spies whmo wereapt hovering in r is viiiy norder to pierp information t Ll~thatmight lie of itmpnrtainto the British. C Sonme four houurs after lily Geiger had e started on her journiey, onf Loire's spies u1 reached the house ofi his Cumver. 1 "What news ?" asked thory, who saw, i li the man's countenance, t lie had sonic- o thing of itmortance to comnieate. d SThte rebel Greene ha~s fel a messenger s to carry htis (Iesnteh to Sutr." n " Are you sure ?" 'Yes; ind she has beer: her journmey d some four or five hours." "Shte !" C " Yes. Tht. girl of Geis went to the it ecanp this morntitng aml1( voeered for tite : serv ice."s SThe- !" But we not stain our si pages with a1 record of the pmte anid brutail ei wurds tha~t fell fronm thei lipit he tory. is "Shte has the swiftest hCinti hle catmp,'' si said the tman, "atnd utnless init piurstuit is F givetn shte will soon be out Cr reach." ti With a bitter oamthi, Loirvorc that site at shionuld inever reach the catmStimter. st "Take Vule.mn," satid lie, qu ick. ener- v< getic voice, "anitd kill htim httmt von over- th tatke the buzzy, between thmd 3Morgan's ot Range." b< "She has nea:rly five hottart,"' repliedl in "But you must make two miles to her one." "Even then she will be most likelv ahead of the Range ere I can reach there." "Very well. In that case you must start Bill Mink after her, with a fresh horse. I will give you a letter, which you will place in his hands should you fail to overtake the girl."' With these instructions, the man started in pursuit. Ie was mounted otn a large, strong horse, who bore his rider as lightly as if he had been a child. (CONCLUDED IN oUR NEXT.) Lettor from Chancellor Dargan, DaniLINGTON, S. C., Aug. 9, 1851. Gentlemen:-My attention has been called to a communication which appears in the Evening News of the 4th inst. The article is without signature. ind is headed, " Lundy's Lane." Its purport is, to give and account of a political meeting at Pleasant View, in this District. This article demands some no tice from me. My repugnance to this mode of correcting misstatements, (or erroneous inferences rather,) is so great, that I should acquiesce if they aftected myself only. I will notice but one sentence in the commu nication to the editor of tle Evening News. Speaking of tle renarks of myself and others, on the occasion alluded to, the writer says, " The Separate State Action speakers yesterday, from Chancellor Dargan down, re pudiated the mad fanaticism of Rhett and his p:rty, and all affiliated with such rashness, as has been recently disphiyed by them; and Chancellor Dargan does not dilTrer more with us than with Rhett."-The writer does not say that any such language was used by me t or by others. It is only his construetion which ie has gi I ,o not charge him with angi tei e . of m n ing st rm say, t oost se ~U sion. What I said of $fr. in connexion with some observations I made. in which I ender'vored to define a course of aittion. which I thought would combine the Secessionists with the gennine Co-operation ists, neaningr such of the Co-operation party e as ndvocnted resistance for past aid existing grievances. I spoke of thlose among thea Scecssinists, who were int favor of secession. as soon Is the Convention could be :assem bled: and :lluded to Mr. Rhett :s a leading i and prominent individual of this class. I said that I had myself not the fintest v, hope of previous Southern co-operation. but Felt assured that we should have it so soon I is South Carolina showed herself in earnest. w md had seceded. Therefore, that 1. as nit ndicidtl, had no motive to wait longer for fu o-operation, and was ready for secession ty OW. I then dwelt on the necessity of s mtion among ourselves; of banishing party lit trife, and healing party divisions, so far as it vts possible to aecomplish these results. I de eferred to that large class of the Co-opern. e ion party. :s they call themselves, who still p Iling to thec hope (a delusive one I thtought) fit if obtaining the previotus co-op~erattion of' the bc iouthcern States, :tcd who would go with - heir whole souls for' separate State netion, ye u soont as they were convinced of the fallacy an 'f their htopes. I spoke of thte necessity, as Ise cell ais p)ropriety of contciliatting this class, to cnd that I, as one, wais disposed to make eon w< essionts to them as to the /ime of action. 'or te purpose of harntonizing all the edl rientds of' resista'nce, I wats dispo~sed to wait, wI cut not indefhinite'ly. IThe wotrk must be Iel onsummated by thte Convention elect, ancd w< ot postponed longer thtan the period of its olitica'l existence. To thtis end. I very ear-r estly suggcsted that the day of assemblitnI j iqe Convention shoucld be fixed on the first w f April, May, or Junce next, whuich woicld o xtentd the duration of its political power 1)1 cutil a correspocndinig period in the y'ear 85.ih 'his would allow thec most cimplle timie foc tio cc hopes of' the Resistace wing of chie Co- h Io peraction pacrtv to be fuclly tested: and if no 4 1 mnoiistratcion of Southern Co-operat:ion could by that time be made, these patriotic S.' en would unite with the Secessionists, to 'dicate the hoinor, the rights anod indepeic- int eneec of South Carolinai. In the meantime, I was not in favor ofI thIe hec~ ontventiont being' inactive, bitt thocughit thacct I shiould enigage acloine in netive p~repacrationis, tio idi that it shcoudd at onuce adopt somei deei- scl yo aind iirrevoecble measures toward'is seces on. Sonme otf thtese measures I briefly hint I at. My so!c mcotive' fur temporary dehay, 1" as to obtain harmony. It was as a conices-cli ont to those who were not quiite ready. ucr these contsiderationts, I was in hopes that ot1 e more modheraite couinsels woiuld prevail, o 1(d keep in chetck those wh'lo we're fori th In cession of the Stacte so soon as the Coni- $ta ntioni coutld be called together. Thtese ai'e coni e views which T exprecr u ocn that occacsion ' that patrt of thce subject, and which I emc- guit died in a lettecr addressed to a public meet- Vei gIut, two or' thiree day's prev'iomus. ( 1t will 1-e nornek-d th.:c if 31:. mRh t. n... I elareable- with "mad fanaticism," I am equally so. Ile is not 'mad,' but speaks the words of' truth and soberness. I wish we had more madnen of the samne stamp. I did not on that occasion charge political fanati cism upon any party, or body of men, in South Carolina. I do not know that such opprobrium can justly attach to any party in this State, unless, indced, it be to those who for love and in awe of the great Idol at Wash ington, are moving heaven and earth to drag Sonth Carolina down from her lofty position, and plunge her into a state of weakness and disgrace, which will make her the laughing stock of her sister States, North and South, and render her forever impotent to do any act for the vindication of her rights, and the reco cry of her independence. I repeat, that the supposed imputation upon Mr. thett has alone induced ine to write this letter. I could not be quiet and sufer the impression to exist that I had aimed a blow (feeble though it might be) at this able, fear less, patriotic champion of South Carolina. Yours, &e. GEO. W. DARGAN. From the State-tRights Republican. State Ifilitry Academy At a mee:ing of the Cadets of the 31ilitary, Veadeniy, held on the 30th July, on tmo ion of Cadet Cottrell!, the meeting was or pnized by Cadet J. P. Thomas being called .o the Chair, ard Cidets 3MCainion and fartin being requested to act as Secretaries. ,pron taking the Chair, Mr. T:imas explain d the onject of the meeting, in the following loquent and aipropciate remarks: GETLEM; OF TInE CoRPs OF CADETS: \llow ame to express my deep appreciation if tile hai!gh honor which you have conferred n selecting me to preside over your meet ng: and, also, to tender you my heartfelt hanks for such an evidence of your favor ud esteem. Under any circumstances, it vould be impossible for me to occupy this isition without emotions of pride and grati. cation; but, in view of the obj-ect for which As the representatives, in part, of Caroli a's martial spirit, as a portion of her sons cculiarly and greatly indebted to her, it ecomes mis to give expression to the feel. gs t!iat we vntertain towards her, and an arnes ot fidelity in this her trying hour. s C:adets of her 31iitarv Acadeniy. it miliglt ppear that we are already sulliciently pled ed: bit, regariling the muomentous crisis in 'hich she is now iRn'lved, it scenms to me mat : fultI and open decharationa of attach en: should be heard froim ;al---fron the milng as well the old. It is for sueh a pnr ise that von have leen ca:Jled toge-ther: and ilo not. for :a nnict. dilub! that you r voice ill le he1ard in to:es :u.ily :nd patriotie- t It has iot been lonf siince p:rty has been rned gait ininediate secess:cn--a plar-i w!'osc tendency is lhimatelhy to force our ate froa her niobile positiou, and to drag r doV:: into co-operative slbmiission. A nun end so ieplorable. degrading and struct ive let us raise our hunble but Sill re voice. Let it be n:uwcd tlat we ( 3rinily hihld up our hands against the d~e-t 'ementi of tnt State eseuitcheoi. Let it lknowni that thel spirit of our forefathers v. of the Cavalier :and ihe I luguenot-is ntat t dead withlin us; but that it still lives. d now, as formterly. strives to exhibit it F in aetion agniinst oppresson--in :actionit - ireedioim-in action for the honor andt Itare of C'arolin:a. q Cadet .los. LD. Cottrell t hen ros ie n r thai tollowing pri.lamble amd resolutions. ieb lie prelheecd withi a few renarks in ie enere to the' position of the State, whiich re receive'd with enithausiastic applause. t WVhereas, a period haas arrived in the histo- I f our he'!oved State, at which her son~s caenhd uipona ti sustain her in the asser- m1 ni and mainltenanc' oif those~a ri:ts which - re iuarnaitiedl to heir at th: forniietion t thet !"eder'al c-ompa::e : :n:d wher~eas, in :ill ibalilyt. South C.'arolina will :at first be net i takint letive mea'.sures' to become et enthral led from lie opipres'sive coninee- al ns~ in whieb she is now hetld withi States th file ini feelin.: and interest : WVe, the denis of' the Staite 3Iilitary Academiy, mn it not inaippriate that we should deehi e of sent imni:s ini refe'rence to thea crisis u~ ich we believe is at hanmd. Therefore: t st. l&sclri l, That wvhilst we discliim all th :ation of' presuiig to coLms:iel the petople 'het 'taine as to the lcimeasres propeir to adipt ed ini redlressing lae wrn gs which e been inftlicted uipoin us, we earn-stlv ie that those whoi are to decide thae jues-". iwill nt riecede faom the position of chi arate Stae o sece.siin. co d. I'zso!red, Tha:t nwingr allegiance to as Genieral Go(verrmient otnly thaouigh the sig te of Sun'hi Carmolinia, we are :isolved se n:l .' ht eiainee the mioent she deter- di its to leave thle Cion;feder i:ie). su d. Resobr /, That wec are prepared to ai I' up all we hive aind arie uponi~ the altar ex her'y. whe'imvor thle htour for :net ian conies. of ?hnat we will liok wvii th eines otf the deC pe'st mart itient ioni u1pon :myi :'er of' our TI to thint may be initluenced by a dread of e0 siucaires. lm< 'he' tre'nmble :andl resolutions were elo- i " utl :anda warmly aidvocaited by Cadets t telh. E. .1. Walker, aind Cobuinig. ima tin; mot ioni thae vote wats taken on each a :'h'u ; n-t-atlv. aind were' huaiSed waih eu only three dissenting voices against the first resolution, and one against the third. A motion was then made and unanimous ly carried, that the proceedings of the meet ing be published in the City papers, and that the other papers of the State, with the exceplion of the Greenville Patriot be reques ted to copr. V. T. McCAM3ION, S J. M. MARTIN. S Union District. From the recent opportunities we have had of ascertaining the opinions of the citizens of Union district, we can say without hesita tion, that we have never known any people so thoroughly united in opinion, upon any subject, as our people are upon the question, of secession. It is a little remarkable that upon a question of sneh vital importance as that now before us, there should be so little diversity of sentiment in a district so large and so populous as ours. There are a few solitary individuals here and there who en tertain honest doubts as to the policy of secession, but the great body of the people ara almost unanimously in favor of it. We take great pleasure in being able to make this statement. We have long be lieved that the people of this district possess ed sufficient intellierence to understand their rights, and sufficient patriotism to defend them; but this marked unanimity in favor of secession far surpasses our most sanguine anticipations. We hope this state of things may continue. We trust that we shall nev. er see our district divided into factions upon a question of this kind. Were the question now before us, one of less importance-were it one of mere State policy, involving only change of internal administration or one whose effects might be only tempoary, it were matter of littie consequence how heat ed the discussion became or how bitter party strife might be. But upon this question, the whole State should be united. We trust our District will retain its present enviable position of unprece.dented unanimity; so that when the issues shall come, she may be able ~.~t~ut&riti s8 f the - CJ iill for u n we are ready-let us know that we are wanted and we will march to a man to defend our honor and maintain our independence." We know this will be the response wh mn Union District shall be c:lled for: and any elrort to disturb thisi unanimity should meet with its proper rehuke. It is. and should be, a matter of pride and :onrmatul:tionm to the people of Union, that hey have Preserved their unanimity through he whole of this agitation and are now tandin Lside by side on tihe question ofseces ion. Whilst other Districts have been to omec extent distracted and divided, Union AS preserved her integrity. and is now so horou!ilv united inl sentiment, that any ifort to create parties must prove unavail ig. We have long known the citizens of Tnion to be a brave, chivalrous, and patriotic cople, but we must say, that the undivided -ont which they now present upon the ques on before them. far surpasses our most uliniie expectationse. We should a!l rejoice at this state of lings, as it speaks volumes for the patriot in and intelligence of our citizens.--Union lle Journal. The Plot Thickens. The planters of James Islanid have been the hablit of carrvingr their children over >Port Sumter for refreshment and reca on--its situa:t ion in the midst of the haur or, maiking it an exceedingly airy aind pleas it resort. On Tuesday the following inci umt took pla:1ce: A genitlemn of the highest iectability, with his friend aind t wo of their iildren, went over to the Fort, and when .e boat wvas within a short distanee of the nding. the sentinel on duty lowered his usket and denmnded whether it was a Governmnent boat? T'It was answered in e negative. Then, said the sentinel, yon not land. The gentleman asked for the rporal of the guard, wvho cene forward, Id, to his reqluest to be allowed to land, e samne brief rude answer was returned ."you cannot lamnd." ie asked the reason the refusal, and the oflicer turned his back~ ion him and made no reply. We make is statenment on the authority of tihe gen man himself. It is ma~niifest from this that the troops are der orders, to treat the people of South rolina as enemies. Our correspiondent, larnwell," well aidvises that we accept the allenge thus thrown in the face ot this mmnunity. Theiy could only consider us eemeties. beause they hie hostile de mus augainst us. Yet tihese umen are dily iin in our streets. and nmore among us un st urbed. Ame we any longrer 'afe with chi comp~lany ? Is it niot equally the duty d the poilicy of thme city ecfecually to etude fromi her limits men w~hose purpose hostility is ni longer doubtful, and who not ev/en aiTeet the coneanent of it ' mere has beien great exeitement ini the mmuniity in conisequenc*e of these develope mits. :indu t lie general feeling demands that nthing effectual and speedy be done. Are tsidwntamely, and :allow ourselves be seorined and trampled on by the min is ot poer as it the State was already suldnig:ted lirovince t--Charlesioni Me1r