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$ljp Mtjet. LANCA8TERVILLE. S C. WTKDSR3DA.Y MORNING, March. 13, 1861 I-if" Wn ar? inihlilnil to fi, T V Cureton for copies of the Southern Guar, diuu, Winnsboro Kcgistcr, ami Charlotte Bulletin, in advance of the mails. Such favors front our friend* are always up* predated. Husky UisrATcn.?This is the title of? .now paper, the first number of which has reached us, published nt Coa way born, S.C. ! ltj Messrs. Gilbert & Darr, who are also j th?'|>opular and successful Proprietors of ihe Sumte.r Watchman. It is edited by Mr. Joseph T. Walsh, a clever ?riter, whose efforts in the initial number give flattering assurances of great future success. Terms yi auuacri|>iion, l"*r annum. Recruits for the Regular ArmyLieut 1). J. Wilherspoon, who, in connection with Lieut. Billings, naa recently engaged in the recruiting service in this District, left here lust week, under orders froin I icadijunrtiirs, with fifteen Recruits, en listed from this District, for lh,e regular aruiy. Lieut Billings we understand, wijl leave in n day or two for Charleston with othey yvcruiln. Tho follow ing are the names of the Recruits, who left Inst week : Joseph ililton, .Seaborn Hilton, J. N. Nishel. John Melxinon, J. J. Woolen, Jas. J'. Moser. Owen Gregory, W H. Gregory, S. L. Kennington, Robert Wilson, 1). O. Mahaffey, D. Clannce, Jack son Jaunt, John Shchnnc, James H. Cousart. False Alarm. The accidental discharge of one of the guns at Cuuiming'a Point Battery, occasioned some excitement in Charleston harbor pn the morning of the 8th in*t. 'J'bennncxed telegraphic report of tho affair, we copy from the Columbia (Suardian of Saturday morning : Charleston, March 8.?This morning, while the artillerists were cleaning some guns at Gumming*' Point Battery, one of them nccidently went off?the hall striking the door of Fort Sumter. Anderson iin- , mediately opcr,cd his port holes, ran out his guns, and was ready to open lire ; when the commander of Cumining's Point Battery sent over a boat, and explained the accident. Anderson accepted the apology j and the matter ended. The Inaugural Ceremonies. The Innugurnl ceremonies of Abraham Lincoln as President of the Uuited States, which cume off on the 4th of March, are described by correspondents from Washing- i ton as presenting a very different scene 1 from thut exhibited on all former iuuugu. 1 rations. Lincoln was marched to the Cap 1 jtal under the arntvptinn ?.f Kbula.nl . ??? ""J v'~ nets. JJeshJua llie volunteer* tliat had been I ordered out from th? District of Columbin, I there were twelve hundred of Scotta Wire- J liny troops tinder arms, closely watching I every movement. At all the principal points i along Pennsylvania Avenue the housetops I were covered with JPedergl soldiers, their musket* pointing at the crowd. It is said that a general gloom hung over Jlie city and that the people were completely pvi/uwed by the extraordinaiy and uncalled for preparations. No disturbance of auy kind occurred, and Lincoln delivered his address from the front of the Capital amid the most profound attention from the crowd below. Tender of 8ervice to the Provisional government. A correspondent of the Columbus Sun, write* as follows fropi Montgomery : "I was creditably informed to-day that Gov. Moore will, in a few days, tender one thousand men, (officered, armed and fully equip* pud) to President Davis to be used to what* .ever service they may be needed. This is exclusive of the forces ut Fort Morgan and Pcnsncola, numbering about 500 or 600 men. A large number of troops are being Rendered to the Governor and President daily. If required, Alabama can furnish five thousand troops in n short time. But Alabama cannot be permitted to supply all .the fighting men, and she must stand back pnd give all a show." The same correspondent says of young Lane, a son of Gen. Joseph Ictnc, lately s /Jadut at \V??at Pain* J fc^r-rr- v?? * <HIU VW IIU IIIIQ ICIItltT- I ltd his services lo the Provisional Govern- ! incut : "Mr. l^no is 2'i years of nge and liad been al tiie Academy four yearn. This i gallant son of a noble aire, baa formally tendered bia at-rvicca to President Davis, and ia anxious to aid the South ill her i struggle for her rights and equality. II* hue taken this step by the advice of his fath- ! er. Fro.n (ha son I learn that old Joe l-ane is ready at a moment's notice to rally uudt r i the Southern Ijng, in defence of her honor and equality. Three cheers for Joe lane." i North Carolina Election. I The returns from North Carolina are j more favorable than ut fust hoped for.? The result how ever, is. still doubtful. Tl>0 I Cburlotte liuUtlin, of Snlurdsy morning 1 Inst, says : " The returns received Inst even- j ing enabled us lo reviso our tabular state- | maul, which, if now perfect, its far as heard i from, leaves a majority of A36 votes for a ( Convention. We have ten countjeg yet tp j hear from, nnd although the prospects are gloomy, we still hope that the vote for Convention will carry." Texas ?The people ot Texae have rati? I tied the Ordinance of Secesaion of that State ' hy a rote mf from 40,000 to 46,00C majori* < tj- ' 1 Fobuon At^ACHNCitT.?We are crediblj informed, ^hufe the Charieaton Courier,) e that (}?orgi?, ha* attached f, Ike the Meeea Weetero d iUd^^^^^H^about $1,000,000. d Mi t a Lincoln's InauguralOn the ft rat page of to-day's paper, our readers may find the Inaugural Address of i| Abraham Lincoln, now President of the j United States. No similar document was t perhaps over looked for with greater i Interest from an incoming Administration ; | a document which it was believed would solve the question whether we are to have I penco or wnr. It hns now been annouueed ' ? it is before the people, and how far it i foreshadows the future policy and course 1 of the Administration, each render enn judge for himself. On the question of the right of a State to resume the powers before delegated to the federal Government and peaceably secede from the Union, he holds precisely the I same views enunciated by Ex-l'resident ! Buchanan sud Attorney-General Black.? He says that there is nothing in the Con- j slitution of the Government which looks to, or provides for its own dissolution.? Denying that the States have n right to secede, he also ignores the fact that some of them have seceded, regards nil as being members of the United States, and saya that it is his duty to execute the laws throughout all, hold and possess nil the property and collect all the duties. And this duty he intends to discharge n* far as practicable. , The Inaugural evidently means war to ' the extent of Lincoln's ability. He lays down his programme?marks out what tie says he believes to be his line of duty, and proclaims Ids intentions to carry out this policy, ut.'css his "masters," the people, ; should instruct liini to the contrary. Mow : can he be instructed ? It can only bo J through a Convention of tlie stated or through Congress. Ho expresses a willingness to see it National Convention called, but thinks it unnecessary ; he does not believe that the situation of the country requires any Mtcli extraordinary procedure We see nothing to Indicate the belief that a Convention will be called, and Congress eannot be convened again until after the Fall elections. Tlu-ie is not much probability, then, that Lincoln can be instructed through either of these sources for several months yet t.? come. In the mean time, 1 lie must, unless he backs dow n from his 1 present position, proceed to execute the j laws of the United Stales in the Uonfede- i rate States by the aid of the Federal troops ' at his command. If he does this there will 1 of course be voir ; by w hatever nnme he J may call it, it will In point of fact bo nothing more nor less than making war upon I the Confederate States. lie expresses some disinclination to a war of invasion, ana it may be, after nil, that lie is ouly practicing a game of blulf, and when he ascertains that this will not answer, will conclude that to enforce the laws of the United States, collect the revenues, Stc., in South Carolina and other of the Confederate States, is not "practicable." The Confederate States are well prepared for any demonstration w hicli he, with the force at bis command, can make. If Congress, before its adjournment, hnd voted liiin a hundred millions of dollars and half s million oi men, the threats contained in his Inaugurul, backed by such iucuuh, would indeed have aouiided furiuidab'e, and wo might have looked for the (speedy commencement of a serious war; but as it is. tliv people of the Confederate States may regard a ilh contempt his threats to enforce the laws. A portion of the address is evidently intended to produce an impression upon thu border slave States. Ho threatens them on the one hand and Hatters and cajoles thuiu on ths other. The effect it has had upon them, has not yet been developed. If Virginia, North Carolina and other border Slates do not secede after this palpable de duration of Lin oln to coerce the South, wre shr.l! begin to lose continence in the asser lion repeatedly made by thcin : that no Federal army should pass through their teriito. rv with the view nf en?ri-imr n Stale. Gen. Beauregard Peter G. T. Beauregard, whone appointment aw Brigadier General of the Confederate States of America was before announced , hue been ordered to Charleaton nod ia now in command of all the iionpn in nnd near Charleston harbor. All Statu officers of the Volunteers, enlisted men and toililia on duty, are, through an official order from the War Department of Sooth Carolina, commanded to obey all orders emanating from hiin. The record of Gen. Beauregard's former services in the field ia such an to inspire the u'mont confidence in hia fitness for the responsible position to which lie hnn been nssigned. lie in (says the Charleston Courier) ' favorably known to many Carolinians, v* ,,o nerved with him in U?xi?r>, where lie earned his laurels. He wan a cadet of 1834, and begun service in the Kngineers in 1838. 11 is bruvct as Captain waa acquired by gallant conduut at Contreraa and Churu^usco, and in fees than a month ho earned the brevet of Major at Chepultepee. This accomplished and distinguished of* tiror w-sn also a class mate at West Point of linjor Trapier. He lies not only acquired rnmH M n general officer, but * high rcptw Uition an ao engineer, and during hie service n the United State* Army Kha gained the lonfidenee of the whole country. General [}kauuf.imkp ia in the 44th year of hie age. Wore Troops Wonted. The Southern Guardian state*, on the mthorjly pf a privet* letter received from Jlmrlvhton, tlipt four handred artillerist* are , van ted for the guns on the Island*} that jien. HeAUregard ha* called for more troops, , md ia changing the position of the largeet I unsure paring for protsction from eon. The Charleston Courier, of Saturday, etV: "The works in the harbor have mads |' >rcr>td?bU progrecc within few days, un- ' r the Merja(i? effort* directed by Brig*ier-Ocoerai Beacregard. B m A N G Southern Con grew. Wo collect from our exchanges such iteuis of iutcrest froiu Montgomery as have transpired since our Inst issue : Texas Iish been admitted us s member of the Confederacy upon an equal footing with the other States. Several animated debates upon the Tariff question have been reported. The Georgia Delegation advocate n tolerable high tariff The Delegation from South Carolina, to n iimn, advocate n low tariff or none. A Flag for the Confederate Stntes linn nt length been unanimously adopted. Th c upper nnd lower sections nre red, nnd the middle white, with blue union, containing a circle of seven stars, the union reaching down to the lower red. Hon. S. R. Mallory, of Florida, has been continued as Secretary of the Navy. John If. Regan, of Texas, late n representative in the United States Congress, tins been appointed and confirmed as I'ostmaster-Gcneral of the "Confederate Stntes,' in place of Henry T. Ellcl, of Mississippi who declined. Mr. Curry, of Ala., on the 6th inst., introduced the following : Resolved, That the Judieinry Committee bo instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill, prohibiting the importation of slaves into the Confederucy from the United State*, except such as may be owned by persons emigrating for settle ment and residence. Congress tben went into secret session Thirst for Office. The Montgomery correspondent of the South Carolinian, says that the application for ollice, in nil the Departments of the new Government, are astonishingly numerous. That the number of applicants for military commissions is said to be sufficient to officer a hundred thousatid men. The same correspondent, in another letter says : The snlariea of the new Government here nre going to he very small It is likely there will be frr??:tt reductions of the pay in nil the officea. civil and mililnry. The pay of clerks will bu about twelve hundred dollars, und Montgomery in intonsely expensive. 1 uin told by those who huve lived in Washington, Lhnt in the iteui of expense, Washington was notn circumstance in comparison with Mont gomery. The officers of the nriuy will he put on very uhort rations. The pay for member* of Congress will be about seven hundred dollars per annum. From this itateuient you will see, that however much ijlory iun> be obtained by nerving the Confederate Mutes, not much uioney is to be uinde. This low scute of pay is suggested by the intense scarcity of n onev in the public treasury and the endless host of applicants for office here. Such is the du iiiutid, that some predict officers cuii be found to work for nothing and liud themselves. This is the right spirit. Lincoln's Cabinet. The following Cabinet appointments of President Lincoln have been continued by the Senate : William il. Seward, of New York. Secretary of Stnte. Salmon 1*. Chase, of Ohio, Secretary of tho Treasury. Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Sec re tary of War. Caleb it. Smith, of Indiana, Secretary of the Interior. Montgomery Blair, of Maryland, Post* master General. Gideon Wells, of Connecticut, Secretary of tliu Navy, Kdward Bates, of Missouri, AttorneyGeneral. Fort Sumter. Three soldiers, (says tho Charleston Conner,) w hose enlistment terms hud expircd, left Fort Sum'cr with discharge, on Wednesday' and were brought to the city by the mail stesuier. There is no douht that others would gladly receive discharge. Cadet J. II. Lane, (says tliu Charleston , Courier) a aon of Gen. Joseph Lam*, passed Kingville a few days since on hi* way to ' Montgomery, to offer hie services to the Confederate States. The South Carolina Kail Road Uootpn ' ny has advertised that, on and after the II Hi inst, they will diseontinue the forward, ing and receiviug business. [roa TUB LANCASTER LKDOBH- J Song of the Unoutir Oreya I Carol ins. nor home, our State, our own . mother ! The dun cloud of war ia high, looking o'er 1 thee; For thee we will struggle, againet thee?oh , never! For our'a is the Allegihnce each true heart has sworn thee. The heart that now burns with the fire of the soldier. Ere we basely submit, in the cold grav# shall moulder ; The sword that now glitters, b? blackened with rust; The arm that now wields it, lie mingled with dust; Our daughters be forced from the homes of their fathers; Our wives violated and murdered our wo. there, And our field*, where tbe harvest of plenty has grown. n. -IIU ??- - l a j "v ni?i ui?ii/ a uutmra pwuii bona. For oh, Caroliun, Ihy Nona cannot falter ; We'll hurl the wild light, 'gainet tne cannon' dread tliundera ; The match torch we'll light at Freedom's bright alter, And greet with deatruction o'erwhelmlng numbers; And when hell-formed Artillery hath ceae ed ita loud roar, And Ik* conflict ia ailancod on bill ?ed on plain, l'runnphaot wall bo, or bo no moro; ro toll of defeat not ooo wi'll remain. TANK'S OWN BARD. Laoeaeterville, S. C. ASTER By Telegraph. From Washington. Washington, March 5.?Southern men, without distinction of party, regard Lincoln's inaugural as a declaration of war. Hon. John Bell says that he advises Tennessee to prepare for war as the surest means of preventing it. John Cochrane, of New York, ami many Northern Dcm ocrats, with some of tba "conservative" Republicans, openly express similar ?iews. 1 hear that yesterday, as soon as that portion of tho inaugural indicating a co ercive policy, had been delivered, depatcb es were sent to Governor 1'ickena, advis ing against a rash attack on Fori Sumter and begging him to await the Action of the Confederate States. 9 P. M?There i* great excitement tonight among the pacificators, owing to Hates having stated, unofficially, in the presence of several persons, that Lincoln intends to set on foot immediately coer cion measures. Ex Senators Hemphill and Wigfall, ol Texas, left ill's afternoon for Montgomery, Southerners are leaving the city everyday in crowds, in a week the city will he thoroughly Abolilionized. Hon. Martin J. Crawford, of Georgia, one of the Commissioners from the Con federate States, arrived this morning, and took private quarters. He will await the arrival of his colleagues. Nobody believes bare that the Commission will be recog nixed ; although it is quite possib'e that expedients may he adopted to trifle awaytime. Latah?1 hear that the other Cummin sinners from the Confederate Slates have arrived to night, and that they mean to open negotiations at once. Washington, March H ?10 12 p. in. ?Sewaid ami Smith were closeted with Lincoln during several hours this after noon. Soivard his again been called *n to-night en iinpartnut despatches from Fori Sumter. 1 am unable, at 1 ItIa late hour, to l? arn their exact purport. Sonrv say these depatchei are i'n? resignations of Major An.lerson ami two ot Lit Lieu tenant*; but thin is only conj cttire. Senator Mamn, of Virginia, said, in se cret session, t'< <lay, tliat the inHtigural meant y rear.? Churlctlun Mercury Wssiiisoion, March 0.?Major An. deifton ha? been tendered I lit* position of llrigadier General in the United Slates Army, lately held by General IWiggs. Senator Seward's son w as cotiHrim.d to day as Assistant Secretary of State. There is considerable talk in otlicirdcir cles, and it is believed I lie atlbj ct is uij dcr discussion in the Cabinet, a* t . the practicability of a paper blockade of the ports of the confederate States It is probable tint Hie foreign Ministers will be sounded on this question of n'.erim tional tight, ami to what extent the gloat powers would respect smli a proceeding. All the Commissioners from the C?m federate Slates hace arrived in \\ ashing ton. President Lincoln has intimate ! that he can only receive them a., g-nhu men. Fx Secretary Floyd arrived here to day. lis asserts that lie intends lfiexpo?.? some of the transactions of the la e A htiiui* trillion. It is thought li s cr/i>>.ie will place the O d Hack and his C.lrii.et in no very enviable light before the country. Mr. Floyd is indignant at the charges in ade against him. No oilicial action lias yet been taken as regards the m:s?;ou of the Con,mis simiers from the Confederate Stales. They Ho not expect recognition at piesunt.? Char/cm tun Courier. \\ A8IIISUTOS, March 7 ? In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Wigfaii tie.iter* 2 a speech in response to Mr. Doug ad v?n terday. Mr. \\ . said ih it it wo- m 'mei.sD to talk as Lincoln di I ut '.in* unbroken Union, wheu seven Stiles were out, an ' would never, never, never return : an I that if the Government did not remove the troops from Forts Sumter and Pick' ens, the Confederate Stales wou' l. A ? tor the old Union, il remains to he seen whether it shall have a decent funeral or an Irish wake. Mr IliiiliiUt re-ill.. I r-lio. u i ..... il...? f,. K mil llio Inaugural indicate* peace. Mr. Wigfall *.nd lit mi lite attempt to collect llie revenue or reinforce K<>rt Susni ter wouM liu considered coercion. Mr. Dougla? replied, tli-ti bu bad learned from ti e best military antboiity lli ?t it aoiiM require ten thousand troop* and lliu whole American navy, Tliey liMve bread and sell sufii-.iefit for llii l\ one day*. Washington, March 7 ? Senator* liouipbill and W':gfall li ne concluded to iei maio here until tliey can receive official notification of the confirmation of ili? *ecbi*ion of Tela*. Tlieir pretence here at tin* critical juucture i* deemed very desirable by Southern men. Me*?r*. (Jrnvei ford and Foray lb, two of tbe Montgomery (Jommisaioner*, held a long interview with tbe Tela* Senator* tbia morning, and dine with tbeni tin* afternoon. \Jr. lioinan ba* not yet arrived. I understand that it i? intended to noBIIMlllu f..r f.i!? .!? il.A . ? , , "V " VJJOIIIIIJJ >! negotiation, although Wigfall *ms iii ft' vor of immediate action, in order to irive llie South a fair chance to ti.he Fori* Sumter and 1'ickena before they lire reinforced. Hot whether the Cutntni?? oiier* present their credentials late or eerty, the result will be the seme ; they will not J>e recognised. The new Cshinet whs in session nil day. A Urge number of nominetions were agreed on, wlnoh are to go to the Hen ate on Monday. The removals have already begun. A hrother'inda w of Senator Dong Us, Gem era! Grancre. Recorder of tlm (i.n.r .1 Land Office, wet (he first to be decapiim ted. This was ungrateful, after Douglas' defence of the Inaugural. Th? rumor that judge John A. C?mpi ball, of the Supreme Court, lied revgiwd ta a premature one. Colonel Lay, whose resignation hat been a source of deep chagrin to the Aholili<>nitla, it a sonunlaw of Judge Campbell. Crittenden baa not yet been nominated to the vacant Supreme Judgeship ; nor, if nominated, it it oertein that he will ac* eept. He fears that the Abolilionieta might defeat hie confirmation, becoute he upholda the Dred Scott decision. npv-Syy > r, > ' " ?'""V Ultll, I Sriwimi s?\s 1)1 hi lie in willing l< iliako | Hriangi-iuents l>>r ilie recognition of tlie i x ] Southern Confederacy ot tome future time; provided, u the meantime, no settlement c ?ii o fcdtiU !. lieliab'e dispatches received bore 10 day I ' from Tern# Mate li nt ? ? . nor Sum Houston i.ad re.siijr.ed.?Mercury * WA8iii.\oio.N, M iic' 8.?l i the Sen- I :\te, Mr. Foster offered the f?>ho? ing pre" ( amble and tisolation : I \V I CfClts, Mr. Wigfdi dec' id ill d?" I bate in tin Senate that lie wis a "gif 1 er, and owed allegiance to the State of i Texas, a foreign government, and tul to i the United S'ntes : therefore Re volcetl, I fiat ho b expelled from i the Senate. t Mr. Clingniai. offered a v.bstitt to, as ! follows: I j Revolved, Tim as Texas is no longer I ; one of the United > Ia.ca, elie is entitled , , | to iio representative on tbu lluor of the Senate. *1 Mr. Wigfall being absent, no action j was taken on the resolutions r| 4 The Southern Commission*!*, Messrs. i Forsyth and Crawford, have as vet made no official communication to the admin, I I istration, owing to the sickness of S?-w, j ard, and informal information tha'. the j allowance of a little time would be agreeable to the new oOicialsThe commissioners are actively enga: , ged in C'liiMiltation and official intercoms* i having reference to the objects of their mission. j ( real efforts are being made to effect a peaceful solution of tbu tpiestions of j the forts and revenues. ! j Adj'itndt (Jeneral Cooper, a citizen of I j New York, and a connexion <>f SeiuUor | . i Mason of Virginia, and Assistanl Ailj o I ' i i: ..i \\ ;.i.? t i? I , nensce, have resi^tied. I Char ev Jones. late in theodlceof tln< | K -gister of tho Treasury, left for Mont* | gomeiv. ! Il is belimcd that several other prom. J inet)t t'fltvers contemplate resisting. i I lie Southern Coiiluderac) ar?5 selecti . ino and making overture- to some of ] tlie best ollicets hi '.he United States j service. I [Dispatches to the Charleston Cornier.] The Empire City Chartered by the i , United Stales Government. I ' Nkw VoI<K, Match o.? I lie steam ship [ I A injure City, oi tin* .N ? w Voih and II iv 1 hi.a line, has hcen chattered by lliu I < i ' led Slates Government. Mild IS now taking 1 ill provisions itiid hi my stores, il. r ilea- *' liiiHtiou has not trni -pir.d, hut is believed c to be sninuw here Smith. * ' 1 4 Reception of Gen Twiffgi?He makes ; | a Speech j | Nkw Oiii.KANs. Match ??.?Cell. l>avi.| , * j It, I wigga ico in I this v t\ to (bit fi>>in 1 Texas. lie had a good reception. A.I I the military turned out Gen. I r'o., . i made a speech in an-w.r to Mr Moise, I 11 who weh oiiied him if belt of of tfie nli j I 7.et s lie Vllld.Ca'e I II - . Ollfse, , id ?le * | nied lliat he Was a traitor or coward.? v lie sllid lie was Hue to ill* C".|!l'l\, lilnl 1 h ped, it l.is hie an * li a ill veie -p.ta ' to lake part in the tin: . ? s'.m.'g i t for the fights ol the fa .till.. j ' Missouri State ConventionSt. Lot'is, Match (J - In the ": mIe . , Convention toilav, van.. ? r -r . it. i a -. were submitted s. i I i*. ft i 1 ... the an j p'Optitile Committees. One w a? ulniiit ? I. i by I >r. lulling, urging < ? ? i en. :tm , witli <ieoru'ia in sei?-*?io|i; one ?y ix , , Governor St. art ice.-on ' th .' no o. < it . | act by the he -rai 'Iiiwiii. ent ^ ntti-s j seeeShion or r?*> Intiot. ; me by On I declaring ti at ?v?. ihv tin bent Govern* t | iiient in the world olid !m< ol ll' *t. I ^ j A reartlutn.lt whs 11fier.- ! to lc>r ihe , I inaiiotir.t! of I.' .ro'" t a fj. -.1 Coin* nut tec. j j After *..me .1,1..U, nto?i of the?c r.-.?# ! hilioli* were will Montgomery Afurs Montoomkuv, Mh'.-Ii 4 (ieo. l?uvi? Ktill llii; 'w t: . rr*. wi . in>rii.it'r?, > aw illiMandii'g tho deupa' lie* n eeiv.. i up to thin moment from \V ..nin ?*.?' o in Iic.ite h p.icill policy >ii tli" |m ' Lii Coin Mu will re. ei?e l1 a i ^iinenta md llifir olHcer*, h? appoint,! i?v 'he (iuveruois "of ili?i Confederate if i o exigent ) I require it, hut will in. k? In. own nppoiiu inrnis fur the purunilo'iil army of the Smth. Thm con* *m ot fi.nr Brigadier (Jen<-m'? nnd eli vni Keginieiit*. Iln-ro nre thirty three o??? to over) itegimenl ' whu ll will itrmk<* three hundred mi l tier ty.llifou ollicei* lo he appointed, from a Colonel lo a Second Lieutenant. I'lio l'reJdriil will gi'o precedence n ua "]> |K>inlineiita to the otli,er? who i.avo ro. aigned in the li. S. Army from the Con ' federate Sinter. Celt. Twiggx, Col llenui | regard, nnd Col. JoliliftOU have huen nia.Jo Hrigndiei Uenernie. The army will too ftint, at pre?enl, of eleven lliooMnnd troop*. The Navy o il pmvidea forj^ur Com | inauoare ami lour Uapiaina, ,#nd *i(\ pom *lretl marine* L'oihiiiodord) K(M?i, ol La , and Tatnall, of (in., affil Captain* ; Uandolph, of Ala., and liigraltam, of S. I C.| ir? now here, Mr. M tliory, of Ft*., | | ha* received the appointment o| Secrela : ( ry r.f ilia Navy. 'J lie J'reaideiit intend# keeping in po ilion tli* pro#ent I'oeiinaiterit throughout the Confederate State* who have di?charg> eil all their done#? Cot re*/). Columbia Timet. 1 1 )istkk*uino Casualty.?on Tliur* < day afternoon la-t, Thomas II l>uraiit, a 1 lad of fourteen ynars, the ton of Mr. ' George Uumnt, w?a killed hv the accidcu* lal discharge of * gun, the iiiuza e of which via* reeling again* hi* stomach. Reclining at hi* e ?? , in the wood-, after the mornings Luwt, converging cheerfully with hie companion, not dreaming of dan ger, he allowed himrn lf t. handle his gun 1 carelessly?liia foot lifted the hammer of llie lock, which falling upon the cap can* ad the entire load of large ahol to enter hi* rotuiiidi an/t ih* unrwr ?U ??.i II -I I? - I j ?ur?i?i!?l onlj >\ f?# mi menu, which he | . ?>cci |i ?*'l in vhi ukM j t*) mi I it God'e help I mid mimrcy I 'l'lif enguieh of hie perenle, hitters end i brother*, m*y be imagined, cannot he ei t pressed. May Ood comfort them.?Pee i Dm Timet. t I I [From (ho Charlotte Bulletin.J Vhat does Franca and England bay Y It appears l>y a dispatch which we pub. i?h in another column, from Washington, hat Lord L. ont, the British Minister resi. lent at the Capitol, he has notified (bo' federal uulboiiiies that his Government vtil not recognise it proclamation of the lockade of the Southern ports, unless the jovernmout of Mr. Lincoln can make his ' jian tffe<*iunl. I'lm branch Government, through its Si.ninter, it ig sod, will soon giva a similar lotilicalion and that it will be followed by j ill the leading European powers. The L?>ud<>n Herald of the 5th of Feb' ruarv, aiiticipaliii?. the official news which so h ve received from Washington, says ; I he United States, so long as they Co* lier. d, tell strong enough to stand alool lotu the public In w of Europe ; but the ?u> icssiOO movement, besides opening up it Joor lor the irealy of Pans being revised, tin] made, without exception, the law of nations, ia likely to raise questions, of inlernntiuiinl right, in which w e vhall have .be deepest iniereat. 'i'be United State;, iovernmeht wan originally founded upou :eilain del<gated powers by a commtllii ly vf sovereign Slates, who have still ox ercited their liiUepsmlenl sovereignly, vini it is held by the seceding Stales that ,he delegated powui may now be with' Jr.?wn. If we must assent to this riyht we may claim admission to the Southern oorts to carry merchandise on the Ameri on principle of free "hips makiny free /(hh/s, while if we deny the riyht, we 'hull, no doubt, exclude ourselves from 'he Southern trade, The Hew York Herald, of the 5.1i list., counueti:iiig on II.e above, says :? "The treaty of Paris provides lliat a block'tile, to he valid, must be inaiiitained | L?v a sullicient force, and it puts an end lo .mattering in Europe. I'be London Her' t d says :?"To lecognise the trea'y of I'.tiis would be to umko the Northern stales ol the American Union poweiless n the ocean." Vet this is just what the lituiah journals intimates its government nleiids to force upon the Northern Conederary in the event of war with the v utli. Self preservation is the law of jverv nation ; and as the United Stales io lunger 'eu'liere,' mil are no longer AUong enough 10 keep aloof ircin lliu nib,k- law of Europe,' (lie conclusion i* bal England will be able to take car* of i?-r own interests by extending that law o the Auieiican continent. Such is the lungt-r and the I?*grednlion to which the :ouiitry is exposed In '.he insane co n e which for sake of ,?u abstraction, ha\u> lilven the cotton States out of the Union, viglaii 1 ik our commercial rival, mid litherio we have disputed with h*-r the ovcrcignly oi the seas. She now *-xult* n (lie anticipation lliat that day shall lave soon passed away, and that Urban in. resinning her maritime sway, will igain 'inie the Waves.' It is for her in?*ivet lhat there should he two or three lonfiihracK-s on this continent, at.J slie viil not permit the North, if it were able, 0 rntupier the South, and force a reunion iv arm*. ?>r compel it through tbe operaon -f a blockade and by levying tribute ipoa Southern imports. "Tho sine policy i? pmnitfffilel on hep.rlof the Emperor of the French, v11 se organ espouses the quarrel ?-f the vou11 at "the victim of Northern proton1 .us.' and denounces the Nordi as "the ig^rej?.r," and as "exhibiting so touch ashoess and audacity" because it teiies pon lie atiolition feeling of Km ops ? tut in perial Fran ? warns ber against ne dv ivion, and points to the present at< I1.1V t K.-gla id as "lognioing tornsas ne he v. ho.e extent of the disaster w hich 0 en aces her manufacture*. and no longer l.bgui- ng the fact, in spits of her abo'i ion toie'encio*, that her commercial in rents d-pai". hi a great measure on tbe >r->?p-ritv of i|m-South, while Europe lias 1 deep int* rest in Seeing preset ved, at ?. vsl temporali' v, her institutions, now at acksd with so much vehemence." "It is thus very evident thai neither ' Voice u r England will permit a block ?*!e ol the colt< ii States, and that it is tiglil probable tliey already have an i Mlersiunding on the question, as tliey ad in tbe case of the interruption ol heir tra*le in China. And w ho can doubt hat their joint action will he again equal1 \ decisive I Should the President, thcie ore, carry out the policy indicated in his naugural, lie mav calculate not only up* in a war with tifieeu Southern Slates, ill a disastrous war with England and France in less than six months." If we must liavu war, may the Ood of a.tie-* direct the arms of the Confederate stut.s, ami may the Navy of England ind France swee from toe Ocean, or uiry deep beneath its waves, every yan ice ship upon which the stars and stripes nay he found floating. We hope to live o see the Northern Abolition Confedt-ra ?y crushed and forever destroyed.?Ed. in Independent Postal Arrangement M*ny do not understand why it is nee e*nrv to rniae the postal rates in the Joule derate Slate#. Tlie truth it, (hut, vcu under the United State# Government he South paid aa much, probabl) mora, iu?iage, with loiter postage at three enta, tlian alio will under the Confade ate Government at the live cents rale.? The reduction of the rate*, unless accoro' ?anied hy a reduction of expenditures hat will balance with receipts, dose no*, nake the lax one cent lighter. It merey transfers the cost. The tax is the tame, vhether the five cents Ire charged direct. j upon the letter, or thrte cents directly ipon the letter and the remaining two ente upon something elfe. This was the vay that c*ieap postage worked under lie United States Government. The Poet lid not tuatain itself, aud had to l>e supported hy * portion of the revenue derii red from the tariff on imports. Tuie eae hut a part of the cunring policy of he manufacturers ot the North to get >rotection hy raising the tariff. Their >oliejr wa# to put down postage rates to lothing ; and transfer the whole ooet of hie Department to the tariff on import*, md the more extraeaganoe there was in he Department the more protection they eceived, because the higher Tfould hie he tariff.?South CaroUmmn, ti.i u m AH Act to Raise Provisional Forces. an act to raise provisional forces for the confederate states of america, and for other purposes. Sec. I. The Con<jre*s of the Confederate States of America do enact, Tuat to unsble tiie Government of lite GonfederMte Stales to maintain its jurisdiction over hi! questions of peace ami war, and to provide lor the public defence, the l'resi dvul be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to assume control of all military operations in every Slate, having inference to or connection with questions between said Stales or any of them and powers fojeign to tbein. Sjtc. '2. And be it fur ther enacted, That the President is hereby authorized to receive fruiu the several Stales the arms | slid munitions of war which have been I acquired fiom the Uuiled Siates, and | which are now in the lorts, arsenals and [ navy yards of I lie said Slates, aud all other arms and munitions which they may > desire to turn over and make chargeable | to tint Goveruiutul. Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, That the I Pre-idenl be authorized to receive into I the service of the Government such forces I now in the service of said Slates as may | l>e tendered, or who may volunteer by | consent of llieir Slate, in such liutubeis | as he may require, for any lime not less | than twelve months, unless sooner discharged. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That such forces may be received, with their ! oiliceis, by Companies, liAlialiona or I Regiments, and, when so received, shall | form a part ol the Provisional Army ol the Conlederaie States, according to the ; (trill* til lilftir fllilBl ! Untl ll.A. Pr.lai' | dent shad appoiut, by hi?<I with the ad' I vice and content ot Congress, such gen cral ottner or officers lor said forces as may l>? nmwttrv lor the set v tee. Skc 5. Be it farther ewictnt, Tlmt said forces, when received into the service of 111it* (jovvrniwont, shall have the sitruo pav and allowances as may he piovided by U?' for volunteers entering lliu seivice, | or for the army ol the Confederate J-tales, and shall he subject, to the same rules and government. 7 ho Declaration of War Mr Lincoln's Inaugural Address is he lore our readers?couched ill tiiu cool, ummpasstotied, deliberate language ot the fanatic, with the purpoi-e ? ) pursuing the promptiug? ol fanaticism even to the dLuicnibei iiicfil of the Govei l.limit with the honors of civil war. Virginia lias the lung looked lor and promised peace off-ring before her ? and she has more, she has the denial of all hope ol peace. Civil war must How route. Sectional war, declared by Mr. Lincoln, awaits only the s gual gun fioio the- instilled Southern Confederacy, to light its horrid tires all along the borders of Virginia. No actum ot our Convention* an now maintain the peaie. She mint fyhl / The lilrorly ol choice is yet hers. Sim mat march io the contest with her sister Slates of the Somh. or the mu.it nttrch to the com ihcl iii/aimt them. There is ml'i no middle course j there is led no more peace ; war must settle the Conflict, anil the C< <1 ol hauls give victory to the right ! Wo must t>s invaded by Davis or hv Lincoln. The former can rally tifty thou stud of the host and bravest sons of Vir* giuia, wbii will rush with Willing Imsrts and ready hands to tli3 r^anuard that protects the rights and defends the honor of the South?for every traitor heart that otl'-rs aid to Lincoln there will lie r/uiny, many who will glory in the opportunity to avur.gu the treason by a sharp and (erlsiti death. Let not Virginians bn ar? rated against each other, and since we cannot avoid war. let us determine that together, as people of the smne State, we will defend each other, and preserve the soil of the Stale from the p dinting foot of ihu lllnck Republican invader. lite quest,on, "?iicn -hall ViCMMUA. go I" is kti- vcred b\ Mr. L't.Collafipte 'Itliel CVt\ //? */'< ? ?. 1 ?l-? ....... ... iMif ? tin.i snu luulttMMff ?i(li whom .lie v?nr??whether w|l? fiN.fi Suffered 11 fir f wrongs, "HP5I iho-.. who have indicted Iter 11.juriflBjfe'*' Richmond Knqnirtr. V-"vs SAM or 1IIB N*W YohK VKSMKLS 4 (?uv. Brown lin* issued hii order (or die side, Nt public auction, of the s(ii|> Mnr tlin J. Ward and schooner Julie A. Ilallock, "for ill. purpose of indemnifying citizen* of Georgia for die loss. * which they have sustniued on account of tli. robberies perpetrated by the New York authorities, and of paying nil expenses in-^e curred in di? premises." It is understood, w. believe, that tli? ; owners of lbes? vessels will not interpose to prevent or delay die sale, having elected to look to tbeir government for indemnity, for all losses sustained by reason of the transaction. W? trust though, | nnd beiieve, there will h? no sale of the vessels, as recent indicHiiotis render it highly probable that the whole question will be amicably nettled ia a few days, by a restoration of the xrmsto their own|^*"( ers.? Savannah Reyublicon. r~ BOUND voa SOUTH Caucus*.?Y?*i tarday after.i am our altemion was attractod by a number of wagon* passing through this city, contsiniug emigrants, with their negro* and property ; and feeh itig somewhat inquisitive, we bailed the party to learn where they were going to, where frotu and the cause of emigrating, wu?? we received the following replies : "My name ie J. A. Admit*, i tun from Pudton, Hurry Oouuly, North Caroline, i end bound to N?w berry Poind, Sou lb | Uarelina, where I desire to settle end feel afe with iny property, living under ^ Government able, willing end reedy to protect it." South Caroline end the other Con fed < erete Steiee will eoon have large numbt-r* of the beet and moat wealthy eitieene from Virginia nod North Carotins applyi ing for n home ppoo their eoil if the iwq Stale* named do not very eoon ta he po* * ' miun hi mtmwn or we n' warn nri public. Our idriMt from eoreral auction* of North Carolina warrant lb? remark.? Look out for elureboldiug emigrants. and prepare good boflMO CAtwfoMC BuUitin. ' \