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The Report OF TUE CO4-1mTTE ON RE.ATIONS WITH SLAVE HOLDING STATES. Tbe fCllowing i. the report of the Commit tee on Slaveho'ding States, as adopted by the Conven ion on Monday last The Ctnimittee 0n " Relations with the Slave - ld:ng Stnte .f North Americ t," beg leave o r.-part. that they h:tve carefiully con sidered the three several proositions con tamed in the resolutio: referred to them, which were submitted in Conventi.mn I three several members from St. Piilip's and St. Michae's. All the resolutions referredl to the Committee look to the purpo-e of c infederate relations with our sister States of the South, having eimnon intcrest with us, and every cause, as we trust, to indulge toward us corn mm symp:athies and to contract cordial rel.t tioms. In such a purpose the Cominittee en tirely . ad unanimously concur, and they re commend that every p-oper ne.iure be adop ted to accompih 'such an end. Uon this subject so much unanimity prev:ils and ha, long prevailed in tii, State, thbt an argum-m tiereupon would be whi lt superlhius. Al m seem to Agree that the first step iroper to be taken fir the purpose ot protuo in;g anLI I SeeU ring the Confederation we zeck, is the atispoit ment of Oiamisioners by the authurity o! this Convention, to such States of the South as may call Conventions to comisider and de termine their future political relations. The Comntittee advise that such steps be taken by this Convention, hoping and believ ing that our sister States of the Soul h wili correctly interpret our action in takiig the initi.ttive as arising, by no ueans, from any breump tioius arrognce, but trom the ad vance position which circumstances have given to this State, in the line of procedure for the great design of uainaiting the ri.ht.-, the ..-1mritv and the very existence of the slave holding South. it ma been a sulject of anxious considera tien with the Committe whether the Com unmiomers, wie app-)intment they recom mend, should bie in-tructed to Ien'er any bn sisof a temporary or Provi.ional Goverinuent. The in.trumen called the Constitution of the United States of America has been &ug ges.ed a, a iznitable und proper basis to Ut offiered for a Provisio:: Iovernment. Tih -eetion b:: been coniuended ito th. Committee by variou4 .insideratio.,a- which e*; ma now ie Vet forth iN- f .!l ta lar-e. Among these are: That tue sa:i mstruneut was :hI work of minds of the first order in strength and ac c.>mplishment. I wat it was most carefully constructed by comprehensive views and careful examinationm of details. That e4cerience has proved it to be a good form of government for tho-e sufficiently %ir tutouS, intelligent and patriotic to c.use it to. he fairly and honestly construed and impar tially administered. Tat toe set ted opinion of this State htas never been adverse to that lan of govern ment of Confederated States on account of anything in its, ,tructure; but the dissati:fac tion is attributable to the fak-e glosseg, un dangerous mi.,interpr etation and perversi on of sunrty of its provisions. evei to the extent. in one partienlar, of so coveriig up the real piurposes of certain 1,-gi-lation (meant to pro tect d-niestic mianufactures in one section,) as to estop the Supreme Court in i0 opinion. from judicially per-eiving the real design. That it pre-cats a complete scheme of con federation, capable of being speedily put intt. operation. tfimilliar, by long acquatintanca with its provisions and their true import to tile people of the Soath, I:.ny of whom are beheved to c'aerisi a degree of veineration foi it, and would "vel safe under it, when in their own hanls for iiierpretation and adniniistra tion, e~pe.cially as tihe portions that have bee:n. by permission, made potent for umi-chief ad oppression in the hands of adverse and iim icid intere-t's have- received a settled construe tion by the South. Tihat a speedy Confedle Etiona by the South is deirable mu the ighest degre?e. wbhioh it is supapo edI mUut be temnp rare -ak.first (ii accomplis.hed as soon a< it she'uhl be.) nao better basis than the Constitu of the United States is likely to be suggeste. .r adopted for temporary purposes... tthe opinions of those to whom it is thaat South Carohnaumeant to~%eeE~ no selfish a-!vantageC, nor to indulge the least spirit of dictation. - i'nat such form of governmenat is more or less known to E'uroape. and, if adopted, wouhi indicatte abroad that the sece-liig Southern States haid the foresitght and enaergy to piu: Into operation forth"with a scheme of govern mient and aani'.trationm conp etenlt to) pro iduice a iomit orugantizian for intertud nueces. s-.;ti.s, anda a sufhi ient parotectionu of foreiga. Cimmterce directed hither. as well as to) giar a-tee foreign p ,vers in the conmidience that a newy C..mfeder-acy hadl itnmued atelyv ari~en. quite ade-qut.Le to suee:eathe evi's, in ter-nal and external, of a partial or total inter regntumt. Thiat its speedy adoption woul work hap pily as a revivifying agetncy in muatters titnan cial and comnmercial bet ween the States adap ting it and between then:. as a united powe: and toreigni commercial nations, and at th san ae time would comnbin~e without delay a power-touching purse and swor-d that tnight l>rinzg to a prudent is-sue the reflectionms of tho~e who muxy perchancee he contemnplatinlg -.n invatsiton or- to atn issue disastrous to themi -the attempted exe~cution of such unholh design. Such are sonie of the considerat ions very rapidly stated. which addr-e-i themtselves tia th subject. it is c-onteanded that some limi tation of the power to hv-y duties, and that to recgulate conmmer-ce (antd paerhaups other pro vi.sions of the said Constitution*.) may be de .sirable and are in fact so, to some of the Comn nittee; yet these mnodilicationst may be safely left to a uneriod when the articles oif a permna neat G;o'vrnmment may be settled, aund that meantime the Constitution referred to will serve the purpose of a lemnporaury Confedera tion, which the Cotmmittee unite in believing ought to be sought, through all proper- mea sures. most ea-rne-tly. It is al-so submitted, that if the ten.der ml the said Cun-ititutioni, c'.en as a Pou.aisional G;.avemrnnment, shtould, in the op' ;ionl of the Convmttion, be aiceotmpanied by a condlitionm that it be sublject to specific limnitations, ex positionls of am.iguitie-s, or mnoddinti:ns, the. Counmittee wouhld re-pectfullhy refer- to thme Conventi-.n itself such matterau; and t his i, done not because the Connittee would not willingly con'ider anmd repor-t upon such sub ject, but because they de.em it due to the Convention anud tio piublic interest that they~ should now lay b.foreI thei Conuvetrmion the substan tial propositii ons t cnainiedl in the fol lowing resolutions, which the minajority of the Commtait tee recoununenid to the Comnvention a fit toi be adopted, viz: Eac.ocle,/, First. Thait thi<~ Conv~ention do appoint a C,,nunissioflm-r to paroced to each of tue slave-huoldinug States that may a-senuble inu Caventiona fr the puirpse of laying~ our Ordinanice of Sece:.sionu hue-me theO same, amid repectftully iovi ting their cm-oper-at:' nm in the f.rmuattion 'with uis of a Suouthuernm Conufede-rac::. Setnd. Thait our Cotmmuissio~ners afore.-aid ie further authorized to .tmubitit, oni our puart. the Fede.t Coni,titultiont as thue basis of a Provisional Governmeuint for stuch States as have wvithdrawnl their connection wvith thme Go;veru'mnent of thme tUited Stantesof A merica ; Pr,,-Ind, Thuat the saidi P'rvisionual Governi ment, andi the i-enures iof ali oilieers tan'd ap .ojit mnetms arisig undedur it, shaall cease andu detrminme in two yeari tfroum thea 14- day elt Jly next. or wvhenm a Permnanent Goivernamment. shall have been orgatnized. Tiil. That thle a-aid Commuisi-oners hea autorized to invite the secedingz Statea to et in Conavenmtionu, at sutch timze and place as may be aigreed tuon, faor the ptm~iose of for wim o ad puttitng ini moition uch Piurmronis oal Goerinent, and so that the saiid Provi:+mal Govrumeant shall lie orgamazed andi go mnto !ct at the e-arlie.,t period previousa to the r 4th day of Maureh, IS(1. rad that the samue| Convetion or seceminmg States shall provide 1 ferthwith to consider amid propose a Constitu-r ion andI plan four a peranmet Government a fr such States, which priopo~d plani shall be Ih referred back to the several State Cotnventions| t fr their- adoptionu (r reijctI iin. FNrth. That eight D-pumties shall be i-ler te i.e -allot by this Convetton. who shal! be authourized to meet in Conven-mtiona such n-.:-~a m. be annninted by the other f lave-holding States who may secede from the -'ederal Union, for the purpose of carrying ato effect the foregoing resolutions, and that t be recommended to the said States that -ach State be entitled te one vote in the said vonvention upon all questions which may )e voted upon therein; and that each State 1i a< muav Dept ies a. are egnlal in nmnl) -r. t e -.u-nier vf Senat<.r4 and1 Represen ttives t.. which it was entitled in the Con res; of t be United Sta'e<. Matters in the Federal Capital, &c. WAsnisoros, January 3-At a late hour Last night, the President returned to the Coin issioners their jecond Comnlticati( teithout lily reply, ICcitring, at the same time, that he Wmld(1 reccice n1othity Inwrc p-on them. T he Commissioners ininediately held a conflerence, Aind determined to leave this morning for Charleston. They accordingly started by the morning boat, and are now en route for Rich mDonid, oil their way home. The person nominated for Collector.of the port ot Charle ton i< McIntyre, of York County, Pennsylvania. and not McKibben, as at tirsi reported. Very grave doubt. are ex. pre:sed as to his confirmation. Several Sena tors assure me ti.at the confirmaionU cai never be made, as they are determined to exhaust the time ia debate, if necessary, to prevent it. Private dispatches just received here state that Guv. Ellis, of North Carolina, was called upon yesterday to se.~z Fort Johnston, at Wilmington. The people were determined to take it yesterday, but a despatch fromn 11on. L. O'B. Branch, contradictimg the report that troops had been sient South, prevented the cousunation of the threat. Despatches from different portions of the State of Georgia show that that State has goile fur secesion by an overwhelming ma jrity. This is a bi.ter pill to the U mionists her.. The reports circulated that anarchy pre vails in the District of Columbia, are utterly roundless. The President has orlered Gen. cott to provide ample protefltion for Wash. Iton until Lincoln shual lr-ce been inaugti rated. The Supreme f'ourt has just entered i- a bo .v and taken seau. Most of the meibr of t'he House of Rihpresentatives nre preaetnt. and the scene is impressive. Senator Douglas urges the use of all the m.eatus, le;al and constitutional, which can be used for enforcing due execution of the laws, but. denies that any other means can be Cm1. p oved thatn those at the commai nd of ci.iloii eers. Ile declares that when there are no eml Aicers left, it is folly to talk of exteuting the laws. Therefore, the revolution in South Carolina is complete, because there are no Federal otlice-s. Senator Crittenden offered a resolution, s~bmnitting to a vote of the whole people his proposition for elrecting a settlement of the existinig difficulties, including two of the resolutions of Mr. Douglas. The resolutions were ordered to be printed. Letters have just been received from army llicers in Utah, deckring that it is their pur. pos.: to stand by the Union. Douglas was terribly severe to-day on the Atbolitionists in Congress. His speech to-day is pronounced to be the best of his political :ife. He advocated enforcement of the law, but .,ly in the territory while in the possession ,f the Federal Government. The revolution in South Carolins lie pronounced to be com-. ete. Every citizen in the State recognized is adllegianete to the State instead of the Fed .ratl Government. He urged that in the ter ritory still within the possession of the Feder. d Government, the law was to be enforced by -ivil proce5<, and not by armies and navies. Ev4ven the legal posse must be under a civil officer. After the Government de facto of the se !edinug State had beena estatlished, theni war ight be made to recover the territocry, but he arned gentlemnan the war was disunion, cer. tan, final aind irrevocable. The sudden de'parture of the Co:nmission -rs has added much to the excitement here, and a rumo.t is current that Fort Sumter has een bombamrded to-day. Every report fronm Cbarleston is eagerly caught up and retailed true. The failure of the President to send hi correspondence with the Commtinissionters toCngres' to-day,'causes much speculation. frmGeorgia has pi-oduced the most intense excitement here to-night. W Ash iu-rosC Jatniary 4.--Numeroums WVes ern memnbers of the Legislature of Virginia, rived here yesterday and to-dlay, on their var' to Richmnond. The general feeling ex ressed by thetn, is that the Legislature h u d immediately enact a law calling a State Co: entiona, and pass res4olutions declarinzg ~ginmst any attempt to coerce a seceding Congressmnen Curry and lhonston, of Ala bama, hav e left for home. Other R~epresena. .aivs fcotm the saene State will follow niext sek. Memtbers here fromu other prospec tvely recedimng S:ates are miakitng ready to g... h*re will probably be a perfect stamzpede uotg rte Southtern memtbers in a week or so. To 'dav being a holiday, was strictly oh e v d. ~ Tate business houses and public ot1i ee were closed, atnd service was held in the hrea. The religious exercises, as a gen eral thing, wore of a Uniotn character. The President, himself, attended church, and loked particularly soleran. .Atxiety atnd trouble could easily be read in his coutnte natce. Poor man, he does not kno w what to Jo. lie is really' to be pitied. \Asmstuos. Jan. 5.-The arrival of sev enteen recruits here from Philahelphlin hias been exaggerated into a repart thtat a large body of miaritnes had been stationed at Wash ingtotn barracks. Gen. Scott was employed unatil four o'clock this morning in the plerformanice of official duties. The Republican miembers of Conagress field a acus at noon to-day, f;.r the piurpose of preparing their prog'rLan i:b~r futuro legisla tive actiotn. Last niight tL'. border States' comint -4:.. alopted Mr. Barratt's adaptation of Seitwer Critenden'is resolutions. All the States pre. viously mnctioned, with the exception of Iowa, were representted int the cotmmittee. The rutnor which parevamiled to the effect that the soop.of-war JBrookvyn haid been ordered with reernits to Cfharle.stona harbor, is pro. nouned tidse by ollicial auathiority. Mr. Hiuger, the Postmasoter at Chiarleston. has writteta to Postmtaster General litilt, giv. tg notice that he hold4 himself resiponaiihse to the Federal Goverunment for the revetnues ccrueig in his office. For the present, there tore, pstal arranagemients wall continue un ch-uged. Sex.r.-The Hion. Mr. Mason introduced h resolutiona, caliinag upon the President for erders in relationa to tue plans given or sub :nitted ii regard to the occupane~y of tha forts ta the Atlanatie coast, South of the District of Colmbia. Mr. Slidell withdrew his moutioni of expul iont of the reporter of the Associated Press. The Pacific railroad bill was debated anad euded. The Seniate thena adij-aurned. FLORIDA STATE CON\'ETION. Ti.:.sxntssy.e, Jan. 5.-Thte conventtionm .et this imormning. .1 udge Mc~ehaee, of Madi. oa, was elected pernt..inenat Presidenat. The zmornmingt sessioun wai conasumned in per eetig the organaizatiotn. At the. afterunoon -session, re.sohtitions were sifered declaring the right of Florida to sie :ede ; declaring~ the cans's existintg for the .xercisev of this right ; anad the duty of the state to prepare for it. Smmoe discussion resulted as to the policy of mmetadiatly passinag thaesse resolumtions ; but hey were finaally mtade the speial order for donday ncext. Tle'.onavenationa themn adljournted tamtil Mon. lay next. BOSTON NE WS. Bos-ros, JIan. 5.-Governior Anadrew, in his naugural, says that the people of Masisaebau etts respondi to the words of GJeneral .Jack 'an, " the Union maust be preserved." The gight to reclaima futgitives, lie says, must be mbordinate to the imndefeasibile right of every -eeiaman tm liberty ; lie submit thae quiestiona >the wisdom the Legishatture. ARMY ORD~lERS. L1.Ltvr:,wonTuI, J!an. 4--All the available ,e at Fort Leaven worth. have been nr. dered by Gen. Scott to hold themselves in t readiness to proceed to Fort MIcHenry, at Baltimore, at a monment's notice. MISSOURI NEWS. Sr. Louts, Jan.-Gov. Jackson's message favors remaining in the Union as long as hope remains of maintaining Constitutional :naraiitees ; he opposes coercioni, and opposes Con;gressiunal comipromise~s; lie adviaes a State c nvention, and the re-organization of the militia, and legalising the suspension of the baiks. in( imi NORFOLK DISPATCHES. ,i NoitFOLK, Virginia, January 4.-I have it ku fron high authority that four companies of te Third Artillery, now at Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, have been ordered on boar.1 the United States screw steamer Brook lyn, lying at the Gosp-rt Navy Yard. The Brooklyn carries fourteen guns, and is rg fully equipped and ready for service. Her crew are now coaling, arid taking in stores, as if lor immntediate departure. These active and mysterious pareparations have caused the par -reatest excitem'enxt here. The destination of bet the Brookiyn is supp.sed to be Charleston frj karbor. Let Carolniians be on the watch I by CAPTURE OF TuE UNITED STATES da: ARSENAL. Monxtt.x, Jan. 4.-Tlie United States arse- I nal above here was taken possession of at day-light this morning by troops from this place. The arsenal con ains twenty thousand stand of armus, fifteen hundred barrels of pow der and three hundred thousand rGunds of an musket cartridges, and other munitions of -tt war. There w-is no resistance offered. rei Fort Morgan -vas also taken this morning wi by troops from this place and garrisoned by yo twb hundred nen. an -- do PERSONAL LIBERTY BILLS. be( A LNY, N. Y., Jan. 2.-Gov. Morgan, of , this St ate. recommends the repeal of the New th< York Personal Liberty bill, and advises the oth-r northern States to do the same; to re move all just eanse of complaint by sister States; to enforce the Constitution and the laws; and to legislate with great noderation0 il- also urges the press to regard the rights bil and interests of all sections. da fiel MORE REPEALS RECOMMENDED. nu Pomm>..N, Mc., Jan. 2.-The City Co'an- be cil here, at its sesioni to-day, passed resolu- ten tions instructing their legislators to vote for ye the repeal of the personal liberty bill of this en State. r me GOV. LETCH ER'S POSITION. W RicNIOND, VA., Jan. 2.-There is positive. tui ly no truth in the report that Gov. Letcher tb -;as changed his views in regard to the pres ent crisis in National affairs. Hie still main- fe tains his conservative position. MC sol FLORIDA STATE CONVENTION. or TAr.A1AssLEF, Fi.A., Jan. 3.-The conven- th tion iiet at noon to.day, and was opened with am prayer by Bishop Rutledge. Col. Pelot was ye chosen temporary Chairman. ta The counities were then called and delegates air enrolled their inmmes. There is as yet no permanent organization, nor has any conimittee been appointed for Pe that purpose. tu The Convention has adjourned until Sat- be urday. un ret RE.SIGNATION OF JUDGE McINTOSII. tie TAJ.m..uu~ssx., FLA., Jan. 2.-Judge McIn- Y tosh has re-igned, as Judge of the United Ir States Circuit court. iat bc DE MOCRAT[C CAUCUS.. A Z.BnYs, N. Y., Jan1. 3.-The Democratic th legislative cau~cus resolved to sutpport the pro position foir the divison ot the remaining ter ritory after the admuission of Kansas, as two* States. o IMPORTANT FROM NORFOLK. report that four companies of artillery nad m been ordered fromx Fortress Monroe to Char- a lerto. Lient. J. II. Worth has resigned. U The Brook lytn steamer is coaling and t akingS ini stores, anti is evdnl getting ready for a eruise--r. ported for Chiarlestoni. P1 Sa vAss Ain, G A., Jan. :3d, 18t61. y Druir Dxspatchx :-Or city is in an excited |i? ctomxiitioni. Gov. Brow,,, with Adiutant Geni eral WayLne, has been here fojr the last two dlays " oni the state of the Repuhlic." They have takei osa-asionx of Fort Pulaski as a i precvautionaxrv motxvemeint, and to-day the flag of our old donnnonxumwealthx floats over that ancient lort. The occupaiicv is intended to be pxeaceable, but it will be held despite all oppoisitioni and Naerihice until our convention meets and determines the /inale. Gov. Bro~wnx is the man, for the times-cool, dletermuinedl and patriotic. The interests of Georgia uxre safe~ in his hands. IHe will take " no step backwards'' until Georgia takes her position. Co-ohperation is nowv unt of thxe quiestioni. JTxe Gover-nmenxt is practically dlis solve.d !-The revolution hxas bxegunx! The rubhiconi ha:s bxeen- patssed ! Georgia will be free! I1 will write agaixn to-xmorrow. Fxtnnu AVrFAns.-We are inxdebted to the ofliers of the steamxer Eecrgiade, for the Fernandixna Fluridian of the 2dl. We learn from it that the exntirej vote of the city, :!23, J. was cast for .fosteph Finxegan and Genx. Cooper, "'the~ otraighxt-nut, immediate. anti-comxpro minxex now and forever seec-ssiomn canididates." ' Giov. Parry had pa;ssedl thxroughi en route j. ' r hxis honie iu AI biama, havixng imreh-ased T. l!.- l& ha trip to the North, 1,1000 Maynard Jxo liilles, aund. 5,000f Minie Muskets, for the use l of the State.It We leatrn fromx thxe passenrx~xs by the steam er that a plax is on foxot to take po'session of w Fort Clinch, in the vicinit of Fe.rxnandtina, c. and armi it withx gxns from the fort at St. Au- C. gtustinxe.-Savannxah Repubhlicanx. -1 Atzos.A Goxes wirxr m: Sou-ru.-Thxe Me- ., silla (Arizoina) Times, coxmmenxtinxg upon thxe C. WV. sece-ssion movemnetxt, says:. "lIn the evenxt of the estabxlsishent of a H. Southexrni Counfe.deracy, Arizonxa will knxock at W. the dloor of their first Congrenss for admxission C. as a State; andx it is probable New Mexico Pr' will do the samte." 'y. Taic Ex.wr DisrAsci:s or ruxs FoaRs.-AnI c. otlicer of the Unxited States Coast Survey Rt. gives thxe following mxeasxiremxentts, as takcei Jo fromi the latest sxurvenys, miade by the C st. Survey De'partmnt: T Fort Siximier is three and three-eights mxiles from Charlesxtonxx, onxe und one-eig~hth miles fromr F-ocrt M~ouxltrxie, thiree-quarters of a mxile tto the earn-st landl, ail, onxe anid three-eights .M; miiles of Fort .lhnsxon, anil two iand five- M eights miles of Cr~sih-n Pinekntev. The la-st er natnell for-t is onie inijle fromx the town, anid Fort Johnxsonx is two arnd a quarter miles from . thxe town.-Charlest on Mercury. AI..utAMu wiut Sitel:ixi.-We can nxow con- tenx tidenitly states that the muajority in the Coxn yentIin iin favor of immiexdixate secessiotn will he at least /it'/een, anxd it caixnot hxe denimid tot thxat mxany of those elected as co-operationists 110 will v'.te for secession.-Montgomrery Adver tisenr. .In. 2. cot Volm.uNxm:R5 Fito: OwR Omvec:.-Our force Mxr of lypographexrs hats been s n muchx redneced that we tntst forewiarnx ouir readers rxot to be disappoinred if ouir qutanxtity of ntews is re Mu.'-x Two are ixow in Charlestoni in the Columbnia Artti~ery Comxpaniy ; five in the Cr5 Rtille Coxmtpanxy, whiich leaves to-day, aixi xothers' in cur. pxanies nxow formxing. The Ca!roliianu," will, therefore, be wvell represenxteud at thxe irrr scene of action.-Car-linianx, 3rd inst. - rii Thxe Colun~bia 6'uardianx also lost, four or live of its compxlositors. They too are goine1 x soldicrinxg." Nay their forms nxever be battered. We know thtat the impressions~ they xiil elfect miust ever be bright and glorious.- tha ARTHuR siMXINS, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9, 1861. First Surgeon. re are gritified to sLte that our immediate fel citizen, Dm. ELUERT BLAS, hits received the ointment of Surgeon to the First Regiment, th Carolina Vo!unteers, COL. MAxcy GnEcO ;ommnrsud. It is an admirable selection for this iortant post. Independent of his varied ex ienee in the Mexican War, Dit. BLAND is well wu on this side of the State as a scientifie and nently successful operator. We congratulate First Regiment upon the possession of his val la services. In whatever post of danger he r be placed, he will be found equal to all its irements. HIamburg Company. Ve have received a list of the Hamburg Com y, but too late for insertion in our present num It bhall appear next week, and we hope some ud will furnish us with the additional names that time. The list thus far fembraces the best trial of that vicinity. They were to leave to. Our Schools. t is needless for us to call attontion to our vil e educational institutions. They are equal in respects to the very best in the State, or in the ntry at large. Supplied with estimable, pious I accomplished instructors, they must attract ntion if there be any thing in merit and ex lence. We are a quiet, retired people, and look h pleasure and alfection upon all the dear the who come aniongst us. Our intelligence I refinement must speak for themselves. )' think that Edgefleld is in several respects th t location for academies in the State. nd also to our district schoolq generally we call attention of all. They are rising, rising, ri g, year after year; and we point to them with ch gratification. May they grow and prosper The Boys are Gone. he very noblest company of young men we ec ever coon organized, left this village on Sun. last for Charleston. We alldo to the Edge d Riflemen, Captain AisS. Of the whole inber (about 86) more than seventy of them are ow the age of twenty-five. There are eight or middle-aged gentlemen, who will serve to tem the enthusiasm of the corps, although full ugh of cit themselves. Many of our oldest llies are represented in the ranks of the Rifle. n; while there are some gallant new-comers o will assuredly make their mark if the oppor. ity offers. There are nine pairs of brothers in corps, and one triplet. lercely ever was such a scene of sympathy and vor witnessed in our village as upon the reing of the march of these high-spirited young diers. There were no dry eyes among whites blacks in the place. The Riflemien deeply felt impressive occasion, and went forth from iongst us well knowing what was before them, unflinchingly resolved upon the work they had en in hand. A portion of the company i. ady in fine training; but as there aro man. w volunteers, it will require some little time to rfect the drill of the entire company. We yen re the prediction that in two weeks there w'i.: no better disciplined or better instructed vol. teer corps in the army of the State. And we pectfully appeal in their behalf to the gthori s of South Carolina. Takec-are of these galla t utbs. We have plenty more soldiers to getUown a Eilgefield. Two more fine ompanies will te ing immuediately. In the mean time quarter er r e snugly, give Capt. ADpA~s scope foraimercises d if it be Zouaves that you need, this ish ma ial of which to mnake them. At all events ta' e best possible care of the Boys. We may add that this compsany was t nplete within two brief days after the re4 n the first intimation that their services would e ;eptable in Charleeton. BY D.U. D.. itefirfy~htispartinggnddrotisto the Vel teers on Sainday morning thrilled every heart ii melted his audiene to tears. Theladies were in full numbers and the scene was such an one oxen seldom witness. A solena and fervent syer by the Rev. L. R. G WAwrSUY was partici ted in bv~ every soul present. Capt. AnAxs then ciy said; "Citirzens, we thank you fer your sympathies. It is ours to-act, not to speaks. .u shall hear fromn us. Farewell."-And the eien forthwith took utp t'.e line of march. Roll or the Edgefieldi Riflcmen. The followinsg is the roll of the Edgefleld Rifle n so far as we are enabled ti give it. Some ar or five others were expected to unite with the uspany on the route to Charleston: Capt'ain Cicauno Anixs, let L reutenant, HI. RU~i's DEAN, 2nd Lieutenauti, W. J. ItuAti, 3rd Lieuatenant, E.8S. Msxs, Orderly Sergea~at, WI. HI. Blacisos, 2nd Snegeant, JacoIS Youacat.ooa, 3rd S¥nt, TILLtAx WA-roX, Jr., 1h Sergyeant, Josaixs C. Joses, 5tsh Scryecant, D. WAve Joussor0, 1st Corporal, Ls'wss CoLEMuAN, Mrd Corporal, N. L. Onirnis, 4h Corpural, W. ti. Becar, 5th Corporal, A. P. BU-rrain, 6th C~apural, C. L. MirLxs. M. Abney, 0. 11. Lake, I. Ahney, Felix Lake, I. P. Burton, F. A. Murrell, H. Bry an, M. T. Me Henry, . lryan, J. W. Mecullough, .1. Bryn, D. F. Mc Ewen, C. anks. M!. A. Markert, sn Briwll, J. P. Moss, . . .Brooks, Jr.<se McGee, eh lrunson, J. E. Morgan, S. Brunsin, 11. E. Nicholson, W. L. Biartley, Jameis PaulI, S. Covar, A. M1. Perrin, L. Coar, Presley M1. P'rater, D. Corar, Jatmes Rtamsay, L. Covar, John A. Rambo, A. Christie, Wv. D. P .mey, ark S. Corloy, lSamue' itendy, nec A. Colgano, J. D. Rtoper, A. Cheathamn, P. E. B. Ryan. 11. Csey, Robert Stainaker, T. Csey, W. Rt. Spaun, D. Crooker, B. T. Saeareugin, F. Durisisa, Jr., J. C. Swearengin, L. Durisoe, 8. WV. Sullivan, to DeL.ach, J. ,A. Scare, I. Eidsou, Thiass L. Steadham, x. Eidsoni, J. W. Thurmondh, in T. Gray. C. WV. Winn, H. Good win, 11. Wintn, I. Hughes, S. White, n Jonnings, A. 0. Woodruff, A. Jnes, J. M4. Younghlood. A. Jones, Charleston Newts Items. / Genecural Dutnovant comm idil the harbor. jor Ripley comminuds the battery at Fort ltri. General Gist is acting Adjut-ant Gun W The Columbia Artillery Cotmpany has been tt- M orris Island. rBen Mordecai preser.ted the State with thousand dollars. SMartial law, within five miles of Chasrles will he iumediately declared, andl suspicious sons ordered off. & Gen. Gireer has effered~ the services of his ipany of Texas Rangers (armed and equipped heir own expense) to Gouv. Picketns, as Minute n to e sent to any point. Forced to Leave. 'u ar infornmed that the citizents of the Big :k neigblorhood in this district, compelled one S yiitns to leave their vicinity sin the night lie 3d. istant, said SACesIr.ns having had ins pr conversations with tnegroes. Ho is des ed as being shout -15 yearsa of age, 5 feet 5 or dies high, talks conisequeustialhy, speaks of itgserved in Florida, has a heavy board slight. ry, has grey eyes anal deligh ts in a blue cock. Too much. cigilanco caninot bo'exercisod in directin, and we give the above decription ither communities may ho on their guard. lag Presentation. - The following correspondence will explain itself. W th beautiful propriety, the dear daughters of E efiold have here prepared a noble banner for th ir young defenders, and have conveyed it in terms of eloquence that cannot fail to enkindle Oery heart of them to the highest pitch of mili. taty enthusiasm. Witness these "thoughts that breathe and words that burn:" ERO Ir.FIt., Jan. 5, 1860. APT. Cicno A DAVA.-The ladies have depu ted m, to present to the "Edyrfield 11ibnaeme " this Flag, with the stirring devices you see upon it. I has been prepared by them, and is to be deliv emd into your custotdy, as an incentiro to their sons and brothers, in any conflict of arms which may occur, to do their whole duty to South Caro Iiba, and to protect her soil and the hearth stones or her daughters from the pollution of hireling feot prints. If you receive it, made as it has been by the hauds of woman, whose behests in gallantry you re bound to obey, it will be a pledge to your mothers and your sisters, that you will never dis onor it, when by such dishonor, you would dis honor them, and sully the proud emblems embla loned on its folds. Take it. and "go where glory waits you." trou are kinsmon and kindred spirits of the "9 og," and of the Palmetto lRegiment; some of ou are the sons of the heroic leader of that regi Sent. On their departure for the theatre of war, ;hey received a banner as bright as this-They et.urned with it soiled and rent by the deadly nissiles of the enemy, but with their honor as gright as the mirrors of chivalry, and their brows 1dorned with the unfading laurels of victory. The heralds of fame assured us of their glorious be havior, but their banner proved that they "had had a place in the pictur.:." Go you and do like .4isd, and if battle is inevitable, when you return us year flag, let us reenive it back as a holy trea sure, to inspire reminiecenses of true glory. Let us be proud to know from its shreds and patches, that it has been "near the flashing of the guns." MRS. DR. ELBERT BLAND. EnoxRnIZ, Jan. 5, 1860. DvAn MAXAv:-I joyfully acknowledge, foi ty Ifand comrades, the priceless gift you have so grktQfully conveyed to us. For yourself and for the ladies you represent, please accept the pro found gratitude and homage of the "Rfleaen. The gift will be cherished by every man of us witl proud devation. Glorious in itself, it is doubly e from having been prepared by the fair ladies 0o Edgofeld. Be assured, dear madam, it shall be our pride in the camp and our oriflammo on th battle-field. No "hireling " hands shall pollut< it with a touch, while there is a single strong art amongst us to repel the disgrace. We hope, un der the blessing of Heaven, to lower it before yot at no distant day for the inspection of our fair sis ters of Edgefeld; and we pledge our lives that i shall bear none other than the marks of honorabb battle. With sentiments of the highest regard fo yourself and your associates, I am most gratefully, CICERO ADAMS, Capt. Edye. Rifemen. The flag is of heavy blue silk, four feet at th staff, by four feet six inches in the fly. In th centre, on one side, appears the large lone star o th- State, and above and below, in gilt and ha ed lettering, the following motto; "A place i the picture near the fiashing of the guns." On th reverso side, also of blue silk, is the Palmetto tre and the coiled rattlesnake. At the base of the tre are the shields of the State of South Carolina, wit] the words "E sefield Rijilemen " above. The fla4 is decorated with heavy bullimn, tassel and cord and is accompanied by a standard, surmonatei with a brass spear bead. ,,, Cavalry Service. bTe~raptid pirogrels of an array of sections witl hostile purposes, is wcll calculated to induce change of opinion as to both the characer and thi stage of the warfare that may occur on the iseu of Disunion. Its character may becoine a conflie of armies on terra Jira insteadl of a blockadtlo 'I-t, snd its scene may be nearer Washingtoi prsa hus"0rre render this ebange en tirely ponssibl!e if not altogether probable. In thi view of the matter, attention naturally turns toa1 arim of otir defenco of which little has yet beel said in South Carolina,-w;e allude to osur Cavalry It is to he hoped that the gallant spirits through out the State who prefer this dashing service, wvi1 arouse to active preparation in their resptectiV ecrps. Especially would we ask the Cavalryme uf ]klgefield to begin in time their arrangemeont fr the field of battle. We have had occasion one before to call attention to this subject in connee tion with a comipany of f.ormuer days. The urgen y of our suggestion then made, is increasing dlaily And we no'w repeat it to another curps.-a livini tnd a gallant corps,-the ever-admired EDGE FIELD UIUSSA RS,-fortned (if we mistake not in 1833, by the late lnametetd Aannsew Pictus! uctr.a,-commanded since his time by :ntany ti ~ur bravest and14 best mnen.-and' unow led on byv hi, hig-siried n~ephew, Capt. M. C. liet.5tn. W cll upon tem toi be up and doing while the da; f prepration yet lingers. See to your horse and equipments, brave gentlemen of the Heussats andI increase your numibers befure the materiali 'too much carried off in another ling of the service If we know the unen, you havo officers who wil lead you, where honor calls, with all the hereisn f the Kntights of other days. We long to see this noble old corps once more with full nunibers -once mire with g'litterinig blades,-once me with dashing steeds, as in times that are pa-t Say uhat we will of the power of the bayonet and of the terror of artillery, there is nothing in all " the pompt and circumstance of glorious war"' s< thrilling and so miagniticent as the rattling, crash. ing charge or Cavalry. We appeal to you, gal lant Captain, andi to your nobele commaundi, to mak< all pro'per exertions, now and cotinuou'ly, until the Ei,ccrii.t:r, Ii rs.rus shall "nce more ride forth the ptride and the boast of the whole district. 'The P'ittsbutrg Row. It would 5'eem from: an extract we subjoin, thal th Pennsylvanians have taken the achber second tsought qutite prtomptly. Sonmothing, surely, hi, a-:ted like a charm with them,-perhaips ant assu rine fromn old man Scovv that the guns should bt eed in the Soutth t, subdue the South. Look oun fr the steamers down there. " The excitement at Pittsbutrg in relation to the slipett of ordnance to, the Shilp Island anid Gal. - n rshas subsidedl, and the guns wero on I iday and Saturday put on board the steamers sIc-r Wavoe and J/uarenyo, without any hostile dainstr ationf." Mas onuic. The following gentlemen have been installed Oficers of Caldwell Lodge, No. S2, for the masonic year, vit.: Jos. L. Tasznr , W. M. B. M. T.tu.nat, S. W. A. Gi. W utr:, 3. W. J. HI. Yx.t,v.si Treas. J. F. Buen':ss, Sec'ry. 'T3o0. C Mon~s, S. D. - ~ Fatse.'g, J. D. . ivu:nt, Tyler. A Hitnt in Time. aor no war, it becomes us always to "sare our bacon." The following reci po is fronm a good ilouce and may bec serviceable just now when hanj5 are ready to be hunig up: . here is, according to my uxperience, nothing en~r than to avoid the skipper aund all worms andbugs that usually infest and 4estroy bacon. It stmply to keep your smoke-house dark. and the noth that deposites the egg will never enter it. IFor the past twenty-five years Ihave attend d t this, and never have had my htacon troubled ahi any insctL I have now hanging itn my~ amok0 house, hams one, two, and three years old, "a' he oldest are as free fronm itseets as when first tugu.I am not awari fohrcue fo I ecetnofmban fromt insects, but sipthu fac t that my autoke-houso is alwayt dak.lufore adopting this plan I htad tried mian~ expr s~itS, but always either withoeut success or wi lb inijury t. thte flavor of iny bacon. I smoke ith greetn hickory ; this is impo'rtant, as the .to of bacon is oiften utterly destroyed by smok 1" with improper wood." $7Sixteen out of tweniy-twvo Senators of Mary at1 have united in an address to the (lever. nor of Ithat State, to call an extra session of the Legisle The Latest News. By our own special nrrangemeuts for the bene- e fit of oig readers we give news from Alabama, I Georgia, Florida, Washington, &c., up to Jan. 7. From Washington. dt WAsHINGToN, Jan. 7th.-The stecmer Star of. d the West, was chartered et the orders of Licut. i Gen. Scott, and took full supply of provisions for B Major Anderson at Fort Sumter, and also 250 E inen under Lieut. Bartlet. as a reinforcement for that fort. They will be due at Charleston to-mor row afternoon. The Alabama and Mississippi deegation wereo in Conference last night and afterwards tele graphed to the Conventions in their respective States adviring tbem to .eeedo immediately, say- t, ing that there is no prspecet of a satisfactory ad- e justment. The members resolved to remain hese ni awaiting the action of their States. t ri From Virginia. 1 Ricxmoxr, Va., Jan. 7.-The House at its even- b ing ses.iaon to-day, refused to reconsider the reso- , lution reilating tes the calling of a State Conven tion, reported from the coumittee, and it was passed. The resolution says that any attempt to a coerce a State will be resisted by Virginia. There o are strong mianifestations in the Legislature of a disapproval of Gov. Lettlher's position, ti From Florida. TALLAHAss.x, Fla., Jan. 7.-The Convention met to-day, and adopted a resolution declaring the right and duty of Florida to secede from the Union. The vote upon the passage of the resolu- p tion was ayes 62, nays 5. r A resolution appointing a Committee of thir teen to prepare the ordinance of secession was e also adopted. From New Yo*. NXrw YonK, Jan. 7.-Mayur Wood, in his Mes- t Page to the City Council here, recommends that New York city accede from the State of New York: and form a free city on its own account. le is not, however. prepared to recommend violent measures therefor. From M"ontgonery.t MorrcogaaR, A.A., Jan. 7.-The convention org.wnised by the election of W. M. BlaooKs, sepa- r rate state actionict, as President, over RoBEt JAxtisoY, co-uperationit, Ly a majority of eight. This was a strict party vote, and doubtless repre- I sents the real strength of the two parties in the i convention. After some considerable discussion and consul tationc, the preample and resolutions, offered by the sticession side, were put in a form which com manded the unanimous vote of the convention. The preamble and resolutions, as adopted, are as follows: Wuuir.As, The only bond of union between the several States, is the Constitution of the United States ; and, whereas, that Constitution has been violated by a majority of the northern States, in their separate legislative action, denying to the people of the southern States their Constitutional rights ; an1, wherens, a sectional party, known as the Black epublicnn party, has, itn the recoat r election, elected A nRAI[A LINcoLN President, and IAYiIAL IHAMLI Yice President, of those Uni tod States, upon the avowed lrincipl that the Contitution of the United States does not recog niSe property in slaves, and that the Government shoubl prevent its extension into the common Ter ritories of the United States, and that the power of thu torernnuot should be so exercised th:t slavery should, in time, be exterminated ; there fore be it -1 ,eRred, By the people of Alabunaa, in con eion nes--mied, that the State of Alal nnma can not and will nout, submnit toe the A dmincistration of Lccoi.N and IlAM xuN, as President anet Viee Presi dent of the United States, tupton the principles re ferred to in the foregoing preamnble. aFronm Augusta and Hamburg. The True Dr)emocreat says: "We are yet unable, cn accounot of the meaugre repocrts which we have received from the election, to give the namtes of the delegates to the Conventiuon. We puI ilc re hasi gocne for SECESSION BlY A L.1UIE MA JoIT'Y." This tmust he msodified by a report in the C,'"-on-e tle aned .'SeninceL to this effect : lui couecles houd fr/om.--cooperattionhist 1 07--immedciate' secession The Demsocrant gives thce following tceno pressent edl in Hamburg on Sunday uvening: "e Around a large cenip fire were e~ngrogaited hundreds of viur citit.-n5 mingling their farewell. -andI Goed...peds. with thcoce cf the ilamcburgers, to the "~ Eclgeflibl ltitlemen" who hasd arrivedl du ring the afternoon, andi were ..waiting the depatr tre of the traini for Chcarleston. The " Edgetield Rilmna" aire a fine body of yccutag men (id) on der the enmand of Capjt. Cicero Adlacns. The Lieutenants are lst, 11. i!. Denn; 2nd., W. J. SIteely ; 3rd., E. S. Mimcs. Mr. Pcierce Butler, icn hcbulf c.f the young la ties of Edgetichit District. presentied thu Rtiflenen with ca beautiful set of colocrs, benring the device of the coat of arms of the Panmetto Repiublic, andi the legencd " (Iive us ca iee neaer the f~lahincg of the guns." As thoe lillemnat left, cheer after cheer went upe to the starry skies from Georgia Iipcs, for their success. Merdith's C* tEby-waker," and the enthusiasmn of at large numbeer of our people must I-ar the lamne for the "dnoise ad concfusion" on Sunddny night. By lptilate letter we learn chat thce Cherokee Ponds Company were Ianst night (Mondtaycc) aen ecanped in the Ried liccuse, and with the llanburg Cepiny would leave Tuesday maorccing 7& c'elock. Says our corresp'ndlent T. 1P. 11: Twn hucndrud muen loave in the morning trciin. Cheering. The ever-watchful, ever-pactriotic .1hrecy give." the folhiewin'g, snecinct bitt gruatifyincg ncieount of the prgress of our defences in send aboecut Chasrlco ton, and of the coniiicn oef our tn: "'lce Miuary Movceents ore procgres-iag rap idly all acroucnd us. The braive socns oft Cacrclina, cheered Iby the enacouragemenct cif lbr equalhly cor ugous dauighterc, are eairne.,tly :ndl silcectly d,-incg all that ccan auc dIn towacrds putt ing uncr State ia a positicon to dlefendl herselif ngaincst, the world. For the precscnt, we refriin fromcc giving the pcar ticulcars of thce varieous works thcat are progre.,sinag We will ocnly say, for the bencefct cit anaioucs frigals, th:mL the gallanct voluniteers st-iticnedl at thce varitous iosts ciround' us, aire, one aendlcll, devoting theent selves to fill the exigencies of a noble encue, nd that they arcs and will docubtless ecntincue ina high acirits end as comfortable 'as the circumcstnances will prmit.'" The Augusta Hotel. Tcis capacious estaublishmnent, kept by the Messre-. WWmm'.r.oK. has always been popcular with the travellig picblie; indeed it is cue ~' in all siesb the elite cf ' .4nd. This is ncot ait all I - enuo lennewith cofr schar ateristic of the Hocuse, and what is mcare, the P'ro prietors undecstancd anti appreciate their vocation. The Edgelield Acaidemay. All interested in procuring the best advantages fur their sotns, or their wards, are pohicted to the rene wed advertisemient of the Edlgelield Male Acad-i eaty. We say what we kncow, whens we pronouce the opportunities here offered inferior to none in to whole country. Miscellaneous Items. 1 j'& Tlco "Dorulon Geurds," Capt. F. F. WWhary cemmancding, left Darhiinglon on Wednes d y last for Charleston, in obedience to ordersi fcsm Head-Quarters. The " Guardsl," like ocur a Jbitnec," are great fcavorites in their District. "A plaeo in the picture, near the flushing of the gns," is all they need to render thcom favorites every where. gy" The Yorkville Eneguirer ccommences the new year withc a new contributor front Colmcubic W.W. Ma crtin, Esq., a talentedl and polished wri ter-and it alsos dons a new drcss, whcichc we rea r rito bencmincg. The Erajcirer's prospects' like the good cause of thse South is upward and pit The Giov. of Missouri takes strong ground aainst eamn Gloomy Prospects. Stagr~ation in trade and commerce pervades the utry and the gloom of revolution is upon us. t is felt (and mill he felt) much more at the North an at the South. Yet even here, It cannot be nied that the times tire becoming more and more ficult. There are good hopes however, that we ay survive the crisis without material injury. ut to do so every man must econonise daily. ven this will not suflice without an almost Uni :rsalfforhearance in pressing collections. In outh Crulina this pulicy is entirely practicable, universal; and we dot not see why our Legisla ire should-not take immediate steps to make it . Place the State in this condition for only a :ar, and muneh ill be done towards stimulating ir people to the best possible crop under the cir Imtanees. Neglect to do so, and a few monied en will fatten upon the effects of secession, while ousands will be disheartened in their efforts to trieve themselves and will fall before the blast. r this can be avoided by legislation, we hold it to a the bounden duty of our Legislature to set bont it at once. No man in the State ma be so ithsomue a recretnt as to use these times for pur uses of protit& If this be so, then there are none ho cnnot at once agree to a general suspension f civil prosecutiuns. Absolute inconvenience ight in must instances be averted by the accop nee of good individual paper at par. The Issue Darkening. Our friund Dr. Ut'rm, writes us again from ashington, briefly. We give an extract or two, ot only to show the fell purposes of Black Re ublicanism in its stupid fury, but also to let our aders see bow their old fellow-citizen is waxing rarm under its imprudent threats. Aimong broth. rg Of the South we saY "letby-gones be by-genes;" nad now, with that magn.inimity which becomes very Southern heart, lot us welcome the Doctor otoo gain, and strike hands with him as with thers for the speedy establishment of a Southern lonfederacy. But to the extracts: " All hope of peace between the two sections, orth and South, must be abandoned. All hope 'f reconciliation is now lost. The Republicans re growing bolder and bolder every day." " The South Carolina delegation having with Irawn from Congress, others will follow in a short ime, which will leave the Government in the tands of the Black Republicans. in anticipation if that event, they have with all the authority of . Cancie (I speak from authority) Ite.solved upon 'oerciwn. This is an " Overt Act," sufficient for ne. I hope there is no man, so rorreant to him. elf, or his native State, but will rally under her tanner; and my prayer is, that the Palmetto Flag nay be borne thrtugh the approaching struggle riumphantly." The Hone Journal on The South. This admirable literary paper has nothing to do vith politics, although known to be edited by two >f the most cultivated and independent gentle nen of the North, N. P. WIL.ts and GxORG P. onistiN. The first and only expression of senti nent we have seen from them, bearing upon the resent aspect of political affairs, occurs in the att number of their paper, and is from the pen of WILLIs. Its perusal will not lessen the JIunte onrrnal in the estimation of Southerners. Read e extract: Politics, trade and sectional differences quite ut of the question, (and "News " knows, these branches tif the question are sufficiently discussed n the other papers!) we are sustaining a great roial loss in the estrangement of the South. In dil the larger and muore refined circles of our Amer can society-ut S.trato;:a and Newport' in our ayeties of the cities, and on our routes of fash innable travel and resort-the Southerners are un uestionably the cla.-s most sought and admired is " the nicest people." It would be hard to find cultivated "society man," probably, anywhere at the North, who does not nutmber many of his most valued friends and pleasantest acquaintances in this class. Explain it by what social alchemy you please, too, the infusion of the Southern amal gam in any alemtbi of politeness at the North, xceeingly improves the metal--partly, no doubt, from the corrective given by the more generous antd graceful qualities of the South to the more angular and calculating qlualities of the North. The A merican travellers who shine most at foreign ~ourts and in foreign society, are fromn the Stouth. They tre, in fact, our countt y's natural patricians. And-abused though they are, at a distance, _hy' some of the Nor'hertn newspapers, nta an offensive olicarhy "-the tribute of preferettce and admi ration is pai~ to thtent, by these very Northerners, S r. .whenetetLthey coejteersintal i,ueat" of secession left to more gregarious dis eussion, may we ntot fairly ownt, that, inudicidually, Northern men are regret titng exceedintgly the soelatl eatranigesient of the South ? I44 New York Trade. The Econmied, upon the subject of the "Busi ness Prospects of New York City for 1stil,"' dis '.t-res repitingly us folflows: "We allude to ths staple New Year's topic m iore as a matter of form than fro:m atny hope that we shall be able to unako tsny reliable estituates "n the suject. lie wonhi he a huldl speculator who wubi venture tu peituanythitng for the year t1, short (If the tuost discouragintg prospect5. Nt that the realization of a mnoderatte huain'ess is an impossibility. but thatt circumstances seem to plat'e the pr obabilities of the case as nintety-nine to one atgainst such a prosj.eet. A veil of uncer tainty overhangs the future, whicht the muost search ing gaize ennnot petnetrate. Usually, we may frm a toleraly accurate estitnato of cuming vets, by ttaking~ dute cegni:'.ace of the agencies now in opetration., an.'l juin:t the results likely to issue frotn their combitnation with new circunm stanes. lIt the present instanace. however, wro are utterly unable ta estitotate whtat may he the cir eunatacs evolved dutring the new year.1 he unan~try is intvolved in a tissue af polhitical cotmpli untions tutterly new in thte history of the Untion, end of sutch a nature thatt thtey mtust paralyze all the mtettrial interests of the nation. The tmost hupful are beginnting to feel that these tdificeulties save to culminate in results still mnore perplexing end dat~er,us thatn anythuing that has yet occur red ; and the prosp'ect "f actual civil war even is Jecoming with thema a matter of serious apprehen riott. So far, then, as politienl cunsidlerations are :ncernedl, the ulpet of the timnes frowns upon :very hope of activity int business for months te And what is the effect, politically, of this con itiun of tradle? The Thay /Jok affords a ready ts.swer in thaese emtphastie w'.rds,--not writtetn with 'eference to the st.etemtentt of the Econaomaet, but .thihed otn thae very sanme d.-y: - ea- Tor k (2ity and enra ironIa atre now as a.po t,." ' . 'yina, anid .aver fors a rousiU (ithmO.-ratic nwajrity owy dlay." So i: is tad so it will t.i-" Steuthward the star 'f etitr haohis itS wray." ifr- A shrew wd Ne w Ea:;l.sudI man said in Wash nigeon a few .inmys sinace. that "il Chanrteston has a a is to dleclare it.-elf n free port ; thi Y,.nkees vill dl. the rest.--U:.e' Stum masy impose as Imany mtb~rges Ott the p,.rt as lhe p'enlses, but the Yttn es will t'ool hitm to death, and soon we shall find hto wlu Northwest running to Charleston to my oods free of duty." Tue Sgs-ri~tgy ls Vutunsut.-The snews rom Southt Ctar'inat, duritng the last thsrees or oue days, has produced utniversal e-xeitetmett m otg otir citizen.it, and we have yet to hear >f btut few persotns who do ntot fully symapa 'ritinationt to tharow oil' the illack liempub-. :an rule. Ott thc receipt of thte tatnews :tcernitg the evacuntioni of Ftort Moaultrie ty th U. 8. troops and a probable collisiont vith the Soth Cairolitaiatts, about fifty of otur -otng met, determtitned tad true, promnptly otrolled themselves, under a pledge to leave tt a moett's wvarntintg, for Chatrlestoat, p~re mnred to render whatever aitd atnd service they night be called upon to perform itt defenace >ff8 th Carolitna. The nutmber hats since acen largely increased, atnd were it deemed tneratiely necessary, the nutmber ctould beo tastly raised to httiureds.-Lynachtburg lie publican .____ _____ OTTOX is Ktyt.-Since the pas~sage of the eession ordittance by South Caro'ia, cottn t beett brisker of sale and grtadua!ly risitng n price. Yesterday, right itt the facee of ru nors of war, cotton went ump half a cent, and ras brisk with the largesht sales of the season. otton is King, snow o' days, and rutles high tunid the tutmult of politics attd crash of tta ,ions. It used to be buffeted about by every oitial wave, but now it is kitng and sits upon a firmer throne thani atny king of thte >ld world.-Mobile Mercury. 'asAtstS TulE AnottrIesTNtrs roa Civit. W~trn.Tte New York Posit of Saturday ;asy Before this, we venture to say, every Governor ini the Northern States hzas taken such steps ats becatte hitm to put himself in rea diness to v'indicate thte supremacy of the Constitutiott and lawsi of this Republic, should that duty, itn the course of God's providence, be dveloned unon thr-m." Public Meeting. Pureuant to a call made through the columns if the Advertieer, there was a very large meeting if the Citizens held in the Court House on the bth inst., to take into consideration the propriety if organiiing Volunteer Companies in different 'arts of the District to consist of men beyond the Lge of forty-five years, and men ordinarily ex mwpt from Militia duty. The ohject of such or ;anizatious is to have a police more efficient in aine of ieace and in the event of war, to have a nore efectual concert of action among the people .f the District. On motion by Maj. T. G. BACOX itev. B. E. [ADFSAI was' called to the Chair. On !eking the Chair Mr. HAnERMAx made Powe appropriate remarks upon the propriety and necessity of such an organization for the protec tion of our homes and firesides after which CoL M. FtAzen made an earnest appeal to the people upo.n the subject under consideration and submit ted the following Resolution, which was adopted: Jtesolved, That the Captains of the different Militia Companies of Edgefield District are here by requested to present a list of all men who are not liable to do militia duty, and to send a list of such men to Col. M. FnAZIER, at Edgefield C. H.s Pending the consideration of said Resolution, Gen. M. L. BquAx was invited by a Committee appointed by the Chairman to address the meet ing. and in his usual style, delivered an eloquent and patriotic speech. Maj. M. C. BouLna was then called upon and gave an account of the condition of our Forts and forces in-Charleston, and also spoke of the prospects of war. Maj. T. G. BACoN followed, urging the proprie ty of our Muster Rolls being attended to, and the prompt organization of Volunteer Companies. On motion, the meeting adjourned. B. B. HABERSHAM, Chair. JAs. A. Dozan, Sec'ry. Vatch the Red Mark! Those of our readers whose subscriptions are about expiring. will find ttleir papers marked with red. Our rule is, to stop the paper when the sub scription is out. Surely none will neglect to re new at a time like this, when every week is de veloping great and vital points. Permit us to ask each one of you, kind readers, to be prompt in this matter. At the trifling advance of a $2 bill, you will receive the fullest accounts of all important matters in this most eventful year of American history. Watch the red mark then, and act accordingly. If convenient, as we !uggest elsewhere, accompany y, ne reuwal w*th as :! ditional name. And many, many thanks to all our subscribers for their past, present and future. favors. PTrIOTic TEcnr.at.-We learn that a com mittee of gentlemen from St. John's Colleton, under the name of the Palmetto Volunteers, on Thursday tendered their services and those of five hundred negros, to His Excellency Gov. Pickens. THE STATE TREAsUnY AND THE BANgs. We are glad to learn that the State loan of $400,000 has been promptly taken up by the Banks of the State at par, each bank taking an amount proportioned to its capital.-Char leston Mercury. HoRRIBLE AFFAIR AT YETUPKA. e learn from the Montgomery Post that on last Saturday at Wetumpka, a man by the name .If Peter Schwin, on returning to his home, 'ound a negro man there in a very delicate situation with his (Schwin's) wife, which en raged the poor man to such a height, that he immediately killed both his wife and the ne gro, and also a little child of his and then tled to the woods, but was afterwards arrsated and taken back to Wetumpka. These are the facts as reported here to-day. We shall probably be able to give more particulars to morrow. VInGXa.-Private letters from-this "Moth er of Preidenmti" assure us, that her citizens are fully prepared for all emergencies, and that the prospect isgood, for all the Southern States to be out of the Unionz by the 4th of March next.-Constittionlalist. uWerman joirnat puuttethes the lot towtug. Et Vienna, for some time past, fruit dealei-s have sold pleaches, pears, apples, apricots, ke., or :amnentedl with ar.1orial bearings, design's, initials, natnes, ke. The impression of these things is efflced in a very aimnple manner. A finme fruit is selectedl at the moment it is be ginning to ripen-that is, to take a red color -and paper. in which the desiguns are neatly cut out, is ailixed. A fter a while the f'ruit w hich hats been coveredi is brilliantly white. By this invention the producers of fruit may realize large sums.". LInuIIALt Ast) PATnrIonc.-WeC are glad to chronicle the nuble act of flenj. Mordecal, Esq., who yesterdamy contributed, fronm his in lividual resources, ten thousand dollars to rihe Treasury of the .State. TuE \ WoaK GoES BInAYELY OX.-We learn hat 150 able-b~odied free colored mien, of Charleston, yesterdiay offltrett their services gratuitonsly to thme Governor, to hiastenm ir 'vardl the imoportant wourk of throwing up re iioubts whbere-ver needed atlonig our coast. Chamrlestonm Mercury, 3rd inst. HYMENEAL. Mantmr.mi, on the 20th Dec., by Rev. D. A. ioddie, Mr. W. C. DEVORE and Miss ELLEN IA RDEN, all of this District. Mtanspi, on the 8th inst., by Rev. T. D. Purl foy, Mrs. JANE CLARK to Mr. JOHNK CHAP MAN, all of -Edgeficld District. SOBITUARY. Duran-rEn this life at his residlenee in Edgeileld District, on thu 19th Dee.. JAMES REYNOLDS, in thu Sixtieth year of his a;;e. Mn. ervsor~ns hadl becen the subject of deep conviction, aridl professed a hope of acceptance with God, and though he had never connected himself with any Church, yet within the last three years he hadl ,atistled the mind of an intelligent and pious Minister, thatt he was renewed in the .pirit ef his mind-Hence his friends " sorrow not as those without hope." JAxxS RF.YNor~ms was an upright andI honest main, a good neighbor, a kind master. nnd a firm friend, Hie has left many friends and relations to, mourn his Death, He has passed from the scenes of earth andl probation, and s in the hands of a just but merciful Judge, who will do that which is right. L. R. p -We arc authorized by the friends of Mr. BE RIRY 110RNE, Sr., t~o announce him a Candi date for Tax Collector of Edgefield District, at the next election. Jan.9t,18Gt *tf I Cash and~ Cash OGaly ! T1W Subteriber having moved his STOCK OF I RttCEBIES, Ae., to the Corner of Jeffer s.,no anda Spnnu Street, to the Stere Room former ly occupied by Witt A Hudson, will be happy to wait on his frietnds and customers who wish. to buy Fummily Oroceries for the CASH. One and aill of mny customers who have been getting their suppIlieS en a few days time aro earn estly requested to call and settle very soon, as [ must have money. L .COUN Jaii tf 1 Removal. M RS. H1. E. McNEIL has removed to the P'rintinag Ofiee IBuilding, where she will be plased to attend to the calls of her customers as usul. J9 t 1 To My Customers ! GO00D FRIENDS. you have had my BR~EP, MUTTON and PORK, and noiw I want your MtoNEY. It is mistaken notion some people seem to etertain that I can live without thu needful. If I cannot now get my hardt-earned dues, after waiting so patiently. I will be forced to the adop tion of thu CASih SYSTEM. lie pre-limredl to settle. I am coming. WV. W. GOODMAN. Jan19 at 1 To Hire, F.)UR LIKELY NEGRO MEN. JOHN E. B3ACON. Jan8 ___ t NOTICE.--All pertoras who are indebted to .Line by Note or otherwise, due previous to the 1st of January 1881, are requested to make pay ment at once. . W. W. ADAMS. JanE g I