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Ill?J_ gto Canrostcr ttbm. *2 PER ANNUM -T.. ? ... u,swuh-???"-? ???"5Vz&xzv ?' in advance y t??, Satrrnal **?.*, ***??* Mm, * t* mtto, ? V 0 L U M E 11' LANCASTER C. IL, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY HORNING, JAN. 23,186L N IN II M K K R & n Charleston Correspondence. I Charleston, Jan. 11, 1861. i The "Star of the lFir.it"?Commencement of the War?First Gun from Forts 1 Morris and Moultrie?Retreat of the Steamer ? Correspondence between Ma jor Anderson and Governor Pickens? ( Fxcitemcnt in the City?Intelligence 1 from the Secediny and "nullifying" ! States. 1 Tuesday morning'* dawn opened the War between the uiiniona ol President Huohanau and hi* friend Gen. Scott agaiusl tlie brave troops of the nobis Sovereign Stale of South Carolina. After annoying our people for several days with flying rumor* and false dispatches all in conformity n itli the long programme j of vulgar bravado ard petjured faith, which litem baled enemies of the South have beep directing against us for some time past,?the disgusting farce wound up at last wub tLe grand entree into the i harbor of the "Star of the West" a contemptible Yankee s'aamboat with a Jon* athan of a Captain, bringing reinforce ineuta for the stolen Fort,of which Major Anderson recently became clandestinely possessed iu direct violation of an admitted mutual understanding. Dul the "Star of the West" instead of takiug its imperial way westward, came too far Soutb, and discovered too late that the Star of South Carolina was iu the ascendant, an J ready to eclipse its brilliancy. So soon as this new light made its appearance, the brave boya who are fighting under the banner of the "Lone Star" at Fort Morris, on Morris' Island, made prepare lioos to give her a warm reception. The Steamer, (Jen. Clinch, Capt. Kelyed, a guard boat, gave the signal of her np proHch. In a moment the entire camp was on the alert. The men stood firmly at their posts before the order was given. As st.ou as the Steamer came uearly op jsOkiie the works on (lie Island, the com mni.d was oiven to lire, and a bal' pate ?(! over l>*r bows. The United Siatea lUy i?M displayed. Keceivii,|r tbia na a iirovemeot of detinue*, ? uccenaioii of heavy a'tola froiu tort Mor r a lolio v\ oil up by ***'?! uiore from Fort Moultrie, checked the "St*.' of lb? \Y*#t iu her journey toward* Sum!?/ * '<? indu ced her to take th* back track tOr "bom* again." About a*veuieeu shot* w*/e fired?,1'iie eiriking bar near tbe bow, ajd another in the neighborhood of tbe wheeliiouae. Tbe troop* at Caatle Pinckney -ware eager to bav* a "place in tba pic lure," but wera loo far from lb* "flashing of the guna" to do auy execution. That weia nnxioua to bring out tbe guna of Fort Sumter, and bad their own guna manned ready for the conflict. Those at Forte Moultrie and Jobuaon were equally in for a fight, but Sumter remained ailent and did not give tbeiu the opportunity. Shortly after lb* departure of theStea mer, a boat from Fort Suinter came up to the city wiib a flag of truce borne by Lieut. Hall, who aought a conference with the Governor aa bearer of diapatcbee from Major Anderaon. While the interview lasted, tbe moat intense excitement exiet *d in the streets, although every individual maintained a calm and orderly decorum. And when tbe object of the mi* eion a a* fairly made known, a deep feeling of indignation filled every boeom.? me commandant or tb? Fori regarding the ?ctioa of our troop* m a declaration of war, notified the Governor, that Mafi?r a reasonable time allowed for the return of bia messenger, no veaeel would be perl milted to paaa within tb# r*nge of hi* Fort P* After sending this inaolent meaaage, tbia usurpei of our Fort allows, four or five boura more to paaa by without ful filling bia eitraordioary threat, aod then ends another mea*ag* under a while flag ackoowledgeiog the receipt of the Gover ,aora repljr, saying that be "deemed it pro per (o refer the whole matter to bi? Government,"?tbet be ptopoeed to "defer the coaree indicated in bit note of the morning, until farther instruetiooe from Washington." II# then asks permission for the bearer of dispetebee to bie Government, Lieut. Talbot, to go aad return, which was granted aod every facility aod courieej eitecded to the messenger. If Anderson'# object in this mission to Washington is to intimate that. In the - event of bie garrison not being reinforced by reason of delay at bead quarters or of resistance to their entrance bare?the per* mission to Lieut Talbot may yet prove to be a judicious movement fist if if til to hs another hnsA of fetik mmA ?il. queue, and ft link ia the chain of treachcry with which we art already bound band and foot, tba espedicocy of the |?w act of OM aided eoartee* ie relbev ueeiioneble. Diepatchee ware received yeetardey in r . ? i . J P roitiling ua that the l'resilent whs unaware of the departure of tie ' Star of the Weat, ?n?l tried, but wiihait effect to intercept her I Tlie intelligence of tbe taking of tbe Porta by tbe authorities olQeorgis, Nortli Carolina, Florida, Alabana and Minaialippi, the secession of tbe ast named and probable aecesaion of aerial others, inipirea ua here with renew*] energy, inarr. sd only by llie universal 'grel, now prevalent. '.hat we diu not. so lib-* ilium "po ahead," *ixl commit tlio "overt act" btfore we seceded. Llo*?v?r, we enjoy '.he kind consolation thnwehave, unlike President Buchanan, actd in good faith, and though we may ?mporarily pay dearly lor it, we will coie out the better for it in the end. I will keep you advi?4 hereafter regularly about our affairs I re. Yove, CLAUDE. THE SPECIAL 4ESSAGE. Tlx. following is the Message coinmu* nicaled on Wednesday. To the Senate und lint of Representative* : At the opening of ycr present session, I called your ntteutioilo the dangers which threatened tlx existence of the Union. I expressed if opinion freoly concerning the origisl causes of these dangers, and rocomiiisded such mens, ures as I believed woid have the effect sst" IratinttSlifinir iKat ; n..v. tution, lo recognise it. nli?litr by sck. nowledging the inde| ience of audi State. flu. left n?<? od isrnalive ?s the chief executive officer u >r tliiijumi.litu' tion of the United St* bul^^Rollect the pnblie revenue m to the public property, so Jffi this might be practicable, under jjlp [ Inw*. Tbie is till my purpose, fry' vine* i? to execute, etui not to make I Uei It belongs to Coogr exclusively to repeat, to modify, or to largs their pro* visions to meet exigeti ? es they may occur. I possess no du Ming power. I o*rtainly had no right tn*ka aggre* sive wer upon auy Stat end I em per fettly satisfied thet the Joust notion hee wisely withheld that ear even from Congress, but the ri and the duty to use military force < naively against those who resist the fed I officers in the / i - ? ?<v?iivii w iawr i?gti actioM, ana I gaiaei lltoM who BsMiine property of lb* FVitra) Cro*?rnm?oi? ?Utr and un tianiab!*. 5 Hut lb* d?ffff?roM BMtoBtiU attituda of lb* 8;Mm uwirdi tA otb?e lift* al, r**dy far irtnwindet) M eaat in Ui? U%d? th? ordinary etaJita ctotjaa ab H %?V VW?%| J SttVIIIg u Iruui Ui? puril in whic'il iiaj been need letMiijr and moat unionsatdy involved.? l'lioae u|i;uioni and tcoiiiinendaiions 1 do nut propose now t repeat. My own toiivicliona upou the amnio subject re iiittiu unchanged. The fact ih.il a gro< calamity watt nn pending over lite nalis/'as even at that time acknowledged tjp-v.rv intelligent ciuzeu. It had aire.; made itself felt throughout the lengi i.nd breed! h of the land. The ncce^.t y consequences of the alarm thus prod sd were most do plorable. The iuipm fell ofi'with n ra puiiiy never known t< j>t?, except in tiuio of war, in the history ' our foreign coin tnerce ; tbo 'JruxMirr tai unexpectedly left without the uie.m viiioli it had rea ?oit..l>?y counted ujh?. it teotti the public engagement; trade . paialyzed; man ulactorea were slopj ; li.e beat public securities suddenly at k id the market ; every apeciee ol pr >eriy depreciated more or .ess, and tho< su-la of poor men, who depended upon leir daily labor for tbeiy daily bread, we< turned out of eiu> p ov nn lit. I deeply logial in J I am not able to give you any inforinaoD upon the stale of the Union which i Inore satisfactory than what 1 w*a thewtliged to cominu* niCKte. Ou the co Ar v, mailers are villi ...imi .1 - r.??>r, 1ihart tl.wj ili.n were. VS hen Co.ign just, a strong ho(>? pervaded ih? 1 >le public mind tl.ut so mo amicable i iistinent of iho subject would speed11 be made by the representatives of lite hUi and of the people which might re re p^ace between the conflicting section! f the country.? Tliat be. i a lias been d inislied by every hour of aday ; aud a lie prospect of a bloodless settlement fa . away, tbe pub lie diatreas becomes m I and more ag graviited. At evident if tins, it ia only necesiary to say that I Treasury notes authorised by the A of 17tb (seven' teen tli) December la wero advertised according to the law, I I that no responsible bidder offered lot te any considera ble auin at par at a 1c r rale of inlereet than (waive per cent rom theee facta it appeara that, In a ( rerninent orgaui zed like oura, domesll itrife, or even a well grounded fear o ivil hostilities, IS more destructive to oi ublicaml private iulerests than the moi irmideble foreign war. In my annual messA I expressed the conviction, which 1 hJ long deliberately held, and which rfit reflection has ooly tended to deepen*'! confirm, that no State has a right,flits own act, to secede from the Uuiolor throw off its federal obligations ewsasure. I also declared my opinion Ibe, that even if that right exi-ted, andlhouM l>e exer cised by any State of & Confederacy, tbe Kxecuiive departnnlof this govern niMlit IimH iw. ftnlhnrife A/h.r i)>ax i Innsti ready provided for by law, and baa as stmit-d audi van and alarming proportions as to place the subject entirely abovo and beyond executive control. Tbo fact cannot be disguised tlint we are in the midst of a great revolution. In all iia various ' bearings, therefore, I commend the question to Congress, as the only liumau tri. buual, under Providence, possessing the power to meet the existing emergency ? To tliem exclusively belongs tbe power to declare war or to authorize the employ ! uient of military force in all cases con{ templated by tbe Constitution ; and they I alone possess the power to remove grie ; vances which might lead to war and to ' secure Peace and Union to this distract i ed country. Oil thein, and on them alone ! rests the responsibility. | The Union is a sacred trust left by our revolutionary fathers to their descendants; and never did auy other people inherit so rich a legacy. It has rendered us prosperous in peace and triumphant in war. The national flag has floated in glory over every sea. Under its shadow | American citizens have fount! protection | and respect in ail lands beneath the sun. If we descend to considerations of purely material intetest, when in tbe btstorv of all time has a Confederacy been bound together by sncli strong ties of mutual interest ! Kacli portion of it is dependent on all, and all upon each portion, for pro*! erilv and domestic security. Free trade throughout the whole supplies the watts of one portion from the produc lions ol another, and scatters wealth eve rywhere. The great planting and farm ' ing States require the aid of the cummer, rial and navigating Slates to send their productions to domestic and foreign inar kefs, and to furnish tbe naval power to render their transportation secure against all hostile attacks. Shou'd tlio Union parish in the midst of the present excitement, w# have already had a sad foretaste of^he universal suffering which would result from its destruction. The calamity would be se voro in overy portion of tbe Union, and would be quite as great, to say the least, I in the Southern as m the Northern Slates. The greatest aggravation of tho evil, and thst which would place us in the mi st unfavorable light, both before the world aud posterity, n- as I am firmly com inced, that the secession iifovemetit I has been chiefly based upon a ruisappre heiuioti at tho 8 >111h of the sentiments of tbe majority in several of tho Northern States. Let the question bo transferred from political assemblies to the ballot box, and the people tbomselv* s would speedily re diets llin ?orinn? ? l-l-l. - J^l IV Mi I ICC? WilliTIJ 11113 | South have suffered. Hut, in Heaven's | name, let the trial lie made before we plunge into armed conflict upon (be mere assumption that there is no other aileron' live. Tune is a great conservative pow er. Lei us pause at this momentous point and afford the people, both North and South, an opportunity for reflection.. Would ihat South Carolina had been convinced of this truth before her precipi late action ! I, therefore, appeal through you to the people of the country to declare in their might that the Union must and shall be preser* id by all Conslitu liona! means. I most earnestly recoiu mend that you devote yourselves exciu i fcively to the question how can thin he ac> compliahed in peace. AH other questions when compared with this, sink into in significance. The present is no time for palliations. Action, prompt action, is re quired. A delay in Congress to prescribe or to recommend a distinct and practical proposition for conciliation may diive us to & roint from which it will he almost imposaihle to recede. A common ground on which concilia tiori and harmony can be produced is surely not unattainable, l'he proposition to compromise bv letting the North have exclusive control of the Territory above a certain hue, and to give Southern insli tutiona protection below ilint line, ought to receive universal approbation. In it seif, indeed, it may not be entirely satis factory ; but when the alternative it between a reasonable concession on both aides and destruction of the Union, it ia an imputation upon the patriotism of Congress to astert that its members will hesitate for a moment. Kven now the danger ia upon us. In several of the States which hsve not ) et seceded, the k>rt?, arsenals, and magazines of the United States have been seized. Thta ia by f ir the trust serious step which has been taken nnee the commence menl of the lioubles. This public prop1 any has long Uen left without garrisons and tro<>ps for its protection, because no person doubled its security under the flag of tbe country in any State of the Union Beaid^i our small army Iim scarcely beeu sufnhent to guard our remote fron i ra against Indian incursions. The seiz* ure of this property, from all appearances baa bean purely aggressive, and not in ledatance to at y attempt to coerce a State or 8t*ies to remain in the Union. At the beginning of these unhappy troubles, I determined that no act of mine should increase the excitement in either section of the country. If tbo political conflict wera to end in a civil war, it was my deteiminad purpose not to commence it, nor even furnish an excuse for it by any n W'? va iun u >?orniu?ni. JUJ < p DIOO rt iaA|i unchanged, thai juslica aa wall aa aound policy requires ua atill to seek a peaceful solution of the questions at isaua between tha North and the South.? Entertaining this conviction, I refrained avan from tending rainforcatnanta to Ma* jor Anderson, who commanded tha forta in Charleston harbor, until an absolute necessity for doihg 10 should make iteelf apparent, leal it might unjustly be regard ft! ax h menace of military coercion, and thus furnish, if not a provocation, at least i a pretext for an outbreak on tlie part of Soolb Carolina. No necessity for lliese reinforcements seemed to exist. I was assured by distinguished and upright gentlemen of South Carolina that no at tack upon M.tjor Anderson was intended, hut that, on the contrary, it was the de- ! i sire of the Statu authorities, as much as i it was iny own, to avoid the fatal conse quences which must eventually follow a i military collision. And here I deem it proper to submit j for \ our information copies of a communication, dated 28th of December, 180U. I addressed to me hy R W. Barnwell, J II. Adams and James L. Orr, "Commis, siotiers" from South Carolina, and ilie accompanying documents ai d copies of my I answer thereto, dated 31m of December. ! i In further explanation ot Major Anderson's removal from Fort Moultrie to Fort j Sumter, it in proper to mate that, after I my answer to the South Carolina "Com* missiotiers," ihe War Department reI ccived a letter from that gallant officer, I dated on the 27th of December, lbOO, j the day after this movement, from which j the following is an extract : "1 will add, as tny opinion, that many tilings convinced me tii*l the authorities of the S'.ate designed to proceed to a bo?ti'e act (evidently referring to the orders j dated December 11, of the late Secretary of War.) Under this impression, I could not hesitate that it was my solemn duty to move ir.y command from a fort which I probably could not. have held longer than foriy eight or sixty hours, to tins I one, where my power of resistance is in- ! created to it very great degree." It will be recollected that the concluding part of these orders was*in the following terms: "The srnaUues* of your force will not permit you perhaps, to occupy myre than one of the other forts, hut an attack, or an attempt to lake possession of either one of thern, wiil he regarded as an act of hostility, and yon may then put vour command inte either of them which you may deem moat proper to increase its | power of resistance. You are also au thorized to take aitnil.tr defensive steps | whenever you have tangible evidence of I a design to proceed to a hostile act." It is said that serious apprehensions are, to some extent, entertained, in which I do not share, that the peace of this District may lie disturbed before the fourth of March next. In any event it -will become tuy duly to pre?atv* it, and this duty shail he performed. In conclusion, it may he permitted me to remark, I have often warned.tnv couti try men of the dangers which surrottd us. This may he the las', time that I shall te fer to tho subject officially. I feel that my duty Ins been faithfully, though it may be imperfectly performed ; and whatever the result may l>?, 1 shall carry to my grnve the consciousness that I at least meant well for mv country. JAMES BUCHANAN. Washington, J..nuary 8, 18C1 From the New York Herald. The Cotton Market Abroad The quotations of the Liverpool cotton* market, teceived by the Ik ova Scotian, show that speculators at tho other side are now fully alive to the dangets import ding over this country. Cotton rose in two days half a cent a pound, or two dollars and a quart, r a bale, b.icg the largest advance that has taken place in a similar space of lime during the sensor.. With an estimated deficiency of 600,000 )ia!?a in tliA tail i?rnn atw! il.se r\s.w..A?t ? !- - |""Tcl? ball' crop* in the future, should civil war break out it in natural that the English should get alarmed at the perils to which their industrial intereala will be exposed in the event of the supply thus falling short. We are, therefore, not surprised to learn that orders have been sent oui here to buy up ail the cotton that can he purchased within a certain margin or advance. The effect of this will he to place the slave States in a position much a roofer than was calculated upon hy the Republicans. For the present, at Una*., they will he enabled to purchase all the breadstuff* that they may require ; ami when the pinch does come upon them, if it comes at all, it will arrive too late to force thetn into a compromise. It is curious that whilst the English have arrived at a clear perception of these Srobab.lilies, the Republicans n?-r* at the forth should continue insensible to them. This obiu-ei-ast is only to b? accounted for hy the fact that on this side men are blinded by their passions, wbilet abroad their judgment i* sharpened by their in tereet. In the impending dissolution of this confederacy the English foresee uc t only the destruction of one of the most important branches of their industry, but the prospect of political troubles, and possibly of revolution in (heir own coun lau "/ Th? Court or Apprai-*-?Mr Mulline offered the 'oliowing resolutions in the House of Kepreeentetivee, on Friday l*?t, wliich were paaaed I Rt*olv?l, That in the present state of public affairs il ia expedient that the Jan, uary tttaion of the Court of Appaali should be postponed, and that (he tame should ba returned at auch time aa the Judges thereof ahall direct Rrtolvfd, That it ia expedient that at the January term of the Court of Com mon Plaaa and General Sessions for Cliarleatoa Diatrict, the Civil Docket ahould ba called, or any other than Seeeione business be conducted or disposed of. Ordinances Adopted and Ratified in Convention. j OUD1KAKCK OF CITIZENSHIP. Tbe following Ordinance, after having ! received various important amendment!), 1 was adopted l?y tlio Convention : STATE OF SOUTH CAltOLINA. At a Convention of the People of the j Stale of South Caroliua, begun and ! lioldeti at Columhiu, on the seventeenth day of December. in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and thence continued hy adjourn meiit to Charleston, and there hy di Vprit nxtat.la l<\ -? * - - . _ ..>.j u \v? \iic iiici vi rt > vi j January, in the year of our Lord one j thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A* ORDINANCE CONCERNING CIT1ZKN8IIIP. We, the People of the State of South Carolina, in Contention assembled, do dc. cfare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained usJolloios : 1. Every person, who, at the date of liie Ordinance of Secession, was residing in this Slate, and was then by birth, res idence or naturalization a citizen of ibis Stale, shah continue a citizen of this State, unless a foreign residence shall be esiab Itshe.l by such person with the intention of expatriation. 2. So. also, shall continue every free 1 white perron, who, after the dale afore said, may be botu within the territory of this State, or may he born outside of that territory, of a father who was then a citizen of tli s Stale. 3. So, also, every person, a citizen cf any one of tue Slates now confederated under tin- tonne of the United States of America, who, within twelve months af I IT til* < ( It." I - ' " v Viunmuvo UI OCCfBS ion, shall t'cnne to reside in this State, with the intention of remaining, upon ucii person'* taking the ?.a h of allegiance to tins Stale, beiow ]>ro\i?Jed. 4. So, hUo, every free white person who shall he engaged in (he actual bt-r vice, military or naval, of the State, and shall lake an Oath of his intention to coin tinue in sin h service for at least line* mouths, unless sooner discharged honor ahly, and also the oath of adegiance be low prescribed. In this case, the oaths shall he administered by some commissioned oflicer of the service, in which tlie applicant for ciiizi nahip may he engaged, mi i erior in rank to the applicant, and llieieiipoti certificate of tha citizenship of the applicai t shall he signed hy the of. titer and delivered to the applicant. 6. So, also,every free while person, not a citizen of any of the Stales above men Coued, who at the data of the Ordinance of Secession was residing in this State, or who, within one year front that date, shall come to reside in this State, with the intention of remaining, upon such person's appealing I efore the Court of Common l'ieas for any of tho Diclricts of this Slate, establishing by his or her own oath the residence and intention here required, and taking die oath of allegiance and abjuration below prescribed. 6. So, also, every person, not a citizen of any of t'no S'ates above mentioned, at the date aforesaid, who may come to re s de in this Stale, with the intention of remaining, and may he naturalized according to the naturalization laws of this Si ale, until they mav he altered or re pealed, the naturalization laws of the United States, accommodated to tha spe ctal condition of the Stale, are hereby made the laws of this State, except that uvt.d'of the oaths required by those aw* of the final Act, the oath of allagi Mice to this State, and of abjuration below pr< tided, shall be taken. H I ?l * i. in hii cases, ihe citizenship of a iiihii sith11 extend (o his wife, preseul or luture, whenever she shall liave a re?i deuce in the Slate, and ehall extend also to each of his children, that under the age of eighteen years, .nay hare a residence in the State, In like iuitnner, the citizenship of a woman shall extend to each of her children, thnl under the age of eighteen years, may have a residence in the State ; Frovidrd, That in no case shall citizenship extend U? any person who is not a free whits person. 8. The oath of allegiance to this Stale shall he in the following lorin, to wit: "I do swear (or affirm) that I will he faith ful and true allegiance bear to the State of South Carolina, as long as I may continue a citizen thereof.'* 0. The oath of abjuration shall be in the following form, to wit : "1 do swear (or aftiiin) that I do renounce, and for ever aljtire, ah allegiance and fidelity to every Prince, Potentate, State or Sorer eignlv whatsoever, except the State of South Carolina." Done at Charleston the first day of Jan oary, in ihe \ car of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one. (Attest) 1). K.JAMISON, Presid't. It. K A muck, Clerk. Ordinance to define and punish treason : THE bTATf OV SOUTH CAROLINA At * Convention of tbe people of the | State of Sooth Carolina, begun and { holdan at Columbia on the seventeenth i day of December, in tbe year of our ' Lord one ihousatiJ eight hundred aud aixtv, anil thence continued by adjourn inent to Charleston, and there, by di- 1 vera adjournments, to the thirty Oral day of December, in the aaine year. | AN OHOIMANOK TO DKV1NK AND PUNIHIt TRRASON. We, the people of the State of South Carolina, in Convention astern bled, do declare and ordain, and it it hereby de clored and ordained, That in addition to J what haa l?**n already declared to ho treaaon by the General Assembly, tree j son against this State shall consist only ' in levying war against the Stale or ad , hearing to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort ; and that treason shall he punished by death, without benefit of Clergy. Done at Charleston the thirty first day of December, in the year of our Lord J one thousand eight hundred and sixty. j (Attest^ D. F. JAMISON, President. B F. Arthur, Clerk. commercial relations ot South Carolina?The Ordinance PassedAt the secret session of the Convention yesterday evening, the followiug Ordinance was passed and ratified : THK STATE OK SOUTH C1KOLINA. At a Convention of the peopie of the State o( South Carolina, begun and hold' en at Columbia, on the I7ih day of December, in the \ ear of our Lord one thorn sai <1 eight hundred and sixty, and thence continued by adjournment to Charleston, and there by divers adjournments to the 201h day of December, m the same year : AN ORDINANCE TO MAKK l'KO VISION A I. AR" RANGKMENTS FOR 1HE CONTINUANCE OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN SOUTH CAR OLt N A. Whereas, it is due to our late confederates in the political Union kno'-Mi as the United States of America, as also to the citizens of South Carolina engaged in commerce, that no abrupt or sudden change be made in the rate of duties upon imports into this Statu, and whereas, it is not desired by this State to secure any advantage in trade to her own ports, above those cf any of the siaveholuitig States, h?-r late confederates in the said Union; and whereas this Ordinance, for the eonsideralious indicated, is designed to be provisional merely. Therefore, We, the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained : 1st. Tii at all citizens of this State, wl o, at the date of the Ordinance of Secession, were holding otlice connected with the Customs under the General Government ol the United Slates, within the limits of South Carolina, be, and they are hereby appointed to hold under the Gov eminent of this State. exrln?ir? />f ??-? further connection whatever with the Federal Government of the United States, the'same offices they now fill, until oth erwi?e directed, and to receive the aame pay and emolument* for their cervices. 2d. That until this Convention, or the General Assembly, shall otherwise pro vide, (he Governor shall appoint to a'l vacancies which may occur in such <>fli ces. 3. That until otherwise provid< d by ibis Convention, or the General Assenn blv, the Uttveuue, Collection and Naviga lion Laws of the United StRtea, so far as they may be applicable, be, and they are hereby adopted, and innde the lawsot 1 this State, saving that no duties shall be collected upon imports from the States forming the lute Federal Union, known as the United States of America, nor up' | on the tonnage of vessels owned in whole | or in p ut by the citizens of the said States, | and saving and excepting In Act of Con | grans, adopted the 3d day of March, 1857, t entitled "An Act authorizing the deposit of papers ol foreign vessels with the Con i aula of their respective nations," which | said A .i is hereby declared to be of no | force withia the limits of this State. 4th. , That all vessels built in South Carolina , or elsewhere, and owned to the amount < of one'third by a citizen or citizens of | South Carolina or of any of iheslavehohl | ii.g Commonwealths of North America, < and commuuded by a citizen thereof, and , no other, shall be registertd as vessels of 4 South Carolina under the authority of i the Collector and Naval officer. 5tli. ] That all the official acts of the officers aforesaid, in which it is usual and proper to set forth the authority under which they act, or the style of documents issued by them or any of theru shall he in the name of the State of Sooth Carolina. Oth. That all moneys hereafter collected by uiiy of the officers aforesaid, shall, after deducting the sums necessary for the compensation of officers and other ex penses, he paid into the Treasury of the State of South Carolina, for tLe use of the said State, subject to the order of this C.invention, or the Oe?e??' A???i..kt 7ih. That the Officer* aforesaid shall re tain in their hands all property of the United State* in their possession, custody or control, subject to the disposal of tin* i Male, who will account for the name up- I on a final set'lenient with the Govern ment of the United Stale*. Doue at CharleV.on the twenty tilth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty. I). F.J A H f SON. Pretid.nl. Allen : b. F. Artiilr, Clerk. The Florida Ordi-anoe. We, the people of the State of Florida, in Convention assembled, do solemnly or dnin. publish and declare, That the Slate of Fiorula hereby w ithdraw* herse f from the Confederacy of State* existing under the name of the United State* of Ameri jnm. .l- - n ' w?, MI>U ||"HI lilt) cilBllllg liuV?rSII!CI)l OI Mid States, and that all political connex ion beteeen her and the Government of aaid Slate* ought to be end the lame ia hereby totally annulled, and raid Union ol Slate* dissolved, and the State of Flor ida i* heieby declared a sovereign and independent Nation ; and that all Ordi nancee heretofore adopted, in *o far a* they create or recognise aaid Union, are j recinded ; and all laws or parts of law* in force in ihi* State, in *o far ae they ra ! cognize or a**ent to aaid Union, ba and : i..n ... i.- ? I.J wwjr HIvi nrriMM rvpfnifa, ?l! dog* f.?r il?? \oung Mm* of Flower*. \ _. - ^ ?? a Vi Arab Proverbs If your friend is made of honey, do not eat bim up. If you travel through the country of the blind, be blind yourself. When you are the anvil have patience ? when you are the hammer, strike well r.ud straight. lie that cannot take a hint cannot^ I comprehend a long explanation. 1 A great many human beings dig their i gr?v?f with their teeth. A generous man will place the benefit I he conlers beneath his feet?those he i?*. ceives nearest Ins heart. If jou wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to he taught man) things that you know already. To succeed in the wot Id, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discover who is a fool, than to discover w ho ia a clever man. Experience tenches us indulgence ; die wisest is lie who doubts his own judg | inenl with regard to the motives which actuate his fellow men. There are many vices which do not deprive us of friends; there ate n?An\ Mr lues which prevent ns from having ?? A friend that you have to t it- wot.'i he worth what you have to pay li t I to ? no matter how little that /.iay ever he. Troubles are like babies?they grov bigger by nursing. Accident.?It is our painlul duty to record a laiai accident, on Monday wen ing at the Garrison at Castle Pinckney, The following statement of the occur' rence has been transmitted to uk tr??m at. authentic source. One of the sentinel-, shout 10 o'c'ock, when in the act of dial lenging soine one who was approac' hig him on his post, accidentally disc burped bis piece. The catridge took eti'eel upon Hie person of Mr. It L. Holmes, a mem her of the Carolina Light Infantry, entering the left side, below the shoulder, and ? penetrating the left lung. The wound resulted iu hit death after a lapse of a bout a half hour.? Charleston Courier. The Exact Distances of the Forts. ?An oflicer of the United Stales Coasi survey gives the following measurements as taken from tlio latest surveys, uiade by the Const Survey Department : Fort Sumter i? (3 3 8) three and threeeighths miles from Charleston, (1 18) one and one eighth miljs from Fort Moul trie, (3 4) three'quaiters ot a mile to the nearest land, one and three eights miles to Fort Johnson, and two and five eights miles to Castle Pinckney. The last named fort is one mile from the town, and Fort Johnson is two and a quarter miles from the town.? Charleston Cou rier. Tub Collmuia Artillery, Capt. Ai leu J, Green, numbering about fifty men, arrived yesterday in the afternoon train Lojoiu their Charleston brethren in arms in the defence of the harbor. They were met at the depot and escorted by a detachment of the Hichardson Guards (composed of members of the Palmetto Fire Company.) The whole body, preceded by fiue music, marched down to the boat, where the Columbians embarked ftinid the cheers of the crowd assembled >n the wharf. They were also greeted with a round of huzzas as they passed the ;brong collected around the ouuetius ot the Mercury. The Richardson Guards, who were in citizens' dress, returned by way of Hroad street, stopping in front of >ur office to give three rousing cheers for the Mercury, and three more for Hon. R R. lllielt.? Charleston Mercury. Eight of the laborers who have been detained in Fort Sumter for some time, inade their escape on Saturday, and reached the city. I*. is believed there are thirty labors who are still detained against their desire and consent.? Charleston Courier. Rbkviors Offered?We learn that tin Mftlnrilafl u SfiimKae A t H n MUIHI'VI vi OI'IO uwuicu I CO colored men of ibis city, Laving first of.* tsm.ed llie sanction of the Mayor, through li'in tendered their services to the Governor, to work for the Stale, in any cupaci ly, and wherever their services are most needed. All they desire is that their families may not suffer whi e they are do* ing duty.?Southern Guardian. Earthquake.? A severe shock of an earthquake whs felt in this vicinity on Thursday, 3d instant, at about 4 o'clock, P. M. Houses ro:ked, and the crockery ware was moved from its place in more th <n one residence. It is a lut e singular that it should not have been observed farther South. It was felt at Sparianlmrg and other point* east of this place ?Pickett t Courier. Disapfkarakcb or Small Pox.? We call attention to the report of the /'aid r?( llaall. tV. ? 1 v, ?? V II"*O aiNltU, ?UlliH dHTit since, that there wee no danger whatever in visiting Columbia. but preferred to delay until there cothd not ho-o doubt. Our city bus for some liiue U bored under the disadvantage of this vis* itation, and we now tnake the announcement, with inucli gratification, that Col* umbia can be visited without any .appie* hension or unoasiaeee-Souik Carolinian, ? m m? j We get a*, the outlines nt things ftom what we read avid hear, but the Alio ? up j must be through our owd eip*m?oc?, I ^ . A