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_ _ : the Caucastcr fehger. \ i: p PER ANNUM S2K.TEE1, IN ADVANCE OU 1,1 1 /amilg aaa $iunttl 3Biini|U|iw flruotru to tip 3rts, frtiarti, titKatnn, <flrnratum, Igrirnltnrt, Sattrnal Smpronrnmiis, /orrigu ouh Souatir $tmi, nub tjp jKlnrktts. .f; j VOLUME X. LANCASTER C. 11., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 17,1861. NUMBER 10. * ;;(/ deleft ~\ht\xr\. ' J THE NOBLE PARMER. rJ BV MHH. XIQOURNKY. "Agriculture is the most healthy, the ^(c JiikisI useful, the mimI nohle employment jt] J?>f nun."?Ciwrge Wmhinglou. Hi 1? U Iml hero from the baitl? strife, ''[ With piilms of victory crowned. I Fame'* clarion tnuaic in his ear, From ?nrih'ii remotest bound ? 'S i What ruler o'er h nation's love, In majesty Nublime, . The lirHt, the greatest in the realm, ?l,i A king in freedom's clime, Return* to rural haunt* to watch ,,L Mia ripening wheat field* wave, ill- A blessed gladness in hi* heart ?|/ That glory never gave. '\| Who, 'mid hi* ai re* broad and green, Where plough ahurea break the aud, ' J l'relera irr s>linn toil* lo walk, Witii nature and with Ciod ? There wan hut one who thus retired From conquest's power and pride, For wiiieli .<inbilion hnih no oft Iii uiiidnea* striven and died. There was but one. Dost n*k bra name! 'Neath fair Virginia's sky Go hud Ml. Vein??n'* aepulchre And heed it* un*? ering sigh. Sut Lcvengood Travels with Old Abe as his Confidential Ifi tend and Adviser. \\ ben 1 lold you, George, thai I were | Hjrwmc 10 irnvoi wiuii oio Abe Link born, jbydii ttioughl I w?*r?* h lyin', but no** ye P'tie I'm lure, Hint I t i jist stun k across | the c uiiuy unci kotcb'd up with biui at I ilai i iat>urg, (duru sicll a place, I say,) R and I bev stuck dost to (lie cde Wind in (1 Ji Hiivi tin 1 got bitn safe itilu tins beer <hV!.u. tLey call bit, Wiilard'*,' an I'm I dun et ibe oi?* bias ove the Lous ain't a j ov? licher. I've las.ed bit, I baa, : an t'n I' ll Je aliullu r thing, nle \\ Indlii /' IIbub a uni aleepin m tbe same mine wlial 1 drvr.iued ove in one thousand eight buni died an buy si*, is bar Ole Buck played i P" tiiat oriul gaum ol kerds with Kili and j Km-iii- i.I tor llie President's cbeer, an ! v. n ii11, too, Mid be pi.dm hisself in sit I tin in hit I') a doin site more nor them iliit > b >l so, him loar. lint as I w er now ne to let, ?8 1 eer gittin thru Haiti, n.oie 1 a- e-l a te.ler a sittin onlu a barrel n til.n at the lock ove a (turned old revoi ting pistol. Sea I, mister, are y e gwine to war I Yea, ?eZ be, I'm gwine to bore oil Ai.eVy.ert> lur him es l.e minis along. 1 sent a p.ece further an seed another fit ole tub a cuilio a cheese with a uife a f oi loi g. Ill at'a a luouitroua ni(e, miaier, rex. I Ym w, ? z be, I means lu ' feet oltl Abe'a haslets with bit, aez be. I | rocked along an seed another feller rub j bin bnle a ortul cannon ; it were as big ! en .i pump log. Gwine to sliule, sz I f | Not jist yit, ?e* lie, a measuiiu my bite an heft with bis eye. When are ye gwine to shut , f I mout be so bold ? Day arier id morrow, sez be. I'm ' jist gwine tu lake old Abe in tbe place what fust letches a bom, and dam ef he don't lite bey ant W.sluntMi, bit il be that this ytr? powder ami good, an be dipped up a tin cup (ull oillen a barrell and poured bit back like hit ?er whisky. Jist about this tune the ideur got under my bar that li'Otiuiuie warnt much tu ^peak ove, fur o e Windin lilades, ami that they meant iu bev a funeral uuteu him when be got tbar. So I put out tu meet bun an tali ove the imeoiul rath iu cum. an the i.n ful tribulnahuii barrelled up fur bia vidder, Mini that proinmiii iuii Hob uve In#'*.? No* George, Hob him} uiitke a mutinous ' fiim man, I dou t m> he won't, but ea a I boy?mind, 1 aav,M a boy. I'm i| . >1 of I fancy kiiin a bit Sutn lel.fr will turn l.iui meide out auin of theae days, see t-f lie don't *, and who knows but bit would improve the little critter. He can't li^e ea lie is, thai'a aurtiri. Well, when I t?>ld o!e Winditi Hladra whet I bad seen and hearn, In* evea eorter belied and aor. ter apr??o, and bis mouf swelled out, en sex be, '1 hain't prepared to die, Suf.v, Hi) ton'?lie call* me bully a ben be avanis help, an Mmler Lovengood when fee's got lna dignity on, an a pats*-1 of fiat backa rouu him an be feela good an safe?"1 hea dun (be things 1 hadn't <>r gar, an U?f ondun the ibin ja 1 had orter," ,*?t hare be bung down bia bed and aiu .died e long fine , while I sot still an ~4uck | mineral observation Presideui, ^au if be aint a long v un an a narrow "wun I'm durned lit* motif, bin paw, an bia fooixea am the principal teeter*, an bia atrikm pint i* the way tbem ar laiga ove bixen geis inter bia bo '). They goee in each aidge sorter like the prong* goes in to a mi ill turW ti?? *? * .- - r ? v? m? uurnwi skerry lookin ole cusses fur a pre*i.leot /ever I seed, he am decidedly (he durndeei. lie looks ilk# a yaller ladder with half the rugs knocked out. I kolch e ole bull Irog once end druv a nail thru bis lips inter a poet* 'Jed two rocks tu hie bine tote and stuck a darnin needil inter bin tail tu lei out tbe mixture, and lef him It.ar to dry. I seed bun two weeke arte* wards an when I seed ole Abe 1 tbot hit were an orfal reiribuabeo cum onto me, and thai hit were the same frog, and only stretched a little longer, en bad turk to wearin close to keep me from It no win him. an keichln him a?*d nailin him up again, an natral born dorn'd fool ea 1 ia, 1 iwnr I see the asms watery, sbeery look in the e>ea, and the sorter kcota on the I... I. II i-..U o? -Ll - 1 < ? igui u unllDin |H , cum ove my immIi? up ibal ir frog. I w*r 1 *m ; *r?r sine* J ?A old Aba, I same shape, same color, same feel, (cold | as ice) and I'm duro'd et it hint (he same smell. HomelSin orlul is in happen u.e ' hi spite ove these \ ere laign, much hs 1 J 'penda on em, see ef hit oon't. | We'l, arter he had studied and sighed, I and sorter groaned, ? '?ttg lilim, lie ri* hm head up and Kt7. he, Suit) el.at had I he?:l to do in this orlul emergency ? The parly can't spare me now, besides I ain't tii lu die, and my whiskers liavejist | begun to grow, and I want to trv the vit| tals in \Vasliiotiin City, it wolit mi to lei me he made a siller by tbese sesesbiih belhls jist at tlus time, wi.l ii Suttv, my son f Sez I, Mr. Linkhoru, I-e ka led a | antral born durti'd fool m Tennessee, l>ui I tliink 1 ken averdge in these par's pur ly well, an' ef ye will j ?t pu' yeselt 01 der my keer, an el' old tScott cuius a cluctnn about witli bis wint;8 a trailin, or ole Seat ward cuius a wh.tiiu an sinehin an a scratcbin onder llie door, j si gin the tav? nn keeper the hint to lust tbur coalails witli ins boot, an that you'll pm f r loin one of t in ef l.o busts 'em, I'll be con stitutional'y, sirkumstanlialiy, hii indis. J criminateU dumed ef I don't put you safe ! in bed Mi.-sis ..ii khorn :ti Willards T?vrit.. i d do lilt ; d'ye see tliese tertians ; hiiu I lull one sirait out a I iu v t! ? lamp what sot ontu llie tabtl. He looked a me mournfully for a miuit, and bis eves run over, and seZ lie, Sully, m\ son, j I'll do tut, an old Abe won't lie, so gin your order and fix tilings; rmw I feel like I will be President yit 5 an lie pulled out a pint hot to from coder the pi ,ui o\o the bed, and be inea?uied lot witli Ills '.bombs one over (be < Iter Ii no 11 o bottom til tlie top ove llie wiiisky, 6 lli >r we? jot seven thumbs ; be then mc.isur etl bark four and bill tne last ihuttib fist | and run the ntnk me die boltei in in -ler bis nose about f..ui inches when ho turn od it up agin (bar a half inch Hhr <la\ I to onder the rbumb, and be sol bit onto llie tnhih When ho kotcli Ids bretF, ?ez^ be, 1 nuor incourages eny wun to drink, but ih <rs the botn-l, and hit hex your whisky in hit. 1 to !< aboard the ballance, 1 did. an went iu hed Now how 1 get him to Washington I'll tell yu the next lime ?e meet. (ioixi byi'. Sny, lieoige \ e nevi er seed ??le Abe, did ve ? \\ ell \^ve mi-sod a?ite. Nr.r Bi?l> ! No. Nur lite ole (/inuii ? No. Well, Ise sorry fur you, fur you ain't yet re<l.ly lu die. Brilliant Strategic Move of ad Eastern Shore Miiitaiy Company The Eastern Star, of Tuesday, relate* 'lie following extraordinary military exploit upon ilie authority of a traveler t A short tune ago, there was raised a very handsome uuitorin military compa ny in one of the towns in Worcester County. Some tin.- after the comi a-iv had become quite familiar with ihe drill, an oyster pungy, from N'exv York, anchor ed in the waters of Worce-ter, and iqoi I meucmg entiling oysters, contrary to the I laws of Maryland. The tact Coming to | the notice of the ShenfF, lie forth with | went to work to capture the puugy. To I ''make assurances doubly sure," he he. [ thought hnn that the new military com| pany won d be the bust posae comitntuit | be could summon ; accordingly, iho mil I itnrv was ordered out in full uniform, pro I peilv officered hi d equipped with "guns shotted" leady for action. Arriving nt the shore, opposite the pu'igx, it was decided to put the military in smb> sh nruii the ' overt act" was committed, in order thai there might he no mistake about the proof in the Court of Admiralty. The mihlary did not have to wait long behind their masked battery, made of cedar hushes, before the overt act was commuted. The New York captain not having the fear of the Worcester Sheriff before his eves, arid being anxious 10 load his pungy, verv so n put down Ins rakes, and commenced to draw up the contra band bivalves. This was the signal for ti 6 military to advance to (he charge The Sheriff having given (he wink to the officer commanding the military, that gentleman gave the word, "forward, march." au?l the company was soon ?>n board of a haiteaux, making directly for the "prize." In the meantime, the cap. tain of (he pungv discovered what was out, ordered ln? deck* to he cl?Hri'<l, nn?l j prepared (or action, reao'.ved n-<t to mir render without n atruggle worthy of thi diva of the immortal Ph.. I Joii?? W lien lue imliiHrv got within hIiomi 100 \?rd!? of tile Jif'Ze. 1 ll?J CNplHtli of 'lie pUllgx, beiug wjlbooi %* i* el- or colu.nl in-U, dr ?? out H piece of Move pipe, and pacing H Upon hi* "caboose" e mmeiiccd 10 sight it Ht lli? military, v?liicli ?UoD<e in .oifea ted *)rnpioma of d?eon f rt, mdeny .tanking such h tenth.e gun *o be potui ed directly toward* them. The beS'txtio.i manifested by lite mili tery encouraged (he caption of the pun gy lo pieaa in altera to exlre.i.iiieii, *. u?I (tailing to one of bi* hands for h chunk Of fire, lie commenced to blow it. nnd tbe sparks flew in nil directions 'l ine murderous proceeding <>f (lie -avage cup tu n brought the militnry to their feet, ready for the moet de?perate de-de ..f daring. The moment v.. cri ical, wi h every advantage on the vide ok' he cap* twin of the pungy, who straighten? up, llil tt irmV length pr. p >re I to npply tli? mulch. 8iiiiult*n?j<-??lr he tbro*t the chunk of fire into the end of the store pip# tli# military jniti|K?d o?nrh<>nrd, ?nd ?nch a "slashing s!>out" and diving D?v?r witnessed it. the waters of Worc?>? tel. ll it needless to add thai, while ;b? military ?? mider water, the oeptaiu of iha punay hointMl il and bid tare* *11 to ttie borders of Maryland, and that ?inr? iIda ru?rveitooa adventure, the military aforesaid, for behaving so gallantly, hat bee* called tbe Store pipe Inrractblee, t "... , '37''' ' _ _ . . From the Charleston Mercury. Our Washingtou Correspondence. The warlike movements of the Lincoln Goveintnem exclude nil other topics of remark. For weeks past their proceedi ii us, which heloro were suspicions, have been threatening. L?'tig belore Mr. Lin I coin i Mtiie to \\ a>liiiieioii it whs clear enough he bora a tleadlv hat led to tiie South. ili>? inaugural ought to have dispelled ail doubts in the minds of sensible people that lie meant to employ force to i I.ring hack the Confederate Slates. It w as h fair and open warning. I low- it tdiouiil ever have been minuudcistoud I | c Itliol conceive. That it should l?e mis> represented bv men like Ihmg'as, Seward ' and the Bolder Statu Unionists is con ceivahle enougli, considering their genet i mii reluctance to tell the truth on hiiv i subject. and especially upon one wLicli it i Was iiii [xirt Hilt for 1111* Soulli to he tru'y Iadvis.-d hIudI. Accuidingly, these poo liciaii* have '? i it'll peine when I lien; whs no pence." It !? h t-aiisf- cliotj t consid I r now, when iho i?:l is lifted from t! e ptnp.se-ol the Administration, t|n? | .?lne m; 11 miL' ictuus he.nl ul tlm Mont i (fnmeo (?o*eminent i as not h<endeceivi j <1 by liirlK and t at no military prt-pa! rations 1ms o?'t-t omiit-d willed whs cn j I'lllfttnl to p!?l lilt* Sotlll. .11 a pi ape I j ooi lilt: n for ilvteuce. *>;iii i' ihe 4 . Ii if March tie United j bunt) - 11o\11..i.jt??t i'H- pursued pre ely I il.e ]><?' v which might have been expect? l |> i:4 !' icii K'pi,.,oo., supposing their po icy to he w ,r. To rmiimu'ti a cor ti iii. Texas i. id. two or three thouI sand ?<:al'ere i troops, w iliont a ba-e ol opers'ii ?, --t?r. :ui 'e-0 hv H In stile comj inniitty, wen i j i.?o tc l w;t'i lire arms, : ? i? cod*' !> Ccotrnic to a r. intl policy. ( Accot .iiI\ the troops were wthirswu is fi.Lv as p nilile, a;nl concentrated at , p mils a lenient to the Southern coast. It whs d??*irah!<j also t avoid priaipi. atitig a conll ot dolors they w-re leady h r it. Tlierefoie, rumors verelirat. starti e,o. and tiien explicit statements made 1 t > v ' 'CI t?l H Si o l Hint l.v Oil in I.em 11 ^ j Cabitmt, tba, Suin ?r would In evacuAied. No Ims'iln st< p * as i.tkon al tort Pick ens. and it *>'<4 morn liiaii hinted that there, too, llm gart.son would be with draw ii. 1 lie Ministers nt thn Confederate Stales ( we;e rccencd with st'id.ul civility, inior. ma. Dcgitiuiions opened, peaceful hsmir..noes pr-df-red, every ihmg none to make then. believe that a pence policy uhi re. [solved on. It was even stipulated that I tin re should be no reinforcement of Fort Pickens without a previous notice to tins Coiiiiiiiftsioiierv. In order to regulate the Virginia Com venti'-n. communications were kept up witli ilie dominant ]?nrty of Union men in tii it boily. I lie leaders were skillfully played i-itli, and Messrs. Summer and Stuart made to believe they were shaping ' at K chniotid the policy of the Adminis* (ration. In fine, nothing was omitted to he dune which would throw )ho South 1 oil its guard. Ii ill hi the midst of ail (his, the Gov | eminent went steadily on to concentrate | its 11oops, collect its resources, fit out its | ships, drill its troops, summon its hoards of army and navy officers in Council?in short, to make every prepaiation fur war. At first all this was dona so quietly, that it hardly provoked attention. But it is now ne.irlv three weeks since some South eru men here, watching the couise of events, took the alarm, and gave it to the Sou'he: n authorities. The military and naval movements of the lasi four days have pretty much dispelled all doubt as to I he course of the Administration. It is possible the h'ow may he struck a' Fort Pickens And yet it would be allogethrr unsafe to assume that there is no plan to relieve Major Anderson. It has been given out in Republican qiiar ters, that the thing will he done. It is poeaihht that a combined movement may be male by lauding (loops and coinpa lies of tl\ nig artillery to engage the Con federate S ate halieiies in the rear, while United Slates vessels press up tlie clian re| to Sumter. If reinforcement he deem* ed possible, it will be attempted. That Fort Pickens will he reinforced in ?pite of the pledges given to the contrary is most positive y stated bv men who have I e means of getting facts in a reliable i lAi iter Of I'liiinc, tlie excitement and anxiety I in VYxsliiugtOT! Iiii viiili!y inrrcKMHl.? I'liert- ifiy few out spoken Southern men Hern, hut the community are impress <1 nilli ilie heuef "lint a Conflict at any point wiil pi fipitaie tl e senaasion <>f Vir {.u in, .iihI fin t" a muvemi n'. upon this City b? the old ecy ol thai Stale, the tnle of 8.ice?-i' is running Htronclv in Virgin-*, Mini (tie tiisi gun tired iu alt tliat ia needed to give shape to the feeling win it already ex-ita. It ia very prohabie that the fear of an earlv recognition of tli?* independent** of the Coi fi'deraia Siat?-? t?y Uuropean pow. ere, and 'he pro?pe? t of heavy import ttona at the So??i|iorn porta?diverting the trade from the N rlli?lias ha.t.ened i lie pro edme* of the Ad minis'ration. SOUTH. Oath or ?'knox Admimhi-krsd ?The Hon. A, 'I Magrath. recently eonflrmad by t'.e Congress at Moi.'ajoinery as Judge for tli? District of So uli Carolina, was, on Thursday evening, aorn into < fflce. The it'll was idipimstered at the Governor's hcadq?art"rs by Judge D L. Wardlaw in the pree?-ma of Gov. Pickens,. Gen lieeureuiird, Geo. Jamison, Judge Frost, lion It It Itril U'uii and oilman. Jml.ra M rffktn w:'' rtMife# l?in (unction* *nd ?oi?r ujtoti du'M* of hi* office itnrun* I ? Charleeton Courier. Convention of the People of So. Ca. 1 'J'l.e following resolution!*, adopted in secret session, have been made public : KNDOKSKMKNT OK TIIB I*KK81UKNT AND VICB.PKB8IDBKT. I On inotiou ol Mr. lirowu? 1{<solved, That the people of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, cordialiy approve of the election of Jeflerson L)avia to toe l'residency, arid Alexander j 11. Stephens to the Vice Presidency ol the Provisional Government of the Com ledcrate Stales ol America, and have eni tire confidence in llieir experience, p.o j i triotisin and ability to guide the destinies > ol (lie new Republic. On motion of Mr. Rend? licsolvtd, That a copy of the foregoing ' | resolution, expressing our conlidence in | the President and Vice President of the j Confederate Slates, lie forwarded to each , by the l'resident of this body. AI'l'UORATION OF TIIK OOVKKSOK. On motion of Mr. Read? Jit sol red, That the Committee up | proves of the action of the Governor in placing ilie forces lor the military defence | j of Charleston under the comimtud of I (ien. Beauregard, and that Le he :?*11fior ized to call into the field immediately ' I such number of the volunteer regiments j raised under the A< t of the Assembly as j ! General Beauregard may reijuire tor the j j operations under his control, the whole i | loice to he placed under the comtuaiid i I ol Genciai Bea iregar-1, or sucli other j | general officer as may he ordered to the | ' .me coiiiinaud by the authorises of the j I Confedeiate States of America. | COVIMANUAi ION Ot CII'IZKNH AND Fill Kit OS* j On motion of Mr. I). L. NVardlavv? | JtL&ol ved, 1 lial this Con vent.on highly t appreciate the generosity and public spirit ot (hose citizens and friends ot the 1 ! State who have contributed money and j | labor for the benefit of the State, and I take pleasure in noticing particularly the j liberty and patriotism ot Benjamin Mor \ decai, Lisa., in making the first, and a very generous, donation. AI'l'UlMMtNT OF OFFICKKA. The following resolution was introduc.d several days since hv Mr. Mazyck, j and teferred to tlie Committee on the Military, who reported it back v. iih the , recommendation that it do pass : Jlcsvlred, That the Governor be and J he is herein authorized to commission j the oilicer* of any volunteer company wdiich iin y he formed in any district adjacent to the sea coast for local service, provided, when such ;oinmission nhail he issued, that the wntteu consent and up' probation of the commanding officer of tlie regiment, battalion, and company respectively within the limits in which such volunteer company shell have been formed ; and provided, further, that such commission shall not continue longer , than ten days after the close of the tie.xt ! session of the Legislature, and provided, also, that such company shall not conisit ol le>s than thirty rank and file, besides the commissioned and non-commissioned officers. COVIMKNOATION OF 1IIB AKMY OF SOLTII C A KOI.l N A. On motion of Mr. lngiis? JitmtlnU unanimously, I loit Die alacrity wait wla> It the Begimeitl of Utiles ami several Volunteer Companies in lh s city?the Fir.il Regiment of South CaioIiiih Volunteers, and the regiment and battalion of en isled men and their vari , ous ollicets?the several individuals who, 1 in tlie capacity of Aids to tlie Governor, Engineers and oiherw-se, responded to the cai| of the Stale in her hour of trial and doubllul fortune?the patient cheer iii lipfls u ii ll is' ikloll ill"*' i " i' -.! to the extraordinary privations incident to 'lie suddenness of the emergency? their diligence in labor uew in.tl unusual ? tlio degree of -kill, discipline and etli ciency attained in lite short interval which h is succeeded, and the amount of useful service already rendered?entitle them ail, hutli ofliceis and privates, to j the hearty commendation and gratitude of li e peopie, and justify the Stale in re garding them with honest pride. Resolved unanimously, That this Convention, on beha'f of the people of the Slate, reposes entire confidence in the eminent professional courage and sound judgment of Brigadier General P. G. T. HkacRKOakd, and iu the intelligent and edict cut co-operation of the various mem hers of his stall, and their assistants, mil itary and n.<val, and respectively tender to ih mi and the various otiicers in the field service, and the individuals designated, our thanks for the r successful efforts thus far to protect the lives and the interests cf the State. Resolved unanimously, That if Fort Suuiter shall fall into the hands of our present Government, and the harbor of , Charleston shall he relieved from ail hos tile Occupation and obstruction, although without any actual conflict with arms, such result will he not the le-s achieved . by our forces aforesaid, and their wise and efF-clive operations. Resolved unanimously, That the fore going res- lotions he commutneated to (ten. hkaurkoahd, with a request that 1 hi extend them to the various regiments, battalions end separate companies, and to his staff nud their assistants, in such : form and manner as be shall judi?e *x pedienL cession or the rOHTE. Or. uiotioo of Mr. Withers, the Ordi1 , nance to chde the torts, arsenals and ma, rlne hospitals to the Confederate Govern ment (heretofore reported by the Com. in tl< on the Rleveholding Slates and Iublished in The Mercury} was passed. I >s now in the hende of toe Engrossing i Committee. The End of Negotiation Much surprise whs created about six o'clock yesterday evening, by the announcement, upon the bulletin board of the Mercury, that Lieut. Ta'bot?now I Captain Talbot, of the United States Army?had returned to Charleston by the evening train, and was then at the Charleston Hotel. It appears that he w as accompanied l>y Mr. It. S Chew, the confidential secretary, we l>eliei e, of Secreta rv Chase. Capt. Talbot came sis bearer of depatches to Major Anderson, and upon making known bis mission to General 1 Beauregard, was peremptorily refused permission to cointnuiiicatu with Fo.'t | Sumter. Mr. Chew, we understand, eKina as special messenger to the authorities here, with aii otliciul notification from the Lincoln (lovernment that Kort Sumter was . to ho provisioned? peacealIv, if praclica* b!c, forcibly, if necessary. It is almost I needless to add that Mr. Chew received 1 no information of a very consoling nature. lioth he and Capt. 1 allot departed on ' their return to Washington, by the eleven | o'clock train. During the afternoon despatches had i been received of n nature to warrant the I belief that a formidable naval farces was off our coast. Subsequent despatches, continuing ilie first ruports, it wasde'ermined to send down additional troops to J the harbor ! rtitiealions. Shortly befoic midnight the city was strutted by the booming of seven gntis fiom llio Cna ! ! Creen?il e signal ft r tho must'ring of tlm 17th lb'gimeut. In a 'ov minutes j wet. misty streets \\< ro all commote u ; volunteers couid be seen hurrying to and fio to join their respective con m.ands, and j the neighborhood of the City Hall whs , speed! \ thronged bv tho eilijwn > 'diety. who. like true "minute men," bad left ! their beds and li islilt donned tho k< ap sack, and shouldered the musket. As ?ompany after company filed silently , down to tho boats, tlm occasional Mashes t of the lightnii g lit up their right bayonets and elato-d kepis, and nothing save I tli" steady uu"i>mt! 1 tramp ( f the men disturbed tln> Mi'.finti stillness. C?> Oiiel hion's Regiment Iron: Kershaw ! wuh nitl for yesterday, Mid is expo toil | to HP've tin* inoriiiiit;. An p e provision ! lias been made for accommodation of the troop*. Ib foie cjayliylit tlr.s in irnin/ ! tlio forco a' tbo threatened points wiii bo fully double)]. As we go to press ( I o'clock a n ) nil is yet quiet, but a rumor prevails tlmt there are seven vessels oil'I lie bar.? Char lesion Mercury, Olh inst. Heady. It is sail] now that tlio last mortar is in its place and that the ammunition and supplies are all in our possession, so that every means for the speedy reduction of Fort Sniinter ruav be s >id to bt outirelv accomplished. There is no j.o s bi't. of! supplii 9 or reiuforciiienls being thio* n I in from the sea, for there is not the p>vv | ei in the United states Navy t?> i|o it, j and of jour-e the r*<!u t on of Fort Sum ler is only a matter ot time. There is one thing clear, that if the Government resorts to force and a sectional war, there must b? a very strong and powerful parte at the North opposed j to them. This parly constitutes the com mercitl cities am! moniet] men and those j interested ill the industrial pursuits of that season 'i'h 8 <|iV'si< n In ing made at the j No. th, compels the Uoveilani-ist, in an i>i sue of force, to r?1 y exclusively upon the It lack Republican party for the supply of men and money. \Ybereft, on the con traiv, tlie Confederate Slates o:!. piesent one united and unbroken frdfit, with no division, but all ready to defend then hotueft and their alters. In audi mh luai... I there can be no doubt as to the final re* \ Milt. Iii addition to lids, if there be an appeal to force, it will at once throw the Border Stales of the S lUlbern country against ths Black Republican party ami the Government. In such a strti'glu a> this, the total overthrow of the Goveir. ment at Washington is inevitable, ami confusion ami revolution wiil.be inaugurt ted :n the Northern States, that must end ! in their entire ami final destruction. Charleston Courier. | From the St. Louis Republican, April 2. ! Secession in New Mexico. Los Vkoah, New Mexico, March 12, The singe arrived h* r*^ lit in morning i from Santa Fe, en route for the States ; ! and as it was about leaving here on its i way in, an express arrived from C<>l. I Fuunlleroy, commanding this military de [ artment, to the commandant at Fort Union, ordering this officer to prepare for defence. On yesterday morning, about j 11 o'clock, the people ol the capital (S in- { la Fe), Americans and Mexicans, en manse seeming to have sprung up like "Cad mug' men," well armed and in great noim oers, at once seized and now hold Fort Maivv. Col. F. declined to surrender the Fort, as was expected, and while in the set of remonstrating with the popti* lace, the eitix?n soldiery rushed upon the works, and in ten minutes they were ta ken possession of. Governor Rancher w-as the prime mov er in these proceedings, and he now has | charge of ah the military equipments and public property. Every bodv is surprised at this wed concocted and efficient rov)> (Carmen, lit briwf, New Mexico now has declared for and practically affiliated with Texas and the South, and the United States is suddenly ignoted and our allegiance changed. Arizona auo nbsoivp* her allegiance | pn the 16th inst. w 1 # Just One Hour MoreA young man of this city, who had ] grown up regardless of the claims of God | and the Church, was sick unto death.? J His numerous associates?the "fast young men," with wi.oiu he had profaned the ' day of (?od, and puffed the cigar and sipped the wine cup in some of the Sunday saloons which curse our beautiful city?w?ie all absent. They had tailed \"r him and enquired after him until the death flush stole in upon his cheek, and then they fled from his presence, its though it w-ete the Dii-si'iips ?.f mi onui.il _ ( . .. - ? ?... anuio from (.< I ami tlie unseen angeU, only one whs present, a sister, at whose dwellin?? he l> -anled, whose inflection had seamed alter him in all his neglect of home ar.d piety, and was now, in h's hour of peri!, doubiy interested for his welfare. With true sisterly interest and sympathy, she sought, i?u* in vain, to lead liini to pious reflection and earnest penitence. Seiz:ni? an opportunity one day when the shadows of death suddenly grew darker, she pespatched an earnest message to the pastor of th? church near hv. In a few inoinents he was at the side of the couch of sickness. The sister whia j) iv(| tliu name in the ear of her brother ami 'hen turned quickly away to hide the tear of anguish which his cold returning ghmro had 'artoil from its fountain. Pastor ?My young friend, I have come iu vur h*?nr of severe illness, to ask after your spiritual welfare. May I converse with you ! \ outli ? Please, sir, postpone your visit until to morrow? I hid very sick ? 1 hope I -hall ;;et well?I will see my physician ti'-t?do, do wait until to morrow. Passor?It may ho too late then. I will he short in :uv con versa'ion. You mm r.oi live i mil tounorrow. Youth?1 tnu-t ask him again (the physical ) whether I shall die soon. I>o i cine. again in the afternoon. Paster? I think it is Letter to ta'k now. 1 am afraid to wait until the afternoon. Youth ? I will converse with you in otic hour. I will si i.d for the physician ? I will :i*k him at once. Pastor?Why not now ? Do listen to my counsel now?I will speak to yon of your lust fri- nd. Come? Youth ? i say, not now. Cotno in one hour?ju-?t one hour more. With a sad lieait the servant of (Jod hide hi'ii farewell for "one liout " As ever, the hour soon passed, and just as he opviu d the door to hasten to his mis .-ion, a messenger nu t him to say that the youth was dead ! Header just or.e hour more ! llovr oh ten yon ha' e heard that word in sub stance, said ; how often you have said it. The shadows of sickness have shut you in from labor, from plaasure, Iroin socie' ty. The season of reflection came?of I serious, deep, earnest reflection ; you were hopeful of reluming health, of Ion ger life ; and you ventured to say, "Go hy ivav fur this time ; when I have a ! convenient season, I will call fur thee." , V on have heen spared ! Mow precious i 11,., i ...ir - t .i - ?? - - 1 *?? ? iwiii; nuu?.Jn|.|? Ol II1L. i?l b ? T IUWHIO | y<>u ! Il<:8 ilie convmient season ever . aniv.d ? Are you not waiting for re j p.-lileuco, until the last hope of life has lied I M iy it not he loo late then ?? Why not now ??Advocate. Raising Young Turkeys. A corespondent of (lie London Fold, j gives the following diiections : In answer to "Con-tar t Subscriber" as j to the method of rearing young tnr I kejs, th ir food, ike, I beg to inform him llinl having reared a great number, the way I have found best to do so is to keep them as much as po-s o!e from gelt ng damp, either in their feet or bodies, which may he done by having a capa cioua Co. j> for them, well strewn with dryroad drift or tand?of course letting them run 111 and out on tine days as they p'ease. They are very susceptible of cold, and numbers die of cramp if not properly attended to. I have always found (hat liicy are the most liable to it when they are about the size of blackbuds. they should tie fed on eggs boiled hard and chopped fine, curk, bar lufii.ual, wheatune ?l, onions and leeks, and a small weed vvhiih grows in hedges, called clyder, all choppd fine and mixed well with the other food, together with 1..1 . . : . -rr.. ? < ' liny IIIIIC ui lilt or oripi*ll>g Ol IltfSH inn.it w liicli may l>e at baud, ll.e above should be rubbed well together till it is all in little pieces about tbe size of a grain of wheal, and thsn fed as often as they require it till a month old, then some broken bat lev or wheal may he oc Ctsionallv given. I have hatched turkeys under my game hens, and have no doubt they may be under any hen that would set well. Protection of Poim.trv.?A writer in the Pruiric Farmer, who has for sov? era! justs past had extensive experience in the raining of poultry, gives the readem of that jonrnal a remedy for the dea> traction of eggs hv skunks and other ani. main, lie says : "I will give a remedy that I have proved for ten years or more, with aure success, and no scent, Wnen a nest is disturbed, the next night I lake an egg. break a hole in the shall, empty out pari of (he white, and put half ns much strychnine ss wonld lie 011 a half dime into the egg, ami at uii/ht nut it into tb? nest If it is not taken the next morning 1 lake the egg in until the next night, then put it hack again. I have never missed getting him the aecoiid tight t in this way I destroy many every year." Plowing for Cotten. Rome, Gh., March 26, 101. Dh. D. Lee?Dear Sir : Some farnicru in this section of Georgia, (I might say all.) argue that deep Rowing in pre' paring la.nl for cotton will not do ; that the cotton stalk will not glow till the roots strike li ird earth. 1 am not a farmer, hut I do not believe the argument will hear a practical test. 1 believe in deep preparation ol the soil for both corn and cotton. It the subject he of sufficient general interest, you will oblige by giving your opinion throught that excellent journal, The Southern Field and Fireside. lieBpeclfully, J. W. Ah a general rule, experience has proved tbe mi vantages of deep plowing in preparing ground for Mauling both .cum and cullon. One reason w by alluvial boiton s yield belter crops ibar. bar< j dor uplands, is tbe perviotisness ol ibe Bub'hoil which enables tbe long roots of i cotton and corn to descend two or three ' feet into the earth in search of appropri! ate aliment. Tbe plants cultivated draw food from three or four times more earth in the one case than in the other.? j Now, unless the ground is actually pois< , onous the crop, the deeper it is stirred and thoroughly pulverised the better ; for it promotes all those chemical changes in the soil through the agency of air or areation, increased warmth and moisture, ' which render any tillage desirable. Cain i was a 'tiller of the ground hut as plows I were not invented, he probably stirred it | an inch deep with a slick, and would j have regarded a eo?ioter or turning sliov. j el as a very extravagant contrivance for breaking up the surface of the soil.? French plowing and double spadt.ig as practiced bv expert gar-lners and those planting vine yards, must appear to shallow operators in preparing land for cotton as a prodigious wa--te ol labour. But cotton and corn grow as much l etter as asparagus vines and beets when planted u land cultivated from twenty to thirty I inches in depth. Deep summer fallowing, which has been practised for ages in some parts of Europe, ower its benefits in a good tie* l greo to the chemical results that ensue I timing the several months that intervene , between the pulveiizHlioti of hu>d clay ! and the seeding of the land. Elements of plant lood are eliminated and rendered .available in lliic !...# .? . ?1 ... ... .1 IMdl V. UiMUl 1 Its II ttu 1 in any other, If they could, then all til j lege, except to kill n eeds and grass, in ght be dispensed with.v Atoms must I be both separated that were before in contact, and brought together in jnxta position with new atoms having different chemical aninilies. The plow, hoe, Lar. row, and cu tivator do this, and increased fruitful,ess is the consequence. Steam plowing and digging are now attaining the a.v.iO results at a great saving of muscle, nerve, corn and money, while the earth is mellowed some fifteen inches in dep'h. W e will soon have leading article on the science of Tillage.? Field and Fire side. How to Pnosi'kit in Business.?In the first place, make up your mind to accomplish whatever you undertake ; decide upon some particular employment, and persevere in it. All difficulties are overcome hv diligence and ass duty. Bo not afraid to work with your hands, and diligently too. "A cat in gloves catches no mice." lie who remains in the mid grinds ; not lie who goes and comes.? Attend to your own business; never trust I to any one else ; "a pot that belongs to | too many is ill stirred and worse boiled." i Be frugal : "that wbicii will not make a | pot will make h pot lid;" "save the penco ; and the pounds will take care of them, selves." He abstemious- "who dainties love ;^h!I beggars prove." llise early : ; "the sloepv fox catches no poultry;" "plow deep while sluggards sleep, and you wiil have corn to sell and keep." Treat, eve ry one with respect and civility; "everything is gained and ni^JfltaLosi by courtesy "good mannen^^^^Psuccess."? i Never aiilicipato wealth tWii any other source than labor?e#pec:ally never place ! dependence upon becoming the possessor . of an inheritance : "lie who waits for dead men's shoes may have to go a long time barefoot; 'lie who runs after a shad ow hath a wearisome race." Ahove all things, never despair?God is wheie he was ; "He helps those who truly trust in Him." FkMALF. Votl'NTKEKS.?The Ilolly Springs ilerald learns I lint the county of : Chickasaw, Miss, has ten companies of ; Volunteer soldiers ready to be mustered into the service of tie State. It adds itliat, in addition to these: "The county has a regularly officered and drilled company of young ladies, who have pledged themselves, in the event that the men are called iuto service, to protect their homes and families during their absence, and see that the farms are properly cultivated, and full crops raised not only lor the support of the county, but of the armv of Mississippi," Mexican Invasion or Texas?Despatches from.Kew Orleans, dated the 2d instant, state thai Col. Ford had been reliably informed from Matamoras that Geo. Ampudirt, with 8.000 Mexican*, wm sixty miles off. marching <>n Brownville, Twm. A mpudia had despatched an express to M;it n moras, with placard* and hand bills, declaring thnt Texas belongs to Mexico, and that a* aha has no longer the support of the Federal Government, now is the time to retake her. Keinioreements in large v. i tuber* were raptdiy joining Kim. M jm