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, ? ? ' i K-'jl n xjuiu o, ^ - ? , ?_ ... . ? '"?<" I ' fe tlio proprietor of a valu*. I fiK E 11 IE E ie (Bi bb ia ii ig ia ? l| "T" TIIINB ouv M,:|T BK TIll'R. AND IT MIST FOI.I.OtT, AS TUB NKillT TBI'. DAY, TIIOU CAN ST NOT TUBS BK FALSE TO ANT MAN." IIV HOli'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, DECEMliEIt I, i860. VOL. XII. NO. 18. / ^g5g*B!!Ll 1 I * ... . . t . ^ ^^?"ITOi02) (p?'^" ITirl V | (iovcrnmcnt towards the South, of any pco- i point of coorcinu a State, said that " hv fnr<>n I n?v?? ** 1 ~ I There Never Was an Earthly Dream. There never was nil earthly dream Of beauty and delight, Thut mingled not too hood with clouds, As nun rays with the night: That ta?ted not from the fond heart Where once it loved to stay, And left that heart more desolate For having felt Its sway. There never was a glnd bright eye llni it was dimmed by tears, Caused by such grict's as ever dull The sunshine of our years. We look upon tho sweetest tlower, "l'is withered soon, and gone: %? ... Ittvgnzc upon u ?iur. to tinU Hut darkness where it shone. There never nns a noble heart, A mind of wortli and power, Tlint hud not in litis changing world Vain, misery?i'or its dower. The laurel on (lie brow liytli hid From many a eureloss eye Tho secrets of (lie soul within, Its blight and ngonjr. Thero never wan?there cannot be? On earth a preoiouH spring. whosewatevoto the fovcroil lip, I'nlulling we nmtT bring; 4 All change) h on this troubled shore, Or posseth from the siglit : m O! for that world whore joy anil pence * ' Iteign ns eternal light I FOIl TIIK KKOWKK COURIKU. Meeting of the Citizens of Fair Play. At n meeting of the citizcns of Fair Play nnd vioitity, on the 20th inst., on motion of Dr. O. 11. llorton, Capt. A. W. Glenn was called to the Chair, nnd W. T. Cleveland requested to act as Secretary. The Chairman briefly staled the object of the meeting to be the organizing of a Volunteer Company, to be tendered to the Governor for any services the interest of the State may demand, upon her immediate secession from the Union. After an addition of several members to the Company of fiftv nlmiulv nlif-.inrwl 1. . J j eecded to organize by tlie unanimous election of the following officers : For Captain, CV.pt. F. \V. Kilpatrick, who responded in u few (chaste remarks to the compliment thus behtowed upon liiin, exprcsst 'g liis feelings of gratitude for this manifestation of esteem, and his intention to exert his utmost efforts to _ prepare the Company for any emergency that im might arise. For l?t Lieutenant, Dr. (). It. llorton ; 2nd, Thos. J. Sloan ; Ensign, Kob't. J. Glenn; Orderly Sergeant, Jas. 0. Cook; 2nd Sergeant, David II. ]\ lesser; 3rd, N. W. I llarbin ; 4th, David II. Lllcnn; Surgeon, Dr. D. M. llussel. On motion of T. J. Sloan, the Chnir appointed the following Committee to select a Uniform and present for consideration at the , next meeting: Osborn Cleveland, Jos. N. | * -x. Mayo, 10. M. Holland, IV L. Dean and \V. T. Hklleveland. *%2iwua^dl I,v ilw. r? TiliyiT I . /V. ".pi .-uuiio IUI : I I a name for the Company, Mr. Sloan proposed that we name it in honor of Carolina's noblest son, " The Calhoun Mountaineers," which was unanimously adopted. The Captain gave orders that the Company should assemble cn Saturday, December 1st, at 2 o'clock, p. m., for drill and instruction. On motion of Dr. Ilorton, the proceedings 1 of the meeting were ordered to be published in the l'ickens and Anderson papers. The Rev. Sam'l. Isbcll was then renucsted to offer up prayer in behalf of the Company. ^ Mr. I .shell first made n few fooling and iinpresfiivc renint?\{?: Wc area highly favored propie, no language can express the magnitude of the blessings which a kind and beneficent Providence has so graciously showered upon ur?all our ble*?iiigs and all our prosperity ^ flow from the ntcrcy of (hid. It therefore becomes us to feel thankful and bow in revcrcnce to the great (liver of all good, especially in the important, crisis which wc are now so rapidly linnrn.ir>]lillir. If tlm i nmw>rt:il W nwlii iwrlim could l?y aside the habiliments of the grave and appear amongst us again, we would hoar him say that lie went to God in prayer throughout the revolutionary strugglo. Ho was crowned with success, by carrying, as it were, the contents of the Hiblc in his bosom whilst buttling under every disadvantage with the well trained armies of the mother country.? Let us, then, act manfully, but with caution And with a constant recollection that it is God from whom we roecivc our hlcssingH. Mr. Isbell t'-en offered up an able and fervent prayer, after which, on motion, the mooting adjourned. " ' A. W. GLENN, Chairman. \\. T. Ci. KVF.fiANi), Secretary. "" IP^lotdoAL. -I From the Southern Guardian. * An Appeal to the Southno. 1. Whenever any measures aro taken which ii.volvo the vital interests of tlie community in whi<*u I live, I speak out my opinions upon then., little thinking, and as little oaring, whether in man's judgment they become my place and ealling or not. This! have done repeatedly j nud I have generally received for my pains unmerited reproof at first, and over-merited thanksgiving at last. So it may be in this instance. Mnnlli r?tipnlinn will I<i>rf..'iinlir tnomlA /mm .vw~v.. ? ..... J the Union in n few months. Upon this motnentou* step hang issues of unspeakable importuned Bl*d interminable consequences.? T'ms sho knows full well; for h?r lending jnen nro not nil fools and do*porudoes, a? ..1,1 u..w? fjd'Uo nwwiu u n w vnu itvi 1*1 uuaigvu uiu. A faithful portroituro of their charactcr would bo rather too complimentary for their . tsstc, nnd rjuito too sentimental for this stolid, calculating nge, in which the tnlk of " p!?]ui inyj licet, awl fortune, and sacred honor" in dcfunco of right, is regarded us ridiculous roinnncc. There is n something in them, I ?innt, thut has made thorn tho most restless jicoplo undor tho dealings of tho General * pia in uic ? inon ; but never have they inani- j ! fested discontent without a sufficient cause, j i It may he the streak of French that is in : them ) it may he the Revolutionary spirit not I yet extinguished within tlieni j and it may be j peculiar endearment to their State institu1 flrttiu AVI./.- t ?-?? - - v.v,..o. ,1 ..tn i UHH.T uieir legislative halls, and notice the dignity, the gravity, the order, tho comity in debate, and the respectful obedience yielded to the presiding officers, and go thence to the halls of Congress, and see the tumult which prevails there, 1 glory in my just adopted State, and blush for the I'nited States. When J enter their courts of justice, and observe th? like dignity, gravity, order, comity and obcdicnce there?see with what independence and impartiality justice is administered?particularly the criminal justice of the commonwealth, now almost lost in the Southern States?I do not wonder that they arc tinjrvd with a little more than ordinary State pride. When 1 consider their open-handed liberality in erecting public buildings, building railroads, supporting schools, colleges, asylums, and other valuaj blc and benevolent institutions j and remem| her the onerous luir<lr>i? 1 : \ji iAti(inii wuim j they have to cmluro to accomplish these ends, and the uncomplaining promptness with which they shoulder this burden?say to myself, "verily, citizens of South Carolina, ye nre a peculiar people in Ibis great Republic, and worthy of something better than blame !" But these arc not all?they are a religious people. Look into all her churches on the Sabbath day ! They :tr? all crowded; new ones are going up, old ones arc being enlarged, and for about one hundred and sixty days union prayer meetings' have been held in the , capital of the State, begun and prosecuted | i - ? I Willi no rye 10 tnc existing pcvils of the country. When I consider nil these things, I cxJ chiim : <l Well ninyest thou, gallant, noble, generous, pious State, fire Jut every encroach- j ment upon thy rights; for when they nre i 1 gone, you will have lost more than any other : State ever lest without a fault! From my ' soul 1 excuse tlice for thy growing impatience at every new aggression upon thy prerogatives |?thine honor, and thy peculiar institution." This is lhr? Sltiln t?liinl, ! "? J-' l . I _ ...?? ii 111VII Iliu unci 111 I UCU IO | withdraw from the I'nion, let the consequenj cos be what they may, rather than submit to Black Republican rule. She will triumph j I do not say that she will not have to go ! through tribulation. That is one of the pasports to a distinguished phtce in Ileaven, I and consequently no certain sign of error.? ' Two shots have been tired at her already 1 from the press of a neighboring State, and i j many more will come from quarters where t she had ti right to e.\ni:et HMitmlWv If <>? I ? J ' " ""v j sympathy aud praise. Hut no matter; let j | In j* bear thcin unmurmuringly ; : ticl, without : retort, move right abend, in solid column, us ; she docs move, and will move, in an ntmos- j pliere of prayer, asking no help, but rcceiv- , ing it thankfully, and she v- ill triumph glorious- j ly. 1 feel it through all the fibers of my nature that she will triumph gloriously.? " - uur.\f seventy years have left me rhe ravages or. ,n_, but wh)[. rc. but little physical . < (J,,in nvmt. iiiiiins is at nor scrvice. "v.^" ~,'v \i-> ingathering on my mind, hut tflP.TRJ* light enough loft to beacon other Stales to hoT^'. P and to this end I now begin to use it. ]jur-? to sccuro readms, I must say little at a time. I therefore close, for the present, with an (lamest request that the Southern press give my brief articles a pcneral circulation, for the sake of an old man who has done the South some service. A. 1>. Lonosthket. Secession and Coercion. As flu* k iiidrnd Kiiiiii>nt?i !if f!w> Iwmi/J ..f article will lie fully opened ami largely discussed at the approaching session of Congress, it is well for the members to enlighten themselves by consulting the records of the Convention that framed the constitution.? We copy from the Boston Post a synopsis of the debates that took place when this branch of the powers to be conferred on the Federal (iovennnont was under discussion : In the first plan for a Constitution, reported by Kdmund Randolph, of Virginia, was a provision " that the National .legislature be empowered to negative all laws passed by the several States contravening the articles of Union } and to call forth the force of the Union against any member of the Union failing to fulfil its duty under (lie Articles thereof." Tho fimt part of the proposition, to negative unconstitutional State laws, Was agreed to unanimously, without debate, on motion of Dr. Kranklin. " The last clause, authorizing an exertion of forco against a delinquent State," came next under consideration. "Mr. Madison said that the nioro ho reflected on the use of force, tho moro ho doubted tho practicability, the justice nnd the efficiency of it when applied to people collectively and not individually. An ui-iou' of tho States containing such an ingrediont seemed to provide for its own destruction.? The umo of forcc Against a State would look nioro liko a declaration of war than an inflection of punishment, and would bo considered by tho party attacked as a dissolut ion I of all previous compacts by which it might be bound, lie moved that the clause be postponed. This motion was agreed to nrm. con. ' .Subsequently Mr. Patterson presented ns a substitute n plan agreed to by Connecticut, New York nnd Delaware, whidli provided thnt " nil nets of Congress made in puvauaneo of tho Constitution, and all treaties, shall be tho supreme la^v of tho respective States, nnd that the Judiciary of the several States shall bo bound thoreby?and that, if any Stato, or any body of men in any State, shall oppose or prevont tho carrying into of 1*01 auch acts or treaties, the Federal Kxacutivc nhall ba authorised to call forth tho power of tho Confederated* Htntoi to enforce and compo! an obedioiice thereto." Tn the dieeusnion of thenbovo two propositionH Mr. Hamilton, of New York, on tho was (o he understood a coercion of laws or a 1 coercion of arms. A certain portion of military lurcc was absolutely necessary in lai;;o ' communities. Massachusetts was now feel- j ing this necessity and making provision for it. (The Hhi.y's rebellion.) Jiut how can this force be exerted on the State collectively ? It is impossible. It amounts to a war between the parties. Foreign powers will n*>t be idle spectators. Tliev will intcrnnso . . *" . * ~7 the confusion will incrcaso, and a dissolution of the I'nion will ensue." Col. Mason, of Virginia, was opposed to liiiliturv fornn nirninsf n II,. ? ? WHI " the most jarring elements of nature, (ire ami water themselves, arc not more incompatihle than such a mixture of civil liberty and military execution. Will the militia march from one State into another in order to collect the taxes from the delinquent members of the Republic ? Will they maintain an army for this purpose? Will not the citizens of the invaded States assist one another till they rise as one man and shake off the I * n ion altogether? Rebellion is the only ease in which the inilitiirv frnvo Mm c;in be properly exerted against its citizens, llo was struck with horror at the prospect of resorting to this expedient." The proposition for coercion of a State was then entirely abandoned by the Convention, | and in lieu thereof the article as it now stands in the Constitution was adopted, viz: " Art. G. This Constitution and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties, shall be the supreme law of the land, and the .Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any- i thing in the Constitution or laws of any State I t0 the contrary, notwithstanding." Peace or War the Issue Now. Andrew II. II. Dawson, a recent Dell Klee-! tor in Alabama, in a letter to the Charleston Mi rruri/, thus forcibly presents the issue now i before the people of tlie Southern States : "Within the next thirty days I see there are to be delegates elected in several Southern States to State Conventions, and from the tone of the Southern press I perceive that the issue it is proposed to submit to the people who are ! to elect the delegates, is " I'niou"?" bis- | union." "'Iiis is a grave error. No such is- j sue will, in fact, be before tlieni, and they ! ought to know it. The true issue will be ' " Peace"?" War." If tlie Southern people elect secession delegates to their State Conventions, they will then assert, according to the forms of law, an unquestionable constitutioiial right. The North will sec we are terribly in earnest, and respect our wishes and liglits in the premises. Then we will be permitted to withdrajv in peace, and that great idea. " native to the manor horn " on onri-.m. tiiient?self-gov rnment?limy yet .survive to bless unborn millions. liut if the .Southern people vote down the policy of .secession, then they will only prevent secession?not icvolution?and revolution will inevitably follow, speedily follow; and then the brigh star of self-government, in the genial effulgence ol which a people without a rival in power and I happiness upon earth has basked for over tlYree (juarters of a century, must go down ./amid gloom and blood. J have said, if scission be rejected, re\olution will be inevitajjfle. Jlev^l^ition never was the offspring pft the ballot b?v'riiVjeiiisbition. It'is lheJtf><ritim-j.o>~iVo.T!i i of action j VAiu on? n,jm nuil can start a ( revolution now a^iTii^which the juntos of hull ( can never prevail, and he may he a homeless , and friendless* wretch if you please. It was that man who threw the first box of tea overhoard in Boston harbor, who coninu need the American Revolution, the results of which are ( history now. let his name, neither history ( nor tradition lias preserved; and albeit the , actor is forgotten, the action will never be.? When tlift late lamented I!rooks caned that rhetorical blackguard, Sumner, it was all that the conservative influence of the North could ' do to prevent then a descent upon Washington ' City. The excitement now is running much higher than it was then, and consequences more fatal and fearful might proceed from a 1 minor cause; and that there are ten thousand * .1.., u ..ii. i i : 1.. .11 111 CI 1 ill. IliU OOI1MI !C.MII\lll mill IjIIIUJIII rS 11?11 1 . never reign over the in which they re- 1 side, no man living at the South can fur one 1 moment doubt; and that they arc determined to start a revolution if the South votes against secession, is a ]. irpose so generally understood 1 to be firmly fixed, that i'? doubt it would be insanity ; and when the firsf blast of a bugle 1 is heard " on the tented fiol 1 or embattled 1 plain," the motto of Decatur will burn in the ' heart and on the lip of every trm. son of the South?" I am for my country, if she is right 1 ?right or wrong, my country and his section wiil be his country. 1 ask you, then, sir, is not peace or war the true and only issue to hn uiilmiilti'il tlir> TWiiitlrt ? \'mv llinan wlio want pcnco hnvo only to vote for secossioi., and if enough of them vote for it, they will get it. Those who want war have only to 1 vote against accession, and if or nigh of them 1 do it, war they will get, and enough of it, too, ' to gloat the appetites of the most ravenous and blood-thirsty." < Sur.F Knowi.kdok.?I know not how ; strong others may'be in spirit, but I confess I cannot be as holy as some profess to be; for whenever I do not bear in mind the word of God, I feel no Christ, no spirit of jo^. But , if 1 meditate on any portion of lloly Writ, ( it shines and burns in nijr heart, bo that 1 ob- . tain pood courage and another mind. The cause is thus : We all discover that our mind* , and thoughts are 80 unsteady, that though we , desire to pray earnestly, or meditate on CJod , without His Word, our thoughts scatter in a thousand forim ere we are aware of it. Let nny ono try how long ho can rest on any one , idea he proposes to himself, or tako one hour, , and now, if ho will, tell mo all his thoughts. I am Fure ho will be ashamed before himself, and afraid to sny what ideas have passed , through his head, lest ho bo taken for a mud dog, Hi d be chained. This is my ease, tlu?* engaged in soriofcs thought.?Luther. V.V ? . JJ1UO XUCdMl^C. The larger portion of the annual message of j the Ciovernor of North Carolina is princi- 1 pally devoted to &tatc matters. The conclu-' ding portion reviews very ably the position : of the South in tlie Federal Union, and the wrongs and aggressions she has patiently ;.ud j forbearingly submitted to. In viety of the present difficulties, he makes the recommendations subjoined. The recommendation for i arming the State and organizing an effective j military force, is verv pood, mid will ? ^ o ' f V?vv? Vless be promptly noted upon by tlie Legislature. Tbiii tor a conference of the Southern States is not in good time. The day for consultations and conferences is ^ the ineffectual attempts heretofore made in this ! direction have rather served to retard than ! accelerate Southern independence. As sov- | crcijjnties, the Southern States individually j must net each for herself, and whether conference may ho necessary must follow the act ; (it U !?.*? 4 ?'' ,.mil iiiu oouiuern rotates meet in Convention, it will be as sovereign anil independent Slates, to provide for a Southern Confederacy : " In view of the perilous condition of tbe [ country, it is, in my opinion, becoming and ' proper that we should have some consultation 1 with those States identified with us in interest and in the wrongs we. have suffered ; 1 ami especially those lying immediately adjacent to us. As any action of ours would, j of necessity, materially ufleet them, it would be but consistent with the amicable relations | that have ever existed between us, to invite ( them to Miisultf.tiim nnnn ? !?.?* "i;~ j^-wnv.v.. UM.I OW j deeply :ifleets us all. From a calm and do- i liberate consideration of the hot mode of! avoiding a common danger, much good might result, and no evil could. <l In thus proceeding, wo would show to the world a disposition to exhaust every peace- | able reined}' fur the solution of our dillieultics, j and a firm determination to maintain our. rights, ' in (he 1'iiion if possible, and out of it if necessary!' " Such a step, too, would he but a becom- | ing mark of respect to that considerable por- ' tion of the people of the nomslavcholding ; States.| who have ever been disuostd to ae- 1 knowledge us equals in the I nion, and who linvc (n ninnj' occasions gallantly struggled to secure our constitution:.1 rights. " 1 therefore respectfully recommended ! tliat you invito the Southern States to a eon- ' fcrence, or suuh of them as may bo inclined ! to enter into consultation with us upon > the present condition of the country.? 1 Sohonld such a conference be found|imprncti- | cable, then 1 would reconnncnd the sending of one or nuirn <!.>! 41 1 ^ ..v.< ;;,IU S II) liur lltll^liuor- 1 in^ States, with the view of securing concert ; of action. " I also thick that (he public safety re- J rutin's a recurrence to our own people for an j expression of their opinion. The will of the people once expressed will he a law of j notion with all, ami secure that unanhni- | ly so necessary in an emergency like the pes- j i'lit " f therefore recoinmeml that a Convention of the people of the State be called, to j assembled immediately after the proposed consultation with other Southern States shall have terminated. " The subject of our military defences will require your carlv attention. I would ' com menu' a \\horough reorjrnnizaJ/on of ihe I militia and thfenimU^uont of all persons bo- j Uvocm (lie njri'S of 18^?d If) ycuvs. With 1 1 such a regulation our muster roll would | ] son tain near a hundred and ten thousand j men. ] " 1 would also recommend tho formation , af a corps of ten thousand volunteers, with an urbanization separate from the main body of the militia, and that they be suitably armed ( uid equipped." ' W'll ! !> .III.' PlHVIKL'vm r< !>/. MM,.. " Forco Rill " of lJv>2-!5.'> having expired by ' limitation, the question arises, what can Mr. Buchanan do, if South Carolina secedes?? ( The Washington correspondent of the I'hiia- , [lelphia J'rcss (Rep.) writes: " It is now contended by some of the ablest < jurists in this city that Mr. Buchanan eannot 1 11 force the laws <?f the I'uited States in South Carolina unless there is an act of Congress ' passed similar to that of the force bill j and , those who know the complexion of the pies- , ei:t Congress need not be informed of the trouble and impossibility of passing any bill conferring any such authority upon the Kxccutive. Jf the President were to convene in extra session, and to ask lor mitliority, it would not be given to liiin, and if given by I lie majority, there would be another secession from the hulls of the National I legislature, precisely as there was at Charleston and at iJaltinure." The Washington "Star" argues that the law dots not authorize tlio government sit Washington to take any oflicjal cognizance of anything whatever tlie Southern States may Jo in the way of preparation to he ready for secession from tlie I'nion in n body on the fourth of March next. President Buchanan rnn only lawfully act in ease of the infraction [>f some law by some parties or State in the South 1 To cannot lawfully move a finger to prevent the calling of secession conventions in the Southern States; nor, again, to pre vent iuo election ot an overwhelming majority of aeoeBfionisi ^ to those conventions. Nor uan lie in any way interfere with the people of llir? (>1)1(011 S'tnti'M in llicir anWuumtt !/?* <\f _ V,. ratifying at the polls whatever those conventions may determine on against the continunr.ee of the confederacy. Thus it is surely oompetcnt for (ho cotton States to he fully prepared to set up a government of heir own, wholly independent of nnd disconnected with the government of tho United States, on the fcujiJi of March next, without having so violated a federal law in the meanwhile as ihut PrcHUwt linchannn can lawfully take any official cognizance of their art whatever. Orkatnkss, supported hy goodne?s; is hard to be overthrown. correspondence of the Guardian. Ar.iiKVii.riK C. II., Nov. 22, 18(50. Dear (< uardian : This has been n great day for old Abbeville. The morning was ushered iu by the firing of cannon by the Ancient Artillery company of Calhoun's Mills. At an early hour the crowd began to assemble, and by 10 o'clock not less than three thou- , s. ud freemen were present. The procession was formed by (.Jen. A. M. Smith, marshal of u.u u.ij, vrnii usaisianc marshals- Alter the j procession reached the stand, the meeting was called to order by the president of the day, lion. T. C. I'evrin. A most impressive, j solemn and appropriate prayer was offered by , the Uev. Mr. North. After a few brief and eloquent remarks by the president of the j day, the following resolutions were offered by ! Kdward Noble, li?C|., and supported both by himself and Thomas Thomson, in able and effective speeches. They were unanimously | adopted : \\ nereas the legislature of South Caroli- 1 na has called a Convention of the people for I the purpose of taking into consideration the ; dangers incident to the position of the State in the Federal I'nion, established by the Con- i stitution of the United States, and the moa- I sures which will be necessary and proper for | providing against the same, and thereupon to take care that the Common wealth of South Carolina shall suffer no detriment : J'cxolvcd, 1. That we heartily approve of j the action of the Legislature in promptly j calling said Convention. Itcsofrcd, 2. That in the opinion of the i people of Abbeville District, the election of , Abraham Lincoln, as President of the I'ni- ' ted States, and of Hannibal Hamlin as Vice- | 1'resident, upon doctrines destructive of the rights and interests, the equality and safety, of the Southern States, by the, factious and sectional votes of our Northern confederates, utterly perverts the spirit of the compact form- j ed by the Federal Constitution; that it must be promptly and sternly resisted by the State of South Carolina; and that the secession of the State from the Federal Union is the proper mode of resistance. I'lsulvci/, J>. That \vc anxiously desire the co-op< ration, in measures for redress and protection, of all or some of the States alike ag- | grieved; yet, as the action of each State , must be necessarily separate and independent, 1 i n " ... - <imu no iui unnecessary aeiay is clangorous, tills ' ^tute must proceed at once toward redress. Ji'i so/c<tf, 4. That tor the purpose of avoid- | ing the evils likely to arise from divisions I among ourselves, wc should disregard all local I considerations and personal preferences, and | act with the greatest possible unanimity in the selection of our best and ablest men as delegates to said Convention. The Hon. A. (1. Magrath, of Charleston, was then introduced, and for one hour enchained the audicnco with one of the most 11 ii * * - " iiuiu ana eloquent speeches to which it has been our fortune to listen in many a long day. llis speech was a great one, and many express a wish to sec it published. Next followed our Representative in Congress, the Hon. M. L. Bonham. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Messrs. Davis, Mcdowan and Cochran, our meuibcr;i s of the Legislature who were present. The following ircntlemo* vmrr> nnminninit ; for Delcgnk\ to aWHTvinc ^District Mi the iipiv?uhing Convention : 1 ^talriird Noble, Esq., Hon. 'I'. C. Perrin, ! Co'. John A. Calhoun, .John II. Wilson, Esq., Thomas Thompson, Kaq., Hon. D. I<. Ward- ! law. j More than five hundred Minute Men were i in attendance. Our district is ready for se- ' session All success to the glorious cause. Fiiom New Your.?Tho New York oorresp"nlent of the i*liil;i<icI]>liiu JLcdijer, writing Fri , Ml) 5* ; The money kings liuil a relapse to-day. The f gleam of sunshine, yesterday, is all clouded ! ner again hy the. .scan/ reports from Milledge- 1 ville, announcing that4he Georgia Legislature 1 have resolved, or are going to resolve, to back ' up South Carolina, at the same time placing a million of dollars at the service of the State ' for warlike purposes. 1'coplc who have debts 1 due them in Georgia, moreover, feel very un- ( comfortable in view of the prospects of the i > i.;n >i... t i debts until Jiimmry 1861. L'ndor these oir- ' minislances, of course, "money" continues as 1 tight as a ilium ami stocks continue to run down hill, liko \n . 'or. ' I have it on good authority, that several of , the most eminent clergymen of the city liavo been waited upon by various citizens, within the day or two past, to urge them to preach discourses on Sunday next suitable to tiic crisis. The hope is that words of conciliation ' and kindness from the Northern pulpit will ! lie!p to restore a kindlier fooling at the South. Twelve hundred kegs of powder and eighty- 1 tour boxes of ammunition were shinned to-dav to Charleston, S. C. A private meeting of some twenty of our leading citizens was held last evening, at the New York Hotel, to take into consideration ' what measures could he adopted towards allaying the excitement which exists in several of thr 'out hern .States in reference to secession fro the Union. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions for a future meeting. A Wiiitk Woman Amono thk Africans.?A Sierra l.eone paper states that a white woman who accompanlcd her husband, a niifchionnry, up the (,'avallc rive- last May, i excited ihe greatest curiosity and ndmira- 1 tion among the sable dwellers of that benighted region, where a white woman was never before seen. All wanted to touch her, and great surprise was expressed upon feeling her hair. Tho king of Nyinemo tribe called her "very fine" and complimented her husband creatly for his taste in selecting h^r. And when she told him ho might see other white women who would surpass her, he i said that would oither never be, or else ft very long timo. Owing to her presence tho .ittendance on preaching was extraordinarily largo. During her visit at tho mission sta- , tion, hnndrods went to *cc her, who suidthoy could feel satisfied to die now that they had | seen such a wonderful being ns a white woman. TroUblks in Kansas?Washington,Nov. 21.?The Government has ofTieiul information from Kansas, that tlio notorious Montgomery, and others, have commenced operations in that Territory, by hanging and killing pro-slavery men, and threatening to compel an adjournment of the Government land sales, advertised to take placc in December next. Previous to the reception of this information, letters have been received here that Montgomery's force amounted to five hundred men, well supplied with arms and ammunition, and other material aid ; and that from time to time warlike supplies have been received by him from the North. Other writers from that Territory also say that the demand to adjourn the land sales had been resorted to as a more pretext for raising an armed force, nml tlmf : j mo ivui ui the lawless organization is a raid first upon the frontiers of Missouri, and then on Arkansas and Western Texas, in order to avenge the punishment of the Abolition emmissarics in those border States. ? It appears that Governor Mcdary, who is now in this city, is well posted in regard to Montgomery's plans and designs. Orders will he forthwith dispatched to Kansas for moving the Federal troops to such points as may be most necessary for the protection of the people and the land office, as well ns public property. rori dcott lias been named as one of the points likely to be invaded. It is also reported that Montgomery assumes the name of Abolitionist, in the full meaning of the term. Secession and Co Operation.-?The issue of separate secession and co-oporntion, which arrayed our people so hotly against each other in 185'2, should not be raised at nil in the forthcoining election. The action men now, stand on precisely the platform of the co-operntionists then. The co-operntionists then opposed South Carolina's leading the way out of the Union, because they said it would defeat their measure ?it would defeat oncert of action?it would defeat a Southern Confederacy. Hut no such reason exists now for hesitancy and timid delay. Then the other Southern States said to South Carolina " don't you go out of the Union at all ?we will not lie with you but now they say " lead and we will follow." This difference in iiiuu |>uaiuou msiKus mi tlie (iiltercnco in tho world between tho question which was then agitated, and the question which is now upon our people. There will be no separate Sta^s action. Tho race will now be to get out first, (lov. Brown, of Alabama, in a speech 011 the 10tl? instant, said he would cull a convention within tliirM* days?that is, by the 10th December. Our | voution meets on tho 17th. one week af With a week the start, may not Alabaiv tho laurels from us? Mark this, vo' will bo 110 separate State action. with you," " wo are with you" is lu every breeze from tho Soute-wost. Mark another thing : South Carol 1 as she can iu a dignified manner af volition meets, is going out of tho ' people have spoken. Look at t!io Legislature has not a single diIts members, before thev consulted on this quev,>< nil over tho State, ' tion. Their voic jilo. Tho entire i'he l.'nion sav them sylhibh "\y,cn uti nil \i | fhe> eJv-, .s upi.H ?. , . sublime beauty, bv springing an i>. sr impracticable ? A few cannot ennuu. State. One cannot rout a thousand, two cannot put ten thousand to flight. Everything in de pinion u> me cau.se i?i iiiu ouuo ana 01 mo South, invites noquiosccnce. Let us acquiesce; A ind thereby brighten eren the glorious page.' that will record the birth of a new Republic ( Yorkvilie Enquirer ' I Washi.ntton, November 17, 1800.?Mr. McLnnc has resigned his post us Miuioter to Mox- * ico, and states, as one of his reasons for thin <tep, his belief that he can do no good there, jither for his own Government or thnt of Mexco. The failure of the treaty which he had negotiated 1ms evidently discouraged him. It Iocs not appear probable thr.tnny treaty will l>o made between the I'nitod States and tho Juarez Government, or any other power in Mexico. It is deemed absolutely necessary, how[>vr?r. tlint. U'ft slimiM linvr* n tlin)nmntii? rnnrfl. tentative fit Vera Cruz to watch over American interests in 11.: . quarter, anil tlic President lias promptly appointed cx-Oov. Weller, of California. to tlie vacant mission. The situation of Mexico is stated to lie moro iWpcrato now than it ever was at any previous time .sincc the commencement of the civil war. The combats arc more sanguinary than former ly, nn<l the prisoners taken arc put to death without mercy on both sides. The sufferings of women and children, in the towns or other pincos exposed to the fury of the contest, arc represented as terrific. Diplomatic intercourse bctwon Great Britain rind Mexico i suspended by the withdrawal of the British L _,ation. What course the British Uovernmcnt intends to pursue hereafter in relation to Mexico is uncertain. . But nothing hut avowed intervention by ho mo strong power can give poncc to the country. ,i. iv. iiiTOlllNc.s' uratitl'det?we were informed last week by a respectable citizen of North Carolina, resident near Pokin, the former residence of J. K. Hitching*. that a letter was receired from llitchings, written froin Philndelphin, in which he ?ays he will bo back iu Marlboro in time to sue, at March Court, tl e parties who arrested him, for false imprisonment. Mr. M itching*, or any otli.ir one imving such unimpeachable antecedents, certainly ought to recover heavy damages in such a suit. [ Cherato (luzcttr. CV)1U( CorNTY for SKCK8810N.?A very large meeting was held in Marietta, on tho Sth instant. lion. (J. I>. Riec presided, with ten Vice-Presidents. Addresses were delivered by the ilon. L. < 1. Gartrcll, .Judgo llice, Major Brumby, A. W. Holcombe, J, Anderson, Prof. Brumby, Maj. W. T. Winn, Thos. II. Moore and Judge Laurence, nil favoring secession. The following is ouq ninong the resolutions adopted : Resolvcdt That, in our opinion, secession is the most effectual mode of resistance, and will sif. t hn same I mm. 'in- found ilm innu) likely to maintain penccful rotations. lONOit.iNcr. in a voluntary in ie fortune.