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I .. . W [5I I'[? [g d mm I ir* rfTs ww ra i ^ ra 14 L U i/J ? Lb M|#: fsiflffl^ IHJIEIIM U ?> in 'B?-' 4,T0 UI1NI-. OWN SI.I.I- II h Til UK, AND IT MUST > Ol.l.OW, AS TUB 1 ' ?*: ' NIGHT Till; DAY, THOU C'AN'ST NOT Til UN KB I-'Al.SB To ANV MAN." |' HV ftOB'T. A. THOMPSON &, CO. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY MO, 1801. * VOL. XII. NO. Vf> f _ OTE'O POSTKY, The Romance of History. IIY CKdtlUK. I'. Molt It IS. !. In rppnl hulls young Itcnuty <Iwc' Whom Miiiiiiikiii sought lo gain, When ill her nltnr Merit knell, Wlin never knelt in vain. The lady l?vod the gallant youth, The ItravcHi of the land, AiiiI, in her maiden |>rido ntnl truth, She gave (<> 11i111 her Imml. 11. Soon Iodic wars his country called llcr bosom's lord uwiiy : The foemen. Iiv Itix deeds appalled, u..- >.i -it From rank to rank the hero rose ! ? Wlion peace resumoil her se;it lie fuiTil iIh' (tanner of liis Iocs At his to 11 I l:uly'afuel. III. That valor love prefers to j?oM, Well <li'l I lie lnil v prove. For lie who is in battle hoM i* never mise 111 love. The crimson plume nf victory The wavrior wouM not jiri/.o, I'nless it nuiKlcil ?fn\ccfuHy In his ll'IIO lii'ly's eves. KOU '1 II K KKUWKK niflll I'.ll. A SERMON FOR THE TIMES. rrni.isiir.t) hy nKqtr.sT. The subxfonct' of a Sermon /'rrurhril (c.vtcmpornneouxly) In/ tin' Hen T. h. Mr lin/t/r, ' J). /)., before his Congrrs/ttf ion ill Imite- , ton, S. ('. Text?Is/ Timothy, Ftlh verse: " J'\om such t V' ith if r<l in thy set/'.'' i no iiiuie is iii<|o?>d a remarkable book : remarkable for its st ylo ; for tin? histories it contains; the characters it unfolds; the sentiments it expresses; (he doctrines if teaches; and the duties it enjoins. Many of these truths am of such a nature, as even jjood men, unaided by Hi vine illumination, could never have invented ; and hml men would never have promulgated them, inasmuch as their innr.il principles a ml preempts are utt >rly subversive of the depraved passions and .appetites of corrupt liu nan nature. The UooU. there- ] f.>? ??, noirs on its very face internal evidence ! <if its i>ivino origin ; din], on this "round, iis , w.'M as on other grounds of evidence, it coin- | mends itself, to every man's heart and eon- j *cienco, us Til K \Vom> <?V (Jon, " the only in- ! fallihlc rule of Faith and Practice." In no rcspi-ct is the peculiarity and the excellence of this Bool; more remarkable than its adaptation to all ages of tho world, to all countries, to all classes of men, and to nil conditions of society. It speaks to rulers and mbjeets ; to communities, families and indi viduals; to husbands and wives, to parents 9lid children, to masters and servants, to creditors and debtors, to friends and foes, to tbe rieh and to tlie poor, to the linsnble and to the proud ; and in respect to these an i all ot'ier relations ami conditions of life, its preempts ami counsels arc such as w m!d invariably lead to happiness and usefulness. It is the people's own Book; it is the world's i, vn I>ook. nn i /?/ ! ? ' ... j ue worn oi lutd then should bo received by mankind, as tiltsr guide and counsellor in :il! matters respecting which it professes to touch and t> command: " :i lamp to our foot nnd a light. to our path " through the whole journey of life; and to show us the way of " life everlasting." Nro guide or counsellor can be followed with safety or without sin, that loads in a contrary direction ; and no j principles, either in respect to religion, morals. science or politics, should be adopted or followed that contravene the direct or indirect teachings of (lod's Word. Happy indeed would the world he; happy would everv coin munity, family ami individual bo, were tlie tenths of the llililc univorsally aiid implicitly believed, adopted and obeyed ! It is tlie setting aside, the misinterpreting or disregarding those truths that is the chief cause of the dissensions and quarrels, the revolution and wars. t!ie usurp ition and tyranny that have distubo 1 the faoo of society; to say nothing of the private ills of life and man's immortal interests. A mow* the truths plainly tiught in the "Word of God, as before intimated, is the rehi tion of matters and servants, the fart of the e.ristenee of that relation hi/ Divine, authority, and the, mutual duties that belong to t^at relation. A few thoughts on this subject arc | called for by " the times in which we live j" anJ are necc-mry to encourage the hands and strengthen the hearts of our people in the warfare, political and moral, (which we fear nmy become ??it!hi' '/,) now waging between I the Southern and Northern portions of this j oneo unitnil nml nrrrannrmiu l>nt nn? ilSomnm i bored Confederacy. We wish to dispel all j doubts and misgivings from the minds of even the most timid, as to the justice and religious- ! ity (excuse a word which has been recently j coined) of tho cause vi which the noble St..te j of our nativity and other sister States arc now engaged. It cannot bo denied that the occasion of this warfare is the Institution of Sloven/ ; and the chief question to he settled is, il /< shive- I ri/ a sin ?" If tho sentiments wo have ex-j pressed, in our introductory remarks, bo truo, tho Word of God must answer this question ; I <t tr? r.*?? iu t >> ? - . y, >,.v < in ?IIU VI1VJ I unVHIIUIIJ, lll'.lll IHOlll' appeal?tho appeal of tho Pulpit?whilst tho ; politician may, and with justice too, appeal to , constitutional nnd natural rights. Were tho Word of (J )d against n^t, my brethren, what- : over might ho tho doorcas of Constitutions, of Oourtfl, of Legislatures or Conventions, wo WiRil'l ?i)l (l.ii'i) lo lilt up nnr voino or our . handy in favor of (lie priMomition or oxton?ioii of thfl Instilution of Shivery. Lot us (lion take .in impartial, although for w.ipt of timo, it must bo only n oUYKory viow of the Uwtiinony of God's WorTl on this enbjcct. The (ii.it moiition of Slavery in tho Liblo if? found In tlio S'lh ohaptor of (L-noais; when, ahortly nftor tbo ftond, ono of the sons of Noah, wbv.?80 name \?;i| Hum, committed -i flagrant ofleneo against 11is Either, for which lie re i ceivctl the following sentence of condemna tion, in the person til his son ('ninmii, to wit, , v. 2;"): " Cursed be Caiman; a wrrnnt <>J ' termnfs shall lie be unto bis brethren." We may here remark that the word, in the original language in which the Scriptures were written, here translated "servant," may with equal propriety be translated "slave;" and sucii in generally tls meaning in the {Scriptures, unless by some fjuri 1 ifyii?j_' phrase a eir- | eumstance, its meaning ho otherwise interpreted. We liave, therefore, in this passage of Holy Writ, uttered by a Iatrinrch and a I'rophet, a distinct prophecy as to the future j servitude of the descendants of I Iain ; and it, is well known that those descendants jimp/itf Africa. Again, in verso 27, we have this declaration by tin-same I'atriaroh and Prophet : "(Jod shall enlarge Japlieth, nnd he shall dwell in tin; tents of Shorn ; and Cunmin shuU i.. i. v. - ( : - ! " 1 ' 1/t ?|?,1 o'/((i/K, I. c., ioe seiV?IU Ol ?J iipliet 11. Those three sons of Noah, (" Shcui, Hani | ami Japheth,") wore the progenitors ?>1* tin; race of man after flic Hood ; and it is a well authenticated fact that in the course of time, descendants of Shorn settled Asia, of llam in Africa, and of Japheth in Europe, which were the throe great divisions of the world. Now, may we not perceive the fulfdlmcnt of the prophecy respecting the " enlaimoment of Japheth," in the fact, that the nations of Europe, especially (ireat Britain, have spread themselves over more continents and islands than all the other nations put together, although their actual population is not so great as at least the nations of Asia. 11 is the boast of (Ireat Britain that " the sun never sets upon her Dominions!" lias ik.I Japheth thus been enlarged? 1 pretend not to bean infallible interpreter of Prophecies, but this looks very n:u -h li! a fulfillment of the first proph ecy contained in t.lio verso 1 have quoted.? i I>nt. it is added " In; (i. e., .Japheth) sli:i i dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall ho liis servant." Tin? descendants of Shorn, as before stated, settled in Asia ; hut il is generally believed that in the course of time, some tribes of the Asiatics found their way through the 1?? h.rii?ir Straits* into what is now calicd North Amcrica ; and, when America wasdiscovered bv t'ohvnbus, thos.> tribes were j and are still cille.l .I / / /<*</? /mIntn.-i. These Indians dwelt in "touts" or uu';/n:it?i* ; and | the fact row stares ns in the face, is that "Japhctl i',>" Humpvms) dwell in tin? tents \ of Shorn (Asiatics);" tin1 latter having been driven fr>> n their ^usessioiM by thn former. And the latter part of the pr.tphoey (" Canaan shall he his servant,") is fultillod, in part at least, in the fact that the children of II un (Africans) are the servants of those dwellers in the tents of Shorn. Shorn onlv soionrned iii the hind in tents, whilst .Japheth ific//.' here in cities, towns and villain's. A _r ii 1 1 say, I profess not to bo an infallible interpreter of Prophecies, nor do I irive this as an orijrimil idea of my own ; but it does look lilcc a literal fulfillm * ?t. nnd a carrying cut the Decrees of the AHiijjbty, as uttered !-y the mouth of his servant Noah. Hut we piss on (o another mention of slave, ry, i. o., in the days of Abraham. It is a universally admitted fact that he was an ex- j tensive owner of slaves; and if he owned them, ; the probability is that bis nephew Lot, who was also very rich, and pursued the same occupation with his uncle, also owned slaves ; J and licit the institution was common in their day. And yet Abraham was "the father of j the faithful and in his family was the ancient church of (Jod organized.?both h' children and his servants received tho iniatia tory rite or tliiit church. Wlio dares assert that Abraham w.ts not a christian ; (hat liis couuc.-tion with slavery was a sufficient cause for excluding him from the Church on earth ( or the Church in Heaven ? And yet such is the doctrine of modern Abolitionists in regard to the owners of slaves ! They say they will j have "no fellowship with these unfruitful works of darkness," and that "slavery had its origin in hell." Would they exhume the body of faithful Abraham and burn his bones, I ns did the Catholics with .John Wicklilfe, the ' iii-.m promulgator 01 liic I'roresiant laitli Nut we p iss on to other testimony : In : tho table of Ten Commandments, which wi re j given for tho government of men's conduct in ;i 11 the relations of life, is a summary of all | his duties, and contains the fundamental priii- j ciples of the Divine Law, there is a distinct mention of "servants" (slaves) in two of thonc precepts, to wit: tho 4th and 10th. In the fourth they arc regarded as members of the owner's family, and required with him and his children to " Remember tho Sabb#th," | iVc. And in the tenth, servants arc men- j tinned with other things to which a man has a legal right, and nut to ho " coveted " by othor.s. And yet Abolitionists arc nt least " covcting " to t"ke away, from their lawful owners, this property, whether frou? eiwi/ or from a blind philanthropy, is of no consecjuenoo ! Hut there is still another Law recorded in the Scriptures, on this subject. Tho f)rmer had respect to all mankind of all nges ; but the one now referred to, had special reference i to the Jewish Commonwealth ; and yet it es- 1 tablishcs the principle l/inf Slavery ions or- j (In.iiictl hi/ God, <tn>f therefore, is not " sin per j sr." Tho Law alluded to, is recorded ill va- I rious pnrts of the Hooka of Moses; but it is sufficient to refer tho reader to Exodua, 21st chapter, 1?0 verses; and to Leviticus, 25th chapter, ?44 verses. From which we learn that two kinds ef servants were allowed to the .Jews: one was such of their own nation (" brethren,") as either sold theinsolves or 1 worn sold by others for debt or crime. These : were to be held in bondage temporarily.? ' v jYne to return to their freedom in the 7th or r^nDDnricfii Year,'' and'other* in the ft'Uh i ycnr or tho " Vwr of Jubilee." Ami i;? reference to this class of Rcrvnntait wis ehnctod that if any of thorn preferred to roitinin with t'lci1.' m'iifttora ("n.4 nvmy servants who have boon carried to tho North wcjtjhl now rejoice to got buck to their in us torn!) thin they were to hav/ their " enr.i bort.d and bo his servants forever." Tho. other class of servants which correspond to our slaves, are tlitis dc.-orihed CliOV. 'Jo : -I 1?-t(i): " 1'oth l':y liondiriti mid thy hnndtnuid.; (.slaves) which tliou shall have, sliidl lie ill' the heat lien that aro round ahout VOli; "/ t/ulH hull f/r hit// /i"i>i/mi 11 antt hoitt/nuii<l.-t. Aint )jr. y/m/t (ukr. th 'in <is ihi iiihrri'/iinci' / >!' i/our r/iiti/rrn a/'h r i/tw, to iiilii rit thi hi liirii lumirsxiiM //..-it <!., // /.. ;/our /iu)!i/i^r)i ybrrrrr." Now windier this Law he for ?Jewsor (lentiles, it establishes tlic fact that Cih! diil ii( one time sanction Shivery ; therefore it is no sin to hold slaves, for (!od never did. and never will, give I lis saneturn to what is, in the least decree, sinful. A curious question now arises as to who wore the slaves of the .lews? When the above laws were uiven, they were " in the wilderness " on their journey from Kgvnt lo the land of Promise. Some suppose that, : s slave ry w is common ill T11:11 time lii I'jirvpt, tho wealthy anionusf. thorn brought slaves with them, lint lie that as it may, tho Divine j liStw ?*ivon evidently cuntompl .toil tho existcnoo iti' that institution jimonjrst liis covenant jiooj'le at fume time. From whence thou wore they to <;ot t!i if slaves'' from whence wore they to " buy l>on?lin?*n ami bondwomen It is s:ii'l in tlio Divine Peeive, from "tin* heal hen that are round about you." 1 >?it who were the ho:it'.< n hy whom they were to bo surrounded in tin; land ihut < < 1 tr:ivt; them, to which th? v were journeying'( Poth the llible and } 1 i>tory show fhutlhi i/ wrri'. am'h's, who wen; Ml that time subdivided into various tribes, Hiititos. .Jebusitcs. Ove. There then is another fulfillment of the Prophecy uttered by Xo:h (which was also <t cms' d >- I noiinced by him in the name of .fehovah,) *'a ' servant of servants shall ho be," i. e., Canaan! N. P. .Many of those PanaanitoH afterwards wo.i t to Africa mid settled there. 'i his is surely suflicient Testimony from the Old Testament on thi< subject. 1 >ut i.dmittinjr (as w nriy do only for the sake of arjju- j nient) tliat the above regulations and state.' nients had reference only to the .Jewish Pis- j perisation, :ui(l that cvrii the Mom! I<aw on that subject ?! (ermines m.thinjr, let n* now read (lie Teslimonv of tin' New Testament, which :i 11 persons admit applies to (In* present ' ajjo hikI t ;io condiI ion of things under tl.e 1 Christian !lisponsatioii. Anil here an irresistible flood nC evidence breaks in upon uh ! I-'v?*i? I'litiiiiic History shows thai slavery was in ? xi>t iuro, ev< n in it< worst forms? far worst; than in any of these Southern St te.?? in (iivec\ in Home, in J mica ami in all tlie other civilize*! States, when our Ijonl .!> >us ('islist made his anpoiranee on earth. And ye I ;it no time, ami under no circumstances, did lie or Hi-; Apostles after llim, say one word against the i11?i11zti< 11 ! 'i'lu'y denounced drunkenness, adultery. fornication, and even eovetousncss, anger, pride, ivvimm."1, ?n*l all other vices common among t mankind, list lint a syllable is recorded against slavery.? 1 l.i*l it In- mi regarded by lliem.iM thcliiJ.I in which it is ivpiescnt'd by modern abolition ist.s, a.s '' mon >(?.;diiig,M as 44 miu per-so," ns tho "sti ll of all villaliics," ::s " barbarism," bavin;; '' its origin in hell," \e., A;o.. surely j they would have at least r.r!m,-.'rtl Christians til ilil flW.MV wVtll if . evil to la* sibolish.Nl. Aim iibo!iti<>:iists wis t and bettor than Christ and i i is Apostle.; '! ? : Tin: latter were establishing a religion IV?r the world ; the former are disturbers of the lvaee of a nation, ami their priueipl \s are subversive of (Miristianity. 1.lit our Saviour and His Apostles were not silent on the subject of slavery. Th v did not eondei-' i i' or :biue ' ; but laws, admonition* and exhortations iv.-peetinir the vi;v!)t observanee of the duties that <rww out of this ivl.itio.i, both on the ) art of the in ist-M' and s!avi> \ "'i""""'" ?!< .? < ; i " 1 treat of (his subject are l''j>he-iians 0 : "> Colo.-sians i) : 'J2 ; Titus '2: 0?10; whieh the reader would do well to consult at his leisiiiv. Servants are therein exhorted to ' be obedient, unto their masters, and not only to the pood and gentle, but also to the IVowanl ; t > please them well, not purloining and r\ ing as men pleiscrsor with eye-service," <V'e. My text too is preeeded by an exhortation of a similar ii.ilure " 1.1 >t n< in-mi' cwm .,fo arc nmb'r /fm i/ukr (who fan doubt that this defines their position as slaves in bandage T) count their masters worthy of all honor," &.< . Ami the Apostle exhorts Timothy, who was a young Preacher, to " teach and exhort the so things." And ho adds, ' if any man teach j otherwise * * * * he is proud, knowing nothing, hut doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof c>neth envy, strife, railings, evil surinisings," &c. What a true portraiture of modern abolitionists ! Tliey surely have not nrofltcd bv tlio cvliortntimis and commands of tin? Apostle I';ni! ! And now comes t.liu closing smtcnce of this ! Apostolic counsel in the words of my text, " From Kitrh wi'tlnuviic thi/wlf." Tlwit is, have no fellowship with thorn ; give thoin no j conntenancc ; they arc disturbers of the peace of society anJ of the church ; therefore sopa- ' rate yourself from them and regard thcin as the onemies of true religion, (,'hristiauity is a religion of pcaceand love, und yet it requires the discountenancing of the "unfruitful works of darkness," and all men nnd measures that aim at the subversion of Bible principles. On this ground, and on other just and Scriptural ground)), the StatG of South Oarolin i and other Southern States (in which wo trust the whole South will soon unite,) have " with1 I) A /y M i ? ' ? uriiwn irom mo retK'rai ifoverinnont," I whoso Officors mid lie<;i.Hh:lors arc now, to ' some extent, and will ore Ion'/ )>? fnllv, en- | ya^od in an unvi;;ht-.11.? and on-liliMian war fare against tho "peculiar Institution," an 1 by coiiso.{|Uoncd, against iito pence' and |>r<>< pArity of t hose State*. Never, in (lie history of fhis oi* any,other oohntrv, w is tho? sliortalion of I ho A pisMe, just rrtorred to, mori1 appropriate than ;if tlin prcxflnl tiin<\ Thous ands at tho North aro, and haVo boon f->r i h3rt % y.inn, " totohing doctrines'' contrary to tint taught io tho Uiblo, on tho subject of SI "':ry. ! They hnvo.alsa sought to disturb tin poncc ot' tho nation, and tho quicfadc of the un (Ton?i- j ing fiimilioR, hy inciting to insurroctionft, in vnlvinn murders, lire and plunder. They have stolen our property (slaves), and passed laws rgainst the reclaihung of fugitives; al- < though the Apostle l'unl has given us an in- ] spired example un this very subject in the 1 e sen! Onesimu*, (a fugitive s^avo, i whom the ; Apostle himself returned to his master. And this they have done tun (ami many other jrriev- I mis wrongs in this matt*T, which it is unneo- i essary to mention hew), in tin* face of the Constitution of tlirso I nit? il Slates, whose enactments every State and e\ "y eiti/'.eu is lionnd to observe nud do. We are rijzlit tlien in withdrawing from such a I nion and from *neh men. The .n-vw n- >.i is nisc HiMi u is oerip tun.I. Our beloved Sl.it has done riirht in tin4 s! op she litis taken ; tin<l I hope that evi ry other kindred Stito will follow In r ? xn111j?11* And I trust t<><> licit every ii.dividual, man and woman, will stand by her to the last ext reniitv. We owe (his withdrawal, 1st, T<> tfiirsrfn\t. Our aives are our property, and we have a just and Scriptural rijrlit to them. They are nece.s- ii v l? the climate and nrndiietion . ol' i.l tiii' South; .in.I tjlcy 11*ivi c<>i11i'il>tit?m 1 largely (o our civilization and our prosperity. We 11 ivv* never, "it!ut directly or indirectly, i11t?*i IV red with tin- prop-ity ir other rights ut' the Xoirti j Mini nil that we :i>1: of t'?<>:?> is to lot us alone ; and. :is chis 'tlicy will in t do, ; it i.sonr duty to ourselves Olid to our children to "withdraw" from them, that we may enjoy, w'tliout let ur hinilrance. that which is our own atid our children's alter us. lid. \\ e owe it to our slaves. Their lot T,.... I. i> . - : i ii - ii.i.- i/i .u i iw\ iu'iiiiiiuy cum 111111111 *.rs I us, in the relation (lit v sustain t'? ns, and wo arc their n a Jural Limrdiatis and protectors. We are tin ir friends :iiid have done more I'm- tlioir t e.: p'iral and spiritual j;ood than all the world 1> .-"nil's ; lmt those who war ajjinnst us art' their enemies, :i:111 are doinjx all in their power In lvtuli I- tlx'ir ?>?>!i< 1 iti?>11 miserable hoth for this lift1 and tin- lift' to come. To free them (Vein Imndaifi woiiltl ho to consign them to : poverty, mis rule anil ruin. Were they set free, it would hi! impossible for the u to live aint>n<r us; for two suoh distinct and uncoti- j "gonial races eonlil not dwell together as equals on t !:e suinesoil. \Vhere then w,ii:ld (hey tr?> ? To the North? It is a well lcno vn I'aet that mc iree- niaous taivo are in a most miserable coiidiliuu ; ami many <>(' them wonhl gladly \!i:.11freedom am mji abolitionists lor slavery in the South. Tin; aliolitioiiist is the oikvhv of l!n' ii '!io imcO, whereas tlio slaveholder is tik'*I* friend, ami bouml to protect then ; whieh cm only lie dune, in t lie present st ife of tilings, hy the with Irawal of the South tV.tin the Xoltli. .'id. We o'.ve t!iis wit! dr aw.d to the cause J ">f r liirion. Al> ilitionisiu is but one of the j inuis ?.?; t!i:11 evil tree which '{rows so luxuriaully ::f 11. ' North (especially in New lOnirl nnl, the hot hod ! ?1)<iliti(>nis:ii,) bearing all manner of i.'.us. M my of tlie aliuliti.ni lead- | ers cither wilfully \ \st the plain sen^vof the S.ripi n"OS to nit their own principles, or they tot :lly discard its t 'acliintrs on this and all other ! iihjccls. Say some of thorn, " if the Ilihle s:ii;i-ti<>:is slavery \vc w.-mt no such ]>ihh\"? ; I 'll -ir le -turos and their hooks oil slavery are j hut a tissue of Tallies and misrepresentations. j 1 i t 1 i ' i < 11 hlusho<i. ve:i hhuwla. nt flu?> !t-.l ?.f . their s'iviiurs amidoings. .Someof them, it is sadlv h ue, profess to bo teachers of our holy religion : but. tlu v : ro " wolves in sheep's clothing"?let us ' beware of them." ''(.'ome out t'leu, my people, that ye be not partakers of their sins, and 111:tt ye receive not of her plasm s." "('nine out and be ye separate from tii vii, saitli the Lord, ami touch not the | unclean tiling." j i (!oil '..rant that this separation may be a j < pi'iicoabiu one; but, if our enemies will force i war upon us, our:ipp>al is to the (iod of rijjlit- | ] eousm-ss?the 4 < < 1 of our forefathers, who I | sustained them in their strujr^les for freedom i a.? we are now doiil?. Amen and amen. I i of Andy Johnson's coercion | , spci mi, ami (it l.i.-' liciiiu; Imrnt in ciliiy l?y tho | j citi/en.s of Memphis, the Nashville I niou \ \ ( American says : " While we are not prepared to sanction > , 111?mode of expressing disapprobation of s<> j odious and niisdiicvous a doctrine, nnr in the , present instanci; to condemn it, yt we would j . commcnd this proceeding to his attention, as i an unerring indication of tin" popular senti- j inent of Tennessee on this sulijeet, assuring , | lii;n that lie Iips*Committed a most fatal hlnn- ! iler licit 111 u.<{ consign 11i:11 t<> merited obloquy, | <iik1 deprive him forever of the confidi nco and j < ro;; t of lii? << istituentfl. Wo otin further-1 ( nor.- assure him that we do not believe there ' is one in a thousand i*' the citizens of our ciiiv- , ( alnus State (lint, will adopt the despotic and ' , infamous doctrine of coercion?a doctrine re- | pii^naiit to all the feelings of freemen, and to | every principle of republican liberty. ! ( " The people of South Carolina may be an j ] inhibited, but (lie world in arms cannot sub- ( due them. There is not a man. woman or j /tllll.f Ill llmt -i-'ilit lln?* ...ill ....fi* vii.K* ? ?*/ ?mi v uiu ina miner inrilin' j on the rack before they will submit to coer- ; ci _>n. And there fire more men in Tennessee ( who would rush to her assistance, if Kubjuga- ' , tiou is attempted, than South Carolina lias j citizens." i x A I'AHAMiKI. easo to the geese who saved | the eapitolof Home has happened at Camden, New .Jersey, It appears that Mr John I j Hutchinson him a very loquacious parrot, as ! s well as a well stocked pbiteehest. On Sun-I ' d v, -u.uie . < '11 .V w -! > i'. i vin-'ii >olvcil to J I v th" \?frt :?i? of silver f.! ti:>. ' ii(Mk, and ootisc.qM itly hrol;e i . f'.c \ pantry V* liny Vpqro ju?( on lit-' i >'iit of Si 'tU'injI til" pl.'ltf!, ill' V lirul'd a lol! 1 .ii'd ;iU Cul v.i. exclaim. You l.v/.y devil/, I nre v you .Iciitt, I'lincr my revolver!' TJwy n ir.'ifjn OIH! ni*h !'m* window, which (hoy had l"<>?< ! iM'fii. :?ti'l i;i 11?cir tnpidation ;vyt inl,o thflvird ol u neighbor who hud si lier-e d'>tr A noise was ?)?? r ?>;?!I, nnd the jj pblico nv/nK'onin#, one a; (In4 f'ir<?ninen wi? ( MptUJ^d. I'ho parrot had rtavod tho plate. t ( Ex-Secretary Floyd. A jrraiul bmiquet was icivon to this distinmi.-hcd <.xcnt Ionian in Uiohnunid oil Saturday ast. We make tho following extracts from liis spoeeh iin tho occasion, which will bo re;id t this linio with interest : IICaiMlUCU lO tlU! t\VO pOlK'ICS S')t tol'l ll III llie animal Message. .Mr. Attorney lllaek said we must execute the laws. I, said .Mr. Floyd, could not quite bow to tliat Mr. Buchanan said, this question of the foils is a question of property. I agreed to that. I said 1 am your Secretary, and ii ive in my hand this property of the forts. 1 will turn over to my successor .'.hat properly inviolate. I know these people of South Carolina. I wcr.t to school anions tlieni. I know they are iH't thieves. Is.iao llayne, Maniiiiult and 1 liinlv l 'ickcns arc ?r<? ?* 1 men?they arc <*reat nion?ami I will back tlu-ir honesty ami integrity, if necessary, with my blood. I?ut 1 cannot consent that you place anioni; tin in a military power that wonhl choke them to the iM'ound. At a subsequent interview with the | President. he said to me ; " Mr. Floyd, what. ; about sending recruits to ('harle^ton '{" Said I, ' Xothiusj about sending recruits." ' Don't you intend to strengthen the furls at ('liarlesto'i V lie asked, I replied " 1 do n it."' Said he, " I would rather he at the b.ttom of (lie Potomac to-morrow, than these tor's should be in the hands of those who intend to I t!;<! tHem : It. wiiI destroy me? it will cover your name, wliicli is,"in honored one, wit.li infamy, for you will never b; able to . show that you had not some complicity in it." 1 said. " Mr President, trust mi', there is nod oiirer. I will stake my reputation and 1 will stake my life that the forts of (Charleston will not he touched." I said this because 1 felt it Tin; President then said. " Mr. Floyd, does that secure the forts ' ? " Xo. sir," said I ; " but it is the best truaran {<>o I cmu give you that they will nut h<> touched." 11 tt replied, "I am not satislied.'' S:? i < 1 I. ''it is yours to command, and you will he obeyed. Vou c:iu strengthen the forts, hut it will lead to the cllusiou of blood. Vou can, however, put an orderly sergeant there?a man with a worsted epaulette and with a stripe on his pantaloons. lie is a representative man [ laughter]?the represent:! live of tho stars and stripes and of 11:iiI Columbia and \ anlit-c. |)oodle. 11?' can stand there and so proclaim hints "If, and his authority will h respected. Meanwhile, submit to Cojiirress tliis <|iiestion of the secession of South Caa' lin i. Congress may say a State lias a riirht to withdraw, or may s.iy we repudiate the right of secession?we will send down our armies to coerce you to submission. Do this, and f will await the issue." r i -- i . i ' > ' I SiajCII UHMO, gClHiemen, Will) ] >:) 111 ; I I < I suspense. I wanted help, and 1 called for lu lp from Virginia, that trootl ol?l mother that gave iii'> birth, and I ealletl upon .!< !]'. I avis, t!iat bright Saladdin of tlio South. [Appl ins \^| They e iine, Mason ami II miter, freneweil applause,] with the p.;triofi of (.he country, .North and South, and talked with the President. lit' then said, " I am content with V'Mir policy?we will send no more troops to the harhor of Charleston." Then, gentlemen, for the first time in three years, I felt a sensation of delight in my heart. I then thought the. question capable of peaceable solution, and though you may not think it worthy of mention, I devoutly returned thanks to Almighty < iod. The speaker next alluded to the course of (Jen. Cass, then Secretary of State, whom he pronounced one of the nohlcst spceimens <>l' mankind, whose person d virtues lie had never ceased to revere, after lour years association, lien. Cass said: " Tlios (oris mii<t he strengthened -?f demand it." This, jrentlemen, is the Northern sentiment, and in his position the Secretary reflected the minds of liis people. And when the President replied, with stern inflexibility?" 1 have considered this (Mixtion?1 am sorry to differ with the Secretary of State?hut tlie interests of the out.: > ; not demand a reinforcement of the lorts at Charleston?T cannot do it?1 t ike ll... vnu>\i>.iciiKili?<> "? (1...., ?1.? .t '? Iu)}h's for the future grew stronger. Tli.it is ivliiit lie said. Tim next, day this glorious old premier sent in liis resignation. With the respect I had entertained for four years, 1 aid, God speed you to your home in the North. [ Laughter. ] Thus matters stood, when there cuno a proposition to send for (Jen. Scott. I said , send?gladly I siid send for him. Gen. Seott had nut thought what would be. the sentiments if a soldier who had winning laurels in 'he field when I was in my swaddling clothes. I thought of him as a man whom Virginia! leli'jfhted to honor?who had the decorations >f the State in it magnificent-medal dunlins? from his nock, and a sword of hers which L supposed was bright enough and sharp Munich to defend the honor of Virginia.i hit ho had a program inn?a plan to allay all hose spectres of disunion ami bring peace to J he country. He laid it before me fin Score- j iry of War. I told him that T did not like t. He laid it before the President-, and ho lid not much like it at that time. I'll toll ,011 what it was. Port Sumter was to be 11- j con possession of, and (Jastlo Pincknoy like- 1 vise. Port Moultrio was to bo strengthened, ri.o forts of Georgia were to be occupied and . lold, the forts of Florida unit Alabama taken ossessicin of find manned, and the forts of ] i... A- - / .1 TT ? 1 \ nuii.-'iiiiiii un ii|pun uy iruops (>l iiic ( 1iii(c(1 i States. In audition to this, shipaof wnr nrx.1 I'vonno cutters \vorr> to ho. srtnt to t?% waters ' >f ."South Carolina. This wa> iV-pi i- .1, .r 'ml J his t hi- plan. 1 ii : 1 11 ? . < t.ai". o iV.ir for f.)iir yivrs, and had, > ot I i :i..1 n>f>c-.?arv to occupy any of I|p\?h f< It i'a not in ih pi >?rii! > ii*: that an;> ot* < i tlirm forts s-':' 1111i ho o m'mj,! :il Nay, ior?(; troops \ver<5 t'*> 1 ; loniu\ fr.nn l!o ; fid ?talinmod in S n .tliw^vu t* : t-s As n Virinian and a Snurhornev rum man rould no! , hut my ryes to l!i?> I'aot that (hi was tramp j , ii? upon our polil'ca! riifhjfl, and 1 liht all this ufitary display waa to wip? out all out* pro j nntiouH to honor. I am afraid I tiio you, gentlemen?fljru'.s of "goon!" " ^o mi!" ) 'I'here was :i corrollaiA to 1>.' <1< dueed from all this. Ilowvir vijiii it mi^lit 1> us the position d! a military l< tder, i; me a m u iii' facts \vlii"li 1 n vor acknowledge. It, is tint the confederation of the 1 uited .States, which lias heen niailif*l?y til'- sovereign Stiiles, .< 11??i 1?1 l> endowed wit11 power to enisn Ul.il wilieii 1-riMtc'l It. II IV l< tin? coercive policy. Tin; whole North insl mtlv ralliol to th point of rcioii. Bltick I?< publicanisin Was infus' il with new life. li >wever. I (lctenniiieil to tiy instil tin* r ;ult of thi" mission lioni nth (" irolina ii.nl trans piiod. Mark you that conciliatory s|icechcs li.nl been in nl by Northern lin n, ami tin; Northern public was fa- rallying uinler the banner of anti-coercion, when the amu/aiiicenieiit of tliis itoliev t hin i! .?> u-lw.ln of tilings. Next came tin: \111f'< > (tin ale affair of Major Anderson. 'I'll " instructions of the Seeretary <>(' W ar did not authorize him to ehan^ro his position -for ho wrote to the Seerotarv of W ar and said he eouhl eliinu^' his position it' In: had authority to do so. I h nl pledged nsy honor to South Carolina?and although I will not swear it. I think the President said so, too. South Carolina with 2: | ni 'ii eould have jjono to Fort S'.untor any illoonlitiht niifht and taken it. Put (hero was an insurmountable harrier?they had pledged their lumor that it should not lie. | Applause. | Maj. Anderson, for what reason t! id only knows, saw iii i change his position. South Carolina, sab'. .1 11 i -i ii.'ii \IIM>II< II >uiii |inMiir?. i sum, miiuoincn, i liave not. All I can Jo is to resign uiy Ci.nnniis. iou into tlx- lnnd.s of the lVcsi(Ii'nt. I did so, gentlemen, and hero L uiu. I I'roloni^oil ehcct >. This brings us to th" last i pie t > l?> considered in 111is prolix and I fear tiresome spiuvh. |~ t J o 0:1.] 'i'li r ha policy of coercion on the one side, and an anti-coerciou (ill (tin lltlliM' TI.A \'M?dh mi. -f *1.1. ..? .i mui iinioi ?u tiuu tn ix question. It is peace or war. And the question oomo.s iiji?s! 1:111 tli^ pretext of holding the forts of the South !> made the pretext of sending men and anus to e nerce th i South ? I tell you that is tin; plan on foot, and you have ?t t moot it. The slujr^ard and the coward may hutr the delusive liopo of a hotter time, hut there will h no better times. This is what you have j?.it to lco!< to. 1 spoalc to you as Virginians?who have done si? innc?ii lor tins glorious I nion?Virginians, whose 1 ill> i ! alone. <?t' all the St u >s, was strewn over every iield from (ju Leo to lOutaw, to purchase our glorious liberties. In tlie money scale you stand still higher. Never \v:is so ma^nilicjiit a guerdon given Lo the children of Israel as you gave isi territory io this very five-soil prineiplc. This power now turns upon yon and says : We demand this of you, or we will coerce you into obedi enc.\ Look :i( (lie hislorv of th<> pist. Tim speaker referred to Alexander Hamilton and John Q. Adams- -generally regarded .is the great arch enemies <>i' republican freedom? yet they r> pudiated as monstrous the doctrine of coercion. Ad tins, when President, taid, in the case of Georgia, y<ni cannot coerce a St'ite. Yet now it is not only boldly proclaimed, but carried into actual op' ration.? Mr. I- yd compared tin* colonial wrongs with the present, ;i 11<1 asked, how iiKo.np irably jjiViit uro tho wrongs of this day :ih<>v*- those which Patrick Ilvnrv t -ay, 4 t?iv me liberty or i;ive me <I >t11 1" It", with till t!n4 lijht i);I'ure you, y i still li >il;il \ I can only say that in' who d 111 i - is a distard, mi 1 lie who doubts shall 1"' damned?[ I. nni cheers.] It' you are willing to wear the badge of inferiority. I shall <juii my native Stall' and U'? with the master r. cAre you ready t ? stand for your equality? [Yes! yes ! | Now is the d ly and now is the hour to oeeupy a p i.sition oi security. < "111- speaker continued to arouse his hearers in this strain, amidst frequent applause. and (dosed by miking a remark personal t > himself.) It is a long time .sin "'! I e 1 io hope I > meet the approbation of everybody. 1 know it cannot bo. The history oi' mankind shows this. 1 >dt this 1 can viy, tli .t I am the lirsf Secretary, for years and \ us. who has ad ministered ti.?* Pep utme.it ??I" : r upon the estimates within tii appropriations made ? 1 never asked for a deficici.ev hill to meet expend itnres. I have expended over sixt\ millions ( !' money, ami only ask. that in your invest^ tlions of my oili ial course, you will not resort to fo^vry or perjury. I have KitjMt I'll ? 1 '" 1 ...... ...... iw iiiiii in cuui'iu - l(il), pn'init "in0 to say tliat, as a private oiti/.cn, I on in e only t > give you the information 1 have ^iven, and to proclaim to yon, that as over a hundred years n-_'o my progenitor j >s I roil out !.i ; life hlnod in vindication of the liberties of tin; country, so I am ready. aft or the lapse of a century, to pour out mine in defence of Virginia. (!'?v. Moyd took liissoit amid loud and deafening clieers. Music [' Marseilles Hymn."] Tin: (! it cat Lobby Sciikmk oi'tiik Auk ?We print in another column a letter from n Washington correspondent which exposes the most sc ind ilous job that even lohbyincn ever had the audacity t) attempt. It is.no les* than a schcmc for getting hold of ninety millions of dollars of the public money, besides vast tracts of thegovefninci.t land, tinder the pretence of constructing a Pacific railroad, without of course, the promoters of the scheme bavin" the remotest, intention of ear rvin.' out any sneh work. li is a morn n<%i?. snir:tcy to r*??? nn<1 :<s its (i?|y ' . v w i.: ' ! 1 '' (i*an nv.t'.. i "... \v? f i: . '.I p iri i, and ii 'i ? ;oiil<! unite in mvh a <!< ; i .. 1 n' i ?.? " ( :( y> OH II I. . :?! >(!' .Ml!- nIiOW" V.;.' r-y ^.olilis ? -;?? ,vl i t >, arid il :?t iiC1':." ' < Idtl M.-t'i or to (lift\ lor I; 0!> ' AVo 111; 1-1 11 1' > "I I-.' ftlV'.ill, ... . ~ 1" iv" "V u> , nv "t-p a way t'*^ corrupt i- > 11 i n< j?r -s mt un 1. r]i''? I! wV. / - v - ! ?,>. ,>!-iiion. [ Y V J/:rnld., rDLF.Nr.AK in tho groat-nt prodi g-lity v ^ V ?t