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' 1 11 ^^????? , ?i?.I???????i??????M??i????????? [I? (5 ffi HI? I? ^ .4. ip (ffi nil RII r? ro Aiil 1/1/ Ji i aa? aaA^lai i!U i Iffl I] a M a "To think own ain.k in: tuck, ans> it must i-oi.i.ow, ah tub ^ ^ " - y'v'--^i'^ ^ -- nkiht tiib day, tiioi: casht not thbx bk fai.sb to any man." BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON & CO. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1861. VOL. XII. NO. 26. SKLBOTKIP POKITft-Vi January Bills. IIY Wll.l.lK LIUllTIIKAtir. The melancholy <lavn have come, The saddest of tho your, When notes are due, and lengthy bills Come in from fur and neiir ; When " Hero's 11 small account of yours," Is whispered in your ear, And ' Won't you please lo settle now, Is all the talk you hear. You scarce can take a morning's walk, Without ere long you're met 15y Mr. Snooks, who wants to know I f you can settle yet. Ami ul tli'o hour of dusky eve. When homeward you do hie, Upon the parlor table, lo! A pile ot hills do lie. Yc chaps whose salary amounts To ten times ton a year, Who sport your patent leather hoots Willi such a ' foreign air," Who wear your thirteen dollar pnnts, And golden-buttoned vest. No wonder when .January comes, Yo neck in vain lor rest. ic RiriH wiiii pnmly bonnets stuck Upon your pretty hernia, Villi high-priced silk ami satin tilings, Willi hoops, and Howers. ami bends, I wonder wlmt pnpu will say When Old Spomluliek c^lls AVitli just that "little" l?i11 of his, For bonnets, hoops ami shawls. Awl now my stylish little chap, And fashionable maid, I'll tell you what you'll better.do. When those long hills are. paid: Jusl spcml but half tho money now, Upon your nddletl brain. As you have spent for costly clothes, And see how much you'll gain. Foil Tilt: ICKOWKi: C'OI'IU Kll. Sketches of Life in South Carolina. N CM 1!Kit BV.VKN. "We cannot say much about Fort Johnson, as it was a mere ruin when wo were at .James Island ; but there was a Martella Tower not far olT, Which was an object of curiosity, bying a Tower of brick, with no window or loop-bole to be seen, that we remember. J5ut Fort Moultrie was different; although then not fully garrisoned, it was in repair, and every part of it was scrupulously neat arid clean -? A walk on the parapet early in the morning, and in the aft?Tiioo?. during a brilliant Southern sunset, th>5 Harbor, and Islands, and the grand and beautiful Ocean being in full view, is a pleasure ijmU' "unique" in its way. We could never see the huge cannon on the ramparts, and the large cannon-balls piled in such regular order, without a feel?t?g of sadness, ns well :is of awe, to think that these were made for the express purpose of destroying the limbs of our fellow-nicu. How much would tnc reeling Have deepenod, could \vc have foreseen the grout probability now existing, that the lives destroyed, the limbs torn, will be those of thousands of our fellow-citizens ? iip those of men, the nearest and dourest to lis?our fathers, brothers and sons ! But the body shudders, the blood runs cold, the mind turns dark with horror, at the imagination of audi scenes. Let us turn from fhcin toothers less terrible, with the earnest hope and prayer that the God whom wo serve may in mercy avert from us the bloody alternative of war! And if it must come, who will pro into the battle and face these dangers with more stern determination, find cool, unfaltering resolve, than the sous of our beloved little Palmetto Stato ? It was on tho beach at Sullivan's Island that one morning a very singular sight was seen by a crowd of people. There had boon n groat storm the night before, during which, the water had almost inundtted tho Island, aiid retreating had washed away the sand considerably, leaving exposed the edges of fourteen coflins. The lids must have been much broken and dec "cd., enough so to have been washed off, with the sand heaped over them ; but there in full view, were the fourteen skeletons, packed in tightly by the sand. Opinions differed grepily as to who were the original owners of tln^e poor dry hones which there lav low before us- So'im s?i<l tWw ------- ? _ r remembered hearing that certain persons who had died of tho sinull-pox had been buried there ; others ,s lid that those coffins were those of some of the bravo men killed at the battle of Fort Moultrie. In either case tjiere wore Cvidenoos of great hasto, in the graves being ?o shallow, and tho oolfins so closely put together, that the sand had drifted in, and kept the bonoi as 'compactly in their places as an anatomist could have arranged thorn. Tho houses at " the Island," or properly Hpoaking, Moultriovillo, (a very unfamiliar naino 10 (Jharlestonians.) are generally mere framehouses, with the r < ms biroly separated by thin partitions of wood. Anything Mid can bo board all oVcr tho house. They invariably have the broad Carolina piazza, shaded cither by Venotinn blinds or Palmetto troow, and tho J.Yido of India. Tlo novohy to young por\ frons from tbo city?in tho biro walls, ihe old furnituro, tho mattresses on tho flA'or?only makes tho trip more delightful. Thou tho evor restless oooan, with its waves orestod with fo un, raising themselves on high, like a long wdl, only to btoak beating on tho b^aeh, wijii n dull, heavy roar. And what can bo moro delightful to ovcrybody? ('old people as Well as young one?)?than a ride or drive on that hard, iinn and glittering bcach ? so levol too, ' and of a very good width at low tide. Tho / _!J 1- S.. - ! ? ^ ?viu |ii;u|>iu hi it uunui^u, niiuru or ic?s opi;n J tho young taking it by turns to drive (a great m) treat for city folks) in a common woodc.irt, with ft mattress thrown in the bottom to break tho Jolts n littlo. Or better still, ft fide on horseback?a party of some five or nix young men and women, or boyn and girls, making tho nir ring with tho echo of thoir hornes hoofs on tho hard, firm bcaoh, accompanied by the merry Inugh nnd th<5 ready joke. 8omotimes thoy wo\ild walk thoir horses tho wholo I way in the water, for tlic bench shelved so gradually down 111*0 the deep part, that they could enjoy this pleasure with entire safety ; even running their horses in the water, highly amused at the immense splashing that ensued ; at other times they would like better to hear the crunching of the shells under their horses's feet. But either way would return home with a healthier complexion, brighter eyes, and an appetite putting Island hospitality very strongly to the tost. A11 appetite sharpened by the exorcise and sea air, always beginning, never ending ; exemplifying the truth of the proverb in another wuy also, i " That to the hungry man everything bitter I is sweet;" not that the Island fare was <l bitter," with oysters, fish, and crabs, to help it out. The oysters, often just taken from the water, were roasted by the kitchen fire, the young people standing round the great brick fire-place, opening them with their oystorj knives. This thing of opening oysters is quite 1 an art to the uninitiated, and only acquired by I experience. What is the use of getting the I , :e .4 !. -i- n- >' i ujrMum it juu vii 11 iii 11 uiiuii Liiuu BIICIIS : 111 order to do so cffcctually, you must first provide a good glowing bed of co;ds, put your oysters in till tlic mouths of the shells begin to open, then while they are hot, insert your oyster-knife between tho edges of the shells, I t hey will scp irate very easily. They are much j nicer, wo think, in this way, than eaten raw, i which, however, many prefer to any kind or I manner of cooking. | Wc were returning to our homo in the city one aitcruoon just atiout sunset; tlio breeze was favorable, and filleil the sails of the Packet-boat, which glided silently, yet very swiftly, through " the deep waters." Soon she overtook a small row-boat laden so heavily with oysters that her edges were sunk almost to a | level with the waves. The owner of the row-* j boat hailed our Captain, and petitioned to be j taken in tow behind our Jniat, to which our I rv. ?...i 4 a - ? ruiiMvnnu. i\. rupu w;i? iiiruwu (?ui and the little boat was soon in tow behind us, but her load did not long continue a very heavy one, for the passengers of our Packet soon bought up all the oysters; every individual?" the present company excepted "?eating thctn raw, and exceedingly enjoying the meal. FOU TUB KKOWKE CO U It I Kit. Ij<h'/or Courier?Pkau Sin : 1 send you an article which you can publish if youchoo.se, if not, commit to tho flames/ at but little cost to any : You refused to publish tny article on " Court Week," saying, for a reason, that it was " too complimentary of yon, and yours." Well, I admit that it was some to that effect, but not more than }'ou deserve. I trust 1 wrote my candid sentiment about " you andyours," and nothing more. l>ut you are not eomtdanied ut by mo for selecting your own mutter, neither should you ho by any, for the responsibility of Editor rests upon you; therefore, I g^try in your spunk. I ?ppi\>?Q of your policy in that, as I desire the enjoyment and privilege of my domestic affairs tc ?uil myself first. Then all will concur with me that they who write but sorry should write but seldom. 1 have, therefore, held my peace until now, *and, at this period, I send you another article, thinking, it has been a long time between drams. 1 have my weapon drawn, and I take another p?>p at you, 15> miles distant. If I hit jou, it will bo center ; indeed, if I do not, I'll Kill/ .'I lnlKr filirl n olinrum #1w\ . v ? .-.-o ~ vvr V..V, Editor. P.vfjeday in January, 1801. At (lie rising of tlic beautiful, resplendent sun, the king of lights, in company with friends, we started for Pickens Court House, getting along linely. Though the weather soon became inclement, and the roads and streets very soft and muddy, we arrived at our destined point in good spirits, by 10 o'clock, finding any quantity of pedestrians going in every direction. Tiio mud got uo scarcer, nor harder fast, yet did all split it like fun. The attendance was indeed large, for the business of the day; yet all wanted to see and hear, and try to get some money that day, for these tight times. But we guess it was with 'em like it wis with us?they didn't got. It turned out with us about as wo cxpeeted, or a little more so?for money matters are as ti<rht us wax, and we did not get any?no, not a hit. But wo can't help it?if the fit gets any tighter we shall loss seed, and no mistake ! It being a time of intense excitement throughout the length and breadth of tlio I Palmetto State, in which I reside, with all | my faqultics of mind and understanding, I | hourkoncd to the discussion of the topics of j the day, which is of immense interest to all I the Paliuotto sons at this alarming crisis.? | The orators of the day wcro Mr. T , i and. Col. A? Kacli of thoin adl dressed a large crowd, in elegant strains; pointj ing out the great pending danger which is , hanging over us. For their intelligence, j counsel, and appropriate admonitions, they i were applauded. It appeared like Col. A. | Imd lilco to have ignited nil present with that , fire which makes men love their country bet' tcr than their own iivon. The applause given him was frequent and deafening. \Vc were liuppy to sec good order in time of speaking, and u manifestation of respect towards tho speakers by all. The crowd was composed of sober men, looking, on most occasions, vory serious. Just boforo wo left for home, Captain Livingston marched bin ComDanvof volun | tcers around the Court House in doublo file, 1 and likewise in minuto stvl?. Ho ia ft minuto man, and will bo found so whop tried, wo gUCS.1. , Homeward wo went, after that flight, in a kind of n get-away-hurry, finding ouraclvos completely wrapped iu denso darkness about the time wo landed?o,ur physical strength well nig|i exhausted, .iud our mental faculties but slightly benefitted. Tho Friday following, wo took & trip to Wolf Creek. There we saw a great concourse of pcoplf, convened for tho purpose of coinplying with Gqr- Pickens request. His call was responded to by more volunteering, hallowing, and sailing of hats into the air than it has ever been our fortune to witness at any previous time. Col. Asiimoiu; was there in as good and animated spirits as we have ever seen hitn. lie addressed the people with one | of his best, short and sweet speeches. W j have thought that ho could come the nean . spitting fire of any man that we have ever seen or heard speak. lie was frequently applaud...1 V ii l. c a i r?1 it .? eu oy roe ooys 01 ino ;un lu'irimeni, wmi shouts of well-done. Wo will say for the Colonel that wo think he is one of the men for the times, niuoni?st the many we need, as wo do not. think that fear has any placo in his breast; neither do wo believo that he will , prove recreant *:> the vows which ho has made j time and again?no, not for the sake of re- | taming life, reputation, property, or r.ny other j element which time affords. We cannot j doubt, his iiltc^rity by any means. Success to j hi in for time to come ! Front sixteen to sixty years old, can be ' found hundreds, yea, thousands, in Carolina's j borders ready to serve their country in peacc j or war, if they are called for. Taking into , consideration all the business of the day, it I was one of uncommon interest and excitement ' at Wolf Creek?about which place will bo j found some men, yea, war-dug**, if 1 might so I call then, that have not done all their growling j and barking at the enemy while away yonder, j and then prove as mute as mice and silent as I death. When he comes near, with his furious ' veils, thev'll show him that tlinv are smis of :>s ! bravo ancestors as nnv on earth. Bir.r,. '1'n i; An my Offi.tkhs ok tiik Statf..? ' Tho following nominations were confirmed bv the Senate during secret session, on Saturday. The remaining; names communicated to the Senate by tho Governor have not been finally ac ted upon : I Appointments f>r First H-yiment rn/ixfnl men, untle.r gpcciul restitutions of Convention. John Dunovant, Major. Fiusr Autm,i,kky.?W. I! Cidhonn, Cup. tain; T. M. Wagner, First Ideutcuant; \V. C. l'rcston, Second Lieutenant. Sf.(.'OXI> AuTru.r.uv.?I. II. Ilallonqnist, Captain; W. II. (libhes. Second Lieutenant. I'lH ST f N fa NTH v.?W. IV Smith, Captain. | ?"m;cund lnfantuy.-^ William liutler, l'ap| tain. Third Infantry.?W. I). DeSaussurc, I Captain; .Tamos I lamilton, Second Lieutenant. ! Fourth Infantiiy.?Gcorirn .lames, Coptain ; 15. F. Sloan, First Lieutenantj .John It. Blocker, Second Lieutenant. Fifth Infantry.?.Tolm C. Siinkins, Captain ; (1. N. Reynolds, .Jr. Second Lieutenant. Sixth Infantry.?Thomas M. Baker, Captain; Il.S. Farley, Second Lieutenant. The following resolution was also adopted | in the Incentive Session, and was directed to be sent to tho Governor, to wit: JinsuUcd, That all officers nominated by the Governor, and confirmed by the Senate for tho military, talco rank from the date of | confirmation ; and, where of equal grade, they take rank by lot, according to military usage. Tmmknsk Influx of Sim:cik.?The Asia brought out a million and a half of specie, making up about ten millions received from Euiope since the panic set in. The consequence of this drain has been that the Hank of Eugland has been obliged to raise its rates of discount to six per eont., and the Bank of France to five and a half. These rates are far from having reached the maximum. Notwithstanding that the conclusion of peace with China has stopped the drain Eastward, it will be more than counterbalanced in the spring i bv the coininenecmeiit of hostilities nfrainst ! Austria and a general armiug of the European Governments. As regards ita flow in this direction, there do not appear to be any probabilities of its proximate cessation. Altogether tlio position of the European Governments and populations is no more reassuring than our own. The infatuation of political theorists and anarchists promises to plunge both the Old and New Worlds into a .state of distress and confusion which it will take years to remedy.?+Ycw York Ifrrafd. LINCOLN'S I N.U'UIJUATION. Humors of a | very alarming nature roach us through reliable private sources from Baltimore, the authorities at that pUcc having received positive and definite information of a conspiracy now in existence and thoroughly organized to obstruct the course of the I'resident clct through that city on his way to Washington. Tho authorities very wisely have nbstaiued from making too much fuss about the affair, well knowing that notoriety often serves to stimulate the bad passions of dangerous men. Hut acting under the advice of Gov. Hicks and General Scott, full counter-preparations on the conservative dido are being rapidly hastened forward; and it is added that certain prominent officers of Ibis city, both civil and military, wero recently callcd to Haiti more, whore they have full anil frank consultations* with Gov. IlickH ns to the measures to be taken ?;?r Mr. Lincoln's safety. Many of our New York raiments, during tho past week, have voted by ballot as t<> what course they should pursue in case any attempt bo mado by the firc-oaters to seize tho city of Washington as a means of preventing Mr. Lincoln's inauguration; and in nearly every company that we have hei.rd from, tho vote was unanimous in favor of volunteering thoii services to (Jen. Scott for tho defcnco of tho National Capital?tho companies most democratic being tho most eager and earnest for this duty. In ono of tho largest of our city regiments there were but fivo men who voted to remain at liotno should Washington bo threatened with seizure* Those are significant si^ns of tho times.?lVcw York Leader. | Naval .Appointment.?Tho rank i. .J offico of Captain in the Navy of South (Carolina, havobeen conferred on Jamca II. North, late Lieutenant in the U. 8. Navy, nnd hon ui~ :_U-J r... vmugr uiaiiiiguisiiuu lyr emcient sorviccn. Another Donation. Wo with pleasure give place to the follow- j ing correspondence, (says 4he Charleston \ Cnnrii'i'y) though received at ; very late hour last night, or an early hour this morning: Nasiivii.i.e, Tknn., January 18,1801. < /.' ur 'i - i' ' ?*.//?. jl rr. i ?? ? mo, ui/cf/c// (// (Hf JLKJKIUlie of tS'iut/i C'nro/inu, (Jhnrtvston : Allow 1110 tlio very great pleasure, if you please, sir, to place tlie within check of II. <fc 15. Douglas, 011 tlio Chemical Hank, City of Now York, in your charge. The Bank of Charleston will willingly pay yuu ?1,0Q0 in the coin of the former United States of North America for the chock. I desire tliis fund ..linii bo n.^ed in such a way as you and your immediate State advisers may determine, as most likely to promote the greatest good to tlie greatest number of the brave people under your government. 1 fee.l that 1 am not performing half my ' obligation to your glorious people, for their j efforts in demonstrating to nic that it is even ! possible for my native State, Virginia, and j the State of my adoption, Tennessee, to resist the designs of the vilest, but most powerful ] organization with which America has yet boon cursed. I inn the father of five fearless j and strong-minded, nnd yet stronger armed sons, either one of whom can bring his game from the tallest tree, with a ball from his rifle; three or four of whom can be with yon and your noble people, at mv expcusc, when you may need them, if it be before their native State, Tennessee, shall require their services. I have also two intelligent negro men, who would willingly and efficiently fill any vacancy. when one or more of their young masters | may be disposed of by the enemy. And I rejoice to he able to tell you, truly, that there I arc one hundred thousand more of the same Kurt of matori.il in Tennessee. I will not longer trespass on your most valuable time, except to say to you that it is piito evident to me that your State has hit on the only mode of settlement. My heart is with you. May God Almighty direct and bless you and your great people. I am, most respectfully, By!u> Douglas. Stack of South Carolina, Executive Office, Treasury Department, Ciiari.kston, .January 21, 1801. Sir: I am directed by bis Excellency the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of one thousand ($1,000) dollars enclosed in your letter of the 1 Sth inst. 'im.-x ? ,i ...i :?i. _ . -i I 1117 V/VJI 111.11 M IIIJMI II) Willi Olll* J)(.;upil3 which you express, adds greatly to the value of the donation, and T am instructed by his Excellency to convey to you his high appreciation of your generous patriotism. The warm int est you evince in our common cause, irives cheering assurance that no long time will elapse before every true-hearted son of the South will hold the same elevated and p itiiotie sentiments which you have so nobly displayed, and that Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia will come up to vindicate that common cause. Allow me, a'su, io extend the same grateful acknowledgments to your brave and efli I ciont sons, whose servicesTennessee may well be proud to claim in her hour of need, and whom we honor not the less that we at present do not avail ourselves of their generous offer. To such loyal hearts and strong arms the South may fearlessly confide her defence, and by such disinterested patriotism and generosity will the cause of truth and freedom triumpli. With assurances of high consideration and respect, your obedient servant, C. (!. Mi: MM I NO KR. llvui) Doliur.ve, Esq., Nashville, Tenn. New Jersey, the only Northern State that was not overwhelmed by Lincolnisri, has a I glorious record in the following extrac' from a into report ot tiie Judiciary Committee ot the Senate: " New Jersey lias fulfilled every obligation to the Constitution ; she lias no personal liberty bills on her statute book, ami her laws for the rendition of fugitives from service were enac ted to carry out the provisions of tho Fugitive Slave Law of 1703. B >ing a i. ?i^.. i.\.l ? c.... oi.iti;, i ii i > i: I ill; 1111 11\s for taking rofugo on lior soil, but they have invariably been delivered upon claim of the party entitled thereto, under Iter !;i\vs< The Act concerning fugitive slaves authorises their reclamation either by the Acts of the Legislature or of Congress, and the keeper of the State Prison, and shoriHs and County Jailors are required to receive and safely keep i|i their prisons all persons committed under the authority of the United States, till discharged by due course of law." The report also mentions that citizens of Southern St.itcs, having a temporary residence in Now Jersey, are permitted to bring with them personal slaves, nnd take with them their servants on removal out of tho State. Washington, January 22.?Hills nre being prepared by tho Military and Naval Committees of tho House, and by the Oommittoo of Ways and Means, for immediately placing the country upon u war footing. The President will bo authorized to call for tho enlistment of volunteers, and a considerable number of war steamers will be forthwith ordered to ho nmisfrili-fed 'flirt rrtpmit. ilpinOnstfr.i. lions in Southern porta show that \vc are doiioiont in our naval force, and especially in substantial light draft vessels. ilenco the recent necessity of employing an unarmed wooden shell, 1 iki- the Star of the West, to go upon a warliko errand.?New York Ifcrald. m ? rUKti 1?I hN Ui CuLuu VoLl- NTEKKINO.? Wo learn that a large number of tho free-colored men of Columbia havo offered their services, through tho Mayor, to the Governor of tho State. They say that to 8outh Carolina do thev owe nllemnnnft- n.n?l fn Imp #!>nu J ... - n .. .. -w look for protection, and they arc willing to servo lior in nny capacity tlicy may be assigned.? Carolinian. The Non-Slaveholders of the South. Their interest in the sectional controversy identical with that oj the slavchuhlera. .1 auiea !>. 1>. Do How, Editor of Do How's Review, writes a letter on this subjeet to Mr. R. N. (lourdin of Charleston, in which ho proves his position most satisfactorily. W'c can only give our readers some of his points, lie informs us that the poor men of the South are the holders of one to five slaves, and it would be equally consistent with truth and justice to say that they represent, in real. _i i. _ 1 i: _ . ii.j, ua sinvvnuiuiii^ mu'i'CSi. The following arc the propositions which he establishes: 1. The non-slaveholder of the South is assured that the remuneration afl'orded by his 1 labor, over it ml above the expense of living, ! is larger than that which is afforded by the same labor in the free States. 2. The non-slaveholders, as a elass, are not reduced by the necessity of our condition, as is the ease in the free States, to find employment. in crowded < ires, and come into competition in close and si ' ly workshops ami lactones, wun remorseless ami untiring ma- : chinery. 3. The non-slaveholder is not subjected to | that competition with foreign pauper labor I which lias degraded the tree labor of tlie j North, ami demoralized it to an extent which ] perhaps can never be estimated. 4. The non-slaveholder of the South preserves the status of the white man and is not regarded as an inferior or a dependent. f). The non-slavoluilder knows that as soon os his savings will admit; he can become a slaveholder, and thus relieve his wife from the 1 necessities of the kitchen and the laundry, j i ....,i i.:*. ?i.:i.i r_ <i li- p .i r. I nun iii* Liiiiuitii iiuiii i lie laoors oi iiio u0k1. (j. The largo slaveholders and proprietors ' of tlio South begin life in great part as nonj slaveholders. 7. I3nt should fortune not he in reserve for the non-slaveholder, he will understand that by honesty and industry it may bo realized to his children. 8. The sons of the non slaveholder are and have always been among the leading and ru-' i 1 imjjc spirits of the South, ia industry as well ns in politics. lie instances McDulfie, (Ihevcs, Jackson, Clay, Husk, Hammond, Yancey, Orr, Menuningcr, licnjamin, Ste\ pliens, Soule, the "Browns, Simms, Porter, Mngrath, Aikin and Whites. 0. Without the institution of slavery, the | gre.it staple products, of the &outh woull | coase to l??? grown, and the immenso annual re- ! suits which arc distributed among every class of the community, and which give life to cv- ! cry branch of industry would cease. 10. If emancipation be brought about as will undoubtedly be the case, unless the ciiroaclunents of the fanatical majorities of the North are resisted now, the slaveholders in the main, will escape the degrading eqnality which must result, by emigration, for which they have the means, by disposing of their personal chattels, while the non-slavehoMors, without these resources, would bo compelled to remain and endure the degradation. Mr. DeBow concludes by apologizing to non-slaveholders of the South, of which class he was until very recently a member, " for having designed to notice at all the infamous libels which the common enemies of tlic South have circulated against them, and which our every day ex periciice refutes, but the ocea- j sion seemed a lifting one to place them truly I and rightly before the world. They fully un- ] derstand the momentous questions, which now agitates the land, in all their relations.? They perceive the inevitable drift of Northern aggression, and know that if necessity impel to it, as 1 verily believe it does at this moment, the establishment of a Southern Confederation will be a sure refuge from the I storm. In such a con fedora t ion our rights i and possessions would lie secure, and the wealth being retained at homo, to build up our towns and cities, to extend our railroads and increase our shipping, which now goes in tariffs or other involuntary or voluntary tributes to other sections, opulence would be diffused throughout all classes, and we should become the freest, the happiest, and the most prosperous and powerful nation upon earth." *"Thc annual drain in profits which is goj ing on from the South to the North is thus J set d jwn by Mr. Kettoll of New York: | Bounties to fisheries, . . 81,500,000. \/u^iuiii.t, ni."?uui ^ru ill Lilt; ' Profits of manufacturers, . 80,000,000. " " importers, . 1<>,000.000. " shipping, inipcrtsnnd ex., 40,000,000. " " travellers, . . 60,000,000. j " " teachers aud others at ) the South soul North, \ 5,000,000. ! " " agents, brokers, com- ) missions, etc., } 10,000,000. ; ' " capital drawn from ") the South, ) :)0,000,000. 1 Total 821)1,500,000. This from the beginning of the govcrnnient, making all proper deduction from year ' to year, has given to the North, ov r 82,500, | 000,000 of Southern wealth. Arc her accu ' mutations thon surprising, and can one ho j oui|Mincv( 11 iiuuu III UlilUUU BIllHIIU apjlUill' ll> Uli le*s in tho South "? South Carolina Commissioners to tiik PuehIDKNT.?Col. 11 ny11o, of South Carolina, communicated his letter to the President, Saturday, says n dispfttch from here .o tho New York Herald. It is not in the shape of a demand, lis at first presented : but it is couched in moderate and toinporatc language. Ho has been induced to this moderation of the ultimatum of South Carolina by the exi.st111tiluLi: of feeling hurc among Liit.' Southern men. The communication was submitted to and approved by Senators Hunter and Mason, of Virginia, before it was sent to the President. Whilo South Carolina does not yield the position which she first assumed, yet she is disposed to properly appreciate the embarrassed position of tho present Administration. [ Wash inylop filutcs. "The Needle stii.i, Points to the I'oiiE."?The Albany l\itr!ol jjivos the folio w i 111' itt">m wliii'li wi\ wmv u-itli ..d doing but sheer justice to u true sou of Kdgc- A field : "On yesterday, which was ono of the most ioclCUHMit. days we ever experienced, Mr. Reuben Reynolds, a eiti/en of this county, and an old man, walked ten miles through che mud and rain, to vote the secession tieket. lie was one. among the first of our citizens to ilon the blue eoekado. It looked a little tins worse for tbe dampening it got, but dry weather will make that all right. When wo state that .Mr. Reynolds is a native of South Carolina, it will in the minds of some people account for his zeal. We go for putting hitu on the pension list of the new Republic." Just what mi<jcht have been expected of old Itenb. It's Edgefield all over. Why one of our Ji'i/h s walked 10 miles to join his company the day before it left for Charleston ; and two or three others walked 15 miles to unite with it at a station on theS. ('. Hailroad. Place him "in the land of the stranger," or where you will, an Edgefield man's heart still (ires with the hopes, tlie prospects and tin; aims of his boyhood's home. "Though the barque be toss'd by the ' winds and the waves, The needle still points t.o the pole," [ Eihjcfichl fucrtiner. i nr. i'osition oki?ov. hicks.?The response of Governor Hicks to tho Talbot County committee leaves no longer a shadow of doubt as to bis ulterior design. We gave cvedcncc the other day to a statement from a source we deemed perfectly reliable, and which we have no cause to doubt, that t' o Governor bad at last taken a practical view of our position ; but our informant was evidently misled. It is now manifested that Gov. 1 licks will do nothing to authorise popular action in the State of Maryland. Wo shall not stop now to examine the causes of the determination; they will no doubt fully | appear at a future day. lie has affected a disiiosit inn to mil l!n> !n^ikiu nf !.<> ,1.,,. 1. the people on certain contingencies, all of which have transpired ; and he now deliberately charges upon the Legislature secession designs, a wanton imputation for which there is no excuse, for the Legislature of Maryland would not dare to hint at such proceedings as he alleges against tliein. If the remarks of (iov. llieks have any definite meaning, it is that he. will authorize no action on the part of the people, until after the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln. And he makes this purpose known under cover of the profession of at tachmeut to tlic South. The citizens of Maryland are capable of understanding such inconsistency as this without an interpreter. [Jiuhimorc Sun, Ll'.TTKK from Ex-1 *11KSIDKXT Km.I.MOTIV. ?'J'ho Hon. Millard Fillmore was, a few weeks ago, suggested by a I'nion meeting in New York as a suitable person to go to South Carolina to tender the people of that State the assurances of the citizens of New York that the North would respect and uphold the constitutional rights of the South. This mission iMr. Fillmore declined, and in his letter remarked : What they want, and what T want, is.'orne assurance from the llepublican party, now dominant at the North, that they, or at least the conservative portion of them, are ready and willing to come forward and repeal all unconstitutional State laws; live up to the compromises of the Constitution, execute the laws of Congress honestly and faithfully, and treat our Southern brethren as friends. When 1 can have any such n!table assuranrei as this to give, I will go most cheerfully and urge our Southern brethren to follow our example, and restore harmony and fraternal affection between jhc North and the South. At present. our labors should he hers. Let us put ourselves right, and tlien we can with more confidence and justice appeal to them. T K n n f. s s f. K. ?The ft <11 o w i 11 g resol u t i o n s have been adopted by the Legislature of Tennessee : Resolved by the General Assembly of tho State of Tennessee, That this General Assembly has heard with profound regret of the re solutions recently adopted by the Statu ot' New Vork, tendering men and money to tho President of tho I'nited States to be used in coercing certain sovereign S tut cm of tho South into obedience to the l-td.Tnl Government. ftrsotrat, That tho (ie oral Assembly receives tlic action of tho Legislature of New Vork as the indication of a purpose upon the part of the people of that Statu to further complicate existing diflionltie.s, by forcing tlm people of the South to the extremity of submission or resistance, and^so regarding it, tho requested (o iiifonu tlia Executive of tho State of New York, that it is tho opinion of this (Scncnd Assembly that whenever tho authorities of that State shall send armed forces to the South for the purpose indicated in said resolutions, tho people of Tennessee, uniting with thoiv brethren of the South, will, as one man, resist such invasion of the soil of tho South at all hazards, and to the brat extremity. A FRENCHMAN, resolved to bo rid of life, .. i.: _i. 11-i ? . ? "VIII. II 11111 u uuiun: IIUU ll> U pOSl HI'l lip by the sea side, lie had provided himself with a ladder, a rope, a bundle of matehea,' and a vial of poison. Ascending the ladder, he tied one end of the rope to the post, and the other end round his neck j thcu lie took the poison, set his clothes on lire, put tlio muzzlo of the pistol to his bend and kicked away the ladder. In kicking down iho ladder, he sloped (he pistol so that the ball miss od his head and cut through the rope by which ho was suspended ; ho fell into tho 8v.? extinguishing tho ilamcs of his clothes, niid the sea water which ho involuntarily Swallowed counteracted tho poison, nr.d thus, in spito of his precautions, ho remained unchanged, unshot, unpoisoncd, uuburucd and undrowned. 4||