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. .. , . ,. -.y : - ' < ' / . t,"-. ... f "T0 TIHN^ <nvN S,',F BR TKU,i? ANl> IT MUST FOLLOW, AS TIIB NIOIlT TUB PAY, THOU CAN'ST NOT TI[KX BE FALSI-: TO ANY MAN." BY UOH'T. A. THOMPSON & CO. PICKENS CCUUT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1), 1801. VOL. XII. NO. 27. MfcgtffrMP, POETRYTho Family Bible. How painfully'plc-nxlng the foiwl rocollcction, Of yonlliful connections mill innocent joy. AYIien blest with ji'Xrc.ntul lulvice niul nlfuo^lon, BurronnUcil wfth uicrciea??-vr?lh peace from on ?high { ' ! ' I 111 view Iho bfiair:* of-iny sire my mother, i iic isojiiai 01 men- onspring us runnel on cao,li .hand, And that riohest of books vrLicli excelled every other? Thru family that lay on tlx* utand. Tluu old fashioned Itiblc. the d*ar blrased Bible, 'Die family Diblc that lay on the etniul. That lliblo, the volume of <Jod> inspiration. At tuorn and at evenihg could yield us delight, Atifl lh? prayer of ouV wire was a sweet invocati6n ....... I... .1,... r? ?r-mil -1 i muiui t>_? Mnj. i lur (hfi-iyniruii({n mf?m. Our hymns of ilmnkpgivUig'with Itnrptony ?wcl!injr. All wnrin froiii tho'henrt of n family band,. Half ratViVi uh from earth to that. rnptuidUH dwelling ' ^ ' Described in the lliblo that lay oil Ilia stand. That riclicet of hooks that excelled ovory other / That family BiMc t It nil lay oil the Stand. Y<?. ccen^s of tranquility, lbng have'parted, \lu i ? J I j^vuv, "Iiu I * ? I VIHH IIU move, In sorrovf nii'l purine* a I live broken-henrteri. Ami wander uik.iotvn 011 it fnr rii.sinnt shore; Yot how cixn 1 doubt a Ucnr Suvfmr's protection, Forgetful of gill* fi'om his bountiful hituri, Oh! let me. with put ic nod rco?;ive hlncorroction, And think of tho llible thnt lay mi tho stand, ThAt richest of Viookn wlilvh excelled every other? The fainil_v I>il?lc tluit Iny 011 the stand. West Uitile. Iho light mid guide of the stranger. With thee 1 set mod circ.oil by parents und friend*. Thy kirnl admonition slmll guide me from dnnger, On tlieo my last lingering ln?|?o then depertds ; Hope wakens to rigor and rises to glory. t ii im.iiuu una noc jo *??? oui primnwu Innct, For refuge h?y ho\d on (he hope sot before me, lli'YCiiiod in the Hible that lny on the stind. 'l'lic oUI fashioned Bible, i II >i1! rising (ho brightest and olenr of (lie morning. The H(iir that guided my parents snfehorae, A beam of thy glory my prtfhway adorning. Shall sen Her the d.irknei** and "brighten my glyoni; A* (be Krwtern snges to worship I ho stranger Ineoxtaoy hasten to Cnnnnn's hind, I'll bow to udore him, but not in a innitcor. 11o*k neon in the lliltlo liini lay o(i (tic ptuiiil, < The oi l fashioned llililc. Sii. ? * Though ngft and misfortune press hftrd on ir>y ftel? ing?. I'll tlctfto tho Bible nnd (ruff in tlio-l.ord. 1'lioupcli darkness should cotov lil.H merciful dealing*. Aly noul is s(ill olieoj-ed by his heavenly word; A ill now from tilings cartlilv my soul is removing. I ,<oon slirtll shout glory with heavens bright baiitl, ]u raptures of joy be forever adoring Tho God of tho Bible that lay on the Mnnd. . Hfco obi fashioned Hiblc. kc. Fort TDK KHOVVKK OOUrtlKll. Sketches of Life in Sou'.h Carolina. N L'M UK 11 F.KIIIT. . . . Tho! \v?t-ir has lod^d ir. scvqr.il lrtiljutt- places on tho bunch, and proteclcd by the breakwater* (creeled by the United States (fcn'nrnnieiits for the presopvafion of tbe fovt from the cnmnchinj* tide,) foi*m very nice. ril.i'CcK in which cither to batho; or to catch"ei;lb^.-r~ Thcro in no fear in theno <if J^ctlinjr beyond your depJh, and consequently, flrowniug, or ui urmji eaicn up oy siinrK.s, 'J li<* strenuthening cflhets of hnthiiiyc in tho salt water is known to ui only by report j but we can toll froln ?xpoH^nno t!io <i<?l 'JJT * ^ of eiikohiiij? or?l?* ThoVe creatures nj-o " very with' awnku," and bky those poisons who boar this title at tho North, very cunning, anil very careful in taking eweof themselves; nt (h6minictinVc ilioy will I'low you severely* If they pet a "chance, subihittlrtp to bd torn to pieces r.tther than to let iro : in other wnv?l?i tlm ?r i.? ? / ? i broken off boforo your riu?ror wiii bo n"fensea. ;The crab is vory shy and wnry, and Iftta go thO butt at the lo.ist nlurm, mo it is impossible tn jerk tlu.Mii on shore with the lin?, jiko n " TihTi ; but whon yon foci " ]wttv hard pull ?t. the lino, you must eiiU for nMi^tftnco while dravrini* it nearer to y >n, very-slowly. Homo .'.orccUo must then tnko n embblnpj-net, and # lory Knnt'.V? very silently, slip it iri thfe w:ttor behind .and undor the ernb. He must grndu ally approach thonefc, nearer :<ltd nearer, iill finally the poor wretch finds itself entnngled by its elaw*, and bids farewell forever to its ? iliitivd element. What aVrt cidlcd K" devil crabs " nfo cfpsin*?Hw ?-.1 - ' f ..rnu^piv t\:iy j[?ou wnin#, tlint i# cookcd it> -tbeir-RhcllH, .with- iiiuh^ -tord nod frh'cl brcud crumbs. ' Fkdrtu^pftrtlo* . fsnlilnm Htart from thb F?ditiid, but nflnrly nl\v?y* froin tbo'oity. ' nre often p're.it .nfT:iir& ?t?rr5*il on with *kW ; rtr$ fcnd se1ftnc?v boin'<r" b#oaj?ht to lrntf fchei>?ijd. Kvcn -wtforo poiitU'Mic.n oWn tlipik* *mlif?? brtrtt* tlVfcy froqmmtly biro oxpefriooced fiHherttten therm, nnd to auldo them ta'tho bi>st ftahing brinlt/i) for thoso brink* MohVeti?icS?liift thfir pbictts iir.fcho burbot in A fifc-y abort intei'Vol ' of tirno. Tbo flub owlk-d Whiting; nnd~ Mill-1 let, Wi*.h (MwHi, fitw oblof fa^oritCH, trtptother| . with tlie Drum. Scq. j of thin lsitfcr:stcuk'B ?ro i nerr.ed up nt teblo rery 'nilce, And large bs ulutfoj) chops, Tho Docrtora (wA believe,) etfhKtder ftoh, no * diel, to be' n(inri?ttinp, and light of. digestion j-auitcd, or* \hom nioouYiin, to invftlid*. - Ahd thoao who lire on tho>?a,. dohQt, can, by fishing, be Supplied not' Only * with nhundint food, but nlso in ftgreat VhirTcty. It used to bo one of pjir Inland pl^n^arfcS trtWflh the little fifth? ngsrtiHchfl ?khi>rning along t)lA ?hore, oUtwiirrt-bOund: ernrJv hi th? !?niofrtfn?; thdfr one |**g?r Bnil <Svcrj ftfiw ond then dipping hi thq bl^ib tfnve^Tflic the Wihg$ . -of n iioa'-jrlfli, find Iprfiling iHTthctr" bfa^u'frrxlk" wore ViehTly' tKo WTfokj tlni? 'ft tho wnUfr."' Kfi(\ then about the hdnr qif shirr not ^ btwi ertttld Bert them lit a lotipr IfaeYeturnlng'to tho eity, Inden with tfioir spoil, And'yet gliding i nloixf ho ropMlythAfc they wpfe Ijardlj sceh before they wercjroitc; *They Himply the OhftiToston, market regularly wj0> fiali j, pfld tbey aro neVer Jftterrcu'nn flplto of thtjjr fr<ii$ b,oatg,) ' by the worat weather. Tel We rarely overhear i of any of tlioni being wrackcd, the fishermen who manage them being very ox|?eVIoii(;'6<l and dexterous in sailing {hem. 'J^hcscboatsoftca difleir in form from the James' Island row* , bouts; which latter, seldom have sails, and nrc generally rowed with their oars, by strong; negro inert, owned by th6 planters at .fames' Island. Along witn other produce destined for the Charleston market, these ro\v boats are laden with tho celebrated James' Island wat' r-mclons, and tliuir equally Celebrated sweet potatoes. The cnormoils size of sonic of thesy water-melons as seen on the city-tables, would (we feel confident,) pur'prise eouic of our up-, r.Oiiiii<*Y f<ii*iiioVv? t?!iO hatfc never seen them. It was at James' Island, and when a Very little cliild, that we (irst heard the sweet, pensive note of the " Chick- Will-Willow "?wo ivit'A t h n MiiittA n o 1 \ - ? f;nu iu 119.. i/urmg (lie soft twilight hhndes of oy.tfning, and near a pine-grove, wo n .mm! listened to the strangfe ! song, But in after years we hiivc.never forgotten that song; wlieneyer and wherever we hear the " Chrck-will!s-willow " memory Hies hack fo that il cVcn-tide " at James' Inland.? ! Soon after it I.ad ecasod its song we had an opportunity of seeing the bird, and felt fiston- , ished at finding it so Ugly; hut this did Yiot . detrne' from its iuterest to us. It is really n fact, t... ( (ns a general rule) the " Chick- j will's-willow " is only heard in tlie low conn- , try of South Carolina ; certainly not further , North than our middle districts. On the other hand, the Whip-poor will in a stranger in thd low country, but is found ill the iiiiddle-dititriots and further North. Once, and once only, wo have heard the Chick-will's-willow in the upper country, and that once, ptrafigo to pay, was in PiokeOS District. At the same time that its old, familiar notes were ruiigoAit in the clear air. a Whip-poor-will wafc heard ii nvuvi iui viiui vii, no it vjuirriiliuvu IU UIKUU115 its claim to bo admired with the stranger.? Their joint songs made indeed n strange, but very swept " Concert," v.'hich fill tho family asset. bled to fttond, whilst the surrounding mountains faded aw.ty, and the stars came out1 in their brightness. These two birds resemble each other considerably, but yet are manifestly different. I believe they are considered, in some Nnlnril Ilislnrlox siinrtinu nf V!r?lit I--- ? - -- ITawk. although others again do not ngroo to this ohiKsulioation. However this niny he, the Chiek-will-willow seems to bo confined to the hmd of the Magnolia and the Yellow JesMimine; while the Whip poor-will is found in the neighborhood of the Bine Ridge Mountains. Tint while describing the Forts and Islands around Charleston, (or rather our recollections ! of them,} wo must not pass by in silenco our I I s ir .1 * . l\. ueiir uiu cuy, iixhii, iin* sea-pun 01 our im'lte, | and at present the object of such intercut not only to Us. but to our sifter States of the South, to the whole of the United States, and to all Europe, roil TilK kkowkk C01tKt?R. A Few Thoughts for tho Times. Mr. Koitor : Ah you hovo had the kindness to publish my u Sermon fur the Times," I will ask tho favor of adding a few more thoughts on tl.o sanies subject: I stated in that sevnu n that our slaves arc necessary to tho <!liinnte and productions, nild consequently to tho prosperity of the South ; i mm, uir xins reason, me i"*outn should Willi drnw t'ropi ull political connection with those whose nini is to circumscribe this species of property, and ultimately to destroy it. This remark is especially applicable to tho?e regions of tho South which aro remote from the salubrious Htuiosphero of the mountains, an'J whose chief products nro rioe, sugar and cotton.? These products arc admitted by all parties to constitute tho wealth of the South ; and, consequc'ntly, whatever hinders their cultivation, mars the prosperity of tho South ; nud, it I 11 (HI^MU UU |MWTi;ii, null' nu\JII <1 111 ll U I it IItJC WOllIU ?!so ?fT?5t' the pvo-Hpi-rity of otbnr. soot ions of our Own country, ami.of the civilized world, so far as thoy stand related to tho cotton trade. Tf it ho asked, " how is it that those products depend upon slave labor?'' the answer is at hand. And that is, these products are grown in regions where none but tho negro rsco can labor with safety and profit, as regards health and-endurance. The constitution and habits of that race are peculiarly, and by nature, adapted to wany regions* and can bettor ondnre eyposuro to the sun and to miasma thnu any Other; class; <jf laborers. This is a woll ?>5t?b1 ishod physiological fact, which is confirmed by long efltperjvhue. What would kill a whitb uian is harmless to a negro. The latter Will j woi'K in the broiling mm with Inn Iu?t. off. inid I willcvey idocp on his back, with- hf? faoe tip. ward ; whereas a white man, oveu tho hardiest, wbuld, ufider th'rso circumstance*, be scorched'and thrown into a fever.. Aod this is not tho result of hiibit?of being used to i it"-?but owi)fg to the negro's natural eomrtitrit.irfti, and to the color of hip?V'P? which e,niibW him to (iudure exposure to the sun hotter ?i it. ? ? '' ' I ijitiii iiic wiiim; ricu^ a ncou noi sjop ijo fliyc i I tK? philosophy of theso fuels, since, nil that I ' nifi now midertakiug is to state what i? admitted to 1)0 facts. If, til on, (Uir negroes wore bnnifihed frriiti tho cVmtttfy, or thoir tiun'lbcr diii)ini?Kt>d, many of thp line*t portica? of tfie sunny South would Boon become a desert? Whit^ hiboretn could n(ft bo had to cultivate thorn, ntid congoquChtty the prosperity and wealth of tho South would, be materially diminished. 5h\t it may bo said thflt it is not the deaipn of tho abolitionist* to- stffid off onr'n^gror*. but i ijinjr iu bbi uici|i ircv> nnn in innt cnso woy I wrtuld b? tlio ctiltlvntort of rietf, ootfpn niiil s>i)U'rtr ! My nnstvor t tbrtl ftucrb A Hhjto of thinps in both impracticable aua Imlifcfeaibla)' rtnditwwnld bo th'e groatAnt calamity tint coatrf both the nejfro and the white *woe;'... *>cop)o of khe ^ottb notfcf ! will c6n*ent to hvo on tonus of ecjunJlty with those who are now #lav<>*. . Tho-T?nbitM 6f lifo ?nd.itiorul tomkneles of the tworatfes 'aro so | dissimilar that there oanhrct powdbly "be any | e<jD{fenlalfty. Whowotolcl He WilHhjrfoHhem I to cojuc to tho ballot 'ncj^rttlate tlrwy iii trades and Ionns, sit in tlio jury box, give ' evidenco J'roni tlie witness' stand, or to work on terms of equality with white laborers ? not to /say anything of social intercourse. But 1 | need nut dwell on this subject. The tiling in i in possibly and every one of sound judgment ana right principles knows tliat t-ucli a state of things cannot be allowed. Besides, such a state of things would be the greatest calamity that Could befal our slaves. ll?l* VM'i? tlicvpsiiwu.f flint xi'illilil Iwi lOkiH'ii f lnn\ by every body would be n constant aniiuyanoc to thoir feeling* tmd a hindrance tn puceess in OvcQpationn. White labor and black labor would bo cvistantly brought into competition, and there would be endless jealousies and strifes, Such is precisely the condition of free nctrvoi's at the Nortb, where they are tho most miserable and despised of all men.? Would that abolitioiiistfc would expend sonic of their phihuithvopyf?) fgl the black race upon those of that ii.ee who live at their own flnnr>J nmnv of wlinm Imvn Kiwm ^tilu/]o<l ?i?tA J " ""V ii *?t;ito of freedom by tlio hypocrisy and dcccit of these HQ called philanthropists ! It is a well known fact that tiinni' of tin so poof, necrjccted ahd despised uoerecH, would gladly, return to the sunny South and exchange their freedom .for a atateof sin very ! Aye, and some of them have escaped the elutehes of their new, tyrannical lords, and come hack to t.licir former masters; and some arc now xinging " O car; ry uio buck, O carry mc back to old Virgin! in's (or old Carolina's) shore," &c. I l*ut tnriiiti \i'rii4iV rutfulnf/ia ?n? fVr?n nniAHrtct I i us they would be inn far worse condition ironcrally, as to the supply of their temporal wants than they ore now, and many of them would be reduced to penury and starvation. As they are now, their Wants arc all supplied?as well supplied as uny class of laborers on tlie face of the earth : yea, 1 will say they are hotter supplied. They ore fed and clothed ; when they nro sick, medicine and nursing are ' provided ; when they become too old to work, ' their uiii&tms nrn limit.d Jo nrnvwlo f..v <lw>m I in;<1 when parents (Tic, they know tli:it their | ! children will bo 00ml for. In :ill these re spectR, self-intorcsty if no other motive, will insure; these benefit** to the sl-ive from his muster. A Life ! how mnny poor laborers at the Xorth and in England, and all over the world, suffer more in all these respects than over our most neglected slaves ! Indeed, there is no class of persons, considered as a whole, who 1 have greater reasons for contentment and hap- I pine.ss* than the majority of this class; and they would be contented and happy, if Aboli- ' tionists would let (Item alone, and cease singing in their ears the 44 siren song " of " glori- , ous freedom !" which would be, indeed, inulo- I rious poverty and shame ! Ib it not a well known fact that the-negro raco are naiur .lly iutfolrvt unit icantcfiti, and huve very little judgment to plan or energy to execute? Were they t>et. free they would soon bo "at tlioir wits ends." to know how to provide for themselves and their families: and, if they have work to do, thev would soon grow weary of it, and would he ever contriving to see how they could get along with the least labor. Consequently, tlicy would soon find themselves out of employment, if tliey depended on the hire of their labor ) or they would soon be "out of corn and meat," werff they to depend upon their own /'rtle will exertions to obtain a support. Besides, their wasteful and uneconomical habits Would soon destm ' tbo nrnfitu */ I . of their labor. Those things nve so manifest I ?r$o clearly proven by the experience of even >he .'ew free negroes who reside amongst ns, that I need not dwell further ou the subject. And now, in coocluHoiit it may be nuked, " what lias all this to do with us and c.i?r intcrefits in this mountain region ? "We have fowl if any slaves, and, our climato and productions do not require the labor of negroes ?" In reply to this enquiry, J have only a few things to sny : 1st. I hopo that there is pat-riot!#m on ou feh in the mountains to stood by t?:c "onor tuc !ntoro.-'fs,yf. ?no f^-noilru I nml of tl>C whole Stale?ayo, and of the whole. South! "\Ve. are one brotherhood ! pnd our interests arc so interlinked thiit what affccts one k ffccts the whole. And I am proud to learn that in 1'ioKCtl?, (us in all the other mountain districts) there uro hundreds of patriot*, who ate ready at a moment'a warning to march to the bccho of conflict,-to battle for " their country and their'country's rights," whether in tho mountains or on the pca-shoro. 2d. Although the mountain region may not depend directly upon the production of augur, cotton and rice for its prosperity, and there fnrrt fool no lieod Of slaves in (lie country, yet their own interests are indirectly. at least, involved Jtt this m:iiter. For, i<> proportion to tho diminution of the wealth of a State?that which i? derived from tho product* of the soil in that proportion do nil (ho cit izens of every class and of every section, become the sufferers, both in ^respect to taction and tho procuring of at least tho " comforts of life.'-' Bat I will uot elaborate this.point, sinoo it appeals a. 1.1 ?y I < i ' * mu *fvy<(w?7i<*jw of numan nature, wnicli la a crinin that f foci unwilling to charge upor. any portion of'the noble, generous and patriotic Houth. Let otl>cr? count the cost of tho ' Union in dollnrfc and eont.4; hut oitr estimate of its valile, is based npOn tfuiirn Itighl*, and princiF~ led of l^ortor, truth, jiustigo and religion | The nion has boon dissolved upon that basis, and I pray that the Ood of Ju*?tio*r who i#ntoo the " Lofd of Host*," will help us to mriintaio our " Independence flow and forever'!" _ .. _ r- ' 51 IN tho IHIrfnirf legislature, Mr, firecn, n n(( 111i11 i from l^gvpt, Bn)d} 'j ShoulU tli'3 SjU?i.e(lUi?\0U) b<; inyajcd by tho South, hi?t ronHiituciitH rofiding on the border would *op?| the-- foflr and defend tho honor and majesty of thtfStato; but (snid ho) ahould you't/f" the North'attempt to pn'wrovcr tho bordflr of our St-ito to subjoin to a Southern St:.t--, you wmild he nfot this sideof,tbe Ohio river, ant' .you jjhoyld not ehed the. fraternal Ju1oo<l of.jo'"* Southern brethren until you bad tin& ,_ over, tbo dead bodies of the gallant sonn of Kgypt." I _ I ill III II I H II II u 1^ mm II M\ Portion C Of tho proceedings of tlio Legislature on ^ Monday, tin*. 28t)> instant: f A nicwtiugo lVoin his Kxccllcncy the Gov- N evuer wub read ns follows : t Statu of SotThi Cakomna, t Kxkcutive D>r .ar^mknt, Jan. 20,1801. t To the President unit Members of (lie Senate.: n Gentlemen : 1 know that everything con- i neoted with tho safety and defence of the c country is? deeply interesting at this time. I a have, there lore, thought proper to conununi- ; ] cate tho acc??Mpfmying documents for your i information. Tlicy arc copies of reports ? made by engineers and different officers un- ?' der my "dors in relation to the sea-coast de- t fenee. * trust it will he perceived that I c have taken the enrliest and most active mens- r uves to enable mo to place the coa&t in a posi- i tion that may enable us to protect ourselves t from any sudden invasion from marauding c parties. Tho ordinance required for the dif- 1 ferent parts are being sent forward sis fust as t they can be got ready. 1 bavo also putartns ] into tho hands of Cavalry companies formed ^ in the Parishes bordering the KOH-con.<t, so as | to enable th m to make an efficient police i and give protection from any attempt at inva- i gion. It is not intended to call out thoso oonipanies under any general organization of 1 troops, but leave tbom as a local defence to ? tho different Parishes. K. W. 1'h'kknh. 1 j\ privai-e message was received t>3' the | < Pegtident of the Senate, from the Governor, 1 requiring immediate Executive Session. i After Hie secret session was over, the in- s junction of secrecy was taken from the fi?l- ; lowing: ( Itcxnlvrr/, uvauiwtruxly, That tho General I Assembly of South Carolina tenders to tlio } liCjjrishifiij'o .if Virginia tlieir acknowledg- ' mcnts of tlie friendly motives which have f inspired thfl mission entrusted to the Hon f .Jjid^o llobertson, licr Commissioner. f Ji''W/v;*/, unfinimoit;'//, That the candor ] I wine I) is due to the long contiuued sympathy and respcet which has subsisted between Vir- c giniu and South Carolina induces the General ] Assembly to declare, with frauHhess, that 1 tliey do not deem it advisable to initiate nego- i 1 tiatimis when they havo no desire or intention j to promote tlie uUiuiate object in view; that ' object is declared in the resolution of the : Legislature of Virginia to be the procure nient of amendments, or new guarantees, to f the Constitution of the United States. Jtoolvftl, vutuu'mouslj/y That the sepnra- I tion of the State of South Carolina from the < Federal Union is final, and she has no further f interest in the Constitution of the United f States, and that the only appropriate negotia- t tions between her and the Federal Govern- > mem areas to tnyir mutual relations as tor- i cifcn States. ' . f Kfsolticd, nnrtnimnuslj/, That this Oeticral ^ Assembly further owes it to her friendly rela- t lions with the State of Virginia, to declare ? that they have no confidence in the Federal t (lovernment of the United States; that the f inof-t solemn pledges of that Government ' liavo been disregarded; that under pretence t of preserving property, hostile troops have ' been attenuated In hi> inltvwlneeil iutn mm nf the fortresses of this State, concealed in the t .hold of a vessel of commerce, with a view to f subjugate the people of this State ; and that 1 evep sinco the authorities at Washington have been informed of the present mediation j of Virginia rt vessel of war has been pent to ( the South with troops, and munitions of war ( concentrated on the soil of Virginia. Itcjfofrwt, unanimous/*/, That in these cir i i ? i.uiiiouiiivi.n, IUI3 UUIIVJIUI Willi rC newed assurance# of their con/iai respect and j 4}sfeoni for the people of Virginia, and of high consideration for the Commissioner 'j whom they ljavo sent, decline entering into the proposed negotiations. On motion of Mr. Garlingtou, the Semite, adjourned sine dir. HOt'&tt ok HKl'RK>?KN'riVKS. The House met at 0 a. m. Mr. Yoadon moved that tho injunction of Rodrooy be removed from the consideration of f tho following message and resolutions consid- { cred in-secret session : K State of South Carolina, | KxE MtTIVK l)Kl?AUTMrST, /.in. 28, 1801. j To the Speaker and Member* of the. lhtuse ( of. Representatives: Gontlomcn : Ilia Excellency, tho Clovcrnoi" , of Virginia, has transmitted to mo the enelos- . cu resolutions, passed uy t.'io legislature ot | thnt illustrious Commonwealth. , It will be seen that their object in to induce tho Legislature of Hrtuth Carolina to < sertil oti> CopWhissiunent: from Virginia, nnd also from nil tho States that think proper to , poml similar CouJurUsioncr?, on the 4th of ' bYhrunry next, in Washington City, to crtn- ( aider and, if praetiaablp, to ngfee upon some ] suitable adjustment of the great Issues that | have been lufldr. in the Confederacy. ; We are disposed totre..r with the most pro- f found consideration every proposition that | insy emanate from the .State of Virginia, nnd tn vielrt fr? Itor nluifi^f rtt*r?rvMiinrr 'ovnunt ? j ~ y ~wsyr",r? r? i,u,v| (. may involve viwl pnnqipms. Moro lh;\n a ( year ago, tho Slate of ^uuth Carolina, actua- ( ted Ivy the most siwoero desire to do every- j thing in her power to avert tho dimmers that | it was manifest then throatOufid the Federal ^ Uftion, Sent u Commissioner to Virginia, who ? made an uv^piit appeal to hor to Bte.p forward and dovifte some plan upon which tho States immediately concerned might act, fogethej*, iind save .their pence and their rights, and yet > preserve tho cpjninon Constitution an a blo.su- I inp fur tho States. It wiih then thought un- ' neeussary, ,otl tho part of Virginia, to take any nrer* to not in concert vrmr jsoutli Unjolitis. Tf rinr pif-trtV States h/idJwtAI on that . period, perhnpa. 'flopieili.ing wiftht Kia,vo Lean done tonecuro uew guarantees by which onr pcaoo might have boon protoct?d in tho <oom? mon Union. ' Ast far bs the Northern" ftf/trtw* nro ctmcernoil, tWV'hfrtfc, jriflny of thm?,'pft(y> violi^'l their obligations i:? States uudpr tho Fedora! compact, and the comproini.no* that havo boon made between (hp two great ncctions of the 'onfeigrncy liavo been wantonly si ' aside.? Ve have appealed in vain to their plighted ruth, and to the integrity of th6 covenant.? Ve have been traduced i.nd denounced thro j heir pulpits, their press, their orators and heir statesmen as unworthy of equality with hem as States, and ovcu as their inferiors in i social point of view. Their people havo mited in overwhelming majorities at the reient elections upon issues which openly involved our peace and existence, to put into )Ower '4 party who entertain the deepest and nost malignant hostility to our institutions md to our people. This is the great overt let of the people at thy ballot-box, from which jiere is m appeal td any higher tribunal uu- , lor our system of government. They have J igreed to plaeo at tlio head of the army and I lavy a President, nut fur the protection of j lie rights and pcaco of our people under a :omtilon inheritance, fixed and transmitted 1 >y express charters from the very origin of lie Government, but with open and avowed principles of deep and settled hostility, and vitil pledges made by him at the head of a )Oworful party for the final extermination of ustitutions essential to our power as a people, liwl frlwi nnnr.n aP tv bll\> J I \ IIUU VI Vili OVV/11 tj Wc liavc been forced to resume our original i tow ers of Government and to assert our sepa- ' ate sovereignty as a State, in order to seek j lint protection which we were compelled to I jelievo would be given to us nnd to our penile under the power of such a party and such i Chief Magistrate. Vnder these circum stances, However niucli I might l>c disposed to field the most profound respcot to the ''tute >f Virginia, and to any suggestion from her, fet it is difficult to porceivc upon what grounds this State could agree to send (!omnissionors to Washington, to meet Commissioners from tho Northern States as well as Yoni tho; Southern States. It might only result in deeper and wider difficulties and con'usiort. Hut 1 refer the whole matter, with groat leperenco, ti> your wisdom and decision, ho- j iius:, in any event, that the kindest and most i expectable reply may be made to Virginia.? [Vrhnps it is not improper to state that this >tate has agreed, through her Convention, to neet delegates from the other seceding States it Montgomery, on the 4th of February, and mr Convention has actually appointed delegates to attend this meeting from these States. The object of this Convention of States at Montgomery, will be to form, immediately, a 'oinmon government for the States that have i seceded, and by an efficient organization, to iccure their permanent independence beyond ho reach of any contingency. It would, obfiously, be impolitic for this State to send del gates to a meeting at Washington, appointed or the same day, to meet States of the North, vith any view to preserve or to reconstruct lie Federal Union with theft, when wc have ijrreed first to meet our sister seceding States, o whom we owe our deepest obligations, and el bound by every tie to make no eoniproni.se with any other powers until wc have f ined with them a separate and independent lation. I'1 W. PrmcKvu The rcsolutio?j3 from tho Senate in relation o the mission of tho Commissioner from Virjinh, were thou road by the Speaker, ami a nessage of concurrence was sent. The following is a list of the officers of the ate U. S. Navy, who have arrived in this, heir native State, or are known to he on :heir way home : Captain 1). N. In graham. Commander II. J. llartstenc. Lieutenants James II. North, John Ixutedge, Thomas 13. Huger, Alex. 1?\ Warley, I. It. Hamilton, W. Ci. Ddxler, Thoinas 1'. Passed Assistant Surgeon A. M. Lynah. Muster W. K. Evans. Assistant Surgeon Charles E. Lining. Midshipmen John Uriinball, li. F. Perry, It. II, ]>ucot, F. i>I. Thomas, J. T. Walker. Envoi.a no and tjik Spi:t,hehn Conkkkkia'cV.?Tho news from Toronto to-day that .he British Government ii tends to acknowl dgc tho independence of the.Southern CVn\-deracy ns soon as it is regularly organized wid makes application in due diplomatic form, :rentesa profound gensation in the city. The journal which makcH this announconeut-?tho Toronto Leader?-is high oftiuiul itt'tboHty, and of its correctness, in this case, lIic mast intelligent of our people, hero do nofc [tpponr to have any duubt. The General Convention of the Cotton States, it will bo re mem bored, assemble* at Montgomery, Ala., on the 4th of Febmarv^ ti nonth in advance of Lincoln's inauguration, l'he programme is, to orgnhizo a Provisional Jovernment at once, with President, VigoI're.sidont, ctq., and then despatch ambassadors A England and Frnnoe for recognition na an ndependont power, so ns tobe<ready for conlequeitOcs, whatever Urey may be, under the [Republican regime. t by IMi:roll 4th. The ciiltious and very diplomatic gpcdbh >f the ]>riti*h Premier, fit tlm F lthnmpton liiincr, on the Otlv, strongly adverse to coircion "?now unquestionably nionna n.noh, n tliis connection?-and the meaning 'amy be ntervention-?besides rooogrrilloTf-?in ease ve ff<> to "work cutting one another's throat*, mil Mowing ono auother's brains out. , . . [iV< Y'. Express. MVj.I'f ARY . Al'J'OINT.MJCNTS. TllO follow ng appointments by tlio Oovurnor Wore ooniruivd by (lie Senate on Monday night in ICx eutivo pension : K.--G. M. Dunovnnt, HrlgnduH; General. ']{. 8. llipley, LicutennhtCofonej. "\V. 0. l>oP.:ua#?urCj. Mnjor of Cnvftlry. , .N, G. J^vanp, Sr., Captain of Cavalry. I ENOlNfcfclW. Walter Gwyoo, M?jor. ( ]{. Wbito, Captain. J. H. Tr#pierrCSinlnin. K. D.-TiOc, Fitvt Lieutenant. 0. TV. Kavlo, 1mi^t Tiiou tenant. John SloCwflv, Ifirst Lientetu'.iiC 0. \\. urogonc, rim Motucnunt. 4. Letter from the. President ElectWilKEi.lNU, VA., January 12th, 1801. To the. Kdifar oj the Churlc-ton jlfrrcuri/ : Enclose^ T send you a copy of ? letter of initio, to the President elect, and his reply.? You are at liberty to make any disposition of them you may deem proper. Yours, &c. J. A. Sl'KNCKR. Wiikki.inc, Ya., December 24, 1800. lion. A. Lincoln?Pear Sir: 1 hope you will not deem it r>resumi>tuou.s in me. in thus demanding from you a plain reply to the foli lowing interrogntives, and moreover that you | will give mo the permission to give publicity to your answer, should I desire to do so. 1st. llad tho jurisdiction of the critnc committed by .John Brown and r//s. been Furrendered to the Federal Government, and judgment delayed until the Fourth of March next, Would you have exercised the pardoning power? 2d. Do you regard tho Died Scott decision, ?i.? -i- -i- * uc imiuuu^ vii biiu jkmjjmu in tuu iiuitli I Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain, Truly yours, <fcc. .J. A. Spf.nckr. Hprin<ikikIjUi January 2, 1801. | J. A. Spenoor, Ksrj.?Sir: L had resolved in my mind to reply to uo letters addressed ;uc from any one, concerning the manifold ! questions that have of late gained a footing in -v.our distracted country. But as 1 have frci fluently had the same interrogatories propounded to me by others, and as your letter seems to be dictated in a spirit of kindness, seeking | information only, I have coneludcd for the I present to waive my resolve and reply, giving i you permission to dispose of my answer a.s jruu suu nt. Yon ask : " Ilnd the jurisdiction of tho crime committed by Brown and others been surrendered to the Federal Government, and judgment thereon delayed until the 4th of j .March next, would you (I) have Exercised tho pardoning power?" I answer : I have carefully reviewed the testimony iusaid case, and | in my opiuion Brown cojnmitted no offence against the Federal Government meriting such punishment as lie received. Tho most ho committed against the Federal Government was a gross misdemeanor. Had I have been tho <'J over nor of your State T might havo purI sued the course ho did. Yet even then there were strong mitigating circumstances. Urown was no doubt a monomaniac on the subject of negro slavery; and as such, close confinement would have been more in aceordauce with the dictates of justice. | To your second, 1 reply in tho negative, for this reason : said decision is hostile to the'advanccmcnt of Republican principles, and therefore ntt jndod with danger in a government like ours. Hoping the above will prove satisfactory, 1 mi), sir, your pb't Serv't, ? A. Lincoln. Sr.izt'RR or Coons itv Potior.?The following dispatches have passed between Senator Toombs, of Georgia, and his llouor Mayor Wood, relative to the Sciuurc of goods by the police last wcok : Mii.i.kdokvii.m:', Jan. 24,1 SGI. To 11U Honor Mayor Wood: Is it true that any arms intended for and consigned to the State of Georgia have been seized by public authorities in New York?? Your answer is important to us and to Now York. Answer nt. rmr?<v li TunM nc To which the Mayor returned tho following answer lion. Robert Toombs : 111 reply to your dispatch, I regret to say . that arms intended for and consigned to the State of Georgia have been seized by the police of this State?but that the City of New York should in no bo made responsible for the outrage. As Mavoiyl have no authority over the police. If I had the power, T should summarily punish the authors of this illegal and unjustifiable seizure of private property. I.' - . . An onfunanck CONCKItNINO PotVKRS I Lately Vkbtkd in tiif. Conchr.ss of tiik | (Jnitkd Statkr.?We, the people of tin: State of South Carolina, in Convention flsBembkd, do dcclarc and ordain, and it i.s hereby declared and ordained. That, all power/? which, by this State, were heretofore delegated to the CongrCsa of the United States, shall bo yetted in the General Assembly, c^eojit thgt duriuK.the cxtetoncq of' thin Convention, the powers of the fScnerat Assembly shall net extend, without the direction of this Convention, to any of thesesobjocta, fix.; and Inmost.^, she I1.:'.; Office, the Dociarntioh of War, Treaties, Confederacy with other Static, Citizenship and Treason. ? ^ Tub following is a lift of the officer* in the navv now, in the United States appointed from South Carolina who have not resigned : * ?Contain \V. U. Shubriok, .Captain Ij. 11. Sijnonda, Commander II. K. fluff, Comiuander S. M|??roo?i, Commander Percival Drayton, Comrnodpro Charles Ptyednmn, Commander 10. Middleton, Lmutenant C. M. Morrisy IJoutommt IT. C. Tflfft/p:, liiciitenniit j Maurice Simons, INtymnster John Srott'hipI nihghan), Chaplain Clicster Howell. TAT 3^ Mfssipbitti Takkh hrr Font:?The fort nt Ship Islnnd, Mis^imippi, some twijvc. inilcfl from Hiloxt, was taken poiwc8,?ion of, on Sunday, thu 2l)th hifctHnt, by (v'npt.. Howard and about fifty mon from liiloxi. Tbo.ro wore r?t the, foit several railed States ol^c'ij.s and jilmut fifty laborers, wlio offered no rvfti'-tnuv'I'll ix I? (llil ftlllo ill Micufuuiv*! ?? ..! ....... ?v ? i-? ??? ?*?? 1 designed jto bo oi\c of the slhmgeat on iho Southern Coqat. "( ' f*T *?.*>? +? ' * Tub Siiortksv Day.--Saturday, tbc 22d Deo. Nya* tbe AWtcftt day of the vem-, beinr* niuVbourn nrijf four rfiinutcs in'(W^rton.-? Tlltf SilOtiOeJlQ^ .SiWTHU U:iy8 \Ti 1 "i bo OJIC uto lunger, and (lie. increase will then burn mo inoio r?<pid. The dter^wnH from <lio lon^ent day bas been uix hour* and thirteen ininutcH. 0 + * ^ t ^ * ' 1 . tAOTmB