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f r > r o J " 'W 1 ' " < ' - ? -? ' i ;-irnif i ||- IJI"h . . "TO THINK OWN SELF BE THUK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THK ^ ^ ^ ^ NI(J,,T THE DAY, THOU CANST NOT Til KM BE FALSE TO ANV MAN." BY ROli'T. A. THOMPSON &, CO. P1CKBNS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, APRIL J 3, 1801. VOL. XII. NO. 36. 1 (J5& 'c* 1 ff? SP rH rrJ\ IR\ 5=t. IV< e-o r=\ r\n I - - -< - ' TV .L. ^ U iiAv' II IriV.. From ttic Southern OhrUtinn AJvocato. To tho Scveu Sisters. " Those conic to you, grocting." UV JANB T. H. CKOSS. \ II l.?tl ? ' - 1 * * 1 ?|| mill. > i: Hl'YCII lll'lglll Hinrcru, Yo daughter* of I lie sun ! May lijriiV Oil's Islca-! !1g? rot I upon Tlio rnco ye liavo to run. f>o\vnc<l lie your brows with laurel! Anil, standing hatnl in liniitl, F.ftr ns tlio morn may yo shine forlli, A blushing 10 iiio latiu ! Ki)"Iiii*?G'1 bo all your border#, Your I'k'Mm w it It liui'vo*!.* white; Vour ?)>? n-.l putli of {jlovv niurked With stops of living ligM ! " The UifcM !" bo still your wnfolnvoril, Ami on your banner* bo, Am tboy si..ill flont on cwry lirooze, Ami wnto o'or ovory sou And bo your shim (orovor ii..> ii... /mi niMiny ui men* inn 11 ? llohl with ttie strong. bland with tho weak, Tho chivalry of earth ! Vour daughters over loving. Ami pure n.s I hoy are fair; BtTglil us Ili? orange bmla llial bloom Ami J their jetty liiir! Ami oli ! in all your journeys, May Oo'l be al your Hide? March with your hosts, ami When vi> mumn May lie willi you nbltlv! \Villiin your cnngrogalion Htill lot Hi* |u'i>Monuo tlwvll ; A ri'l miy 11 i -? crowning wor?l, ni IVonoun^rp?" Vo linvo Jono well!" Belated Editorial Correspondence. Cl! All I.KST.iN, Mulcll 2ft. 18<U. J).-Ill- (7ii)iri'f.f I'.imiiiiiit iii ?!./? ?nll ..f Pro-idout, tlio Constitutional Convention of Squill Carolina mot, at 8;. Andrew's Ilall, this day. nt 12. M. \t tho hour indicated. President Jammon took tlio Cimir, and called tlie Convention to order. Upon a call of the roll by tlio Clerk, 116 member* answered to their names?24 being absent. The dolcgntos from IMckond wore present. The IVesidont stated tint " the chief object in o.tiling" tho Convention together at this limn, was to consider tho Coii-titution of the Coiifntlorato -Statos of America, " with such oilier us iho exigencies of our xltualion may require." A communication was roa>l from Hon. Armi-ttcil H.irt, O-nn n'uHionor to Mis-nsnippi, and or-lero-l to ho printo-l. It rcfeirol only t > ihc olijoets of hi:* uiinsion. An o(H<}ial iMiiunnnioalion was rejeiv<>-l from Jt >u. 11 iwoll Cobb. submitting an authentio copy of the Cinstitution of the C-oifo loiv.tc Sf -vtns ; b i'.h of which wore onloreil to ho printc l?[lie Constitution in 'luraHel columns with ' - - - - 1 mo Lon.-tlil.tUi'iri ol the 1 ;i!o IJitStates. Mr. Sjiinglor ofiVtO'l the following resolution: liiiolonl. That it is tho somo of this Convention. that ail .supplies of provisions mitl mail lauilitic, now ,vllo\ve-l Major K >bert Awlor.son iiu 1 the girrii?on at Fort Sumter, hIiouM he imin.j-liutol v cut oft* Tills resolniio'i will prilubly n >t bo hc.ir l (jf Tliis, ? #? of n like nature, liavo boon taken in eh.tr^>* by the ^o>ern meat nt M oitigoiiiery, iui I will iloubile*:f i.o wisely <lisposevl of. Mr. A. II. Brown oft'e'O'l a resolution nnprnvlllif till* ulAalinn nt% TAffi.tfj ." i 1 1 " a ?>t vvui>r.->uii mm ..A. IO X II. Stephen*, to pres.ilo over llio provisional jr ivomniuiitof tho Confederate Sta'os uf Amprion Tho death of Messrs. II. \V. Conner, niul J.ilEo* A. IXirg.in, inooiljoM of tho C invention, *r,n for.11 illy brought up, ai?<i appropriate resolution* a l >pt<M ; after which, the Convention iui<iie<ljiWciy nljnnmeJ. I roeorJ. .with regret, that there i.s e>?n-u<Una b'o opp nUion to tho C'Jii-;i:u;'ion in the C.?n ivootinn. ^ A eonijiloto ohim^o .has tufflth plaeo hi nee 1 ib'fw the eitv in I) ?eo,ii!i?i* I-'*. ?*??? -fjiuoto-! -1 i'.th. T'l't ni:y It iivnvof; M full of life .uii'l mutilation'?ill in nit every thlnl man you >tiio*t up li'ti the military, nn I si rangers are quite , ixiiimerous. Trade, too. in brisk ; biniuens having revival, everything wear* n niore uheerful .aspect. St-^'ks of go it) 4 tiro small, hut flitffioiont tn moat tho . oquiremont* ufilic tin Jo, until confidence in restored to business oporntion*. I mil comfortably quartered at the Uhuvloston .hotel, which U headquarters for the civil, mil tnry ami business portion of the community, if 1 may judge by the crowds that throng it at ail! hours, 0iiARi.mo.v, March 07, 1*01. Uy&.tr Conner : "fiio UunteutitKa iilvt !tt !2, jl>I. Mr, Khett oft'uroil the following resolution : /fr-iofadl. That when tho Constitution <>f the Tyiiiuineriuo omie^ ih takon op for ennitideratiun, U hIiiiII bo o imdderod in tooret 8?*<d<>i? ; unci tlio i'rA)*idfn( vf t!io tJ niveiition is hereby Author* izcd and loijiiiro-i to OiflttjU?y two uonipoVnt ?tono^ripl|or< to ropiri tlio debates mid prouccdinys whioh ahull toko place bu said Constitution, A lengthy di*cu?rtfr>ri sprung "P ,m >lti?* rflsoI'.itiifit. TU.mo onn wd'J to the Constitution of * . >f the Confederate State*, Md* Crei , Adtun*, Spratt, Middletou*, Mn/.yck, mid other*. attacked it \vith niuch vigor nnd warmth. It wtv* supported nbly by Mow*. Koiit. Illicit. ftnH nil>. .(. r*. Tho resolution wm finally pn*aed. Yeas, 120 ) nays, 29. Your delegation voting yea.? There will be a majority of 60 to 100, wUon a diroM vote in hud fur thn rat'^iuatioa of tho Confederate State*. Itii opponent* ?ro mixed? x Home Ixrtng w favor of ro-opcnin& tho slave traJr, 4<j.. Ac. ? Oommmi'catlon* wfifw roiul from Orr, 1 fjpein, Spraii ami Manning, commlwMon^r# to j Georgia, Arkanua*, Florida, and Lxilriiann, ' ivhioli wore ordoml to be printed; , A communication woff reooifed from General? 1 lleaurcgard, inviting the Convention to vi?tU the , the Iwfbor of (/h arioso**. SaV- j wu? *?T apart for.Mjnt pUCTKfjp, 'I ' '^7 # . 4 i ^ - # * | Mr. Clover offered the following resolution; ; which was considered immediately, ami was I agreod to : I Jic.iulvcd, Tlmt Ilio Coinmbteo on tlio Consti* i tutioii enquire uiul report, it any of the Ordi! nunees adoptud by tins Convention should lio i repealed or modilied : and that said Committee ' uo also enquire and report, if any further alterations of the. Constitution of this State he neoes>....... .n/i ? ? "' j l"?? ( .?* Mr. Ilutson introduced nn Ordinance to proI vide for the appointment of President and Vice President of the Confederate States. This created a buzz, and was regarded as foreign to the objects of the Convention ; whereupon, Cul. Orr gave notice if it was pressed. hts would move to amend the Constitution of this I State, in relation to the basis of representation i in the State Senate. This was a move unexpected. and resulted in causing Mr. Ilutson's Ordinance to he instantly tabled. The Convention soon after adjourned. Ctiaiu.kston. March 2S. 1801. | D'nr Courier: Tlio Convention proceeds to , businosa with caution. The budv has lost much uf that desirable unanimity, which eharnclori.sed its proceedings during its first session. Mr. *JamOs C?mnor, and Mr. Thomas Smith, ; delegates elect to till vacancies occasioned by* j the death of H. W. Conner and J. A. Dargan, J appeared and took their f-eats. Mr. Illicit introduced an Ordinance to cede tlie poxxeftion on!)/of Forts, Arsenalsand Marine Hospital, to the Confederate States; which was referred to tho Conimittee on Isolations with the j slaveholding St ires of North America, and was ordered to be printed. A communication was received from his Kx colleney the Governor, and was read by his private Secretary. Mr. Shackli-finil On motion of Mr. liu. loo, tlic Communication J wus made the special order ??1* I ho day i?>r morrow, at one o'clock, p. in., and was ordered to be printed; ami the accompanying documents were ordered to lie on the table. The Convention, by n vote of vons. 09. nn)-s, 03. ordered two hundred eopios ol the Ordinance of Secession lithographed for thn uso of its iiumii| hers, at a cost of $1;00. Your delegation voted j ?ny. Sundry mncidments were proposed to the I Oonl'cderate Constitution, and rejected?yeas. ' 91. nays, 00. Your delegation voted veil. We give a specimen. as follows : I 1. Hciolcxl, That in the Constitution adopted j by the Congress of the Confederate States, at 1 Montgomery. many. but not all. of the material tie ects ol (he Constitution of 17*7, pointe.l out b) the experience of seventy years, have been amended or removed. Ifeno'ncd, That bofore this Convention ratificH tho Constitution adapted at Montgomery, we feel linund to express our conviction that it is imperfect and objectionable, and ought to he amended on the follow ing points: 1st. lo leaving open the door to the admission of noii'slaveholding States into this Confederacy. 2d. In adopting the basis id' only three-fifths oi the slaves in calculating federal ]?< )><11 tition. bl. In granting in tho (internment. of tIn* Confederacy un unlimited power of indirect taxation. 4. In making tho prohibition to import Africans u ooiiNtitntionnl principle, nml not merely giving in the Confederate Government tlio po\vor to prohibit it as 11 matter of expediency. nml in 11111 putting tlio Coolio trade on tlie acinic footing. 5th. In continuing tlio Post-office monopoly in the hands of the Confederate Government. II in. b. tl. Wardhi* ofivn'l rci-nlu'i^ns, condemnatory of tlio eonrsu of onr delegates to Montgomery, whi'di were rejected?yean, 111; nays, 1 ! Soon after the Convention adjourned. t'll aki.Bstov, March "9, loQI.. /> ?.// Conrii-i'i The Convention proceeded this morning int<> pecret session, fur ihe purpnso of considering ihe Confederate Constitution. An I tini not permitted to apeak of what then transpired, I will ditmiies the subject. Be assured, however, that the Convention will ratify the constitution. I am only concerned that it tdiould he done with tli.it unanimity tlmt has characterized this g;i)at movement thus far. Charleston i* pleu-aolly as.-uuiin^ her heaipiI'ul spring ijarh. Vc^otuhlcs are plenty in her market.. fruit has *ttui*rcd from frost, us.with ymi. In my perambulations hero, I have hocn si ruck with the number of cannon planted, mouth down, at the corners of the streets. The | explanation is this ; In the Qontext here heIvruon the Carolinians and the Uritish in the ! Revolution, the cannon wvre wrested from our I enemies; and that they mi/lit ho the foot-li^htx of ri*ing jtonc.ation;*, the.v are thus nrominontlv placud bof.ird them. Onahi.k^tuN, March .10, 1801. ])>; tr Courier: Thin is ;i guia day fur the ('invention 'niul tlio troops in (lie harbor. At ton ?ji)i>ok, A. M.# two Htoumors?thejdiirolioa niul (ilmi. Clinch?with tlio membtn-H of (lie Convention, tliu r families, niul tlio military? loll Hotitliorn wharf for mi oxuuroiun and examination of iliu foriittuafion* in tlio harbor. ijulliviin'h 1 hIu'ik! w.h the lirst point touched. A riipid examination of (be vurioii* hattorie> ami lbo fori win* nindo. There uro hero four Htrong b.utorioH bo.-ido the fort ; in nintiug. altogether, we mlpp.mo', soveiity-fivo cannon and mortar*. Tho wotlw hnvo bnpn inuoli ntron;$ihene<l sinco .AiiiicrAou lott Una Maud. Of o<>tlrso. n gi'and salute greeted us. Tito distunre from thin point to Fort Sumter jj nno inilo nml sixty yards. In the yard, nt Fort Moultrie, there it-u iii<m1> e?t liluh orotited to t!iu mom n-y of OpB?L/i, a hritvo Indian Chief captured in Florida, and who died horc a prisoner of w?r. There are ovor uuo thousand troops quartered on this Island. Returning to the Ix.at, she Menmed up the ' ohannel, no.ir the tdi?.*e of Sullivan'tt Island, ' receiving a grand nalute from the guns on tho 1 Fort. Cruising South, the h?at Mood on the- ' Hput where tho " Star of the West," nomo weeks heforc, beat ho unoeromonioux a rotroat. Frftm this point won spread t-? our view, Morri* Id'artu, nml itrt very ftrtpidahlfl armament. Fr"- ' ceoding inland, wo went ashore at Cummlng'.i p>int. ' Thoro nro ninoteon bnttorios of ennnon ami ninrtfirii. k 1,-:- ' ? . -.. ?, .?? yrn^n#^ (iurp niUlli Oil I lilfj Itli?r<tl; ami worked by a* bruvo men ni over mut tiiu SV:9- Sulfites \Vfff tirod with *ho| am' *npM. with grout cffect uh<t preoifinn. The eve ouubl truno tho uh<dl an it ascended?thon do- ? to?ndin& blir?tbn th? object aimed at. OummhigA Point i* tho heareiit to Fort ?:?mtef. Thorn itreabout twolre hundred men on Morrit Isbiml. 1 From what wo daw ??i\d Jofirnod, we regard it 4 n?*t to iiupOMfbU ?>r Fort JJututorto |>*<r0- t # V > ' i <r^1igf i?ii littifattBtf^ i ' licvod by our enemies. Thy men Are anxious, j however. fur tho bull to upon. Iliiw-vcr iii noli J j we should like to gratify them, wo trust they ! ' miiy bo disappointed in this, Peace is proforu- ' ble to war. Ciiaki.rston, March oI, IsCl. This is tho blessed Sabbath! <iuiot basic 1 sumeil its won toil sway. Business dross bus i given way to church style, ami tlio crowd uro I threading their way t<> the vari uis thirty-three ] churches in the eitv. From appearances, there should Ix; many christians licic. In tlio ufiornonn. I attended lVi?v. Mi'.Miri. dean's church, on Culloini stioM. It was built j for Iipgn ex, who sat ln;l '\v. \\liil?t tlio whites i went iiitu the najh-rie-*. Tim hlacWs were verv I orderly and devout. The church was crowded, I and 1 listened to a line sermon, suited to any I capacity. lJefore the service of dismission. " i collodion was taken lor the benefit of forciun i missions, mid tin' > laves contributed liberally. What felly 111o abolitionists to ibis ! Ciiaki.k*t->n. April 1, 1KGI. ])r(tr Courier On assembling this morning, tlii' Convention went into secret session. A vole on the Constitution will duubtless be hail ; this week, and I Impe an adjournment. l-'ive States?(ioorg'a. Tex a-, Alabama, Mississippi and I. misiafa?hitvu already ratified the Constitution, it i.: now bindit:^ i.-is them. Klsewise there is nothing that can intero t your readers. 'i'. Tito Late News from Texas. A brief dispatch in the (Jutrtliitii, of Wednesday morning, announced that Gen. Ampudia 1 had threatened hostilities to Texas. We have, since then, further particulars. It is stated that Gen. Ampudia. with 3,01)0 Mexicans, was sixty miles nil', marching on Brownsville. Ampudia hud dispatched an express to Mataiimros, with placards and handbills, declaring that Texas belongs to Mexico, anil that, as she I has no longer the support of the Federal Govern' ineut, now is the time to retake hot'. Reinforcej inoiits in-large numbers were ranidlv iuininir Il I III. A dispatch ]?u 1 !i *!i?*< 1 in another eidunm iniimutes that it is believed by some in Washing ton flint 0'iv. fIiiuston is in some way implies ted in this hostile movement. This it scarcely to bo belioved. for, with all his grievou* errors and faults, it would he unnatural for him to league with his ancient foes, and the toe/ and oppressors of his Stale, to brin;; her under tlie rule <if n government lie detests. Uesides. in liis late address to tin? people, after bavin;.; be. i deposed from the ollico of (Joverwn* for refusing to tako the oath of allegiance under tljo new or i der of things, be uses the follow inn lanjiiia^e: ' 1 love JY;;as too well to brin;; civil *!rii'e j and bloodshed upon her. To avert tlii-- .t!;;:11it v | I shall make no endeavor to in: 'niniu my au tliuritv as Chief Executive of this Suite ev.-.o.i j by llie peaceful oxcrciso of my functions. When I can no lott;*erdi tlii.s, I shall calmlr withdraw I from tho scene. leaving tho (J ivornment in the ham's of those who have usurpedits authority, hut still claiming I hat I am its Chief Kxecutivo." If ho would ir't l?o instrumental in itiitiatinjr | a civil war to ovo: throw tho rr /line under which I he had to vacate his seat, ho would scarcely j;ivc J j aid and comfort to his hitter enemies to induce J | a war of invasion. Wo urn mute inclined to coincide will) our I oolompomry, tho Uiulunond J.h'.i/n<lc!i, which. ] marking the coincidence of the depart! re of the ' I niled .States troops, anil tho iidvaiico of Anipo- ! ilia, pufrjicstf1 tho idea of a mutual understand- ! in? between the Lincoln Administration and tho Mexican general. It intimates that the latter must have heen well ponied up. to he enabled to invade Texas directly after the removal of the troops. Uo (his as it nay. however, Ampudia is tnissken if be (hi .1 iba: the nrotcction of the late United States ( voruinent was more elfeeiive 1 than that which the Confederate States v.ill) ami will gi\o her, promptly and vigorously. when tlie iiet'O-4.*-ity arises. A few flay.s would find tin.1 sons of Mississippi ami hatisiaiia. mid other-* of | her Confederates, on the inarch to her aid. '''he gallant .-ons of Texas thoin-advc-:, who have before now coped with the whole power of tlu< Mexican Government, mul won from it her independence, will ho able todvhe Anipndin and i his pack of yieaco from theirs- il. - O'c udi'in. Tiik Confi;dkhatk.Stati:s. ?The Confederate! States of America now number seven, j with a population of 5.0;Y1,328-, and an area , id' 527,8U8 s?|U 're miles. Their area is , IO llllll Ot ;iIi l!tC 1100 :st.lt,-.s tills .S!lle lit' ! tliu Uoeky Mountains, wii.li tho exception of I Kansas. They havo a soa-coast ot 0,J?o2 miles in , l.eiiifi nearly three times as great-as tlmt of the same f-ee States, which is but 2,183 miles. These fiuvrth States cover th? very pardon of the earth, nnd ii' they bnt keep their government pure and jiiht, and free from all corruption, they will ere the close of the present century constitute the most powerful confederacy on the face of the earth. As the GdvorunVunt of (.1 real Hritain lamented in dust mid ashes that spirit of intuleruuee which separated America fro n her forever, so will the Northern States yet lament that spirit of intermeddling which litis-driven from our Union tho fairest and richest portion of the land. j ne eonUdonc'-' of tho Southern people in thoir new Government is evinced in the fact that when it oallcd for a loan of 815,000,000 thoy promptly took it :it par; whilst at the ftamo tinio tho Government at Washington o.tiled for a loan of 810,000,000, which was ! taken at an average discount of 8 per ocnt. [ t'orthinil (A/?J.) L'iu'oii ( Sure Cu.l?b roit \ 1'ki. in.?Thin painful cup- I lion, with all tno " remedies" rec'ouinioiidcd. is \ seldom ivrrcntod until itlinri run a certain o,i?pi'?e. j nftor caitMnjf uroat luiflorinj; for two or tlireo | Jn.vp. Tho ftiliowing id Haul to he a cortain Hire : Take a pint of common soft foan, and siir in air nhiolt lime till it is of tho consistency ' .e - _i . .; - * ? fciHAiuc ? >"ity >Hake u lqntlior fhiinblo, * rill it with this ctnn|hi: ition, mid insert tit*' finger therein. and n cure ia c?-.iV?o. This is h dompst!o iipjiliotttinn. (hut e*ery hnu^o-kcej or can tiprdy promptly.? If irridbi'ir,/ 'l\leyraph. W11KN WC f^Ct litrt'll of till (hq |iIc:?MUros I >vith;, i our roach, wo can have nil unfailing ' esourco in thinking of those thai arc out oi" it. j Qsr. thousand yours ago, tho Chtneao l)(nlt " lusponsiou bridges of more than four bundled j oct spun. jJ So.MK moo read so tnueh and think so little, .lint nothing short of forgetting half of what hey know would o?cr give ftjioo> the use of (l he Othor half. (. I The Seizure of St. I)on\iugQ. The news from Havana by the Quaker City is of the highest importance. Spanish int)-tgtio lor the annexation of Domingo has at length taken a visible shape. A concerted plan for causing disaffection in the Island, by the c!' 'gration there of persons hired fur the work, has been going on for i duiiiu uiin-, uiiu no iiiuo consternation wu8 ! oreated by the hoisting in St. Domingo of tlio Spanish lla?* on the 1 (?tli ultimo. Spain is ostensibly to ere te a protectorate over | tliesj emissaries, for which purpose three vesj scls of war,' with troops, arms and munitions . have hnen sent to St. Domingo. The resTilt ! will be the forcible acquisition of the Island. I Other vessels of war, with lQjOOO troops, j are to be sent (loin Cuba and from Spain.? I ii i? uioiiuiit tluit by an arrangement with France, Spain will also acquire Jlnyti, while Mexico will not. be forgotten. A Havana correspond out "of the New Yuri* Herald says :? The Spanish steam fripite lllanca, with a full complement of sailors and marines for active service, left her anchorage in our harhor Saturday evening la^t, for St. Domingo, ha\iiiji on hoard troops to enforco Spanish policy, and to defeat any opposition that nii-_'ht he made hy the Oovcruinctlt or poo..f il..> i ? i ?? ? I ,..v iwiniiii^Ml iiepilUlIU to I IK* pro| toctive jurisdiction of Spain. Many thousunils fit' people wore upon tlio wharf to elicer tliis enterprise fur the acquisition of new territory, and tlie display of Spanish power upon their ancient domain, where I were impressed almost the first footsteps of I the pioneers of Western civilization. To| day leave for the same destination the Spanish steam frigates Ilaremiucla ""d IVtrouoija, with complete war {ittings, munitions and ii)on drawn from the army, to compel respect : to Spanish power and to Spanish dictation.? ; It is said that live or six thousand soldiers are to be sent to revolutionize, or finish the revolution initiated by tho Spanish (iovorn; inciit, by a fjiiiut introduction of emigrants, , instructed in tho game, ami pnid for tln?ft ; services by grants of laud which were to -i,o ! .'?e?|uiivd through tlicir duplicity and treaehcry t'? t!i ; tlovorn:.: ;.t whore they pretend to seek homes and protection. ' Kvcry demonstration tending to territorial uerpiVitiun on tho pait of Spain in St. I)oI mil ro. from the fraud, deception and tricks | of t!:i! Spanish Consul Segovia in St. Domiu| go city, to defeat, the policy of the I'nited States?causing the refusal of confirmation of a treaty mj:de in good faith with the Dominican Republic, through their own commissioners under legal authority, and at their own suggestion, alter the same had been thoroughly discussed and maturely considj t red on Imth sides, and ratified by the Senlate of the chief of llm 1 ?i?li r..ii?'iS"<? ?>.... |'.<1 * | tios?the I'nitcd States?to the inducing tid>v o!" Sp-inish hired emigration to the Dominican Uepublic, conducted by Spanish ofticers of iii^h rank in the army and navy, and transported I'roin various places in armed vessels of the crown, for tlie purpose of future action to construct a ease for Spanish j national intervention?has been already recorded. The Havana correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce says : Spain sent in, this week, a large armament to St. Domingo, to seen re the pcaeeal-le annexation of the Doniinier.n Republic. The . IYij;ato Hlanca left on Saturday, with her | eompleiiient in crew, marine.*1, and a | larirc detachment of soldiers. The IV trondla i and Ucrcn^uchi arc to follow to-dav or to- ' morrow, bound to Hnyti. .Spain has been j scndin<* cnii-:....;,, inure, iui mo ))urposo ot i'CVuiUtion, during the past year or two, in order to be called in to protect her own citizens, or to assume jurisdiction. It is a matter acomplislicd, and llayti will share the same fate. Spain aitd France ait* n;;rcod upon the rtrrannement and division of tint spoils. Tlu>e republics, recognized organizations by the civilized world, will be conquered by Spain, and they will rccnjrnize no free colored people. So natch for the first fruits of abolition abroad. It is only the becrinnintj. .Mexico will be attacked as soon .... i . .1 . /'i no ii Willi UU UIJIIU HlllPiy. Tiik Mvstwuous Mrunuu at Jackson. ?All newspaper readers remember the accounts published at the time relative to the atrocious and mysterious murder of youiijs: Miller, in the Cnioti Dank, lit Jackson, Tenn., and tlio robbing of the hank, about two ye.rt.rs ac;o. A Jackson paper a few days since intimated thut a prominent and well NiiJllweiti/en oi'that place wassuspectcdpf be intr the author of this dreadful crime and had fleu from that place. The Nashville fin nixr hns "earned something further in regnrd to the uu.ttcr, and it? is?uo of Sunday says: " We learn verbally that this suspected person is idr. John ?S. Miller, n prominent i - - - " 1 .< ?. "i >.U.K.-'in, u mini ui nign standing, and undo of the ifnfortuna.to victim.? i'lie cvidjmco j??v :n^t him wa? entirely circumstantial. lint scenes to have bgou strong snoiigh to induce liim tir seek safety in light. Among oilier things it is known, as ive .ro informed, that previous to tlie murder , lis affaire were vovy much embarrassed, ami , 10 appeared greatly harrasscd on ucoaunt of ( ho fact. SubsenncMly to the murder he laid oft' his liabilities, and went on to gain iwiiMnincdv." 1 A 0>\v Si'CKiyo )IKRsf.i.'r'. ? lxnnnhj. ? Mr. ( ?;ivul I.?*j?? ill, ?? * Tiinnvi.nvn. Onrmll county, vriros us i: ut lniviu<r tiiod 'ftinodios, ! Deluding tliul i>1 nur ciaic.-pnii lent Jest month, ' >r a o >w n.Ucklnjt horse'if. r.ll fi.flmji;, ho \ui}<le 1 lie fo!16v!ftp xjierinfi'iit: " I put (lie on\v in j I ho Mtull, ln.y hiiii opiiglit lior liv the noKO while | ( drew out the tonjnio nn?J jthvq it a jdit from two , niil-i\4iftir t/i'tlifSo ihfcfiO\jlii<t through the mid- [ llo.1 IrtnerLlitiinf nAil t !>?.! ? r,npf,i..i ?-* ut... ' ? _ n .. - - .? |<viirw \iUlC. Clll* as nMor MUuktHl xiuco, ami her tongue being ' untied ?lte iiuw lcodaiv well on tho oihor o?ivt*. * ?ami Planter. \ Tit* love of .ploapuro \*>ivnya us into puin ; nd many a man, through lovo of fume, b<?- I oii)e? iyfumous. I I The Last United States Census. The geijend results ot' the Inst United States census have been published in some of our exchanges, and some tacts which they , develop may not be uninteresting to our readers. The grand total of the whole pop, illation of tlio United States, on the 30th of June last, was 31,610,802, against 23, 101,870 in 1850; being an actual increase of 8,238,015, for the decade. The six New England States have popni.itiun 1 :t"v : . - s""' 10 !07,lJSr?, being n litllo hjovo than 1 I percent, which is the smallest gum o' any section during tlie decade. -* 1 Tho Middle States, New York, New Jorsoy and Pennsylvania, have a population of 7,4(?.">,1)4a gain of 1,0(>(>,97w, or 2G' por j cent. The largest proportional increase lias i been in Now Jersey. The largest gain ha.s been in the North, western States?Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,, | Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and j Kansas. The g!,i" for ton years in these | .-Mates is ;?.i or about 07 per cent.? j Of thesis lllinoin gains 101 per cciit., cousin 151 and Iowa 251 per cent. Tin; total result in all tlie free States anil { Territories shows only all inorcafc of about I 12 per cent. j The population of tin* IJorilcr Slave States, i Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Curo-j Una, Kentucky, Tennessee, .Missouri and i I Arkansas, is as follows: Free, 5,02-4,009;! slaves, 1,038,207?Total 7,202,80(5. The! .1. ,-iuiv.i ivi iv.-11 uu I!j Uiits oeeil l'Jl/,UVl. ! or 14 per cent.; ?^;?in in free population, j 1,220,137(5, le.-s than 28 per cent. In Dulu- . ware and Maryland. slaves have decreased.? i \ irginia shows hut IS,000 move than 1850; ' | Kentucky net 15.000 more. Arkansas more than doubles both free an<l slave; Missouri ' udds 400.000 to her tree, and 28,000 only to j her slaves ; Tennessee adda about 70,000 free, and 35,000 slaves; North Carolina 80,i 000 free, 43,000 slaves. j The llichuiond J&camiiicr, from whose full 1 exhibit wo compile most of the figures we | have given, says justly that the ahove statistics, as regards the border States, show the 1 j terrible ofleet of tlio Abolition movement un .-lave interests. Tin*; Confederate Stales show :i population i ?.t five, 2,050,l SI ; slaves, 2,311,200?total 1,007,711, being a gain in ton years: in ' I slaves 510,502, a little over 81 percent.; free 1 inhabitants 017,500, less than 8.'> per ccnt. South Carolina gains in slaves 18,000, in free about the .same number?slaves muKiuir foursevenths of her entire population. This and Mississippi are the only States in which the 1 slaves outnumber the free ; in the latter there J are 80,000 more slaves than freemen. . Tex- 1 1 as, of course, has grown the most rnpidlv, ' j having nearly trebled her free, and quite * ! trebled her slaves. (Jeorgia has grown about j 12 per cent.j Florida nearly 70 per cent.; Al- ' i abaiua about 2~> per cent.; and Li.ui.-iana 88 1 I per cent. ?' j A Romantic Maiuuaok.?The following | I mury reaos line a frcncli romance, but is told t | as a veritable occurrence by the Coun ter ties J I A'ta(s fnis : j The Count do St. Croix, belonging to one of the noblest and wealthiest families in Franc o, became engaged, al'ter a long and as- t sidut.ua court;-!;ip, to :t htdy, bis c-uual in po- f sition and fortune, and famous for her beauty. ! i Shortly after the happy day was appointed ! ( which was tu render two?loving hearth one, the count was cvd.-red iinmedi'itoly to the seigo of Sebastapol. v So be I'il'lll'd .111 Ilia .....1 ..1 ?1 I'"."1 Q, - - 1 v I i IkJ UU *J I V- | (I I III (I I I I I CJ lll'lIU J* ui ins regiment marched to the battle-field. t During liis absence it happened that his beau- 0 tit'li 1 iiauce contracted the small-pox, and at- w tor hovering between life and death for many (lays, recovered her health, *"> find her beauty hopelessly lost. Thcdisoa.j had assumed in lior ease the most virulent character, and left , P her not only disfigured, but seamed and scan- '' ed to sueli a frightful extent, that she be- b cnmc hideous to herself, and resolved to pass l! tm; remainder of her days in the strictest so- J elusion. c A year passed away, when one day the " count, immediately upon his return to Franco, | ,s] accompanied by lus valet, presented himself at the residence of his betrothed, and solicit- 1,1 ed an interview. This was refused, lie, " however, with the persistance of a lover, press- " ed hissuil, and finally the lady made herajipcamneo, closely muilled in a double veil.? xv At the sound of her voice the couti' rushed a| forward t< einbrrcc her, hut stepping aside, S1 she tremblingly told hiui the story of Iter sor- ? sows, and burst into tears. A heavenly smile broke over the count's handsome features, as, ' raising his hands above, ho exclaimed : "It Vl is (Jod'swoik?I am blind 1 1,1 It was even so; when gallantly leading his w regiment to the at' 'ok, a cannon ball had '' passed so closely to .lis eyes, that, while it ^ left their expression unchaugc I, ami his coun- 1" tennnce unmarked, had robbed him forever of sight. It is almost uunecessary to r.dd th it '' meir man lage was sliovtty alter solemnized. |u It is Biiiil tliat at this day may often In; seen 1,1 it the ICinperor'h reoopt'jus hn puieer leaning rv ii| on the arm of a la- closely veiled, who 111 seem to be attracted to the Vpot by the love CCI of music. * ,r wnitkwa8u.?Whitewash adds ko greatly lo the picturesque in the cottage and the farmhouse, and is such an absorbent of impure jdor.s, that it should bo ficcly used, at least in the spring. Tabe half a bushel of fresh nirncd while lime, ami kI-u-1.- W ni'tl nr n-??K r;i Hot or cold WiVtcr, in :i tflti or b.irrel. WKbn thoroughly slntUod, vo in the witcr r?- he jiiivcd to tliin the lime, two qunft? of eofnuon sail, stir it thoroughly, odd one quart <*f ?w?et mil!;, and it m ready fur wo, to put on i 'h with a hrutdi, frequently htirring it np Wl jlues t oil' jjcutua cause it to fttaju off in hot yontliorIThIi'h Jouninl. 0()OV) u>cn liavo the fewest fenrg. Ho Ikih ue >nton(! wlio fears to.do wrong* lie has o ht> housand who overcomes this oi^o. .}? *t!' Affairs in Charleston. When it became generally known yesterdhy morning tli.it the companies now on duty nt Sullivan's Island bad been ordered to (ill up their ranks without delay, and that the reserves belonging to the several corps wero to join their comrades already on duty by the four o'clock boat, people began to spccul?t<V4j^|^ what was going to happen next. The publioY * curiosity grew more general upon the arriya! * .] of two of the officers of Major AndeVeon's coinnnind?Lieutenant Talbot and Hnyder? with a lla<j- of truee. Tlmv wem k.. - j "" " 'vn vjr (ho liovernoi' ami tieneral Uoauregard.? I Lieut. Talbot having been appointed by tho (iovermnent ot Washington as Assistant A (3- jutant (ionoval for the distrii t of Oregon, with orders to repair to tli;.t station at onco, do sired permission to leave the city to report himself at Washington. Leave was ol'course readily granted to him, with the understand- j ing that no officer was to be permitted to join ' the garrison of Fort Sumter to supply his place ; and, accompanied to the depot by Col. Moses, aid to tho (Jovornor, lie left Chnrlco< .i"i ton by the two o'clock train of tho North Kastt'in Railroad. Meantime, Lieutenant , Snyder bad meiitiened the facts of the fir- < ing into the unknown schooner (as descrtbea hi our issue ol yesterday,) and inforfucd tho > : Olovcrnor tliat tlie vessel in question was a ! Boston schooner, loaded with ico, ami bound 3 for Savannah, and that she had put into this i harbor on account of stress of weather. He J further said that one of the shots had pns^pd through the schooner's sail. Lieutenant Si^yiler then returned to the wharf in eonipnny with an aid, and went back to *,he Ifort. Dn- . rillii his interview with the . soldiers who manned the boat had seized the . opportunity to lay in sonic coveted individual supplies of whiskey, tobacco, eatables, and a host of other provisions, making in all no less tllSlll I 1| i>'l V-fiwn iwinlr..rtn? 'I'l- - Vi J J IJC pOllCC, however, had kept a bright eye upon tho F,ol~ diers, anil when tlio provisioning was complotp, 4 t.licy quietly seized all tlio pnekages and tralife- v ferred t licm to (he guard house. During the whole of yesterday afternoon nil kinds of rumors wote life on the streots. A vague impression had somehow got abroad that the long agony of suspense and inaction was to be speedily and abruptly ended j but/"" how, or when, or by whose orders, nobodyj . ,, could tell. Wo have made diligent inquiry ;? ; ind, (in tho absence of nffii?in 1 inf..1 ' which, in a juncture like this, is soldo trt iii&TeTv public,) wo doom the following facts to Uflf f \ reasonably cev(ain : / <? First. That tho supplies of provisions and ? Lbo mails, hitherto furnished regularly to tlio garrison at Fort Sumter, nro to bo cut olF tto- j lay, and that no further communication will j jc allowed between Major Anderson and tho u.vornment at Wa.shiijgtort. Second. That tho troops at nil the Stato $ 'ci tificatiotis are now filially diapftt.id, >rtl(ytr>^i5^, led and provided for, so as to bo ready for r iction i inoment's warning. Third. That no attack of any kind will bo undo upon Fort Sumter until I'm titer orders, in less such nti attack should be. nrbvnfcpft liw J Major Anderson, or by an Attempt on tho mrfc of his Government to bring aid to tlio t leleagued fortress. Fourth. That these nien^ures lire takeir nt * he iustanee of the (iovernineiit of the-Con- I ederate States, which has lo; f ail eunlidrfico n tho jvo'Vsj-iyiis of the >.iucolu Admits- \ iv.tion. .-Wl Wc havo said that this information ha,ffir~Q-^~J tlicial sanction : hut we havir TioClmv<'11 it. lithout sifting thoroughly all the conflicting eports prcvaii-nt 1;:hL night, cinl wo think it an he rolii'il immi mo . _ r?.. viin^ u imr ouumo f the new policy to fcc pursued honctfyvth ith regard to the " saucy seventy." " ' l [.1/mur>/.' 1 Tii;: Nkwsi'AI'KU 1'itKss.?Men dislij?|ii)la-. 4 raise it or nek now) edge its power. ^Ii*ny j abituallv deny its infiuonoc, and as eonstunt, court its favor and encouragement. Jthas inde more reputations for public men, more >rtunes in business and more professional ha'racters for individuals than ha\e ever epn made otherwise by ability, energy and iill. It is a ?reat bemliciary for politicians, loit- ivliaime. and their only means of squiring public notoriety. It is the ordianco department for politics?the arsenal nd magazine from wliinli . -i ... ...viouiiiki Milium maw . K'ir weapons and ammunition 1'or political nrfare. It furnishes them with their data, tiulyzcs their subjects, draws their cqiicIuons, and confers upon them tlio distinction f ostensible authpr.ship. It is, with ils lousnnda of editors, still an iinpcri-uisality.?~ ho Press speaks; we listen tu it?nut as the j Dice of oiie, hut as the impersonal organ of a limy. It is assailed by dwarfs and drones, 3 ho often affect to treat it with disdain, l.? ] ie infinite delight of its labor and condneirs. Men frequently ask to ' ; praised <>v j ufl'ed by it, for some partlc-ulnr excellence ' i ley possess, nnd when the uotico appears - I icy win Mioct to nnvo known nothing of it, j id protend 11> br- indiiV. rcnt to what is s;?i?i J tlirir pmiso, while at the sui.ii timo they '..jd ui v in it, nnd when tl.cy jjctan opportunity, ^3 in to the editor ami pardllttpcttll thecxtrn ipii's cunt .inin^ the ni-1i< v?, t<< siMitl to 1 lOUdfl. The Press is powerful for yowl v*| T.on<i Xr.UMoNs. 1!cv. Win. Taylor, in j a late works, " Tl 3 Model Pitcher," ?uyh : Ofto:. when n pre'noftbr has driven a nnil in pure iilacc. ihst^nil Af Ir.^. :? I , .m. ... ??'} well- 3g is* well fho fidVrtHH<.?e, Ik1 fvtr.nnors i-wi.y 1 ho breaks the:r !iC?td oft', or' mrd."-?Vi't'ftHs*. <w w Wo srttiievrlierd rend of n Inv.tbr.r vcltrt wns mtif. to pmioli to Hii6tlio.r'K clmrcl), nskin^ . ?> piiptor lum !? >* p-.-opUt w<it Id-listen j th interest. 'J lijV p?htor replied, he. bt.d j vor tried thew th'il svould advice Kim fljetto. , J SKNSUAlJtr.?If sensuality wero happi. s?, beimtH wore happier than men; but imnn happiness is lodged in th<J soul, jjfi iu * o flcd?, ? I ^