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From the Charleston Mercury. The Cabinet of the Confederate States. SECRETARY OF STATE. Hon. Robert Toombs was born in Wilkes county, Ga., July 2, 1810. Commencing bis collegiate life at the University of Georgia, he subsequently went North, and graduated at Union College, Schenectady, New York. In 1836, he served as a captain of volunteers in the Creek war. In the next year he was eleoted to the Legislature, and ince that time has been constantly in public life as Representative and Senator. In both branohes of the Federal Congress he has always served upon important committees. Mr. Toombs has been so conspicuously before the country, and his ability and experience are so well known, that it is superfluous for us to say anything of him. In i_J. .r n me taire muveuieut in ucuigitt, uc uao ueeu active and potential in the cause of secession. We honor him for the signal service he has rendered. He has been called to a post of great importance?one which will serve to display all his merits as a statesman. Upon the sagacity of his counsels and the power of his pen, much will depend in regard to the relationship of the Con federate State; with the rest of the world. He has our hearty good wishes for complete success in the grave duties wh'ch lie before him. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. Hon. C. G. Memminger.?There are few men iD the South who are more competent, in point of ability and business capac- 1 i*_ ? J t j. 1 ny, tu aumiLusier me uepurimeuL ui uuc Treasury under the Government of the Confederate States than Mr. Memminger. * Possessed of a high order of intellect, a ] student, learned and full of resources as an accomplished advocate, he is eminently a ' man of facts and details. This is'an es- 1 sential qualification to a great financier, and ? combined with ability and integrity, almost insures success to one who, like Mr. Mem- ' minger, has studied political economy by a the great principle of hisses vovs falre.? J The South wants an economical Govern- 1? ment, and an adequate revenue raised by equal taxation of citizens. Free trade, low ( duties and no discriminations, will put all 1 on an equal footing, and saddle the burden I of taxation upon the labor of none. It will encourage none to enter upon unremu t nerative enterprises at the expense of neigh- ^ bors' pockets, but give all fair play and the ( benefit of the markets of the world. We u congratulate J>lr. Memminger upon tne honor of his appointment to this responsi- v ble position in the New Confederacy, and a the State upon having one so well fitted to perform its duties faithfully and upon sound ( principles. h SECRETARY OY WAR. D Hon. Leroy Pope Walker is a lawyer of a Hunt8ville, Alabama, a native of that couo- C ty, Madison, and about forty-five years of ' age. He is the eldest son of the late Maj. s Walker, and one of a family distinguished h for talent and influence. Two of his broth- 0 ers are Hon. Percy Walker, who recently t represented the Mobile district in Congress, and Hon. Judge Richard W. Walker, of r' Florence, Chairman of the Alabama Dele- h gation in the present Confederate Congress, n Hon. L. P. Walker at one time practised t' law in South Alabama, and was for several n sessions Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State. He has been a con f sistent Democrat of the State Rights school. c< For the last ten vears he has hepn lnoatfid in f( J ? ?* ? Huntsville, and has the reputation of being C the leading lawyer, and next to Clay, the 2 leading Democrat of North Alabama. Care- c< ful in the preparation of his causes, and clear, concise, logical and eloquent in pre- ci senting them before court, he is said to be ei an eminently successful practitioner. For p the last three years he has been conspicuous in his denunciation of the free-soil heresy of b< squatter sovereignty. In the Alabama Dem- w ocratic Convention which took ground a- c< gainst, and sent a delegation to Charleston e( to carry out her instructed opposition, Gen. Walker's influence was marked and effec- U) tive. lie was one of the delegation sent D< here, and exerted himself ably in resisting P1 the compromises offered. The result all ^ know. He has been a leader in the cause a of the South, and deserves a place in the jef picture. As a man of clear head, good! judgment, systematic ana laDonous 111 nisi11 habits, with undoubted nerve, spirit, ener-1 gy, and will, we cannot help thinking he is 11 an excellent selection for the Department of T War at the present juncture. ! SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. : el Hon. John Perkins, jr., was bom in!*' Louisiana, July I, 1819. In 1840 be gradu-' ated at Yale College, and subsequently at I D< the Law School of Harvard College. He|tc began the practice of his profession in New ai Orleans. In 1851 he was chosen a Judge m of tbe Circuit Court of Louisiana, which position he held until elected to Congress !c< in 1853, where he advocated States Rights! - ~ tfl Democratic measures. Since 1855 he has devoted himself to planting in his native el State. The post of Secretary of the Navy to the Confederate States is a post requiring promptenergy andsound practical judgment. A navy is to be organized, and, as 81 we have recently had occasion to suggest at j length, the manner of that organization is ^ of lasting consequence. Upon the wisdom exercised in fitting it to the wants of the P South, and that as early as practicable, . much property and many lives not to say 11 the Confederate character before the world, ^ may depend. Mr. Perkins bears a high character, and we trust will prove himself fully equal to the task. Telegraphed in the Charleston Mercury. | "Washington Dispatches. I Washington, February 19.?The pro- ^ ceediogs of the Peace Conference yesterday e S( em to have demonstrated the impossibility of any settlement. The Southern men held ^ a caucus last night, and have resumed their . 0 discussions at an early hour this morning. . It is believed that they are preparing an J ultimatum, which will be rejected beyond . a doubt. A break up is then inevitable. A number of letters from Boston shipown- |j ers have been received here by Southern men enquiring whether they can get commissions as privateers under the Confederate ^ States. They say they are anxious for such ^ employment. Second Dispatch.?The Demociatic w Senatorial caucus to-day determined to \, make no factious opposition to the tariff or other Abolition legislation, but to allow a tl fair vote and rely upon the President's veto. Stanton's Coercion Bill, intended to bring jj down against the South the Northern militia, has been made the special order for to- t| morrow. It will pass. The striking out of the appropriation for C the Pensacola Navy Yard from the Naval u Appropriation Bill to-day, is pronounced by a: some Northern men a recognition of secession. The Texas delegation in Congress expect soon to retire. Congressional.?In the Senate the new Tariff Bill was debated. In the House, Stanton's Force Bill was brought up, authorizing the President to accept the services of volunteers to suppress insurrection. Mr. Stanton said that the object of the bill was to defend Washington in case Virginia and Maryland should secede; and because the Federal troops are two widely scattered to be collected in less than two months time. The bill was strongly contested by the representatives from the Border States.? A motion to lay it on the table was lost by the following vote: Ayes 68, noes 105. ? The bill will probably pass, but it is thought that it may be vetoed. Washington, Feb. 20.?The House of Representatives, to day, adopted the Senate's amendment providing for the construction of seven sloops-of-war, of light draught, evidently for service against the South. Stanton's bill, conferring dictatorial powers on the rresident, will pass, JLne southern men held another meeting to-day. They determined, after considerable debate and a full interchange of opinions upon the principles of the bill to permit it to pass, so that the Southern States might see the pros pect before them. The Peace Conference is still listening patiently to Abolition speeches. An attempt will be made to-morrow to force a vote. In the speeches of the Southern men in Congress, to-day, General Scott was rather roughly handled. The Postal appropriation bill was deba:ed. An amendment offered to exclude he Confederate States of America gave rise o a violent debate. Advices from Fort Smith by the Overland Mail, report the seizure of Forts Chadburn md Belknap by the Texaus?also, that the )roperty of the Mail Company had been ta;en, and the agents imprisoned. n a . rt l . ? _ tit % a. 3 .Demon, oeDasuan, wasnington ana >awford Counties, Arkansas, give 4000 Jnion majority, and the same vote against lolding a Convention. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, declared in be House that tbc passage of Mr. Stanton's Volunteer Bill will be a declaration of war. ' )ther Border States men attacked it vehe- ! nently. Mr. Stanton persevered. 1 It is believed that the Peace Congress rill adjourn this week. No importance is ' ttached to the result. Washington, February 21.?The N. Carolina Senators and Members of Congress lave just found out that there has been the ' aost outrageous tampering with the mails ( t the office in this city. The Postmasterifeneral has suppressed all documents bear- 1 uej their frank. It is believed that no 1 ecession documents have been allowed to ' e sent from Washington. Senator Clingjan is making an investigation concerning ' hese infamous proceedings. ' Second Dispatch.?There is the best eason for believing that Holt desigos re- ' aforcing Fort Sumter secretly by boats at ighr. The reinforcements have already 1 cm sent. You may look for them at any loment. The programme is also to surround Fort ' 'ickens with ships-of-war. That post is ; onsidered impregnable to the Southern c arces. The whole anxiety of Scott and the 1 'oerciouists centres now in Fort Sumter. here the Cabinet has determined that Lin- * aln shall find everything ready to his hand. The house on Franklin Square, lately oc- * upied by the South Carolina Commission- * rs, has been selected for the use of Lincoln 1 revious to the inauguration. The Government is in a terrible way aout money. I hear that few large claims s ill be allowed by Congress unless upon ? mdition that government bonds bereceiv- ? 1 for them, payable in a long term of years. , Gcntlemeu just from Richmond inform e that things look much brighter there s ow than three days ago. The impression c revailed that if Stanton's Coercion bill 0 lould pass, Virginia would secede within 1 week. Abraham Lincoln's wayside speechi, too, have done wonders towards opening r ie eyes of all spirited Virginians to the ll ue position of affairs. \\j .? ivi no n>L _ ? 1 ? asuiautun, reuruary ?me vu- . ng in the Peace Conference has begun? ^ he Northern Commissioners are aiming to ^ sfeat and distract the views of the Conferee by amendments. The vote on the main j uestlon is expected to morrow. The Southern men are delighted at the dws from Montgomery, as coercion seems i be the tixed policy of the North. They e watching with increased interest the r . v ovementsof the new Confederation. c Com. Tatnall's resignation has been ac- ^ ;pted by Secretary Toucey. Senator Wigfall and cx-President Tyler i day received a dispatch from Montgom y, enquiring whether any effort would be c iaae to reimorce rort fcumter oetore tne c th of March. Senator Wigfall replied afrmatively. Tyler expressed doubt on the tbject. Washington, February 23.?Abraham ineoln, President elect of the Northern tates, crept into Washington most unex- ^ ectedly by the daylight train from Baltilore. It is well understood that he was i dread of an attack on the way. To r uard against this, he gave out that he ^ 'ould arrive by to night's train, and, in the J leantime, he took measures to come inonj- ^ ito twelve hours earlier. Everybody here j i disgusted at this cowardly and undigni- ? ed entry. A dispatch announcing the arrival of a 'resident Davis in Charleston filled Presi- t ent Buchanan with alarm, and he hasten- a d to Mr. Tyler's hotel to inquire what it a leant. Mr. Tyler assured Mr. Buchanan v hat the mission of President Davis was 1 ne of peace and not of war?that no at- i 1 ij l "lv-a . 1CK WUUIU uu UJiiUC uu l ull uuuiui uulii i be character of Lincoln's inaugural was \ nown. If its tone should be pacific, no ( ttack, he said, would be made. If warke, the attack would begin immediately. The sealed proposals for the new eight i lillion loan were opened at noon to-day.? j 'he bids ranged from 85 to 93?mostly i :om New York. No bid was received < rorn any point South of Baltimore. The t 'hole amount bidden for was 814,000,000. ? lo bid has been accepted at a less rate t lan ninety and fifteen-hundreths per cen- ( lm. i The Peace Conference.?The Abo- c tionists in the Peace Conference are too i :ubborn to acquiesce in any arrangement lat will satisfy the border slave States. It is stated that the ul ra coercionists in f ongress telegraphed Lincoln to come im- t lediatly, hoping that his presence would o id in defeating the miserable compromises. I The Washington States and Union contains the amendments proposed yesterday in the Peace Congress to Guthrie's plan of adjustment, by Hitchcock, of Ohio. The amendment provides that Congress shall have no power to regulate, control or abolish slavery in the States, nor discharge any slave from service contrary to the laws in the district of Columbia; nor power to prevent the inter-State or inter-territorial slave trade, and that the Federal Government is to pay the full value of the slave when rescued from the Marshal. Mr. Chase, of Ohio, offered a resolution declaring that it was inexpedient to proceed to final action until all the States have an opportunity to deliberate and take action, and that this Congress adjourn till the 4th of April, and that the President request Commissioners to be sent from all the States. It was moved by Summers, of Virginia, that no new territory should be acquired without the concurrence of a majority of the Senators from the slave States, and that no treaty of acquisition be ratified unless consented to by the same majority. Mr. Franklin, of Pennsylvania, moved that all territory north of 36.30 should remain in its present status, and that all questions therein be decided by the Federal Courts. Mr. Bronson, of New York, moved a resolution that Congress has no power on the subject of slavery, except for the rendition of fugitives, and to suppress the slave trade; the Territories to remain unchanged until admitted as States. Hall, of Vermont, moved to prohibit the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and also to prohibit the transfer of slaves from hence to the States for sale. The Cabinet met in extra session at nine o'clock this morning. Buchanan, Lincoln aud Seward had a private conference at the White House.? During the session, it was understood that it was for the purpose of enlightening Lincoln as to the true state of affairs. The radical abolitionists are very much discouraged. Tribute of Respect. Five Gun Battery*, Sullivan's Island, February 22, 1861. At a meeting of the Uolumbia Artillery, Capt. Green presiding, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas the mournful intelligence from Columbia of the death of Corporal WM. M. MARTIN has just reached us; be it Resolved, That we deeply deplore an event which has deprived the State of a gallant and dutiful soldier, and us of a beloved 3omrade-in-arms and warm-hearted friend. Resolved, That we lament that his lire jould uot have been spared for the defence of that cause to which his last energies were devoted. Resolved, That we sincerely sympathize with his family in their severe and sudden bereavement. Resolved, That these resolutions be pubished in the papers of Columbia and the JTorkville Enquirer; and that a copy of hem be sent to his afflicted family. nit> Bonaparte on the Rupture of tiie \merican Union.?At Easter, 1803, vhen Bonaparte, then First Consul, had letermined suddenly to offer Louisiana to he United States, rather than have that iolony fall into the hands of the English, vho, as he said, would be sure to take it luring the war, already imminent, he said 0 Barbe de Marbois, whom he directed to legotiate on the subject with the American Minister, Mr. Livingston, already at Paris, nd Mr. Monroe, expected very soon : ( "Perhaps people will object (to the cesion of Louisiana) that the Americans may , ;et to be too strong for Europe in the ourse of two or three centuries. But my orecast dees not deal with such remote langer. Besides, we may look out for rivalhips in the heart of the Uniou itself. These 1 onfederations, which are called perpetual, nly last until it is for the interest of one of 1 he contracting parties to break them up." Barbe de Marbois reports the conversaiou himself in his Hostoire de la Louisine, Paris, 1829, p 300 Affairs at Pensacola.?We copy the ollowing interesting paragraph from a let- ^ er to the Columbus Timet, bearing date 1 . ii _ r?_i io . ore mrrancas, reuruary io; "Sunday another bearer of dispatches fori! i'ort Pickens arrived, and was passed over^ o the fort. His mission must have been ij peaceful one, for since, matters have omcwhat changed. The work of mounting ;uns on Pickens is stopped, and also the , Fork going on at the Navy Yard. Lieut, ileminer sent a note to Col. Forney, who ( ius succeeded Col. Lomax in command, de- , aanding that no more guns should be , aountcd upou the battery which bears upn his fort. As the demand was made in I, onformity to the armistice, which is under-1 tood on both sides, it was regarded as , ight, and the work upon the battery was , uspended. The rumor here is, that the i ort is to be held until the 4th of March, ( nd then peaceably delivered over to the , fficers who demand it in the name of the j Confederate States of America." i 'Pill.- Iiviiurinv crcproivii" nVicnrtiufinn nadc by Mr. Lincoln at Columbus, is iractically answered by the Philadelphia Tmjuirer, which says full thirty per cent, of he working population of the city are idle. ?rom this cause Chestnut street wears the! ippearunce of a holiday, so many idle peo)le are on that thoroughfare. The hotels ind mercantile warehouses, which by this itne should be vocal with the hum and ictivity of the "spring trade," are dull and ilmost lifeless. The building permits, vhich in February a year ago numbered mndreds, now scarcely reach a dozen. It s stagnation everywhere. The man who; Iocs not see it is blind, and the public man j vho ignores it in the Legislature or in [ Jongress, commits a crime. ????? ? I Interestino Point of Law.?We earn that writs of attachment have been ssued against United States property at the lew Custom House, by the workmen form:rly employed upon it. We are also auhoritativelv informed that if the property ittached be insufficient, it is contemplated ,o attach the Custom House itself. Of :ourse, if the State interposes no claim, ind suffers the building to be sold, the slairns of the workmen will be satisfied.? Charleston Courier. * >?? ? When President Jefferson Davis >assed through JacksoD, Miss., on his way o Montgomery, Ala., for inauguration, the , Id and tattered flag of the Mississippi , lifles, which waved over the "well fought. ( | en field" of Buena Vista, was borne in the 1 j processioQ of reception. What glorious re- : "!collectiocs for the hero and patriot; and what glorious anticipations he enjoys in the promise of a glorious Confederacy?another Buena Vista.? Charleston Courier. ,,,,, i Majoii Anderson's Bill or Fare.? A gentlemen who was in Charleston last ' week, and who went over to Morris' Island, 1 informs us that he saw on board the boat 1 the following supplies for Fort Sumter, ] which, with his mails, were taken to Fort I Sumter by Major Anderson's boats: ' 2 kegs (200 lbs.) Goshen butter; 2 5 cheeses (50 lbs.) 2 barrels potatoes; 1 bag 1 (100 lbs.) coffee ; 2 quarters beef; half a 1 mutton ; 1 box eggs; 4 boxes candles (40 1 lbs;) 1 bushel turnips; 1 large package 1 celery; 50 Northern cabbages; 2 barrels as- ( sorted vegetables; 1 sack salt, and 1 barrel 1 molasses. s Old Abe says "nobody's suffering."? We don't think Major Anderson is, at all J events.?Columbia Guardian. Appointments by His Excellency. 1 ?The following appointments have been 1 made by his Excellency Gov. Pickens: Gen. M. L. Bonham, of Edgefield, Ma- ( jor General, under the late Act forming a * volunteer organization for 10,000 men. P. H. Nelson, of Sumter, Brigadier-Gen- c eral for the same. 1 Major T. G. Rhett, late of the United States Amry, now on the Western frontier, Brigadier-General for the same. Samuel McGowan of Abbeville, Brigadier-General for the same. A. C. Garlington, of Newberry, Brigadier-General for the same. c flHHnBHMHBHn n 111;? ItorlmH? I EDITED BY 1 WILLIAM W. EAST LEWIS M. GBIST. ? " ' nwiPfwrirm YORK VILLE, S. C. 1 ???? a THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28,1881. r (gy- Mr. John R. Allen, Post Master at Chester, In on * authorized agent; and fully empowered to receive money li for thin office, and give receipts for the same. C canes where subscribers do not take the Enquirer g from the post-office, Post-Masters are requested to notify us . Immediately. WILLIAM M. MARTIN. i, Our Columbia friend, Mr. Jas. Wood Davidson, sends U9 u touching and worthy tribute to the 0 memory of this sunny-hearted child of song. tj genial and kindly humorist, and youthful patri t( ot-soldier, who died in Columbia on Wednesday g( night of lo.st week, from the effects of exposure while at the post of duty and danger at Char- n lesion. It is needless for us to add a word to H this full and impartial, yet warmly sympathetic a and appreciative tribute, to one whom we had j( learned to love a? a man and admire as a genius. But we cannot tear the cherished uarae from its r) place nbove, without striving to give utterance ^ to the sorrow that rolls its heavy tide back upon w us, at every effort to throw it off. c; Our memory forces us to recall the Chatter- 9( ton's, the Keates, the Shelleys, the Drakes and ^ the Poes of Literature, who, n "Like the rainbow's lovely form ^ Evanishing amid the storm," gave us a few glimpses into the universe of unrevealed Iteauty, and then exhaled in a fragrant 'n cloud of song to heaven. Alas ! is genius indeed a disease preying upon its possessor, like a worm 11 at the ruddiest flower's heart? Certain it is, s< the gem is often set in a delicate casket. But ^ we had looked forward for our gifted young friend and literary brother, with undoubting hope, to n long life of continually increasing lustre. The symmetry of his form, the rosy hue ce of his cheek, and the healthful sparkle of his eye, promised us much. Now, however, the daisies, the violets and the roses of this Spring, will bloom above his youthful grave. If South Carolina loses nothing more, she has paid of ? her richest treasure for the priceless boon of liberty. tr The Carolinian commenting on his death re- . marks: 'lie i9 well known as a writer of infinite humor. Some of his contributions, both poetry and prose, evince decided genius. He was a tii regular contributor to the Yorkville Enquirer, ^ and his death by the readers of that paper will be particularly lamented. He died in the ser- nc vice of the State, and as a tribute to his memory, his remains will be escorted to their last resting pi tee, this morning, with military res pect?a detachment of the Artillery Company, wi honorary members of the Richland Volunteer of Rifle Company, and the Governor's Guards hav- ^ ing tendered themselves as an escort." The readers of the Enquirer will, we are sure, feel every word of this that relates to them.? His numerous prose contributions, chiefly over ihe familiar signature of "Ruby," carried with CI them an irresistible charm of wholesome humor '!l vnd bewitching gayety. And the sweetest sing- Pr ug-bird of the grove, might borrow new and sweeter notes from the honeyed music of his poetry. We rejoice to learn through Mr. Davidson's tribute, that these fugitive emanations fo ?the history of a radiant, fascinating, early- Cv jxpiring genius?are to be collected and pre- th served as the embalmment of the departed poet's si< anme. T1 Wc had the pleasure of only a short personal Ct acquaintance with Mr. Martin. We met him y for the first time?aud never afterwards in con-' versation?iu the Convention Hall at Columbia, re an the day when South Carolina resolved upon Qn the action, in the vindication of which he has liven his life. Surrounded as we were by many no legal profession. On the first call for volunteers, he joined the Columbia Artillery, under Capt. Green, and proceeded at once to Charleston, where he was stationed in Fort Moultrie until a few days before his death, when smitten by disease he sought the shelter of home and the le loving care of parents and family ; and these M blessed his last moments. lie was among those pi who fireii upon the Star of the West. Expo- te sure in active service, on the night when the th Brooklyn was expected, led to his final illness. Sc Travelling from Charleston to Columbia largely he aggravated the disease, and determined its ty- sa phoid character. He reached home?and in a fig lying hour how much is in that word home !?on ne Saturday the lGth, and died on Thursday the 21st. It is just a year since the death of his friend nnd poet brother, Caldwell. His literary labors consisted of Addresses on several occasions, poems, sketches, and correspondence. These the public will have an oppor tunity of judging in a collected form ere long. As a poet, his soul was in exquisite harmony with nature in all her Protean forms. The hum- ' ble flower was dear to him, for it told his spirit ' messages from the great Genius of Beauty. The 1 proud mountain was his favorite haunt, for its grandeur thundered into his soul's ear great :ruths of the Eternal in Power. The outer world n brook, breeze, and moving power everywhere, spoke to his sensitive soul their several whisperings of Eternal Love. He felt that all ' Nature had a sentient life; and this is the rela:ion of a true poet. Impulse often impeded his :ultnre, and left his utterances unfinished ; but , withall he has left to our Southern literature ] jome of its sweetest songs. As a poet, he will yet take his position In our iterature; and that position we have intimated s peculiar nnd honorable. As a citizen, for his age he has done well for ;he State; and was instant iu obedience to her , sail for volunteers. I As a soldier, he was already promoted for his ? leserving conduct, he fired some of the first 511ns in our Southern war in person, was always j it the post of danger, honorably sustaining the t laring character of a Southern patriot soldier, eady to do and to die at the needed time. ( As a friend?brother?son.?Let Bilence veil rom outer gaze the sacred link} of these golden ,ies. "And down over many a sacred scene, r O'er many a closed and liallowcd spot, Let the Guardian Anget let fall a screen, t And In kindness whisper, 'Enter It not.' ? ^ To you, readers of the Enquieeii, he was c nainly known as a humorist and poet of fancy c ,nd passion. At the irresistible spirit of his g mmor you have been provoked to mirth; and a rou have listened with pleasure to some sweetly t nnsical and tender lays of his gentler Muse.? Q 'ou have, many of you doubtless, deemed him ^ lmost exclusively a humorist, something rock- t ess, too convivial, a thing of impulse, wayward, (] nd wild. And for this opinion you have some c eason. But we who knew him nearer, found in j he Rchy whose wit and humor made his outside ife, a being higher and better. With all his onviviality of manner, we kuow of personal ob ? ervation, that his soul was often alone?alone a the solemn solitude of God, asking itself the reat questions of life; anil the great character itic of his lonely thoughts wa9 their absolute ^ incerity. His soul spurneil the meaningle9suess 0 f cant with the limitless scorn of a naturealive to ^ je noblest impulses of truth anil love. In soli- * try rambles we have heard and felt him thus 0 slf commune I His keen perception of the ludicrous, as it * lanifested itself to you, readers of the Enqui- ^ Kit, often led him to cxngerate his own faults, ^ nd you are thereby impressed with an undue " iea of some of his personal habits. Several cars of his life all know were a battle between sason and his besetting impulse ; but those who new the latter months, especially the latter reeks, of his life, are nwnre that the higher priniple gained a complete victory. And the sable 8 pal of Death was impressed ineffacably upon that c c nal triumph. President Longstreet, in the fu- ^ ernl discourse, beautifully evolved the faith p riumph in this brilliant, and brief life. And Ji iose who have known him intimately these j, iter days?who have read his letters to his famir and friends?who have learned the conversa- ons during his last illness?who have felt and z ?cn the chastened spirit of the once wayward sing?who, at last, have looked upon the beau- " ful peace of his death presence?those, we ^ ;em, must feel and believe with that aged Jc ivine, that in his death a trusting and ac- ai >pted soul had been wafted in peace to its God. He has passed back from the severe tutelage ? ' earth? "The chnstened spirit to Its God, bl The humble dust?to dust." _ Columbia, S. C. J. W. D. ai RETURN DAY. Saturday last was Return Day for York Dis ict. The Clerk's books show a return of about w ghtv cases. 6 * . - tC WHITE FISH. S Logan & Meacham advertise an excellent ar- jj ;le of White Fish. We of the office have trie-' { em. Those who love something superior, do q >t fail to call. r( PEACH AND APPLE TREES. tfa Mr. B. P. Boyd, the agent of Mr. Fentress, T ill have, on Monday, quite a number and variety m Peach and Apple scions for saie at Adams, cCorkle & Co's Store. "BIBLE VIEW OF SLAVERY." We are indebted to Mr. L. Bloomberg, who Qj is just returned from a purchase-trip to Si mrleston, for a copy, procured in the city, of a v ie sermon by Rev. M. J. Raphall, "Rabbi ^ eacher" at the New York Synagogue, on the to Bible View of Slavery." th ? - ar SOUTHERN CONGRESS. The Committee on a permanent Constitution m r the Southern Confederacy in the Provisional )ngres3, have finished their labors; and made eir report probably on yesterday. Commis '? ?? ur, of the noblest spirits of the State, engaged too ftg in a wotk of iDtensest interest to us, we were ^ nevertheless irresistibly attracted to him by the fa atmosphere of artlessness and good nature en- ca folding him, and the lovely inspiration of his ^ face. Wo shall, therefore, cherish hisimag^as we would an Ideal?as the impersonation of looks and tones thnt darted instant sunshine into our . heart. And thus we beg to come, with kindred and friends and the State, and mingle our sad sympathies with the tears that have fallen from . Cll loving eyes over the early grave of the poet, who, "to the good brings the best." WILLIAM MAXWELL. MARTIN. eh This name has disappeared this week from to the editorial heading of the Enquirer. he Our friend is dead. 9t Our pen is resumed, readers of the Enquirer, that we rr ay speak to you of him. Those of yon who did not know him personally cannot know how sad .in office it is We hold ; and yet, in its ^ bitterest phase, there is a melancholy pleasure, ^ because we have grateful things to say of him. He died in his twenty-fifth year. He was a ^ graduate of Wofford College ; had taught school ^ for a number years ; and was preparing for the Dners nave ueeu b^uiimou lu ihibuii^iuui? ley are Messrs. Abroman, of Louisiana ; M. J. . awford, of Georgia; John Forsyth, of Alabama, jj FATAL ACCIDENT. ra We regret to state (hat Mr. Robert Gardner, siding four or five miles above this place, was es i Wednesday evening of last week, accidentally tri lied by the fall of a tree. A son of Mr. Gard wl r and a negro boy were felling the tree, and just is it was about to fall, the young man said to th s father to "look out;" unfortunately Mr. G. in u in the wrong direction, the trunk of the tree te ught him, crushing his brain, and he died in wJ intly. FIRE. m We neglected to announce in our last week's m iue, that a fire broke out in town on Saturday nc ght previous, and consumed one of the stables cu i the back-lot of Col. Wm. B. Wilson. The rcumstances lead us to believe that it was the ^ ork of an incendiary. The building was some stance from any fire; and there were few if any tances of its taking fire accidentally. We learn, D1 o, that a few days prior to this occurrence, a use was burnt down under similar circumances at Col. Wilson's plantation. .? ? - se RECRUITS FOR THE S. C. ARMY. fo We invite attention to the advertisement of ^ ieut. Wm. J. Davis, of the South Carolina ... rmy, in nnother column. He is beating up re- ka ttUo fn* ilm Ronmlor Armu QArvipp fnr nnp ? ?o~ -- / ' ? ? fi ;ar. Very fair pay will be given. Mr. Davis ay be consulted for the present at bis room at ?j.j ose's Hotel. He will be bore on Monday, we iderstand ; and we hope a number of our "able r m idied men" who have not volunteered, will pa rn out and enlist under "the banner of blue." ^ THE STAR OF THE WEST. fe The Sumter Watchman publishes a private fit tterfrora New Yoik, which says that Capt. se cGowan is on "the stool of repentance" for the be irt he took in attempting to reinforce Fort Sum- Jo r with the troops on board the steamer Star of re e Wrst. In the letter it is eaid that he is a ou rnthern man by birth and in feeling, and was tw odwinked into that enterprise. The writer ati ys that he believes Capt. McGowan would ch ;ht, sooner than anywhere else, under the ban- Of r of the Southern Confederacy. 10 VOLUNTEER DIVISION. Mr. Wright, of Georgia, has offered a bill, and it has been referred to the Military Committee jf the Provisional Congress, for the formation of i "Volunteer Division" for the army of the Southirn Confederacy. The bill provides that the Di vision shall consist of two brigades of two regiments, and each regiment of two battalions, mating eight battalions in ull in the Division. Each battalion is to consist of a blank number of companies, and each company of a blank number of men. All officers above the rank of Captain are :o be appointed; but any soldier, officer or private may be promoted over a superior, by ex;raordinary services in battle. Such soldiers nay also be rewarded with medals and badges of lonor. ? ?? ? THE MOUNTAIN EAGLE. The first number of the Mountain Entile?a lew paper published at Shelby N. C., by D. B Eloss & Co., and edited by Thomas J. Ecclesand 3amuel S. Ross?has reached our Sanctum, prelenting a very excellent appearance. Mr. Ec:tes is well known in this State by his recent jonnection with the Rock Hill Chronicle; and n North Carolina, by a prior eight years connection with the Courier, a State Rights paper hen published at Lincolnton. He wields a clever ind racy pen ; and is Southern rights to the core. We wish the Mountain Eagle much success and jrosperity, in the accomplishment of its "desire ;o place North Carolina in the position she ihould occupy as a member of the Southern Confederacy." DIRECT TRADE. An English Steamship Company have made iroposals to co operate with Cbarlestonians in he establishment of a line of steamers between Charleston and Europe. The Mercury informs is that a meeting has been held, and the report if a committee appointed to consider the propoals has been submitted. We sincerely hope an .greement can be effected ; and that ere long his line of steamers will be in full and active pevation. The South must have more intimate usiuess intercourse with the great nations of he earth, simply to vindicate her character, if othing else. We are told that the most superilious disrespect for the South, reigns at all the luropean Courts. Why ? Because they know othing of us. And why do they know nothing f us? Because we have so little direct trade nd intercourse with them. MILITARY ELECTIONS. We give below the result of the election for 'ield Officers of the 5th Regiment of South Car* Una Volunteres in Spartanburg, Union and ork. To explain the table below, we will state hat Moj. M. Jenkins was the candidate for Col* nel without opposition, and Col. George W. II. .egg, the candidate for Lieutenant Colonel, also rithout opposition. Captain Jos. Walker and pieut. W. T. Thomson were opposing candidates jr Major: I !r2 5 ? ; COM PAN IKS. \ - = r s s i ! 11 i ?! : l f I S i y _ j j I SFARTANBURO DISTRICT. pnrtnn Rifles 8-1 83 -00 85 85 (organ Light Infantry 79 78 2 76( 79 aptnin .Sony's 71 70 001 71 71 aptaln Brown's 23 33j "00i 33 3.1 aptuln Carpenter's 50 49 35 18 53 UNION DISTRICT. aptain Glenn's 88 74 87 j 1 88 Dlinson Riflemen 80 35 80 j 00 80 YORK DISTRICT. asper Light Infantry 78 76 6-1 13 ' 78 Hiyte Guards 72 66 381 37 75 aiawna bignt miantry <o <o ou. jo <o Total 701 6-tO :m .T>0 718 In the Chester and Fairfield Regiment, J. H. ion has been elected Colonel; A. J. Secrest, ieutenant Colonel, and T. W. Woodward, Main In the Regiment of Newberry and Laurens, ad part of Spartanburg, Gen, James H. Wilams, of Newberry, Colonel; B, B. Foster of partanburg, Lieutenant-Colonel; Jas. M. Bax;r, of Newberry, Major, In the Regiment em rncing Richland and Kershaw, J. B. Kershaw, olonel; Jas. D. Blanding, Lieutenant-Colonel; id Dixon Barnes, Major. MPORTANT CALL FROBl CHARLESTON, If any of our readers wish a situation that ill make them a complete soldier, in which, 10, they may get into active service for the tate at once, and stand the best of chances to stinguish themselves, we recommend them to sspond promptly to the annexed letter from harlcston. The Zouaves have become world mowned from their brilliant achievements in ic wars of Abd el Nader, the Crimea and Italy. heir discipline is peculiar .and severe, but it akeo the soldier complete?prepares him for ie highest achievements on the field of battle. Head Quarters' "Zouave Cadets," Charleston, Feb. 26, 1861. ditors of the Yorkville Enquirer : If there are any men in your vicinity desirous ' serving for a short period in defence of our tate, in a City Company, we vill furnish them ith a complete uniform and equipments of our irps, upon application to the undersigned, in is city. This will afford them an opportunity i enter the field immediately. It is important at this proposition be made public at once, id that all desirous of availing themselves of , should report for duty at the earliest possible omcnt, as no time is to be lost. Yours, &c., B. M. WALPOLE. Care of Capers & Hcyward, Adger's Wharf. MERE-MENTION. The Chester Standard, in its last issue, gives list of the officers and privates of the "Rich ill Guards," making the seventh company ised and offered to the State in that District. Edward P. Mobley, sr., one of the most timable and wealthy planters of Fairfield Disict, died recently. Young Bob 0 Lincoln, ao accompanies his father in his royal progress, facetiously called the "Prince of Rails" by e letter writers. At a school exhibition Danville, Va., last week, an amateur volunertd to sing the "Star Spangled Banner." It is received with mingled applause and hisses. Friday and Saturday last were two of the ost calamitous days ever known in the comercial history of New York. It is said that it less than ninety firms were forced to sucimb to the pressure. The romantic site Mount Dearborne on the Catawba River, near e line between Fairfield and Chester Districts, is been named as a suitable location for a West )int, for the Southern Confederacy. Juus A. Law, a native and former resident of irlington, S. C., has received the appointment ( Captain of Artillery in the Regular Army of labama, and is now engaged in the recruiting , rvice in that State. Col. T. J. Caldwell, ; rmerly of Fairfield District, was elected to the ( )uisiana Convention as a Secession candidate. | The Savannah News announces that 4,000 i ,les of gunny bagging have been shipped from , xlcutta for Savannah direct. The bagging will rive in full time for the coming crop. ( le venerable John Johnson, of Ohio, was found i tad in his bed, in Washington city, Monday ] orning of last week. He was one of the com .niona of the immortal Daniel Boone, and when I e remains of that celebrated pioneer were, a w years ago, removed and consigned to their lal resting place, the Legislature of Kentucky ' nt for Mr. Johnson to act as one of the pall- i arers and follow him to his last grave. Mr. i hnson was 86 years of age. From the i port of the Regents of the Lunatic Asylum of r State, we learn that during the year 1860, o hundred aud sixty-three patients were in ] tendance. Of these 37 were cured and dis- i urged, 8 removed and 26 died, leaving 192.? ' these 86 are males, 100 females ; 52 married, 9 single. I Hon. Taz. W. Newman, President of the Ten- t nessee Senate, who voted with the Unionists daring the recent session of the Legislature of that * State, has announced himself in favor of disu- 1 nion in an address to the people of bis Senate- ' rial District. The Comptroller of St. Lon's ' advertises for sale, on account of delinquent I tax payers, a list of property in that city filling < thirteen columns of the Republican. Small ' pox is prevailing at Georgetown. TheFlor- ' ida State Convention re-assembled on the 26th 1 instant, for the purpose of considering the ac- ' tion of the Southern Congress. The Fairfax < (Va.) County Court has appropriated $1200 to arm two volunteer companies. The Georgia ' State Convention will re-assemble in Savannah, ' on Thursday, the 7th March. ! MOJI1ED ASSISTANCE TO THE STATE. The attention of the Enquirer's readers is invited to the advertisement of the State Bank, which may be found in another column, for the loan nf $675,000, bearing a serai-annual interest, { at the rate of seven per cent, per annum. The ( bonds will be issued in sums of $50, $100, and ^ $500, so that small as well as large property , holders may share in this privilege of loaning to our beloved State. Arrangements have been | made with the Clerks of the Court in the several Districts, to act as the agents of the bank in ( the premises. Mr. S. E. Moore, the Clerk of our Court, authorizes us to say that he has the books open, and is ready to receive subscriptions from the citizens of York. 1 To guardians of minors, trustees of public I funds, and persons having more or less surplus capital which they wish to put out at interest, no better investment can be made, as they will obtain the legal rate of interest and have the best security?nothing less than the faith and credit of the State. Money, therefore, invested in these bonds, will be as safe as gold and silver in an iron coffer. Besides, it is highly probable that the next Legislature will pass a bill authorizing the conversion of these bonds into I bank-stock, so that every subscriber to this a loan <..ay, if he wishes, become to the extent c of his subscription a stock-holder in the bank of 1 the State. r We sincerely hope that York District will t come forward and distinguish herself in response o to this call upon her patriotism and her purse, t She is not represented among the volunteers in active service?though it is not her fault. She has five hundred sons who "sleep upon their C arms" every night; and many more?fathers and gray-headed men?the Guards of Home? who, if ever the occasion is presented, will re ' enact the scenes of Watauga, Brattousville and c King's Mountain. But we wish this proud old e District to display her patriotism now in a tangible and practical way. This is a golden op- j portunity Such an one will not recur often, t nor soon again. Come forward, then, promptly 8 and munificently; and let the nome of York go ^ forth a? the bnnner district in this patriotic en- | terprise. n THE SOUTHERN CABINET. y The Departments of State, War, Navy, Trea- p sury, Justice and Post Office for the Provisional n government, were organized on the 20th in- ? stant. Hon. Itobt. Toombs, of Georgia, is Secretary of State; Hon. C. G. Memminger of South p Carolina, Secretary of the^Treasury; Hon. L. P. Walker, of Alabama, Secretary of War; and ? Hon. John Perkins, jr., of Louisiana, Secreta- v ry of Navy. For a brief sketch of each of these ? men, we refer the read'r to another column.? The Post Master General, and the Attorney Gen eral, have not yet been appointed. T The entire Cabinet when organized is under thp #*nnfrnl nf tfiA Prwiflpnt finrl flip hemis of each Department are subject to bis instruction c and direction in the administration of the got- ^ ernment. Their position, therefore, is entirely subordinate to him ; and if they act contrary to o his will, or his interpretation of the constitution, " they are "quietly hinted" out of the Cabinet.? Their office is to assist in subdividing the labor 5 of the government, so that each Department may u receive the undivided attention of an intellect of e' superior experience and ability. Their remedy, when the government is administered in mani- ri fest opposition to their sense of right and of the T welfare of the people, is to resign ; and this is g their method of procedure, as in the case of the h late resignations, in the U. States Cabinet, of g Secretaries Cass, Floyd and Thompson. Cabi- P net consultations are held upon all subjects of ,1 prime importance; so that, although the will c and judgment of the President are supreme P within the limits of the constitution, yet the v ^ members of the Cabinet, being the "power be- <] hind the throne," the secret counsellors and ad- T risers of the President, wield a powerful influence over the Administration. y There is much ability and lofty patriotism in T the Southern Cabinet; and the new government 11 starts under kindly auspices for a career of ? great prosperity. t| Since writing the above, we learn that Henry A T. Ellet, of Mississippi, has been appointed n Post Master General; and J. P. Benjamin, of ^ Louisiana, Attorney General. I - * '? ?? o NEWS FROM THE STATES. Si South Carolina. c The news of Tuesday from Charleston declares b that the new floating battery has been launched; ^ and is probably ready* by this time for active tj service. Seven car loads of shot and shells pass- w ed through Petersburg, Va., on Monday of last 81 week, on their way to Charleston. President ^ Davis was to be in Charleston on last Thursday. r{ These facta indicate that war is close at hand ; s[ but it is stated that there will be none, until afof ter the 4th of March, and not then if Lincoln's m inaugural is conciliatory and peaceful. sj Some excitement was created in our town on ^ Monday evening, by a rumor that Foit Sumter had been reinforced with 400 men on Saturday H night. No one, however, appeared to believe it. cc The Daniel Webster has been seen off cape Ro- ^ main ; and this in connection with a telegram stating that a stealthy reinforcement of Sumter ha had been determined on, placed the watches in aP the harbor on the alert. The Daniel Webster pa has since been seen further Southward. The th rumor is defunct. No reinforcement has been do effected. na pa It is stated that Maj. Anderson is dangerously ill. Dr. Robertson of Charleston is attending him daily. y0 Georgia. pr The New York police under their chief, Ken- pr nedy's direction, have seized more arms belong- gj ing to citizens of Georgia. Gov. Brown has a(1 again promptly made reprisals on their com- sel merce, by taking three vessels belonging to par- stl tics in New York. He is a man for the times? ^ shrewd, bold and decisive. a The Court House at Milledgeville, the capitnl So jf the State, has been burned down. It is r1' iliaimut a Kowa Khan oaf nn fir?a | .V .....V v,u ...v., th North Carolina. pU To-day tho people of the Old North State vote It! to remain in the Union, or to nnnex themselves 9P to the new Southern Confederacy. In a few of ^ the counties, there will be no opposition to the T1 secession ticket. Mecklenburg is among that bo aumber. Indeed, the people of this proud old P? revolutionary county have preserved unsullied gj( ts historic fame. We fear, however, that North to Carolina will "watch and wait." ci] Iler Legislature adjourned on Monday?after passing a bill to raise 10,000 volunteers, author- et] zing the Governor to enroll 20,000 additional of nen in case of war, and appropriating $300,000 ^ o arm and equip the troops?leaving much bu- aij siness in an unfinished condition. er Irktnitfc The latest news in regard to the Arkansas 3lettiou for a State Convention, declares that a majority of thirty delegates are in fuvor of seseBsion. Several counties, however, went largely in favor of the Union ; and there will be at least twenty unconditional submissiouists in the Convention. A goodly number are conditional jecessionists, Peace Congress men, who will, if so more, distract the counsels of the delegates who are for action. Arkansas, we fear, will move slowly; but doubtless will be right in the in! The particulars of the occupancy of the U. States Arsenal at Little Rock by Arkansas troops, iiave beeu brought to light. Under the impression that the Governor had ordered them out, mme four or five hundred men collected at Little Rock to assist in enforcing a demand for the Arlenal. The Gov. assured theui he had made no mch call for forces But they had come there ;o take the Arsenal, and take it they would before they returned home. The citizens prevailed \n flip ftfivprnrtr fn malrp n formal /lutn-irirl nf 3apt. Totten for the surrender of the place.? rhe Governor collected as many forces as he jould speedily?about 1000 in all?in order to ae prepared for any emergency; but the Arseanl was surrendered, without a resort to arap, 3y Capt. Totteu. FLAG PRESENTATION. We had the pleasure on last Saturday of witlessing the presentation of the new flag?the gift of the ladies of North Batalion?to the Caawba Light Infantry. Mr. Hall's address, the eply of Capt. Glenn and the pledge of Sergeant Patrick, the Color Bearer elect?all of which *c give below?were entirely appropriate and )eautitul. After the presentation the company vere drilled, and acquitted themselves very landsomely. The company now nmubers 86? Messrs. J. W. Avery, 11. R. Huddleston and D. M. Campbell having been enrolled, since we published the list of their names; and we must my, it contains some of as fine looking young nen as the District affords. Notwithstanding he disagreeable rain through which we had to eturn to town, we were more thau repaid by he interesting events of the day, the number f pleasant acquaintances we formed, and the lospitable courtesies extended to us. We simply append the several addresses : ADDRESS OP RKV. W. T. HALL. lapt. Glenn-?Officers and gentlemen, of the Catawba Light Infantry: We live in stirring and eventful times. The riQf fliPPP mnnf-H? lmtro unr.nlio/1 utianta frtw #Via tens of another Gibbon and another Hume. A onfederacy, the must powerful the world has ver known, once the glory of its members and he admiration of the nations, has been dissolved. Lnother, to which the eye of the friend of libery turns with kindling devotion, has come into leing and commenced its career. This is the econd American Revolution?the second strug;le for Independence. Bancroft, the historian, speaking of the re valuation which secured the independence of thecololies, says: "The hour of the Atnerioan Revoluiou was come. The people of the continent rith irresistible energy obeyed one general imlulse, as the earth in Spring listens to the command of nature, and without the appearance of ffort burst forth to life in perfect harmony.? 'he change which divine wisdom ordained, and rhich no human policy or force could hold back roceeded as uniformly and majestically as the iws of being, and was as certain as the deciees f eternity. The movement was quickened even rhen it was most resisted ; aud its fiercest adersaries worked together effectually for its fulIntent. The indestructible elements of freelorn in the Colonies, asked room for expansion nd growth." * * * "The idea of freedom had ever been wholly unknown ; it had always reealed itself, at least, to a few of the wise, whose rophetic instincts were quickened by love of heir kind ; its rising light flashed joy across he darkest centuries, and its growing energy an be traced in the tendency of the ages. In Lmerica it was the breath of life to the neonle. r *i or the first time it found a region and a race here it could be professed with the earnestness f an indwelling conviction, and be defended dth the enthusiasm that heretofore had marked o wars but those of religion." * * * "A revoltion, unexpected in the moment of its coming, ut prepared by glorious forerunners, grew natraliy and necessarily out of the series of past rents, by the formative principle of a living elief." We quote this language of the eminent histoian, because it is so applicable to the present, he living belief of which he speaks, and which e affirms was the formative principle of the I rst American Revolution is, that man holds inerent and indcfeasable rights which his creator ivcs him as his birthright, and which it is the art of tyranny to wrest from him. Among lese rights is civil liberty?the power to form tie laws by which we are governed, and to seure tne benefit of government with the least ossible abridgement of personal liberty. Deotion to this inherent right brought on the first evolution. The indestructible elements of freeom in the colonies could not brook oppression, 'hey knew their rights and dared to maintain icm. This is tho spirit of liberty. Where it >rms the life of a nation, the people will bo free, fbere it is wanting, the people must be slaves. ( his spirit had wrested from 'tine John that fa lous bill of rights, known as Magna Charta. It ave birth aud security to the Constitution of ie United States. It animated the breath of re patriots of Poland, Hungary, Greece, South .merica, and, more reoently, of Italy. And ow again, on our own soil, it has come to the escue. It is the very soul of secession. Uner imperious necessity we have divided the Inion to rescue the Constitution. We bare verthrown the temple our fathers erected to ecure the cornerstone. Having secured the orner stone from the ruin which threatened to ury it, we have laid it in a genial soil; and alsady six polished stones have been laid upon it. t mother temple to freedom will be reared upon | mt noble foundation, and in the same spirit J ith the first. It has been no wild spirit ot in- J ibordination, no dreams of wealth that has roduced this mighty revolution. It is the relit of sober sense. It is the product of serious igard to the rights of mankind. It is the off>ring of zeal for the Constitution, framed by ie wisdom, and consecrated by the sufferings ' our fathers. It is the effect of the spirit of berty. The spirit of the first revolution is the lirit of the second. The spirit of Samuel Adns, Joseph Warren, George Washington and ichard Henry Lee is the spirit of the patriots ' to-day. We breathe the breath of Patrick enry when he exclaimed, "I know not what *" mrse others may take; but, as for me, give e liberty or give me death." We can now aipt the very language of Bancroft and aay: le hour for the second American Revolution ,3 come. The people of the South rose as a ontaneously as the earth puts forth the flowers Spring, lhe Providence of God had preset! the way, the efforts of opposition hastened e result. An indestructible element of freem lived in the South; and the revolution grew turally and necessarily out of the series of >st events, by the formative principle of a ing belief. The flag which it is my privilege to present to u to day, bears a most expressive and approiate motto : "Our rights we defend." It ex- . esses distinctly the attitude of the South.? jk rery step that has been taken by the seceding ' ates is an act of defence. Secession itself is ch. Few men in the South brought themIves to pronounce the word disunion without* ruggle. There were precious memories and llowed associations connected with the old | lion, which could not be surrendered without pang. Like the Colonies, the effort of the mthern States for years was to secare their ;hts without separation. For this our States jn reasoned, expostulated, entreated and ^ reatened. But all to no purpose. The Reiblican party grew in strength and insolence. i vital principle is the abolition of slavery. It read like a pestilence through the North. All nks and orders became infected. It triumph It laid its leprous hand on the Government. ?e Government, formed for the protection of th sections of the Union and to advocate the culiarities of neither, is made to bear a Norern type. It is, henceforth, to stigmatize tvery as a sin and scandal, to oircumscribe it, abolish it. The triumph of Republican prinples was the death-knell to slavery in the Unn. The only method of defence to the slavetiding States was secession. Some have adopt- j I it. It is purely an act of defence ; the right A no other State is infringed. But what mean fl ese signs of war? Why this martial array? i^jj >es peaceable secession need the aid of armies d navies ? We have been threatened with cocion. Not content with taking away our rights