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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(
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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EDITED BY 1
WILLIAM W. EAST LEWIS M. GBIST.
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YORK VILLE, S. C. 1
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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:
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COM PAN IKS. \ - = r s
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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
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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 |
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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