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COLUMBIA. Tuesday Morning, October 16, I860. Thc Position of the South. It is lamentably true, that although the Southern States aro deprived of any opportunity of engaging in tin' discussion of Federal polities, they must be interested observers of all that occurs at the North in relation to these matters. Their fate, as well as that of thc Avholc country, is now in the balance, and they watch thc result with a proper deep-felt interest. Our cotemporary of thc New Orleans Ci-esccnl says that the vindictiveness of the sectional feeling has subjected them to the injustice of being tempo? rarily ejected from the Congressional councils. It is true their voice is no longer heard in the legislative halls of the Capitol, but in common with every other section, they have a representa? tive iu the Chief Executive of the country. Mere spectators of the con? test, in which their own interests and the welfare of the country are so deeply involved, they eau only give expressions of their regret at thc mad passions of the hour and applaud the herculean efforts of the Chief Magis? trate to stem the wild current of fa? naticism, and preserve to the people of the whole country some remains of that liberty which it cost so much to acqtiire, and which has been the boast of so many generations. Our cotemporary reviews the past history of the country, ami says, very appropriately and very justly, ' that since Mr. Lincoln delied the mandate of tho Chief Justice and placed himself above the Constitu. tion, individual will has asserted its supremacy over the wishes of a whole people as expressed in the, fundamen? tal law which was established for the guidance of all. A supposed military necessity, which ' regards rather the comfort, or the supremacy of an in? dividual, 1ms too often superseded the more just ideas of public welfare as expressed in the supreme law of the land. The voice of justice lias been often silenced by tho roll of the drum, and the mandate, even of the Chief Justice, has ceased to command respect even from the junior lieute? nants and the rank and file of colored regiments. But while the ambition of faction thus openly disregards the restraints which the Constitution has imposed upon power as a protection to the rights of the citizen, the same spirit of revolution which hus sapped the foundations of State authority under the Constitution, in one sec? tion, is actively employed in inciting other State authorities to defiance of the general law. Radicalism is or? ganizing throughout the North armed insurrection against the General Go? vernment, as a means of forcibly sub? verting a Constitution which they have not the means of legitimately changing. The legitimate executive of the country will not be a tool in their hands to overwhelm thc country under the ruins of Republican go? vernment. He asserts and persists in maintaining tho rights of the peo? ple. He labors to vindicate the Con? stitution and to maintain it in its - purity. He is, therefore, au obstacle in the way o* the revolution-but au obstacle which the revolutionists seem resolved to remove. This seems to be the situation. It is surrounded by clouds of porten tious blackness. The liberties of the whole people are at stake-but the Northern people, only, are the actors in this great drama. Let us hope that moderate counsels may prevail throughout the land, and that thc dark clouds which now bear so omi? nous a aspect may disappear, with? out bursting in a storm which would threaten with destruction the very foundation of society. GOOD SUGGESTION.-Tho Memphis Appeal proposes a convention of tin people of the South by duly elected delegates, to meet at some centra' point, and qualified by au immediate csmmission from the people to ex press their sentiments and vindicate their policy and purposes from the fou aspersions heaped upon them by tra veling adventurers hailing from tin South, and now on a pilgrimage through the Northern States, awak ening, by their slanders and false hoods, the most intense auimosib against us. -.-?-*-? The Scottish Rite of Masonry, i high degree in that fraternity, "wa administered in Memphis on Monday under the auspices of Albert Pike. Dt-ntli of n Valuta Citizen. ? At a late hour last evening, we re? ceived the painful announcement of the death of Dr. R. W. Gibbes, Sr. He has been ill for seyerijj months, and the most painful apprehensions were entertained for h'm for some j days past. It is unnecessary to at- ! tempt to sketch the life and career of | Dr. Gibbes in this brief paragraph, j and we will t;ike occasion to do his memory justice in a day or two. The doctor was born in Charleston on the 8th o i July, 1809, and was, consequently, in his fifty-seventh year. He was one of Columbia's best beloved citizens, and there will bc many tears shed this morning on reading this announcement. We re? cord his death as we would that of a near relative, and extend to his family our sincerest sympathies and condolence. ''Fighting in ll??- Union." Under this caption, we find au arti? cle in thc Constitutional Union, pub? lished at Washington. We copy it, not on account of any peculiar merit in tho question of originality, but simply because of its appearance, just at this time, in a leading and influ? ential journal at thc national capital: It will be recollected, that when se? cession was proposed iu Virginia, the movement was strenuously resisted md opposed by her distinguished ci? tizen, Gov. Henry A. Wisc. Mr. Wise said it was best to wait, and see if the Black Republican party, just entering into the possession of power, would commit any overt act of invasion of the constitutional rights of the South? ern States. If they did, then the proper way to proceed was, in his opinion, to resist such aggressions by force, if necessary but not to attempt to leave the Union; in other words, as Gov. Wise said, that if necessary to repel aggression, he was in favor of lighting, but of "fighting in thc Union." What Gov. Wise then said was cor? rect and true at the time, and it is perfectly correct and true now, and will be perfectly correct and true as long as civil liberty has in this coun? try a shadow of existence. As long as civil liberty lias any existence in this country, it will be necessary for thc people, of whole or of part, when their rights are invaded, and no re? dress evidently can be had in the or? dinary peaceable channels, to meet aggressions by force-by fighting in the Union. We have now, at this present time, a crisis of this nature. A powerful, unscrupulous, desperate faction has overthrown thc rights of certain States of this Union, and through them the rights of all the States in the Union. This aggression should be met speedily, and put down by force, by filling in the Union. Ob riously, it can be done in no other way. The attempt to subject a ma? jority of the white people of any State toa mongrel minority composed af whites and blacks, the attempt to 2xecute a law of a pretended Con? gress in any State whose representa? tives in number are equal to what tho Constitution requires, should be re? sisted and put down by force-by fighting in the Union,'*?'necessary; otherwise, there is obviously an end af civil liberty; for any dominant fac? tion in all time can follow such a course if it is unresisted and allowed to grow into a precedent. Therefore, is the Black Republicans have made this issue, I say let every Democrat in every section of the country be ready to meet it at once; if they per iist, by fighting, but in no other way ;han "figliting in the Union.'" CONSTITUTION. The grading of the Charleston city .ailwuy was commenced yesterday. Hie route will be from the Exchange, or old post office,) its down-town erminns, and pass up Broad to Meet ng, up Meeting to Calhoun, up Cal? houn to King and through King to Shepherd street, its up-town termi ms. There will bo a double track dong this entire distance. Besides he main route, there will bo a branch ?oad, diverging from the double track it tho corner of Meeting and Went vorth streets, and proceeding brough Wentworth and Rutledge streets to Rutledge avenue mid thence to the corner of Spring street. TUE EASTEUX QUESTION.-The Lon lon Times, of the 2Gth of September, n an editorial on the Eastern ques? tion, says: "The settlement of the Eastern question involves a grave general European catastrophe. The piestiou admits of no pacific or diplo? matic solution. It will have to be .eferred to the ultima ratio.'" THE RESULT.-The Repubi^an pa? jera are somewhat hilarious over tho .esnlt of the elections in Ohio, Penn? sylvania and Indiana last Tuesday, md claim that it is an endorsement )f the radical programme through nit, and, per consequence, the "con? servative coalition" is broken to pieces. BENNETT ON THE THANKSGIVING PROCLAM ATK >N. -Thu rsday's Herald contains tlio following editorial jost on a grave subject: Tho President's proclamation, re? commending Thursday, the 29th day of November next, aa a general day of thanksgiving, prayer and praise in thc several States und Territories, wo Lope will be adopted by all the State and Territorial Governments, and that all the churches-Protestant and Catholic, dew ami (.?entile, Quaker, Shaker, Mormon and Spiritualistic will join in the devotions of the day iii a spirit of brotherly love. Thus, for ono day at least, let us hope that President Johnson and Parson Prov nlow, Beecher, Cheever and Greeley, Ben. Butler, and Mayor Monroe, of New Orlenus, Archbishop McClosky, Bishop Potter and Rabbi Raphal!, Governor Fenton and Thur? low Weed, Fred. Douglass and the IIou. Ben. Wood, warlike Anna Dick? inson and tho irrepressible Brigham Young, "Old Thad. Stevens" and Henry A. Wise, and, in short, that men and women of all sections, all creeds and all colors, excepting tho constitutional exception of "Indians not taxed,"' may join for once in tho same general exercise of praise, thanksgiving, conciliation and for? giveness, from Maine to California. Such a day of general re-union and thanksgiving among the churches, saints and sinners of all denomina? tions, always excepting "Indians not taxed"-such a re-union, we say, on tho civil rights equality of tho. law of Congress on that subject, will surely qualify all the people of all the States for the ratification of the constitu? tional amendments and the speedy restoration of the Union on that solid basis. NAPOLEON ON RUSSIA AND AMERICA. In Napoleon's circular of September 16, addressed to the diplomatie rep? resentatives of France, occurs I hf following remarkable paragraph: "An irresistible power-can we re? gret it?-impels the people to unite themselves in grand masses, and is causing the disappearance of second? ary States. This tendency springs from the desire to place general inte? rests under the most efficacious of guarantees. Possibly it is inspired by a kind of providential foresight i-f tho destinies of the world. While tho old population of the continent increases slowly in their restricted territories, Russia and the republic of the United States may cadi, within the next hundred years, number a huudred millions of men. Although the progress of these two groat em? pires is not for us a subject of solici? tude, while rather we applaud their generous efforts in favor of oppressed races, it is for the interest of tho nations of central Eur?pe not to re? main broken up into little States, without either force or public spirit." ? -? ARREST OF COUNTERFEITERS.-The Montgomery Mail notices the arrest of two men. calling themselves S. Doone, of Louisville, Ky., and S. E. Hall, of New York, in that city, charged with passing $100 counter? feit bills. They aro well executed, and the Mail advises parties to take no bills of that denomination save from responsible parties. Tlie Merchants' Union Express Company i.s an entirely new organiza? tion, which commenced business at No. 101 Broadway, New York, on Monday lust. The capital stock of the company is $20,000,000, which is distributed among about 0.000 mer? chants and shippers of freight throughout the country. A young lady named Sarah Ow ?ns, residing near Spring Grove, in Lau? rens District, was found dead, hang? ing by the neck, on the morning of the 0th instant. It is supposed that she took her own life in a ht of men? tal aberration, though no indication had been given by her of such an intention. There probably never has been an election where so few office-holders have left Washington to vote. Out of 8,000 Government ollicials, it is not believed t hat 300 have gone home to vote. On previous similar occa? sions, there has been a general exodus of office-holders. A terrific riot occurred at Rich? mond, Indiana, on Monday. The grand army of the republic attacked a conservative meeting. General Meredith, Col. Bickel and Judge Gooding were driven from the stand, narrowly escaping with their lives. A very large horse, recently im? ported from Belgium, was on exhibi? tion at Newton, N. J., a few days ago. The animal is said to be twenty hands high, and weighed 2,'3uM pounds. An old colored preacher, named Edmund, lit) years old, has just married an interesting young lady of his own color and persuasion, whose age is only 80 years. Radicalism 'appears to bo on tho rampage in Indiana, indulging in rioting, bloodshed and other inno? cent amusements, eougeuial to the latter-day patriots of that school. A wretch named James Biggins has been arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, charged with committ ing a rape on a little girl between three, und four years of age. A despatch dated New Orleans, October 10, .says: Cotton advices are very discouraging. The general estimate of this year's crop now amounts to less than 1,000,001) bales. The New York papers say 5,000 Fenians are going to Mexico. MESSRS. EDITORS: You will much oblige ;i subscriber by publishing the subjoined let? ter of the Hon. 13. P. Moore, on thc sub? ject of repudiation, stay laws, &c. Tho author of thc letter, familiarly called ''Bat. Moore," ranks as o?e of the first lawyers in tho United States, ami hence his legal opinions should have great weight. NV. RALEIGH, September 17, 18t">(>. Mr. Richard Short. DEAR Sm: I have received yours, asking my "opinion, in a few words, whether pri? vate debts can be repudiated or not?" I um greatly surprised that it is deemed necessary io ask this question, altera na- i tiona! existence of eighty years under tbe Constitution "f the United States, ono clause of which declares that "no Stute shall pass any law impairing the obliga? tion of contracts." Now, ivery man is hound to support that Constitution, and every sentence of it. And every person who may become an officer of the Stale or member of the Legis? lature is compelled, as a necessary quali? fication befor? laking his seat, to swear that he will support said Constitution; which he cannot do, and will not do, if li? shall pass, or try to puss, any law impair? ing thc obligation of contracts, livery law which annuls u contract or repudiates it, impairs the obligation of a contract, and is, therefore, unconstitutional arid vend. Ev? ry man who votes for it commits a per? jury and lifts bis hand against the majesty and honor of his country. Surely, ?-?r, no man in our country would, if he could, so dishonor himself or his State, as to invite all men to break their faith each with the other, and affix a stigma on the name ot' North Carolina, which nu lime may < ftacc. (cul forbid that my eyes should ever behold this disgrace upon the "Old North State." Such a condition would place ber lower than any people of whom we have any account. 1 have answered your question, andgono somewhat beyond, but my surprise has been the causo, l am, respectfullv, vours, li. F. MOORE. 1". s. -The courts of the United States, and (d' every State, have declared such le? gislation void. Ku roi??-. A GENERAL WAU. Thc London correspondent of the New York Times offers the following specula? tions on the warlike preparations, and the probabilities of a general continental ex? plosion in Europe: ( )n the continent the word is peace, with the most active preparations ti :. war. The Emperor lias selected the breech-loader, which he considers the most effective in the world, after a thorough trial of a great number at Chalons, and has ordered the rapid manufacture of'200.nco. The press of Belgium, as well as of France, appa? rently nu 'ur the sanie inspiration, is ex? citing the public feeling against Prussia. The people of Hanover have vainly pro? tested against their annexation, and sub? mit sullenly to their fate. Candia is in insurrection, bul it is hoped that it may be quieted without bloodshed. But why an insurrection in Candia, an out of the way Greeco-Turkish island? lt is like one of those forgotten shelia of Col. Schaftner, that unexpectedly exploded, or the Charleston torpedoes, that went off after the war was over. Count Bismark, before he entered upon the war with Aus? tria, had arranged for a whole system of insurrections around Austria. Princ? Chailes was sent to Roumania, mid there were said to he explosions in Hungary, Poland, Transylvania and the Christian provinces of Turkey. The war ended al? most before it began, with the victory of Sadowa. The trains-so carefully laid were not tired, hui this outlying island of Can? dia, which was a part (d' the system, ex? ploded, and the Sultan may thank Mr. Bis? mark. The Emperor of Austria is now at work with great earnestness, re-organizing ids Empire, his li nances and bis army. If he ..an do this, he is ail the stronger for the loss (;f an unwilling province. He will also he tho stronger for his disconnection from Germany, while Prussia has the work of reconciling and satisfying her annexed populations, and the fate of all Southern Germany is still to he decided. In two years, the advantages given hythe needle gun will have disappeared, lu two yeors thc great exposition over - France will be ready to pronounce her ultimatum. The belief, or tho feeling, that there will be a great war in Europe within two years, is se?era!. In that war, it is probable that Belgium, Holland, Denmark and European Turkey will disappear from the map of Eu? rope. France will advance to the Reine. There will ho one great Germany. Austria will move South and East, and Russia will be upon the Bosphorus. ALLEGED RUSSIAN SCHEJtE FOR A GENERAL INSURRECTION. The Eastern question- the pale spectre, which so lately scared away.quiet from Europe-seems again about to assume a formidable aspect, it is no longer the in? surrection of Candia alone which causes uneasiness, but movements are beginning in Epirus, and in the islands of Chios ami : yprus, which, it is feared, are but the pledges to tho extension of uneasiness over a wide area, and, perhaps, but the low rumbling noises which precedes an earthquake. Tho Porte appears to per? ceive the dancers of the present situation, and to lie making urgent endeavors ir. Candia, Chios and Cyprus to a<ui che storm. Negotiations have been opened between Constantinople and Greece, with the view of preventing a Grecian expedi? tion to ('?india; but the Government, of Greece does not lind itself in a position.to forbid such an undertaking: nay, it even appears that ?I has no wish to do so. A Constantinople correspondent of a German paper says that in Candia thc whole Grecian population is preparing for a struggle, and that the (dd men, women and children have been sent to Smyrna and the neighboring islands. He concludes his letter as follows: "That Russia is continually stirring the Greek lire is well known here. It is a striking fact, that just at this time thc Russian Envoy, Gen. Ignatioff, bas under? taken a pleasure trip through Thestalia, where there are also symtoms of ebulition. The Ministers of War and of the Marino have had a conference, which lasted through half the night. Roumania also causes us anxiety. Russia bespeaks the protectorate (d' all tho Danubian princi? palities. Where will this all end?" The Correspondance Russe, on the other band, defends Russia against such impu? tations. [Berlin Cor. Tendon 'finns, Sept. ll. FREEDOM OE SPEECH IN MISSOURI. The New York Times tells us that G encrai Frank Blair attempted to address a meeting at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Saturday evening, but was driven from the stand with stones and followed to the hotel with hoot? ing. Thc windows on the side where General Blair was known tobe were all broken. The Government has commenced to issue rations to tin; freedmen again in Alexandria, Va. Many of them aro without wood and in a starving condition. Tin- Impmrliinrnt. The New York World, has tho following j .admirable article mi Butler's threatened | impeachment of the President: This ingenious fallacy rests upon an as? sumption which a little scrutiny will easily explode. The assumption is. that an officer, under impeachment stands in the same re? lation to tho tribunal appointed to try him that an ordinary criminal does to an ordi? nary court. Because a court of justice never tries a criminal uulessit has custody of his person, it is inferred that the same rule holds in tin' trial ol' an impeached officer by the Senate. The analogy fails in consequence of a total difference in the liability of the persons accused. TheCon stitution declares that "judgment incases of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office" and disqualifica? tion to bold any future office, lt is not necessary for the Senate to have the cus? tody of thc accused in order to inflict this punishment. But an ordinary criminal, on trial for theft, murder or other crime, is liable to be punished hy inflictions on his person. It would bo an idle folly to go through the form of passing a sentence of death or imprisonment, if the culprit was beyond the reach of the officers ot' the law. A person impeached of a crime otherwise punishable than by deposition from office, is also liable to the ordinary penalties of the same crime by thc judgment of thc ordinary tribunals. The impeachment, having no other aim than to simply vacate his office, can accomplish its purpose just as well without the custody (d' his person as with. Ile is summoned to appear on thc same principle that the defendant in a civil suit is summoned to appear. If he stays away, he only waives his opportunity of defence. An officer summoned to appear and answer to an impeachment has those three alternatives, with perfect freedom of selection, namely: he may appear in per? son; bo may appear only by counsel; or he may decline to appear at ail. In the case of Justice Samuel Chase, of the United States Supreme Court, impeached in 1805, tho Senate, after organizing ns a high court of impeachment, adopted the following as ono of its rules of proceeding: "1(1. Thc person impeached shall then be called to appear and answer the articles of impeachment exhibited against him. If he appears, or any person for him, the appearance shall be ri corded, stating par? ticularly if by himself of if by agent or attorney; naming the person appearing, and the capacity in which he appears. If he doCs not appear, either personally or by agent or attorney, the same shall be re? corded." lt is clear, from this weighty and au? thoritative precedent, that Cen. Butler is wholly wrong in his law. Instead ?d' the President being taken into custody and imprisoned, it depends on his voluntary choice whether he will appear before the court at all. If he appears, he is just as free to appear by attorney as in person. Judge Story, in his commentaries on tho Constitution, describes at length th?; for? malities observed in trials for impeach? ment. We cite the following passage as corroborating the inferences we have drawn from thc rule of the court in Judge Chase's case: "If lie" [tim person iuiTJfeached] "docs not appear, in person or by attor? ney, his default is recorded, and the Se? nate may proceed ex parle to tho trial of the impeachment. If he does appear in person or by attorney, his appearance is recorded." There have been, in all, four casi's of impeachment* since the beginning of our Government -namely, that of Wm. Blount. 179'.); John Pickering", 1803; Samuel Chase; 1SU?, and James H. Peck, 1831. The law governing such trials, as stated by Judge Story, is founded on the precedents fur? nished by 'hese four cases. The argument of Gen. Butler, in support of the position of Wendell Phillips, that the President must necessarily be suspended from office during the trial, falls to the. ground in the face of this uniform usage. But, even if the exploded assumption of Butler were correct, the taking of the President into temporary custody would not operate as a suspension from office. If he should be totally disabled for six weeks by typhus fever, we suppose nobody is absurd enough to nay that he would cease to be President during bis illness, and that the President of tin; Senate would bi" inducted into thc executive chair. Thc Government would, in that case, be administered by the heads of departments, and papers requiring the President's name would remain unsigned until his recovery. That his office could not be tilled by an? other person during his transient disabili? ty, may be shown by a conclusive analogy. Suppose Chief Justice Chase should be im? peached, would his office bc vacant during Iiis trial? If so, the President could semi to the Senate a nomination to till tho va? cancy. Thc idea of his doing so is utterly preposterous. The office can only be va? cated after a conviction, and in conse? quence of a sentence. To make the office vacant, is the only penalty which the Con? stitution allows against an officer impeach? ed; and it is absurd to suppose that pun? ishment can date from the accusation instead of from the judgment. If we were to hazard a conjecture as to the course of the President, in case ho should be impeached, it would be that bc would object to tho competency of the court, and refuse to appear. If, when the law gives a man the benefit of twelve jury? men, an iniquitous court should attempt to try him before seven, be would refuse to plead. The Constitution gives au im? peached officer the right to be tried by seventy-two Senators, and requires two thirds of the number to convict. If the radicals attempt to try the President by fifty-two, he has a right to deny the juris diction of a court of impeachment so com? posed. LAWLESS CONDUCT.-A friend in? forms us that a party of young men in Aiken ran off a Yankee negro school teacher, night before last. The act is deprecated by the law-abiding portion of the community, who pro? pose taking some steps to express their condemnation. Such acts are not only wrong in themselves, but do incalculable injury to the South at a time when we are seeking restoration to our old political status. It is most true that many of the teachers sent niuoug us by the school commission agencies of the North are doing mis? chief in embittering the blacks against the whites; but we know of no way of getting rid of them, save to let time open their eyes to the truth, or for every community to establish schools for the freedmen, and thus take away the occupation of the fanatics who are usually selected to take charge of these schools under the Northern commission. [Angus/a Chronicle, 13///. ANOTHER- CIVIL WAR.-The Phila? delphia Age thinks that it is now abundantly apparent that the radical leaders aro bidding for another civil war. They fear peace. L'niou, har? mony and concord are not congenial with their dark and guilty purposes. ?jOCal X"tO??3u?3 "PAL?BSTTO IRON WORKS." -Thu proprie? tors of this old ?nd well known establish? ment have just complot. 3 softie extensive additions, and are now prepared to turn out any kind ot iron work in the very best style aa they*employ first cla.-s workmen only. See their advertisement. Tut: CITY FREE SCHOOL. This institu? tion ha* been re-opened under very favor? able auspices, and with a large number of pupils; hut there is one serious draw-back -the want of hook.;. Any of our citizens having copies of the followiug books to spare, would confer a favor by sending them to the school, br to either pf ? the Committee: Quackenbos' History of ^ tilt? United State.-: Davies' Series of Arith? metics; Smith's English Grammar; Parker <fc Watson's S?rico of National Headers;; Cornell's Series of Geographies. Tur. CIRCUS.- Dan Castcilo's "Great Show," which attracted such immense crowds of our citizens last winter, will bo exhibited again on thc 27th instant. Our exchanges throughout the country speak well of it, and we learn that the attractions, both inside and outside the canvas, have been increased. We copy the followiug from the WashingtonJC&nsi?ruft'onoZ Union, of a late date: "THE SPECTACLE OF TUF. DISENTHRALLED LION.- For some days past, the public who read the 'hand-writing upon the. wall," were informed that a live lion was to lie let loose upon thc streets. The announcement emanating from the management of a show, was received cum grono suits by nearly all, while some radically declared the winde thing to bean advertising dodge -a regular 'hum.' Yesterday morning, however, the hold h at was put into execu? tion. At 10 o'clock, a vast crowd of people assembled in front of Mr. Dan Castcilo's tent to witness the procession start-the knights in armor, tin- ladies appearing ad? ditionally lovely in their court costumes, and thc members of the band iu 'lloyal lied,' thc horses elegantly caparisoned. Shortly before the procession started, the massive hon cage was wheeled into line; by its side a newly gotten up car, elegantly decorated From it descended Herr Lengef, who opened the door of the den. and brought forward a full grown lion. The crowd fell back, the negroes lied wildly, and the people looked surprised. As soon as the hoy al African walked across tho platform, ami was seated upon the pedes? tal, loud cheers proclaimed that the pro? mises made bv Mr. Dan Castello were ful? filled." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - Attention ifican od to the following advertisements, which are published this morning for the first time: Wm. Glaze & Co.-- Palmetto Iron Works. "William S."-Something Important.,. W. T. Walter-- Sale of Old Iron, .Vc. Columbia Lodge-Regular Meeting. Ihm Castcilo's Great Show. W. T. Waiter-Auction of Furniture! J. S. McMahon -Cows Lost or Stolen. J<1T< IMO ii Davin. We have published the accountsof many interviews with ex-President Davis, buttha following, from George D. Prentice, editor of the Louisville fourni:!, which he pub? lishes in his paper, of the 5th iust., will ho found highly interesting, just at this time: In the course of an interview that wo had with Jeff. Davis, in January, 1366, tl 10 subject of the terms of peace wa-s intro? duced. Mr. Davin asked us what was the chief objection of the Nert ii to the recog? nition of Southern independence. We an? swered that the North knew perfectly well, as unquestionably he did, that if she should lay down lier arras and consent to a divi? sion of the Union into two confederacies, she herself would very soon bo dissolved; that state after State-States singly and States combinedly-would secede, and tho whole North bo split up into petty powers, or no powers, irtl of them contemptible in tho eyes of mankind, and not'one of them willing or able to contribute to tho pay? ment of the national debt. Mr. Davis re? plied, with his characteristic calmness, that this was certainly true, but that thc saino thine; would happen, and probably happen all the sooner, if the North should"continue to prosecute the war. We thought, at the time, that Mr. Davis was greatly mistaken, and told him no. Wo still trust that wo' were correct in our estimate of the charac? ter of bis opinion, but just now we eau indulge no over-confidence that we were. Tho North continued to prosecute tho war, and the South, after the bravest and most desperate resistance known in war's annals, was conquered. But now comes the North's trials. Now we aro to?iee the test of her internal strength. If. out of the dreadful war between the North and the South, a Northern civil war arises: if Northern armies march against each other, ven? geance before them, and blood and death and desert behind, many Northern States will ve ry soon weary and sicken of the bor-, ri<l work, and will probably adopt seces? sion, as the surest and quickest remedy, fullv relying upon the mighty troubles and perils of the Federal Gove rnment as a per? fect security against coercion. Most likely the North-western States will go off first, repudiating, of course, their proportion of thc public debt, ami thus piling higher thp monstrous financial burden upon tho shoulders of the remaining States. These will have neither the will nor tlie ability to bear up under the crushing weight, and MO others will secede, and then others, till tho whole North shall bc divided up into such poor, little, non-debt-paying, feeble mock nationalities, as a citizen of one of the Mexican States, or of the South American republics, or of one of the petty, misera? ble German principalities, might look upon with contempt and scorn. Jeff. Davis' de? claration to us as to tlie consequences of the war to the North, if prosecuted, will bc amply vindicated, and whatever resent? ments, if any, he cherishes against t% North, will bu abundantly satisfied. ?vo teil the Northern fanatics as a lover of nur whole country, we solemnly tell them that, unless madness has seized upon their hearts and brains, they will not insist on pushing the dissensions between tho Pre? sident and Congress to the- lighting point. They may rest assured that if the light comes, it will be to them such au one as they have no account of in cither history ir tradition. They will find it an infinitely different thing from the war of the rebel? lion, dreadtul as that was throughout all its annals. They will lind themselves a livided people," divided almost equally, livided and mutually hostile, whilst tho srhole population of thc South will bo a unit, able to strike for their friends, or stand afar from the dash, the crack and die roar of war, as may seem best Ut them. The thick cloud now enveloping the South nay be partially lifted; but night and <torm, surcharged with bloody rain, will ?iOse over the North.