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From the ('hnrle.-.lnu Courier. INAUGURAL SPEECH OF l'KEBIDENT DAVIS. Avoist*. I'Vltrunrv 1", 1861. The M?nti?nm?'ry lithnptiral ceremonies to-dny Were the grandest pageant ever witnessed in the South. All immense crowd jjathercd on CNpitol Itiil, ecnsi.-tinj; of tlio henuty nnH palluntry of the State. Tlio military and ci'ieenn of the difTeient Stales were fully represented. President Dnvw commenced liis Inuugural precisely at one o'clock, lie i?uiil : Ointlrmcn of the Covyresx of the Confederate States of America?Friends and Fellow Citizen*; ?Called to the difficult, responsible ptntion of Chief Executive of the Provisional Government which you have initiated, I approach to dis ihargo the duties assigned inc with humble distrust of my abilitcs, l>?*t with suitable coti fi deuce iu the wisdom of those who are to guide and aid me in tho administration of public affaire, and an abiding faith in the virtue and patriotism oT the people. Looking forward to the speedy establishment of a permanent Government to take the place of this, and which 1?y its greuter moral and j?1?y?ic:?l power, will I be better able to combat with tho many diili- I o.ultii'8 which may arise from the conflicting in- I terests of separate nation?, I enter on the ; duties of the ullioe to which I have chosen, with ; the hope that the Defining of our career an o t'onfeedraey may not be obstructed by hostile opposition to our eiijoyiiient of separate existence and independence, which we hnvo asserted. and with the blessing of Providence inlend to maintain. Our present condition hns been achieved in u manner unprecedented in the history of nations, illustrating the Ameri- , can idea, that (.5oveminent must rest upon the consent of the governed. and that it. is right that the people should niter or abolish Govi-in- j ments whenever they become destructive of the ends for which tliey were established. The I declared purpose of tin* compact of tho lTnioii from which we have withdradan was, to istablisli justic, ensure domestic trunqnilitv, provide for common defence, promote general welfare, and secirc the blrssing* of liberty for ourselves and our posterity; and when, in the ju'j?-iic:n "I lilt* Mivvr-'ljlU Mnlrnnnv composing this Confederacy. it linal been perverted frcia ti. purposes lor which it was ordained, ! "r.s-.-d to answer tlio ends for which it was ff<Ab':?!'ed, and a peaceful appeal lo the l?a!lot j iox declared that so far as Ihev were concerned Government created by that compart \ should c?mi?c to oxi*t, in* this I hoy ineicly a?- j crtcd the right which the Declaration of In dependence of Seventeen Hundred ami Seven ty Six (1V7<?) defined lo he inalieuuble. Of 1lie time and occasion of its exercise, they, as sovereigns, were the final j-idges ??f caeli for itself. The impartial and enlightened verdict i of mankind will vindicate the rectitude of our conduct. and lie who knows the hearts of men i will judge of the sincerity with whieh we laliored to preserve the Government of our fathers in its spirit. The right solemnly proclaimed at. the birth of Slates, and whieh has been affirmed and reaflirmed in the bill ot lights of States aubse- I quentlj' admitted into ilie Union of 178'.t, undeniably recognize in the people tin; power to rosume I lie authority delected for purposes of Government. Thus the Sovereign States here represented have proceeded to form this Confederacy, and it is by an abuse of lai.guage that their net has been denominated "revolution." They formed no new alliance, but within each State its Government has retained the r.glite of the person and property, which has not been disturbed. The agent 'hrougli whom they communicated with foreign nation? is changed, Imt this does not necej-sarily interrupt their internal iiinitl reatiotis, sustained by the consciousness that transition from the forMer Union to tin* presentConfederacy, did not proceed from any disregard on our part of such obligations, or unv Inilure to perform every cons-iitutionnl duly, moved by no interest or pa**ion to invade the rights of others; anxious to cultivate peace aud commerec with all nations, if we may not hope to avoid war, we lnaj*, at lens-t, expect that poateiit.y will acquit us of having needlmslv enirnped in it. Doubly justified by the absence of wroog on our part, arid by wanton regression on the part of others, there can be no cnu^e to doubt that the courage and patriotism of the people of the Confederate Stalt6 will bo found equal to nny measure of defence which, our security may require ns an agricultural peopio. whose chief interest is the export of a commodity required in every manufacturing country. Our true policy is pence, and the freest trade of which our necessities will permit. It is alike our interest, and that of all those to whom we would sell, and from whom we would buj*, that there should be the fewest practicable restrictions upon the interchange of commodities. There can be but little rivalry between ours and other manufacturing, or the navigating commuuitics, such as the States of the American Union. It mii3t follow, therefore, that mutual interest should invite good will and kind feelings. If, however, passion or lust, should cloud the judgment or inflame the ambition of those States wo mmt - * ,L!" t_f |<i?puic IU UltfCt 11115 mcrgency, and mninlain, by tlie final nrbitranient of tlie sword, the position which we have nesumcd amoug the notions of the earth. We have entered upon a career of indepandence, and it must he inflexibly pursued. Through many years of controversy with our lute associates, the Northern States, we have vaiuly endeavored to secure tranquillity and obtain respect for those rights to which we were entilled. As a necessity, not ax choice, we have resorted to the remedy of separation, nnd henceforth our energies must be directed to the conduct of our own affaire. and the perpetuity of the Confederacy which we have formed. If a just perception of mutual interest shall permit us peaceably to pursue our separate political career, my most earnest desirp will Jiave been fulfilled. But if LhU be denied us, nndthe integrity of our territorial jurisdiction be assailed, it will at Inst remain for us, with firm resolve, to appeul to arms, and invoke the blessings of Providence on our just cause. As a consequence of our new condition, und with a view to meet anticipated wants, it will be necessary to provide a speedy and efficient organization of brandies of the"Executive Department having special charge 6f foroigrvintcrcourse, finance, military affaire, and postal service. For purposes of defence the Confederate mans uiay uudtr ordinary circumstances, rely i mainly upon their militia ; hut it is deemed Advisable, in the present condition of affairs, that tlu-re should be a well instructed and disciplined army, more numerous than would usually b* required in a peace cetablishm nt. I also suggest that, for the protection of our liarborsand commerce on the high cus. a Navy adapted to those object* will be required. Thetc ncccsmties have doubiless engng^d the ttentiou of Cont;rcM. With a Constitution differing only from that of our fathers in so : far as it is explanatory of their well known j intent, freed from sectional conflict*, which! have interfered with the pursuit of the general I welfare, it is not ? -* *1 * vi.s,.(ihuic tnai the States from which we have so recently par.led may seek to uuite their fortunes with ours. Under the Government we have instituted, for this your Constitution makes adequate provis Jon. But beyond this, if I mistake not the judgment-ana will of the people; a re-union with the State* from which we have separated is oeitber practicable nor deoirable. To increase the power,' develop the resources and pronutethe happiness of a Confederacy, it is requisite that there should be ao innch of homogeneity that the welfare of every portion shall . be the aim of the whole; wTttfre'tiiia does not TT?v are engendered, which jnusl* ' arid should retuli in llie separation of those sctttstedjolely by the desire to preserve our own"', rights ltd promote obr own welfare. This aspiration of the Confederate States has been nitric fed by no aggression upon others and followed by no demettiii corivnlsion. Our industrial pur?nlt?JicVe:reeeire& i?b ehrck. The, cultivation of our fields has nfagreraed aa ber? tofors ; and oVehsHould We !>? involved'io.war there woql&** po coMsWsr^le?diminutloa,Afi the production of the staple, hare conatlta ed our exports,^ wt^?ito?fa?errial World has t deep TBlife#t, uMAj1m| thsta our owb. Tbto ?*aroon tatorMW|jMuosf and consumer, can terior force, wliieb showd obetrOdyiteyransmU' | '? *? *' " Y" ol "WuJuet li?M 1 m ? H f9 "nS gnid? tU nctionShS* U?* cfrifi "?worid,' 5m^'JC^h ^SU ^ ^' J1 ? otherwise. a terrible responsibility will rest up j on thus* who no decide, nud the suffering of I millions will beor testimony to the folly nnd I wickednvsB of our oggtessors. In the mai'ntime there will roinnin to Us?beside# the ordinary remedies Irafore suggested?the well-known resources for retaliation upon th? commerce of nti enemy. Kxpel'iuiice, public stations .of subordinate j grndfc to this, which your kindness had eonferj fed, Iirb tnught me that care. nnd.toil, arid dis appointment are tlie'price pf official elevation. You will 6eo many errors to forgive, many deli ; I cicneivs to tolerate, but you shall not find in ' me either want of zi*nl or fidelity to the cause, t that is to mo highest in hope and of must en| during affection. Your generosity has bestow- j i ed upon me nil undeserved distinction; one i j which I nuithci* sought nor desiryd. Upon the | I coutinuanco of that sentiment, nnd upon your | wisdom and patriotism, I rely to direct and ; support mo in the performance of tlio duty ro- i ijuireu ui my nanus. We Imve changed our I constituent parte, but tlic system of our (?ovi eminent, an<l the Constitution formed by our fathers, is thai of these Confederate States. In | their exposition of it, abd in judicial construe- | | lions it has received, we have a light which | i reveuls its trie meaning. Thus instructed as j ! to just interpretat ion of tlio instrument, and even I etnenibering that all oflieers are hut trusts held lor the people, and that delegated powers arc to be strictly construed, I will hope, by due diligence in the perfoi inance of my duties, though I may disappoint your expectation, yet to retain, when retiring, something of the good will and confidence with which you welcome my entrance into otlice. It is joyous, in tho midst of perilous times, to look mound upon a people united in heart; j when one purpose of high resolve animates ' I and actuates the whole; where the sacrifices j to be made are not weighed in the balaneo I ' against honor, right, liberty, aud equaltty. ! | (ib'taeles mny retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of the movement. srincti| tied bv its iustieennd ko?i?!?<"1 1" , people. Uoverenily Ick us invoke the God of i our lather* lo guide and protect us in c?ur ef! loiU to perpetuate the principles which by His blessings, they were able to vindicate, estabj lis!) and transmit to tlieir pouterity, nnd, with | the eon I in vi mice of this fnvor, ever grutefully j acknowledged, we nioy hopefully look forward lo succcss, to pence, and to prosperity. Tun Deficiency in tiik Unitki> St\tkb i Treasury.?The act of Mr. Gnrnott, in the I House, yesienbu^ffii objecting to the introduc i tion of the bill?f.?'portfd from the Committee | of Woysmnd Menus to authorize Oie Secretary ! of the Treasury to pay out Treasury notes hav| ing twenty years to run to such creditors of the | Covernnientns may he willing to receive them, is likely greatly to depress the value of all uni! ted States securities; necessitating as it does, j n new and immediate Government loan for eight millions of dollars, which under existing circumstances bids fair to be extensively speculated upou b}* the money brokers in bidding for it. It seems that about eight millions of Treasury notes, not yet matured, have been paid in lor custom duties of Intc, instead of coin. Had ! coin hp?>n nni.t inofno.l I. ' " ? , v...., .-o iicicigiuir, me ncoretary of the Treasury would hnve been nble to liavc paid off, l>y the 4t!i ol March, nil tlie | demands on tlie Treasury on nccouut of the Government's transactions during the existence 1 of the present administration ; leaving a bal- | nnce ou hand for the new administration nee, to begin with. Such was, certainly his design ; I which has been frustrated, as explained above, j by the interposition of Mr. Gurm-tt'a objection, j in the lluuse, yesterday.? Washington Star. Continued Prf.i'arations fok the Attack on Fort Scmteu.?Washington, February 13.?The action of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, at Montgomery, relative to fortifications in the seceding Stales, does not seem to have retarded the movements of the South Carolina authorities to Fort Sumter. Letters fiom that fort received to-night from Captain Doubleday, one of the officers in command, report that the South Carolinians have erected an impregnable battery on Cummitig's Point, of railroad iron, and that a terrible fight can be made from that point. The strength of that position as it hue now been made, and standing, as it does, five eights of -a mile from Fort Sumter, will enable the South Carolinian? to do great mischief. The work on Fort Moultrie has also been pushed forward rapidlv. and its strength !?nn? such as will withstand the guns on Fori Sumter successfully. Great preparations are going t,n among tlie Carolinians, and every day gives tliem more certainty of puccess when the attack on Fort Sumter is made. The troops in Fort Sumter continue in good health aiid spirits, although very uiuch annoyed by the South Carolina authorities.?Philadelphia Jit diet in. Ti1ESf.1ZEI? MllaBl-lM *n.i??* n~.?:? ~r them Retained.?The thirty-eight cases, containing nin? bui:dred and fifty rifle*, recently seized by order of Police Superintendent Kenued3', while being shipped on board the steamer Monticello for Savannah, and taken to the Arsenal in Seventh avenue, on the (specious plea that they were "contraband of war," have not all been delivered up, as was at first re porieu, mat officer still retaining ten cases, I which he savs will not deliver until compelled by due process of law. The other twenty eight case*, worth $8,600?of which we shall fipeak hereafter?were dolivi red to the rightful owner on Thursday last. The arms now held by Superintendent Kennedy, it is said, ore the property of Robert Toombs, jr., of Georgia. The twenty-eight cases which were delivered up on Thursday last were, soon after their seizure, claimed by Win. H. Cullender, in behalf of an arms manuftcturibg company of | Hartford, Connecticut., as their agent. Super | iutendent Kennedy was waited upou and peaceable delivery of the goods was deman ded, but lie declined. Mr. Callender then applied, on Thursday, the 7ih inst., to the Superior Court in this city, for a writ of replevin, which was immediately grunted, and the process placed in the hands of Deputy sheriff Thomas Dual op, for execution. The same day Sheriff Dun lap waited upon Superintendent FTonno.liT I t - ?uiiu ui? ii-jjai iiuoumeai calling for the delivery of the musket*. Mr. Kennedy immediately wrote an order on Commis flry General Welch to deliver the musketo named in the writ marked. L., and the "contraband goods" were takeD from*the Seventh avenue Arsenal to a storehouse down town, and there, placed in the possession of their rightful owners. We learn that they have since been placed on board Southern bound veeeel, nnd are now on their way to their original destination.?[N~ew York Herald, ExcrriNO Rkpobt fbou I'kxsacla.?We ware inforomed by good authority, just as we w'ef ffoinc to nr^u list r?5r?!if ??J ? w v vuu^c vuruan* the late Puatoiatter at P?uacola, who ia now iu Mcmtgonaery, had received aJeCter from hia son at the former city, eUtj^ i? *u balance that acamrntuder of one of ibe United Statea ??r veq[?b had sent a peremptory order to Ool. totolj lo atop throwing op'hia eartb:^!?s3?sgaas: jtusasassaSe.? to doubt it, hostilitiM m*y hirbcjfctr ssisllilPste! ' V ' ' * ' I II)e ftMiebilie fi'css. j ABBEVILLE, S. C. W. A. LEE, EDITOR Friday Morning, Febnary 22- 1881. We are authorized to announce Cn|it. J II. j j BROOKS n candidate for Major ?f tlx* R?-iri^ ment to be organised in tlic 2d Brigade S. C ! Volunteers The friendn of Col. 1). WYATT AIKFN ! eFpeetfiillv announce him a candidal# for Ma I jor of Abbeville Volunteer*. ty The friends of JAMES A. WARDLAW rpspoetfully announce liim a candidate for Clerk of the Court of Common Jm?m. (EJ* The friends of Gen. JOHN P. DATES announce liim u Candidate for LIEUT.-' OLO NEL of the Regiment of Volunteers lately ! organized in the Districts of Edgefield and Abbe ville, under the Military Bill pASrfud by the Legielnlure. tw We are authorized to announce General W. C. MORAQNE a candidate for COLONEL of the Raiment of Volunteers, recently rAiseil I l>y Edgefield and Abbeville Districts, in Accordj ance with the provisions of til* Military Bill. We are authorized to announce CA PT. H. A | FAIR a candidate for LIEUTENANT-COLI ONEL of the Regiment 'to be composed of the I Volunteers of Edgefield and Abbuville DiaI Irtr.ts. I war The friends of Col. EMMET SE1BELS ! respectfully announce liim as a Candidate for .MAJOR of tho Regiment of Volunteers now i organized in Edgefield and Abbeville Districts, I under the provision of the Avmy Bill passed by ] Ihe Legislature of South Carolina. i ~~~ THE ACTS. Tn tl.i. r - vi uui |iu|ier may nc iouna some of (lie Acts passed l>y our Legislature at its Inst Hitting, which will interest must of our reuders. EXTRA COURT. Next week is the week appointed for the sitting of the Cnlled Court of Common Pleas for Alibevilfe District. The week aftf c regular Court for llie Spring Term will sit. BBTUa: 'JAY. Saturday Inst was Ilctm.i Day for the Spring Term of the Court of Common I'lens for Abbeville District. The return is larger tlinn has been for years. Including acceptances, nearly four hundred cases have been returned. FERRY BOAT LAUNCHED. Mr. James M. Graham informs the public (lint be has launched a new and splendid Ferry Boat, in Saluda River, at. tbe place known as Smith's Bridge. The Bridge having been washed away by Die late high waters. RECRUITS. We are pleased to learn that Lieut. W. T. Tatom has been very successful in this District in raising Recruits for the Army of South Carolina. On last Saturday a number of Recruits left our Village for Charleston, to enlist in Die Army for'the term of one year. We learn that a number oT others will leave the District for the same purpose in a few days. THE C0N8TIUTI0N. We publish on our first page th< Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America. It will be perceived that it is very near the same as the Constitution of the United States. Also, on our first pnge, may be found short but interesting sketches of the President and | Vice-President of the Confederncj\ LOAN TO^THE" STATEAttention is directed t<> the adv<>rtis< ment of C. M. Fubman, President of the Bank of tbr | State of South Carolina. Au opportunity is now afforded every citizen with money to make a secure and profitable investment, and at the same time contribute aid tp the cause in wlilrh the State is engaged. Our citizens will see the | importance of contributing to the loan, when j they know that the money, if not borrowed, will be raised by direct taxation on our people. DIVINE SERVICE. We make the following extract from a letter received of our editor last week. The letter was not published last week, because of its | late arrival: ''During the past week we bad the pleasure of receiving a pastoral visit from the Ilev. Dr. D. MoN eili. Turner, of Abbeville, who performed divine Bervice here on Sunday, and i presetted a very eloquent and appropriate discourse." m ? ? ? EETUBNED VOLUNTEERS. I Serceanfc W. f!- mnnnp pnmnr?i q it t??? Commissary H W. Lawhon, Privates J T. ! Robertson, Joskkq Roofe and John A. Thou son returned Thursday of last week, on chart furlough, from their quarters in the Moultrie House, on SullivAii's Island. They aie looking hale and hearty, and seim to have stood the : duties of the soldier finely. On last Wednesday our friend II. S. Kebr also returned to remain with us a fev days. THE LATE BAINS. The latebenvy rains have done considerable damage to property on the creeks and rivers in thif District Ev? ry Bridge in the District crossing Saluda Hirer, except one, the Free Bridge recently built, baa bem swept away, as well as a num> er of Bridges on Rocky River, fl -1- -T y-i ? * *ua?cjr vre?, livn^ vone, noa oilier mreami in the District. Besides Bridge*, to say nothing of fence* <fcc., a number of Stills bare been removed and carried away, while others were not damaged so mtfth by the swollen waters. Among those which have been damaged moat we woold menjjpn the Mill of Col. D. O. Haw thorn, in the. upper portion of the District The Mill on Little River owned by Mrs. Marti* received, we understand, considerable damage. , THS XHATTOUBAL. tr\. ft! ?- ? - - ? f?> ? pMUH^; vuii wock jp 9aomer coionsn in? Inaugural'Addres* of Pf??(de?t Datib. H? ia of opluipbtiial our (ra? policy is peMM and the freest trrfJe which oar wjil' p?r? rnif4 find -that rnutual intereit should in vita good wilf *ndkind'feelinga. B?t? thould .pMeion or last cloud the judgment or inCsrno the ambition of the Ngrtbern Mctfon of the Uol. ted SUUa, w? mo*t prepare to meet th $ ewer genoy. and n.aintain by the ftrw of the, can *non *$d ?word, the positiotv wa Have BMUuiod ib?ig thiWMk of tttb. He feeoTfaaAtttfft, to m?e? the anticipiaKui EDITORIAL COABBSPOHDENCE. Sullivan's Islano, Moultrie House. > February 18tli, 186 J. JT I>kak Wilson: 1 wrote you by IhM- Mon innil, nnd trusting Hint my letter of n former, dute I > n.?l fail el to reach you, I recapitulated vnrimib which were contain*! in thit letter. As that. letler lias been roeeived itiiil publieiied. you will pipage put. mv lust in the fire, since it ha* bpen lliua anticipated. My ln?t two letters were bpiiI over by tli? i?tr:wii?-r which lirveii tht? l.-Uiul on Moti<liiy nml t*ltoitid liuve i-euched you l?y Tuesday'" | mail. For f??r i.f detention I send von I hi? , it: nn earlier hour. In \our last. isnue you published > notice of lliat sail event, the d>-n'h of voting .1. Clark Allen, whit-It It.so involved ub nil in ?g | The ev.-iit w?s ><o tot.nllv ni-expectcd, thi^t "wpTSt lontr before w?- could ten'izeour loss. I'lje "deceased hid inst i-HtoriiK.l fnii.. 11?<..? ? : whs ptau.line in tl>*? piuzztt of the NfooUri^ House, when he Paw n party o( iii? c* UKpnn ions engaged n launching a stni?ll I'oat.'.jfropi . the adjoining beach. l'situin.; rapidly though the adjacent room, ho encountered the bayonrt of a comrade, who wjs jiii?t entering th* ro'tiit/, and received"a wound which terminated life in a few moments. What an imprnMivt ' leeson does this pod event convey of the uncertainty of life, and the frail te'iureof its enjoyments! One moment buoyant with hope, ami indulging bright dreams of the future, and the n<-xt cold and silent in the embraces of death. The deceased was a noble spirit, the pride nnd hope of his family, and endeared to us oil by his manly and generous character. Our tears and sympathy are with the bereaved pnrenls. to whom this loss is a crushing blow to their most cherished hopes. Martial law now prevails throughout the Island, and the various pol: regulations are very rigidly enforced. No boat i? allowed to laud at the Island, bnd no person to pass the lines without the written permit of the commaudinjj Officer; and thus you see our intercourse with the outer-world is very much restricted. We receive, however, dnily supplies of the Charleston and New YorU tmr.nt-a enti obtain at any time, nil necessary articles from the City. The visits of King Alcohol are absolutely interdicted, and the police are directed to search closely for the contraband liquors, and lo make lawful prize of them when found. Our Colonel thus hopes to maintain the sobriety of his Camp, and to recruit the ranks of the '"cold wntes army." But the sagacity of some of the old offenders is too mticU,for him and his police, and we have heard of several very amusing instances of the successful evasion of this "Maine Liquor Law." The effect of it all has beeti very much to in crease the InCors of standing sentinel; na in addition to oar regular guard, we have daily two picked guards, detailed to the Eastern and Westefh points of the Island. About 12 tnen nre thus detailed nch duj0t>r guard duty, and thus each ones turn comes about once a week. Of the eleven companies which compose our Regiment, three companies, to wit: the Darlington Guards, the Newberry and the Williamsburg ^ompauies were transferred to Mor rin Islund, u few days since; and to dsy, three ndditioual companies follow; The Columbia Rifles, the Fairfield and Union Companies. Our company and four others remain in out present quarters, and we are very well pleased in being suffered to remain, as we l?arn that the water on Morris Island is very bad, and the accommodations generally verj- insufficient. Our Colonel, Mnxey Gregg, goes over to til? Island, where he assumes Iho 1*1... companies here will be under the command of the Major. Sine- I last wrote, the eigne of the times hove been constantly becoming more and more warlike, and it would seem from the openly avo ei( policy of Lincoln and his parly organs, that wte can now expect no other remit than civil wai. A collision seems now to be inevitable. A few weeks will now determine tlif matter, and whether the South in to be offensive or defensive. Our Ilnrtior defericsnre nearly con.jilete and onr Stale will soon !>< > ready either for attack or defence x visit from the new President. Jefferson D.ivi9, is ex peeled during the present we?-k. f Various changes have of late been made id' the officers of our lUgtmeni. Lieut.-Co.'". Gladden has resigned, and his pln'-e has been filled by the promotion of Major D. II. Hamilton. Adjutant A. M. Smith has been appointed Major, and a young Cadet, Furgursnn. is now the Adjutant. Surgeon Bland and Quartermaster Perrin have also resignod, but their places have not been supplied. Mr. W. *11. White Iibs been clectcd to the 3d Lieutenoncy of our Company, We are generally in very gobd health. Yours truly, W. A. L. MUTTERING 8 OF THE APPROACHING STORM. We published the otbor day, says the Car? oilman, the speech of Mr. Linaoln, in which lie proclaimed his determination to take possession of all the Southern forts and collect the revenue, commit robbery upon the importations made by citizens of the Confederate States. That vu AI? WW ? ?w M?> . M<MWIII D MllUIIUOI t id this morning's papei we publish the remarks made in Montgomery, by President Davis. He pledges that whoever interferes with the Confederacy shall smell Southern powder and feel Southern bayonets, and intimates that his will again take the field. The two war oloads are approsohing and will soon peal their thundering bolts at each other. In the meantime, the Peace Conference hangs fire, aod the Border Southern, men are being beguiled into inaotiv. ity by the subtle policy of the ^apnblioans in Washington. Tennessee htfs thrown down her arms, Kentucky r?fiiies even to take hers tip, Virginia would liWS to take a fisticuff in the Union, before trying more potent arguments, ?ind Worth Carolina ia in % crisis, tbe result of wbiqh is jet to b? determined. Ia tbe meantime, the storm approaches wjtb aspect more threatening, from the encouragement which tbe Border Sttto'heeittpcj give* to tbe Repubhcins. j . ' , Clearances to Fouioii Ports.?The following, which we copy from tbe New York Herald I of Tuesday, shows what' were the views on 1 whieh they acted of "Europeao Governments , A*) MAitfiaila ~ ? * - * 1 V ??????? WKVAI BIIVOB IfUUl Mlf |Wr( ?I .J Sicily during the l?te conflict ia that island. ' Then? view* appear to differ eweDtiaily .from those entertained by the Federal Government., :,i m manifested in the recent corre?pot?dehee I with the foreign Muriate* At Washington : . -j "We undtiraUnd that tb? qaMtii'n of the. j validity of d^arnpfcee iaauedl^j tKe SiaU au? j thofiUer of the ayc^ing Htaiea may ho con in all BHt- j * * * . ..C- " v ^ ? thnt.islayij), no?eml vj&jilg Hiiiled I'ntfrino foriVrlgai a"ftj^l*lCTBrt* were olcarSdby^s^&^n^f the Dicta t t>r, wnfl'tfte <WaiJ <rr>u|W? nt ill* nSflK* to^wliicli 4li?-y Tlie?f cloarAnct'.B wer? n?c(?|>tVrt nt tin- Frvncli and Kngliuli port* aa postfixiug ull is?ii validity. and m tlie only ones wliieti ilic v?-i?in?U hearing tlirio could liave obtained ?l I lie time tlicj* wlffnL ^Tlie^XJijei-l!of 0 clearance t?oinjj merely to prov? tlml lliv ln'iiriiig it is i>u ? I.Iwfill voyatfi' from oiie?taied p'?ri to nimtlter -1*9* x..~ r..ts!!...? their duty v hey ll??y pstvur* tht> I-cut kind ?f clearance I hut. can lie had at the port from ! which they nail Foreign v;. nailinir from j lhi> iiM'eiliiiK p'iris i<hoiili|, however, lie provi?Wlw ith h certificate from 'he Co eul ol llie.ir j ti*liot>, ing that their clearance was the . bi-ul. that could lio hail when they nailed " .-tiv ' TUBVOTL-jM. HESPSCT. M meeting of Cjipi. I'krhi.n'* O-irpnny , February 131lir 18ol.^tlt?% following I'ri.nmli'e ' and Hesolut'ioVif <v<re uunuinioutdx adopted : Preamble, -Wherea?, the Great Controller of i frMtrAiil<<y4nt? has laid the cuhl finger of death upotv'nnr fellow soldier nnd friend JAMES QLAKIv ALLEN, Jietolved, That we feel deeply (solemnized by this s<?d event, nnd surrender our hearts with unfeigned sorrow and humility to this awful dispensation of Providence. He*oh>cd. That the death of Jaines Clark Al lvn li?s removed from our ranks a soldier of promise ; sundered the bonds of our mutual attachment; broken the clinrni cirole of our friendship nnd left us the heritage of longlived sorrow. Resolved, Thnt we heartily sympathise with the afflicted parent* and relatives of Uie docensed, and in token of our grief, claim the privilege of conducting his obsequies n?d offer ing upon his bier the tear of genuine and unaffected regret. Resolved, That we wear the usual badge of mourning for 80 days. At the same meeting the following sesolutions were also adopted. Resolved, That we aannot too highly appreciate the prompt and geioroiH conduct of.our fellow soldiers of the Fairflohl Company towards us in our affliction, and that their eager ness to unite with gp in suitable tributes to the memory of our late comrade in nrm* h?? m-in. ced a spirit of cordiality^ which we iliaU erer b<? read}' to reciprocate. Resolved, also. That our thanks are due to our friends of the Edgefield Company for their manifestation of kindness and 113-mpaliy. JicMolued, That a copy of nil the foregoing resolutions be pent to the parents of the deceased, and that they bo published in the PII2rl...)nn U 4 .L- ??< diiu tuo nuuevma papers. PERRIN, Copt. McLaucqlin, 0. S. R^afTION OF PRESIDENT DAVIS. *"Mo!nroMKRT, February 17 ?President Davis arrived here last night. He wns handsomely received. There was firing of cannonand great rejoicing. He was escorted to his lodgings at the Exchange Hotel by alnrgccon^ course of citizens and strangers. Latkh.?President Davis' journey from Jaekeon, Mississippi, to Montgomery, hns been on>continuous ovation. "Tie made twenty-five speeches, returning thanks fdr the complimentary greetings of the crowds of ladies and gentlemen who received liirn at the various depots on the route. Atyujme places he was received by the military a9| with firing of cannon.? Cjgptiniltecs of Congress and the Mont, ornery Authorities mtinhk President about eighty miles from the cir^^iud received him with great cordiality. Two fine military companies from Columbus. Georgia joined the t-prort at Opclika. Tli? parly r??i:hfil Momgnimv y at t?-n o'clock last night. Then catinoundmi; coin meneed, amidst the sliotiis an?l Imzzaa of Ilw Uritd crowd assrrumhled. On eauhii.i? the depolr,'Wr. Davie returned his grateful Uinnks for this magnificent dclion ui ration. President Davis said: lie felt proud to re oeivv the congratulations and hospitality of the people of .Alabama. He hrivfly nsviewed ilie present position of th* South, and declared that the time for compromise had passed. He wiw determined to maintain our proud position, and 10 nnke all who opposed us sinid! Siintliurn nntr.lfli* m??.1 ..I t 1 "1 1 " 1 i/vnuv.i uiMj ict Hjuuumru oieci. Ann if coercion is persisted in, lie h.id no douht of the result. We must maintain our rights and Government'at nil hazards. We u?k nothing and want nothing We will have no compli cations. If other States wish to join our Confederation, they can freely come in on our terms. Onr separation from the old Union is now complete. Nocompromise.no construction now would be entertained. A largo crowd awaited the President's arrival at the Exchange liotel. As he approached a tremendous shout 4>f welcome was given. The ladies were equally a* enthusiastic as the gentlemen. At a quarter bufore eleven, the calls wtre so continued and enthosiastio for "PaiMB." Davis," that the President nlect was compelled to snow himself. President Davis appeard on the balcony And said: ? Brethren of the Confederate Slate* of America. ?For we are brethren, no^ in name merely, but of ooefl&h? one home, one interest, one purpose, and of identity in domestic institution* We have henceforth, I trust, a prospect of living together in peace, wjth our institutions ?ul?ji-ct to protection, not defamation. Ir^rnay be (hat out ooreer isto.ba nsbrrpd in midst-a storm; it may be that as this morning opened-with clouds, mist and raio, we shall Have to euoouuter inaonveoiencaa it ik* Juunnnmo ? ii.? .n rose sjjtf lifted the rant, dispersed (he cloud#, and left a* the pure ami-tight of heaven, to rill the progress of the Spatti'fero Confederacy carry us safe to sea, and safe to th? harbor of constitutional hberty and politieal equality.? [Applauaei] , Thus ws> shall have nothing lo fear at home; because at home'we have homogeneity. We have nothing to fear abroad, because if war should ?ome~if we. didst again baptise ip blood the principles for whi6h our fathers bted in the Revolution?we shall sbpw that we are not degenerate sous; but will redeem the pledgee they i gave 10 preserve the sacred right* transmitted , as, and show that Southern vator atill shines brtghtly as. in 1776, in 1812, and every other coufljet. [Applause.} I was iaformed, my friend*, that your kindness only required tbatJihofttd appear before yuo. Fatigued by, travel, sud hoaru, I am'nnable to speak at any length, and came merely to assume the ompe y&d have- honored me with. I tenderyoo my gratitude loj these -mauifsetations of ydfcygood will, I eome with diffidence, and distrust- nj? ability to discharge tfiS great duties devotr^jfoO rqe by. your , KinatftNt wa ilia confident* of tba Cougreaa of- m the Confederate Statea. ?. -< i I thaiijryoq again, friend*./or the kind mani- ( fotmion* of favor aud- approbation von exhibit 1 jrMhfi?oe?Mjor). Throughout njy entire pfdgr??f '] lothla oitf, I have raeaived the Mm* flatieripg famofa'ratiOoe of generoat export. I dW not J regard tjjadi peraojui to rnja#{f, bpltottdeeed to i !^?TeWtS!S|2rir I " * V#/t ' v i >m extract; from the general incor?o- j ration act, Defining the Pnteer of the Town Council of th* To?n of AbbeviJU VI11 Tli at the Town Council of Abbeville be, awl they mo hereby, nathorized and cmpow?-re?l to in.poff un anmm! tax, not to cx ! c?'>m1 tli<* rmes per ci'iiiuui or sums hereinafter ! epeci(i<'<l, upon iho following property, an*l after the f.?:iinvui? manner, for the use of t-lin . saM town, that. i? to say, twenty cents on every > Imiidre'l dollarsof tho cash vain" of nil real ' c*tnie lyinu within the eorp-irnt** limits of anitl own. (the reiil estate of churches nnil school ntwocitrimis cx-ept.e.l,) which viilnntion shall I tie aseertuine'' ami l?y three appraisers, I l<> be appoint.**! by the Town Council for the! tiIn iiitf, wlio<e iluty it. shall be to nmke a it.iurn of t-n:-h valuation, within thirty <lavs nfter their appointment. t.hc Town Council, ' uni!**r oath ami in writintr. showing the name* of nil persons owning real estate In the eorpo- j rnte limits of >ai'l town, an<l the cn#h value o<" ; the real estnto of eaoh owner; Providfd. That. it tlie owner of an}* rent ?stat? shall consider j himself or herself aggrieved by nncli valuation, , lie ?>r elie shall linvc the right, to appeal to a ! special jury of five treeholders, to l>e drawn j hy hnllot. Irom tl.e list of free holders rrsid^nt | within said corporation, to whom the matter j shall he submitted, and whose decision ahull he I final. That the appraisers appointed hv the I Town Council, upon making their return, Rhall | receive n reasonable compensation, to be fixed by the Town Council, for the time being, and in cose any appraiser so appointed shall refuse or neglect to act and to make return as herein provided, he may be fined, at the discretion of the Counoil, not exceeding twenty dollars. IX. That the said-Town Council for the time Icing,'may levy and collect a tax, not. exceeding 60 cents, on each negro between the ages of 16 and 60 year*, not including those subject to road duty; five dollars on each free negro between the ages of sixteen and sixty year*, unless it shall be shown, to the satisfaction of the Council, that any finch free negro, from maims or other causes, is unable to procure his or her livelihood ; three dollnra on every pleasure carriage in use, drawn by two or more horsen; two dollars on every buggy, gig, sulky, barouche and other like vehicle, drawn by one horse; five dollars on every omnibus, pack or carraiage, drawn by two or more horses, and used for hire ; three dollars on every buggy, gig, sulky, barouche and other like vehicle, drawn by one horse, and used for hire! five dollnrs on every four-horse wagon used for hire; three dollars on every two-horeo wagon drny or cart, used for hire; five cents on every hundred dollars of the sales of all merchan dis?-, between the first day of January in any one year, and the ficst day of January in the Dext succeeding year; fifteen cents on every hundred dollars of professional income, including 4be income of lawyers, physicians and dentisl^.; ten cents on every hundred dollars of incorhe arising from any mechanical employ-* iqent; five dollars every daguarreiTfcypist, ambrotypist, or other person practising a like art or profession, T#HVmny open a car or room within the srfid porporaiion ; fifty cents on each dog; five per oenlum oh the value of all cities of shoes, medicines, leather, lints, to tfoi-o, liookn, and such tike articles, sold upon the public square, or within the ctrporutc litu ? its of the said town: Provided, The some have not been manufactured in the District, with power to the mini Town Council to collect. the naid five per centum at any time after such sales, mid liefore cuoli transient person shall leave the IiiiiiIh oT the corporation, and also to impose n i-ox. within their discretion, upon all allows or exhibitions fur gain or reward. X". Thill returns' of the v<il> e ?t tlie pales of nil merchandise Mid al?> the iiiiixiiut i>f i?r<? fi-ssi<>na< ntid mechanical income, reckoning from January t>> January, .inii all other proper ty, except real estate, made auojeut to luxe* llinlpi' ill*- I * ' ? " 1 J " - UI UI9 ni;i, Minil ! ? IIKinf under <>u I It to tin* Town Council, and the tnx which 'iiny he imposed thereon shall he pmd on or before tNa fir*t of March in eachsucceed iuir year: / rovidcj, That the said Council majlevy and eoileei n tax, n? herein provide.I, for lor the j-ear ending the thii ty-firsi of December, on. thousand eight hundred mid sixty. XI- Tliflt tl|e Town C? un<;il shall huve power to compound with nil persons liable to putroi dut}', by requiring the paymeht of no minimi sum of money in lieu of the performance of the said duly, the money so received to h? up plied to the public use of taid corporation ; and till persons railing or refusing to pay such commutation, shall be liuble to such fin-s and and pcnaltiee as the Town Council may impose. XXI. That the said Town Council shall have power to elect one or more marshals to he duly ewofit in and invested with all^he powers con etables now have by law, in addition t<> the duties prescribed by the Town Council, and whose jurisdiction and authority shall be confine * to the corporate limits of skid town. XXII. That the said Ttfwfl' Council shall have power to enforce the payment of all taxes And assessment* levied under tbe authority of this Act against tbe property aud persons of defaulters, to the Mme extent end in tlie same manner as is provided by law for the colleo ttori of the general tax. except that executions to enforce the pttyineut ofthe town taxes shall be issued under the teal of the corporation, And d*recled to. the town marshal, or other person especially appointed by the Town Couuoil to oolleflt the same; the money so collected to be applied to tfie pubtie uses of the said corporation ; and all property 'upon which a tax may-be levied and aaseased is hereby deolaied ana maae iiaoie ror the paymqpt thereof, in preference to other debu due by the person owning the property at this time of the ttieument, excepts debts due to the State, which shall be paid first, and that *tlie said Town Counoil shall file in the office of the Clerk of the District a full exhibit of their receipts an>l expenditures at least one week before the annual election for Intendant and Wardens. XiV. That the Iutendaot or.other person appointed to eelleetand disbars* the tax which may be imposed under this Act shall receiva * commissions, a sum not exceeding five percent. oo the wbofe amount collected. . -*?' * ? Coanok# in tsb nr Mobil*. ?The CooMoob Council of Mobile hsve recently passed an Ordinance changing the names' of virions streets in tb* t city. Tbe c ban gee irem .follows: Thit tbe ^stpe ead title -of Main^rtr^et be changed to Pplnystto street;' Msasatfhtisette beefaianged Co Oherfcston ethfet; New Hsrapfthire be changedtpAijgtuU sireet; Rhode fstaiid bs changed to. 8avaim4)?:??i'?ek; Connecticut be changed to Lonikfan* street; New York-be obenged/to ?lnpra?tf*?V; Vertnptifl)* cKanged^o'T?xae?stf*?t^ Pennsylvania t*-efctfagM^to kontgiHfn?ry>?t?%ek A v- ^ c. ' , ,--*iOlf " * . . i '-?-V >J - -r?~ rr-: ? mi: AJf ACT TO INCORPORATE 'NINETY-BIX CHTJRCH." U Jir it cnactej by the Senate and Ilouse of R?|?-c3ciitativcs, now met and sitting in Gen thI Araemlily, niul hy tlio authority of tho fame, Tlmt tli? white communing member#, for tin* limo being, of (lie Presbyterian Church, in Abbeville District, known as the "NinetySix Church," (heing n Presbyterian Congregation, holding the Westminster Confession o! Failh. anil connected with the Old School General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church ?f the United btKles of America,) b? authorized 10 elect three Trustee? and their successors be Htlluiintofl n? liKPainliftw --1 1 , | - v. ?.IWHU, snnil at, and they or? hereby, created a btu\y corporate and politic, by the name ai>d style of "The Trustees ?f Ninety-Si* Church," whose duty it shall be take clmrye and management of the lftiit'iH, building* and other temporalities and property ??f said chutoli, in trust, according ts> In- tiMi'or of this Act. II Tlmt *< long as the said church (or any omiijri'giition to be organised in its stead from time t/> time, us hereinafter provided for) shall hold rlie siune Confession of Faith, and shall not be disnulved by the snperior judicatories to which it i* nttnebed and subject, nor become cxtinet, every vacancy wbioh may from time to time, occur nmong the said Trustees, by death, resignation or removal from tlie State, shall be filled by nn election, to bo made by the white communing members, in manner aforesaid. III. That in case the church (ar any congra* galion to be organized in its stead, as in this section is hereafter provided) should at any time cease to hold tho said Confession of Fa' or be dissolved, as aforesaid, or become extinct. the Trustees hIiaII ' manage the said lnnd, buildings temporalities nnd property in trust for suoh church or congregation as may from time t* time he after* wards duly organized at or near the present church building, according to the discipline of the Old School Presbyterian Church in tho United Status of America, and in the interim (that is to pay, while from a cessation to hold the said Confession, or from n dissolution aforesaid, or from extinction, the said ehurcli or any congregation organised in it-) stead, as aforesaid, is not authorised to fill the same) the filling of vacancies in the members of said Trustees shall belong to such Presbytery of said - -*--! ' ' an oiian 1IIU1UU6 (.110 8)16 OI 11)6 church buildings for the time being within it* boundaries. IV. That the corporation hereby established be allowed to hold property, upon the trust aforesaid, to the value of three thousand dollars, exclusive of the increase, and also the increased value of said property after ita acquisition by them ; and that this Act remain and continues of force for and during the term of fourteen years from the ratificalion~bereof. BIFLED CANNON. The ingenuity of the present day is fairly *thxed to ifs utmost to produce new engines ot -war, and almost ever}- day brings accounts of some new invention of this description, ?tnany ol then) entirely worthless for practical u??, but almost all possessing individual merits, being, either in the cannon or in tho projectile, improvements on the old style of arm. The Armstrong and Whiteworth gun? lu England have stood the test of expcrimens apparer ' V as well as any arm that lias becik tried as yet, and of tlu-se two the former is considered, by the English at leHst, the most effective and the most powerful gun that has j"et been experi? mrntrd with. Apparently thus fur its only -i.: ...4:.... 1? ?.... - - ufjrvbiim iihs ijfcn ine complication and the expense of its construction, nnd the object at [irp!?t*nt in all new inventions seems to be to combine the roost improved style of projectile* with it cannon that is either an adaptation of <h?* arm now in nee, or a new one more simple ?nd I fen expensive in construction than the English friin. A board of Army Officers had lately had under examination a rifle*} cannon and projectile, the invention of-Gen. C5. T. Jmnu l*t? IT ? Senator from Rhode Inland, and have finally i'r>ui>tuded to report favorably npon it. Id regard to it the report Buys: "that with the ordin.ry six pounder gun, much shorter in length of bnre than the Armstrong gun, anil ruin- qiifiitly greater to its disadvantage, comparatively, it ball, more than three times the ares <>f the Armstrong ball, and and conse?liir-ni Iv di;plnuipg more thun three times the nimoKphfric air, uud meeting more than three times the resistance, and nearly three times as heavy, may be thrown from a gun not twi*e as heavy as Armstrong'*, and not three times as muoh powder, am] one degree leu of eloYation, twenty yards further. One of the most important advantages of the inventon, according to ill* report of the Board, is the fact that it ia "Admirably adapted to the various calibres of guns now in use, reauirinir onlv th?L l<? ;<???* ? O J J " V" be readily doue without even removing them from the forta and arsenals whpre tliey are now,) and supplied with e proper proportion of the rifled proj<>ctis." The peculiarity of tljjt projectile is a cauvas covering to a portion <)f it, which is saturated, before it ia jtaton, with grease, and which, by the expansion of tft* projectile at that point by meanrof a cavity in the extremity, acted upon by the gps of t)ia explosion, is presssed into tha rifling pf the oannon and acts in tha aame manner as tha patch for the.rifle ballet By this arrangement the projectile is made to take the required rotary motion on its axis, the leading of the grooves in tbe gun is obviated, life gasa is prevented from escspipg, all windage is destroyed, and the balloting of the round ball done away with. In' concluding their report the Board state that "they bave no doubt of the* fitnsa# and utility of Gen. James's plan o/ rifled can* non and projectile for the military service, .and they suggest and recpmraend that measures be taken at ppce for rifling the whole, or at least fifty per cent, of the good and serviceable, cannon at onr forts and arsenals, and for supplyiug them, as soon as it Can be done, with a proper proportion, say one hupdred^ rounds each, ot the 'rifled projeotils#."?-Mne Xwk Couritr A Inquirer. < * Txrkiblk Times im Nxw Yob*.?\ NeW York paper of a late date haftbs following c "We were hifo ranted by a nrorainfutlawyer, this morning, that no leis than cme hundred f??|ure# oeourted in tbis city, yaaterday. In fact, it ia said-th'at whole blooka are tumbling down together. Thia i?a' f?ar^4l state of'af-. fairs, and it r?nd??a on# aad to contemplate such wide-spread tuin sod misery in the midat pf guch Universal p?osperity. Wheu PHwidenCe'baa bleaaid UB as a nation with- all that ' He#rt'cd' kr wiah.'jt ia lamentable to tflok thnt % &&&n1 and sectional p*rky aigM'ttep in a Ad deatrov all tbtaaffluait^. in * br?/aih tlje har<1 e?rn?<S ?tt?pe?nce of ^ Th? .. V- * n * ?f