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NEW SERIES-VOL. XII, WO. 20.

E1CEL8IOR STOCK

TEN CAE LOADS

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English,German American

HARDWARE!

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OILS,

Cutter#, Toot*, iron,

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BUILDING MATERIALS.

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Campbell, Galcy & Hurler,

Urn. 7, C—innl'l Raw,

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25,000 lbs. Best Qnality of

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Jwt recelred »nd foriale at very umall advancevn Manufacturer!' prices.

500 Kegs Assorted Nails.

FM-IOBS In trade wixtiiiiR to replenish thoir itock enn do so at this Mrtu«e

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Adding lift cent* per keg fur Freight. In

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We ean offer rnre inducements to coii*umur our •tuek having been purchased almost entirety from Brut hands. cash buyers oipeoially will nave monejr by Inekiiif through beforo buying (Msewhcrc.

Carpenters Tools, Coopers Tools

(Barton's.)

Saddlers Tools, Carriage Makers Tools, Blacksmiths Tools,

A full and complete stock of each at lower prices than «ver.

HOUSE KEEPERS

Will And here a stock to delect from that is absolutely unsurpassed in extent, variety, and cheapness, by liny other Ilouie in tho Went, tor

Wagon and Carriage

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We have a large and well selected stock of

HUBS, FELLOES, SPOKES,

BOWS, FOLKS, SHAFTS,

Meat •trm*, Seat Spring*,

SEAT STICKS, CARRIAGE SPRINGS,

PATENT AND ENAMELEO LEATHER

SO.-AJET3D CLOTH, 1/:. ••--A'VI

Silver Bands and Mountings,

OF ALL KINDS.,,

DAMASKS, FRINGES,

MOSS and IIAIK,

A ad In ihort everything pertaining to their line will keiMfter

found here at all tim«i and at the lowest

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W»«r« determined to a»e none In the manufacture •T »w Plow* bat the rerj b«t au»lity. -n

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I9VTHUN SmiHEVT. We see no encouragement in the late news from the Soath for the restoration of amicable relations between the Northern and Southern States. The prevailing sentiment seems to be in favor of disunion, as Southern interests would be promoted thereby, and that Urae -i*«e bope of the slave statea. 'Reciirfng, 'wTtlf the Federal GoT6rnment^under the domination of a sectional party, what they regard their equal and just.ConstUutumai rights. The philoibphkal,' calm and conservative speech of Mr. Stevens, does not seem to quiet the troubled waters. The Augusta Constitutionalist, which stood by that gentleman throughout thjeJPrjf^udgntULcanvass, thu comment*-upon the^efforts of the gallant Georgian •'iV

Anything emanating from Mr. Stephens will behead with interest, and at this exciting time a speech from him will be sought with avidity. We, therefore, lay his late speech at MiJledgeville before our readers. But we "are compelled to differ with him as to the feasibility of his plans, or of any plans to save the Union.. .The ant&gonism of the two sections, North and South is radical and incurable. The South should take care of herself by establishing a Government of her own. Let Georgia so act as to make the south a unit, avoiding aliko noedless delay and undue precipitancy. /.'v

The resolution introduced into the Georgia Legislature demanding, as a condition of remaining in the Union, that all laws in the Northern states, obstructing the operation of the fugitive slave law shall be repealed, and a restriction upon Congressional enactments preventing the people of the south removing to and holding their slave property in any of the Territories, expresses the sentiment of the southern people generally. Is it at all probable that these requirements will be acceded to by the Northern people To exhibit the state of feeling at the south, and to show the determination to establish a southern Confederacy, we quote tho following article from the New Orleans Delta of the 22d inst., headed Patriotism

We have never seen ilie seal genuine spirit of patriotism, of a self-sacrificing patriotism, so thoroughly aroused among the people as it now is throughout ihe south. All selfishness, all those petty, mercenary, and partisau feelings and ideas which prevail during times of long pcace mid of mere political contests, seem to have died away in the hearts of the southern people. Hut one passion and idea is now dominant in this stale, and that is the passion of independence, of unconquerable resistance to aggression and hate of the aggressor. Our people evince a cheerful disposition to submit to any losses and discomforts, to shrink from no sacrifices, perils, or trials, in the maintenance of the rights and manhood of our section.

We see daily citizens who have heretofore been remarkable for their devotion to their interests—for great caution and money making prudence—and who have never been regarded as over liberal or earnest in any publio canvass—but who now declare aud manifest a purpose and desire to accept any result, any consequence how disastrous soever to their private interests, rather than yield an inch to the party and power that seek to degrade and ruin our country. What if we do lose ten, fifty or one hundred dollars, we maintain, at least, our honor, our pride, our self respect. our liberties," is the declaration and sentiment we hear on every side, even in a strictly commercial community.

This feeling, too, is universally prevalent among our agricultural population.— Our planters, who, on account of large purchases last year, and the short crops of this season, arc somewhat straightened for money, cheerfully acquiesce in and commend the action of the merchants, in curtailing their advances, and in submitting to an unexpectedly and rigid economy in their expeditures. All classes of the people are willing to bear and forbear for the common weal. A great many instances or proffers of private means and contributions to aid the State in maintaining her position have been communicated to us.

In some cases, gentlemen have declared their willingness to give a fourth or half of their property to the great patriotic end of southern independence.

Such is the feeling which now pervades the whole population of this State. It is common to the old and young, men and women rich and poor. One of the most gratifying manifestations of this aroused and earnest patriotism of our people, is the entire oblivion of party divisions and strifes. Fresh from a bitter and violent political contest, citizens, who a few days ago were arrayed against each other in fierce civil conflict', now fall in line together, and move in: solid phalanx under the same banner and to the same music. Bell men vie with Breckinridge men in the struggle to be foremost in vindication of southern rights and honor.-. A people thus united and earnest can never be conquered. The only danger—and that is the great danger of the South—is that our people niay be deceived—may be enticed by treacherous schemes, and propositions into compromises, which will only postpone for another day-the -issue that is now made and ought to be met and determined at once and: forever. Let the zealous candid and honest masses—let the young men of the south.be on their guard against all such plots.and scheme* of time serving politicians!

The New Orleans Crescent thus sums up the duty of tho South in the present crisis: y- ,1,:

We think wa have now substantiated, beyond refutation or controversion, that the argument or appeal that the Southern people should submit to the inaogeration and iway of Lincoln, because the Supreme Court and both branches of Congress happen to be on our side for the present, is wholly fallacious, and entirely unworthy the smallest consideration. In fact it

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now is fhe time to do it, when our friends and quasi friends are in power. We should not wait until friends, Congress Supreme Court and all, are deprived of power, before we make up our minds to resistance. Those who advise such a suicidal course should not be heeded.

THE SECESSION CRISIS—EXTENSIVE PaickaiM ef War Mwltlii fmr ike Smth. The Republican editors, preachers and lecturers, (says the New York Journal of Commerce) who think that the indignation of the South is best put down Jby ridicule, and who therefore lavisli the resources of their buffoonery tipon'every reported attempt of a southern State to arm her citizens for an impending conflict, will find in the following facts more evidence that,the south is in earnest, and that the calamities of disunion, which they would laugh away with their ill-timed jests, arc actually imminent.

On Tuesday there arrived by the steam er City of Hartford, from Hartford, 180 cases of. Sharp's patent carbines, containing 10 pieces each, making in all arms for 1,800 men,and forty eases of conical balls, each containing 1,000 bullets, or 40,000 cartridges in the aggregate. These arms and amunition were ordered by telegraph from the Governor of Georgia, and will be sent to Savannah by the next steamer.— The same factory has also received orders from Alabama for 1,000 stands of the same death dealing weapon.

Cooper & Pond, of this city, receive from twenty to fifty orders daily from South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia, and people who suppose that the south is not a paying customer, may be astonished to know that their business transactions in this line arc strictly on a cash basis. Cash within thirty days is their invariable rule. Most of the orders are for rifles and navy revolvers, though Cooper & Pond supply an immense number of flint lock muskets.

They lately sent twenty gun carriages to Georgia, and have done a brisk business in all kinds of small arms and amunition with all the principal southern States.

Another large house in this city has filled orders for about five thousand staud of muskets of the United States pattern, and has sold large quantities of artillery swords and army pistols. Its orders come from all the southern States, but mainly from those in which secession is regarded as the only remedy for southern grievances. A third extensive establishment has supplied an immense number of Colt's revolvers and rifles to Georgia, principally to Columbus. All the wholesale houses and agencies in the city have been hard pressed to supply the orders for every imaginable spceies of weapon. To the above list

South Carolina is the only southern State which has an armory' of her own.— It has been in operation some years, and turns out good work, though at a cost not less probably than that of tho same class of arms in the North.

THE ELOQUENCE OP SILENCE. Cicero, one of the world's greatest orator's, says of silence, that there is not only an art but an eloquence in it."

Zimmerman, whose very name is suggestive of deep reflection in umbrageous groves, writes Silence is the safest response for all the contradictions that arise from impertinence, vulgarity or envy."

The Tattler, whose name in this instance is scarcely in keeping with his receipts, affirms: The deepest waters arc the most silent empty vessels make the greatest sound, and tinkling symbals the worst music. They who think least, commonly speak most."

Dr. Blair says The modes of Speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence."

Shakespeare absolutely teems with illustrations of the same ideas. Palabras, neighbor Veages," remonstrates Dogberry. "Words, words, words," sighs Hamlet and even senile Twaddler, Polonius, is made to declare, that, Brevity is the soul of wit.' I

Tho African—most garrulous of races —finds a certain wisdom in the monkeys, who they say could talk, but refrain lest the white man should make them work.— Incapable of taciturnity, the negro in this illustration appears' to confess that men become slaves of others in proportion to their liability, so hold their tongues. Unquestionably the gift of gab" is oftentimes prolific of evil rather than of good to its possessor?

The late Senator Broderick occurs to the writer as a case in point. Of humble origin and defective education, he owed much of his success in life to the faculty, which he possessed "in a high degree, of great sententiou&aess and he owed his untimely death to being indnced in an ungarded moment to transcend his practicc and say too much.

Playgoers have realised in Sheridan's Critic the effect of Lord Burleigh's shake of the head the very absurdity which silently scatters powder over the orchestra, invests his lordship with a certain respectability. It is evident that, like the owl, he keeps up a devil of a thinking."—

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS ON IHE PRESENT CRlill. On the night of the 14th "Inst., Mr. STEPHENS addressed'the Georgia Legislature on the present aspect of political affairs.-— Mr. TOOMBS was present and Interrogated the Bpeaker. -A correspondent of the

National Atlanta supplies ns with the following points made by Mr. STEPHENS In regard to the protective1! advantages enjoyed by workers 'in iron brass: and wood, they were in accordance With, a' tariff agreed to by North and South—Massa chusetts voting with South Carolina—and the name of his honorable mend- was recorded among its supporters.

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The personal liberty bill. flo jhstly' odious to his friend, and to us all. had been on the statute books .of the Sate for a long time. They had not become so odious until now.

He deplored the declaration of his friend that he would appeal to his sword for redress, if his State denied it to him. Here the" stentorian voice of Mr. Toombs, who was sitting by the stand, was heard to say, "I WILL," and the hall thundered with applause in response to the revolutionary declaration.

Mr. Stephens, regretted to. hear from another distinguished friend, (Hon. T. It! R. R. Cobb,) that there Was danger in delay, and in waiting to hear from the crossroads. The people aire the sovereign and the legislators are their servants, and should obey. He aid not believe with that gentleman, that this Government is a failure. In what has it failed? In its gigantic progress in all the inarch of em-pire—education—wealth-—it had become iu less than a century the $rst Government on the earth, lie believed it never would fail while the voice of ilie people is heard. Some of the people had failed to get office—and he believed but for that he might, by unanimity, have prevented the crowning grievance that now agitates us—the election of Lincoln.

His distinguished friend had said that he would call a party ready to submit to Liucoln—a Lincoln Aid Association. It must have taken him some study to conceive such a name—it was a sharp trick to sway men's jiidgmeut. He was asked if he would submit to Republican rule. lie would answer that he never would subiftit to Kopublicau aggression. He stood on the Georgia platform. He believed our rights might be secured without dissolving the Union! We should a!t least do what our fathers did—wc should remonstrate— if that fails we shall have done our duty, and stand justified before the world.

He would suggest the course we should pursue to call a convention. Not a convention to vote simply submission or resistance, as his^ friend (Mr. Toombs) had pro-

tnav be added Ames' Manufacturing Compau'v, which has furnished Georgia with posed they might betore. Ihat was a trick cannon and with three hundred artillery

ssrords, and has dene a large miscellaneous business with all the aggrieved States. The southern States, living till recently in peace and happiness under the roof-tree of a common Uniou, have neglected the establishment of firearm factories within their own borders. During the past year Virginia first recognized the necessity of starting a State armory, and appropriated $100,000 for the work. Some commencement has already been made on it, but it is certain that the armory will not be completed within one year, and in the meantime she must depend on the North. Various statements have fceen circulated about the present armament of Virginia. It is believed that sho can, as asserted, briug 25,000 men into the field, but the tremendous batteries of rifled cannon which have been said to belong to her, do not exist. We understand from good authority, that sho has but one rifled cannon. Indeed, in the matter of heavy ordnance, all the southern States appear to be far behind the North.

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close TOOMBS stepped forward and, waving his hat, proposed three cheers for STEPHENS in tho following words: "Three cheers for my honored friend—than whom there is not a brighter intellect or truer heart in Georgia, and then let us adjourn."

This gallant act shows that, though he differs with Mr. STEPHENS on public policy, he still cherishes for him the admiration which the noble qualities of his mind and heart command.

Wc trust to see Mr. TOOMBS, in his place

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be nu insult. Suppose the convention said resist—resist what? how? when? Let us have an untrammeled convention. That convention should declare that no constitutional election is a cause for disunion, but that we will wait for a violation of the Constitution. Though we had the right to pass retaliatory laws as recommended by the Governor, but he thought we should first call attention of the States having personal liberty bills to them, as grievances—appeal to their reason and fairness, and state that if they do not repeal them we will put another plank in the Georgia platform, and sever the Union. Ho would have a conference of commissioners from the Southern States.

After all this, the worst may come, but we would then be iu a condition to meet it with dignity and harmony look the world in the face and appeal to the God of battles. In this way we will have time to make up a record and prepare for the future. lie thought many of the Northern States—perhaps all but New England— would 6ce the justice of our position, and even if disunion comes, would go with UB. His first devotion was to Georgia, then the South, then the Union. lie paid a glowing tribute to Georgia was proud of her past history and present glory, and would have her continue worthy of her glorious watchwords, 'WISDOM, MODERATION and usTICI .' "He dwelt at some length on slavery as the cause, of our difficulties, because it had been misunderstood—though it was growing stronger every day, and he was willing to submit it even to the irrepressible conflict of Seward." v., ...,

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MUTINY'AT SEA—T HER INGLE ADER M« liya hortaic Ckptala.

A correspondent of the Now York Courier send Enquirer, writing from Key West, November 12, says:

On the morning.of th&*30th, the American ship Champiop.jof Bath, Maine, Captain J. B. Nicholson^ left Havana for San Juan de los Remedies for a'cargo of lumber. After-fhe- harBor "tow-boat had left the :ship, the captain had occasion to speak to the cook, about'his carelessness, and waste of thb provisions of the- ship, to which he replied in an insolent and defiaiit manner, and was1 ordered to thc galley, but refused to obey,-.si»ying-'he" would do as he pleased—that TIO one had a right to interfere, with-him or his affdirs in the galley. The captain' then went below and returned with a pistol and a pair

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buffs, and ordered the cook to come up and have them put on, but he'refused, went to the: galley and shut the door, and was about to cldse and fasten the other, when the captain entered and took hold of him, the cook having obtained a sheath-knife, which he was endeavoring to use. The captain dragged him out to tho rail, and was assisted by the first mate in throwing him on the deck the crew (negroes) then interfered in favor of the cook (also a negro) and four of thorn- took hold of tho mate dragged: lihw' forward, jirid knocked him down, while three others fell upon the captain, o.nc of them striking him a severe blow with a slung shot, and unother grasped him by the hair, exclaiming,

Knife him, Cook The captain by superhuman efforts, extricated himself from the. desperadoes and retreated to the cabin, his pistol having been knocked from hia baud immediately after'the attack, and taken possession of by the cook, who swore with a desperate oath that lie was thenceforth master of the American ship Champion, confirming,his declaration by making a cross upon the deck and falling down and kissing it, and walking tho deck back and forth, declaring himself Captain, &a. He was repeatedly urged by tht captain, and also by the Captain's wife, to give up the pistol and go to work this lie flatly refused to do, and ever)- order given by the captain, the mutineers treated with a laugh of derison and scorn. The captain theu went, below, loaded a musket' and came on dock with it, and again ordered the cook to give up tho pistol the cook replied by drawing a knife (which he held in his hand with the pistol) across his neck saying, My father did thus and so will I," and immediately began to elevate his pistol. The Captain elevated his musket and fired, and the cook, by name Alexander Cook, fell and expired in a few minutes. The captain asked if there were aiiy more willing to tako the cook's place, to which they gave a negative rep I}- they, said they were ready to go to worlc ami had no intention of anything wrong. The ship was then put back to Havana, and immediately upon her arrival at that Port, Uapt. Nicholson gave himself up to the American Consul, informing him of what had transpired on board ot his ship. The mutineers were taken before the Consul, and by him sent on board the United States steamer Crusader, and brought to this place. The case is undergoing investigation before Commissioner Brown, and the black rascals will be committed for trial.

The shooting of Cook by Captain Nicholson was done in legitimate self-defense and, though tardy, can meet with but one response—that is, he did his duty to himself, his wife, the owners of the property in his charge, and to tho commercial marine.

By the following-letter from him to a gentleman in Kentucky it will be seen that since his return home he has thrown off all disguise and is now openly for disunion:

8th inst. is received arc in action. All through this section of this State, the sentiment of the masses of

tho Breckinridge and Bell parties seem to

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THE ROXAN SENTINEL.—When 1 ompoi was destroyed there were many Dunea in the ruins of it, who were afterwards the rapacity of Black Republicanism, found in very different situations. There! Yours truly, W.L.YANCEY: were some found who were in the streets as if they had been attempting to make their escape. There were some found in

had been placed by his captain and there, while the Heaven's threatened him there while the lava stream rolled, ho had stood at his post there, after a thousand.years had passed away, was ho found. So let Christians learn to stand to their duty, willing to stand to the post at which their

them".—Rev. Crolry. I them bread?

p, ,. early—promptly—iu advance of his being ty from the terrible consequences likely to that both are dead letters the Senate, following up in his trenchant

VIRGINIA.

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LAS in Virginia will be about 17,000!

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.. ROCK JHE'TO SLEEP. The subjoined poem—we know not who wrote it—is one of the most beautiful of its kind, we havener seen. We., .do not envy thei heart,which does not thrill, to its wild and tender,music ...

Backward, turn backward. OIKTIOIO. in your flight. Make men child a'pafn, jusl for to-niefit! Mother, conic buck from tho celioless uliorc. Tftke ine'apiun toj-uiir hcarr n.* of'vore— Kiss from tny foreneiid tho furrows of care. Smooth thb few .*il%-i-r threads out of my linir— Over,my jlumburi your loring watch keep— Itoctf aiu to sleep, mother—rock mo to .-deep! T&ickWaril. flow backward, oh. ti«l« »r years! l.nmeo wci*y of .^oiUand of tears— |^j, "Toil 'Without recompenie—tears all in vain— TTake ihcui aud in vu uio uiy childhood uKiiin

I haWfrrown weary of dust and decay, "\Vearyof fliiujioK my soul-wealth away— "\Veary of sowim for others ty reap Hock uiu to sleep, mother—rock mo to sloop Ifjfii Tired of theiioUow, tho base, tho untruo. 1 Mother, qh, mother, my heart calls for you! Mftiiy a-summr-r the cnii« bft jfrown ijrcoii, lllossomeil atid laded—niir fa-'es between— Yet with strongyenrnii)(r*nd passionate pain. Long I to-night lor your presence again Com6 from the nileiico s»o lone and tl-ep— Uock uio to sleep, mother—rock uio to sleep! Over my heart in days that.are flown, No Jnvu like mothtr-lov« ever has show.—1 Noyther.worship abides and endures, .. •Vaithfnl', unselfish, and patient, like yours. None like a mother fan charm awny pain. •From the sick sonl and the world-weary brain Slumber's soft calm o'er my heavy lidi creep— _. llock me to sleep, mother—rock ui6 sleep! Come, let yourbrown haiK just lighted with gold. Fall on your "boulders again as of old— Let it.fallover my forehead to-night, Shading my taint.eyes myity from tlii) light— For w\t£» its sunuy-odgu4 sliudows.oucn moro, ilap.'ly will tlfrong the

Yancey to the same effect. The President does not appear to be

be unanimous for withdrawing the State

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Lovingly.:softly, its bright billows sweep— .f'l. Hock uio.to sleep, mother—rock uio to s'.oi'p! Mother, dear mother! the years have been lung Sjnce last 1 hushed to your lullaby song— Sing thosi, and unto my soul it shall seimi vj Womanhood's years have been but a dream JS (,'lasp to your arms in a loving embrace. With your light lashes just sweeping my face, Xever herouticr to tvnko or to weep— •, Hook ms to sleep, mother—r.ijlt tu: to'sjeep!

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131PORTANT KEPORTN from WASH. INliTON. WASHINGTON, November 22, I860.

There is no division in the Cabinet on the secession question. So far from it, no |apparent in that early consultation has yet been had upon it so

the President himself declares. In an interview this evening between the President and some ardent secessionists, Mr. Buchanan took strong grounds against secession without resorting first to conciliatory measures. Ho could not believe that the mighty West would permit the inouth of the Mississippi to he held by a foreigu power, which both Louisiana aud Arkansas would become in case of their withdrawal from tho Union. "South Carolina," ho said, "wishes to enter into a conflict with me—a conflict with myself—and upou drawing of the first drop of blood to drag other Southern States into the secession movement." Tho President did not intimate what ho would do in that event, lie admitted that tho South had suffered great wrongs at the hands of the North but the Federal compact was not to be broken up precipitately, and without reasoning and reflection, lie would first appeal to tho North for justice to tho South, and if it was denied themr "then," said the President, emphatically, "I am with them."

All the reports received by the President from tho South are of the gloomiest description, lie says: "1 see no gleam of sunshine yet."

The question of tho acccptanco or nonacceptance of the resignation ol the South Caroliua officeholders is Mill in abeyance. None of the resignations have as yet been definitely acted upon. The resignation of the United States Marshal Hamilton, of South Carolina, was received to-day by the President, and placed on the file for future consideration.

Mr. Buchanan is hourly receiving congratulations on account of his opposition N to the precipitate action of tho secessionists. On the other hand, the fire eaters

LETTER FKOTO Wtt. f,. V1M HY FAVOR OF SECESSION Previous to the Presidential election Mr. do not hesitate to express their dssatisfacW. L. Yancey traversed several of the jtion. lie denies that Mr. Keitt had auNorthen and tho border slave States, pro-1 declaring that he (Mr. Buch- ... •. anan) was committed to the secessionists: fessing deep attachment to the Uiion.— ../ lie also denies the declaration of Mr

much concerned about the proceedings of I who told the negro to "run," aud ho did the coming session of Congress. He is of leaving the poor captain and his owners to opinion that it will not be so violent as the pay the owner the value of his slave. last. Constitution of the United States re

MONTGOMERY, Ala., No\ .13, 1860.1.. 'X'lxc usual semi-weekly sittings of the Connecticut to return fugitive slaves. Sho DR. J3COTT Dear Sir. \ours of the Cabinet are being held, and no more. refuses to do it. 'lhat iu the fact, humili- -7

he people here »»—.-M- -.ating as it is. A CONTEMPT! RLE PLEA.' ,, "f ,1 I he Personal Liberty Jjill of Connecti1 lican organs are constantly ... sjg

whining about tho "misrepresentatiors of

to meet on the 7th of Januarv, as eariv as charging ail die incitement which prevail the law allows. Gov. l'ettus of Mississip- M'J 'hat section to these so-called "mtsreji pi has called tho Legislature together to rescntations.'' It is utterly false that (he says provide for the same thing. Georgia has Democratic press of the -North have know- Talk about'enforcing tho Fugiuvesla~vo appropriated a million of dollars to arm iag'y misrepresentated^tiie views and pur- Law in the North! The thing is impossithe State, and will doubtless call a con- poses of the Republican partv. They Lie. Why, there's a strong law in our own I vention to do the same thing. I believe have made no change against that party State against m-groes coming into it. Yet Florida will do so also that has not been sustained by the record

We have had overt acts enough, which, —bv the voters of their members of (Jon-'

result from the election of a sectional I'rcs-1

style the suggestions so eloquently enforc-J The South has been patient and forbear-1 ident.—Xew AlbanyLedger.' A NEW MAMMOTH STTA vnn.—Tho Wied by his friend, whose policy, if carried ing. In this canvass she did her duty.—

out will either restore the Government to I Wisdom calls upon such Stoics as can acri- CONVERTING SAILING \ESSEI.S INTO ING their arrangements to begin, at an ear- I to do so. {STEAMERS.—The London Times, the Sat- ly day, the construction of another steam-^ We believe tho action of such States "rday Review, and other leading British after the model and construction of that ^Z' will be pcaccable, and will not be resisted journals, are discussing the Report of the which for a year or two past, has attracted 1 by force. It we are mistaken, we had far American Naval Board, appointed to as- the attention of the marine world. The better appeal to the arbitratement of the {certain tho advisability of converting sail-J new steamer will be seven hundred feet

still grasping the war weapon, where he BELL 2,800 majority. The vote for DOUG-I though Britain built five craft on the new j, JSfln ten States of the nion LINCOLN -,,6

/^*The President has subscribed S100 for the relief of the sufferers in Kansas, and promises to appeal to Congress in their behalf.— Gi?i. Com.

Where is Old Abe? He subscribed fif-

Captain has pla«rd-tbem,- and they .will! dollars to buy Sharpe's rifles to send findthat grace will support and sustain!them.

How msch

will

he givo to buy

hit-

God of Battles, than to remain subject to I 'ng skip3 iuto steamers. The times con-j long, and will be propelled by two wheels

lofty chambers. But where did they find BELL a majority of'3:53 inihe State. JOHN Saturday Review is not at all surprised at: constructed with high pressure engines, the Roman sentinel They found him LETCHER'S Congressional District, tho cele- the cautious conduct of the Lntted states

standing at the city gate, with his hand ibrated Tenth Legion of Democracy, gives Government, in view of the fact tnat, al-,

ir- -n it nnm nian ,.•* n( t.hom has never been nut to j:.i ft a fvl O VAf A r)n/\^

jfirThe last rail'on the extension of the Evansville and Crawfordsville rail road from Terre Haut to Rockville, is laid, and trains will commence running over the new road regularly tp-day. -A

Beware of strange women.

SEC,TJON^L JEALOUSIES sad WASH* Onfcr to'tbn Arair. "iT3 ""^The-sectional jealousies prevalent among 4bem (the military posts))were moro.=and more a subject of urieii'siness to Washington. In -one 'of

!his

gen era! ordifrjrhe ob

serves :JTrT£is wlfli "great concern that tho Geii'd?al,understands that .'jealouSiei

cu IS 311111 ar t0 110H 0 nine or

the principles ami intentions of the States, ft is a beautiful specimen of nul-

from the Union by secession. South Caro-' publican party" with which they allege lificntion. Now read the following from lina has called her convention for that pur-1 Northern Democratic papers have inflamed ije Chicago Democrat, one of tho leading pose ours will bo called by our Governor the minds of the people of the South, [^^1,,

hay#

arisen,among the.troops from tho different provinces, and -reflections arje frequently thrown out which can only tend .to irritats each other, and injurfe the

:«oble

cause in

which we are engaged, atid which we ought to support with 6tic hafed aud ono heart. The. Gencral^uiojit earnest^-.ci^trcates tho officers and soldiers, to consider the conscquenccs' that they can in no way assist our -euemies more effectually than by making divisions among ourselves 'that-the honor and success of the army, and thu safely of* our bleeding couutry depend tfp^ on harmony aud good agreement with cacti other, that the proviuce& -arc-all -uuitod-to oppose the eouiiuou euemy.'aud all distinctions arc snuk in the name of an American. To make this name honorable, aud to pre serve the liberty of our country, ought to be our only emulation, and ho will be tho best soldier and the best patriot who contributes most to this glorious work, what* ever be his station, or from whatever pari of the continent he may cotno. Let all distinction of nations, countries and provinces, therefore, be lost in the generous, contest, who shall behave with the inoBt courage agaiiret the cuemy, and the most kindness and good humor to cach other.— If- there be any officers and soldiers so lost to virtue and a love of their country as to continue in such practices after this order, the General assures them, and is authorize ed by Congress to declare to the whole army, that such persons shall be severely punished, and dismissed from the servico in disgrace."

The urgency of such a general order is: period of our confederation, when its various parts had notas yet been sufficiently welded together to^ acquire a thorough feeling of nationality yet what an enduring lesson docs it furnish for every stage of our Union!—Inning's JLife of Washington, 'Vol, II, pji 30«J-310.

HOW THE CONSTITUTION O |P Til If United Stati* in Olmcrrrt! In Connrctical nnd Illinofa—I'omoiiuI Liberty Blllai •*."

The New Haven (Conn.) Register of the® 14th inst,, thus speaks of tho operations of the Personal Liberty Bill iu that State.% It says 1 ir

It is tho merest nonsense evof utterod'for the Courier to assert that the Liberty,*: Bill" of this State has no refcrenco to the reclamation of "slaves." Wo showed' yesterday, by the debate on its passage,^' that its object was to nullify the Fugitive slave Law. Did the Courier ever hear of si any person being kidnapped" in Conuectieut Then why pretend to prevent..what never happened, was the object of, tho Liberty Bill .' The fifth section of tho law of the year of 1848 (the year in which slavery was for the first time legally abol-»" ished in the state of Connecticut) forbids any officer of the State, or any magistrate, from making or serving a process for tho arrest or detention of a person alleged to be a Fugitivo slave—though it docs not protend to interfere with the action of Fed-: eral authorities in such cases. But tho Liberty Bill reaches that point, by itidircctiou by pretending that there is danger of "kidnapping" in Connecticut! ThoV amount of the matter is, that should tho owner of a slave como into Connecticut to obtain him, he could hot only not procuro the services of a State officer to assist him, but would most likely bo arrested on tho charge of being a kidnapper and be-:•* fore he could dear himself of the charge the fugitivo would be in Canada! Tlio matter was well illustrated in New London about a year ago A slave was found sc--creted on board a Connecticut vcs«el from a Southern city. An attempt to return him was prevented by the Republicans,

Tho

require*

ten ot er

Illinojf Mayor

0Ur

whose editor of Chicago. It

,rans

cit/is ful! of them. Jf our own State

car

in connection with Lincoln's election on gregss, by their platiorms, thu speeches of class of people, how can it bo" expected 5?^ avowed "irrepressible conflict" doctrines, their orators, or die writers for their or- that the Fugitive-slave Law will be enforc- 4i by a purely sectional vote—by such ovcr-(gans. Tho truth is, :his plea a most To please the South, we supposo the whelming popular majorities—constitutes silly and contemptible one, and is only Fug.itivc-ilave Law will have to stand upou sound reason why the South should act made for the purpose of shieldiug the par- 'our statute books. Yet who docs not know

not enforcc its own laws against this

nans Brothers, of Ba'timore, aro now mak-

gratulates England that there are other driven by eight engines of immense power. countries in the world in which nieu-of- .She will have a spacc of two hnudrcd feet war have been allowed to rot upon the long and thirty in diameter. The mainstocks, and wonders why wo have not built shaft will, according to the specification, or spoken about, iron-plated vessels. lhe

eigh thirty tuns: The new ship will bo

and

tho builders have no doubt of success.

'm'

1 plan, one of them has never been put to j}iJ not receive a solitary vote. It doe.i sea, and that they may all turn out failures,

appear by the returns that a singlo hu-

man being is in his favor in all that iiin-: mense extent of territory. In fivo other States polling several-hundred thousand votes, he scarcely received a corporal'# guard of support. The Republican party is not a United States party: It has no existence aud is regarded as a publio enemy of ail the people in half Mf the States,.