The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-03

and fighting for their homes, and, ACCORDING "
the belief of the ignorant, under direct super
vision of the God of Battles, and from the ram
parts with which nature has surrounded then,
it is easy to conceive what would be the tate OF
a few thousand troops, who travelled tnou
sand miles TO fight their own countrymen, brave
as themselves, as well armed, better used 10
field life, and stimulated By their love OF home
and family, and assured of victory by the reVe-
lations Of their prophets.-Sdcranaento age,
Oct. 10th.
Gayety in Washington.
The CAV season was fairly inaugurated last
week, on the occasion of the first reception
of Mrs. Thompson. the accomplished lazy OF
the Secretary of the Interior, who BIDS iair 10
become quite as popular in this respect as ner
predecessor, Mrs. McCIelland. These festive
occasions will probably be numerous during the
winter. Aside from the regular Presidential
levees, learn that receptions will take place
at the mansions of the Vice President, Generai
Cass, ard other members of the Cabinet, 1on;
j. CLANCY Jones, Hon. George Taylor, anu
others We are doubtless destined to have a
gay as well as busy sessoH.-Cor. Phttddee'
pti0 Press. fF
Message of the Governor of South Carolina.
The Legislature of South Carolina met on
Monday, and the next day Gov. Allston sent IN
bis annual message. He refers feeiingly to the
deaths of Senator Butler, Col. Brooks, and Col.
Cheves f,vors free schools, and recommends
the repeal of the usury laws, leaving the rate OF
interest at seven per cent. where no contract ID
made. The financial condition of the State is
reported sound, though momentarily embar-
raised. In relation to the banks, Gov. Allston
thinks that in granting charters hereafter, 1t
would be well to con6ne the banks to dealing In
exchange, discount, and deposit, and confine
the prerogative of issuing bills for currency to
the Bank of the State, which in its turn should
be denied the privilege of discounting or deal
ing in exchange. He regards the monetary
pressure as likely TO last for considerable
time, though not so long as that of 1887. On
the subject of Federal relations, Gov. Allston
expresses the opinion that. since the Convention
of 1852, there is no reason for material differ
ence among those who wish to agree. DE
briefly alludes to Kansas, and tenders to his
Southern friends there his sympathies in their
struggles in an unequal contest. He transmits
the resolutions of Maine and Connecticut on
the decision of the Supreme Court in the bred
Scott case, and recommends spirit of forbear-
ance towards them for their pref udices of birth,
education, and association.
Inc otoTu OecTe6S VI OooISia.
VIII somebody please to tell us, and to tell US
right off, what are "tke stern DEGREES of Geor-
gia?" 1t is important that the public should
know, because Gov. Brown has made up his mind
to execute them. He said 80 in his message.
He says that Georgia knows her constitutional
rights, and that if the aggressions of Northern
fanaticism, such as submitting to the people of
Kansas their own Constitution, rejecting the
votes ont of fhe Cincinnati directory in the Ok
ford district, and similar outrages, are persisted
in, he shall put the country through on the
mode pointed out in the stern DEGREES afore
said We have all heard of Georgia COS.
tune" What is a Georgia stern decree >
Providence Journal.
A stern decree of Georgia is, we pre-
sumo, just the same 81 the inrincible deter
miaation'' Of Mississippi and both are synon-
ymous with the /" fred resolre" of Virginia.
Jefferson Davis has recently been enlightening
the world as to the " incinci6le determination"
of his State, in the event of this, that, or the
other, action on the part of the Federal Gov
eminent, while Governor Wise has talked,
written, and dreamed, of nothing but the I" fired
resolce" of Virginia to do divers and sundry
naughty things in retaliation for other divers
and sundry naughty things expected or antici-
pated from some underlined and unknown quar-.
ter. We think the f" stern decrees," the !" in.
vincible determinations" and the "fxed re-
solves" serve mutually to explain and illustrate
each other; and, as separately or conformity,
they give no very precise idea of their dreadful
intent, we are warranted in inferring that they
mean just nothing at all" sound and fury"
signifying-gas. -Portland Advertiser.
A Destructive Insect.
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