, 1860-11-27

- Ill IAlo 3l.1kE SLAl lht AC~
| groes to Richmond for sale i few weeks ago,
! lxin:, their price At 81, 500 eacll. lie was uf
! fered $1,000 for the two, but declined to accept
it. believing that he could obtain Il better price
| when fewer were offered for sale, aud he left
the negroes in cl,arge Ot i tr:der TO await Il.
vorlblc change in the market. Being hard
| pressed for money, LIZ Wrute to the trlttcr, al
ter I week or two, TO dispose Of them ut the
currcut rates. This the trader Was unwilling
| to do, until he Apprised him Of the deprecated
! standard to which that description Of properly
had fallen. Tue owaer, needing monc; YER,
| H.uc1l, authorized the trlder to sell both llt-
! sroes for 81 500, tho prize which Ac demanded
| for one but Jew weeks bcfore. Even this IT,
I cuuhl not obtain, aud he W:l!, therefore, coni-
PEELED to retain them till = more favorable Pc
| rlud. The cotton States will bcnett LEgely !.y
this condition Of things, and they tan well Al
| lord to Keep W, tic lEAsic. ScuiA Carolina
money is at discount Of ten l'er cent: IN this
city, North Carolna ut live, and this, it Is AZ
pIeheudcd, Is 1lu. tie cn.! Ut the depreciation.
| FROM ALABAMA.
t:soosiag U.leyates tp tie State Cocmation-1At
tH;oA EEemtnt-Ii1,jctititissef Secession.
Correspondence Of the New York Times.l
MONTGOMERY. Als.. Saturday. Nov. II. 1sS0
4 caucus meeting was held at the caIiso.
this afternoon fur the purpose vi appointing
delegates FOR the c!iy ;:sl t'ouliir If Mont
gnn,Iry, to Tic Cunrrl.:i tu he h. Ill III Jlll:,
AIRY. ~ Ut c::nice ui 1lest delegates is l'ro
blb's equivalent I" their election, atlst rs this
rlectin. will illustrate the feeling Of the Vi
cin1ty, it may not hc without interest to give
it a more tl;ln passing notice.
With I'LL :1Inia6lc obedience to the ilnfnemC-
real custom in gatherings 0f Ibis kind, severn.
hours were occupied in the discussion Of th.:
platform. This discussion. which resulted il.
leaving unchanged the resolutions first pro-
tosetl, revealed i far: Usually overlooked here
,ts&xn ~
future independence. There are two infusible
parties. No force III reason call unite, really,
ihc Old Wing element and the excited follow
trs Of the Democracy. The resolutions pro-
posed rs tho platform Of the meeting were just
ambiguous enough to aiINit Of the question,
whether it WAS to he construed Us meaning
that The State ,eol, .atr al circumstances bind
her". 10 scttfe, or is Ill a-ins simply that she
would Withdraw on condition of favorable CO.
operation Of other States. Sides were taken
on this question, which, for time, threatened
to divide the meeting; but the general desire
Tor unanimlty finally carried the resolution,
each side holding I" his own construction.
rs Ill advocate Of the LATER construction
and 4 probable delegate to the Convention,
Col !: IL. Watts, q representative Of the con-
Servativc party, but an unconcealcd partisan
ut the secession movement, and now one Of
lhc most popular llcIl OF the State. was callca
upon to state his views, He declared himself
AGN !AtlF III IA&pl VI SUCCESSFULLY ctl3l
le admitted that should South Carolina unly
withdraw, he would - hesitate" Hence llc l.
Whit is called IA co-opcEltionist; you will be-
come familiar with This term perhaps.
.ME. iaIltsy appeared Us :sn advocate Of the
opinion thai this State ought to sccede, even
ii all Others should remain in the uninu that
tilt question Of union with other States Of SIM
liar interests Wis Il side consideration, having
nothing tu do with the imperative duty upon
Alabaila to Protect her own 'lonor." lie
mentioned Il letter which be had rec cyed from
New York dc1recatin- the sectsslon ci tho
south. s,atln:, tliat sucii course would bring
thu North to bankrultcy-au i,lra regarded
with peculiar favor hy al parties here is fact,
nothing gives more general satisfaction, and
u received with more unqics.ioi'ing belirt,
than this starving out the North" Is it il
called. allied nth confident expectation tvsesM.
Operatives (and What Snutherncr questions This
class co'nl'reAeuls sescn-ci.il;hs Of thcpopul::-
ru't aj' iat0r a;pi d,rad. The meeting was
closed with the election Of Col. Watts aud Mr..
ianccy rs representatives OF tue county. Tllc .
-trongcst hopes were entertained hy I'LL the
more thoughtful Of The citizens-all thosc
who. looking. forward to secession as 4 certain
y, desire still that it may be done with all tlic
lights of calm, unbiased rcason-tllc conserva-
tisc, midslle.ged and rroper:y-holdiny men
t:'at lancey would not receive an appointment
tu this Convention. The fact Is, this gentle
man is not popular in any sympathetic scnse
of the turn; his elegant rhetoric cxcites adini-
ration, aud giscse.'nl almost unbounled iisflu-
encc i'll a popular assembly, but no friends;
anu the desire il to put tilt: decision Of this
question cut oi the hands Of the politicians
The difficulties in the money market seem
inc5eas.ns-if t is possible to compare two
periods in wllicl, there Is 1lo other currency
li'an credit. This under ordinary circumstnn-
stal1ce> Iii iylt seem sufficient tn insure the
continuance Of the tniu1, but arguments oi
This kind, however good in times Of quiet, are
Et"'d Tor nothing, rs grounds Of inference now,
ilsst, hcc:.lise all are too lnuch excited to no.
tlcc them, and because I'LL unbiased statement
vi the question Of interest dues not and ca1a-
no: co1ne to tile people. The idea ri secession
is fast growing familiar, and soinc have so t;,7
accustomed themselves TO the thought Of Il
peaceful and lcoalizcd withdrawal, that they
begin to discuss the question of their rights to
the public lands.
at this timu.of ilippant prophecies, when
every lllau seems to have an oracle III his own
houee, ii may seem like ai1 assumption OF no.
dvsty, On my part, ~ say 1lat clunot decide
VIA; will tc the action Of this State; adyiccs
from tie surrounding country give indications
.: 4 Union element in the population where it
Is least expected. htili with the present state
ofpuflic sentiment, cas!nut see low it will
l,r Poss'a}cfor Convention to meet here and
decide Otherwise thar! for tIlledlasc secession
Members Of Congress will Ill return to
Washington 1t least unt1tlle ith Of March.
ALABAMA,
NORTH CAKOLISA,
The Raleigh Etyistcr, after asking the 4ucs-
ton, What Claim 1a5 Suulh Carolina on the
cooperation Of North Carol;na:" proceeds us
follows:
"This is i question which it well bccomcs
every North Iarolinian to ask himself l,
il manifest that IN her secession move
Soi'tlI Carolina llas taken counsel Of what
Fhc deemed her interests, and las not
laid the slightest attention to the interests of
other States. She wants .Jfsc truIc ami cheap
nfcrps. and she sere.lcs that she may yet them
As far rs North Carciilla Is concerned, VIC do
not remember IL have seen her name 1ncll-
Toned in any ot the speeches and proceedings |
il, South Carolina. 1t is Cd1e}iHa and the Cot
ton States all tile time, and the existence Of |
North Carolina Hs 4 member nf this CuntcIe- |
r:lry has hccn ignored i,y her arrogant and pre-
ten1ious nei.hbvr. Why, thr,,, should North |
Carolina tuck herself 1o tile tail uf the grcati.,
nation Of South Carolina and share The fate
which her enormous follies will bring OH her:
Nnrtl, Carolina, We aprrclcntf, Is hit 10 en-
:sInuscd Of either free trade or thtap ueyrocs ]
- to leave t he Union to gtt them. Her inter-
s.sis are exnetk the other way in every rar-
ticu!ar, and il tho great nation (!> Of Carolina |
+. ."7snlts her interests, why may not her more
'"''f.>, aud nnrEetendins ncghbor consult her
interests: :"