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the same fiscal year ending; on the 3otht June,
1860, amounted to S177. 7.3i Loo, which, added
to the above sum of $55, 40, ,4G5. AZ, makes The
aggregate of s5S,579, $50. .09
thought in justice to be observed that several
of tic estimates from tho departments FOR the
year ending 3Oth June, 1860. were reduced by
Congress below what was and still is deemed
compatible with the public interest. Allowing
a liberal margin of s2,5O0.O9e for this re.
duction, and for other cuuscs, it may be safely
asserted that the sum Of SGl 100000 or at the
most S62,OO0,O00, is amply sufficient to ad.
minister the government, and to Pay the inter
est Oh the public debt. unless contingent events
should hereafter render extraordinary expendi.
lures necessary.
The result has boon attained in considcra-
bic degree by the appropriate departments in
entering into public contracts. have myself
never intcrfcrcd with the award of any such
contract except in single case. with the Coloni
cation Society. dceming it advisable to cast the
whole responsibility in each casc Oh tho proper
head of the department, with the general in
struction that these contracts should always be
given TO the lowest and best bidder. Ii has
ever been my opinion that public contracts nre
not lesitimste sourco OF patronage, to bo
conferred upon personal or political favorics :
but that, in all such cases. = ,hlic officer is
bound TO net for the Government rs n prudent
individual would act for himself.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
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Our State end the U. S. Government.

Tho Washington cores sonlent nf the SeNv
York U,otd in his di>pu,cl, to tln,t paper on
Friday. sHys:
l learn from n gentlemen who arlived to day
from south Carolina that u certain lpyre. Of
dignity and moderation will characterize. the
action OF ,Ht Sta:c in S"c-,lnu iion the uuiou
winch he believes I'll" will surely do That
stat" Will s"nd y Commissioner to Washington
10 consult with the President The latter will
not receive such commissioner. who vii! then mp
peal IT, tnn%ress, nn:",incc the grievances oG his
STATE. and thr terms upon winch South 'aroi,na
proposes /" q" ont The commissioner will then
await III. action of both Houses The gentle
man from whom learn the nhov" assures me
that the Legislature" Of South Carolina j. about
equally Divided between passing 81 Till fixing an
early day which To scr-,!r. and Il LiIi leaving
The timr of sccrssion subject 10 tie actvm III
Other States.
Tn. correspondent Of the New York Tim. $
smys:
serious npprch-nSiuus ARE expressed as to the
anticipated cnii>iun between ia" l.. l.rni and
State Government alter Suulh Garuliuu sl,a II
bavr s"cc,lcd from the l. nou. ], is .u,,tns-d
sh" will attempt t" conir" and ,rgu!.," The port
of Charleston. Tine President snyS iu his Me-
sngr that h- will continue to collect the pnl,ic
rr""mu" NJ that punt. Castle Purkncy nnd
Fort M"u',rir. commanding the po,i of Chnri.s
ton, Will cnnl'lc him I" do so--n aud hence it, is
believed II collision will he nrvuah:r .uun after
the sact OF secession shall he accomplished.
hnvc rcIs"n To believe this fear j. entirely
groiindlrs%. South Carolina w:il .lo nothing
hastily whic!, will inv"'v" II cn.iisiull with til,
Federal authorities Her first rnnvr wil! Lr 1.
s"nd commissioners {" " n-hnvi"n to a,rai,..r n
rhatt''s "inc.hly II po. .ihlr They will tav !.
tot" TIA" irc.i!rnI tl" nrI,!;caInn of their State
I" ID" Recognized us an independent Govcrr.u.n,
%" r"n'i;lf"n Of paying her r,'p"rIi"n o! all La
tnli''rs. aud To have surrendered l." h"r sucl
public property as :nuy hc l"calcd within H.,
territorial hunts.
! lh:s p'opos'Iion The President will cnn,i,Iui
cate I" Congress with ii f,vurh'e r-rn,nirn n.a
lI"n. and the hope is rntcr,n,n.d that Couyt-s.
will nuiliorz" the President tu make the s,ir,cn
der. and arrange with ,hn, State al! the ,l"'a.l-
h"ccssniy to Il, old collision. Such is the ,r s"u
Pr"ErnInn. III tn" pli,ic> cone fneh. aud on,
: which members "f tho administrator, bcliuv,
will h" successful! ;,,:h satisfactory.
: 10 Congress should refuse authority 10 tn,
ficsi'icnt 10 surrender tho Government property
! he *l!l decline giving it mp hong MS h. ca,
+. hold 1t by force. hut he has IL confident hop.
that the wisdom Of Cungress will ulcta,c Il polio,
, OF peace.
! 1t will ais" he urged that bv avoiding blond
! she'd. there would be II hope for II speedy re
construction Of the Cnnfdrracy. Blood one.
! spilled. reunion would he hopeless. such vii
! he the course Of rveEis, and The issue, whethr
h!"od!css or otherwise, will be in the huuds .
| CUurrcSs
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SHERIFF"S SALES

)i Nl!;ICi:"f .>m,lr, Wri,s of Fierr Facias
~ I" ne directed, | will sell nt Ahbevills
Court House Oh the FIRST MONDAY IN
JAM AIRY next. within the legal hours of
sn'" 'he !"i'"winu property, wit:
IoH Acres "i !,n.l. more ar less. us the prop.
er'y "l Nin:"I Williams, ads Brock, Arm
strong Il Ga.
sou A".'s of Land. more or less; also, Two
Nrsr""S. Julius and Prince. as the property Of
John Eikin, ads Ilc> d. A.ln:ns
22b A"rrs of Land. mare or less: nlso, -Four
Neg" Harriet, Martha. Jim and l'h-he, as
the property Of LINES Gl'an.. ads c.. V Barnes
and olIirrs
Negroes. Fic!ling. Dick. Riah aud Harper
rs the w"pcrIy of Stanley Crews, ads Robt Y.
Jonrs. nn,! others.
Al The r"si,!rnc" If II. c. darkness. Jr, on
The 9Th day Of Janunrv. 1861. one lot of cot
'"". one 10, corn. one Buggy. head Of cattle,
on" lot of hogs. rs tI. property Of Snvag.
Hall, ads. II. H. Scadlay, il. l.. Harden, and
o,hcps
H. j. T. MOORE s.An
- Sheriils Office Dee. l2,h, ] $50
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

COLCMBLi, Dec. J, 1860.
DEAR SIR: His Excellcncy Gov. Gist has
received your communication, through Gen.
MCGOWAN. Of the patriotic offer of service to
the State Of the regiment of Minute Men,
which you have the honor to command in the
present emergency.
l an instructed by the Governor to state
that your patriotic offer Of the regiment is the
first, as a regiment, to tender its service, and
that it is accepted-subject, however, to such
regulations as the Legislature may direct
have the honor to be. sir. very respectfully,
b. T. WATTS, Sec'y.
To Col. AUGUSTUS NJ. SMITH,
Commanding Regiment Minute Men
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The State Of South Carolina,
4 BHLTiLIE DISTRICT.

q OSEPlI ID. DNI.Y. who is in The clstoby
o. Of ~" sheriff "f \ Nlh"v,le District by viz
III" o. wit "i Caj'iax nj 'Satixtusit"4nm ut tho
suit "f The State al South Caro- ina, having filed
III nv Office, together with II schedule. on un,I ,
"f his 's,ai" and effects, hia p-,,ti"n to the
Court 4. t"'n'n"n Piras. pray Inu that h." mny bo
Admitted /" the hrn-Hi OF the ic,s Of the Cen
"Iai Assembly m~Lc Tor tn. yricf"f insulvent
de!toIs--
H. Is ordered iha, Tn. sanl Stale uf Snuh Cnr-
Ina. and other the credit r. iu whVn the said
Joseph ID D''y l. III amywisr ind! h' e'!. he, and
,t:d thy are hereby SmIIinnnrd. an,! have no
tic" I" "pi"'; H.. orr. The ri j tonrt 1T Ahhe
vie t"ur! IinnS-. b.. Fast N"u,ia, iu March
nrX:. !" $50" c'Gs-. y ANY they ems, why The
pa,rr "f l,ii:iun aiUyrsaid should Eut bs
~ anird.
MATTHEW MCDONALD. c. c An
G1iic- of Common l',rnr,
Ahl-,ii.e District,
December :. lSiu-:3
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A SOUTHERN CoNEKDERAcY.

The Washington corrs95Sdeut of the
Mercury says:
The measures to be discussed in Congress OF
n Pacific Rnilroadi honesteads for the home
less and tariff, to supply Mr.. Cobb's txhaus
tad excheqner. added to the infammnbIe sub.
;ject of secession. will keep the country in
great agitation, and whip up the timid to the
point of separation. TO borrow a quotation
from the patriotic Senator Of Siassae ehusstts.
who has stoiem so much from als--"Ist the Un.
lion slide"
Mr.. Cobb has not rssignedyet. It is said
the. Senators from Virginia, Mrssrs. Hunter
and Mason. fully approve the course South
Carolina is pursuing, and are anxiouA Virginia
shpuld follow suit, which che certainly will
before long. Every sen.ib man here believes
~e shall have Southern Confederacy in SIX
;months if the Cotton States are firm.
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MINUTE MEN.

Abbeville, says the Columbia Guardian, may
justly claim to be "thc banner district of the
State as regards the prompt formation of Il
regiment Of Minute Men and their tender of
service to TIE State. The following, from the
Executive Department, is the reply to Col
SMITH:
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HYMENIAl

MARRIED. on Thursday 9th inst. Mt the
resiIrncr Of the Brides father, by Rev. VIM
II. Davis Or. d. F. HILL TO Miss EMMA
DAVIS.
MARRIED. on the 9th nlt. hv Rev Mr.
Mel. es-. MR.. JAMES BUCHANAN, to MISS
MARGARET L. BUCIlANAN-al Of this
District
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MIssIssIrrI-An immense meeting Of Mi.sis.
sippians was held last week at Jackson in that
Stale Speeches were made by Gov. PE11us.
Hon. a. e. BnowS,. Judge GnoLsoS. -Mnj.
Barksdale and others. Resolutions were adop.
ted expressing u settled determination never to
submit to Abolition rule. The last resolution
is rs follows:
RESOLVED, That we sympnthize fully with the
people of South Carolina. feeling Tint their
cause is our cause, and that whatever may he
the final determination Of the people of,tl,is
State. te.respecting their relations to the existing
Union, we cannot but regard blow struck ut
South Carolina, or any other Southern State,
ns blow struck at us. and that il is our duty
to oppose and resist any attempt, from any
quarter, to molcst her or them in their efforts
to escape from the sectional tyranny. about to
be iDauyurate1. s.
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:PotIrlos Is YIaay.A ,---Richmoud: December
.. 1860 -sscrstsFy Floyd writes here that he
sholdsto the right Of seeession. but advises the
Ssate net 70 bs pteripitats. Hon. JOHN Minor
Bolts is out in alet.erps tIis sssts of the:eoun.
~: iHe sppsovsss Of ths zrighti ioS Asess.lon,
but adsosates Tho uss cf forcs, if &. TO
tt6iTtain the lava y
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TAG ALABAMA CoaMIssioSsR;-Th Augusta
Chronicle ssys that Col. john A. Gilmore. of
Montgomery. (iot Hon. W. L. Yshee,.. 90 re.
potted3 lfSs been, selected by Gov. MSe,e. Of
fAla6sus, - Commissioner 70; South Carolins.
Ar aha Banks 10 the City Of Charleston and
seyspsl others in .theystate have suspended spe.
cts payment. ID
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ia MES BUCHANAN.
Ihc AbbebiIIe Press.
ABBEVIII1I. =. G.
W. A. LEE, EDITOR.
Friday Morning, December IA, 1850.
THE ELECTION.

The election on Thursday for Delegates 10 the
Convention passed off very quietly. and resulted
without opposition, as fellows; r. C. PERRIN
EDWARD NonLK. JonS II. WILSON, Tnoa.s
TnoxsoN, ID. L. WARpLAw, JonN A. CALHOUN.
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THE PLANTERS HOLDING BACK THEIR:
COTTON,

New Orleans, Decmber 5.-It is now fully
ascertained that the planters tiake resolved. to
hold on to their cotton, and.the sudden falling
Oft in the receipts at theports untinp to
nearly one'ilalf) is ample confirmation of the
fact The reason assigned by the planters ,or
their course is the severe depression that exists
in the Atlantic and Gulf markets, and the sus.
penrion by the Banks iof g eorgis, South Caro-
lipa, and other ststes through whistf.their ex.
changes are done. - 49,
Ills thonght:. that this action Of the planters
will haye q tendency to arsest any. further
downward movement Of the staple. Thesde-
cline already submitted to on the ba1sncs OF
the crop yet Ito be received, estimating the
whole crop at.4,ooo'ooo bsles.) amounts, in
ropnd figures te about fftesn millions Of dol
lars, ~.
- :, - ~ {3.
GRsEIr ON rus MsssA The ,Tribupe
ssys: .Yl,s Presidsp,s Msessgs elnsui.s rea.on,
ou.raEes humanity, fslsiiss kistpsg, and dsfiss
common sense. II esIh fsssi spf
liar. f".fs iFs e =.
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OUR SISTER STATES.

LouisrASA-The Merciry of yesterday has
the following cheering dispatch:
Euton Rouge. La. December i0.-The Lou.
issna legislature met here III - o'clock to-
day. The message Of Governor T. o. Moore
! was read amid great excitement.
The Governor recommends the imu,..liale
action Of Louisiana. 80 rs To he ont of the
Union before the Inauguration Of Lincoln, and
that the State Military Eoard should buy anil
distribute arms among the people, for which
purpose hecalls for the appropriation OF half
u million Of dollars. The Governor also as
scr's the right of secession, and counscl> unity
Of action among the slnvehollins States.
In tho Scnntc the Convention bill was intro
duced. In the uousc ii resolution was intro
duccd fixing the time for the assembling of the
Convention early in the moml, Of january
next The preamble To the resolution declares
! that the Northern States which had uu.iti.J
tho Constitution had no ri"h, to vote for !,
| President
Tho |'fuH""c. paper which nus heretofore
been "pi"Sr,l /" the State flights purity, III lis
's>"c Of this evening. gives wny before the eur.
r"nt Of public feeling. md admits that the pco.
Pile of l"nisan" are strongly in favor of scers-
! aiun.
| TH>M. .--'Fr"ni this State wo hnvc the most
! rl"r,,ng intelligence. 4 ,,uss meeting Of the
r'''Ir"a "t G"n@nlrr county rnssr.l u l"r; series
"i til" strongest resolutions, requesting Cow
"r""r llon-t"n t'r"nvruc the Legislature. and
that # h" should not. the Legislature should
meet nt nll events. The Houston telegraph,
| sHys TINT ''enrolling minute men and raising
lone star flags is the order of the day in nearly
! every county in the State. and that 80 general
! nrc these Innn ifes,n,ions. that Texas may b.
set down AS unanimously opposed to Black Re
publican rule.
InE tnSslITrToNALsr For SEcEssioS.-Wc
are pleased to tied the following declaration of
the position Of that paper in the Constitutional
ist of this morning:
I'VE have stated that the position Of our pu-
per Is Ill favor Of secession. BY that We mean,
that the State of Georgia by herse.f, and upon
her own corporate responsibility, shoult, ON
or before the fourth day Of March. 1861, re.
sumo by the solemn voice of her people, in
| convention assembled, all her sovereignty and
dissolve every Tie which binds her in the Fede-
ral Union"
If we arc not mistaken that paper recently
| contained some able editorials favoiug the for.
nation of Southern Confedcracy. but udvu-
eating deluy until provision be made to meet
all the contingencies that may result from Sc
cession. We are truly grattied that q paper
! of such extensive influence has abaudonee the
idea Of delay.
The conviction seems to be becoming almost
universal that the wlsest and safest course is
| for Georgia 10 get cut Of the Union OH the 10th
Of January. We shall then 60 out before n
collision is rrovoked-and once out the Fc,lc.
raj authorities will not be 80 mad as TO force a
collison-if they do it will unite rs and ruin
them.--i"garta Dispatch.
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|. >. IRo"rS At 1II;: S"Iru AS some infer
c>i attaches attaches nj pr"scn, to tie rnmrlr.
ment Of United States soi"rs stat innrd SOUTH
". append what is said l." he II c"rrrc, list Of
them: At Fortress Monroe, Va. 8 ronIan"s "f
artillery; at Fn,rttrvi!le arsenal. | cunrml,y
Of artillery: ~ Fort Moulrr. =. &. , rompa
ni"s "f artillery: at Augusta. Ga. company
Of artillery; III Key West. Flu. cnimI,uny ol
artillery; at Rarrnncns Barracks near P,rs,.
cola, Fla, company Of artillery; at Ba,nn
Rouge, La. ] eompnny Of nrtillrrv-iotal,
about 500 men. There are about la Cni,.,l
States marines at Norfolk and Pnnsncoin Th.
recruiting stations of Jefferson. Mo. and Louis
vile. ky have no full company gnrrsoni"g
them nst now.
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MASONIC.

At the regular communication Of Clinton
Lodge, No. 8, A.. F.. M. held, on Monday
evening, 10th inst. the following officers were
elected to serve the ensuing Masonic year:
Bro. J. T. ROBERTSON, W. NJ.
BRO. r. B. CREWS, S. W.
Bro. II. W. LAWSON, j. W.
Bro. J. T. MOORE, Treasurer.
Bro. J. G. EDWARDS, sec'y.
I'ro. b. JOHNSON, S. d.
Bro. ROBERT JONES, ]. D.
Bro. WILLIAM HILL,
Bio. S. HENRY BEARD, s'e"ards'
Bro. J. +. GREER, Tyler.
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SYNOD OF SOUTH CAROLINA.


This body at their late meeting in Charles.
ton adjourned to meet in Abbeyille, in Novem-
Der next
Among the resolutions adopted was one di-
recting the Rev. D. Mcneil Turner to prepare
memoir Of the Upper Long Cane Church
About l2o members were present at the
meeting. of whom one half were Ruling
Elders
: During the year. much substantial progre So
las been made blythe Synod. NOW mum.
bers just one hundred ministers, including eight
ordained within the past twelve months by the
Presbyteries, and excluding thirteen candidates
and several Licentiates.
TO Synod belong about one hundred and
thirty churebes. and $4,000 members. Of wAom
about one thoaaand have--been added during
.h'' year The four Presby.eries Of Synod
have paid during the year. about $1,000 to be.
neVoIent objecss--not including expenditures
for congregational purposes, pastoral suppor,
and the Bible Society.
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RnGa

A lot of Hogs has been sold in thi, market
at It cents.
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THE RESULT,

THE RESULT.
Tho Electoral Votes for President have now
been cast. We may give a summary Of the
result:
For Lincoln and Hnmln ,..................lsn
For Breckenridge and Lane,
for 5eii ano Everett, ..........................3
For Douglas. .l2
Whole Electoral Y o,e, ,.... .................3U 3U2
Lincon's majority over all, s,..........-......... 81
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THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
SIR JAMES CLARKES
Celebrated Female Pills.

PROTECTED 81 LETTERS
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This invaluable medicine is unfuiIing in tn,
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It. m"1crntrs all excrss+s anlsreinovcs nll os,
,trnctiuns. from whatever cause. and n sprcl,
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fsgIrrkss Mrssfos.--our exchanges ssy that.
Gov. Lstehsr, Of Virginia, j; arranging rsr a
commission to South Casshsn. to srgsdslsy in
i aer action. It 10 said that Ex PresidsnsT Tyler,
eens tor tor Hunter. land VIC. Riyes win copsti.
wye tne commission. 2! The Union meh Of VII.
g'nia express great conf fidence 70 the snceess oi
this move. ? -.
The Governor Of iztucky 10 understood to
contemplate the sams step. and Messr.- Hrscs!
lnridgs, James Ghtlris and trit,end dan wiIf bs
spPoiuted' .coptnfssiop. >This kr.mnlss !, iii
probably bs fDllANed by sirths border stssls
'neiuding North Csrolips, Tsnneases n,d NSrS.
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For DI.rNIoN.-The Augusta (Go.) Co,sii-
f"ft'na ist, the organ Of the late Douglus party
OF Georgia. aud ncknow lodged to be one Of the
ablest md most influential Of Southern Journals
thus aliudes to the recent speech of Hon. A.
ii. Stephens: "Anything from Mr.. Stephens
will be read with interest, and at this exciting
time. speech from him will be sought vith
avidity. We, thel eiore lay his speech ut Mil
ledgevlle before our readers. Bnt We are
compelled to differ from him as to the Feasibility
Of hH plans to save The Union. The aniagonsm
of the two sections. North and South, is radical
and incurable. The South should take care OF
herself by establishing a government o. her
own. Let Georgia SO act as TO make the South
unit, avoiding alike needless delay nnd undue
rrrcipil ancy." The Dscnion feeling seems lo
be increasing in Georgia.
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pkErETriTY OF PoLIrcAL C"NrAc1s-Nr.
Amos k-It'laIl in his lctl-Is addressed 10 the
peoul,. "f tl.e South dwrliS with mucl, ..Inrhuss
on the words employed in tn" old Art ni
Confederation. this Lnio" shuN Ir }crprfuni"
lie nrrnrs that If that compact was I.rrr",n-
ally obligatory on the States, whicI, was rati-
fled ty the L'g;Si"f"r'S only ~ The Skates,
respectively The Constitution winch wa. r.,,i.
hcd hv C"ur~"kons of the people in all the
states. presents higher claims tu the character
Of perpetual c",nr.:,. The answer to this is
:hn, the legislatures Of The State. r.pr,s.u,.l
their sovereignty. in ,h" .ast. jus. IT. mach
il. the Conventions did ia L. ,,!:rr Eut ;ErS,.
were mere terms of c"u:>.. nn,. did no, bind
htv"n', cir subsequent CORES r"nl-nr. with
rhr spin, am.l design uf The ru,,rnt il, whi-h
they appeared. We wuri.i ask il these words
of p"rrrtnity We're of 20 mur, force, V nv were
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