New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-28

hours with the ordinary orstoreI precrhsu,
under the influence Of which Tie aodiep~e be-
came somewhat warDer than when be com
menced. The speech was regarded BY mot Of
its hearers, judging from the tenor Of psssins
remarks, az good one, and calculated 70 make
converts. No one could fall however, 70 go
that numerous body Of tho audience were
merely passive recipients Of doctrin<t 70 which
they did not give in their adhesion. Yeo may
be sure that there is . stray fight 10 b made
in the Convention, unless some movement should
be made in South Carolina which would arouse
the grit" Of Georgia, and drive Der 10 step
which she does not now seem inclined hsstIy b
take.
CONSERVATIVE INDICATIONS.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. "a, 1860.
The tidings Of South Csrolnas action Las
brought out the conflicting sentiments " Georgia
into very warm oppression. Here and there
through the country you will see Nominated
houses and from the summit Of many hill
blazing fire flashes in pyrotechnic Joy. Cannon
Of various csliber, pistols, old mosketS, snd a.
the usual artillery Of the rural distrcss are tS'
ploding in noisy exultation. The larger towns
ard cities break forth into rejoicing On eranter
scale, and there are enough who are delighted
with the news 10 make an immense rse1ee sad
brilliant exhibition Of feeling eyryrbere.
Around the bar.room fires the nightly tA1ers are
more loauscions, orstoricsl, and srgumentstyo
than ever, and under the influence Of the excite
ment Union sentiments are more openly oppressed.
more boldly advocated than they have yet been.
The Conservative party in the State y really
stronger than one would suppose while reading
the papers, and sfter but q casual observation;
and the bitterness of feeling sgsinr Hr. Cob
and his active secession brethren s not eopo.aled
The ex-Secretsry would not keeniy enjoy bearing
some Of the criticisms passed upon HE ooarse.
His words in 1850 when he declared that tie
North was right and the South wrongs that TIE
latter had suffered no wrong 1t the hands Of the
former, but had always been treated Ike
spoiled child, are flung in bis face BY tie Urica
men Of this day, and his ambitious proseeta fr
his own advancement sre openly sDeered 1t ed
condemned.
The papera which advocate eoSperstcr or
in other words, delay, or again, az their OPP
Dsnts a1ege, submission, are filled with aceoor'
of Union meetings, the tenor Of whose resfiasio'
shows that the people are not united On sny
course, certainly not prepared for inmedase s''-
cesaon. In one recent paper there were reports
from twenty such meetings, all leaning toward
the Union. II N curious TO observe the ehanss
Of sentiment as one goes toward tie pcrthwes.
tern part Of the State, where the influence o.
Tennessee makes itself felt; Tennessee, whose
people are almost to 9 man opposed 10 seees.ion.
especially in the eastern and middle parts Of The
State, and who loudly and with SONS btterne's
predict utter ruin, starvation, and depopu-
lation for South Carolina" and serve her right
they say.
In times Ike the present, when The people
move in masses, snd when the causes which al.
feet the prosperity Of one man exert nmlas
influence upon 20 many others, singIs example
becomes q representative illustration, and VII
not naislead us into distorted generaixsti0na
Hence regard the instance or two propose T.
give Of the state of the popular purse o. not IN.
important; any one who knows the truth viii
bear witness that they are not exceptional
Pausing awhile at one Of the shabby little rail.
way villages Of Georgis, made up Of two or three
shops, several ragged.looking cottages, 9 harres
tavern, and at least half q dozen establishments
bearing on their signbosrds, in letters 10 be Yes4
al q half miles distance the word Bar some.
times followed IN almost ilegibly diminutve char.
scters by the addition" and family groceries"
entered one Of the miserable dens, and, giving
the necessary order for drink, sat down 70 hook
about me. Besde the bg-letered sisH sbovs
spoken Of, this GROCERY had socther, evidently
put up BY some former proprietor with Gallo
memories; II WA the familiar phras< "San.
Souci," and the few inmates of the estAbhshmeBt
certainly looked rs if they were determined to
give the legend logical meaning, by not scar
ing d-n" for anything Inmates I called
them. for they surely could not be Aane4
patrons, since they were clearly in conditios4 *
pocket to suggest the old pun upon the word Of
the sign, by being saws sir sous. There was bus
one way to make them open their hearts ia
words; If there is truth in wine, there is, 1t
least talk in whisky. Accordingly, drains Of
whisky were served out TO them, and proposed,
81 an appropriate sentiment, South Carolina
The drink disappeared, IS, indeed, it would have
done no matter what the toast; bat il was a
noticeable fact that no enthusiasm prevailed
You come from South, along !" said one. Re.
ply in the affirmative. " How do folk, fe-I
down there'" Reply that they seemed in big,
spirits. "Wen, that's moren we do here,
reckon. Chorus from all the company, "1hs .