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ssce this wI;tn The GdlreoR Ners Of Sept = hiss
como 10 hand In Il is letter from Rnsk County Ia which Il Is
that not certain whether the outbreak % be a. he
State election August the Presidential slecaol Il Is
raer earlier than pectc TO the latter day named; y
othrwise just as expected After Nov viii You
ntlva. asuek iugd dover
, 1860-12-27
Cbiraap Trib.tttt.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1860.

FROM FORT mOULTRIE.
4 letter from Fort Moultric, unqucstion-
ably written By soldier now in that for
tress which we print herewith, bids the
country hope that TINT stronghold will be
defended 10 the last; and that when time
for surrender comes, the little garrison there
will apply match to the powder maya
zine, and leave not one stone upon another.
The present danger is that this devoted lit
tic band will be removed to make way for
men, il they can be found in the American
army, who will be more facilc tools in the
hands Of the chief Of the traitors-the
President of the United States. This dan
ger being removed, VIC regard the Fort cs
safe. South Caro!ina will not, when the
hour Of triai comes, be able 10 mus
ter men enough to take it; not that we
doubt the courage Of that people when in
the field; but they arc unused to the en-
counter Of the difficulties which stand in
the way OF storping fortresscs that arc de-
termincdly defended; and the destruction
OF the heads Of their columns Of attack, by
well-scrved guns scattering cannister and
grape will be the signal for quick and mp
i'd retreat. But the time is close at hand,
when all theories on this point will be tcs.
ted. In the meantime, let every man read
the letter 10 which ne refer, and restrain
his indignation If he eau.
, 1860-12-27
Dread Of Servfle Insnrrec ect1on in South
C4rnJ1nn

Dread Of Servf1e Insnrre ct1on in South
Carolina.
The Charleston correspondent of the New
York 1Ines, while admitting that the seccs-
sionlsts proper arc determined to carry out
their projects to the end, says that the people
are growing frightened He writes:
There ID q lingering apprehension Of anar-
chy which startles men il the home Of their
families, surrounded By hundr, ds of negroes,
In whose minds t.ey know not what Is going
on. Though little il confessed, .et / an con.
vinced that many family is now experiencing
the darkest forebodings. II the plan for arm.
Ing the State Is carried ont, very small share
Ut the adult male population will be lett at
home. Who Ia to guard the women aud the
children On the plautattonss 1t Is scarcely
mand the means to guard her coast from raids
By Abolitiontsts, ana tue haters Of her iustifus
tlon, whom she will not fellowship within the
Union, but to whose evil dispositions thew
ta great measure subject themselves BY yo-
ing out- Said to one Of the chief architects of
sevcssion-"Who will protect you from The
hundreds of John Browns now lying in wait
for an opportunity to renew, only more sue
cesstnlly, the attempt OF Harpcr's Ferry! How
do you know that your negroes will not,
with less than one mouth have pixies placedin
their hands, and scenes eusuc that chills
the blood to think OFF, The only answer
was, It will not be so-we have no fenr Of
that. But there Is not entire confidence on
that point, Is q sort Of uncastness, eyinced In
more stringent domestic regulations, in the
repairing Of old locks and the putting on Of
new ones, and in i hundred other little things,
betray on what the mind Is dwelling. This Ii
destined togrow On the public mind, aad to
have its effect On the action of those In au-
thority.
, 1860-12-27
No Compromise.

Tho Hon. Henry L. Dawes, N. C. from Yves.
tern Massachusetts,, In answer to the inquiries
OF IN an1iohs constituent, writes from WASH
lngton rs follows:
1.-The heavens arc indeed
black. and an awful storm is gathering. On
whose heads 1t will frat break, the God Of the
storm only can tell / sec no way that cither
North or South can escape its fury. But, while
am well nigh appalled, ut fts awful aud fncy-
liable consequences, l trust khat shall not be
either tempted or frightened from the path Of
duty, which seems plain, straight, aud self
lllun1ned amid all this darkness, I have had
no part or lot in bringing the nation into this
peril On the contrary, have done what in
me lies to rescue the Constitution and tho
Union from the construction and prostitution
that have brought ruin to our very doors, And.
no" That the yawning jaws Of destruction
have been opened, am called upon to bet1aY
both the Constitution and the Union. turn
traitor and plunge In, lest, II I do not, some
one else will On the heads OF traitors let the
doom Of traitors rest. I psay God that this
awful catastrophe may be aTerted. Ipray Him
100 that he may give me wisdom and strength
for this my day-and for disposition and a
Willingness to make any sacrifice for my coun-
tFy, save honor. Discontinue, disgrace, des-
truceon wait on timidity, vacillation, and con-
cessiou. While safety, II It comes at al,
comes only through moderation, cnlmnese'
aud Jfrns'tess-triplc gracee, threshold chord
the sheet-anchor under whose fasr hold The
ship may, in Gods Providence, set ride out
this storm and enter peaceful harbos with
heauH "
, 1860-12-27
FLAX AND COTTON.

The article on tie preparation Of Flax for
the loom, which VIC print herewith, would
at any time be interesting; ut this moment,
when political troubles have turned the at
tention of,he North toward the imperative
necessity for finding out cheap substitute
for cotton, whicnscan bc wrought On the
cotton spinning and cotton weaving ma
chincry now in use, it is doubly SO. The
wri.cr undoubtedly means what hc says;
heis q skilled mechanic who has given ten
years to the consideration Of the sub
ject Of which lie writes, and if he
is not misled by lis hopes,
Inns devised a plan upon which hang
wonderful and memorable results to the
whole civilized world. We believe that he
IS not wrong in his fundamental idea, that
in the civilization Of mankind the time has
come for The appearance Of some textile
substance which will make oil nations in
dependent Of that cotton plant upon which
such vital interests now hang. If he has
~ot found that which he las sought and
Ion f1r Himself name as honorable US
that Of Arkwright or Whitney, lie is open.
ing the way TO others; and wemay be sure
that as soon as necessity pinchcs, the grand
discovery will be made. In their ordinary
blind way men content themselves with
things as they are, and are greatly
inclined to believe that the heights have
been attained, and that invention and
discovery are at IN end But Nature is
wiser, and Knows no limitations Of her re-
sources OF Of the capacity Of tho human in
tellect. Those who have studied her mys-
terious ways believe that the great designs
Of Providence for the cnobling Of human
kind are not bounded on any side by cot
ton field and gang Of slaves; and those
who know what marvellous fertility Of in
vention and facility in discovery mark the
age III which VIC belong, do not doubt that
enough ofthc secrets Of the vegetable world
md the resources Of machinery will be
brought to light to ensure us all we ask'
Reasoning, as the philosopers say, arriori,
the days Of the supremacy Of Cotton are
numbered.
, 1860-12-27

nerve as sensitive in South Carolina as in |
Massa' :,7setts, and would learn though
late that the breaking up Of this government
is m experiment al the chances OF which
the traitors had not properly estimated. |
Sd, The denial to South Carolina Of Ill |
the advantages and convenisncea Of the
United states postal system, oy decreeing
at once the stoppage Of every mail at her
boundaries on all sides She has dec1ared
that she intends to do this thing upon her
own motion at her own convenience Even
now sho is defiant Of the law by which
that system is regulated; her officials do
not hesitate to violate mails nor to refuse
to deliver matter which they regard as IN
cendiary. It will be nothing akin to op-
pressi n 10 do few days in advance what
she proposes to do when fully ready.
We indicate the course by which this re-
bellion may be overcome without the spl'
ling Of drop Of blood by any force which
thc government may chose to employ, e1-
cept the officers and such aids as they take
are compelled to take life in pure self de-
fence. But it is vain to hope that while
Nh. Buchanan holds the helm Of State, any
thing decisive will be done, unless it be
something to aid and comfort the men who
are conspiring against the peace Of the
country and the perpetuity Of Republican
institutions. He is unquestionably in
league with them; and though Congress
may be inclined to come up to his support
with all the constitutional expedients that
patriotism and courage can command, he
will continue to the end to be the object Of
scorn and contempt to all the world-sure'
by the magnitude Of his crime, to win re-
nown that will be denied to the virtues Of
his most illustrious predecessors But we
look beyond him to the coming man who
has the profound conscientiousness, the
lofty courage and the true patriotism which
Fill enable him to do and dare any
thing for the salvation Of the country 10
which he owes 80 much. We know
not what policy he may adopt,
OF whether NC have indicated q measure
that he will endorse; but We are assured
and our readers may be, that when powc,
is entrusted to his hands, the effort to pre-
serve this Constitution, this Union and the
supremacy ofthe laws in South Carolina a.
in Massachusetts, will begin; and that hi
will not have been week in the Presiden
tia1 chair before he will demonstrate to ths
country TINT he will be as indexibly seyer'
with the men who are entleaToring to lcye
tue fair fabric that our fathers reared, a
Pierce and Buchanan have been with tn
men suspected Of aiding the escape Of fugi
tive slayes-that il all the military may b
invoked to drag negro out Of the Cour
House aud the hands Of his friends, at Bos
ton, the full energy Of the country may b
brought into play 70 preserve that govern
ment and that Constitution which have, u
10 this time, been the wonder and admira
tion Of mankind.
, 1860-12-27

3**@AA 4A8*V &1&C 01VWHQ.
The New Y~''k Etrald does not at all ap-
prove OF the t.mored scheme to separate that
city from the State Of the same name. Il
says:
Some Of our small newspapers and small
potato ward and grog-shop politicians, seized
with this Southern idea Of secession, are very
industrious)y agitatlns ths separation Of this
great metropolis from The State. Their plan
Is to secede from the State, and to make Of
Manhattan Island, Blaekweirs Island, Ran
dalIs Island, Wards lsland, Governors Island,
Bedloe's Island, Staten Island, Copey Island'
Long Island, HelIga.e and Communipaw an
independent State, to be ruled By the rowdies
OF Manhattan 1sinnd. Az this beautiful COM
nonweaith would include Fort Washington
and the Heights thereof, we have direct in.
terest In The consequences Of this speculation,
md so We enter our protest against it.
, 1860-12-27
PROPOSED REMEDIES.

Now that South Carolina is, so far as she
can 60 by her own motion, out Of the
Union, and virtually in an attitude Of re-
be1lion against the laws Of our country,
there are certain duties which devolyc upon
Congress, in relation 10 her, which that
body ought not to neglect It seems to us,
hcrcaway, advisable to,
1st Create q new Judicial District, ex-
tending from Washington City on the
North, to the Gulf Of Mexico on the South,
including in its area I'll the rcbellious Cot
ton States, or as many Of them ms shall fol-
low South Carolina's trcasonablc example
1t is clcra1y in the POWER Of Congress 10
do this thing; and 1Aat there is vital nc
ccssity for it, the resignation Of the judici-
III officers in South Carolina and the utter
impossibi|ity Of serving any judicial pro-
cess therein, Is sufficient proof. In such
district as That which VIC propo=c to create,
the offenders agains the peace ard dignity
Of the United States would bcbrought with
in the reach the Marshal whom the Presi-
dent might appoint, Of the force to net as
Ills posse, Of the Judges who would not
hcsjtatc 10 try, and jurics which would, If
guilty, convict them In no other way that
has ye1 been devised can the legal machi~
merry Of the government be brought to bear
upon those who are dcfying its authority.
The tribunal would be countcr-revolution-
ary, but in strict accordance with the Con-
stitution and the cxigcncy Of the times.
I'd. The repeal Of the law which makes
Charleston port Of entry, to be followed by
other acts Of repeal applicable to all
other ports which shall attempt, by the
appointment Of collectors and other fhnc-
tionaries, to interfere with the revenue
laws Of the United States, This and the
stationing Of sufficient marine force ut
the mouth Of ea:h harbor so dealt with.
would be the worst punishment for trea-
son that severity tempered with mercy
could invent The produce Of the rebel
lious districts rotting in the hands Of the
producers, or sold at an enormous sacrifice
the merchnnts, sh n Of their business, OBJ
tatnfng goods only ut great cost and
obliged TO Cell to customers without money;
The banks cut of from their usual sources
Of profit In the commercial and agricnltl-
nj districts, would aoon be touched On n
, 1860-12-27

LUIS NAFVAAVN7S AEf V&AAASs
The recent reforms instituted by Louis
Napoleon and the manner Of their promul-
cation, are in strict accordance with the
character Of that remarkable man With
out any prcmonition, without consultation
with his ministers, lo astounds both his
cabinet and his people with the unexpected
publication VI u drcrcr, permitting the ut
most latitude of debate in the Corps
L:g;sl1tif relntive to the policy Of the
Government, including criticism OF the
measures recommended by the Emperor.
At the same time Count dc Pcrsigny,
Minister Of the interior, follows up the de-
cree Of the Emperor with IN official notifi-
cation TO the Press Of the suspension ofthe
law Of 1862, under which, in certain cases,
TINT description Of property, without trial
and without warninl. might be annihilated
The French journals are told, in effect, that
the same liberty is assured to them that Is en-
joycd by those Of Great Britain. 1t is
probable, however, that this measure is in
tended only rs an experiment, since under
any other view Of the case, the law Of 1852
wonld hare been abrogated, instead Of be-
ing temporarily suspended 1t is further
stated that the Emperor has notified lis
Ministers, that in the event Of the defeat BY
the Corps Legi*IatJ Of any measure recon-
mended by him, he would Immediately dis
solve tile Chan bcrs, and appeal to the peo-
pie; and that, should the popular voice be
against him, he would submit.
These are remarkable reforms, indicative
at once Of the wisdom Of tho French En-
pcror and Of still other changes Jet TO
come, whereby the liberties Of Ills subjects
will be enlarged. At the same time, it Sc
cures the pcrmancncc Of the Napolconic
dynasty by identifying it with the cxten.
sion Of popular rights, and thus giving it n
place in the undying affections Of the
French people. The fact ia BY no means
tlattcring to us as q people that, while the
Car Of Russia is cnfranchising lis Serfs,
and while Louis Napoleon is successfully
conducting The French Nation along the
pathwayof CONSTITUTIONAL Freedom, our gov
ernmcnt is brought. to the very verge Of
dissolution because Of its tendencies to-
wards Liberty.
, 1860-12-27

0uco An2n fenrR A4saasInatlop.
The New York Heralds Washington correz-
pondent, who has the run of the kitchen Of the
White House, says:
In every hotel and every street In this city,
VIC hsar hardly anything but .'enunciation Of
the President for his course in refusing to
strengthen Major Anderson. Justice should
be done to the President by asserting the fact,
and make fhc assertion upon good authority,
that tue President stands In fear of assassin1-
tion Il be attempts to increase the forceat Fort
Moulfr1e he has SO expressed himself to .
distinguished Democratic member Of the gov
ernment, who know would hare denounced
hlm N tue Senate as traitor had not the &C.
know Judgement referred 10 been made which
enlisted ior the President the sympathy Of the
senator. and Induced him to withhold his de-
uunciation.
, 1860-12-27
Henry Ward Keec1ler ut PhIadelphin.
Especial Dispatch to tie y. i. Tfmes.l

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. q.
Great excitement has existed here all day In
certain circles. because it was announced that
Kew. Henry Nard Becchcr would speak before
tue sons OF New England this evening. For
weeks past there has bean much talking pro
and con rs to the adyisIbiliiv of his being per
n'itted to speak, aud great pressure was
brought to bear upon the committee In charge
TO induce them to Withdraw their Invitation
that they declined to do. but wrote Mr. B.
thu state Of the case, advising him to be pru-
dent and requesting III Immediate reply, giy-
Ing flc title Of his address, which they hoped
would be conciliatory aud pacIne-to which
mr. Beecher replied that be should be on hand
to keep his appointment, and that :hc theme
would be one which he deemed appropriate for
After repeated failures, Mr. Palmer, the
Chairman, succeeded In getting tall, only BIZ
giving bonds TO be responsible in case Of at
tack Several Of the Committee we're SO fear-
tul Of disturbance that they dared not sit On
tue platform. Every effort WIS nude to fu-
ducc the Committee to back down, but ST.
Beccher and Mr. Palmer stood firm. Tic lee
ture passed OF nnlntcrruptcdIy, and WIS de-
cidcd success. There was an immense audi
cnce, who were very enthusiastic
, 1860-12-27

70 The traitor Fancey has Just written
another letter, In which he says:
Alabama will, most assuvedly, secede first,
and make efforts at cooperation for a Southern
Confede17cy Afterwards, No p7ofIesed CON.
promises, no amendment of the Constitution.
no profercd additional guarantees, can delay
her action for independence moment. There
is no defect in our fundamental law; Aere-
joTs aetdf no alteration. The great defect In
the Union Is the public conscience and educa
uon OF the Northern masses Upon the slavery
question, which begets an irreconcilable and
trTcpressibie conflict between them and that
Institution, aud OF course between them and all
constitutional provisions which protect that
institution
, 1860-12-27
Letter from Fort mou1trIe.

VIC ind the following letter evidently writ
ten by one Of the United States officers now in
Fort aonltrie, tloating about In our exchanges.
We have private assurances that tho letter is
genuine:
FonT MoUIrE1E, s. c., Dec. II. 1860.
DEAE---.: I think By this time yon ut
least are satisfied TINT was neither an alarm-
tst nor false prophet. South Caro1ina will un-
dlcted, We are about to be attacked by 10000
men. Had these forts been garrieoned In time,
doubt there would hare been any blood
shed. or any secession. South Caroliua would
not like to fight with the guns Of the forts In
the hands the General Government; fortwo
and are therefore impsegnabfc to any thing but
naval attack, and that must come from large
fleet to produce any effect So you see there
would be little object in takin. the third fort,
{Fort Moultrfe) as the other two command the
channel. Our fort has sixty soldiers, and the
other two forts arc manned By about 150 brick
layers from Maryland, Who are repairing and
finishing up the work. The bricklaycfs say
they wont light, as 1t is not their business;
aud they claim to osympathise good deal with
South Carolina
This poor, weak, dilapidated old fort had no
ditch, and the wall, when the sand which had
blown against It is removed, is only twelve feet
LIZ
the Foundation. and have CONC to the water
We hare had The chinks and crannfes in fhe
walls pl.stererI mn. and conseouentIv we feci
more safe agaiust gurprise in tie n,rht. 1
only fear our men will be worn out BY con-
slant watching and hard labor. Giyc Us $50
more men now and We win bring South Caro-
lima to her senses without shedding any blood,
for not a vessel could enter or leave without
our permission. Gen. Scott, in notification
times, had thousand men here, We hare
orders to defend the fort, aud we have but sixty
men and eight or ten officers; but We will do
all that mrn ran ffn and hayf dctrrm{nrd If
uecessary::to take the mogt icspenafe mcas.
urds. Our men arc ready, and think will
fight we'll The South Curo1inlans will attack
US as soon "a thcy seccde: first. hcc1nse they
wish to have command Of their own harhor. .anIf
fear DELAY will enable relufurreuenfs to CONG.
Second rbesnusc our small number invites
IN attack, aud the rural population want to
| A.ht eotnebody, Aud third. because they think
| victory would fnspirit tht: South and cement
| the Southern Confede, .cy together. The Re.
| publicans. NAV offer t.. tomprpmise. Gut il il
1ssd<ss South Carolina Leaves the Union. moi
beeouse 4hc has anv 4e1l Tierunces but because she
thinks she edu o BITTER; They talk If 4 great
Southern Empire, Of the reopepiuy oi the
slave trade. and Of making Charleston q free
port I hare never vet seen auy Iyat;oaal frcl.
lng amon. them, or any love tor lh.. stars aud
stripes. Ido hope TIC Rtfu5{jcons uiW not DE-
| tase Menrcltrs bY qi,inq ~ their priuc;1|ts and
offering compromises uAici u;u on1y 1e xDurnnl,
| God knows ! dcplorc civil war. but in con
tending against secession l hold that / an
| fighting ugNfnst anarchy: up.iust II dnctTinf
, 1860-12-27
DUB WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Sfaveh0lderx, Jlt1m1tuu.
From Our Own Correspondent

The House Crisis Committee hare adjourned
their sittings till JAnaary 7th. No conclusion
WIS reached aud no matters in dispute were
settled The Southern members Of the Com
mittee haro submitted their tdsinsa.una to be
embodied in the Constitution as amendments.
It embraces the following points: First-a dc
claration that the Constitution recognizes
property in slaves. Second-that shareholders
shall be iudemnifed for the loss of slaves who
may escape into the free States. Third-that
Congress shall never hare the power to abolish
slagcry In the District Of Columbia, without
the consent Of Maryland, Virginia, and the
o"ne1s Of the slaves Fourth-the right Of
trans't and sojourn toifh their slsxs in the free
States. Fifth-a line shall be extended across
the Territories to the Paeilc ocean, north Of
which Slavery shall not be established, and
south Of which slavery shall be protected, In
any Territory noD belonging to or thai hereafter
may Be acquired. si1th-no one Of the present
slave States aha1l be allowed to abolish slavery
without the consent Of AL the other slave
s1a1es; insert provision giving the
e1asf ota1cs q VETO on MI ac's OF Congress In
lnlcal to the institution Of slavery. Eighth
th1t the Presh4ent shal be elected hereafter
by single districts. to the end TINT the South,
oc'ns anlteo ano Inc North divided, the latter
s'tau ncTcs again be able to elect President
ia:re a1c various minor propositions and de-
MAIDS, but the foregoing en'trace what the
shareholders deem their ultimatum, and unless
they arc complied with, they arc pledged to
withdraw the fifteen slave States from she
Union
All propositions for adjustment made By the
shareholders, require dn<nd'nenss' to the Con-
stitution. They will no longer live under the
constitution Us our fathers made it. It Is not
proslavery enough to suit their ideas. is
not good enough for them. They insist on
having new Constitution formed, that will
balm harmony with and support the new dogma
that slaTesJ ID OF divine origin, and Is the
natural relation between capital and hbor.
Let all your union.savers bear this In mind.
Can the free States consider the foregoing
demands. and agree that they shall be incorpo-
rated into the Constitution! Halfway tempo
rlzing concessions will not be accepted. The
shareholders aFe resolved to have all the ques-
.1oaS IN olsPnte settled now, in tnelF ia'or, or
leasc 1ne onaon~ Lei rs look a. the nafuTe OF
some oi tncse required concessions, and sec
*aat GROUNDS they cover. The first demand
Is tnat Inc consntuton shau recognize prop
er1y In man The trainers Of the Constitution
were careful to word that instrument to reject
TINT idea Thcy were determined TINT no such
principle should hare lodgment In Its proris~
ions. For seventy years slayery has been