Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-12-25
THE PLOT THICKENs.

the Union receives diurnal shocks
by telegraph, as to what is going
on there. The wire. worker who ar.
ranges the messages is doubtless a
member Of the star chamber, and
fully as well posted as to what our
masters purpose as Mr.. BarDwell
Rhett, or Augustus Brick, Esq -
We say no from the careful manner
in which the words are selected
that are sent over the wires, NO rs
to produce the best effect. The
New York Times learns that Maj
Anderson has been ordered to sur
render the United States property
Of Fort Moultrie if attacked by the
insurrectionists. Mr.. w. II. Conklin,
Of Philadelphia denies the validity
Of the letter, the substance of
which was telcgraphed from the
New York Times az coming from
the President. Who is Mr.. w. II.
Conklin 7 But there's no time for
answering a silly question like
this.
The last dispatches from Charles
ton runs thus:
The Convention met at Don 20 day, pur-
suant to adjournment.
Prayer was offered baseeching Almighty
God to unite the people of the South in
the formation Of Southern Consideracy.
A motion was made that committee be
appointed 10 invite the Governor, Post
master and Collector of the Port 10 he
present, which, however, was temporarily
postponed.
BarDwell Rhett chairman Of the commit
tee. presented an address TO the Southern
States n long and able paper, reviewing
the Injuries Of South Carolina during her
connection with the Union.
The Convention refused TO issue tho ad-
dress until its final adoption made the
special order Of Saturday.
Judge Wardlow made n report by ordi-
nance, amending tho Constitution of the
State of South Carolina.
Other important busine-s was trans
acted, when the Convention won't into Sc
cret session. excluding all but membors.
The excitement here tonight knows no
bounds. A grand procession, composed
of tho regularly organized body Of Minute
Mon, several thousand minute Citizsns,"
Al. 4
Departments, is paradipg tho principal
thOroughfares, with soul stirring music,
appropriate trsnsparencieH, banners, and
large locomotive reiiectors.
The procession formed in front of "Ss-
cession Hslp and proceeded to tho Mills
House.
Mr.. Pickens. tho Governor olec', was
handsomely serenaued. At later hour
thesfollOwing persons were honored in .
similar manner, tho procession scoompa-
nyinR tho Horenaders.
Hon. VIM. ID. Porter, President OF the
Senate General Simmons, Speaker Of tho
House General Jamison, President Of tho
Convention Mayor Macbeth. and other
distinguished persousges. Speeches ex-
pre-sive of thanks and in nowledgment
of the compliment were received and de-
monstratious Of tho widest enthusiasm.
Immediately in front OF the procession
foated the veritable flag recently unfurled
by Captain Berry from the masthead Of
the steamer Columbia, of Governors Is
land, New York.
At this extremity Of the Union,
the reading portion Of the people
will not fail to notice the concert
of action TO a particular end, now
dealt with as foregone conclu
sion. The Delta newspaper COM
pany, through its editors, playing
upon the harp of a thousand strings.
carefully tuned to command the
admiration of the mob, cannot wait
for the action Of the Union dssolv-
ing Convention to assemble in q
week, but throws out the flag Of
what it is pleased to call lndepend.
eat Louisiana, with the following
very modest language:
Yesterday at noon we unfurled
from our building the Flag of INDIE
PENDENT LOUISIANA. l. foated out
upon the air in triumph, in the face
of a strong Northern breeze, which
only caused it to shake out its am
pie folds and wave with exultant
defiance. Thus, on behalf of the
Delta State" do we proclaim the
independence Of Louisisna--in sd
vance, perhaps, of the formal decla-
ration of her Convention, but not
in advance Of the indisputable sen
timent of her people.
This dispenses with the necessi-