The national Republican., 1860-12-29

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Receipts Expenditures. Deficit
South Carolina SlO7,j36 S3l9,06S $2l7,523 |
Georgia l6SG65 3jS,lSO 1855 |
Florida 2j,932 ILL.,, 1855 l45,253 |
Alabama l29,l03 363,62O 234,526 |
Mississippi lOl,5i9 379,0N 2s6,445 |
1t is jocularly said, that on the question of
reprcssing secession, buchanan occupies the
platform OF Ensign Stebbins, who was in favor
of the Maine law, but opposed to its execution.
Plunkins, who is certain the South will Sc.
cede, is slightly consoled with the reflection,
that though. they may take possession of the
Capitol, shut up the mouth Of the Mississippi,
and appropriate the Gulf stream, they can't
hare the Northern Lights
The Atalanta (Ga) Contederacy gives How
ell Cobb a terrible scsthing to sweeten his re.
turn home. After describing the financial and
commercial distress in Georgia, it says:
"Why these troubles? We answer treachcry,
imbecility, corruption, fraud, and ambition, have
characterized the Administration of James Blu.
chanan. He and the gourmand Cobb have
victimzed the Government, and are to-day try
ing to end the sckening spectacle by civil war,
insurrection, and famine!"
The MINISTER AND THE BLUE CoCKADE.-
A very conservative and genial minister of this
city, meeting one of his young friends on the
street, looked with some curiosity upon what
struck him as blue rose on the hat of his
young friend, and inquired what it meant.
"Srl " said the young blood, &" that is blue
cockade.' "Cockade!" echoed the minister,
"cock ade Yes, sir; blue cockade. That's
all right, amt it, sr?" Ges,' said the min
lister, all right, all right on the goose" The
young man has not been seen since.-LOuiS.
pille Democrat.
An eccentricay dressed woman, carrying
one dog in arms, and having another at her
heels, was arrested at Buffalo on wednesday
for vsgrancy. She was quite reconciled to go
to the wOrkhouse for sixty days, as the judge
permitted her TO have her dogs with her.
A man down in Maine determined to live to
n good old age, uses no alcoholic or fermented
drinks, no tobacco, tea coffee, spices, pepper,
or vinegar, and eats but little meat or butter
no tcnr bread, and no gr,vies, or other d" fix
ings," to coax the appetite. He rises at ioar,
winter and summer, and bathes always in the
coldest water he can obtain. For twenty-sx
years he has had no ache or pain, and, being
fifty years Of age, considers himself good for
fifty more, and never expects TO die until the
machine wears out.
The Arabian horses that were presented to
Governor Seward have been transferred by
that gentleman to the care of the State Agri.
cultural Society, who, in turn, have given them
in charge Of the Messrs. Bathgate, of Fordham
We learn that stables are now being arranged
for the reception Of these distinguished stran
gers, who will soon take up their abode in ouI
county, where they, no doubt, will prove object:
of interest to all breeding fine horses for the
road ar track. Due notice will be given when
the Messrs. Bathgate are prepared to receive
visits from the public.
NEWSPAPER OBITUARY-The Southern Con
fcderacy, paper published at Atlanta, Georgia
and edited by DR.. Hamb mbeton-which New York
merchants will remember as the originator Of
the scheme of " White and Black Lists '-ha,
had the misfortune to fall into the hands of the
sheriff, and the inexorable sheriff has " exc
cuted it according to law in such cases mad,
and provided. The Con ntederacy will be hearc
of no more.-N. y. Post.
PRENTICE ON COATS OF ARMs.-1f Soutl
Carolina does secede, recede, draw back, bacl
down, back out from the Union, we hope sh
will have the grace to display huge craw.fsl
on her coat of arms.
NAMES OF SECESSION CLUBs IN SAVANNAH
Observation-Disclosures Men, Home Guard, South
rrn Rights Club, Sons of the South, Bell Dogs
Rattle Snakes, Kangaroos, and Niger Pro
tectors.
Alphonse Karr, hearing one day an infar
tile musical prodigy, about which everybod
was in raptures, said coldly to a friend at hi
elbow: well, don't like him so well a
last night" "Why "quoth his friend, " h
has played better to day than yesterday !
/" 1t is true" answered the critic but the
he is "a hours older l"
LEGENDARY LITERATURE AND LITERARY /,
cENDIARIEs-The Albany (Ga.) paper relate
the following incident:
"Just then scene was presented
Our enterprsing book merchant, l.. f. Wecl
appeared with large bundle of Harper's Ma,
azne, and some other periodicals of like Xxi
and, constructing the pile in the middle
Broad street, they were well sprinkled wit
camphene, and then touched off with ligh
wood torch, lin the hands of a little boy, the SC
of an Immediate secessionist,) and burned I
ashes, amid the plaudts of the crowd"
CHRISTMAS IN PHILADELPHIA.-The city
brotherly love did not keep Christmas as sh
should have kept it. The Philadelphia Nel
says:
"The number of cases of drunkenness an
disorderly conduct were greater than we g,
pected and the arrests by the police were col
siderable"
MIs1IssIPPI's BONDs.-The N. o. Data say
letter. writer who holds some of the repudate
bonds of Mississippi writes to a correspondent
in that State and urges him to 90 on for II
separate independence of that State. He sa
in the Union the foreign bond holders have /
means OF enforcing payment from Missssp
by those arguments which one independe
State presents sometimes with great effect
another. In the Union they cannot get at he
but tie moment she declares her independen
this matter is placed i'fa rery different poSitio
tand she NAV be made TO do Justice 10 her cre