Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-10
the SIGN, OF THE TINES.


THE SIGNS OF THE TINES.
AFFAIRS AT CHARLEsToN News OF LIN
coLS's ELECTION.
The Charleston Mercury sayS:-'' Yesterday
November the 9TH, will long be memorable day
in Charleston. The ten has been thrown over
Intense though quiet excitement prevails through
out the community. The Government officials a.
our columns will show, have resigned. From
early evening on Tuesday, until two O'Clock the
with anxious expectants Of the news from New
York. All day yesterday our bulletin board was
surrounded and our ONCE hlled with a continually
| flowing crowd. At twelve O'Clock was unfurled
| from windows and stretched across the street
a red flag, with the Palmetto and the Lone Star
| A shout from below, and twice three hearty
| of 1860 Immediately assembled and arrangements
have been made for a public meeting to indorse
the action Of the Legislature In the cali Of State
Convention to assemble as soon as practicable.
The feeling on all hands Is for prompt separate
State action. The Federal officers who have
resigned their places are expected to address the
meeting to assemble az soon az the Legislature
| shall have acted. Charleston IL not behind the
State, and will play her part in the grand drama
now before US. as becomes her intelligence Aef
| stake, and her civilization. On every lip 10 the
stern cry "Vtre Ia liberia "a
At resistance meeting held on Wednesday
evening, Mr.. Manigault rose and said that a num-
Der Of citizen Of all classes In the community had
formed committee this morning, to take into
preston TO the feelings Of the citizens Of Charles
ton In regard to the election of Lincoln and
Hamlin, the black republican candidates for
President and vice-President. they offer for
the consideration Of the meeting the following re-
port:
Your Committe are Of opinion that an assem
olage OF large body Of citizens, for the perform
not a the open air, but in some building, where
the discussion and proceedings can be distinctly
heard and clearly understood. They recommend
hat he Ia fft.,fo D~li y
meeting, and that one committee be appointed to
engage and prepare the Hall for that purpose, and
that another comrnittee be charged to prepare a
report and resolutions, and select officers Tor the
organizationg Of the meeting The report was
adopted, and committee appointed.
SERENADK TO JUpGK MAGRAru AND OrHKRs.
After the meeting, large concourse Of citizens,
mum bering many thousand, met at the Charleston
OF the Federal Goverpment who had resi- gned their
commissions While there assembled, crowding
the immense piazza Of the hstel, and filling the
street In front, l.. w Spratt, Esq was called
upon aud responded In a speech Of half an hour
which was received with Immense applause Mr.
Spratt was particularly forcble and happy in bis
remarks. He said 1t was not question Of action,
but only Of the form Of action the aggress ons OF
the North would force the South to move al
States, II that be possible, but II not. to move
themselves and take upon themselves the vindi.
cation Of their rights. He closed his remarks
amid deafening cheers, AZ the hour had arrived
| Tor the procession to form. The mass headed by
| band of music and under escort of the Wssh.
ington Artillery, then moved of to the residence
Of n ni: II Homo, Judge Magrath.
OF the Judge, and in response to the loud calls Of
| the people, Judge Magrath appeared and ad-
..a .s the crowd 70. about ten minutes. He
he stood before the people Of Charleston, untram-
melted In the expression OF bis views That he
stood there az citizen Of South Carolina, ready
20 20 asiend her rights at any ard all hazards. That
j horn Hat
them by the North, should bring ruin and dsso-
aton TO the country, II could not be charged upon
the South, for they had borne their wrongs until
forbearance had ceased to be rirfxs and to for
Dear longer toas crime. He looked upon the
actions of fhis day as the first gun Of ths yerou-
tion, the sound q which will be vibrated back
from the fifteen Southern States He hoped the
southern States would be united out ~ NOT
South Carolina would alone meet the issue. He
Concluded cor by saying that he would not detain
.ne party longer, as u had been intimated to him
,nat ne would be called upon for an expression Of
his views at an early day.
-. DeBow, Esq who was present, was
loudly called for and responded. He said he was
present there to congratulate their late ex.Judge
on the noble position he had this day taken. and
closed with some forcible remarks on separate
State action
In the u 9. District Court on w ednesdav. ate,
the transaction of suudry business, the iudgs
asked If the grand jury had any presentment To
said: 1'' "',
May It please your Honor 1t is unde rs.ood to
be one OF the functions Of the grand jury to make
Pfesentmenn Of nuisances, and to suggest to the
Court ana TO the country such reforms In INV or
In Its administration, a. to them may seem proper
lily Of the Government, and are desipned To pro.
mote Its gradual and steady progress 10 the hjpbest
civiization Hence 1t was the purpose of this jury
,S i1y Deiore tne Court some matters suggested by
the Indictments submitted to them; but the EVENT.
OF yesterday seem to render this unnecessary now
he verdict OF the northern section Of the Confed-
eracy, SoIemnly announced to the country throug b
the ballot.box on yesterday, has swept away the
last hope for the permanence for the stability of
the Federal Government Of these sovereign State
and the public mind IL constrai ned to lift itseIf
above the confederation Of details in the admins
tfation OF Law and Justice, up to the vast and so
ernn issues which have been forced upon us
These Issues involve the existence Of the Govern
ment OF which this Court i. the organ and the
the grand jury respectfully decline to proceed
with their presentmens. They deem this expla-
| nation due to the Court and TO themselves.
LnerenPon III. Honor addressed the grand jury,
saying In the course Of his remark The business
OF the Term has been disposed Of and under or.
binary circumstances, 1t would be nv duty 10
dismiss you to your several avocations, with my
| thanks for your presence and aid But now
have something more to do, the omission of which
would not be consistent with proprjety In the
political history Ct the United States an event has
happened OF ominous import to fifteen slavehold-
Ing States The State OF which we are citizens
has been always understood to have deliberately
nxed Its purpose, whenever that event should han
pen. Feeling an assurance Of what will be the
action OF the State, consider 1t my duty, with.
Out delay, to prepare to obey its wishes. That
preparation 10 made by the resignation of the
once have held. For the last time have an
Judge Of the United States, administered the laws
Of South Carolina
May not say to you, that In the future which
we are about to penetrate next to the reliance we
should place In the goodness Of that God who
N he r oh
ndence In our State, and our obed fence TO its
laws We are about to sever our relations with
Others, because they have broken their covenant
Win us. Let US mol break the covenant we have
made with each other Let us not fo,o rt that w hat
tne laws OF our State require, become our duties
And that he who acts against the wish, or without
tne command Of his State, usurps that sovereign
autnorlty which we must ma ntaln inyiolate
At the cOncluaion of his rema.L. ~. 49,.