, 1860-12-29
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PERSONAL.

A Charleston correspondent Of the New
York Wor1d relates the following incident said
10 have occurred On the day the Convention
passed the Secession Ordinance:
Il may not be out of 1lncc to stats here that
the table on which the Declaration Of 1nds..
pe,,dcncc was eigned-a table now In the pos
session of lady of Charlcston-was incf1sciu-
ally applied for l,y 4 Committee Of the Con.
veation for this occasion The lady told the
Committee that rather than have the ordinance
OF secession signed thereon, she would burn
the table to ASHES
The Brooklyn Republican General Com
m'ttec hare endorsed tEeir representative, E1'
Humphrey, q" for lis manly aud patriotic
course in firmly opposing all humiliating and
degrading compromises" as member Of the
Corwin Crisis Committee.
Sydney Webster, President picrco's private
secretary, has removed his law Office from Bos-
ton to New York, and it is rumored that Calob
Gushing, while keeping his domicil in Masea-
c!,usetts, will also fix Ills headquarters in New
York as partner Of Webster.
The Senatorial tern of Andy johnson Of
Tennessee, who made ! 1otle speech for tho
Union, expires On the 4th OF March, 1863 So
the next Congress will have the benefit Of Ills
his counsels, un1csz Tennessee should be
:,ailty Of the incredible folly Of seeding from
the Union.
An ENGLISH porT OK ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The following spirited SONNET, one Of the best
composed BY the author Of Proyerb:al philos-
0;,ly, was written under the Inspiration Of
two public eycuts-;hc friendly welcome = igeu
',y the American people to tho Prince of
4. 1.t
election Of Republican President Of tlc Uni
ted States. 1t expresses, We believe, tie gen
c1al feeling Of the civilized world--1oE the IN
stituliun OF slavery Inns 10 defenders EXCEPT
in those countrirs where it extsts, or where it
acquires ktlppottrs in consequence Of politi-
ca1 associations; aud mankind look with a>ton-
| istlmcut on tho spectacle ot nation which
c4lls itself free, cudcavorins to introduce sla-
very where it never existed l,efure- Tue lines
which We give below arc among thc numerous
indications that, even should the Gulf Stat Is
separate themselves from tic others with tic
view Of prosecuting til: slave trade without
restraint, they will be Disappointed in tae hope
,owcrs Of the Old World. They will bc lett
| 10 that condition Of Imperfect Independence
| which is the fate Of petty communities over
| -l.aGowcd i,y sacic powerful and scaer1cct-
~ civilized neiylbozln: Soyeramcn:--9- J,
t 4,sx. ibst.
SONNET TO ABRAHAM 11EcoLS.
| 1Ior. uobly, Great America. thy hva:t
Greeted our Staso's sweet Hopc-doTcr-and how
! well
Thy Children played their tsrc and lender part.
England has thrilled l.. hear and loses lo le!i.
Aud now. another glad and clorinrs I1.aso
! OF the United Grandeur ,hut tllo1 nrt
| Has siten upon thc world for peace aud pralsa
In thin III! 1lcw-electcd: :: he i occ,
| i naturA1 chief a,nnn-st his fellows tccn:
Scltpoist d, srraiicd-Libcrtys own fon.
| N;sc temperate righteous. uf .aaje=ttc n:fen.
Aud loving bond :Es: free: hut lnnvir- mora
| tn lind no slavery possible between
The twin vast ucr4l7, free rum Eln5e tD fhore.
MArrlS +. TCcrEE-
A1arry Eurrc-