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, 1861-03-01
a cneeflul View Of the Cotton Supplv.
EFEom the London Shf,1ninr c5raf.

Eai
a great deal Of apprehension has been exc,.
Iea ~ this country By the prospect Of short
supply OF cotton from America. duripg tha
coming year, and We shall not regret fhe nra.
yalence Of the sentiment Il, as It is probable.
u leads TO the. early development of othePp
sources o. supply, and terminates that condi.
tion Of almost absolute dependence nron % the
American Cotton States for the raw material di|
which our manufactures have hitherto been
content to be placed In. We are AMONGST
those, however, that have too great faith IN
ne principles Of economic science. and in tte
nlst lay Of natuTe,h u On which those princi-
pies are Tor the most part founded, to believe
days, be annfhilated by any process Which h9e the
W1t of man can devise, OF his power put in IN.
GRAFTON. The prevalence of civil war in tie
southern States Of America, mfeht temno,ari.
y suspend the course Of industry, and tie nro.
duce Of some estates would be short: Int thc
demand which has hitherto stimulated -the cot.
ton trade Of those States, will still. under al al
most any conceivable cifcumstanee. nrodnee
ne supply. To sappest that The Southern Statss
q Anles7ea COT go on rif5laoue prpdncing ci;so,,
1s 70 suppose men can ez5t .okho4 the ;,,enus ~
tJe ana cotton ia produced it se;u find a nar,
4et as surely as it q .,aiatd 10 "a: It Is Of M
g3r@ R,5 * Consequence tehs fiat market Is a ons
tnis g. country are made in the Gulf Of Mexico.
a. Enalleston, at Savannah, or at the Norther'
forta. It is aquestion, and yery sarions ona NJ
ior the Southern States, whether thew viii . ner.
slst IN movement which will affect most Toa.
teEaiiy the prosperity OF their leading Ports
and divert thriving commerce into those . f off
aea taeir n m9st formidable rivals. To tie purcha
eon NJ soutaern produce and especially to the
question is-win cotton continue 70 he MY No.
dueed in the Southern States for ~ snraft, r. ~
It Is, it will find its way to that countrv WIore
there Is the greatest demand for It, Whistler
therefore, the secession movement suceeed a.
daaad aha,1 We believe It will fall utterly-we
States 80 long Us they continue to cnitivat..
that article Of commerce, which viii be N
tong as there Is an estate in the South thot
cultivation 1o1 tiss
, 1861-03-01

The Constitution as it is satisfies all Re.
publicans not: terrified INTO the belief that
to "sayethe Unions" " the principle Of Free
dom in that instrument must be expunged.
But ne know Of no man ii. olrranks who
Is not willing, if any considerable number
of the American people desire . 0onyen=
ton to discuss its defects, to:permit that
Convention to be: called. On our part, If
amendments are in order, we shall not fail
to insist upon such. as afford new and addi-
tional guarantees for the protection Of the
persons and property Of Northern men,
when in the Soutn-guch as will hereafter
facilitate the impeachment and punish
ment'of traitors like Buchanan, and such
as will .deny,m terms the assumed right Of
secession. Recent events have demonstra-
ted the need Of amendments like these in
certain contingencies which may not arise
again in century, but which may well be
guarded against now. Beyond these we
see nothing to correct. That the people
will ever consent to any change which
will establish and protect slavery by con-
stitutiona1 enactment is in this age simply
prepCSterous,.
, 1861-03-01
Assassination.

L~11"A0~AASc VI sAp 1S+ j. 4lWes.t
WAsHEaroH, Feb. 24, 1861.
The attempt to assassinate Mr.. Van Wvck
may or may not have been prompted by poli.
lcal conscientious. It Is known that he is
extremely odtous to the cut-throat gang Of Se.
cessionists about the city, who are actnateif hv
81 the malignant passions Of the Brookees and
keitts Of South Carolina; and If it turns ont
that the murderous assault upon him proceed.
ed from political causes, the fact should he n
warning to the friends Of the Presideut to keen
constant lookout tor:a more desperate and
daring outings, which would indeed preciDi-
tate bloody solution OF existing troubles. II
We could suppose q ;Secessionist to be Nos
sessed OF grain Of common sense, It might
be safely assumed that no rational follower Of
the iaction would eonntenance IN attempt up-
On the LIFE OF tho President, since It's only e.
feet could be to make every Free State b1Istle
with bayonets, and convert every town ana
neighborhood, from Plymouth Rock. to The
golden gate Of California, into 4 military en-
campment- But wisdom and foresight are not
10 be predicted of Seceasionists-eyent the best
OF them-and every page Of revolutionary
history the world over, Is full Of lessons Of n
strnction suitable to the present hour, When
1t is remembered that In no age or country djd
defeated faction treasure up more of scorn
and hatred, more Of disappointed ambition. Of
hurniliated, and Jet unsubdued pride, and lust
OF revenge, than the. demosratic oligarchY
Whlcn has SO long 1nisrnled this country, we
must notbe surprised at the most fiaboiical
enterprises; and we should stand prepared to
meet and defeat them 'Irepeat, that there ia
no danger Of an open attempt. The rebels ara
too consciously weak to essay anything Of that
sort; but we should over estimate thejr nrn-
dence, their honor and their conscience. # We
dlscafu the idea Of assassination. a:
, 1861-03-01

The. .guea6es Of the ingenious gentlemen
who send special dispatches to tile New
York papers, in regard to the incoming
Cabinet, are not to be relied upon for q
minute. Their last prediction is that John
Bell, Of Tennessee, will be the recipient Of
::Mr: Lincoln's favor. Unless Mr. Bell has
been recently converted, or Mr.: Lincoln
has suddenly degenerated, that is arfant
nonsense When last heard from, Mr.
Bell was an ardent Dred Scottite, and Mr.
Lincoln was in favor Of Congressional pro-
AUTHORIZATIONS as widely different as
the poles. It is probable that Mr. Be1lmsy.
have abjured his heresies; but not possible
that Mr.. Lincoln has adopted the Breckin-
ridge platform
, 1861-03-01

Another Excitement ut Charleston.
The Charleston Courier Of Friday Last says
that Strengthening steamer, supposed to be
the Daniel Webster, which cleared from New
York for Austin, sTens, with United States
troops on board, WAS fallen IN with outside Of
Charleston Bar last night {Thursd.y). The
M<reA1y of Friday alludes to the matter, as
follows 80. :". -
"The special dispatches OF the Mercury, an
nouncing that stealthy reinforcement of Fort
Sumter had been determined on, and that Fed
eral troops, In boats, might be expected atany
moment that circumstances Bhou1d happen to
favor their attempt to reach the fort, were con
t1rmed about 9 O'clock last night, by ytelegrans
received by the Governor. Shortly afterwards,
dispatches came up from Fort Moultrie, stat.
ing that the Lieutenant In charge Of the harbor
watch had reported that he was informed by a
pilot that the steamship Daniel Webster had
been seen BY him off Cape Roman at noon,
Notice was Immediately given to the different
posts. Gen. DunnoVant and Capt: Hamilton
proceeded mmediate1y to Fort Moultrie, Mai.
Stevens repaired to Morris Island batteries.
Everything was got In readiness for the ex-
Sup to the hour ut which we 60 to press.
(lalf-past 4 o'cloek), there has been uothing
seen either Of the Daniel Webster or her boats.
we are very sure that the gallant troops on
morT17 and Sullfyan's Islands will keep bright
lookout for both" I
, 1861-03-01

The rejection Of Kehoggs proposition in
the House Of Representatives, by vote of
3s to 158, must beno less gratify lying to that
gentleman than the action of lis constitu-
ents in the Peoria Convention. 1t suggests
the inquiry-what has become Of Tie sszaE
Republican members who we're trumpeted
abroad as having given their adhesion to
it2 We have not yet seen. the ayes and
noes, but it looks very much asth ough Mr,
Kellogg had been The sole member, elected
asa Republican, who had given his vote
for the base surrender: Thus has the cob
house Of Mr.: Kelloggs proposed fame as
"great pacifcator," tumb1ed about his
ears. This result is whit every
man possessing . grain of sense, to say
nothing Of principle, must have anticipa-
ted. 1tcould not be expected that be could
make y .Danites." Of the Republican masses
Of the 1Vth Illinois District, or the Repub-
lican members Of the XXXVIth Congress.
He could transform himself with little diff
fculty, as the result has proved, hut there
his influence ended fatty and conclusfvely.:
Histo be hoped. that: Mr.: Kellogg will
now retrace bis steps. Far be it from our
wish 10 See him lost in The dim ranks If
the breckenridge party, either in Congress
or Fulton county. = Tint he hns made .
wretched blrnder mrst now be apparent
to his OWL senses. That he has outraged
the: feelings :ot his own':coustituenta, let
their <:@solemn:: protest. bear witness,
That he has earned the emphatic :ilisap-
probation of Congress, let the oyer
wllelming majority against his scheme at~
test; The bottom has now fallen out. and
q noble opportunity is here offered Ms.:
Kellogg 10 return from his pro-siaye1y
wanaeringn Weare confident that his con:
stitaents will rejoice greatly: at the first
sign Of. repentance, and we shall rejoice
With Them. : have no personal fil-will
.againat him; ne,;should 1ather.a Thousand
times that he, should return. To- his old
principles and live, than that be should
perish nnttme]y il: The service Of. he
slave drivers The future-before him, j.
though dark at the present mpment, viii
, 1861-03-01

4 AsUaaEsr1oE1some Of the 1ahoren who
were employed upon the: new Custom house
at charleston, deapairin4. Of :obtaining :ths
Mnges SO long due them; have attached the
United States property yet remainlng,in ;thht
building, and the Courier hints slg1ifcantly
that the same coGfse may be pursued With The
Custom-honse it4elf, if:theee should not be
enough realized from the sale Of It's appntte-
nancas, This is certainly very simple Way
Of putting the 8tata in legal possession :of
Erope1ty which 1t took by violence some time
sin1e, sud It Is surprising 5that. resort rhould
not have been had to It before. There il much
encouragement in the fact tnat the conscience
Of the Charlestonians has begnn to tropble
them Reason may Jet make ffself heard.
Now, Why may not this method be- pursued
with Fo1t Sumterf It was stated some time
since that WnEkmen in Charleston had claims
for work dons thfze, which remained pnsatis:
fed. Let them sue, ont 1xzitB Of atttt%chment
nnd sell the Fort to The highest 'biddef. PossI-
bly,, however, the State might persist In its OBJ.
jeetions to takiugiit-with lt3 fncumhrances.-
a. r. IGHE$ -. r. =. - i''s'.- - = L
, 1861-03-01

pfe9pitsts syanta, for: which the South Il
.MRoliy unprspsTed-,ss In III Mr.. DAyis's disun.
J Ion madness, fhme b cnnsid dersble method.
HEALTH OF MAJOR ANDERSON.
From the n. Z. Times, 96th.1
Z: 0nr Charleston correspondent, In q letter
published yeate113sy, mentioned rumor which
Was current Ia that city, that Major Anderson
Was xsrious1y sick of ta7ay and = paragraph
ID Southern pepsr .mantfous tha aana fact,
and adds TINT tbs eoFnqQ&nd MI, deYolVe on
CAPT. Doubleday. u *:
report 70 be entirely nntonnisd4,as 4. .letteE Tz
:calTed yeeterlsy- BY. ~. .t0f4car: :of, the.aInrY
n this city, from IN. anaeer: in Fort Sumtef,
dated on the evening IT the 22d,1 saJB that al
soers toeN within the Fort. He adds that at
noon, On that DAY, the fort fred Union salute
:Df rty:fnur guna1 Iii honof-of the birthday
ct ct M Waahtngtoa. They at|l! count South Caro-.
iettsr tss ko% Raea btothn of Ma)of ladeh4soda
70 gentleman In this city, mentions tha fol-
1oW1ng CURIOUS cofneddence - -~-----
t,ts-a very strange coincidence that, nv
1athM was that captain of the Continental
Line who By mistake Of his superior hegan
Iae battle OF: Itentont iwherr Robert was so
long stationed. And, al Major, he WIS prigon.
e or War IN nactual jill. fed only on rice, WITH
me smallpox for deaert, In the very CHARLES
ton Where bis soa of the name rank IL norg
stationed, tho former under Tarleton. tbe
iattef under buchanan. What coincidence"
, 1861-03-01
Import Duties 1T New Orleans.
From the 1ouisvfIle .Tnnrna11

Our readers sra awara f,r +ha a,f7a.,.,.
which have embar1sssed he recetnt af u -es
consignments Of crockerv-e1aaa ana AZ :, II
ware coming through he port of NeW nr1anna [a,sa
to s. Casseday 4 8aM OF mr. citv ~ oe.s ~ "
oldesta best known firms II fhs vast 9m1 - ~ sne
have been five arrivals Of yesse1s +, Ns 1nere Gs
leans.two from Bordeaux, il Francs en an5 nj
hmaS. fl1es rom liverpool, containing about four
mant aa.4s erstes 1aiong1ug to this establish
e+no,-' e994npIalng pofuon Of their spring
e;s;an - oss tf o. THESE under the arbitrary dc.
fapre3 " " Iae stst9 ,o Louisiana, were trans
tSae tEi1ea ~ 70 Honded Warehouses in New Orleans.
~ tnts cs cening delay 1n transportation. Whlch'
ILL., bas lof tne dullness Of the times, might haYe
eea neea tne cause Of serious loss, and adding Of
Iulse Stale 70 the expense upon them, while the
Ssate resolved TO hare the question adiudicatei
th gee"eea It aud the Federal Government, Is to
5u9ng1 dnt nng91 or tbs power coupled with the
;ny au.y ol M Louisiana to collect revenues belong
nre rs % 70 tne United: States Government Ne
30 Ionf.,s R.nea 70 Lean That the authorities Of
tnIn EoaIlana nave 1<ken wise counsel, aud de-.
fgtnna aed aot 70 aSrest the transit Of goods in
~ tbs ataongh taere ls no little Of arrogance
to aiVa hnIS u; TO compel our citizens
tI 10 S'e at pono n tWo sureties by citizens Of
their ,ons, otass, 1of ne faithful fu1fllment Of
, 1861-03-01
Assassination.

[Ftom the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.1
We do not wonder that the Democratic
press e1erts itself to ridicule the numerous
stories Of the intended assassination of Mr..
Lincoln that are constantly promulgated. It
Woald be too much to expect them TO admit
that their former most intimate associates, the
men whose battles they have fought and whose
as to seek success By means unworthy Of the
demons in hell. Yet # is nevertheless true
that this depth Of abasement has been reached
The revelations dally published come from the
most reliable sources, and rest upon informa.
tfon which is beyond the shadow Of doubt,
, 1861-03-01

K1aaane the Secession President. =
Several Of the Southern papers felt aggrteved
and Outraged a.. the inde1cacy Of Nj. Lincoln
in kissing . little gill at silyerGreek From
their point Of view, the transactions at jeff
Davis reception on the 18th wero perfectly
atroclous- We quote from the correspondence
Of the New Orleans Rfcagssne:
I omitted to mention, in it's proper connec-
ton, that quite number Of ladies, ut tha 1ayee
last night, nigh, we're p1rodigal in the expenditure
ol Kissing salutadons to. the President. He
was abundantly kissed and rekissed, and there
were many mascu1ines present who thought
there was too much waste Of that delectable
commodity, at such an early period in the
history Of the Confederation. # It be true
that Kissing goes by favor" there were
.sealed proposals y popped to tho President
last night, and Office hunters had better Get
among the kissed ladies', if they desire success
and preferment. Perhaps it may not be very
prudent to say, but neither the ladies' nor the
President seemed to dislike such 1attitudina-
tionB"
, 1861-03-01

a contribution Was taken up q short time
since at plymouth church, Brooklyn, for the
benefit Of the soldiers' wives and children
from Fort Sumter, now at Governors laland,
On Sunday morning the ReY. Henry Ward
Beecher read to his Congregation the follow.
ing letter from Major Anderson:
FoR1 SuHTER, s. G, Feb. 19.
Beg. u y. ReecAer, Pastor Of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, n. r.:
DEAR sla: I beg you to accept, and to present.
70 your congregation, the heartfelt thanks Of the
officers and men Of this command. aud Of myself,
for the exceedingly liberal contribution raised in
your church for the wives aud children Of Tie sol.
Ifear that that donation Was made under an i'm.
preston that those persons were In need; If 20,
Dr. Simpson has been requested to return the
9e to the a. the has
and Weil.hetng Of tho party.
1twculd, emitting al othet considerations, be an
aet Or Injustice to the shastaby disposed Of your
noek to accept their aims for which appeals
appeal in vain
lam, reverend SIT; yey respectfully, /
ROBERT ANDERSON Major a. s, A.
Mr. Beecher remarked, however, that Major
Anderson was misinformed; fox, although Ta-
tions had been supplied for the women, there
were more than twenty children for whom no
proTlston had been made, and that all were la
want Of clothing .adapted to- our esverer eli
MAle. 1nese 1acts are derived from Captain
ssrlnghar, who is perfectly Informed, and has
from Mr. Beecher'a congregation and other
sources: Aboutt$D0 have been collected. and
placed In Captain stringham's hands. After
remarking pleasantly that, under the circum-
stances, his hearers need not expect to
see their money again, Mr. Beecher ad-
dressed 9 few impressive sentences to the
youth Of bis charge, calcnlated to encourage
Df8rfina q
the example Of Major Anderson. -Hs said It
was as Il these qualities, which he hoped e1-
sisted in thousands Of other hearts, were
brought out and held up by thetrying circum.
stances IN which that officer is placed, that III
the world might see how noble and beautiful
they are, and every oue-however humble his
sphcre--he encouraged to cultivate similar
RElneiplea No matter If their fidelity seemed
likely meyer to be known or appfaaded, q
time would surely come-sooner or later-in
Herald, 26A.
, 1861-03-01

- In the 1uaes Of the 18th inst Is contained
me notice Of clandestIne visit to Fort sum-
er q tna wives of officers Seymour and
Doubleday, conveying -thither sundrY articles
Tor r. TIE use Of the officers 10 the fort. ::
ihis Is probably the visit referred to In a
leE!es nom q relative Of Capt. Seymour, IN
Hhich It 1s said "that Hrs. Seymour obtained
access to the fort at the hazard Of heriiie, ana
xhen there. begged permission Of Major An.
fossfn Hs1sHn 70 remain a9d render such ferYicea il
the soldiers, as should be necessary ~ :: ::
I6e request was, for reasons which vere to.
the Major manifest, respectfully denied. ,....
Ara Seymour is the, daughter Of Prot Weir
70 Ldormeray, and probahly at present, connected
'Hs.n H;n., .ne Aea!aeamF a!1a a1 West Potat,0as:
, 1861-03-01
The Texas Surrender.
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin.
cinAati Gazette writes as follows:

cinAan Gazette writes rs follows:
It seems that Twi9gs's traitorous conduct IN
surrendering the Government property In Tex.
ass WIS based on private revenge against fhe
Government for snpplanting him, In the an.
pointment Of Col Waite TWiggs gave ordese
TO every officer In command OF a post in the
military department Of Texas, seventeen Ia
number, including San Antonio, the head
quarters, to surrender to the agents Of the rev
olutionary State Convention, without q single
man being in arms to enforce the States sc.
mnnds. Every particle OF the military proper.
y there, amounting in the nggregate to nil
Lions Of dollars, including arms, ,accoutrements.
provisions, horses, cattle, wagons, &c.
AdVices received yesterday represent that
among the terms Was stipulation reser7ing
officers Their side arms. and another sayine
to be carried to the coast for shipment out Of
Texas In Government wogons, which were
subsequently to be accounted for to the revo-
lutfonists. The whole Number Of enlIsted
troops under Tw1ggs, command in Texas was
a,9D, and they were scattered about for the
most part, oyer frontier Of fifteen hundred
miles. There are nearly all the officers belong
ing to four regiments, all the Third Infantr1:
all the Eighth Infantry, all the Second Cayalry
i've companies Of First ARTILLERY, i've Of FirSt
Infantry, making forty companies In alien.
bracing 208 commissioned officers and 1890
ennsleo men, being more than are in any other
one department in tho service.
tFrom the N. i. Tribune, 1tth.1
Dispatches reached the War: :Depart1nentthis
morning, announcing that Gen. Twiggs had
dismissed and dishanded his whole force in
Tens, consisting Of nearly {, 800 men, and left
them unprovided with means Of transportar
tion- Several officers had started for home
with nothing but their side arms. This set of
treason has not excited any great surprise, IS
Gen TWiggs'e disatfection has long been sus-
pected, and hts recent appointment In the
aeorgia army justified the reasonable e1pecta. IT,
hon that he would betray his trust ii any f.
vorahlo opportunity. He had obtained leave
Of absence some time ago. No doubt Is enter
tanned that this step was the result Of an nun IN.
derstanding with Jefferson Dsyis, and was eu-
peEtndueed mainly by the belief or knowledge
that the troops in Texas were to be ordered
away. Ae intended to deprive the Govern.
ment Of their use at this ti11e. It is unfortu.
nate that he was not taken prisoner by some
gallant and daring officer, and consigned to
, 1861-03-01
Ex'<aoss Wright Of Indiana on En-
forcing the Laws.

EA-aoV. Wflght Of Indiana, now the Ameri
can Minister at Berlin, In letter TO a friend In
New York, Gays:
/ have not the heart to say anything about
my country. I still hold my old opinions. We
cannot have peaceable separation. All this
taik Of two Confederacies is nonsense, We
CANNOT 6e two people, cannot be three people,
cannot be four people; we are one people OF
We are nothing. I would sooner light citizen
OF my country guilty Of treason than TO tieht
an enemy in the world.
fon may do many things, say many things,
but God Is my judge, thera is one thing you
shall not do; that Is, destroy the temple erect
Cd by my fathers. This is the only hope left
guilty of treason who shall attempt in a1v WAY
to destroy this Union I say, fqht-fqhf on
no pace until We put down Ill traitors.
, 1861-03-01

tYBdef az the. history of the -s:secea,ne
movement Z, It has already demqnst1ated ths;
existence of broader material Issues hetWeen
tue Northern aud Southern SLAVE States fban
,hAVe.at nny: TINA existed between New E1V.:
knd aud Louiaiana.-Les6piNeL Lnxaal: !. =;
, 1861-03-01

erable interest, was written in reply to certain
inteTrogatories put by the Hon. Mr.. jenkins
Representative from Virginia, to the Post
Haster.f f3eneralt. -,
PosT-0gy1m D1p4RrnrNT, Feb. = 1851.
DEAR sIR: Your letter Of the 10Th inst il
received, requesting ssdistinct and specifIc
answers " to the following heterogeneous, Viz
I. What are the grounds of the removal OF
Thomas ]: West, Late Route Agent On the line
nom Gratton 70 Pa5kershurg, Vs., and Of the
substitution Of another person in his place?
=. Why is it that these proceedings lave
been carried out on my part without allowing
tion2
s. Upon whose suggestion YVES led to re-
move Mi. West, and by whose recommendo-
lion Was induced to appoint his successorf
seeretly decapftating your friends ia to be net
ed upon hereafter as settled ruld Of the De-
These are plain questions, stated nearly in
your own language, and In view of the custom
which for number Of years has prevailed in
Congress In regard to appointments and re-
movals In their respective districts, it IL not
unnatural and perhaps not unreasonable that
you should ask them. But you will excpee
me for remarHng, In all kindness; that, in the
nlst place, 1t Ia contrary to the rule OF the De-
partment to communicate written aaswers to
which You seem to claim 81 contrai1ina 1uT ~
appointments in your istr3ct has m ..e
in fact. Excepting the comnarat,reiV so fi.,p
cases In which the law Imposes this dntv ~,
the President and Senate, The power ofan- n
pointing the officers Of this department rests
exclusively with the Postmaster General xho
alone is responsible for its proper eIerc;sa. o r.
courtesy, the member. when apree;ng nol;f,coY
ly with the Admiutstration. r very 9snareiir
consulted with respect Is Rapoointrne6ts IN *
district; but his advice iSby nd means % eonsid. n i'd
cred binding on the Department: mr. r. 9ha
Postmaster. .henenal preeludad, eyan by courte. o. M
, 1861-03-01

FFI oE9.
CORNER SEVENTH AND STREETS. directly On,
tAblshed In 1853, 0.Ae'9D' ~ e'-es'
II f5hE HTREET, Old Custom House, st, Louls No
+. o. Boz 2N7-EBtab,Ished 1856 4.' -oo
LANNON'S BLOCK, co.nar Clark and Washington
In 1#O " AVA 1Ss:s fsSs ss1tteaeo ~ ~,