The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-10
lucence of the y y fribua
FRON SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Stare T,ads-Drunken remarks Of Ksitt-
EHqia"d and Siarery-Pdtviotie Women
Stare Plots

Enqia"d and Siarery-P Patriotic Women
Stare Plots
CHARLESTON. March %, 1861.
The Conyeution met again this morning at ST.
Andrews Hall. The belligerent members who
defeated Yesterday, determined TO put up
some peg on which 10 hang speech, a. d the
whole morning was consumed by the Spratt di-
vision IN moving resolutions condemnatory Of the
Constitution adopted Montgomery. Some OF
the old gentlemen besought them with tears in
their ewes not 10 let it go forth tina; there was
want OF unanimity among them, but il WAS ct no
avail; they were determined 10 have their fling
even it the heavens fell. One of the resolutions
aimed at the anti slave-trade provisions of
the lew Constitution. Notwithstanding the as
sdraEces OF Rhett and kei,t that they were only
intend, q to be "tzzles," these members from st.
Philips and st Mchaei's were determined 10 be
straight upon the record, and urged the pas
sage OF resolutions not only iayoring the African
slave trade, but the adoption of the Coolie sys
TEN Immediately, as nece.Situus and supplement
tai They were out voted however-not Oh
principle but because the majority think their
interests safe i the hands Of their representatives.
and that sooi reasons indeed must have been
shown for silence oil these subjects for the pres
en, otherwise Rhett aud kett could not have
been Induced To blink them at Montgomery
keitt, who was little tight again last night, got
angry because friend seemed TO doubt his con
stsncy To the doctrine OF the free importation Of
ebony; he sweafs that one of the Arrest aud
dearest objects Of his life is TO provide niggers,
cheap aud plenty, for his friends, But" said he,
Bill Yaucey would have looked like an ass had
he gone to Europe with that stuck in the pro
granme." kcitt saws he'd guarantee that it's
ull right Chesnui advised him very quietly not
10 talk SD ou y, or they mig ght as well scu>s il
i'll Convention keitt took the hint. and invited
all hands. your correspondent included, to come
up and lake Palmetto cuck-ia d-n ye."
The Charleston Mercury has lighted upon an
other mares nest; the other day IL celebrated
the French recognition OF the Sou b {; now, after
having searched through every English newspa
per, and every debate iu the House of Commons,
aud searched in vain for friendly word, Cores
Commercial Adgertiser. a paper that nobody out.
side Oi cotton brokers III England ever heard of.
says that Great Biilalu will speedily recognize
the Southern Confederacy, and wishes them Cod
speed There is about as much truth liz res
suppositiOn as there was in a telegraph received
by the Charleston papers a week age, which
stated that Lord Lyons had spoken privately in
favor of the Southern Contederacy; this. hap
pen to know to have been lie. and the assertion
Of Gore you may place in the same category. My
Of lieving. il superior TO that of either Gore or
the Mercury, and have no hesitation in assert
ing that, in recogI .izng new power, based upon
the prescription of mankind Oh account Of color,
England, aud, ust, Fsance, but certainly Eng
land, aill require guarantees, not only with 'egard
TO the slave tiade, but which will entirely prevent
any extension OF the area which is to be des.cra-
ted By human bondage.
The negroes here are in high feather at the
continued occupation Of Fort Sumter by Major
Anderson; the poor creatures swear by him. and
evidently imagine him 10 De possessed OF some
charm, which is VOL king for their benefit -
W-e" no. in "tsend~uCe on the chlvalry, they
chuckie and caper with delight "'cOs Sumter
an't took" They have, l tIlk, firm belief
that 6 d and the right are on the side Of the
Major, and nobody can persuade them that it is
possible to overcome him There is great deal
of community of sentiment between the dar kies
and me upon this subject; ! DO not yet believe
the evacuation OF Fort Sumter to be military
necessity. The question of the Majors supplies
is still in abeyance; meantime he has the run of
the mar iket, such as il is.
little circumstance came under nv notice to-
day. which goes to prove my assertions alrecdy
published ia the Tribune, namely that there
are plenty of Union men even in Charleston A
very respectable and industrious mar, native OF
nsylvania, and who resides within the sound
Of st. Michaers bells, has two intelligent daugh
ters, who were employed at the needle by King
street store; they were set - work the other
day to manufacture sune flags of the gim-crack
Pro slavery Confederacy; the girls, with a noble
ness which was alike creditable to their heads
and hearts, positively refused to Set stitch il,
the reasonable bunting, and lost employment it,
consequence. They have, l am happy to say,
been successful in obtaining work for some good
and true friends of the Unisn.
l am in possession of information from the
most direct sources that the leading politicians
at Montgomery nave received intmatOns that
there is widespread and increasing dissatisfaction
throughout Louisiana with the new Government,
and that a strong Reconstruction party is in
course Of formation. The movement of Sau
Houston, in Texas, also alarms them exceedingly
| only wish that old Sam, in the name of God
and his country, backed by couple of thousand
of strong arms, would march through Texas into
louisiana. He would be strengthened at every
stage aud the irrepressble conflict would begin
in earnest. | can promise him thousand mer
| from these districts who will gladly fight uGdel
the Stars and Stripes, if the war cry is to be
Freedom, and the ultimatum, Civilization and
| Progress.
| A conversation, which could not help hearing
at the Charleston Hotel last night, conviDces me
that the disaffecton among the slaves is more
general even than had imagined. A member
Of the Convention, who comes from the District
of Prince George, was relating to friend circum
stances of plot which he had discovered, the
ramifcations Of which extended for miles round
and in which the servants OF some score of plant
eIs were concerned. The idea which possessed
the slaves seems 10 have been that the mcmen
the frs, gun was fired in Charleston HarbOr, they
should make a stampede, taking with them al
the property they can lay their hands upon. The
most pleasing part Of the story-to The relator-
seemed To be the remembrance OF the unnercfu
whipping which he ordered 10 be administered
to the men and women concerned in il. This i:
no singular case; information reaches me daily
which do not intend to reveal, which prove!
beyond al doubt that the 6rst gun fired agaii.s
the United States Government will explode
| po~ der magazine, the vaults of which exteut
beneath the feet of the whole South. Meantime
tae whole attention Of the PslnietfoaHs seems {,
be centerei In Charleston Ha, b,r; a new bate,
is now in course OF erection IT Mount Pleasant
! of the same character with those upon MOrri
island and will not stand the fre Of Msjor An
derson's guns
Aduiteratlng Kerosene OH.
To the Editor Of the n. ! Tribune: