The south-western., 1861-02-20

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| 2435. '''SS' o99i thion m, mssild.
/ The vote for convention af tf,. A
follows For the convention, ,296. sVls 1 sums II ),
yention, 1,507. '-90' against tba = y
NASHVILLE, Feb. 12.-'rhe electio, 4. y.
came IN to-day are very meagre. Tho setlfns v
that the Union candidates will have ~, @e lndieati
secession candidates are elected liom only g' ~
| MEMPHIS, Feb. 9-The city of n 90
tween 300 and 500 majority for the ginphs giges l.
to the convention. eluoh Gambia.
/ The returns from west Tennossoa
tion of the Union candidates, Nioeate tie es.
The Y. 5 arsenal located at Little Ro.,
tanning eeQ9 stand Of arms, large ann, ann, Ark. e
ton and forty cannon, including Cant p o. aumur
was quietly surrendered to the State ant batter,
day. The arsenal is at present garrisonas ge
dred volunteers. SV''ed By one gs
/ BATON RoUGE, Feb. LIN the bopsaot
tves yesterday, Mr. Shepherd the asssa.. y iepreea
dered his resignation, which was accena4 clerk te
| II. Rillswgs elected in his place Feur and ll
resolution passed to procure fac 81,
one adopted by the State Convention 4, slaQrtotg
business to-aay was OF an unimPmtant c9Sasl otde
/ The senate spent much of its tire I, 5.'42leg,
MONTGOMERY, Feb. 9.-The cor5-.a1s asSiet Session
States which have seeded, lastnight miami; southern
upon the constitution for provisional sges
strong and vigorous government viii Ss1p'e,naeas o4
mediate operation with full powers and ar,ss o In,
Neither proposition for compromise or ,iae iats
ton of the old federal Union will be enfas leea
The congress will remain in session tItal4 "
necessary laws. y Aaaea.ae
Hon, Jefferson Davis, of Mississipni b,.,.
mously been elected president of the coDfos a elaa
of North America. Hon. A. H. Stepbars sa Sa2
was elected Fice-president by a similar yota y 0ega
PESsAcoLA.-Fiye U. S. men of war ny.
TO be in the offlng of Pensacola Friday bo :. exported
They were doubtless the Brooklyn, Wrando,9.. gu Ias
tan, Sabine and st. Louis, the ast Fovha
Cruz ltisbelieved that the orders gva " from Va
yn not to attempt to enter the harbor e ue Brook
STEAMER CHARMER BURSr.-The Dea sF,st9 ny = to all.
instant contains the following accountof tbo se lta
of this fine boat which cost in the first nsts,
besides the large load of cotton she had
1.-The Vicksburg aud New Orleans ract's uOaG
Gharmer, Capt. Holmes in command from ny amer
bound to this port, with large number If ,saQus
and some 1928 bales of cotton on board ,lb iass3s
miles below Donaldsonye, on the l0tl Inst NY ss
the hours of and II o'clock at night c,r,b, s.'ea
ID in few minutes burnt TO the waters a1a
petely destroying the boat and most Of tho ros. s2
remainder being damaged and floating a ,bs 4 Wv
Several lives were lost. ''S+
The Charmer was some two years old, and ofs,,H.
built at cost Of sll5,000, but was only psrSj e
some S35, 900 in one or two western Offices q.
principally owned by Capts Holmes and W3gs ~ ~
latter being i'll, and compelled to remain in M s- W
erlast trip-he again missing to witness ano,s,
calamity similar to that of the explosion and b,s
the steamer Princess, some three years since apd6s
few miles above where the burning of theChm@ta.e
place. Th9most OF the cotton on the Ghsras, ~,
taken aboard between Eieksburg and Nads H.
greater portion being uninsured
SECESSION IN ILLINoIs.-Thc Springfield ea,,..
dent of the Chicago Times says that. at the ssssa 4
the present legislature the collection Of persons @
all parts of the State reveals some startling fses +
case southern confederacy is formed Of ali hs IT,
States there is strong probability that the State 4
Illinois will be divided. The people Of northern Epas
have been intthe habit of taunting the Egyptian ma
ignorance, and phaFasaically arrogatng to themse,
all the intelligence and virtue These things rgntla +
the minds of the citizens Of southern Illinois andcr
no little hostility large share of southern IEnes
peoped with men from or descending from cjtar1s n
slave States, and they naturally synpathse with Aa
south The opinion is freely expressed that an srny
of ten thousand men from northern Illinois, naFbss
against the SOUTH could not reach the 0hiorrer HIM.
dreds are ready to fight in the defence Of The smt
and are rendering their services,
MoSEY-Reallyt to hear people talk about the scanity
Of money, one would imagine that there was not III
dollar bill in the country But this is a mistake ate
gether. Money enough is in the country but theloFa
ate holders grip it with fingers of steel fearing viii
not come again if the t i 90 Na~ thisis III wrong
1t is this fear Of tight .=.Gas thar make an@g-5
if our people would only cGcreisg rt4t sgea y .
dence that duty calls EoF snale zag "a r5 l.arl ts
1t is very true thai affairs Rear f4.asi tas5.a
aspects, and the future may aaF51aga aa oa
times but very bad times. Sgil It = a5e3css .4uzl
nF 4.
necessity for it, our people Hugat aegttaHy
their money. Their aee aanF 5sa FLO tfe zg
faithfully all the year and Row tIaz gGgat fta 1s
Very few think OF paying aurttHe aaf nas
have sold their gooa5 q i4ig prices 7d E9a a#s
need money. They should 5a nata--tlrz asass t#
tanned. Every planter ean ntv & uart s6s aE
store accounts and lie shaala moi hesitate AsE
those who have accommodated nim la.l.a .,oa-
HOME MADE CLoTHIsG.-Itis becoming very fashions
BILE in town and country to wear clothing lhaey
ducts of our own looms. Men dress themseye
jeans of various colors, and Of simple dyes maie q
their wives and daughters and sisters, and a sPHta
rivalry begins to show itself as to which can make de
finest, softest and dmost elegant fabric This Is acr.
mendahle spirit at any time, and particularly aor
these decidedly revoutonapytimes when each seasle
sovereignty feels that ii must look to itb resa
that we1must depend our own looms land discard
far as possible all foreign fabrics.
There is no State, which has composed part Of the
old Union, NOW dismembered, in a better condition
system of home dependence orallardes
of wear, than Texas Cotton and wool arc pF0ducaa
the greatest abundance and our forests abound With
simple and cheap dye stufs and cur wiyesapl dauge
are both able and willing to spin and weave Rthohde
tracing from their ornamental qualities. lady m
play with much skill upon the piano and her voice
sweet, and full of compass, and thrilling, il iae
knows how to handle the SHUTTLE or turn the hamma
Wheel as though she did not have the latter Necessary
accomplishments
The surest way for people to become rich, happFaa
independent is to export more than they import
manufacture as far as possible all the articles they @
and only to buy foreign fabrics when they can oa g.
tanned cheaper than at home and then in exchange
surplus products. All things have beginning a4 "
regard this proeliyity to home made jeans n ..
the beginning of a system of manufactures 10 Fe'A
which is to result in complete independence 81 hl9
an and northern pauper labor We have the means
their greatest abundanee-the raw material tae eaP4
to introduce machinery, and the labor Clr0gn, ana
the manor born.n Then what have veto fear! A@35
years of fancied deprivation may came upon 4a y.
some may regret the necessity which imposes aop
the wearing Of homespun, but out OF Such s1tsl M
things will eventually spring nh empire OF gHeA59.
prosperity and greatness. Texas hul.5r, .t,r-,,
PREVENTION OF hAlN-1 heSuip pilslA5 H'A' H'A',is
in the following translation from French he'sI sr
worthy of being embamed in the newspapers s1ai h
ample of the '.gonders' of the age, if not O. CIV
the special perusal of the mariners ,.f
''No MoRE RAIN. There is before the aclagIi l5i.
science at Paris wonderful invention OF MONS ns
thus Otto, of Leipsic by which he promises s9
fine weather-in fact by making use Of hls
cannot fall unless desired, His plan Is slnN. hasr
He erects platform at considerable heign' u otad
by steam With these bellows, which are hel3 r. Toe
he blows away the clouds, it must necessary .rs esn
that where clouds are not allowed to gather
be no rain He maintains that if aeert9ln ~. num- na