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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11

occasion, and strikingly telicitous in its
conception. Mr.. Clarke has ever been
noted for his sterling sound sense and
good judgement, and this effort show.
that he is entitled to rank among our most
eloquent speakers.
The whole ceremony was most solemn
and imposing one from its commencement
to lis close. To the committee of recep-
ton, Messrs. Ransom, Eure, Hill, Merri-
mon and Burton, the State is indebted for
the happy manner in which their duties
were discharged. Men of all shades OF
opinion seemed to vie with each other in
doing honor to the old North State upou
this occasion, by sustaining her well-de-
served reputation for hospitality and kind
ness to strangers.
The Commissioners, together with the
Hon. Jacob Thompson and the Committee
of Reception, dined with Gov. Ellis at
the Executive mansion in the afternoon.
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SPEAKS oUT.-The New York Daily
News, (Democra) speaking of the aspect
of the times thus refers to the threats of
coercion:
No armed force can pass through our
city on such a mission. We will neither
go ourselves as instruments of coercion
nor allow others to go on this errand. We
believe South Carolina has been prema-
ture, but it must not be made the pretext
for Abolitionism to do her further wrongs.
Coercion, if attempted, will drive every
Southern State necessarily into disuns
ion.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11
ALABAAA TO NORTH C4R0LINA
GREETING.

On the Goth the Commissioners from
Alabama, Messrs. J. w. CARROT, and
ROBERT II. SMITH, were formally received
by the Legislature. The following report
is from the State Journal.
ssAt II o'clock, M, the Senators, pre-
ceded by their speaker, proceed led to the
Commons hall, where the reception took
place. The Governor, Judges OF the Su-
preme Court, and many distinguished cit
liens were present The galleries were
crowded by ladies and gentlemen, resident
in and visitors to the capital. The Hon.
Jacob Thompson commissioner froin Mis-
sissippi, was present upon the invitation
of the Legislature.
Soon after the appointed hour the Com
missioners accompanied by the committee
of reception, entered the Hall and we're
conducted to appropriate seats near the
speakers of the two Houses. Gen. M. ".
Ransom, chairman of the Committee, ip-
troduced the Commissioners in one of the
most beautiful, chaste and appropriate adj
dresses it has ever been our fortune to
hear. His delivery was calm and digni-
fed and, as it struck US, without a fault.
Then Hon. /. w. Garrett responded, in
behalf of the Commissioners, in briei
but tonching address, making q feeling
allusion to the return of his colleague and
himself to the State of their nativity, and
agraeeful acknowledgement of the honor
conferred upon them by the State of their
adoption, in entrusting to them their pres
ent mission, after which he proceeded to
read paper prepared by the Commission.
ers.
X X
The Hon. Henry 7. Clarke, speaker Of
the Senate, responded upon the part O
the two Houses, and welcomed the Con
naissioners to North Carolina. OF Mr.
Clarke's address we have heard but one
opinion. Il was most appropriate to ths
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11
The Commander at Fort Moultrie.
WHO MAJOR ANDERSON is, AND WHAT HE HAS

WHO MAJOR ANDERSON is, AND WHAT HE HAS
The N: 7. Leader has biographical
sketch OF the present commander of Fort
Monltrie. We copy passage:
''Ma]or Anderson is now about fifty: six
years old, and was born in Kentucky, en-
tering the Military Academy from that
State and graduating with distinction, on
tary service shows that he was promoted
to a first Heutenancy in 1858, and made
captain by brevet in 1888 tor gallantry
and successful strategy in the war against
the Florida Indians. In the same year he
was appointed Assistant Adiutant Gener-
al, with the rank of captian-the captain
cy itself not coming until the October of
1871, and his present rank of Ma or only
reaching him last year.
"Major Anderson has also performed a
large amount of the staff duty incident to
the service Of a few years since, and be-
fore it was made distinct from duty in the
line He acted as Assistant Inspector of
the illinois Y Volunteers, serving with Abra-
ham Lincoln in the Black Hawk war Of
1882. He was Assistant Instructor, and
Instructor Of Artillery at the Military
Academy in the years 1856 and 7, and
was aid de camp to MAJOR General Scott
in 1888
s'During the Mexican war the Major en-
dured all the labors and dangers Of the
campaign, being severely wounded in the
assault on the enemy's works at Molno
del Rey, and receiving brevet majority
cor gallant and merltorius conduct in that
action Ma or Anderson has also receiv-
| ed from the Government mauy evidences
Of its trust and confidence, other than those
bestowed by the War Department.
ellis last service, previous to his taking
| command of Fort Moultrie, was as a mem
ner of instruction at the West Point Mill
tary Academy. The labors of that com
mission Gin which Major Anderson per-
formed his parh have already been laid
before Congress.
''In physique, the Major is about five
feet nine inches in height; his figure is
well set and soldieily his hair is thin and
turning to iron gray; his complexion swar.
thy; his eye dark AMI intelligent; his nose
prominent and we'll .ormed A stranger
would read i'll his air md appearance, de-
termination and exactDn Of what was due
| to him. He has a good deal of manner
In intercourse he is very courteous, and
abundant gesticulations 90 we'll together
He is always agreeable aud gentlemanly
firm and dignified, mas OF undaunted
courage, and as true solder may be re
lied on to obey orders ard do his du
ty."
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MIR. Winslow's Address to his Con.
stituents.
WAsH1NeToN, Dec. 29th, 1860

w AsHINGToN, Dec. 18th, 1861.
To My CONSTITUENTS -
The views which I entertained of the
unhappy state of things existing IN the
Union, the duty of our people, land the pos
sible remedies, were fully end frankly
disclosed to you, in repeated discussions,
during the late canvass.
I came hither, at the assembling of the
Congress, with the design of honestly car
rying out those views, and with the inten-
ton to assert boldly, and to maintain fear
lessly the rights of my section, and to con-
tribute, SO far as [ could, consistently with
the honor of North Carolina, to the pres
ervation of the Union, the recognition Of
the equality of the States, and the es.
tablishment Of unity. peace and concord
among our people to all generations.
/ could not hesitate, therefore, to take
service upon committee of the States the
avowed object Of which was to arrive at
some just settlement of the difficulties.
On that committee have steadily acted
with nv colleagues of the slaveholding
States, who We're really and unaffectedly
desirous of restoring peace, and consolida-
ting the Union on principles of justice and
equality.
Although it did not entirely meet the
approval of our Judgment, nevertheless
for the sake of harmony We were induced,
On the first day of our meeting, to pro-
pose frankly and at oncs, q plan to settle
the enly difhcnlt question, that Of the ter
ritories, upon the basis OF constitutional
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11

ssOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENCE
We copy from the Charleston ''Couricl"
the following proclamation of the Govern
or of South Carolina, declaring the indie.
pendence of that State:
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
CHARLESTON, S. @. Dec. "a, 1860. j
By his Excellency FRANCIS W. PIcKEs.,
Governor and Commander-in Chief in
and over the State of South Carolina:
Whereas, the good people of this State,
in Convention assembled, by an ordinance
unanimously adopted and ratified, on the
twentieth day of December, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty, repealed an ordinance of tho
people of this State, adopted on the TWEEN
ty-third day of May, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and
eighty y-eight, and have thereby dissolvrt
the Union between the State of South Car
olina and other States, under the name ot
the United States of America:
[, therefore, as Governor and Command
erin Chief in and over the State of South
Carolina, by virtue of authority in me YES
ted, do hereby proclaim to the world that
this State is as she has right to be, a sep,
arate, sovereign: free and Independents
State, and as snch, has right to levy war,
conclude peace, negotiate treaties, leagues
or covenants, and to do all acts whatsoev.
er that rightfully appertain to free and
G9en andef Tfh}S m9 hand, ana the Sea. O.
the State, at Charleston, this twenty-fourth
day of December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty,
and the eighty-ffth year of the sovereignty
and independence of South Carolina.
F. w. PICKENS.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1860.

My DEAR SIR: [ have received and ac-
cepted your resignation Of the office of
Secretary of War and not wishing to i'm
pose upon you the task of performing its
mere routine duties which you have so
kindly offered to do, [ have authorized
the Postmaster General to administer af-
fairs of the Department until your success
sor shall be appointed.
Yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Hon. JOHN 3. FLOYD.
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~ There are % officers in the q. 8.
Army from South Carolina as follows -
maiors--1 brevet major-l brevet colo
nel-11 captains-8 first ieutenants, and
3'second ieutenants.
In the Navy there are SO officers from
South Carolina, as follows 30 comman-
ders-3 captains-13 lieutenants-2 SUR
geoAs-1 purser-4 masters midship-
mens aud engineer.
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presence OF tue CABINET:
"CoUNoIL CHAMBER,
Executive Mansion
SIR It is evident now from the action
OF commander at Fort Moultrie that the
solemn pledges of this Government have
been violated by Major Anderson. In
my judgment but one remedy is now left
US by which to vindicate our honor, and
prevent civil war. 1t is in vain now to
hope for confidence on the part of the peo-
pie Of South Carolina in any further pledg-
es as to the action of the military. One
remedy only,is left, and that is, to with
draw the garrison, from the harbor of
Charleston altogether hope the Presl-
dent will allow me to make that order at
once. This order, in my Judgment, can
alone prevent bloodshed and civil war.
"JOHN B. FLOYD,
''Secretary Of War.
'sTo THE PRESIDENT.
s'December 27, 1860"
then considered the honor of the Ad-
ministration pledged to maintain the
troops in the position they occupied ; for
such had been the assurances given to the
gentlemen of South Carolina who had a
rigat to speak for her South Carolina,
on the other hand, gave reel procal pledges
that no force should be brought by them
against the troops, or against the property
of the United States. The sole object Of
both parties to these reciprocal pledges
was to prevent collision, and the etfusion
of blood in the hope that some means
might be found for peaceful accommoda-
ton OF the existing troubles, the W Q
houses Of Congress having both raised
committees looking to this object.
Thus affairs stood until the action of
Maj. Anderson 0aken. unfortunat l y,
while commissioners were on their way to
this capital on a peaceful mission looking
to the avoidance Of bloodshedl has compli-
Gated matters in the existing manner
Our refusal, or even delay, to place affairs
back as they stood under our agreement
invites collision, and must inevitably in
e,,ss,s"ste - eisil war in our land. ! cannot
ty.
[ deeply regret to feel myself understhe
necessity of rendering to you my resigna-
ton as Secretary Of War, because [ can
no longer hold it under my convictions OF
patriotism, nor with honor, subjected as
am to the violation Of solemn pledges and
plighted faith.
With the highest personal regard,
I am most truly yours,
JOHN B. FLOYD.
To His Excellency
the PRESIDENT Of the United States
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tNT Wendell Phillips, the notorious
abolitidn leader, delivered a speech in
Boston on the 10th inst. When be left
the Hall the Union men mobbed him, and
he was escorted home by the police who
protected him from injury.
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Governor Floyd's Resignation.

We append Governor FLoYD's letter to
the President rendering his resignation as
Secretary of War, with the Presidents re-
Dlv.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11
WAR DEPARTMENT, Dec. 20, 1850.

SIR: On the veening Of the 9th instant
[ read the following paper to you in the
presence of the Cabinet:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24
WHEREAS, the LINDELL HOTEL COM

w PANY by is deed dated tho first day q Decsmber
eighteen hundred and h nins and recorded 10 ns D s
b5 other deed dated the said st Day Of DecenDs ,
recorded in Boeh No go Page 9S eosaWaoy q is ws
RisoN EDWARD BEEDELL and FRhNkLlS a. DIN,
the following described real e1is situated 10 o''c' w.
Fiy,i lo or parcel OF sud fronting two hundred snu
,yone eet on Washington avenue by one hundred ana Lev b
Tee north by the north line Of the hed LOT
Joseph Taon, and known as survey NO s,nanS .tnste
seysah street isr about ea aty feet bs
or css on SIXTH street, by Oae hand td so,S s9
SnSI@d on the plat Of the laid out and made an iaen
10 the town OF St Louiy by Wilsm Ooiisy y, o h.
bounded the west BY Nc ~ e a V r.ct .na on The
senh by the lot herein rst described which ssh
were made TO sid Monon Bjedsl aha De II snosnt
S 20 four hundred thousand do beng sight hundred pGhos
Of i've hundred dollar, each payable In ten Yeas from tHG
day Of December sheon honared and my 5Ss .cm .bn
ally nom tina. date oil payable At the Bans o. yiSS In
ny n the upon said bonds any part thra
Of should becgmo due and remain unPaS1 dsn lie lid
bonds should It'll become duo and peyels. % & d
ing psid bond, may not appear on their @ SIyeJ n.so
lied sd and six hundred ard sixteen 81 said pOno
ng 10 three Hundred and eight housand aohs Az
~ wheL tie sent neres. becoming due on ,h l Gay
AZ line eighteen ndred and s1tyone has been quo Io Se
,ban thirty DAYS snd l. atm unpaid, although some "
has ben ,s,ns We WILLIAM NJ. MORRISON. EDWARD
BREDELL ard FRANKLIN DICK; Trustees, a. LA
sths request Of OF the ndydanl. sha Of ala
desds will on the twenty second day OF OctSoe @ Il IN
died and Iyoe and Setwesn the Of si DAY q. the
east 'front.' door tho Court HOUSE Ia 'hs Guy ~ "
sour proceed % sell the above described % u order 20 psy
,O Of sd bonds the Due thereon ana any
.oun,s or chArs that may be payable under e
'ad deeds ''se'her win w ySs X n.scRRIsoE
EDWARD pREpELLr ( ip"sss
A
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24

ae...s
The PHILADELPHIA ard Wilmington Railroad has de-
elared a dividend of 81 y cent t$l IS y share.
The subscription to the National Loan at the Sub
Treasury 10 again large, reaching $4,000 including
slOO 900 from the Chemical Bank, in addition to their
quota Of the general bank subscription. Several other
banks including the Seventh Ward have taken smaller
amounts These have been taken for retailing at the
hank counters A banking house also took $500
The Snb-Treasurer receiyedtO-day through the hands
of the New-York Committee who visited Washington
last week package Of two millions OF dollars OF these
no,es some Of which he delivered TO subscribers TO-
dsy. After to-day he viii be prepared to deliver the
notes at once upon the deposit Of the gold thus AVOID
ING the circumlocuon of issuing certificates OF deposit
which must be forwarded to Washington for the notes.
The fact that person can 20 the Sub-Ireasnry and
receive his notes ut once upon the deposit OF goid,
drawn 10 blank ORDER will, doubt, tend TO attract
public attention in lsronger degree 10 this descrp
ton Of investment. The Department at Washington
has executed all the blank notes which have been Tor
warded by the engravers up Saturday att and have
mailed ali the notes subscribed for up to Friday last.
Tie aggregate amount forwarded by the engraversu up
10 to-day is SCI Geo 900, and the aggregate suOscrp-
lions received from all parts Of the country outside OF
the Associated Banks s about SIS 600. The Issue
of the demand notes is about 100000 of which
Al, 500 900 are redeemable in New-York. All have
been sent TO distant points for disbursement
Mr.. Cisco repaid the associated banks to-day fur
Their sum 500 900 for proceeds of notes sod making
10 y cent or nearly 81 100000 on the amount Of the
loan taken. This leaves about Sl50OO,OOO OF gold
paid up on calls more than has been reimbursed. very
heavy drafts are out against tho subreasury aud the
depletion will be large this week. The aggregate
amount of drafts drawn is equal TO the whole amount
in the Treasury In the time TO avoid piling up
specie in the Treasury, and draining the bank-vaults
too rapidly the Secretary win hereafter make his calls
in smaller amounts than heretofore, ard leave col
lection TO the discretion of the SubTreasurer who
will call for the money only as fast as he needs IT.
Tie redemption of demand notes to-day was only
about Is GOO, while the order are for much larger
amount. One order was Gllcd from Hartford Tor
A., OOO The v cent notes were in good inquiry Tor
Custom-House purposes, mainly at 9si.
There are large number of applications for I'D Y
cent Treasury Notes at the Office of the Government
agent, Mr. Morris Ketchum, but the amounts were
small The banks Of Hartford have in the aggregate
taken 1866 Of these notes.
In money matters there j 10 important change. De
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24

The statement of bank averages shows continued
contraction Of loans and deposits, the main portion OF
which was canned by the movement in the Govern
ment Loan The calls of the Secretary have come out
Of the deposits, and The repayments for notes sold
and the sales of other Government securities held by
the banks, matured sixty-day Treasury notes, &C.,
have come out of the loans. In the mercantile loans
and deposits there have been but little change although
the deposits have been affected to some extent by the
drafts Of The public for investment in the National
Loan. The specie has now rising average again,
and is about $50 600 OOO with the California receipts
and the SubTreasury disbursements TO the day to be
added. Some of the banks having fallen below the %
cent of specie to be carried under the mutual ogree-
ment, have taken out 100000 in loan certificates
based upon Treasury notes at 80 v cent.
The following is a comparative statement OF the con.
dition of the banks Of New.York City, Sept, ID and
Sept 81:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24
excursions.
Eeaal Notices.

IN PURSUANCE of an order of the Surrogate OF
the County HewYoIk notice T. hereby siyen 70 81 pr
CITY fNewYork decessed to present tho SANE WIN Veuonss
thereof 10 the Subscriber at her residence no ios sl
street In IN. CITY Of Newly before the twenty nd
dsy Of October neH-Dated New The we second dJ
Of April 1851. MARGARET HIRLEMAN, Admini''rAulI
IN 1lufrn
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24

w ANT j. D--A gcnteel PLACE, on or con.
tuou, the North East River with rs TO 20 acres
~ and good House and oubidlng garden and II al suitable
10, tie premises well fenced ard wei wai.ed somshrs
az eddDsss to d. b. Dibprt Once
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24
fonses amo farms nJanteo.

HOUSE and FURNITURE WANTED.-l viii
n Il pay easb for sbou. $1,000 worth Of HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE medium qsality and viii take the HOUSE In
neghboThood Brooklyn preferred ior psTticuaft.
noui,e OF r. COTTON No 1i3 RBlton it., Nassau.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24
Receipts Of Produce.

Sent 2a23eSJ bbls Flour 80 bib. Corn nst 10 u 20
Corn Meal 81 Db Whisky, 235ts bush. Wbe3' 1851 ni'n
Com 800 bush. Oats 5cnc bush Malt 9 bu,t SOD $50
pkss Oil Cake, go pkgs. Provisions, ga pkgs LsTc
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24

n,xorpors srur,u.--On Saturday events S !. ess..
n ms. bow about three yes. Of age Il Do
,,ew OF hot flowing rom the III into r. and 49,.
1S 1ss liz yss Immediately eonysleo mid Isssrss ~
of 6ls parents at No SO Canal sfse. rs, sctiJns
MopJay mofa!ne aud then ced ee''' i-N
a. soid' st Inxe stIesfol ~ tie feft
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-24

for in Philadelphia, up 20 Saturday evening by partie.
other than the banks, something over s2,3.OOGo.
Of this sum- about g. 10000 were subscribed at tn.
office of jay Cooke a. Co. 4
The PWsJurg G0setic Of Saturday states liza. q
Committee from Philadelphia, composed Of Ms,s,.
j. u. Townsend, w v. Pettil, J. Il. Fry ard William
.. Howard,jr arrived on Thursday, and visited the
controllers Office, where they were engaged u con.
ference with Mr. Lambert and prominent ciizeoa wiil,
view 10 arranging, if possible an equitable basis for
Tie Adjustment of railroad liabilities.
The Miners journal Of SATURDAY. has the following
IN reference to the anthracite coal trade:
ghe whole loss IN tic anthracite trade u5, va, . a, .
10 az tues oi which by reiroad and s taux by canal
Jbe Todo B1ode says of the feigh, business OF the
railroads centcring at that points
we believe that never IN the history OF Toledo Ia, IA.
freight business OF the railroads Ing here been heavy =.
present tiue The Michigan Southern hoase b.
seeking transportation either 10 the interior or 70 IJe ste Ia
wouJ tLt The ybe, Of transportation were etasetisr
cogred M, end yet have larger Feet vs.s ss on,
this than nsual and al tie propeller lines being hur.
lies thc utmost TO ceaf The rolling egh brought
BIZ tie Iui0nd end canal To arods'e . baS!neS
parties eouoiug Il regular lines hg made alnn.eas for
ipcra the opelers % from h.s port the
remsde of tue end friends IN the cogDiry
have apprehension Of delay in the shipment Of ht sood