, 1861-01-04

cheers for the Union i" was the cry. "Again!"
"At.ain!" and the ro1licd peal OF nine went
up let us hope, like grateful incense to the
Almighty Throne. around which cTetmozc
cluster the guardian angels Of our country.
and from whence the calm, serene, and well
known face Of the sainted Washington is look
Ing down upou the madness Of tho hour, and
sofrowits to think ttat Ills parting legacy Of
attachment to his beloved country Is so little
valued and regarded
oc1 tho ian oq lie rce aud The home of liz brave
:. Never can VIC forget the scene. Mrs. James |
ns the Goddess OF Liberty, dressed in appropri- |
ate costumes with her cadences, now falling in t
tiute-llke softness AID thcu rising like the |
mighty inspiration Of . peoples prayer, until
caught up by the audience and drowned Ii
thunders Of patriotic applause aud acclaim
SUSPICIOUS cHARAcTERs zArEE AT NEW OR
From the Della, Dec. 81
Tho people Of Ca11ollton and Jefferson City
hate been much excited for some days past by
certain curious rumors in regard to the assent
bla.c Of large number Of suspicious persons.
in the swamp In the rear Of those towns, and
inst inside Of the corporate limits Of this city
Persons who hadto 60 into the swamp to gel
lrewood or Btayes, or drive up cattle, bad re-
ported that they were obstructed md inter
iered with By certain suspicious Sagabonds,
who appeared to be banging about for us ho1t-
est purposc. Then reports became SO common
and definite, that some Of the citizens Of Jef-
ferson determined to investigate the matter;
and accordingly patrol WAS formed, headed
near which the suspicious characters we're
known to hover; and on arriving at tue r1dgc
In the rear Of CarTpllton, between the Shell"
road md the Jackson railroad, the patrol came
suddenly upon large camp where thirty hfes
were found, around which we're gatheIea @ a
r,F drtrrrarftG 1n6nrprA and low
characters, nineteen Of whom were captured
4 number Of others of the party, it Is believed,
escaped, or were out gathering fuel OF commit"
tiny depreciation. This was night before Inst
The men arrested were conducted to carroll.
ton and lodged In jail, and the patrol, JOINED
BY other citizens, proceeded to make further
tcarch, and soon discovered many evidences to
confirm the statement Of persons Who mad
previously visited the locality, as wen as ING
Confessions Of the prisoners, that the party
of men Of very suspicious bearing md intents
that was still ut large. The nineteen PRISON.
ers would give no satisfactory explanation ot
| their presence in so suspicious place and IN
| der suspicious circumstances. Some said that
! they were out Of employment, anu came out M
/ here because they had no money to pay Tor
| their lodging, others gave confused a!d coli
| tratictory accounts Of themselves. The men
| appeared to be uf vnrious nationalities.
| There is certainly great mystery hanging
over this aftair. Tic hypothesis that these men
| were mere laborers out OF employment, Ii not
supported by any probabilities.
The Chief Of Police has very suspicious and
| aneerly written notes to him regarding what
lnny be inferred rs plot to tamper with some
culored people here, ind use them to Interfere
| with arms and ammunition. A note IRON Mo-
bile, in very mysterious style, appr1ses 1he
| Chief Of Police Of Il contemplated uprising:
but the Chief has taken due prcca1tion, aud
| nippcd the matter, so fur, In the bud.
| rEcCRIARx DISTRESS AT TIE SOUTH.
| A phiiadclphin correspondent Of tho y. =.
Tribune relates the following:
A heavy house Of this city, engaged IN tic
Southern trade, embarrassed by the tlilure nf
rcmittances and the protest Of innumerablc
notes, some weeks ago dispatched two clerks
on different routes to make collections. ~ the
ouly remedy for suspension. One Of these
clerks trayersed the country along the sea
| board to New Orleans. At many points lie WAS
assured that payment now was impossible.
The debtors Lad no money, nor could they
collect any from those in the country who
owed them. In fact, all money seclucd to
have disappeared. Cotton WIS ut d dead lock,
down in price and no buycrs. Real estate WAS
utterly l,nsalablc. Negroes were ruinously
depressed.
Onc man In the interior Of Gcoryia, pressed
by maturing obligations on bis plantation, sent
six OF bis choicest hands to q seaboara slave
pen for sale, fixing last years price upon them
81 200 each, The slave-dcaler sent him word
they could not be sold. He then lowered the
price to q 400, and WAS answered they would
not command it. Then followed orders tn
sell them for what they would bring, as money
must be had, and they were finally sold At
500 each. This ratio Of depreciation prevailed
throughout. Negroes were, in fact, the only
personal chattels that would command money.
Owners were III many cases compelled 10 sea',
while others sold from apprehension OF lite
| future. The listrust Us to slave property "as
universal. Invasion was looked to, and insur
rection guarded against more stringcntty thar
ever. As these chances multiplied, SO the I'LL
tlculty Of selling increased anI prices tell III
only one instance was payment of his claim
offered him, and that WAS IN negroes at prices
Of year ago. In Virginia one man offered tt
tell his entire property for thirty per cent q
its recent value, so that he might get nont:1
enough to &C: away to the North. othcrs
privately expressed the strongest determine
lion to leave region where values were dis
appearing, and everything was IN confusion
At many places he was grossly insultcd ant
threntencd, and at New Orleans escaped lyncli
ing only BY sccrcting himself on board rrs
lie returned without having collected siug.'
dollar. lie describes Alabama as Utmost des
,. | titutc of food, and looks to great sutier1n:
among the slaves from the cause.
ArATR1oTIc LETTER FROM ALABAMA.
| AlG IOA9%AfA k0fIAo ~ 3A@"A1>AA4AN f'A"'-A
. the following letter to Mr. buchanan. IRON
: non.seccssionist
Afor11oS, Ala, Dec. 6.
SIR: 1t is now, most likely, soon to bccom
| question Of the highest Importance to III
t merous citizens of the United States OF Amer
, ca, who arc aiso citizens Of certain OF til
. Southern States Of the Union, to know +
+ what extent the government OF the Unite
States Will afford them, their families and thei
OF he -
1tonal and i'le:5al notion Of the States, in whie
they may reside, In case of secession or reyoll
{: tfon BY such States, when the citizens 70 sit,
r atcd 10 not participate In the act Of secessio
c or revolution, but ohleet to It, and wish to r.
= ,nnin citizens Of the United States, obedit Il
aud loyal to the Constitution and the govern
ulent-
t. That secession Is an unconstltutiona! au
l. | insurrcctionary act, l have no doubt; and Yer
r many Of my fellow, citizens, I think, asre
= with me in this opinion. That revolution
: equally so, appfehend no one will den.
r And am stcrnly opposed to both, in the pre
cut emergency If our affairs. Then what q
l. gree OF protection are nc to expect from IT,
:; General Government who wish 10 remain
n the seeding or revolutionary States, and
# continue citizens Of the United States of An
erica, loyal to the Constitution, and the go
crnmcnt md the laws thereof
l hope your excellency will sec at once, II
importance to many Of your felfow-ci;tzens,
this tcct1On 01 INC H1tlon, VI ul1tcl, uua1
bisuous and prompt reply to this momen.ot
inquiry. Are VIC to he protected by tue &c!
IS crl government, in our lives, our proper1
= and our poacc, At our homes, where we q
II aud where We wish to rcmain in quiet col
t fort, against the unconstitutional usurratioI
o Of those who arc now plotting in many OF II
) ! Southern States to destroy the National 80
l. crnmcnt, aud all those who disagree wi
n them, If they succeed And il protection is
II be given, when, how, and to what extent is
= to Be sppliels' No timId OF diplomatic q
! swer to this inquiry will satisfy or calm Il
j, your fci1ow-citizens in this section of Il
q Union.
Is Our government boasts, and justly NJ
n proudly boasts, Of having protected poc
T. worthless, unnaturalizcd foreigner, in Asi
Is will it not also protect me-one OF its OWN G