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made known my errand. Poor Isaac had
grown quite discouraged, and had jus,
made up his mind to quit his wife, and
go TO California. HIS children were cry
ing, and his wife WAS in an extremity o.
distress and despair. She received me &
great deal better than anticipated |
had acted according to law, she said, auC
Isaac, careless and improvident, was
greatly to blame.
Yes said Isaac, with the firnness o
desperate man, Il, was a savage game
you played me ; but was a fool ever t
get into debt AS did, and then fancy tha
any man would no, take an advantage
when the law permits it. am ruined il
consequence; and here you see this wo
man and these babies--'
The poor fellow broke down rs he
looked At them, aud cried like child.
Isaac said |, a> soon as could speak
u have come to show YOU ;hat man can
be honest even when tie law doesn't
compel him TO be. want to do right
Isaac, because God commands it, and |
have come to tell you that you necdn'l
leave your wife aud babies vet unless you
prefer to-
Prefer to-go oil into Il strange coua.
try, and leave them to suffer 2 he cried
and he caught his children in lis arms,
and wrung his wife's hand, and sobbed
rs II his heart would break.
then | couhteA out the money | had
brought, and explained what | intended
TO do, and gave him the note, and such
surprise and happiness never saw. They
would all have kissed my fee, If had let
them. 1t seemed TO me rs il heaven was
opened then aud there-aud it WAS oppn
ed IN my own heart, with such fcod Of
light and joy rs ] had never experienced
or thought possible before.
MIR friends said the captain, his one,
hard voice now almost rs mellow as
woman's, his cheeks still moist With tears
i have been constrained TO make this con
iession | thank you for listening TO it
The minister tells ne may lie church
member and not Christian. | mean I,
lie Christian first, and if fail-'
lie could proceed no farther, but sa
down with an emotion more effective ,ha:
words
have nothing to add to this narrative
except that he become n church member
and tha, his example Of thorough repen
tarce, of chiIk''ke faith, and Of practical
every day righteousness. elevated many
degrees the standard Of Christianity a
mong my people, lVatchman and Re
.fector.
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The Last United States Census.

The general results Of the last United
States census have been published in
some Of our exchanges. and some facts
which they develop may not be uniuler
esuOg to our readers. The grand total
of The whole population of the United
States, on the 3OtL Of June last, was
81 - lO,SO2, against %, ,s76 i'll 1850;
belng~an actual Increase Of S,23S,0l5, for
The decade.
The SIX New England Sales have a
populatIo" Of 3,l35,3 ,3Ol ; the gain in ten
years is 4O7, ,lS5, being little more than
II per cent, which is the smallest gain
or any section during the decade.
The Middle States, New York. New
Jc'sey and Pennsylvania, have a popuIa
ton o; 1,4G5,043, gain OF 800 072,
or 26 II per cent. The largest propor-
tionaI increase has been in New Jerse
The largest gaiN has. been in the North
Wes,ern States Oa'o, Michigan, luliana.
Illinois, Wisconsin,, Iowa, Minueso,a aud
Kansas. The gain for ten years in these
States is 3 l40,345, or about G7 per cent
OF these Illinois gains lOl per cent,
Wisconsin l54 and Iowa 25l per cent.
The total rySut. III all the free States
and Territories shows only an Increase OF
about 4 2 per cent.
The population OF the Border Slave
States, Delaware, Maryland, Virgin!a.
Norih Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee.
Missouri and Arkalsas, is s. fol ow, =
Free, 5,624,009 slaves, l,G3S. 207-
Total 7 2G2 ,30G. The gain in slaves for
ten years las teen l99,GOl, or IA per
cent. gain 10 free population, 1890 37e
less than 2S per cent Ia Delaware and
Mary land, slaves have decreased. VIZ
gina shows but Is, 900 more than 1850:
kentucky not l5,oC0 more Arkansas
more than doubles both free aud slave
Missouri adds 100000 to her free, and
2S 600 only to her slaves Tennessee
adds about 70, 900 free, and 35, 900 slaves;
North Carolina 80 600 free, 43, 900 slaves.
Tie Richmond Eraminer, from whose
fuI! exhibit We compile most of the fg
ures We have given, says justly that tie
above statistics, rs regards The borGcr
States, show the terrible effect Of tie ab
clifton movement Oh slave interests.
The Confederate States show a popala'
tion OF tree, 1856 ,4Sl e; slaves, 2.3ll,-
300 total 1867 ,74l, being gain in
ten years: in slaves 549,5 a little over
81 per cent. fres inhabitants CAT 500,
less than 33 per cent. South Carolina
gains in slaves $4,000, in free about the
same number-sIaves making four sew
enths OF her entire population. rhis and
Mississippi are the only States in which
the slaves outnumLer the free in the
latter there are $4,000 more slaves than
frsemen. Texas, Of course, has grown
4 e most rapidly, having nearly rrebIed
her free, and quite trebled her slaves. -
Georgia has grown about IL per cent.
Florida nearly 20 per cent. Alabama
about 25 per cent. Louisiana SO per
cent Columbia Guardian.
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Land Of the South ! The fairest land
Beneath Coiumbia's sky
Proudly her hills of freedom stand,
Her plains in beauty lie.
Tier d",,ed fields, her traver.ed streams
Their annual wealth renew.
Land "f the South in brightest dreams
No deHrer spot we view.
Men ot the South !! A free.born race,
They vouch n patriot line
Ready the foeman's van TO face,
And guard their country's shrine.
by sire and son II haloing light
Through time is borne along -
They nothing ask but What j. right,
And yield to nothing wrong"
Fair of the South rare beauty's crown
We wear with mntchle,s grace
No classic fair of old renown
Deserve higher place.
Your vrsrnl robes alike become
The palace and the ,ot;
Wives. mothers. daughters. every home
Ye mrkc cherished spot.
Flag of the South! Ave, fling il. folds
UpnTine kindred breeze;-
Emu!rm of dread To tyrnGt hoids.-
o! freedom on The seas
Forever may its stars aud stripes
IT, ci"udle.s glory wave;
Red, white and blue-cterual types
OF nations free and brave!
tales OF The Soul, tie patriots boast
Here equal laws have sway:
Nor I! ran; lord, nor despCt host.
Upon the Weak may prey.
! hen let them rule from sea TO sea,
Aud crown the queenIy isls:--
GniUn Of .oye and liberty,
'N"a.h heavens approving smile.
God "fthe Son.h Protect this land
From false and open foes!
Guided by Thine all ruling hand
Ia vain will hate oppose.
So smoe The ship ofislaie move on
u on tie nnia;hon-d sea;
GalIantly o'er its surges borne
The buiyars Of The free
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INLAND PoRTs OF ENrRY The Secre
tary OF the Treasury of the Confedera.ed
States publishes the following imporran,
notices Of points at which ports Of entry
have been established
Norfolk, at Nelms' Landing on the
Mississippi River /; Hernsndo, and the
Mississippi and Central Railroad /; Holly
Springs, on the Mississippi Cenral Kali
road Easiport, on the tennessee River !;
Corinth, at the crossing Of the Mobile
and Ohio, and ofthe Memphis and Char
lesion Railroads ; Athens, on The Rail-
road from Decatur to Pulaski; Stephen
son, at the junction Of Tie Memphis and
Charleston, and Of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroads; Atlanla, At the
Junction of tlTe Georgia Railroad, the
Western AID Atlantic, and various other
Railroads. Chester, at the junction Of the
Charlotte and Columbis, and OF the
Kmes Mountain Railroad Florence, a,
the Junction ol the Wilmington and
Manchester, and OF the Norlbeas,ern,
and oflhe Cheraw and Darlington Rail
roads
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Especial Correspondence of the y Y. Times I
THE FORTIFICATIONS ON MORRIS
ISLAND.
Difficult y Of getting Sight at Them
How the Difficulty was overcome
Full Description Of the Twelve Bat.
telles.

CHARLESTON, S 9. a., Monday, March
%, lSGl.-iour correspondent las been
unwilling to acknowledge that lie could
be defeated by the Soaih Carolnians ia
his efforts To see he most imDOrtant Of
all the Qualifications in the harbor, viz -
those on Morris lslaud. He had uigd
every pedenl, had been promised over
and over again that he sh pu,d Certainly
see them, hut invariably The promise has
been revoked hen the appointed lime
came. After The avalanche of crinolne
thrt ! alluded TO in recent letter, Gen
Beaurega.d issued the most positive or
aers that no civilians, under any circum
stances, should be p rmItred to visit eith.
er For, johnson, Muul,ne or Morris -
Notwithstanding this imperial ,dlcr, the
thing has Al last been done, ard | have
to thank that bundle Of charming con
tradictions, n woman, for the moduS ope'
randi. was coming ont Of Quarlermas
ter General llalch's Office, on Meeting
street, last Saturday afternoon, when
met very lpveiy creature in tears. She
had been To Gen. Beanregard's head,
quarters, in Secession Hall, but ne, she
said, WAS no gentleman, and wasn't All
American thus TO refuse lady who had
not seen her husband for eight weeks
She had also been TO Gov Pickens' head
quarters, but could not see him. 70
turned with her TO Mr.. Ila'ch, and plead
hard, but = tie Quarterinastei, although
made OF fine toned materials, dared not
disobey the orders Of his superior in rank.
| determined on a coup, and told the
lady that ifshe would come down TO
Southern ,cha,f at 10 a. m, precisely, on
Sunday morning, that | would have at
her disposal safe boat with four trusty
osrsmen, and we would see il we could
not run the gauntlet successfully. am
thus minute, because a leading merchant
here told me onl fortnight since that
il he heard of my going or attempting 10
go TO any Of tie forts he should notify He
Government that i toas a spy :" Yet an
extraordinary piece OF good luck has ena
bled me to see the whole network of i'm,
menssly strong fortifcations, covering the
whole Of Camp Gregg, as Morris lsIaLd,
six miles long, is called.
Punctual 10 the moment, the lady AT
r.yed, and We sailed down the beautiful
bay with the thermometer at as deg
When off Sumter, We stopped 10 observe
the effect Of that "aecidsn,alron. purpose"
shot from The coumbiad at Stevens Bat
terry. | observed tina, place full two
feet square had heen knocked away, and
that a very deep inden,ation had been
made, which ia now partially filed up
On the ssme side there are two long rows
Of ride holes on two sides Of the pents
goo, facing respectively Forts Morris and
James These also answer as ventifators ;
but owing to the imminent danger OF an
attack ~ ans moment, the lower range
had been sealed up with lead. and the
upper one partially so, thus protecting
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FORT MORRIS BATTERY.

This is commanded by Captain Green.
IIere there are three CoIombinds and
t0Ur mor,ars, which can be used either
I"r Fort Sumter or for the channel, hcipg
en- Jarbeue.
All OF tie above guns can be brought
TO bear directly on Sumter, and zach one
Of them can throw a shell every IRE min
uteS. Fourthlv we have .r...
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ced near the old beacon, on a range Of
sand hills
We now approach No. Eleven, on an
elevation one hundred feet, where the ex'
United States lighthouse stands, which is
not allowed 10 burn at present. This is
called
LIGHTHOUSE BATTERY.
This most important point is guarded
10y t'co forty-two Founders, en- 6arJete.
In the rear OF this, intended to open
Oh "a fire III the rear is the
LIGHT HOUSE INLET BATTERY.
This post Of the Inlet is protected bv
three twenty four pour ders, and two tor-
ty.twos, en- JarJette.
The entire island is thus fortified il the
stronges, manner, and every pon, is care.
fully watched dav and night hv two thou,
sand men. The s,rctcst military discip-
line prevails. Col. Gregg, to set his men
II good example, keeps no iqnor himself,
aud II any is found IN She soldiers quar-
ters 1t Is thrown away. The men are all
volunteers, serving for six months and
as they enlist for glory, they submit to
regular New York tenement house"
quarters without a murmur. Their cuis.
me would shock French soldier. | was
Hospitality entertained at Col. Greggs,
and found on the dinner table very excel.
lent Fulton Market beef and Goshen but.
ter. Lamar, Of W0Hdeyer notoriety, was
one of the party OF Twelve. lie belongs
to one of the regiments. The South Oar
Ohm" 'e'uty came back happy. escorted
10y JASPER.
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WILLIAM S. BARNY,
President Of the Convention

NAKULINA AKT ASST CIAION.
The President also laid before the BODY
a CONN uncation from the Curo,iua AIT
Association, through lis President, X. +.
W. AiIston, Esq, inviting The members
OF the Conventi"" to visit the Gallery of
art, on Meeting street, during ineir stay
in this city.
On motion of Mr.. Chesnut, tie invita-,
lion was accepted, aud the communication
Was laid on tie table.
And then, on motion Of Mr.. Orr, the
Convention proceeded to sit with closed
doors.
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hEhiANS OLhS IN MEETING. - w hen
Mr.. Moody-Handkerchief Moody
on journey in the western part Of Mas
sachusetts, he called Oh brother in tho
ministry, on Saturday, thinking to spend
the Saobath with him, II agreeable. The
man appeared very glad to see him, aud
said d-
4 shouId be very glad to have you stop
and preach for me to morrow bntl iesIS
ashamed to ask You
Why, what is the matter q said Mr..
Moody.
WHY, our people have got IN such a
habit OF gong out before meeting is clos
ed, that 1t seems to be an imposition on
a stranger
If,hat IS all, must aud will stop and
preach for you,' was Mr.. Mooay's reply.
When lie Sabbath day ca,se and Mr.
Moody had opened the meetiag and nam
ed the text, he looked around on the AZ.
sembly and said
Ny hearers, ] am going 10 speak TO
TWO kinds Of folks to-day, saints and sin
ners. Sinners. am going 10 give you
your portion fret, and would have you
give good aueeti tion.'
When be hid preached to them as
long as Le thought besr, he,paused snd
said--
ns There, SINNERS, have aens With you
now yon 'uay take ypar hsts aud no
out Of lhemessisg house = 1oVa e. yD.,
please i
But sII tarried and b<1sd lim iSrourh.
sfttsH ltL f,s4 IS. ~ fa>ss = - u
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Tie eject of extreme cold is lhus de.
scrIUcd uy Bayard Taylor: When The
tnermometcr s 40 or 90 degrees Lelow
zero, 'hc sensation which Won endure.
can o"ly chara:ierize as continued sl,ugr
gle for iite. You not only feel the cod,
but yon actually see il. The hair is hazy
WITH frozen moisture. The sky is ike
a vault of solid steel, so hard and pale
does /; appear. And tue wind is like II
blast out OF ihat fabulous frozen hill Of
the Scaudinavions. The touch Of il on
the face is like cutting with an exceeding
~ dull and Jagged knife, endured this
weather during two days Of travel in an
open sleigh, but very fortunately it was
blowing on my back, or | would have
been obliged 10 give up the battle. Every
man met who travc.!ng against the
nd, had face either already frozen or
just in the act OF freezing. Those purple
faces surrounded witt. rings of ice did
not seem to belong to human beings
DIR. Kane described to me has Sensations
upon being exposed for two days 10 a
storm AZ a temperature If ~ degrees be
low zero. Although the physical effect
was uot particularly painful, yet the
DeAtal effect was sIch AS 20 make HIN
and his men deiinous for some davs af
terwards. The physical effect Of An ex
remeiy jow temperature perhaps the
lowest which the human frame ~ capa.
bic OF teeling--is sort OF slow, peuetra
Ting, deadly chill, rather than AN acu g
Il e n
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AItcT PRAYER Dy Inc ReV. MIR. lImmOus
the roll was called and the Journal Of
fridays proceedings WAS read ard ap-
proved.
HON. LOUIS T. wIGFALL.
Mr.. Chestnut. Mr.. President. cur di.
l'nguisned count:yman, Louis I. WigtaIl,
Is now in this city, and am sure it will
afford great satisfaction 10 the Convention
to tender him any testimonial Of regard
Tor his gallant services in the cause of
Southern independence. | move, there
fore, that the President be authorized and
requested to tender Mr.. Wigfall the priv,
leges Of this floor.
The question was taken, and the II, Q,
ton WAS agreed TO.
PRINTING REPORTS.
MIR. Dunkin, from the Committee on
Postal Arrangements and Commercial
Relations, TO whom WAS referred the com
munication of the Postmaster General 10
the Governor, and aIsJ the commuuica
ton OF the Secretary Of the Treasury t.
the Governor, reported that the Comm
tee had examined the same, aud recon
mended that the usua! number of both
documents be printed for the use Of the
Convention, and that five hundred extra
copies of the communication of tt @ Secre,
tsry OF the Treasury be printed for dis,ri.
button.
The question being taken, the report
was agreed TO.
ADOPTION Oh THE CONSTITUTIONS BY MISS.
The President laid before the Cuuven.
ton The following teIcgraphic despatch,
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N u NJ B L r 9.
Condensed from the Charleston Mercury.
convention of the People of So. Ca.
'ATS PROCEEDINGS.
APRIL |, 1861

APRIL I, 1851.
The Convention met IL O'clock, ny. and
was called TO order by the President,
Hon. ID. +. Jamisou.
After prayer by the Rev. MIR. Timmons
the roll was called and the Journal of
fridays proceedings WAS read ard ap-
prOyul
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3urtrq.
L6hD OF THE SOUTH |!
BY A + LEONARD.

AIR Friend n my soul.
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Important from Washington

Washington, March l5.--Mr. Douglas
delivered long and able speech to the
Senate to-day, showing that it is impossi.
BILE to collect the revenue at the ports OF
the seeded States, and advocated q pea
ceable dissolution and the recognition OF
the Confederate States. The Republi-
cans are very indignant at the speech OF
Mr.. Douglas, and denounceit everywhere.
He told them that peace was preferable
to war.
The Senate had a long Executive Ses-
| sion to-day. Gen. Scott ia most unusual
thing) was admitted and consulted in re.
gard to the status of all the Southern forts.
Important military movements were con-
sidered. Gen. Scott reiterated his opin-
10, that Maj. Anderson must be with
drawn. Questions were put to him and
the matter discussed infinitely in all its
bearings.
Another and third determination has
been arrived at, that there is no other Al
tentative, that Anderson must be with
drawn. A final decision was thus had.
Mr.. Corwin has decided to accept the
mission to Mexico.
Dispatches for Mexico 60 out to-mor-
row by special messenger to Mr.. Waller,
the United States Minister. 1t is be-
leved they refer to the positions of this
Government and the Southern Confede-
raey.
1t is generally understood and strongly
minated in the best quarters that can
be approached, that messenger has
been sent to Maj. Anderson. Positive
answers is refused at official sources, but
none here outside doubt the fact
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Extra Session of Congress.

A letter from one OF our Washington
correspondents expresses the opinion that
Mr.. Lincoln will call an extra session OF
Congress, to meet about the first OF July.
The President is understood to be avcrse
to the step, but Mr.. Seward urges it on
the ground of necessity growing out of
the complications of tho Southern ques-
ton. The same correspondent says moth
ing certain is known of the policy of the
Administration in reference to the reve-
nucs at ports within the limits of the Sc
ceding States, and but very little of its
policy in any respect. There is no doubt,
h ,wever, about the extra Session, as Mr..
Seward recognises the inability of the 60
vernment TO move in any direction with
efficiency without the aid of Congress and
additional legislation.
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From Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 1G.-Con-
gress has confirmed the nominations Of
the District Judges as follows:
A. G.. McGrath, South Carolina; II. r.
jackson, Georgia; w. j.. Laneir, Alabama;
Harris, Mississippi; Thos. J. Semmes,
Louisiana; John Hemphill Texas; Jesse
J.Finley, Florida; Messrs. Mcqueen and
Mcintosh have also been confirmed as
Judges of the Admiralty Court of Key
West; David Hubbard, Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs; Ak. b. Wethered, Of Ala
hama, Register of the Treasury and B.
Baker of Georgia, Auditor of tho Treasury.
Congress meets again tonight.
The State Convention has adopted
resolution to adjourn on Wednesday
next. The ordinance has been passed all
tering the free banking act which substi-
tutes the stocks for the Confederate States
for those Of the United States, and allow
the issue of two for one. Neither foreign
citizens nor corporations are allowed 10
hold the stocks. 81. 6ie.
Montgomery, Ala, March 1.-THE long
tariff bill which was reported last week
was not passed at the present session. it
is, therefore, not yet law, but will come
up for action when Congress again meets.
Montgomery, Ala, March lS.-The Com
missioners for Europe from the Confsder-
ate States, Messrs. Yancey, Mann and
Rost, are about leaving for New Orleans,
from whence they will proceed to Havana,
where they will take the English steamer
of the 9th. ........
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From WASHINGTON.

Washington, March l7.-Commissioner
Crawford and Forsyth entertain the
strongest hopes of preserving peaceful
relations betYsen the two Governments
There is no doubt but that their diploma.
cy is judlcious.
1t is still unascertained whether the
Administration has issued orders for tho
evacuation of Fort Sumter, but the evac-
uation is expected to soon occur, from
the circumstances beyond tho Executive
control. From what is known, formal
surrender of the post is not expected.
The reported attack on Fort Pickens is
disbelieved.
1t is rumored that the troops of Texas
are going to Fort Pickens, but it is dis
credited.
A rumor says that General Beauregard
will not permit Major Anderson's COM
mand to depart, except as prisoners of
war.
The Cabinet discussed the Southern
question two hours, with no result.
No foreign born citizens are to be APP
pointed at the heads of diplomatic posts
in Europe.
1t is said that Charles Francis Adams
has accepted the French mission.
w. II. Fry, musical composer, is to be
Secretary Of the Legation at Paris.
The treaty with the Winnabago In
dians has been confirmed.
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State Convention.

The Central Committee of the Union
Party have issued call-which we pub
lish--for State Convention to nominate
a candidate for Governor, to meet at
Nashville on the I'd day of May. We,
therefore, take the liberty q suggesting
to the party in this, and other counties
where our paper circulates, that meetings,
large and full as possible, be held on Nom
day, LIST day Of April, and delegates APP
pointed to the Nashville Convention. We
will, also, suggest, and urge upon the peo-
pie of the respective counties, that they
appoint men who will certainly attend.
If we understand the movement, the
Convention is not to be q gathering Of
mere politicians, TO revive and patch up
old party issues and set up some old par
ty banner; but, in fact, meeting of the
people themselves to select suitable and
proper candidate, one every way compe-
tent and worthy of the place and the &C.
casion, one in whose prudence, firmness
and integrity they can confide in any
emergency that may arise. This is not
the day nor the hour for brawling dema-
gogues and housing party men, laboring
for retaliation and hungering for spoils;
these must retire, for q season at least,
and men, good and true, with positirs
qualifications for the place, must be select
ed to fill the popular offices Of the State,
the most important of which is the Ex-
ecutive. 1t is imperative, then, that each
and every section of the State send dele
gates to the proposed Convention, and we
hope that not single county will fail to
be Represented, by proper delegates, in
stead of by prory.