Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Charleston Mercury, of the 30th
ult., contains the following belligerent par
agraphs:
'' At / O'Clock last night the heavens
to the southwest were brilliantly illumn-
ated with the patriotic t1omes ascending
from burning cotton. As the spectators
witness it, they involuntarlly burst forth
with cheer after cheer, and each warmed
as with new pulse. Such people can
never b. subjugated. Let the holy flames
continue TO ascend, aud let the demons OF
he'll. who come here on their diaboicat err
rand, learn a lessol and tremble. Let the
torch De applied wherever the invader pol
lutes our SOIL and let him find, as Is meet.
at our people will welcome him only
with devastation and ruin. Our people
are in earne>t-men, women and children
and their oacriices will ascend a sa-
cred holocaust to God, crying aloud for
vengeance against the tiend- ia human
shape, who are disoracing humanity tramp
ling down civilization, and would blot out
Christianity.
Patriotic planters on the seaboard are
hourly applying the torch to their crops
of cotton and rice. Some are authorized
by military authorities 10 destroy their
crops to prevent ravages by the enemy.
Plantations on North Edisto and in the
neighbOrhoOd. and elewhere on the coast
of South Carolina. are one sheet Of flames
and smoke.
The commanding officers at all Of the
exposed position on our coast have receiv-
ed positive instructions to burn or destroy
all property which cannot be conveniently
taken away, and i likely to be seized by
the enemy.
The Government has policy. The Presi
dent has. through the Secretary OF State,
issued an order to Gen Mcclellan, forbidding
the r-turn by The army of slaves escaped from
rebel masters. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has perfected and issued scheme for the
employment OF negroes in South Carolina, as
free men. These official ORDER are the most
inportent documents which HE war has called
forth,
Home can never be transferred, never
be repeated in the experience Of an indi-
vidual. The place consecrated on paren-
tai love by the innocence and sports of
childhood is the only home Of the human
heart.
In disputes upon moral or scientific
points, ever let your aim be TO come at
truth, not to conquer your opponent. 80
you never shall be at a loss, in losing the
argument, and gaining new discovery
Upton, Mo, Dec. 1s.
Yesterday orders were received here for
all the forces at this post 70 hold themselves
IN readiness TO march at a moments notice,
AT the same time Gen. Pope, at the head of
nearly all the troops IN winter quarters at
Otterville, marched westward towards War
rensburgh, for the purpose 1t IS generally be-
heved, Of cutting OF Gen. Price, whom our
scouts reported making forced marches TO
reach Gen. Rains and Stems, now IN the en-
trenehments at Lexington.
Everybody is on the qui vive Cor startling
and good news, as universal confidence is
felt in the ability And bravery Of Gen. Pope
and his army.
New York, Dec. II.
4 private letter from beaufort says TIE
stone feet sailed from Savannah for Charles
son, in company wiz man~ofwar, Ships
were 10 be sunk in Charlest - I.trhor Satur-
day last,
Tybee Island is occupied by It thousand
men, who are 10 throw up batteries for use
against Fort Pulaski if necessary.
The steamer Baltic with Il thousand men
had left Port ROYAL FOR Eernaudina accom-
panied by sbe Bienvie and another gun
boat.