New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05

interest ard TIE radical change III the relations OF oar
population will give shock TO internal quiet ard
pr sIeriiy that neither this nor tue next generaon
will recover from.
MINOR ITEMS.
FLORIDA BosDs.-Bef re Florida entered tho
Union she issued million or two Of dollars Of bonds,
which were taken by English bankers They were
never paid nor payment Of them ever assumed by
the General Government. A commirsion was appdnted
TO examine the matter few years rince which "a, in
London but finally concluded that nothing could be
done for the creditors ar Florida while member Of
the Uuion could not be cOerced 70 pay But II Florida
goes out and becomes independent nation The bond
hClders will probably ask tne British Government 10
conIel payment OF here claims by armed force alis
sssipp has similar prospect before her In regard to
her repudisted boLds Here are two WARE Laid ont tor
the Southern Confedeacy, III addition 10 Its dan
gers Of civil and seryile ones
Cosr oY Ir.-Says The Vieksburg Miss.) Wig:
"Atth lowest possible estimate twill cost 600 900
TO maintain the State OF Mississippi cut Of tie
Union. All of this will have to be 'ased by direct
taxation on her people Are they ready for any such
emergency" Probably we OF Kentucky. had better
wait little while and see how Mississippi gets along
with her rather serious undertaking. Perhaps abe will
take il into her he sd to get the whole difficulty by
itsung her bonds"
PRrsTIcE ON KEsrucKr SFcEssIoY.-"Oh, how
shan get Of tLisl" cried horse drowning In the
river. "Tako bold Of my tail" answered q mouse
upon the shore. Perhaps South Carolina THINKS tha
Kentucky involved In all the horror of reyoluio
and border might find safety in taking hold OF her
tail.
The NoRTH-WEsT DsARsED.-Whlc the United
States Arrens In the City OF Charleston has been fur
nished by Secretary Floyd with 1000 stand OF arms
during the last four years, the Arsenal at Springfield IN
this State has not, far as we know, received gun
of any sort whatever There In that establishment
not more than thirty muskets that are ht for service;
aud most Of The other Free States In the des
titute condition. There appears " have been syse
matte effort the pal OF tie President and his Cabi-
G.ea fbav do "a finn
alarm, the whole power Of the Government 10 filling
the South with and munitions OF war at tho ex-
Tente Of the North, unquestionably with view Of
permitting them, at the proper moment to fail into
iebe bacs The effort has been fur successiul that
if the militia Of the Norh.Wert called upon to
lid in tie enforcement d the ws it is probable that
all tie Government murkets in the six States would be
insufficient for the arnDg Of three regiments. This
condition Of tlilgs must lie met by State action until
snch tine as the Federal Government, by the verdict
" the people, ia transferred o hands that will not
make engine for promoting encouraging, and re-
| wardmg treason. Clicago Tribune, Dec -.
| PTRATIc.L s1oPPAGE oY SuPPLIys.-The schooner
W. A. Ellis, which arrived here from New-York, on
Wednesday last had board 500 barrels cement, con-
sieued 10 fort Moullre. We learn that It's delivery
10 the United States officers has been prevented for the
present, and that ii will be placed In store Two
| lighters were alongside taking the cement on boa
when the order for its non-delivery received.
We are Informed that large block OF granite for
Fort Sumter probably intended for a caSemate, now
lies on Boyee COMPANY North whs'i M 10
| PBIIADytPHIA MILITARY PRrPARIsG FOR SERVICE.
The philadelphia Inquirer Of yesterday contains
the following statement; Some Of our military comra-
MES are preparing themselves for any emergency viii
evening Company A Of tie Pbiladelphis Light Guard
Regiment, Capt. G. L. hintzer, will meet at the State
Arrsnul for dill where books will be opened for the
enrolment OF yuupg men, To fill the ranks preparatory
to Offering service ia the defence of the country We
lear that applications for membership of other militia
ry organizations are unusually numerous
BEDS OF SHor-3uss AND PIsToLs--The extracts
which follow are from hitter written by lady, o
naive Of Boston, who hyes plantation in Geor
a. The letter IL dated Dec. Is:
" zee no possible hope Of saving the Union unless
the Northern people repeal Immediately their obnox-
ous laws and do all in their power TO appease the ex-
cited feelings Of the South aud when disunion comes,
Heaven only knows what will be the fate In store for
us; and may have no opportunity OF hearing froW
my relations and friends at tie North seldom go 70
savannah, and bear very LITTLE about public OPi lou,
but Judge from what see In the papers, and all that
can be bad by yourself and others WHO choose TO look
fsirly into the subject. You ask If hear anything
about insurrec,ion, &C., in tlt neighborhood' We
sleep every night with loaded firearms at hand. do
not say that We actually IN danger, but some Of
my neighbors are much frightened, and we have been
advsed TO be- prepared. Three plots have lately been
discovered within Fix miles Of u.s. in all Of which the
whites were to be murdered. The headed by Ri
bero vt Skiddawsy, wss explained iu letter from the
South published in Boston. The last was found out
hst week--rot two miles from us. do not feel ut
liberty 10 give the gentlemans name who owns the
plantation for he tried hush il up. His negroes had
received letter FROM white telling them great
General coming TO Tree them, but they must irs
kill their masters family. 1t must have been written
by who understood the negro character for
IL was well calculated 10 excite their feehngsf
" There il now o report that during the Christmas
holidays there is 10 be rShg on the isIAnds and II
successful tie negroes will Of course Land along this
shore, and, according 10 the report burn our houses
over our heads cannot bring myself TO believe it,
but il certainly Is not pleasant thing to think OF.
There Il to b. meeting Tomorrow, and par 4 10 70
be organized. They may perhaps obtain some extra
protection from town.. III .t... -..H
INJECTING THEN WITH TBs PoIsoS.-Says The
Cumberland Md Cip,iiaR aud Telegraph: Our
country il being flooded with Disunion Documents.
Our Senator in the Legislature of MARYLAND, Gen.
Thomas Jefferson MeKaip, has received number Of
these pestilent productions and Ia rumored is buly
engaged in their circulation. We had thought better
Of our Senator and but utter the great surprise aud In
digaiion which is felt by large majority peo-
pie at this effort to produce undue excitement and en-
gender bitterness and hate among our citi3ens-
TBE ACT OF Piracy IN CHARLESTON HARBoR--
The transfer Of the United States cutter brig
in Charleston Harbor the other day. to the Secession
leaders, says The ashtagton Star, was rs gross and
atrocious an act of naked piracyas ever was perpe
trated Her commander, n South Carolnian, one
morning wrote to the Treasury Department letter
resignng bis commission in the sersice Of the United