New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-01
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
DULL TIM ES.
n, Our ovsu Correspondent.

,r.ps Our o@n Correspondent
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. q, iN'ii.
The revolution is becoming dull az "oh rs
expensive business. For the last three OF iouf
days there has not been the usual stock oil ga
citing incident, and we're 1t not for the inmlhs
Of In. Mercurp about the cOwardce and treach-
ery of those Southern men who talk or thl1k OF
" reconstruction. We should be quite distressed
N.st. rdav ther. was bubble the surface IN
the shape of rumor that during Saturday night
some sharp watchers discovered UNUSUAL hght'
ma from a strange steamer off the mouth OF th'
barbor. But there has been nothing cOrrobora-
i've Perhaps The MorcaryS stories Tor seVer'
DAVIS previous about " mysterious boats y hal
prepared the wakeful watchers to zee sighte
The "mysterous boat" aud "mutiled oars ru
mors baye not yet lost their interest and not
few are prepared TO believe that Fort Sumter
has been reinforced aud supplied with store'
irons small boats.
The flag which South Carolina shall hereafter
throw to the breeze which her ships shall sau under
and her sons fight and die for, has been de-
6nitely agreed upon. II ia blue with goideh
Palmetto upright upon white oval In lhe
center thereof and % white crescent IN the
MINER flagstaff corner. The vessel caught on
the omen sens if she show no other, Will be liable
to be seized as pirate. The flag Is only
pretty paything.
There is quarrel growing up between Col.
Cunningham of the Is. C.) Army, and Senator
Wagner, in relation 10 gsrrisOning the arsenal.
The suggestion is current that the gentlemen may
vet take the held in order to settle their differ
ences.
Ii is understood that at the Southern Confed-
eracy Convention, which will meet ut Mont
gomery, Ala, on the 4th of February, there viii
be a strong party in favor of pOstponins action,
in order to include the States that are yet to
secede. South Carolina VIII oppose postpone
mept She does not want large number.
There wo,lia ce Tess prospect .. oet iui'"s VI"
rOost than with small number. Beside, her
share Of the Offices would be less. A Confederacy
Of the Gulf States, favorable to the slave-trade,
is her idea. Particularly il she opposed to JOIN
ing With Virginia, whom she has never -.-n able
to control, and toward ussom ,bs bs,bors a
a grudge because the Old I,ouiuon would not
receive South Caroli...a's Commissioner o year
so.
The steiner Columbia yet remains ashore Her
entire cargo will be discharged, when it is hoped
she will be got off; even then, that will be doubt
full. The Marion, on Saturday. came IN through
the Mafitt or Beach Channel without difficulty.
The Legislature has finally granted the S3O,Ovo
to continue the dredging Of the Aaaat Channel,
with the following proviso: " The work shall not
be resumed until Fort Sumter shan pass into tue
possession of the authorities of the State aud all
troops shall be removed from the haIbor OF
Charleston" 1t occurs to me that this rs long
postponement OF the work
A recent steamer for New-fork took hence
gentleman who bore with him letter from his
Excellency Gov. Pickens, giving him two hours
70 pack his kit The charge against the gentle
man was that he was correspondent OF HE
| NEw.YoRk TRIBUNE. ! am sorry 70 say that q
worthy gentleman, entirely innocent of the charge,
! has suffered on my account. lie lad mlSiVi' tune
enough without the infection of this piece oil IN
Justice / pray the Governor that the gentleman
| NAV have Justice done him. A. for the rest 81!
! | have to say is, try again.