New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11
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FROM GEORGIA.
From Ga, Special Correspondent

the last twenty -four hours. Reports that for
tresses and arsenals in Alabama Florida, Louis
lana, and North Carolina had been seized or
protected" az the word now is, have been
current. Some of them have foundation, Others
are doubtful, some are improbable; but all are
believed, and the noisy Dislnionists are in full
spirts. Large bodies Of State troops are either
under arms or ready to take arms at short no
tice, which they could with little Inconvenience
do for very few of the soldiers have business to
occupy their attention at any time, and none of
them are busy now about anything except treason.
The present condition Of affairs, the State being
in q semi.w arlike attitude, appears much to
please the loose population, and they amuse
Themselves with keeping closer watch upon all
uneocknded men, women, and children. The ar
rival of steamer from New.YOrk lie great
event for these fellows, and the innocent voy-
ayers may feel fattered as they see the attention
with which they are received, the soiicitude
which follows each piece of their baggage, even
to its destination aud the laudable desire for
personal information which sets so many soied
fingers upon the pages of each hotel register
whore the names of the new corners are entered
The gallant protectors of the Federal property
are enjoying themselves at Fort Pulaski, cleaning
the guns, and endeavoring to learn their uses.
| This protection" is now the staple joke OF the
town, though the "party Of gentlemen" who cap
tured the revenue cutter Dobbin, and who were
snubbed by the Governor show triaing discom-
future. The papers Of the State are laboring TO
show that an overwhelming majority Of delegates
for immediate secession have been elected, and
We who cannot know the bias of the several
candidates are obliged 10 take in silence the
statements of the able editors, and wait tor the
action of the Convention. IL should, however,
be remarked that these papers put down "a iln-
mediate secesioDists all who are not elected
on openly svowed cooperation platforms;
now, the truth is, as stated In
a previous letter, that the Toombs and Cobb
perfy. finding il uphill work TO make the nomi-
mating meetings paas straight Secession resolu-
tons. changed their tactics, aud caused non
conmittal resolutions TO be adopted, trusting to
the movements between the tmes OF the election
and the Convention, and to the pressure at the
time of the Convention ~ bring the independents
over TO the Secession side. They therefore
couut all the declared Secessionists aud the dele
gates Who are not committed in one class, and
nut them down as straight Disunionists. IL
seems now, il must be- admitted, that the dis
tnpuished leaders OF treason named above are
likely to earry the day. Their plans are well
laid, and you know j, always happens that the
men who have positive a,t 70 accomplish,
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work hardest, and are therefore most frequently
successful for time at least.
The National Fast was observed hereabout
much in the same way that falls to the lot OF
humiliation days in general. AT all times It Is
hard enough 10 induce men 10 mortfy the flesh
with deliberate and preordained abstinence from
food and pleasure; daily business is with more
alacrity suspended; but to expect US, say the
Southern people, TO 90 hungry because we have
been put upon by the AbolitIonists, and to ac-
know ledge that we have done wrong in doing
what We would do again, is little too much.
SO they had good time on the solemn occasion,
though large numbers Of them attended church
ard acb powledge the manifold sins Of the North
ern Abolitiopists with much beartines.
In writing few words concerning the ru.
mored plans Of the Southern rebels, do not
wish 10 seem 10 give them too much weight, and
/ do not venture 10 offer an opinion upon the
tnstworthiness Of the current talk of the people.
But this talk ut least serves 10 shsw in what di-
r.ction the advance guard Of treason now turn
their eyer, and we know enough OF the men who
lead this disunion movement 10 feel certain that
they will not be deferred from any act which
they can bring the people to support them IN.
A sketch Of n plan was frat whispered in select
crcles-numerically select ] mean--then more
openly talked Of, and now, that the "Protec-
:. ton" of forts and arsenals has fairly
begun, made the most public topic of dis
cussion. IL was in general terms this:
All the Southern fortifcations were TO be- seized
BY the States in which they were situa'el
az soon as those States should secede; South
Carolina was known TO be sure for secession,
and the lenders were confident that Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana Mississippi, would
soon follow. . IL North Carolina, Virginia, and
Naryland could not be induced to secede, they
ut least would remain passiyely friendly to the
other States; and in the event Of any warlike or
precautionary measures on the part of the Gov
rrpmeni, it was understood that tho three States
last named would seize and protect" the places
of power within their borders. All the Conven-
tioDs of the States first named would take
place within short time Of each other,
and before the end Of January it was
understood that every important fortifcation
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