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A Few DAYS MORE PArIENCE.-Recent a.

A Few DAYS MORE PArIENCE.-Recent advi-
ces indicate that the secession tide in the {" BOr-
der States" is beginning to ebb. 1t has been
unnaturaly stimulated by ambitious and willy
leaders, mainly for the purpose Of frightening
the Free States, and extorting humiliating con-
cessions and compromises from their Senators
and Representatives in Congress. When they
find that this game of bluff proves Intellectual,
and that talking secession and treason is far more
easy and safe than committing the overt act,
reason will resume its sway, and the storm will
wholly blow over or expend its force in ftful
gusts. If the North, in and out of Congress,
will keep cool and stand firm twenty or thirty
days longer, the Border States will leave the
Cotton States to "play it alone" 1t is evident
that Virginia is disposed to look before she leaps
into the dark chasm of disunion. North Caro-
lima holds back from the brink of the precipice
while Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mis-
souri,, can hardly be said to have taken any de-
cisive steps toward it. Let the Senators and
Representatives of the Free States maintain a
ga mastery inactivity" and all will yet be well
N. Y. Tribune.
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Union Demonstration.
JVgrreusbuy0. No. :,

Warrensburg, No., Jan. IA.
1D. MISSOURI DEMOCRAT - After due notice
through our journals of this place, the mud sills
of johnson responded to call for a Union dem
onstration, which was done in old '76 style. At
2 o'clock one of the largest public gatherings
that ever assembled in Johnson county cOnven-
ed at the Court House. The Hon. Judge Trapp
in the chair, a committee on Resolutions was
appointed. In the absence of the committee,
Colonel Eads was loudly called for. A way was
made open for the Colonel, and he mounted the
stand and addressed the multitude in a most pat
riotic strain, amid deafening applause. The
committee having returned, the resolutions were
read and adopted. The meeting adjourned witt
three loud and long cheers for the hero OF For'
Sumpter.
You will be furnished copy of the ResOlu
tons.
IS. have understood after the Union meet
ing dispersed, the Breckites held . meeting, anC
passed strong secession resolutions.
Yours, &C.,
VERITAS EFT LIBERTAS.
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REFUSING TO ABEr TREAsON.-The Troy Dai.
In Irra<e has the folloyin, inflammation

REFUSING TO ABEr TREAsON.-The Troy Dali
ly Times has the following information:
"We are grati6ed to learn that orders have
been received by the freight agent of the Hudson
River Railroad Company, in this city, from the
Board of Directors, not to tranship any arms or
munitions of war from this place to any southern
city, outside the demands of the government.
This action is timely and just-just to the peo-
pie Of the NOrth-and the community will ap-
plaud the step. Where citizens will incur the
hazard of criminal prosecution for treason for
the sake Of money-making, they should not seek
to bring others down to the level of themselves.
The railroad and its agents and employees, in
transporting over its route appliances of ware
fare, designed to be used against the government,
would be legally guilty of treason also; and this
view of the case no doubt stimulated by the
management to deny parties in this city the priv
ilege Of rendering them fit subjects for an ignom-
ious scaffold, if government saw fit to prosecute.
We understand that a considerable quantity of
Of warlke implements are now stored in the
freight depot at the foot of Adams street, having
been cut off from shipment by these orders.
The Directors deserve a public expression Of
thanks from the people for their patriotic course.
We learn that about six tons of cartridges were
shipped . day or two since, over the Hudson
River Railroad from the Watervliet Arsenal for
the government, designed for distribution"
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The following letter from Major Anderson
written IN Fort Sampler TO a friend in this citv
two days after the Soath Carolinians fred upon
the Star of the West, is a plain, soldier-like
statement of his position when that outrage took
place, and will give great satisfaction to the ad
mirers of the Major and the friends of the Union
Ii embodies the first authentic intelligence that
has reached the public, concerning the reasons
for the fact that the batteries OF Fort Sumpter
were not opened upon the South Carolinans on
the 9th inst.-Cincinnati Commercial.
FoRr srxPrER, Jan. IL, 1861.
Whether bloodleSs separation can now be
effected after her (Sou,h Carolina) foolshly fir.
ing upon vessel bearing our flag, the other dav,
think very doubtful. | was sorely tempted to
open my battery, but, perhaps fortunately, for
the chance o! having matters settled without
bloodshed, | could not have touched the battery
that opened upon her; and NY defenses were
y.st then in such a condition that | could not
have opened the war. / am now nearly ready
The people have supposed that this work was
ready to be defended when came in. IL was
far from il, and it would take me, even now, one
weeks hard work to have it in a complete state.
My command is only about one-eighth of wha,
it should be in time of war, but though small in
number, l feel strong in the confidence that
Providence will guard and guide me safely
through any danger that may threaten.
Yours sincerely.
(Signed) ROBERT ANDERSON"
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RAREY AND THE SOUrH CARoLINIANs. The
following is an extract from letter written by a
Yankee girl to a member of Congress on the
crisis:
"Mother is still rather rabid on the subject of
news; her interest is now pretty fairly balanced
between Rarey's method of tanning horses and
the Southernor's method for tanning US, which
does not seem. for some inscrutable reason to
work go well. have no doubt they could throw
the North down if they could get the strap fas.
tened on the fore leg, but there Is some une1'
planned difficulty about that first step in the pro.
cess. Poor people! am sure We are all sorry
for the wretched, impoverished, foolish South
erners. l am afraid they will be as destitute a:
Dick Swiveller on recovering from fever, and
finding that the small servant, or az he chose to
designate her, the Marchioness, had pawned al
his cloths to defray the expenses OF illness
We'll, this is little embarrassing, Marchioness
in case of fire; even an umbrella would be some
thingr"
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A Blast from a south Carolina Pulpit.

On the 2lst of November, being the day ap-
pointed for humiliation and prayer by the Gov
ernOr Of South Carolina, secession sermons we're
preached in Charleston. One of the most nota-
bic was that Of Rev. Thomas Smyth, ID. D., of
the Second Presbyterian Church, which was
deemed 90 especially orthodox on the questions
at issue, that it has been published in pamphlet
form BY request of the Session and Corporation.
We copy portion OF it without comment, in Or
der that our readers may understand what the
real fundamental grievance is OF which the seces-
siOnists complain, and on which they base their
action:
"Now, to me, pondering long and profoundly
upon the course of events, the evil and bitter
root of all our evils is to be found in the infde
atheistic, French Revolution, Red Republican
principle, embodied as an automatic seminal prn-
ciple-in the Declaration Of Independence
That seminal principle is this: we hold these
truths to be self-evident; that all men are crea-
ted equal that they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happi.
ness, and that to secure these rights, govern.
powers from the consent of the governed and
80 on to inevitable consequences.
snow, let us trace the progressive develop.
ment of this atheistic, revolutionary and anar-
chic principle.
"First, it led to universal suffrage-that it
put the government of this country into the
hands Of the majority.
"And what, we ask, could finally be the result
of this higher law-that is, this majority and
equslity principle-but anarchy, prodigality, pro-
family, Sabbath PROCLAMATION, vice, and ungOdli-
ness in every monstrOus form, and in the end
the corruption and overthrow of the Republic" !"
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Yours sincerely,
ROBERT ANDERSON

PALMETTO TAxATION.-A friend of ours, whose
statements are worthy of implicit confidence, in.
formed US on Monday, that one of the most re-
spectacle importers in this city called at his of.
ice, in Wall street, last week, and showed him
q letter which he had received from one of the
soundest and largest merchants in Charleston
The merchant wrote the importer that he had
suffered note for $3.50 to be returned under
protest, for the reason that he could not pay it,
and the reason why he could not paw it was, that
man with epauletts on his shoulders, attended
by posse of retainers, had just been to his
store, and after examining his stock, demanded
check for 900 for the Palmetto government
and the merchant, though earnestly demur.
ring. was compelled to give it, to save his
goods from confscation! The same epaulet-
ted officer Immediately went to neighboring
merchant, and obtained check for So. .O0O. by
the force of the same threat Similar illustra.
tiOns OF reign of terror in South Carolina have
been reported, but the two instances here given
may be received as facts, which actually occur.
red within few days in Charleston.-N Y. Er.
aminer, baptist paper)
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ADMISSION OF kANsAs.-The weary appren.
ticeship of Kansas is at last, it would seem, about
to close. The bill admitting her to the Union,
passed the Senate yesterday by the decisive vote
of SO to l6. An amendment having been added
to the bill in that body, it goes back to the
House, where it will be acted upon without
much delay, we presume. The President can.
not withhold his approval, and thus we shall
have new star added to the galaxy before many
days. The close of the territorial history OF
Kansas, We feel prompted to say, will close a
whole political cycle, and usher in new one
Our rational troubles commenced with the open
ing of the Kansas drama-let US hope that they
will end with its termination, and that our era
of peace and good feeling will succeed. All hal
to Kansas !-.Lissouri Dem.
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VERY EMBARRASSING on Born SIDES.-It Is
strange what odd mistakes happen sometimes
when ladies' are going shopping. nice. pre-
else old bachelor, the very pink Of politeness,
and essence of dgn6ed proprety, is the owner
of the principal dry goods emporium of one
of our large inland villages. He regards the Ia
dies as fearful and wonderful "-is little afraid
of them, to confess the truth, and, as the saying
goes, wouldn't touch one of them with ten.
foot pole. The only semblance that he tolcrates
is in the shape of dummies" which he has two
or three, for the appropriate display of lace,
shaw;s, bonnets ard dresses. Coming out of an
inner room the other day, in great haste, he saw,
as he imagined, one of these figures standing d.
rectly in his way, and he very uncermoniously
picked it up, round the waist, and swung it to
one side. Conceive his feelings, when voice
from uuder a bonnet squeaked out" Here
what are you doing? I'll tell my husband! ~
Unfortunately, it was a fair customer, not a lay.
figure, whom he had tfeated 30 un.cavalierly.
Excuse me, madam. l thought you were a
dummy !" grasped the luckless mortal, retreating
breathlessly towards his room, as the only prac'
teal refuge. Imagine his horror-imagine the
lady's erpidation-imagine the irrepressible gig.
ling of the feminine shoppers who had witnessed
the whole scene. Altogether, it was rather a
dsagreeable predicament for an bachelor to get
into!
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MAKING WAR on WoNAN.-A letter, dated
Pensacola, Jan. 10th, published in the New Or
leans Delta, contains the following paragraph:
Fort Pickens, on Santa Rosa Island, Lieut..
Simmer has, it is reported, only sixty man-forty
of whom only are reliable. 1t was supposed,
when he found We were determined to have the
fort, that he would give it up; but now being in
actual possession, and expecting the frigate Mac.
eponian to come in shortly, he viii doubles:
hold on. The steamer Wyandotte still remain:
to assist Lieut.. Simmer. Mrs. Simmer came
over from the fort several times, acting as spy
it is supposed, and Col. Lomax ordered her no.
to do so again, or he would have to arrest her
She did 80, however, and was arrested. Report
are contradictory a. to whether she is still helG
OF not.
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A TIGER Car KILLEp.-On Thursday evening
Mr.. George Blackwell when out hunting turkeys,
in the woods, nine and halt mile out on the
Pontiac road, and about mile and half to the
Westward of it, discovered what is called tiger
cat, and he jumped out from the roots of a fallen
tree, and started to run awav. Xr. Blackwell
fred as the cat turned to look back, and killed
him at the first shot.
The animal is a fine specimen Of its kind
measuring three feet from the Zip of his nose tc
the end Of its tail 1t has longer tail than the
common wild cat, and is marked like tiger, and
is seldom met with.-Det. Adv.
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WAsHINerox's WArcH.-" Sentinel" in his
last letter to the New York Courier and enquir-
er, says:-I saw this morning the watch of Geo.
Washington, in the possession and ownership of
William Curtis Noyes. 1t has found an appre-
ciative custodian-one who is not q stranger to
the iaw Of exactness which ruled the life Of the
llustrous man whose name makes this relic 90
valuable. Its quiet beat is yet calmly whisper.
ing the passage Of that river of life on which We
are all hoating. 1t marked the hour Of battle
Of peace-of Constitution. I heard it with
sweet tone strike the hours Of the present time
Hae il outlived the Constellation
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GEORGIA CoxxERcK.-The Savannah Repsb-
lieas Of the 10th says: Savannah is presenting
busy appearance at this particular time, at
least 50 far a. the carrying trade is concerned,
having to do the work of both Charleston and
herself The arrivals of vessels exceed those OF
almost any other period, and We are informed
that 26 we're cleared at the Custom-House yes
terday. The business Of the central Railroad is
also pressing upon the Company, snd taking eve.
~ wheel that can be put in motion. The pres
ent high price Of cotton, and the uncertainties
OF the future, have induced merchants and plan
ters to trow every bale into market, and convert
it into cash forthwith.
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MIssouRI.-St Louis, Jan. 3O.-A joint res.
olution passed the Senate yesterday, appointing
Gen. Doniphan, Waldo p. johnson, J. D. Golfer,
Judge Hough, Gen. Atchison, Ferdinand Ken.
nett, and Judge Buckner, commissioners to the
convention to be held at Washington on the 4th
of February. The same resolution was introdu.
ced into the House and laid on the table.
Mr.. Vest, chairman of the House committee
on Federal Relations, reported resolutions taking
strong grounds agains. the action of New York
and Ohio in Offering aid to the Federal Govern
ment to coerce seeding States, which passed
yeas 90, nays l6.
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"rm having change of air." as Mr.. Jen.
kins, the city broker, said when he put on a new
wig.
He who is tiger in his own family is general.
ly sheep in socity.
A.lass!
When is sick man a contradiction? When
he is an impatient patient.
What fish is seasonable in winter, good
skate.
If parents are shameless, the conduct of the
children will generally be shameful.
Words are but poor ig-leaves to cover the ma
kedness of deeds
What fish do fowlers prefer? The Perch.
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The WELSH PARsoN.-A friend was STAYING
with Welsh parson, and heard him preach in
the afternoon. "By Jove, said he, "there was
good in your sermon. l didn't think you
ahem."-"It 1t would be odd If there was not,
said the preacher. at was one of Bishop But.
ler's."-'' Bishop Buffers was it? Well, now,
you surprise me. have read DR.. Buffers SER
mons, and did not recognize it," Oh, says
the other, "you don't know how manage. l
have two services-one in Wesh, one in English.
Well, translate his sermons into Welsh, to be-
gin with, and thus am safe my Welsh flock
don't read Butler. Then take my Welsh and
translate it inte English, after that the old boy
himself would not know them again"
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0FFIc|AL STATE DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.

AryrfN BLAIR, Governor
GxVEss BlRNEY, Lieutenant Governor.
IavEs II PORTER, secretary Of State.
EDWIN A. THOMPSON, Deputy DO
iaNGrORDG BERRY, Auditor General.
IZRA JONES, Deputy co
Holm OWEN Stat. treasurer.
LANES TURNER, Deputy do
JOHN n. GREGORY sagern,enaen' ruo, ln''"euon
C1RnAND STEBBTNS, D~pu'y d"
SSvIIIJ 8 LACEY, Comm m'ssioner state Land once
CYRUS HEWITT, Deputy q"
CaARIES UPON, Attorney General
TnEHTRICK W. CCRTEHIUs, Adj and Or. Master Ge
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yngTYCES or THE SUPREME COUl

GEORGE MARTIN, Chief Justice
ISAAC r. CHRIsTIANCY. Associate Justice
JAMES " CAMPBELL,
RANDOLPH MANNING.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
PASSED In SENATE.


PASSED IN SENATE.
A bill to extend the time for the collection Of
taxes in the township of Groveland, in Oakland
county, and the township of Orleans, in Ionia
county, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty
also,
A bill to extend the time for the collection Of
taxes in the township of Caseville, in the county
Of Huron, for the year eighteen hundred and
sixty;
A bill to extend the time for the collection Of
taxes in the township of Goverland, in Oakland
county, and the township of Orleans, in Ionia
county, for the year 1860,
Were read a third time and passed.
A bill to extend the time for the collection Of
taxes in the township of Cascyillc, in the county
of Huron, for the year 1860,
Was read third time and passed.
Immediate effect.
RULE" ANY member asking leave 10 intro
duce bill without previous nstice, shall state to-;
the House the title general objects of the bill
or in introducing motion or resolution by unan
irnous consent, shall make such statement as TO
its nature and object"
The rule was adopted.
GENERAL ORDER.
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the general order,
Mr.. Jones in the chair.
The House adjourned.
Lansing, Tuesday, Jan. 90, 1861.
SENATE.
! A bill making appropriations for the salaries
of State officers for the years 1861 ard 1862,
/ Being in the order OF third reading, and the
! consent of the Senate being given,
/ Mr. Adar moved TO amend by restoring the
words for the salary of the District Attorney
/ of the Upper Peninsula, seven hundred dollars v
/ in the place of the amendment made in the com.
mttee of the whole.
Mr.. Withey, with the consent of the Senate,
moved to amend the amendment by striking ou'
"seven hundred and fifty IN lieu thereof;
Which motion was Withdrawn, and
Mr. Baldwin moved, as substitute, to inser,
the words "for the salary Of the District Attor
new of the Upper Peninsula, sum at the rate
Of 800 per annum, so long as the Office con
times"
1 Which motion prevailed.
The bin, as amended, was then read thirt
time and passed.
A bill to authorize the supreme court to ap
point crier,
Was read a third time and passed, majorit
of all the Senators elect voting therefor,
House bill entitled bill to amend section
!. of chapter SO, of the revised statutes of 1876
, as amended By an act entitled an act to amen
chapter 40 of the compiled laws, relative TO tn
support of poor persons BY the public, approve
Feb. IL, 1889,
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KEEP BACK THE CorroN.-Let the patriots
and planters of the South keep back their cotton.
In MarcH, Europe will need supplies. If our
ports are blockaded, Europe will find way to
open them. We can live-our Southern people
for We only send a surplus crop to market.
The cotton States have only need to agree, in
confederation, and as an Independent power. de-
mand the recognition of Europe. Texas, alone,
was gladly acknowledged as such, and Great
Britain, through her diplomats, tried her best to
keep her from entering the United States Con.
federacy. With all the Cotton States united,
We can bind the world to pledges of recognition,
and even alliance. We can declare our ports
free to the trade of all the world, New England
excepted; discriminate between northern and
southern bottoms; issue letters of marque and
reprisal, and play such game with our blocka
ding gentry as will cure them very soon of theiI
warlike passions. Only to be firm, trust no bu
ness politicians and let the Colts and the cannon
be ready.-Chdrleston Mercury, Jan. 25.
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VOL. 6, NO. 32.-WHOLE NO. 3O2,
Was read q third time and psssed.

eao tnIo ume and passed.
bill 10 amend section SS7 of the compiled
laws relative to the collection and return Of taxa
Was read third time and passed.
biii TO provide for changing the names Of
minor adopted children. and other persous.
Was read third time and passed.
JOINT resolution 10 provide ios An amendment 10
the constitution relative to removals from ofRce,
Was read third time and passed.
A bill 10 authorize fractional school district
number three, OF the townships OF Sylvan and
Lima, county OF Washtenaw, to issue bonds,
Was passed
A bill 10 consolidate. revise and amend the
several acts Incorporating the trustees of the
wesleyan Seminary at Albion, and the acts
anendatory thereto. General order
A bill to authorize the trustees of the Frst
Congregational Church of Lawrence, Van Burea
county, To mortgage real estate,
Was read third time and passed
The Senate adjourned
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SELF-SACRiFICING CONGREssMEN.-Iti is repor.
ted from Washington that thirty five members
OF Congress, from northern, western and south.
ern States have aged to accept Mr.. Mentsome.
rvs proposition and resign their seats, in order
that their constituents may elect successors to
meet on the 22d of February. for the purpose OF
adjusting the national difficulties. The names
are given as follows:
Messrs. Montgomery and Florence, of Penn
sylvania, Clemens, Bocock, Martin, Garnett
Jenkins, Edmundson and Dejarnette, OF Virginia
Wright and Avery, of Tennessee, Riggs, of New
Jersey, Taylor, of louisiana, Davis, Niblack, Hol
man and English, of Indiana, Burnett and Ste
venson, of Kentucky, Smith, Of North Carolina
Whiteley, of Delaware, Larrabee, of Wisconsin
Scott, of California, Sickles. of New York, Craig
and Anderson, of Missouri, Smms, Brown, Pey
ton and Stevenson of Kentucky, Hughes anG
kunkel, OF Maryland, Fouke, Logan and Nc
Clernand, of IllinOis-the last named because i
will facilitate Just settlement