The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-21

transactions, and this transaction will go forth as
the reputation of those contracts and obligations
wnieh our citizens have assumed with the citizens
OF the world. 1t would put our citizens in posi-
ton OF degradation and dshonor He protested for
tne honor of South Carolina, and in the name of
MS constituency, against the passage Of the bill.
Mr mullins thought the gentleman did not weigh
MS words well when he said that those who sup
ported the bill put South Carolina in position of
degradation and dishonor. 1t was hard thing to
say OF seventyone of his colleagues who had sworn
10 support the Constitution of the State that they
came here to atfix dishonor on the State and that
palm ito flag which but few days ago they flung
TO the breeze, and pledged their honor their for
tunes and their lives to maintain. He thought his
| TREND would hardly reiterate those words if he
knew the pain such declaration would cause
But he would leave that and briefly express the
ground on which he based his own opinion in favor
OF the bill, and why he thought it was absolutely
necessary to the safety of the maintenance of the
present condition of the State
When be had done his utmost to bring his por-
ton ot the State up to its present position. that
position which he felt was for the honor and well
fare OF his State, Of himself and posteritv; when
the people were urged to occupy this position and
ning Down the gauntlet and take the separate eyis
tence OF South Carolina in their own hands. be did
not dream, nor did he believe any man there ever
dreamed that such on existence and Independence
was to be obtained without terrible sacrifices
Did any one dream, he asked, that commerce was
quietly TO expand her SAIL and the money lover was
not to be interrupted in his accumulation of gains;
| lies were not to be impeded? When the State took
her present position, when the ordinances were
passed few days ago by the Convention he un-
oerstood 1t that our all at stake, our freedom
our welfare, and the question whether we are to
MAINTAIN that position is now before us: and Caro-
lima, the mother and mistress of us ALL tells US to
lay down our pursuits for wealth, to give up pri
| yate interests, and summons us to her defence -
She demands our wealth. our treasure, our life if
need be-. She exacts your fe-blood, ii need be-
1t is in this spirit he calls upon the people to main
tain their new position.
| When men were taking their position. vhan
they have fled from business under the burning in
stincts of patriotism, and an ardent desire to up-
hold the Palmetto Flag, to keep bright the glorious
escutcheon OF the State when they have been sum-
moned to the tented field, the State is bound to saw
to these men, your interests, your families your
pecuniary rights, shall be protected until this storm
| Is blown over.
this measure. Every honest man will nav his
debts. lie would scOrn to take advantage of a law
and would sacrifice everything to meet his con.
tracts. Such law as proposed by the bill would
benefit dishonest men rather than honest men. He
viewed this matter of patriotism in which he be.
leved the people of South Carolina would scorn to
take advantage of such a law.
| Mr.. Boylston regarded it as the most unfortunate
piece of legislation ever passed upon bv the egis
lature.
What is the honor of the State? What is the
honor OF mani You cannot touch it. You can
not put your finger upon it. 1t is the sense in
strike him, however, that the effect of such legis-
lation as this was likely to prove disastrous. Hi.
friend Mr.. MulIins) had said that this measure
Vas was intended to protect their sons. To protect
mem from what? From paying their debts p
Following out this view, we have undertaken to
say to the creditor that inasmuch as we have uu-
9ertakeh 70 De independent people, we have un-
certaken this independence of our debts also
Inc Dill finally passed the House by a vote of
ayes 6l nays 49,
INCREASE OF FREIGHT.
lt will be seen by reference to another column
OF the Courier that the freights on the Charleston
and New York steamships have been raised 6ftv
per cent 1t is unnecessary to say that this meas
ure has been necessitated.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Slate of South Carolina, !
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
CHARLESTON, January 18th, 1860.
HIS Eccellency the Governors.
SIR: have the pleasure of reporting to your
Excellency donation of two thousand dollars
from ga Combahee Planter for the purchase of
any necessary articles of comfort for the benefit of
the barbOr.
Respectfully, C. e. MEMMrNeFR.
ORDERS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, !
January II, 1861 !
l; The Executive Council will meet at IL A. NJ.
daily, and remain in session till P. NJ, during
which time they are not to be interrupted, except
with telegraphic dispatches or letters.
NJ.
y and remain in session till half-past . p NJ dur
ing which time the regulations above must be OBJ
served.
8. From 10 o'clock to II A. NJ, and from l to
+. NJ, and from to p. NJ, the heads of Bu-
reaus will be in their respective Departments for
the transaction of business
JAMES NJ. SHAcKELFoRD,
Secretary Executive Council.
Fran The ". 7. Eaprcssl
CONDITION OF FORT SUMTER-ITS MEN
AND PROVISIONS.
The steamship Marion, Capt. Atkins, arrived
this (Friday) morning from Charleston, She has
on board as passengers three laborers from Fort
Sumter and % free coored persons. As to the
condition of the garrison in Fort Sumter we learn
that they are in good spirits, number rs men rank
and he, and % laborers, have plenty of provisions
and scarcity only of fresh provisions and market
truck. The Marion also brings fifty steerage pas
| sengers.
Captain Atkins received the temporary command
of tie vessel at Chareston-the late Captain (Whi-
ting,) having left Charleston when the steamer was
detained by the authorities.
FREE NEGROES ON BOARD
There were twenty three free negroes on board
| whose comfortable circumstances NAV be inferred
from the fact that they had taken cabin passages
tor the trip. They comprised some five families,
and their intended destination is said to be Hayti
they not having much faith in the professions OF
Northern abolitionists in their behalf
CoLoRED PILOT ORDERED ON SHORE
Just as the steamer was about to leave the wharf,
amined by the authorities and people on shore 1t
was then scertaned that Mr.. Graddeck, a free
coored man, and one of the most experienced pi-
lots of the port of Charleston, on board, and
the rumOr Immediately gained ground among the
people that he had taken his departure North for
the purpose of explaining the condition of the har
Dor to the Government, and acguaint them with its
navigable points.
The fact having become widely known, the pilot
was Immediately ordered off from the boat, and
conveyed, much to his chagrin on Shore where a
large crowd congratulated each other on the cir
cumstances. The pilot had his mother, an Indian
woman and family also on board, who accOmpa-
MED him.
CONDITION OF FORT SUMTER
Four laborers, Irish, who were employed in
Fort SUMTER also arrived in the Marion. They
report that the Fort is in excellent condition. and
we'll manned. One of the number stated that when
Major Anderson evacuated Fort Moultrie he brought
with him the provisions Calculated to last one
hundred men four months, which remained there
The Major had, up to Saturday last, about one hun
dred men, seventy-fve of whom were soldiers and
| twenty-five laborers. On Saturday last eight Ia
borers were discharged from Fort Sumter, and con-
veyed in boat from the Fort to the city, Four OF
them remained there, and the remainder took pas
sage in the Marion.
When the Star of the West arrived, one laborer
reports that Major Anderson did not know the
character of the vessel but hearing the discharge
of cannon from Morris Island, ordered all the guns
to be manned The Major, it is reported, seemed
very undecided on the occasion, not knowing the
cause of the cannOnade. One of the Lieutenants,
determined to be officially jealousy then station
ed the Western position of the fort, asked leave
to open fire the gunner of Morris Island, but he
received from Major Anderson the reply:
"No, no, have patience, have patience.
The troops in the fort were prepared, it is said,
for any emergency, and the excitement which then
prevailed there only subsidized when the Star of the
West retreated seaward.
Major Anderson did not reckon on the laborers
in the fort at the time to take part in its defence
THE SCENE IN THE CITY CHARLESTON.
The whole city of Charleston, and indeed every
village in South Carolina is under arms. The pen-
pie encourage each other by their mutual congrat-
ulations the stand which all have taken against
what they call the tyranny of Northern majority.
An instance of the unanimity of the people in the
secession movement will appear in the fact that the
men of l.itchfeld, (92 in number,) a town several
miles from Charleston, came to that city when the
ordinance of dissolution promulgated. They
are now under arms, and have left their wives and
children in the possession of guns to defend them
selves and their village The remark is now COM
mon through the streets of Charleston-"If thir-
teen Colonies, containing three millions of people
defe ated the whole power of Great Britain assured,
ly the Southern States with their ten millions may
resist the North and maintain their independence
How WoRKs-CorToN COMING OVER THE PENN
YLvANIA RAILRoAD.-Since the commencement OF
active secession movements in the South, a great
change has taken place in of the channels of
trade between the North and South. The people
of South Carolina have virtually DESTROYED Char
lesion a shipping port, and the trade that has
hitherto found its way there finds new outlets.
Heretofore large quantities of cotton were sent
from Memphis to Charleston by the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, and from Charleston it was