Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-10
Parson Rrownlow in Frn BIast.
The Knoxville Wing of March %, is full
of perfect nuggets. We quote few:

and unmenning cant is used as n hobby. And
still in those very quarters, the equality Of
ichite men is den0unced and utterly repudi-
ated. Take, for example, the political equal
ity of white men in Tennessee, Kentucky
and Missouri, and compare it with that Of the
white man in South Carolina, Alabama and
Mssissippi-and it will be seen that in the
three former States, collectively, it requires
/ Sc white men to be equal to Al white men
in these Cotton States. And should Tennes-
see, Kentucky aud Missouri go into the
Southern Coufederacy, this would be the po
litical equality they would enjoy.
Who do these men think they can humbug
by their babbling about negro equality? BY
their acts, and voting basis, they ere estab
fishing a negro S"peyioritH
SOUTH CARoLINA's HISTORY.
South Carolina has drawn more money
from the national treasury than any other
State in the Union. according to her popula
tion. She has had more of the offices, civil
and military, than any other state Of equal
white population. she has had larger rep
resentation in Congress than any other State
of no greater white population. And She has
paid less into the national treasury than any
other State Of equal population, consuming
less of foreign importations She has been a
tax upon the general government, and to get
rid OF her and her burthens is God send
| Let her go, and God in his mercy forbid that
she should ever return.
DIR. DEANS UPoN THE STUMP.
We are sorry to see it stated in Peters
| burg paper that the Rev DR.. Deans a travel
ing preacher in the North Carolina Confer
ence, is a candidate for the State Convention,
and is now on the stump advocating imne-
diate secession and the overthrow Of our gov
ernment. We shall expect next TO hear Of
his drinking liquor, and becoming too init
mate with the wife Of some Methodist brother.
ApREAcHER DROWNED.
When Rev. n l.. De Eotioi pastor of the
| Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama, quit his
congregation and volunteered to go with q
confederacv OF secessionsls to Fort Morgan,
to war upon the general government, We pre-
dicted that he was on wild goose chase,
and that he had better have remained at his
work On the 10Th he was drowned at Fort
Morgan, where he was garrisoncd with the
company he was attached to.
THREATENED WITH STEEL.
JEFF Davis, head man of the Southern reb-
els in his late speech at Montgomery, threat
cned to use Southern steel against the federal
governments. We supposed that the Stcaiiag
of the chiyalry had been exhausted as it had
carried oGrevenue cutters forts, mints, In
dian trust bonds, stocks, War Department
acceptanees books, carpets &c, but it seems
| that the President OF the new Confedcracy,
has some new and big gifts in contemplation.
How they re TO gain access to government
property, or funds, We are at a loss to know
They may turn pirates and plundcr the GOV
ernment vessels ON the high seas.
DrowXIXG OF JAMES 7. Cook. James t.
Cook, an old resident of California, and
widely known. was drowned at Mciggs'
Wharf early on Sunday morning. ltap-
pears that he and a number Of his friends
had been together on Saturday night, and
carly Yesterday morning they all talked
about taking bath, and went down to the
wharf About . o'clock they were mt I'M
dcrhiu's saloon, which is out near the end Of
the wharf, when Cook, looking out at the
water, said it was good place to ha1he, and
commenced pulling off his clothes His
/ friends remon-tratel with him, but as soon
as he WAS stripped to the uudershirt, he
! plunged from The wharf into the sea, and
/ was carried of 10y the tide An alarm ola nan
! overheard was iwmcdia.qly raised, and the
/ friends ran out one Of them. IL. D. Ste
ven, spoke to him. and asked linn how he
| liked l., and whether be could swim TO II
| boat that was mooycd c,ose by. Cook re-
| piled 10y turning on his back and swimming
| towards the boat in that position Not be
/ ing able 10 see on account Of being on his
| back, he struck his head against the boat and
| commenced to sink, when Stevens quickly
drew OF his boots and jumped into the wa
| ter to reacuc him Cook had sunk so that
| the top of his head was under water when
] = / 4. l,
hair. A struggle took place. Cook selling
Stevens 10y the wrist aud leg, and both went
under. With an effort Stevens then man
aged to disengage himself0nd swan TO pile.
! l5y this time the boat had been manned, and
several others of the party rowcd up and
sciling Cook, drew him into the boat and
conveyed him to the wharf, whore the ordi-
nrav means of resuscitatiou were resorted to
such rs gently rolling the body on barrel.
and rubbing it but all in vain. He was
| dead. The body was taken to the coffin
warehouse Of Massey ~ oung, where 1t still
remains
The deceased Is native of New York and
I Il years old. lie built the Forrest Theater
in Sacramento in 1880, losing great deal o.
money in the speculation He was after
wards proprietor Of the metropolitan saloon
in this city, one Of the largest and most fine
| ~ furnished that has ever been seen in this
state, which was ruined at the time the Met
ropoilan Theater burned down. There
were billiard tables connected with the sa
loon, aud Cook is said TO have been an excel
| lent player at that rs well as other games.
/ He leaves n daughter who is the wife OF j.
! w. Cotlroth, OF Sacramento, formerly n MEM
/ Der cf the Legislature. S r. Times.
WE HAVE FoUGHr AND CoNQuEGlU The
! adhcrents and advocates of the Central Over
! Land Route after lahoring for years, and pre-
! sentng en- array of facts seldom presented in
| favor of one line of travel to IA venal and
| prcjUdiced Administration, have at last the
| proud consciousness Of knowing that they
have attained the object for which they have
| been so long contending The circutous
| tapc-worm route, yclept the Buttcricld
| Route, although sustained 10y all the aid of
! the past administration, has finally had to
Glccumb to the superior claims Of the Central
Route. Ere now the orders have been issued
for removal of the stock from the Butter
| field TO o,,r route Its arrival here will in
| uugurate new era in trans-conlinental
! travel, and the current Of travel to the States
will slowly, but gra. ually, he changed. The
| dangers OF ocean travel will be exchanged
| for the security afforded by the Overland
route The arrival and departure Of the
daily stages, loaded with passengers, will,
before many months, be q common feature in
! Washoo With the commencement Of daily
travel, will grow up fourishing settlements
all along theroute, and before many years the
! travel will be Ike that years AFRO on the old