New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
MINOR ITEMS.
LETTER FROM LiEL1. BEkRyhAS.


Lieut.. o. H. Berryman, in command Of the United
SAFES steamer yunlo.te, oG Fort Piskens, bas writ
tn letter to Pensacola PAPER, in which he says:
Nv orders from the proper authorizes Of Govern
uiei | have loved and served faithfully az could
ill r,spoct Gnd whcp thas GuyenueDt shall be ois-
lycd By tho decision OF my iHeat and noble State
NngiuisD more Ia prove myself worthy of holding
commission even under Southern Confectionery"
AFFAIRS IN ALABAMA.
The flowing is an extract from "a private business
letter fom CENT .man If wealth, inhuence, and re-
sgectal lily in Nonhen Alibamu:
ALABAMA, Monday, Jan. u, 1861.
You viii have head before this Ihyt this State IL ont
o. tie Union not, however by vote If the people,
tt by the lcl Of nOtheaded, corrupheartd traitorr
A the Governor az the head. II the action OF the
Convention mad been submitted To the people, ~ IL
uug,. 10 have becn the decsi would have been set
lie. i mn iorily Of the people for the Union
ng there Is any hope Of obuhbing our rights, and
il they cannot be secured 10 us 10 tie Union, then for
the whole South Ia 90 OIL in body.
Ny Ia ID is in ;he market. Ii | could obtain fair
! zee would sell tomorrow. The course pursued
iv S0ni Carolina aud the leading la this State Ia
TnOJs and viii yet wofes the further II goes unless
things chance. hope they will become aware OF the
folly aud r,shuess 81 their proceedings and that mat
urs nav vet b. 80 arranged 10 preserve the Union
ia peace aud quiet. II would be- better for the whole,
however ii South Carolina eel OIL by herself. IL
there Is "A southern COnfeteHcy, II she Il IN ii, she
will be "A pest and eventually curse 10 IL. III tho
Union is 10 be torn to pieces, mny tie Lord, III his
great mercy, preserve the country from war and
blouished. VIII you please subscribe for and send TO
me- the beat conservative paper in your city; should
like 10 have the general news from the North Money
II more scarce and times harder Il an have
known them. came here shortly after toe land sales.
7 Re times hard and money scarce then, but not
10 compare 10 the present.
The hog cholera swept through this region IN the
Fall OF 1859 All meat buyea and almost I'LL corn
BUYERS aud no money to buy with. The crop of corn
ia North Alabama is an average OF half crop Cotton
crop averaged about 4Jo IN the seed per acre. Prop
erty is falling in value.
UNION PARTY IN CHARLESTON.
Private letters from Charleston state that fur from
III the people there Icing secessobits there many
of them IA favor Of tle Union ard ii they only
assured that tho United States Government would pro-
ttct lhe they would DOT openly In opposition to
the disastrous policy upon which The State has entered
The writers believe that strong reactionary feeling
can be- produced among tbose who we've huriied iuto
hostility 10 the General Government, and there is
movement on foot 10 send delegation to Washington
to ak the ,sent Ii he will exerise all bis powers
20 protect those who shall rally to the OF tho
Union II il further asserted that II satisfactory
ances cannot Do obtained from Mr. Buchanan, Mr.
Lincoln will bis assumption Of ufice, be applied to-
and if he pledges himself 10 stand by the Union in
Charleston and other parts Of the State, they will
boldly declare their sentiments, and do battle for the
Union. ". Y. Sun, Feb. T.
OHIO GIVES THE FIRST EXAMPLE
The ZaHesrHe Courier Of the lat instant contains
Ne paricusrs Of Tho sucking murder Of VIZ. VA