The national Republican., 1861-02-09

EQUINE AND F1NANCIAL.-A nrStrAte morse
was sold at auction, in Hartford on Saturday,
for two dollars and fifty cents. There's more
of the bitter fruits, says the Courdnt. Thirty
years ago, that same horse was sold for nine
dollars, and was considered cheap at that.
Gov. Pickens is denounced by many as be.
ing perfect old fogy. ] never heard any one
speak unkindly Of his wife, however. She is
perfect bundle Of destinations, and the younger
officers GO crazy over her. ! saw her at Fort
Moultrie, the other afternoon, cutting an inn
mense dash. The troops were reviewed for her
especial benefit.
Some of the violently. patriotic travellers who
arrive at Louisville, KY, from the seeding
States, record their names on the hotel books
as coming from :" the Republic of Mississippi"
&C., and some of the sensible citizens occasion.
ally write Bah " opposite the same.
Gov. Pickens boosted, he was born nsensi.
bic to fear" and was rebuked by Mr.. Adams,
with the remark, and so are all babies"
Since the secession Of Georgia, one Of the
prisoners in that State, confined for an offence
against the General Government has applied
for a release, on the ground that secession had
severed the ties of judicial jurisdiction. The
decision Of the court is elaborate, and, while
it admits the fact of secession, refuses the ap.
plcation, on the ground that Georgia, notwith-
standing her departure from the Confederacy,
had assumed its commercial and judicial re.
sponsiblities.
A UNION PARTY IN CHARLEsToN.-Private
letters from Charleston state that so far from
all the people there being secessionsLs, there
are many Of them in favor of the Union, and if
they were only assured that the United States
Government would protect them, they would
come out openly in opposition, to the disastrous
policy upon which the State Ms entered. The
writers believe that strong reactionary feel.
ing can be produced among those who were
hurried into hostility 10 the General Govern.
ment, and there is movement on foot to send
q delegation to Washington to ask the Presi.
dent if he will exercise all his powers to pro.
tect those who shall rally to the cause of the
Union. 1t is further asserted that if satisfac-
tory assurances cannot be obtained from Mr..
Buchanan, Mr.. Lincoln will, on his assumption
of Office, be applied to, and if he pledges him.
self to stand by the Union men in Charleston
and other parts of the State, they will boldly
declare their sentiments, and do battle for the
Union.-M T. Sun, Feb. I.
The South CAROLINA RAILRoAD.-By the
annual report of the South Carolina Railroad,
it appears that the income of the year, as com.
pared with that of 1859, has suffered dminu.
ton of $4,000. The receipts of cotton are
1911 bales less than in 1859.
The Governor of Massachusetts has notified
the military of that State to hold themselves in
readiness to march- to the assistance of the
Federal Government, in case of an attack upon
Washington, which, the Governor is led to be.
leve, may be expected soon to occur.
Too TRUE FOR JoKE.-The Washington
correspondent of the New Orleans Delta tells
the following A waggish member of Congress
asked a high official who was rdiculing the
Government of South Carolina, to tell him the
difference between that Government and the
Government of the United States. The Con.
gresham, being requested to answer his own
question, said the one was a Government Of
Pickens, while the other was a Government Of
steaings. The official disappeared.
Colonel Sanford, of Alabama, has been a
recognised disunionist these many years. But
he is alarmed at the manner in which his long.
cherished wishes are being carried out. He
deems the extreme measures Of the seceders
highly Objectionable and declares himself ap.
prehensive that in eluding the rule Of black,
the South is falling into the hands Of red repub.
licaps.
A Palmetto flag made its appearance at Glas-
gov, Kentucky, the other day. 1t was treated
| with little respect. A crowd took 1t IN charge,
placed it over barrel of tar, and, after dipping
it in the same material, burned it.
The Charleston correspondent of the Phila.
delphia Eoening Post says: heard Charles.
tonian, not two nights ago, declare that he felt
his blood boil, whenever he heard it mentioned
that his State was stultifed, shamed, and dis.
graced, in the eyes of the world, as long as thai
| flag flew there that the tearing it down might
be counted cheap at the cost of thousand
lives, of which his own should be cheerfully laid
down as the foremost. And he unquestiOuably
spoke his convictions.
AN INCIDENT OF LoYALrY.-An old sailor, oi
the name Of Sam. Jones' at the Tennessee navy
yard, was asked to join the traitors there. His
answer was mo, d-n you have served
under thirty three stars, and am not such an
old fool as to serve under one. You may hang
me if you like, but mean to be true to the
stars and stripes"
The Palmetto AT ANNAPoLIs.-The Annap
oils Republican of Thursday says {: A Palmetto
flag was hosted on Tuesday night near St
Anne's church, in this city. 1t waved but q
short time, however; for as soon as the Union
boys discovered it, on Wednesday morning, they
hauled it down and tore the odious emblem in
pieces. The stars and stripes are good enough
for the Union men Of Annapolis.
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