The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-01-03
Ftcm fhs Co'anjia Guardian.
SChiCOra.,,

was sung To 'ho AIR OF ''DauShtcr Oh Aion
Lone star of nations Chieora-Chicora!
Hail, midst the darkness of iyranny's night
Shine in thy Heavens alone in thy glory
Justice our buckler, and freedom our might!
Vainiy the wizards of darkness W 'rld vail thee
High in the azure thou shines afar;
Sages unnAimbercd here after shall hail thee,
AS they of the orient dill Dethlchcms star.
Sword of the Spirit. aud God of The Bible,
Thine is the might by which battle Is done,
On in that name, then, which lIoa;hebs would
libel,
Ye sons OF ChicQra for Liberty, ON!
Strikc-o strike home -f1r your llesrth--stone
and altar.
Wife, mother, and iangltor shall nerve thee
to war;
And where is the craven, whose spirit would
ialter,
While waves over Son,hrons-Cl Cllcora thy
Star.
Lone star OF nations Cnic ,ra-Cnicora
Hail, midst o! dan &ne,s of'yr1uuy's night!
Shine in Thy Ielveni, -llln, in a.. gl9ry:
Justice our bncAcr and freedom 0lir .at;,At.
CoNvENrIoN or SOurn CARoiISA. ALABAMA
AND LIssISsIPpI.-The -,a:ioUl tlielG Lcucev
assumes that the Conventions in Souta Cl.nli-
pa Alabana aul Mississippi Will violate the
Constitutions u. these States i. they cBagge or
modify, in any manner or degree. thcsc Instru-
ments, unless in the mode prescribed by them
respectively. The call of "a Convention with
out the legal iGrmalIieS would b., A. arsaei by
the lntelligenccr, revolutionary proceeding
But Convention assembled in the iaHapcr
which it's organic law prcscribcs may NOT cn,y
nm end but destroy Constitution. it il SO
wills although il cannot assemble bat in ,nc
mode prescribed. 1t may c. .,:ngc the whole
form of Government. \ Convention en,bodies
the Sovereignty OF S;a.c.
Tho Argument t.at would h. appclhlc 20
the mode ot dsssa'f,5y = Convention otrerwI.e
than as prescribed III it, fundamental Inv. has
therefore no pertinenje when applied to a Con
yention after it is yc5Giy use Rti,3.
The same Convention tht; carries Il 5 ate ont
ofthe Uaion, may PERFORM subord natc o.
less sovereign act ofnmcndins its Constitution.
These State Constitutions were franrt >ubSc-
quenily TO tie alopiion OF the Constitution of
the United States. AMI 10 rcnier ,hcn hirmo-
nious with il. so wheu secession t.Ecs plac
and another Uaon Is for,nc4 ihc same su-
Prcme psw,r thai perio this at. As c5m
potency to abolish or amend Siae tpn>:i-
tutions, in conformity wsth the NY relation
such States h ave as>u,a !. EvcHifthc hyupth
esis assumed by ths lnt tl.igtncer j. a iu.!,;rd.
that a convention my tax uppl ;tscii a.. the
functions of Govern Geut leg ,ltive uici.h
and executive, ths 'gGncu, word DO %. inl-
paired OF The supremacy % Cnayen,.ul This
might he done. bn, i, is il sry !mp.pp,fd thai
il wOull be d1Ie. .-g5,''t,4 T. a,.y =" cs
TIE Po7IrlnN oF 0ogrI Ntcp-!vA --5sI IgtJr
Wg all. TySHs, dsn. cd. n Ii $. ,cc" TaUrs
day the iateniiols oi -ru;h atJi.us:
South Ca ".l.,, ,c .ssu u Ga, t,lu' r;,l Scl
ntor3, wn.!i BE- OF. p'ti.. un al ha,prr dis 3ay
weak. immel a'e.y lh, pl lgr ,f tao Sc
ccding ordnance, Minister ".euinl c.t;3try
AMI Envoy Extra duary. acre Ike tp The
United States Government; would Ia, Dispatch
ed TO Washington, f,lly empowered to nago-
tiatc forthc recognition of the sovereignty VI
South CaI olinl, whch would bring up the
question as 10 her right 10 sccedc The forts
at Charleston may remain in POSSESSION OF the
United States q" Tor n minute for hour, for
day, or even for month until action has
been taken on the subject by the government NJ
Washington. But he a. .urcl Srnp;o.s that if
/. the envoy OF South Carolina was not received
and The demands of that State for reco snition
complied with, her gallant sons would seize the
forts and send those who came to resist hem
'.with bloody hands to hospiablc graves
This declaration, made in mach more violent
language than have given it, is another cldsc
OF the depression that pcrvades the friends of
the Union TO- day
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INTERESTING lSCIDENT.-Just before Lord
Rentrew left this morning, II very Interesting
interview took place at Congress Hall. Phi
lip Mills, an old veteran of Waterloo, one of
the guards. to whom Wellington said ON that
eventful day. up Guards and nj them.
was presented to Lord Rcnfrcw and his suite.
He showed The Prince his Waterloo mtd Al. his
certificate OF honorable discharge from lie ar
I'M a. Y ltr ,,,1 "A. l.,.tf 1
tihcate OF ten years service in the Police o'
London. lie also handed The Prince wo lcttefs
one from the Colonel of The Grenader Guards
and one from the Superintendent 0fthe London
Police. addressed to the governor { General of
Canada. They were given TO Mills in 1885.
and their seals have remained unbrokcn til
khey were broken this morning by tn, Prince
They were found 10 contain tho strongest
possible commentator of Mills. The Prince
ana his suite manifested great iu;erc> in lie
Neteran-N iscount iienchingbrouks and Mr.
Eiiloi are themselves office, in ia" Guards al
present the former being in the same bat-
tallion in which Mills formerly served Gen.
Bruce took Mills address and we trust
and believe the veteran will have cause to re.
member the visit of the Prince with life lonp
pleasure. Mills is n shoemaker and has a shnp
lloi Lydins street in this city.-ABany Jour
nal.
But for the sorrows OF the heart where ould
the affections ind heir strength Our vir,u,,
IKE the aromatic shrubs Of the forest. ONLY
give out ihor sweets when their leaves a.
bruised and tramplcd. II, who has not felt Of
sorrow, may he scarcely sad to have known
love; 5'nce the most precious joys of the soul
arise from sympnthies hat aro seldom Rno~n
fiil they are sought, and never sought till ihoy
are necessary to soothe an infrniity or satisfy
o need.
- LoRDLY PARK.--tieneral Harding n gen
teman OF great wealth, residing near Nash
VILE, Tennessee has park including 800
acres. In IL he has 900 deer, about so butTa
ioes, and herd Of elk