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THE STANDING 4E1IY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
MESSAGE OF GOV. PICKENSs

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Jan. 7, 1eb1.
To the Nen,1e7s Of the Ssrats aud the Ho'is q
Representatives. .,
thorizing the Governor to raise sTo rfgimen1s
of enlisted ncn-one rcglmeut fnr service oI
twelve months, and the other Of six months;
Under these resolutions, lave commiss:nneu
officers from 1st Lieutenant down 10 "a Lieu
tcnaut, and III one instance have commission
ed Captain to raise immeaa,esy an alinaess
possible to The State, I have for the present
confined myself to the appointment OF these
officers. Perhaps it may not be necessary 10
enlist for the second regiment
The Convention also, by resolution: al'thor~
ICES the Governor to call immediately INFO scr.
vice companies, with their officers, somewhat
on the principle or volunteers, and to form
them into 4 regiment By appointing OF aetu
officers, layc made q call OF this And Tor
one regiment ut present, and appointed CoL
Maxcy Gregg, e brave and able officer, to COM
mand it. I portion of this company Is In ac-
tual position On Sulliran's Island, and other
companies for it are rapidly arriving. This
regiment Is for six months. Il q regiment Of
men enlisted for twelve months be ralse1, It
viii require Poout 100000 to equip and sup
I'll ru.. regiment for SIX months, under Colonel
Gregg. Wiubc at m expense Of about $10o,
COO. II the other regiment Of enlisted men
for six months be found necessary, it will be an
aduit1onsl expense Of S1oo,0oo. --,
I tActcfore most respectfully recommend
| that some provision be made Tor the support
| OF these regiments in such manner as the Wis
dom Of the Legislature may adopt. | recon-.
mend n1so thai the bill which Is before the
| Legislature, entitled ga bill for the establish
| ment OF Coast Police for South Carolina" oe
passed. This, it Is supposed, will involve m
expense Of $780, 600.
! Tue act passed to provide an armed military
I
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AIIAUV01sf 311.t Ua1a4 III 3O41s
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In view Of possible, but thlnk not r-oha-
bic, division of the United States, it is asked
what will the North do for Cotton! 1ansWet,
raise it at home. Ny father raised cotton on
mis- farm, three miles west Of Canton, in Fu'-
ton county, Ill, between the years lsi:5 and
1880. The plant did well, producing good
article, which was manufactured into clothes
for the family. picked cotton when boy
and may not our children do the same, If cir
cumstances require Our prairie lands viii
eroE cotton as far North as LaSalle in thie
State, with perhaps as good yield as the hes'
lands of Georgia F. P. T.
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A LULL.
Iithe telecranl Is to he belieyed there is

- @A1As
Ii the telegraph is to be believed there is
q momentary 1ull in the pro-slavery rebel
lion. It is reported that afr. Hayne, the
Euvoy- Extraordinary from South Carolina
to Washington, has made demand for the
unconditional surrender Of Fort Sumter,
but that while putting his demand in Wi
ting he has been besought by JEFF Davis
and other Southern Senators to moderatc
his requirements, and furthermore that Da-
Wis has written a letter to Gov. Pickens,
urging him in the strongest terms to do no
act which msy prccipltate collision. All
this has singular look Whether thepur-
pose is 10 throw the Northern States oil
their guard to facilitate TIC seizure Of
Washington, or whether the growing scar
CITY Of provisions in the South is engendcr-
ing symptoms Of "bre:d or blood we
cannot conjecture. We arc surrey forbid
den to believe that this anxiety fer peace
proceeds from any ordinary lack Of mad
ness, or from any indisposition to lap the
blood of the Yankees. What Is it then?
It'll reported also that certain members
Of the diplomatic corps have addressed
6ecrctary Black, inquirins whether clear.
snccs issued By Sout': Carolina will be re-
cognized by the CniteYa States, aud whether
duties can be legally paid to South Carroll
m collectors. The answer has not been
definitely made known, but it is supposed
that it will be in the negative rs to oo!i
points. --.-.
The nomination OF lIr. Holt rs secretar,
of War has been sent into the Senate.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
has refused by a vote OF three against twt
tn renort hack the nomination Of Mr. Ac
Intyro as Collector Of Charleston. In
three negative votcs were given by South
e1n members
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3lr: Kcrrlsan, q pro-slaycry politician ol
the "Dead Rabbit variety, in New York
city, was yesterday summoned before the
Grand Jury of the {. S. District Court TO
be interrogatcd as 10 the objects Of Ger
tain military company in which he has
bccu prominent, w.ose purpose has been
sup2oscl 10 look to active aid Of the South
Carolina rebellion. The su1nnonlr5 oi
3Ir. Kcrrigan was in pursuance OF Judge
snalle;'s recent charge calling tue atten-
tion Of the Grand Jury to the crime OF
trc1SDu.
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A Constituent to the Northsycst.

A Commitment to the Northsycst.
The London Daily Nrtos Of the 9th ult~, III
N article discussing the asitations ut Wash
inston, says: "There is only one body Of
"po!iticians, OF the multitude assembled there,
~wh{ch shows cheerful stcadincse amidst the
"auctuations of rumor and Of 1acr's moods !:
land that is the stout band Of Republican
umembers from tho Northwest"
, 1861-01-18

-. r
MADAME fASnRL-tnc secono eon>et
this celeoEateo fn1na Doana Oh tne aeaae.ns
OF Music IN Ne" io1h' Is annoa'ssu loA tu1o
evening IN bEyan Han' anu VIII aoao..esS ufA"
a largc audience. Madame faoof1 WILL aFpeaf
IN somc of those operatic scenes IN "hien ENG
achieved such brilliant and complete sue
cess. The stage has oeen ns'eo up sl1n ~ .uo
necessary secnes1es, and "'l1 present nae ap
pcarance. The orchestra and chorus WILL oe 4
frnm the N. 7, Musical Times.
We have ,aad occasion to Judge Picca1on-
IN; = speranza. Cavador;, a Gazzanisp, and
manr others. who were heraldea with great
aarr;et IT +r1,nnctS beff1rc their debut, but
, 1861-01-18

TIE SPRINGFIELD AnsEEAL.-The Spring
field (slass.) Republican says: "Whilc $4,000
guns haye been sent South from the sprinacld
Armory during Last year, something Ike 1@, 900
sill remain, aud better description of weapon
than those sent aEuy. The guns of the lstest
model, with Maynard primers, are taken up
for the militia Of the several States, North and
South, rs fast as they can mnae.
, 1861-01-18

The Convention bill in the Missouri
Legislature, after icing 50 amended as to
reouire submission 10 the popular vote,
has 1,ern tabled b1 the House
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Tho City Charter.

Editors Of the Chicago Tribune:
lam glad you have directed attention TO TIC
edosts Of few interested parties to force up
on the people Of Chicago, by stealth, Il new
charter. am told the St1ats Zeuung has also
sounded the alarm. 1t is time that the voice
Of our citizens should be heard against the de-
SIGNS Of irresponsible persons, who, to sub
serve interests Of their own, which they dare
not ayow. clandcztineiy frame new city chaF-
te:, OF amendments ol great materiality to
the old ono, Of which tho people OF tue city
are to know nothing until tac sanction Of the
Legislature Is obtained, or at least, not unit!
the ultimate passage OF tho desired act IL Sc
cured. Such Is tue plan. Enough is known
that 1t has 6ccn devised to gratify the anbi-
tion Of few interested lereons and not to
satisfy the wishes Of tho majority of the clti-
zens Of Chicago.
In the fl.st place, tho plan Of aunexln.s
Bridgeport aud llolsteln must be greatly Oh
uoxious. It il only two years ago that 1h.
city, ut least al the Republicans Of the city,
we're excited aatkindiyuaut at 4 similar plan Of
annexation proposed In our Legislature, and 1t
was only BY parliamentary tactics that the
| scheme Wns defeated. In the face Of tho de-
monstrations which were then made, and in
Of this schemc, will our present members take
the responsibility Of voting to incorporate
| these suburbs with tue city!
In the second p.aLc, it is the design Of these
plottcrs to leHislate themselves or their friends
| into Office. Tie boards Of public works arc to
be consolidated, and the new offices nrc TO b.
filled by the appointment Of the Governor
| And certain Offices now tillcd By the election
| Of the people, are to be filled by the appoint
mcnt OF the Mayor. 1t is very easyt to 6ec the
object Of the few who arc trying to engineer
such provisions through the Legislature. They
arc paving their own way to office without ths
aid OF the pcoplo, who never have and proba
biz never would sufficiently appreciate thell
qualifications to elect thect them to the Officer
which they coyct.
The spirit Of our institutions ando age il
that the people themselves shall eny directl.
| who they wilt have to rule ever them, and It
I'LL places OF trust In this why only is Their
| any certainty of persons Of worth anu rcspon
eibi1ity being selected.
Itweuld be Ing . vcEy dangerous expert
meut In the game Of politics for nny OF ou
representatives to vote for q change like this
change which would destroy, By a stroke q
the legislative pen, the most cherished .prcros
atiyc of the people.
1t Is enough to condemn this scheme thu
secretly concoctcd, that It has been submitte
only TO the few who are to be benefited by ii
success.
Should any Of our Representatives old !
any way tue carrying out Of such q plan, the
viii. find there will be day Of reckoning whe
their cheated and outraged constituents vi
hold them to q strict account Il. n. S.
, 1861-01-18

~
The following a,c the most important Fcso-
lutlons adopted By tAc Democratic State Con-
vent:on at Springfield on Wednesday: They
arc pretty much point no point" but 1t will
bo observed that they arc eomewhat in advance
Of the resolutions adopted By the Mccormick
party OF Chicago at North Market Hall, On
Monday:
I'd. That we deny the Constitutional right Of nny
Stale Or any portion of the people thereof to scccce
fruru the Union, and that syo arc equally opposed
to notification at ths North an secession u tuy
South as v1oiati.oof this Constitution oi tac on1tea
lii. That in ihc opinion Of this Convention the
employment Of military force by the Federal GoS'
eruntut to cocrcu submission OF tha s.ccutns
States uill Inevitably plunge the country III civil
war and entirely cxtingufsh all Eope Of settle
Inent Of the fearful Issues now pending nelofo 11r
Country. We therefore earnestly cnt1eaL as We'll
the Federal Government ~ the seeding states 70
on no nrctcxt whatever to bring on the uatton the
horrors OF civil war until the people themselves call
take .ucn action es our troubles demand.
That sc rcco .Lizc the power and uuty o. tac
Federal Government to project the property ol t!s
United STATES, and we recognize aad declare tut
duty aud power Ut the Feder;l Gosefnn1ont,
through the civil authorities within the 1cf'saie
lion Of thu States, t." enforce all laws lassed
pursuance Of the Constitution: hut we distinctly
dcNy That the Federal Government has any CO. st1'
tutiona2 wcr to call ont tho military to execute
these laws, within the limits and turisdiet;on O.
nuv STATE except In aid Of tac civil authorities.
, 1861-01-18
NJ A r RIED

In this cit5, On to 1cth t2,t. 4 R;sh2p p1ggans
AMxL1- PARVLISa MONTGOMERY. both Of
Chicago, Ii.
In this city. On tho night Of Dec stst Is1 ae the
house Of Dr. Mpa n Farte!l West Lake street By u.
n Lord, Pastor Of tho First Christian Church a!ss
EUNtCE A. ~ RI.sHT. Of Chicago. ILL., aud Mr. CLARK
I.ATHRQe nf Nil. 1QEce, Wi4.
, 1861-01-18

MIR. Holt and tho South Carolina
Spies.
Mr.. Holt has written to Gov. Pickcns that
Anderson must have lis mail matter, not oc-
casionally, as caprice may suggest, but regr'
laray; otherwise mil facilities, which are so
expensive to tho Government, tri1 le tcithdrae.
7fou TIC STATE.
, 1861-01-18

BuRa1An1.-A fcw nights since the dwell
ling Of Mr.. Fassett, daguerrean artist on the
West Side Was eutcred and rams cscd- The
silver ware fell booty to the prow1cra.
, 1861-01-18
CHICAGO, Jan. II, 1850.
Editors of the Chicago Tribune:

Editors OF the Chicago Tribune:
IVES, from mr. cnlrlnc'setncnt, unit l the
ycn1 1853, Wing Of the Clay and Webster
SCHOOL The party to which was attached By
ceased to: exist. New organizations were
formed. 4 second choice became necessary.
The Republican party Wis untried, formed Of
persons who lad belonged to all prior party
organizations in the history Of the country,
and It's aim and end comparatively unknown.
The Democratic party was m old organiza-
lion, It's principles Of partisan character
known. and its authentic uttcranccs were for
The Constitution, tho Union and the enforce
1uent OF tho laws. Such were Its antecedcnts,
aud official promulgnttons. Accordingly
took my stand against the nesr, and in favor Of
ncter, known to tic country. worked and
voted for Buchanan in 1855, for Douglas In the
Senatorial contest of 1858, and with the Free
State wing Of the Democracy in 1850.
The Democracy being divided, and the Re
publicans united, the inevitable consequence
triumph Of the Republican party, which iu
form at least vas constitutional, is now made
the DTtf<1t, ly come of the elaye States for the
dissolution Of the Union The traitors Of the
slave States have their aidcrs, ,abctter. and cmis
taries in the Free States, and especially in thu
Of the recent Democratic State Convention
The question therefore, by party drill Is forcet
uron each member Of the Democratic part; o
| Illinois. "Wllat shall do under these cir
cumetanccs:" Shall give aid aod comfoz
tic enemies of my country: Or shall stant
by thc Constitution, the treaties and lAws 0
| or Ind? /, for one, am sao,1 ready to answe
the question l will adhere to the Union j.
adversely, as well as prosperity; What shal
be the answer Of other Union loving demo
| cratss VIII they aid the traitors, or asss
Of tSe % q o. o.
filc leaders Of the Illinois Democracy, rs pr
massed II their sonveni9n n, Tss0lr,ionsf e lns%c l
| this glorious Union. Bat some States hay
seeded, therefore they cannot be eoer:al to r.
main III the Un1on: What nextz Shall thc
remain cnt Of the Unlons No! What the
ehail be done to bring them back? The Den
ocratic Statc Convention advise that the oiis
branch shall he held out to the seeding State
that the majority shall admit their error, an
succu,nb to the minority, under the prn231lt
| nf \ dis1nember,nent OF the empire. IL
majority shsl Offer CONCESSIONS, WHILE the =, n
nority are i'll arms. and arn'ing to Feslse ! !
| s,n;n.;tv rraynnss Can they be coerccd t
, 1861-01-18

OK ACCOUNT OR WEA1uER.-The Carnival
Of the South Side skating par1 stands peat
poned until Saturday evening. :!
, 1861-01-18
THE CITY.

C1rr aI1ss1oS.-Bctwecn S 400 aud $500 were
realized from tho late Festival and lablcau1
Of the City Mission.
, 1861-01-18

BUFFALO MEAT.-lt is classical. II nata
the smack Of romance nbout 1t, the flavor OF
wild prairlcs, wild Indians, aud half-wild rio-
ueers, ami wild scampera after wild buffalo,
Buffalo meat. Ono could write column on
its suggestions, and 1t really recalls qul'e
library Of American novels wherein the outtA'
10 meat is staple article. But even more
than this is called to mind by the chunk OF
dried buffalo hump beforcus, for we have been
told how Kansas settler brought 1t weary
two hundred miles to the nearest public con-
yeyance, and has brought 1t to this market In
the hope that he mny sell 1t aud carry home
bread to his family, and clothing that they
need He has quantity for this purpose at
l. ]. Hoasland's, No. 12+ South Water street,
where wc trust our readers will find him out
and buy him out, aud the sooner release him
for his journey homeward. The article he
! brings is very choice of its kind and should
meet with quick sale.
, 1861-01-18

ES2ccial Dispatch to the Cincinnati conmercial.1
SrH1sor1E1p, Jan. 1G, 1860
Tho arti-Cameron men, received powerful
reinforcement in the persons Of George OPP
dyke, Hiram Bar=ey, and Judge Eogcboom,
ofNcw York City; they arc all decidedly op-
posed to Camcron's appointment and did not
hesitate to make their opinion known to the
President elect. The same parties express
themselves very strongly against compromise
propositions. They came here on a friendly
visit to Mr. Lincoln with no special intentions.
The pressure for Judd is growing tremcn-
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Gbiraqt> Grihuttt>
FRIDAY, JANUARY Is, 1861.

To E9ni1 Subscribers. -LI
Tue cato On the slip on Which your nann Is
printed. tells when your subscription zInA cut.
Keep IN eJn omit.
, 1861-01-18

wCsu On Dubois at 1903 Dearborn street, oase-
.nent OF Portland Block, and get Jour Sign fains
ING done chcaplJ.
kr- Sec advertisement Of J. F. Ht1ef'S III an'
other column. It Is, as 1t states, eometnsns new
js1s5t
s~Au should not I'll to read the advertisement
| o.. Uood IN to,lay's paper. tc5tJ
, 1861-01-18

III. SCRIFEN, Adserttfinq 4gtEs, g Osos-
born a., IL 1utaeri-:d to rteers s4dt<rsts<Dcnsst t
hls oad eli tsss I;;7atag Rapsrs Of ~ Sorea:ctst
, 1861-01-18

wGo to John Jones'e, 119 Dearborn street, IL
ret rour clothes c1e.ned and repaired.
, 1861-01-18

J.ck.oy GnETs ATTENTION !--Eou are notined
to annear At Eipzie Hall this Friday evening, At
~ O'Clock, without fall All the young men Of
the citv arc invited to be :eut and Join. By
order, j. u. tL1hocAS' ~ap'"'A'
, 1861-01-18

4 SPLENDID FREIGHT BCs1sEss.-So less
than this can be indicated By the fact reported
to US By y passenger, that between Crcstllnc
and this city, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne 4
Chicago Railroad q day or two since, he count
cd siz<cn heavy freight trains, nine bound East,
and seven bound West.
, 1861-01-18

ART STrp1Es-Ict all lovers Of a1t avail
themselves Of the present rare opportunity o
examine and study superb works ol nrt in the
sueart Of the Andes" and in the ART Exhibi-
ton. Visit both places and secure season
tickets.
, 1861-01-18

CONFIDENCE IN THE CLEKdT.-The Demo
erat lately adopted column Of Dr.. Bellows
sermon On the Crisis rs q leading article As
tue Fakir used to remark "'Tis q very good
way, il as how yon doesn't zee how it is
done"
, 1861-01-18

F1nEMES's BENEVOLENT Assoc1A71oS.-At
the late annual meeting Of this Association
the following officers were reelected for the
ensuing: President, John 7. Edwards; Vice
President, C. T. Bradley; Treasurer, c. n
Holden; Secretary, T. P. Wood.
, 1861-01-18

BREAD FOE Wu1sK1.-1t is hard to COM
press 60 many lessons on the beauties Of being
under the dominion Of poor whisky, into less
space than is occupied by the fact that Geo. lar-
ris, poor iuebriato was taken Into custody
yesterday for tho larceny Of d lot Of Mcchani-
cal Bakery tickets, which he was disposing Of
for liquor.
, 1861-01-18

W1SrER-That most accomplished md skill
ful artist, William Winter, is lifting up studio
in Larmon Block. He has hosts Of friends
here who will be glad to hear the news.
, 1861-01-18

LECTURE on 7uB HoLr LAHn.-Lct none
miss the chance Of hearing Bishop Simpsons
lecture tonight, on the Holy Land, at Metro.
politan Hall. Hc< speaks from personal &C.
quaintancc and observation, and his well
known power NJ one Of the most eloquent Of
modern preachers, must invest 1t with pecu-
liar charms. Tickets IS cents, to hc had 1t e6
Washington street, or At tho door. -:
, 1861-01-18

COLLECTING TA1Es.-Thc City Collector is
busily calling in delinquent and tardy tax-ray-
cas. We have not as yet heard Of but few
Disunionists who resist coercion In this mat
ter, though the new doctrine Of Secession is
expanding SO rapidly that no one can tell
where it will end, and there may come to be
many like our correspondent who defines his
position III another column.
, 1861-01-18

Farmers will be glad to learn TINT bill is
likelyto bcco:a8 / Law denying propcrtyin dogs.
The effect will be to place dogs in the category
Of wolves and other wild beasts, and render
them Liable to slaughter VIXEN out Of the Gus.
fnfy Of their masters.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-16

A VAST GRAIN SUPPLY WAxTED.-The
London and Paris journals, upon tall exam
ination Of the subject, declare it to be their
opinion, that from this time unti the next Eu-
ropean harvest, England and France combined
will need weekly importation OF breadsiufs
equal to two million seven hundred and sixty
nine thousand two hundred aud twenty-four
bushels of wheat. That amount Of wheat is
not in the worId-aiter feeding the people Of
the wheat-growing countries-so that maize,
rice, oats, ETC., must be in part relied on.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-16

NATIONAL EMBLEM OF SCOTLAND. - An
exchange gives the following as he origin of
the adoption Of the thistle as The national en-
bem Of Scotland When the Danes from
England invaded Scotland, they avaed them
selves of the pitch darkness of the night 10
attack the Scottish forces uuawares. In ap-
proacbing the Scottish camp, and marching
barefooted to prevent their tramp beiug heard,
one of the Danes tread upon prickly thistle,
and the sharp cry Of pam which he instructive
y uttered suddenly apprised the Scots Of their
danger and they Immediately ran TO lheir arms
and defeated their foe with great slaughter
The thistle was thenceforward adopted as the
national emblem of Scotland.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-16
The Comforts OF Defeat.

The English ran ninety miles from Bannock-
burn, scared by the giles " and the bag
gage,wagons. They paid back their debt at
Culloden. The Prussian armies were routed
at Jena and Auerstadt. They had their re
venge in the saure qua peut " of Waterloo.
The great armada, British and French, under
took to lombard Sebastopol, and eight ships
of the line were so mauled that they had to go
back to Toulon and Portsmouth for repairs.
Lord Raglan is said to have so far despaired
of success as to have contemplated raising the
siege Everybody remembers the feeling pro
duced by the repeated fraitless attacks On the
lortfcations, tie three unsuccessful lombard
menls, the divided coansels, the disappoiai>
mout and death of Lord Raglan. the com
plants Of Canrobert of the want Of single
commanding intellect and the relinquishment
of his own position to Pel;ssier, isalt 2 eonfes-
sion of failure If there scr was campaign
begun with defeat aaT SSr7asier, It was that
which ended with the fall of sebastopol
Read the account of the retreat of the ad-
vanced force Of cur own army at the Battle OF
Monmouth Court House. Washington coald
not believe the first story tod him. Presently
he met one fugitive after another, and then
Grayson's and Pattons regiments in disorderly
retreat He did not know what to make of IL.
There had been nc fighting except a successful
skirmish with the anemy's cavalry. He met
Major Howard this officer could give no rea
son for the runnng-had never seen the ike.
Another officer swears they are flying from .
shadow. Lee tries to account for it-troops
confused by contradictory intelligence, by dis
obedience Of orders BY the meddling and bun
dering Of individuals-vag excuses all, the
plain truth being that they had given way to
a panic. But for Washlngtons fierce COM
mands and threats, the retrea! might have
become a total route.
1t is curious to see how the little incidents,
even, of our Iae accelerated retrograde moves
ment recall those of the old Revolutionary
story. Mr.. Russell speaks thus Of the fugl-
tiyes; Faces black ard dusty tongues out
in the heat, eyes staring-it was q most Won
derful sight" If Mr.. Russell had ever read
Stedman's account of his own coutrymen's
twenty-mile run from Concord to Bunker's
Hill, he would have learned that they were
so much exhausted with fatigue, that they
were obliged to lie dow for rest on the ground,
their tongus hanging out Of their mouths, like
those Of dogs after chase" One rout is as
much like another as the scamper of one flock
Of sheep is like that Of all others.