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Year: 1861

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Year: 1861

AID FOR SOUTH CARoL1NA.-The news
from South Carolina received during the
last three or four days, has produced uni.
versal excitement among our citizens, and
we have yet to hear Of but few persons who
do not fully sympathize with the people Of
the gallant Palmetto State in their deter
minatiou to throw off the Black Republican
rule. On the receipt of the first news con-
cerning the evacuation of Fort Moultrie by
the U. S. troops and a probable collision
with the South Carolinians, about fifty Of
our young men, determined and true,
promptly enrolled themselves, under a
pledge to leave at moments warning for
Charleston, prepared to render whatever
aid and service they might be called upon
to perform in defence of South Carolina
The number has since largely increased,
and, we're it deemed imperatively necessary,
the number could be easily raised to hun
dreds. We trust there may be no occasion
for their services; but should such be the
case, from our knowledge Of the material,
we feel assured that their pledge will be
implicitly fulfilled, and that South Carroll
ma will not secure the support of a braver
and more chivalrous band.-Lynchbwy
(Ka.) Republican.
Year: 1861

EIGHTH WEEK OF THE CR1s1s.-The
New York Herald has a long article under
this heading, from which we extract the
following paragraph:


"But there is nothing to be hoped from
the political leaders. The people must act
for themselves, and take measures to call
conventions in every Northern State
This can be done in the course of the en-.
suing month, and the South can take the
month of February to consider such offers
of friendship, cancellation and compromise
as the Northern States may offer; and if,
in the meantime, the President elect will
endorse these concessions, then it is to be
hoped that the sun of the 4th of March will
not rise in blood, and that Mr.. Lincoln,
will be the President, not of the Northern
fragment of a broken Union, but of the
thirty.three United States"
Year: 1861

HEAVY TRAVEL TO THE SoUTH.-The
Petersburg E1press says: 'The regular
trains to the South are daily heavily loaded
with through passengers, many of whom
consist of Northern capitalists en- route fol
South Carolina and other Southern States


A gentleman from the city of New York
informs US that there are three thousand
prominent monied men in that city who are
now prepared to come to the South, having
determined upon this course in the event Of
q dissolution of the Union"
Year: 1861

+, A FR1aHTFUL DEMONSTRATION is star
ing sixty thousand persons in the face in
New York city. The funds at present in
hand will give to each Of them for the win
ter eleven dollars and sixty seven cents
This insufficient SUN must afford them food,
clothing, and shelter, until spring, or they
must succumb under their sufferings. A
darker hue is added to the terrible pic
ture when we consider the exceeding un-
likelihood of their obtaining employment
after the winter is past.
Year: 1861

PREPARING FOR WAR-The Philadel
phia Psnnsyzvanian makes the following
statement:


awe ascertain from reliable authority
that the county of Chester has been dis.
tricted by the Republicans, each district
being required to raise a certain number
of volunteers for the war against their
brethren of the South. Thus the work
appears to have been commenced. The
first steps taken, collision Of some kind or
another will ensue, and blood once shed
will be taken as the cause for the arming Of
the people,"
Year: 1861

cause brought about, and all the slave
States will rush madly to the conflict, and
the fate of the Union is sealed forever.


It seems to be the common belief that
Gen. Jackson overawed South Carolina by
the presence of large military force, and
that she backed down. Such is not the
fact. That prudent statesman and consum-
mate soldier took care to have a large force
In Fort Moultrie, but when he sent ma.
tional vessel to collect the revenue, he
charged the officer in command of her, up.
omethe peril of his life, not to shed drop
Of blood. This was such an instruction as
might have been expected from a man Of
Gen. Jackson's fearless character.


That controversy between the General
Government and South Carolina was set
tied by the mediatorial interposition Of
Virginia and satisfactory modification Of
the tariff, and not by the threat Of General
Jackson. .r.'-. "


1t will be we'll for the present as we'll as
the incoming Executive to study the pre-
cedents which are cited to justify coercion.
and understand whether the facts and cir
cumstances attending them correspond with
those now existing Richmond Wing.
Year: 1861

p@ A correspondent of the Mobile 7ri-
bune is unwilling that that city should be
betrayed into the hands Of the Federal
power, as Charleston has been, by trusting
to the pledges ofthe Administration, which
seems to be incapable of controlling the &C.
ton of its military subordinates when the
South is concerned. The writer says:


LET US TAKE FORT MoRGAN.-Now
that it is certain that Alabama will secede
from the Union in few days, it is time we
were preparing for defence. The President
is aware of our design, and there are now,
perhaps Federal troops and ships on the
way to put it in strong position of de-
fence. We may wake up some morning
and find Federal troops in possession of
this strong position, which it will require
the sacrifice of thousands of lives to retake.
Napoleon counted every hour of delay as
worth so many men. Let US count the value
of the hours of delay by the lives of our
citizens, and let Us save them by prompt
action.
Year: 1861

We, the people Of the State of South Ca
rolina, in Convention assembled, do declare
and ordain, and it is hereby declared and or
dained, that in addition to what has been
already declared to be treason by the Gen.
eral ssembly-treason against this State
Year: 1861

New MINERAL DIsCovERY.-Some time dur
ing the last week in December, Mr. Hughes
and his little son, who were prospecting
among the many quartz ledges in the vicinity
of the copper mines at the lower end of Salt
Spring Valley, struck upon new and aston
ishingly rich vein of copper. Specimens of
the ore which may be be seen at this Office,
show an appearance of nearly pure masses
of copper without any foreign substance
intermixed. 1t is the opinion of Mr.. H. that
the vein from which they were taken is one
of the richest in the world; and it is besides,
so situated that the ore can be obtained with
but little expense to the worker He repre-
sents the district of country in which these
copper mines are located as aboundng in a
great many kinds of precious and useful
metals, including gold; silver; copper, nickle,
etc.; and thinks there IS no section Of the
mineral regions Of this State which should
receive greater share of attention from the
Geological Surveying corps. If his opinions,
and the views expressed by many others with
whom we have conversed on the subject,
are correct, this copper district is certainly
destined to become one of the greatest dis
bursers of wealth on the Pacific coast
San Andreas Independent.
Year: 1861

MATRIMONIAL PARTY.-A well-known and
popular merchant of North San Juan, accompa-
rents, and perhaps several mutual friends, left
for Marysville Wednesday morning, a
matrimonial excursion. That is to say, the
merchant and black-eyes were to be married, on
their arrival at the latter city, proceed to San
Francisco, there to spend at least aportion of the
honeymoon. Neither the name ofthe gentleman
nor the lady will admit of a. pun; so that we are
compelled to leave the reader in state of con-
lecture as to who the parties probably are. This
much we can say-heis is lucky dog to have won
so fair lady; and she fortunate Miss to secure
so fine a gentleman.
Year: 1861

"REMINISCENCES. "A writer for this paper
has furnished its readers this week with the first
of series of articles which he is preparing for
publication, in which he will recount some thrill
hing scenes of which he was an eyewitness, and
most of which are within the recollection of per-
sons now residing near and among US. See the
first page of to-days paper.
Year: 1861

NARROW EscAPE.-Jim Pettinger came very
near having his wind stopped on Thursday morn
ing. He rode in Bob Howlands wagon to the
forest to assist the latter gentleman in obtaining
a load of wood. Returning, seated on the wood
in the wagon, the front wheel slid into a rut de-
scending hill, which precipitated Jim to the
earth, head foremast. He SO fell that his neck
directly across the track of the wheel, short
distance in advance, and he would have been in
continently killed had not Bob succeeded in stop
ping the horse before the wagon passed over
him. Jim's head shows an ugly cash as the re-
suit of the accident; although in an hour after
wards he was around on the streets, ascrbing
the most extravagant praises to Bob Rowland as
his terrestrial saviour.
Year: 1861

| The person who found one of ALIENS NEW PA
| TENT SILVER MOUNTED SEVEN-SHOOTING Pts


Tolls in clubhouse in the of the Sierra Nevada


Hotel, is suspected, and will be exposed. unless the


same is returned to the bar of the Hotel before the
/ next issue of this paper 1w
Year: 1861




In the first place, make up your mind to
accomplish whatever you undertake decide
upon some particular employment, and per-
severe in it. All difficulties arc overcome by
diligence and assiduity.


BE not afraid to work with your hands, and
diligently too A cat in gloves catches no
mice He who remains in the mill, grinds ;
not he who goes and comes.


Attend to your business, never trust any
one else. A pot that belongs to too many
is i'll stirred and worse boiled


Be frugal That which will not make a
pot will make pot lid Save the pence.
and the pounds will take care of themselves.
BE abstemious. Who danties love shall
beggars prove


Rise early. The sleepy fox catches no
poultry


Plow deep. while sluggards sleep, and
you will have corn to sell and keep


Treat every one with respect and civility.
Everything is gained, and nothing lost by
courtesy


Good manners insure success


Never anticipate wealth from any ether
source than labor especially never place de-
pendence upon becoming the possessor Of an
inheritance He who waits for dead men 8
shoes, may have TO 60 a long time barefoot.
He who runs after a shadow hath weari-
some race


Above all things, never despair. God is
where he was. He helps those who truly trust
in him.
Year: 1861

New Discovery IN WINE MAKING.
"A new discovery made by wine grower
near Bordeaux, France. has just been made
public, and has somewhat startled the old and
steady wine factors, makers and doctors of
that place The discoverer of the natural
phenomenon by which wines are rendered at
once fit for botting, without the long proba-
ton they have hitherto been make to under
go has been for some years living in the
mountains. In the various qualities Of wine
grown by him he was struck with the differ
ence Of development of maturity which took
place, according to the temperature Of the
cellar in which the barrels were stored. The
higher up the mountain the sooner did the
wine arrive al perfection. The reason of this
difference soon became clear-atmostpheric
pressure diminishes gradually as the region
rises above the level Of the sea. This dis-
eovery induced the experiment of raising and
diminishing at will the atmospheric pressure
upon the barrels and with the most perfect
success, it is said, so as TO make old wine in
as many days as it formerly took months.
Year: 1861

tV1The center of population OF Massachu-
setts is about one mile west OF the State House,
Boston. The center OF the territory of Mas
sachusetts is in the easterly part Of the city Of
Worcester. Half the territory Of the state is
within forty-eight miles Of Boston half the
population is within thirty miles and half the
property assessed is within about thirteen
miles of that city.
Year: 1861

should, for a mistaken view of interest, ad


here to this barbarous relic of the middle
ages, privateering.) 4 Blu


whilst we see the South, in regard to a


least three great principles of maritime war
fare, acting in concert with the powers o
Europe, we see that reign of terror has
been inaugurated in the North. Not only
is the press silenced, but a system of espion
age has been established which has sent the
Mayor of Washington to Fort Lafayette
and has actually subjected women to it:
savage and arbitrary rule The passport
system in its most odious form has been 10
augurated in the North * II
we desired to sum up, for the benefit Of
Mr. Bright and his supporters, the practi'
cal result of American democracy, that re-
suit would be irresponsible military tyranny,
the suspension of the habeas corpus act, the
sitting of the press, and the wholesale in
PRODUCTION of a system of passports and
spies. In fact, more outrages have been
perpetrated upon individual liberty in the
Northern States than even King Bomba at.
tempted to commit at Naples. The procla,
nation of martial law at New York, is not
only an evidence of national rottenness and
decay, but shows how, in moment of dis.
aster and dismay, subservient and excited
population may surrender all the freedom
and liberty for which they have contended
during nearly century.
Year: 1861

In the Nashville Union of Friday we
find the following characteristic letter,
which shows that be was in peck Of
trouble before his recall 1t is written to a
friend in New York, and published in a
Cincinnati paper


sr. LOUIS, Sept. 26, lS61.-My dear
Sir l leave at eight in the morning, and
send you this hurried note in the midst Of
the last arrangements before starting. We
have to contend with an enemy having nc
posts to garrison, no lines of transportation
to defend or guard, whose whole force can
be turned at will to any one point, while
we have from Leavenworth to Cairo, and
from Fort Scott to Paducah, to keep pro-
tected


wish to say to you, that though the po-
sition is difficult, am competent to it and
to the enemy in the field. I am not able
at the same time to attend to the enemy at
home. 1t is a shame to the country that
an officer going into the field, his life in bis
hand, solely actuated by the desire to serve
his country and win for himself its good
opinions, with no other object, should be
destroyed by system of concerted attacks
utterly without foundation. Charges are
spoken of when there are no charges; e1-
plantations where there are none to be made.
What is the object of the repetition of
of these falsehoods, except to familiarize
the public mind to the idea that something
is wrong!


Already our credit, which was good, is
shaken in consequence of the newspaper in
timations of my being removed.


Money is now demanded by those fur
uishing supplies. To defend himself now
would require the time that is necessary to
and belongs to my duty against the enemy.


If permitted by the country, this state Of
things will not fail to bring on disasters.
But | never would have been attacked in
my capacity as an individual.


l am an exponent of part of the force
of the nation directed against the enemy Of
the country. Everything that is directed
against me is directed against it, and gives
its enemy aid and comfort. My private
character comes in only incidently-I de,
fend it because naturally his reputation is
dear to any man, but only incidentally.


This is the foundation of many of my
acts, and will be if I stay here. Everything
that hurts, impedes or embarrasses the
work iutrusted to me, strike without hest
tation. I take the consequences. The
worst that can happen to me is relief from
great labor. Yours truly,


! j. G. FREMONT.
Year: 1861

We regret to find in the Richmond Whig
a violent attack on President Davis and the
administration, accusing him of incompe.
tency and mismanagement; and we also re.
gret to find this groundless sssault copied
into the CHARLESTON MERCURY. The
writer is, no doubt, some disappointed in,
dividual, whose liver is greatly disordered
by gormandizing or copious draghts of mean
whisky The charges in the communica.
tion are untrue, and are calculated to give
aid to the enemy and impress him with the
false belief that the people of the South are
divided 1t is strange that respectable
Southern papers, like the Whtg and lMer.
curry, should publish such batch of spleen
and malice against men who are doing all
they can for the success of the Southern
cause. The main cause of complaint seems
to be that Davis did not make Beauregard
push on to Washington Immediately after
the battle of Manassas. The writer puts
bis judgment against that of experienced
warriors. He ought to be made to enlist
and then probably he would not be so anx,
ious to move on Washington.-Marlott>
(N C.) Democrat.
Year: 1861

seaport towns. If cotton is exported from
Savannah, Mobile or New Orleans, the
policy fails. Foreign nations, by obtain.
ing partial supplies of cotton, through a
blockade sufficient for the purpose, will
hope for more, and thus be induced to
withhold that decisive action, which should
be enforced, to rid themselves and US of a
blockade which no nations should respect
on account of its illegality, according to
the law of nations. Will the patriotism
of the planter and the merchant join to.
gether in these cities as they have done in
Charleston, and withhold our cotton from
the markets of the world? Our cause and
destiny is one. Let us have also one policy,
and satisfy foreign nations by our free and
resolute control Of our property, that we
cannot be used for their purposes, against
their rights and ours; and to obtain our
agricultural productions they must be true
to their own rights and honor. We wish
free and open trade with them, but a fur.
tive trade, by the permission or neglect Of
our enemies, we reject and spurn."
Year: 1861

The following from city paper is so
much to the point that we commend it to
our readers:


owe occasionally receive letters in which
the writer expresses the determination to
stop their district or village paper, and take
our publication instead We think man
ought to support his own paper first, and
then if he can afford to take paper from
distance, let him do so, and We will be
happy to furnish him with ours. The coun-
try press is, in our opinion, the most i'm
portant in its effect on the enlightenment
of the nation. 1t conveys in ten thousand
rills, intelligence to every home in the couu-
try The country press ought to receive a
cordial support. Every place should try to
have its paper of such character, that
people could justly be proud of it. To this
end, let them pay promptly, advertise liber-
ally, recommend warmly, and in every
difficulty, stand by the editor as they can
conscientiously.
Year: 1861

Look on the bright side of things. L
is the right side. The times may be hard
but it will make them no easier by wear
ing gloomy and sad countenauce. 1t ii
the sunshine and not cloud that makes the
flower. Full one half our ills are so only
in imagination. There is always that be-
fore or around US which should cheer and
gil the heart with warmth.


The sky is blue ten times where it is black
once. You have troubles, it may be. Sc
do others. None are free from them. Per
haps it i, as we'll that none should be. They
give sinew and tone to life {: fortitude and
courage to the man. That would be dull
sea, and the sailor would never get skill,
where there was nothing to disturb the sur
face of the ocean.


1t is the duty of every one to extract oil
the happiness and enjoyment he can with
out and within him; and above all he
should look on the bright side Of things
What though things do look a little dark.
The lane will turn; and the night end in
broad day. In the long run, and very Of
ten in the short, the great balance of life
rights itself


What is i'll becomes we'll what is wrong
right. Men were not made to hang down
either their heads or their lips, and those,
who do only show that they are departing
from the path of true common sense and
right. There is more virtue in one sun
beam than a whole hemisphere Of cloud and
gloom. Therefore, we repeat, look on the
bright side of things. Cultivate what is
warm and genial; not the cod, repulsive,
dark, morose.
Year: 1861

AFFAIRS AT HATTERAs.-We learn
from our exchanges that the Yankees at
Hatteras have cut canal across the point
on which the fort is erected, and above the
latter, to assist in keeping away the Con-
federate troops. The water flows very
rapidly through this dyke, which is thereby
deepening and wide ming, and it is probable
the small island on which the fertilization
is built will be entirely swept away by the
storms which are common at that locality,
especially in the winter. The Notifications
of Roanoke Island, twenty-five miles dis
tant from Hatteras, are progressing rapidly,
and vigorous and judicious measures are in
progress to prevent any further intrusion
by the federal vandals upon the soil of the
old North State.
Year: 1861

The Mercury of Tuesday says:


cit is now settled by the patriotism OF
our shippers, and by the will of the people
of Charleston, that no cotton will be ship
pers, and by the will of the people OF
Charleston, that no cotton will be shipped
from this port to foreign nations. The
embargo which Congress has failed to put
upon the expectation of cotton, the people
Of s. Carolina have imposed on themselves
But it will be in vain for the people of South
Carolina to practice this act of selfsacrl:
fee and patriotism, unless it is supported
by the people of the other States in our
Year: 1861

TENNEssEE.-Tbe Memphis Avalanch,
has "abundant evidence of diabolical and
deep.laid plot between the dominant party
in the Legislature of Kentucky and the
Lincoln Government to excite civil war in
Tennessee, and lay waste her territory with
fire and sword. The leaders of that party
are actaated by the most deadly hatred to-
wards the South, such as only traitors and
renegades can feel. They are ready to do
the bidding of the tyrant to kindle the
flames of servile insurrectiou in the South,
and involve her in wide spread and ire.
parable ruin"
Year: 1861

IMPORTANT MovEMENT.-His Excel
lency Governor Moore issued an order yes
terday to seize all the pork in the city held
by spectators, who had advanced it we
learn, to the enormous price of fifty dol
lars per barrel. We feel assured that the
Governor will be unanimously supported by
our citizens in this movement We see no
good reason why merchants should take ad-
vantage of the scarcity of provisions in time
of war to specuat> upon our Government,
any more than that our gallant volunteers
should demand higher pay for their SER
vices. These spectators are the last men
in our community to come forward in aid
of the Government and in support of the
holy cause for which other citizens are sac
rifcing their all. 1t is certain that such
acts do not show great amount of patriot
ism.-N O. Picayune.